The bionic hand of Martin

Born without his right arm. Accustomed to try all kinds of prosthetics, Martin has been commissioned to publicize a new bionic hand, 'Michelangelo', which shows proud. Open and close your hand, exercise more or less force or the simple gesture of greeting someone, everything automatically, are some of the functions that this young man has recovered.

"I always say that this is like learning to drive a car." So says Martin, 28, spent four weeks in learning to handle the aforementioned prototype, which is expected to reach the market in spring 2010. The international launch has occurred in Madrid, during the Fair Ortoprotsica 'Orto Pro Care Spain'.

prosthetics, manufactured by the company Otto Bock, is placed on the stump and connects to the residual muscle from two electrodes, but also is being tested with six (which would allow greater scope). As its creators say, the human hand has 20 degrees of freedom of movement, with the 'Michelangelo' recovering six.

One of the principal values of the device, which belongs to a new generation of bionic hands beyond the analogue technology, is the speed with which carry data, which ease the movement.

"The patient activates the flexor and extensor muscles, that information comes immediately to the electrodes and they sent the order to move the prosthesis," explained John L. Galan, technical director of the company Otto Bock.

Movements automatic

The prototype allows

Move the wrist; grip with three fingers or with the five, with varying degrees of force, or relax the arm in two seconds and drop while walking, thus swinging. And all of this automatically, without using the other hand, it also applies to people with dual amputation (without the two arms)

The hand includes some in the fingers, for replace the soft structure of the tendons and muscles, and pieces of aluminum that act as the bones. In addition, is equipped with special software that allows customized to the needs of each user.

"They can grab objects in a safe manner and several at once," says Martin with his hand while holding the bionic toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. The soft touch of the fingers and greater ease of movement for its other qualities.

For the moment, as year and a half for marketing, hand presents a 'robotic'. However, as has been clarified Pilar Moro, director general of Otto Bock, be fitted with a sleeve of color and texture similar to the skin.

As

Has clarified Galan, with this prosthesis yet the patient can not feel the objects. However, it has added some jobs, such as those carried out with shoulder nerve fibers, show that in a short time will be obtained surprising results.

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Food and financial crises: the CTC demand answers?? Effective?? and improved

e Confederation of Workers Comorian forwarded to the Minister of Finance and Budget of the Comoros, the statement by the Global Unions prepared to? for 2008 annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The Global Unions includes the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), which represents 168 million members in 155 countries, the Global Union Federations (ISPs), representing their respective sectors to? Level international trade union and the Trade Union Advisory Committee l? Oecd. The statement sent to the Minister stressed that? To? Time?? The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are invited to contribute to the treatment of themes? Global importance such as climate change, persistent turmoil in financial markets, rising food prices and oil causing a decline in living standards and the resurgence of? inflation, and that? stalemate in trade negotiations at the international level, it is essential that these institutions respond more comprehensively to the needs and priorities of all their member countries, especially those of the developing world ????.
The declaration emphasizes?? Relationship lender / borrower that unites the international financial institutions (IFIs) to their client countries ????. According to Global Unions this relationship? Reading is not the appropriate structure by which it should? Consider the challenges, though? They affect both the developed countries that developing countries often have negative consequences largest ????, on poor countries.
The unions attract the world? Attention of Breton Woods institutions on the fact that the crisis affecting food prices?? Be disproportionately women and men poor in developing countries ????. According to them the criteria? Aid to countries must comply?? Policies aimed at increasing agricultural production and stabilize prices for domestic consumers through measures such as? Improvement of public infrastructure, payment d? aid to small farmers, or the creation of grain reserves ????.
The Global Unions recognizes that?? International financial institutions have in recent years adopted policies to reduce economic policy conditionality ????. He regretted that?? Unreasonable conditions continue to weigh on client countries of the international financial institutions ????.
The World Bank must ensure that its projects comply with international labor standards, ceasing?? To put pressure on developing countries so that they dismantle the welfare of workers and their labor rights by using the Doing Business report, including methodology and ambitions have been denounced by the own internal monitoring of the Bank ????.
The group asked the?? Bootable d? One?? Process that included consultations not only d? Private financial institutions but also unions and? Other groups of civil society in order to create international regulatory framework for equity funds, hedge funds and related financial activities that are not transparent, enjoy? unjustified and tax incentives to contribute? unstable financial markets ????.

