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USA / A 27 anni iniziamo ad invecchiare
Il picco delle potenzialita' mentali dell'uomo e' a 22 anni, mentre gia' a 27 comincia il declino. Uno studio ha esaminato duemila persone (uomini e donne) per over seven years, volunteers with an age 'of between 18 and 80, were subjected to visual puzzle or test in which they had to remember words, stories and details of visual patterns in words and symbols (the same tests often used to diagnose mental illnesses or to assess the aging). Research conducted by the University of Virginia found that, in 9 of the 12 tests, the performance and 'a maximum of 22 years: while the decline begins at 27 (in particular on three areas: reasoning, speed' of thought and spatial visualization ). the memory starts to misfire instead of 37 years, and there are more debacle from the 42.

CHINA / Other scandal flesh swollen with water
Other food scandal in China. The weekly Nanfang Zhoumo reports a government official's warning against the use of twenty years of pumping water in freshly slaughtered animal, in order to increase the weight of the meat. The dangerousness 'and the method' also increased by the fact that the injected water is not 'pure, and in some cases are specifically integrated with atropine, a component that expands the blood vessels of animals in order to allow injection of water over' massive .

ITALY / Cartoons and satire and 'defamation even if the characters are fictional
If satire exaggerates becomes defamation even if the protagonists in the vignettes are fictitious. It 'just that in those fanciful caricatures can identify the people involved and those who know the subject of the cartoon. With a ruling in some ways 'restrictive' the fifth section of the Criminal Court of Cassation confirmed the condemnation of the satirical cartoonist Vincino, aka Vincent Gallo, for a cartoon published by the "Sheet" Giuliano Ferrara. The decision of the Court so 'closed a legal battle that saw' opposed 'to the cartoonist's former president Roberto Zaccaria Rai and former advisor to the Board of Viale Mazzini Vittorio Emiliani. On October 27, 2001 Vincino signing a cartoon in which four people, none of which looked like Zacharias and Emiliani, commenting on the failed sale of a company to Rai Way 'of Texas and one concluded:' now I want back the bribe? '. First able Vincino and Ferrara were acquitted and the court emphasized that none of its characters depicted could recall the plaintiffs. On appeal, however, the judges stated that 'for the existence of the crime' is sufficient that the characters are recognizable in their political and journalistic Rai.
adding, with regard to the text of the cartoon, which is 'out of the question that give the delivery of bribes is defamatory'. In short, if the 'victims' of satire and recognize the joke is' heavy' defamation and 'assured.

DENMARK / It 'adoptions for gay couples
The Danish parliament approved a law granting homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual in terms of adoptions. Denmark joins so 'to the list, for short time, European countries, including Spain, Holland, Belgium and Sweden, where same-sex couples can adopt a child. The Law and 'passed after a vote on a knife edge, with 62 yes', 53 no and 64 absent. The Law and 'was made by an elected openly gay, who found the support of the opposition Social Democrats and the Socialist Party in Denmark. While the government's center-right and 'opposed the project, seven members of the Liberal government voted in favor. So far in the Scandinavian country adoption was granted only to heterosexual couples or singles.

FRANCE / The government welcomes bad users
"The link is broken" between administration and users, according to the annual report of the Ombudsman of the Republic. The problem was the "quality 'host public services".
After calling his administration "virtue 'of copies'," this year the Ombudsman insists on "a real distortion between declarations of intent and reality'." The report said that to President Nicolas Sarkozy. In January 2005, had drafted a paper called Marianne, for "best acceptance" in public services, which would take account of accessibility, 'mode', courtesy, clarity of responses and the ability 'to listen, rigor and transparency. Today, the former minister Jean-Paul DELEVOYE as too often finds those criteria remain a dead letter. "The daily observation of the relationship between administered and administration allows a glimpse of the difficulties' often to get a response by the citizens," says the broker, citing many examples.

WORLD countries, different disease that are
country you visit, you can find disease. For example, colon cancer and 'non-existent in Cameroon, the breast is not' and never seen the Japanese island of Okinawa (and is 'almost' unknown Japanese throughout the country). Obesity 'and' not very common in Brazil, cardiovascular diseases are very rare in Crete. Diabetes affects intensely the West, and 'rare in Messico e nella Cina rurale. Un servizio del mensile Focus traccia la geografia delle malattie e conclude che queste differenze dipendono dalla dieta dei singoli Paesi.

