Living near an airport can increase the risk of suffering STROKE

A study argues that living near an airport can increase the chances of dying victim of stroke, heart disease and circulatory diseases. This is because those who are exposed to high levels of noise caused by aircraft is up to one fifth more likely to need hospital treatment or of dying from these diseases.

Researchers claim that the noise can trigger a response to stress hormones, which increases the blood pressure disturbs sleep. Has already been requested further investigations, especially in case of night flights.

The study, conducted by Imperial College London and King's College London, involving 3.6 million people living near Heathrow Airport, in England. The data were compared the noise produced by aircraft during the day and night with the rates of hospitalization and mortality.

The analysis showed that the risk of living is 10% to 20% higher in areas with high levels of noise caused by aircraft-which cover about 70 thousand people â€" compared to quieter areas.

The researchers analyzed 2001 noise levels and hospital data between 2001 and 2005. Took into account other factors related to heart disease, such as social exclusion, ethnic composition, the road traffic noise, air pollution and lung cancer rates.

The study encompassed 12 London boroughs and nine districts outside the city, where the noise of aircraft exceeds 50 decibels.

"Our study raises important questions about the potential role of noise on cardiovascular health," stressed one of the authors of the study, Paul Elliott. However, the exact role that the noise has on health has not yet been set. Other factors are already known to increase the risk of heart disease â€" such as poor diet, smoking, lack of exercise, high blood pressure and diabetes.

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Google transforms "lie" of 1 April in real technology

Google issued a patent application of checks of automobiles based on gestures. Although this type of systems is currently fairly basic and ineffective, the internet giant seeks to diversify the technology, making it possible to change the radio station or adjust the air conditioning with little more than a wave of the hand.

The Google Patent shows a system that uses a depth camera placed on the ceiling and a laser scanner that reads simple gestures as commands for the operation of the vehicle. In the same way as the autonomous driving technology can make the roads safer by reducing the accidents result from human error or careless driving, gesture controls could also produce their own road safety benefits.

The Inhbitat explains that instead of an encoding with buttons on doors or on the wheel, a simple nod of arms could be used to open or close a window and adjust the volume of the radio.

Ironically, Google pretended to have released two years ago Gmail Motion â€" April 1 joke which suggested that the company was developing a new language that would make it possible to interact with Gmail through body gestures. Now, with this patent, the idea doesn't sound so ridiculous.

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CNN: Aljezur has one of the nine best tree houses of Europe

Aljezur entered definitely in fashion. After the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, have made headlines with their holidays in the Algarve, now is the time of unsuspected CNN consider Quinta das Nuts, in this city, as one of the nine best "tree houses" in Europe.

The concept of the tree house, as the dear reader knows, is not new. However, he has gained more and more admirers and news travels by aggregators of architecture and environment.

In the case of the fifth of the nuts, the House is made entirely of wood, with Walnut top 100 years. Mountain view is "just a few minutes from some of the best beaches in the Algarve"-including the Arrifana, added.

Quinta das Nuts has capacity for two people, even if the bed occupies almost the entire space. Further down there is a kitchen, lounge, bathroom with composting and a solar shower. Can be rented two rooms, but the price is not very attractive â€" €400/week ($ 1,190/week).

Learn more about the Quinta das walnuts and keep the remaining suggestions from CNN.

1. Treehotel, Lulea, Harads, Sweden

2. Fifth of Walnuts, Aljezur, Portugal

3.Cap hut, Gironde, Franca

4.Red Kite Tree Tent, Builth Wells, Powys, País de Gales

5. Sjunde Himlen, Falkoping, Sweden

6. Justin tree house, Fuentes, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

7. Tree Top Hut. Brumunddal, Norway

Eagle, Mézidon-Canon, Franca 8.NID

9. huts in the trees, Sant Hilari Sacalm, Pedro Palace

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Spanish newspaper will offer one baguette a day

The Spanish newspaper La Gaceta will begin offering from Saturday, with its daily Edition, a baguette. The objective is to provide its readers "a campaign of healthy habits" and, one imagines, improve sales.

"It's an unprecedented promotion in the press", explains the site 233 Grados. The only newspaper will offer the baguette to its readers of Madrid, however.