The leading musical groups and organizations will receive presidential awards

President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev signed on grants, President of the Russian Federation to support creative projects leading musical groups and organizations in 2009-2011. " This ITAR-Tass, referring to the Kremlin press service.

In it, inter alia, states that the president was the recipient of grants State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia, State Academic Mariinsky Theater, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia Svetlanov, State Academic Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Tchaikovsky, Russia Honored team Academic Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg academic Name Shostakovich Philharmonic, the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, St. Petersburg State Conservatory of Rimsky-Korsakov.

In turn, Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeyev congratulated all teams on this important public support, which in his view, "could ensure the stability of their creative activity, in particular touring the country and abroad, as well as identify new young talents."

"That comfort, especially in our time of nervousness", - said the head of the Bolshoi Theater. "Although we have not yet felt the crisis" - confessed Iksanov. He recalled that the Bolshoi received presidential grants from its inception in December 2002.

"So in that sense GABT no grudge, the same last year grant has been indexed, which is very important", - said Iksanov. He explained that government support is only to pay artists, who, according to Iksanova, have received much more. "This has reduced the difference in wages of our employees and their foreign colleagues, that virtually negated the departure of Bolshoi artists abroad", - said General Director GABTa.

About how funds intend to act in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, said Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Conservatory Natalia Gilyarova. She said that the leadership would send grants the President to promote their professors and teachers.

"We intend to support the work of its most talented professors and teachers - she said. - Their names will determine the Academic Council, as well as the amount allocated to each artist. Because the conservatory is not the first time receives grants, Head of State, on the experience of past years I can say that most decent people will get roughly equal payments. exception of the Wizard, which will be marked by the most remarkable achievements, among them, for example, the famous conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky, hit all of its series of educational concerts. "

According to Gilyarovoy prevailing in the world financial situation so far does not affect the functioning of the Moscow Conservatory. "Most of us raised the reorganization of ministerial structures, which were abolished Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography of Russia, which at first were delays in funding," - told the representative of the conservatory.

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In Primorye, disclosed the killing of three people as a result of knifing

In Primorsky Krai, law enforcement authorities uncovered a triple murder committed during a brawl between five .

Currently, suspects in the murder detained in a criminal case assigned examination and conducted other investigative steps, sends "Deyta.ru" referring to the Senior Assistant to the Head Investigation Department in the Prosecutor's Office of Primorye Aurora Rome.

The crime was committed in the village on the outskirts of Uglekamensk Partizanska on Saturday. According to the investigation, a group of men in a house rested, alcohol. Later came the quarrel between them, which turned into a massive fight and . The result was a mix of three of its participants.

"At the scene investigators, task force seized a lot of evidence" - explained the Roman. In the days after the killing, investigators and operational workers took to trace criminals and detained them in hot pursuit.

According to Rome, the suspects were two young men, one of the which have been held criminally liable for grave crime.

Note that this is the third such crime in the region, detected over the past few days. So, on Friday in Vladivostok found the body of 42-year-old man with signs of violent death. Body was found in the basement of houses in the streets of Volgograd.

On the same day on suspicion of committing a crime managed to detain three people.

According to the version of investigators the night of the murder during the feast of altercation occurred, which turned into . Next passions briefly subsided.

Shortly between the parties re-engage parties bicker, which resulted in 44 women and 35 years, as well as a 30-year-old man severely beat the victim to death, and hid the body in the basement.

Instituted criminal proceedings on the part 1 of article 105 of the Criminal Code (murder). There are currently deals with the election of the suspects preventive measure, in the case appointed expert, carried out other investigative steps.

Finally, last Wednesday in Primorsky Krai been solved a triple murder committed in breach of a stolen motorcycle. Then the two men killed their buddies for intransigence.

The crime was committed as far back as April 2007, young people 22 and 17 years. According to the investigation, the murder of five buddies liquor in a house in the village of yields. Later came the quarrel between them because of a stolen motorcycle, which they never could share.

Row turned into a fight, during which 22-year-old drew a knife and killed two opponents. The remaining three buddies corpses of the dead, after which the 17-year-old young man, fearing publicity, killed with a knife another party fights. His corpse they were also buried in a forest near the village. The victims at the time of death was 31, 26 and 27 years.