U.E. / Al bando la lampadina classica
Il 18 marzo, la Commissione europea ha adottato due provvedimenti in materia di lampadine. Entro il 2012, le classiche lampadine dovranno sparire completamente, sostituite da modelli piu' efficienti in termini di risparmio energetico; per le lampade alogene c'e una tolleranza fino al 2016.
Bruxelles ha fatto alcuni calcoli: con le lampadine meno energivore i privati potranno risparmiare da 25 a 50 euro l'anno, e complessivamente, il risparmio energetico sara' di 80 miliardi entro il 2020, cio' che equivale al consumo elettrico di un Paese come il Belgio o di 23 milioni di utenze domestiche europee.

U.E. / Cinquemila bambini vittime in incidenti stradali ogni anno. Le cause? Seggiolini inadeguati e sbadataggine dei genitori
Gli incidenti stradali sono la prima causa di morte in Europa per i ragazzi fra i 5 e i 13 anni: ogni anno perdono la vita sulle strade 12mila minorenni, 5.000 sono bambini, e lo strumento che dovrebbe salvarli, ovvero il seggiolino apposito o non c'è, o è sbagliato, montato male o di tratta di un modello inadeguato. E' il risultato di un'indagine condotta da Aci e Automobil club europei, che avvertono: non si puó prescindere dall'uso del seggiolino. Cinture di sicurezza e airbag, pensati e progettati per gli adulti, infatti not only do not offer effective protection to children, but they are even dangerous in case of accident.

ITALY / Intoxicated 16 students: the fault of smelly stickers
E 'was a sticker album - the' Schifidol Puzz '- a poison, in a primary school in Turin, 16 students. They found the ASL officials, who spoke at the European School Spinelli to determine the cause of burning eyes and sore throats that hit the young students of the 5 / A in Elementary and their teacher. The
Gedis Inc., publisher of the product 'Skifidol Puzz', says their product and 'secure by meeting all the standards: "We believe that what happened is the result of an effect AutoSuggest determined by the playfulness' of the product Skifidol most 'elements of danger that' non-existent ".

ITALY / sms alert for toxic to control the movements of other users with mobile smartphone
Knowing exactly where he is a person. Follow all the movements of your smartphone. Not only that this person read the sms, download the book, even listen to his conversations. All this and 'can the modest sum of $ 47.
The Alarm' was launched in the afternoon by COPAS, the Parliamentary Committee for Security of the Republic, headed by Francesco Rutelli. In practice, software that lets you spy on any smartphone is downloaded from the Internet and you send an SMS to the number of the person you want to follow and the game and 'done. The vice president of Copasir, Giuseppe Esposito, did a test in front of reporters by his his mobile phone to another, and it 's all true. The first told him where he was the second, has downloaded the phone book and text messages intercepted. For this reason
Copasir sent a letter to the Secretary to the Prime Minister, Gianni Letta, who has the delegation to the Secret Service, the Interior Minister, Roberto Maroni, the guarantor of privacy, Francesco Pizzetti, presidents of the Senate and House , Renato Schifani and Gianfranco Fini, and ask them for urgent action on this matter.
Every day, Rutelli said, 500 000 people in the world download the software from the Internet, in Italy are a few thousand. There's even 'chance' to ask the software to send a signal when a person 'from a point near x, ie when someone is' just a few hundred meters from their home or office. The consequences of this are easily imaginable.
'There is at stake - said Rutelli - everyone's safety and privacy. For this and' required an immediate response. The system 'invasive, illegal and catastrophic. " And the Secret Service?, Asked the journalists to members of Copasir. "It 's strange - Briguglio said the senator - that this matter was us to alert the Secret Service e non viceversa. Questo ci dice che e' necessario fare una verifica sull'efficienza dei nostri apparati di Intelligence".

SPAGNA / Stadi e stazioni con defibrillatori cardiaci
Il 20 marzo, il Consiglio dei ministri ha deciso che i luoghi molto frequentati -stadi, stazioni ferroviarie, aeroporti, centri commerciali- saranno dotati di un defibrillatore semiautomatico. Il provvedimento voluto dal ministero della Sanita' regola ubicazione e utilizzo del dispositivo fuori da un ambito prettamente sanitario. Lo scopo e' l'intervento tempestivo verso chi subisce un attacco cardiaco. Si calcola che in Spagna avvengano piu' di 24.500 arresti cardiaci extraospedalieri ogni anno. Il pronto intervento e' basilare per la sopravvivenza, ecco perche' serve istallare i defibrillatori, segnalarli, accompagnarli con le opportune istruzioni, addestrare il personale delle strutture interessate. L'apparecchio emettera' un allarme automatico ai servizi sanitari.