On your site, La Gaceta says that the campaign wants to end "false myths". "Did you know that the bread is not fattening? If you want to end up with false myths and be aware of everything around you, true and diverse information needs. You need the La Gaceta ", explains the newspaper.

So, and during the next few weeks, La Gaceta will offer a baguette every day, every week, the kind of bread: changes since the rustic to the integral, passing the bread of firewood or the classic baguette.

"It is a wide selection, as our information", concludes the newspaper.

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Warmest years of the past will be the rule from 2047

From 2047 â€" more month, less month â€" the coolest year is still warmer than the warmest years of the past. Sounds confusing, but this is exactly what the scientist defends Camilo Mora, in an article published in the journal Nature.

The study, developed at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, explains that average temperatures will be warmer every year in various parts of the world, in relation to temperatures between 1860 and 2005.

According to the predictions of Camilo Mora, these climate changes will arrive more quickly to the tropics, putting more pressure on societies, on coral reefs (such as photo, on the Red Sea) and millions of people who consume fish and in the large forests of the world â€" including the lung Amazon.

"Back and think of the hottest and traumatic event I have ever experienced. What we're saying is that, quickly, this event will become normal, "continues the responsible.

The research is based on climate models and giant computer programs that seek to reproduce the physics of the climate system, predicting the future response to greenhouse gases.

If there is a global effort to control these emissions, these drastic temperatures may be delayed between 20 to 25 years. Despite the danger be just postponed, many scientists say that this quarter of a century is essential for humans to adapt to a warmer society â€" and to which new technologies will help us to further reduce future emissions.

"If current trends in carbon emissions continue, we will be pushing many ecosystems to climatic conditions that occurred for many millions of years," said Ken Caldeira, a researcher at the Carnegie Institution for Science climate, to The New York Times.

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Bangladesh: new textile factory fire kills ten people

Is a real deja vu what happened last night in the District of Gazipur, Bangladesh: a fire destroyed part of a textile factory and killed ten people. According to local media, some 50 people were injured.

The fire broke out at the factory Aswad in Sripur Composite Mills, having spread to two other buildings, also textile manufacturing and held by the Palmal Group.

Pakistani textile industry worth €14,7 billion ($ 44 billion) and employ four million people, being also responsible for 80% of the exports of the Country.

In April, recalled, the collapse of a building in Savar led to the deaths of 1,127 workers. In November 2012, a fire destroyed a factory of Tazreen Fashions, on the outskirts of Dhaka, killing 112 people.

It is recalled that several multinational companies of the fashion industry have been severely criticized by the working conditions as their Asian suppliers provide to developers.

According to the Worker Rights Consortium, a group that investigates working conditions in factories around the world, if the citizens of the developed countries to pay more €0,08 for every piece of clothing, could help save hundreds of lives.

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New playground of Santiago of Chile mixes with urban nature

The Centre of Santiago, Chile, received in April 2012 one of the most imaginative and disruptive playgrounds around the world. Bicentennial Park called de la Infancia, the place plays with almost 9,000 square meters of green areas, sprinkled with dozens of slides and swings, 3D games, funiculars, water games and other flashy to entertain the children â€" and their parents â€" for several hours.

Unlike many amusement parks around the world, full of noise and little ventilation, the Elemental workshop proposal contemplates an important social impact, in addition to inviting urban citizens surrounding the nature and vegetation of the Parque Metropolitano, one of the five largest urban parks in the world.

The Parque de la Infancia has as partners the Metropolitan Park and the Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles, who worked six years on a project that mixed nature with children's games. The park began to be built in 2009 and it meant an investment of €6,7 million ($ 20.2 million). In addition to the games and timeless infrastructures â€" as 60 slides-695 built Park square meters of buildings, between administration, public bathrooms, a café, a kiosk and an amphitheatre.

Its location was also not left to chance. He is close to the most deprived areas of the city, giving thousands of children a new and efficient infrastructure, so that they can play without worries. The Park also has restored part of the green zone.

All paths are adapted to the safety of children and persons with reduced mobility. There are also tree houses and other infrastructures that sharpen children's imagination.

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