A long time, investigators could not establish the circumstances of the disappearance of the victims, a criminal case was originally filed under article 126 (kidnapping), the Criminal Code. And a preliminary investigation has been suspended.

Finally, a few months later the suspects were identified, however, managed to apprehend them only during the summer of 2008, as well as after the murders they were hidden.

Now suspects arrested and the case is referred to the court.

Gallardn makes the 'parking' and leaves 70 million by joining the ''

The delegate of Finance, Juan Bravo, has acknowledged in the House of the City Council that the council only paid about 90 billion euros by the contract signed to ten years with the company awarded the '', UTE Clear Channel-Cemusa, instead of the 160 initially planned. It has also advanced to the City Council will have to raise taxes if they are not specific local financing.

Bravo has been clarified that the amount of revenue originally planned was a "face value" because when the contract was signed could not be accurately estimate the overall revenues.

"If the total revenue at the end of the term of the contract is less than 90 million, maybe we will have badly managed the contract, but we can not speak of losses without first having calculated the theoretical canon," explained the Delegate.

Besides that

Has added revenue forecasts for 2008 are 4,640,020 euros and the total for the period were 91.7.

Councilman of the PSOE, Pedro Santn has described as "irresponsible" execution of the contract and has ensured that revenue this year to date July 31, around 2,559,000 euros.

Santn Bravo who has demanded to "seek apology for a" manipulation "of the budget and has questioned the attainment of the 90 million revenue at the end of the term of the contract, because" they admitted what the company wants to pay ".

For his part, Bravo has stated that the fee paid by the company awarded to the City Council depends on when it installs brackets, their number, type, model and geographic scope.

The awarding of

Was full of controversy. The complaint in the court of one of the companies that participated in the call and that was not winning, Viacom, which led a judge to request the City Council in May the entire file of the competition.

Viacom went to court because it believed that the contest was not fair. They had a financial offer greater than the winners-entered the town hall had 73 million more than it has won the award.

Raising parking

Meanwhile, the plenary of the Madrid City Council has approved an increase of 6.7% in fees for municipal parking, both mixed, and residents of rotation, just as rotation.

The initiative, passed with votes of an absolute majority of the PP and the PSOE and IU's rejection, responds to the need for charging for minutes, which according to the delegate for Mobility and Security, Pedro Calvo, has had a series of cost to dealers of parking.

Despite the increase, he believes that "users are happy" because "the rise is more than acceptable" as it could have been higher, even up to 30%.

Calvo explained that the increase in these rates include the increase in CPI by 4.5% over the investments that have faced the dealers to charge per minute, representing the difference until the final 6.7%.

Socialist Manuel Garcia Hierro alderman has expressed regret that it has approved a rise "well above the CPI," and has complained that this increase "does not conform to the law" because "it is necessary to enact an ordinance governing these tax rates ".

For his part, councilor at IU Angel Lara has again asked to withdraw the proposal as it has not been complied with Local Law regarding the drafting of an ordinance reflecting these new rates.

Possible tax increases

addition, the delegate of Finance in Madrid, Juan Bravo, warned in Parliament that will raise taxes if they do not reach an agreement on a new model of local financing before January 1 and will to prevent "cut social services "with the" crisis "economic.

Bravo has assured that financing is "frozen" and has described as "insufficient" the proposal estimates for the financial year 2009, presented by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, pursuant dl current funding system, in relation the involvement of State taxes by local authorities.

The Municipal People's

Group intends to include a forecast increase in funding for local government budgets next year.

Confirmation by the delegate of Finance that could raise taxes beyond the CPI has occurred after the Socialist spokesman at City Hall, David Lucas, require the mayor, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardn, that "if they reject there will be a rise in taxes next year in Madrid. "

In Moscow house included heating, forgetting batteries. Repair embedded flats will be responsible

The residential house in the northwest of the capital, where the overhaul, warmly given before the batteries are installed in the house, passes NEWSmsk.com with reference to Interfax. As a result, 13 apartments were flooded. The authorities decided that the expense of the owners of the affected flats would reimburse the perpetrators of the flood, a construction contractor, responsible for the overhaul, and the organization, empty tubes for heating homes.