ITALIA / Case: nel 2008 prezzi giu' di oltre il 2%, compravendite a meno 15%
In un anno, da febbraio 2008 a febbraio 2009, i prezzi correnti delle abitazioni nuove sono scesi del 2,2%; quelli delle abitazioni usate del 2,4%; quelli degli uffici dell'1,5%; quelli di negozi e capannoni del 2 e dell'1,9%. Solo box e garage 'tengono', con un aumento dello 0,9%. E per il 2009 si ipotizza una riduzione dei prezzi nell'ordine del 7-8% per le abitazioni e gli uffici, mentre per i negozi il calo dovrebbe essere entro il 5%. E' quanto emerge dal primo Rapporto 2009 sul mercato immobiliare predisposto da Nomisma, dal quale emerge un calo annuo del 15,1% delle compravendite, particolarmente accentuato (-17,7%) nel IV trimestre del 2008.

AUSTRALIA / Internet e censura: 'pericolosi' anche i siti di un dentista e di un agente di viaggio
Il pugno di ferro governativo contro i contenuti indesiderati in Rete ha scatenato le proteste della comunita' australiana degli internauti. La pietra dello scandalo e' la "lista nera", in cui l'Autorita' di controllo dei media ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) riunisce i siti che, a suo giudizio, possono nuocere alla gioventu'. Da quando la lista e' apparsa sul portale Wikileaks, public opinion and 'realized the true extent of censorship. E 'showed that ACMA is not limited to censor forbidden sites, but also those who is engaged in poker, links to YouTube, entries in Wikipedia, community pages' religious-even a travel agent and a dentist, as he writes Sydney Morning Herald.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) devotes particular attention jackets 'the Authority' Australian Telecommunications can 'close a site according to citizens' complaints, 'cause the anti-terrorism law authorizes the interception of private e-mail and suspicious because' a new draft law against child pornography, defamation and the protection of copyright could force the companies' che operano in Internet a filtrare i collegamenti privati. RSF fa presente che censura e filtri servono a poco: chi ha delle buone competenze tecniche trova sempre il modo d'aggirali.
"La via piu' efficace per migliorare la sicurezza dei ragazzi in Rete conduce ai genitori. Spetta a loro concentrarsi di piu' sul dovere di vigilanza e di controllo", spiega il senatore Nick Minchin, portavoce per le Comunicazioni dell'Opposizione.

ITALIA / Motori di ricerca e pubblicita': vietato usare come parola chiave il nome dell'azienda concorrente
Non e' lecito inserire tra le parole chiave dei siti sponsorizzati il nome di aziende concorrenti. E' quanto ha deciso il Tribunale di Milano con la sentenza 3280 depositata l'11 marzo 2009. La sentence has a particular relevance to the business' marketing search engines (Google in particular). The browser often included as a keyword search the name of a company, say Fiat. On the results page shows the site of the company are looking for, but if its competitor (let's say Ford) had acquired from the search engine also the key word "fiat", the link between the results of Ford would look to pay and what 'could divert consumers, drawing him astray. This practice was denounced
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ITALY / results 'record' in the fight against tax evasion
coffers of the Treasury in 2008 came to € 6.9 billion, up 8% compared to 2007. And this year aims to raise the stakes, reaching the "minimum target" of 7.2 billion. The Director of Revenue, Attilio Befera, is 'speaking the numbers' to answer those who say that there 'was a slowdown in the commitment against those who are not' in good standing with the IRS. The activity 'assessment, in the strict sense, brought into national treasuries of € 3.7 billion, an increase of 28% over the previous year. The findings on direct taxes, VAT and IRAP, have been about 645,000 (+29%) for increased taxes assessed to 20.3 billion (+40%).

EUROPE / Report on the healing
by cancer patients in Europe would be cured of cancer, finds a study of the European Cancer Organisation. Particularly good prospects for those who are 'suffering from lung cancer, stomach and intestine.
The survey covered more than 13.5 million people who had been diagnosed with cancer between 1978 and 2002. Scholars have analyzed not only the survival rate in the first five years, but full recovery. During 1990 the share of healing the sick with lung cancer and 'increased from 6% to 8% for stomach cancer and is' from 15% to 18% and 42% from the intestine to 49%. There are variations from country to country and especially a gap between the sessi. Cosi', in Islanda guarisce il 47% di uomini mentre in Finlandia e Francia il tasso di guarigione e' alto tra le donne (59%). Peggio di tutti la Polonia, con il 21% di uomini guariti e il 38% di donne.
Le differenze dipendono dal tipo di cancro piu' frequente nei singoli Paesi, da prevenzione, diagnosi precoce, opportunita' di cura.