The victim is a house on the street Planernoy in North-West administrative district. In building currently under major repairs. According to schedule heating, heat the house began arriving as early as last Friday. However, Energy failed to take into account one important detail: in the latter, the sixth entrance, the builders did not have to put batteries, resulting in over 20 minutes from the attic boiling water.

Because of the leak, 13 apartments on several floors of the house was badly damaged. As prefect Inc. said Viktor Kozlov, mostly residents complained wallpaper, tiles and damaged ceilings. At the same time as established professionals, electrical wiring is not damaged.

Kozlov harshly condemned the perpetrators: "This exploited and contracting organizations", - said the official. At the same time to , he said, claims not.

In the prefecture promised that all spoiled because of the flood flats will be restored at the expense of the perpetrators of the accident. "Repairs Flat start when they are fully " - promised the head of the district. According to him, for the time being carried out all preparatory work: to assess damage, made a claim the residents, is preparing estimates of upcoming repairs. To pay the bills will have an organization that launched the house warm without checking the information from the contractor's willingness Refurbished heating system, as well as to the contractor.

Although the authorities claim that the residents of affected apartments do not have to spend on repairs, the majority refers to this with a grain of salt. Calculating damages, residents unfortunate houses are beginning to accumulate to rebuild their homes.

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A survey in 23 countries: 50% of those surveyed believe that the actions of the U.S. or not weakened or strengthened the position of Al-Qaeda "

The global war on terrorism, which since 2001 has the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush had not made the "Al-Qaida is weaker. This is evidenced by published results of the survey 24 thousand people in 23 countries around the world, which was prepared by order of BBC World Service.

29% of those surveyed believe that the actions of Washington in the last 7 years have not undermined the position of the terrorist network, and 30%, and is convinced that as a result of U.S. policy "Al-Qaeda" only strengthened. And only 22% felt the opposite. However, within the USA number of respondents satisfied effective strategy for confronting Bush international terrorism, is 34%.

At the same issue of which party wins today in this global war, almost half - 49% - replied that no, 22% named the USA and 10% - "Al-Qaeda." In Russia, 12% believe the winner of the U.S., 8% - "Al-Qaeda."

The survey revealed negative attitudes towards headed by Osama bin Laden group in all countries where it was tested by public opinion, except two - Egypt and Pakistan.

For example, 60% of Egyptians belong to the al-Qaida either positively or with mixed feelings. The reason for such a hands analysts called a significant number of residence of citizens of Egypt in the leadership of the terrorist network.

Among Pakistanis among those who have expressed their opposition to al-Qaida, is only 19%.

The representative of the sociological service Globescan Doug Miller called the poll results in Egypt and Pakistan, "another indicator "that the" U.S. war on terror is not winning hearts and minds ".

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Jean-Louis Fournier wins the French Femina literary prize with a work autobiographical

The French writer Jean-Louis Fournier has won the 2008 edition of the Gallic Femina literary prize, awarded by the magazine of the same name, with his autobiographical novel 'OU on going, Papa? " ( 'Where are we, Dad? ") Which recounts his experience as a father of two children with physical and intellectual.

This is the first time that Fournier, 69 years and author of numerous essays humorous cutting, plasma in one of his works the severe disability of the birth of her two sons, one now deceased.

The writer stresses that conceived the novel, which is also favorite novel of the Goncourt prize, one of the most prestigious in the neighboring country, as a letter to his two sons.

"The play recounts the birth of children, the daily difficulties and the small joys that make bearable the day, with a sense of humor," says the writer.

"I tried to be honest and to everything that happened to me. I have not tried to say that I have been a good father," says Fournier, whose 150-page book has been one of the best sellers in France in recent weeks.

Christine Jordis, president of the jury awarding the prize, said that the award-winning work "is a book that the reader does well."

The praise has joined the French Minister of Culture, Christine Albanel, who has congratulated the author for a novel, "which pays tribute to all children differently."

In the category of best foreign novel, the Femina prize has to be reciprocated by Sandro Veronesi 'Chaos calm, "a tribute to the author of" Gomorrah ", Italian Roberto Saviano, who is threatened with death by the mob.

Finally, the Femina has been testing for Podalyds by Denis' Voix off '.

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