ITALIA / Disservizi telefonia, Internet e pay tv: l'Agcom istituisce un numero verde
L'Autorita' per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (Agcom) ha istituito un numero verde a cui gli utenti di telefonia, Internet e televisione a pagamento potranno segnalare problematiche con gli operatori e inoltrare richieste di chiarimenti alla Direzione tutela dei consumatori dell’Autorita'. The Contact Center and
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ITALY / Regional trains: the Veneto fine defaults Trenitalia with 3.6 million
E 'of 3,618,418.76 € SuperMulti applied to the Trenitalia from the Veneto Regional Council, on proposal of the Politics of Mobility ', Renato Chisso, for problems encountered during 2008 in relation to delays and cancellation train local public transport rail and a recovery of previous reporting periods.
"The breach of contract - said the measure illustrating Chisso to the press - were evaluated on the basis of the computer system Statues, whether as a result of checks carried out directly by the Region, as a result of detailed records of customers at the regional hotline 800042822, specially set up. " The total penalty contributed "significantly" the user feedback.

ITALY / Authority 'for electricity: penalty of € 2 million to Enel Distribuzione, did not read the meter for years
The Authority' for electricity and gas imposed a fine of € 2 million to Enel Distribuzione for not having made the attempt in 2003-2005 annual meter reading. The sanction and 'was decided after a formal investigation, initiated on the recommendation of certain groups of consumers and end users, with which the author' has shown the failure of the obligation of trying Enel Distribuzione annual reading of the counters at all customers connected to its network capacity contractually committed with up to 30 kW.

GERMANY / A unique number for the public administration: the 115 clarify doubts on family allowances, driving, cutting of trees in the district
Now, in some cities', comuni e regioni della Germania i cittadini possono avere tutte le informazioni utili di tipo burocratico e amministrativo formando un solo numero, il 115. Dalle 8.00 alle 18.00, dal lunedi' al venerdi', gli operatori risponderanno a ogni genere di quesito: diritto agli assegni famigliari, indennita' di disoccupazione, posteggio nel condominio, patente di guida, taglio di alberi nel quartiere...
Insomma, un centralino unico, che dovrebbe rispondere nell'arco di 30 secondi, altrimenti l'utente sara' richiamato nelle 24 ore successive. Il costo? Dipende dalle aziende telefoniche. Da un telefono fisso si potranno spendere dai 7 ai 39 centesimi al minuto, dal cellulare anche 50. E' gia' prevista l'estensione del servizio a tutto il territorio.

SINGAPORE / sale of live organs: Parliament legalizes
The Singapore Parliament passed a law legalizing the organ market among the living, while allowing the donor to pay a sum in repayment. Prices will be determined on the basis of requests for a kidney (the organ definitely more 'popular') is spoken by about 5 000 €.
Even foreigners will have the opportunity 'to buy' a body and this will 'definitely increase medical tourism in the Asian city-state, already' well developed.

SPAIN / Conviction for minor doctor who had helped a patient die
The President of the People's Court ruled that a doctor at the hospital in Tarragona di Mora d'Ebre accusato d'aver aiutato a morire una malata terminale, ha accettato l'accordo intervenuto tra il procuratore e la difesa, ossia la condanna a un anno di carcere con la condizionale e 1.620 euro per reato di collaborazione al suicidio, e l'interdizione della professione per la durata della condanna. All'inizio il procuratore chiedeva dieci anni, ma dopo aver ascoltato la versione dell'accusato e dei testimoni ha modificato la richiesta. Al processo, l'accusato, che e' stato licenziato dall'ospedale e ora fa il medico in Inghilterra, ha spiegato d'aver somministrato alla paziente 60 milligrammi di cloruro di potassio, cosciente dell'effetto letale della sostanza, per ragioni "umanitarie". La donna di 82 anni, malata di cancro al colon and diabetes, was hospitalized in March 2005 with a "terminal state" after suffering a myocardial infarction. The doctor soon 'treatment of the case, but faced with the repeated entreaties of the patient and his family' cause "for an end to his sufferings, he decided to act" with humanity '"injecting a lethal dose of potassium chloride prosecutors' immediate death.
The experts, heard in the process, have endorsed the curative treatment and sedation carried the woman and confirmed that she would die in "two or three days."

FRANCE / A day will be 'A new biofuel
E10 fuel, intended to lend a hand against overheating, should arrive in 12,700 stations French service on April 1. It consists of 10% ethanol and 90% unleaded petrol 95. E 'already' been introduced in the U.S. and Australia, and Europe should be generalized in two or three years. Potra 'be used by all cars registered after 2000 and some of those built before.

WORLD / I farmed fish are the perfect '
of total consumption in the world will consume 110 million tonnes annually of fish, an average of 17 kilograms per person. Nearly half ', with 51.7 million tons, and' fish from farms. In 1970, the farmed fish was only 6% of the total. FAO data. I RAN

/ Esophagus Cancer: beware of thee 'too hot
drinking a steaming cup of te' increases the risk of esophageal cancer. He revealed an Iranian researcher, according to him the dangerous temperature level 'of 70 degrees (or more'). That's why 'and' should add cold milk, like moles in Western countries, to cool the drink enough to eliminate the risk.
The esophagus and 'the stretch that takes food from the throat to the stomach. Each year half a million people are affected by cancer of the esophagus and so far the studies have focused mainly on the index of alcohol and tobacco as risk factors. The researcher analyzed the population of Tehran who dwells in the northern province of Iran, the Golestan, who has the most 'high rate in the world of a particular type of esophageal cancer, but where the habit di fumare e bere alcool e' molto bassa. I partecipanti all'esperimento erano invece tutti accaniti bevitori di te' (almeno un litro al giorno). La temperatura meno rischiosa e' di 65 gradi o meno. E chi non avesse un termometro a portato di mano puo' utilizzare un cronometro (meglio noto come orologio...): se non si vuole raffreddare la bevanda con un goccio di latte, attendere almeno 5 minuti dal momento in cui si e' versata acqua bollente sulla bustina.

GERMANIA / Norme su pubblicita' telefonica indesiderata
I consumatori saranno meglio salvaguardati dai messaggi pubblicitari telefonici e dai contratti verbali a distanza. Il 26 marzo, il Bundestag (Camera dei deputati) ha votato una legge in base alla quale i call center pagheranno up to 50,000 euro fine for advertising 'unauthorized telephone. The law makes it clear that third-party for advertising purposes and 'permissible only if the other person said before, specifically, to accept these calls. Moreover, The number of the caller can not 'be hidden, and whoever violates this provision may be fined € 10,000. The contracts for the supply of newspapers and magazines, lottery and betting services will be terminated like any other contract by phone.

EU GDP will include 'prostitution, drug trafficking, smuggling and the illegal economy has also
. The review of accounting 'National, launched in the European Union, will oblige' to include in the calculation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) activities' such as prostitution, drug trafficking and smuggling. The expected date for its implementation and 'in 2011 or 2012. The standard will deal with 'all the countries constituting the EU. It will make 'the change of accounting basis of' national, now called SEC-95 (European System of Accounts). Are adaptations that statistical agencies make to include new activities' and the new criteria. Regarding the illegal economy, some estimates situate their value in 2 or 3 points of GDP. That is, once included these activities', the volume will increase the GDP of EU member states' around this level, and will have 'practical implications-for example, the contribution of countries to EU budget based on gross national income.

ITALY / From April of electricity and gas bills a bit 'more' to read
After the reductions beginning of the year, from April 1 with the Authority 'has set a new drop for the electricity bill, 2%, and the gas, equivalent to 7.5%. This was communicated by the Authority, stating that it is a weighted average total reduction of about 6%. The expenditure on an annual basis will decrease the average family 'so' of approximately € 9.4 for electricity and 83 € for natural gas with a total saving of 92 € on an annual basis (-6%).

ITALY / Fines for passage with a red light detected by the radar trap: Invalid alert
are valid even without the penalties for passing red light, as detected by the radar trap and without the presence of alert, imposed after 2004. The Supreme Court has annulled a fine, measured with electronic equipment, a driver who had crossed an intersection with red light. The facts date back to early August 2003 and in these days and 'concluded the process to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the plaintiff who argued against the validity' of the ticket, having no immediate objection, impossible, since the alert was not present. The decision in 7388 to account for the motorist made reference to the rules in force at the time of the infringement. Rules that are subsequently modified by August 13, 2003, when the highway code and 'changed, legitimizing the automated checks at traffic lights without the presence of alert, while allowing 'approval of the equipment, the radar trap, in 2004. Consequently, the absence of the brigade does not constitute valid grounds for requesting the cancellation of the minutes.

ITALY / iperpresente policy in the three RAI networks
in entertainment and the news of Rai and 'policy to stradominare. The space reserved by the three networks to political parties and political institutions was much higher than 50% of the time, with variations depending on the network for allocation to the institutions (government, President of the Republic, etc..) Or to the parties. Tg1 to climb to 70%, 53% TG2, TG3 to 65%. The other categories (people policy, trade unions, employers) are represented at a great distance, to be reported Tg1 and Tg2 are dedicated to religion and the Vatican on 4 and 5% of the time. Data-
ISIMM Agcom elaborations Italy today.