A host of contemporary musicians are set to play tribute to Dusty Springfield at the Royal Albert Hall next month. The famous London venue will celebrate the life and work of the legendary singer with a special concert entitled For Dusty ... A Tribute on Thursday May 5th. Artists due to take part in the event include Boy George, Rick Astley, Mica Paris, Shelby Lynne and Carol Decker. Each performer will be backed by the Matthew Jones Orchestra and Choir, with host Paul Gambaccini on hand to introduce the acts. Born in London, Springfield was an icon of the 1960s ...

Smash-hit Irish music and performance show Riverdance is coming to Hong Kong for a limited run at the start of next month. The production was created through the development of an original idea that was first seen as a seven-minute interval act at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. It received widespread critical acclaim and broke box office records when it hit the stage for the first time in Dublin back in 1995. When it transferred to London later that year, overwhelming demand led to its run being extended to 151 shows from the ten that were originally scheduled. Since ...

It is not long until the Grand Designs Live show will be set up at London's Excel facility. The event runs from April 30th until May 8th 2011 and features all sorts of hints and tips for turning a house into a dream home. It follows the concept from the television programme Grand Designs, which explores elaborate and unusual construction projects. The show will be particularly useful for people currently renovating a house, but it is equally fascinating for anyone with an interest in home-building and decorating. Anticipated highlights of the event are the As ...

Kingdom Faith Church are organising the National's Women's Conference 2011 which is for both believers and non believers to come and listen to the stories of several leading women and the work they've done for their churches. For people that are a little sceptical about God or not particularly religious the event is also aimed at providing a platform for learning and deciding whether the church is right for them or not. Speakers at the meeting will be talking about the charitable work they've done in many nations and there'll be a visit from a guest speaker from America ...

Firenze Tango Festival 2011 is four days of professional dance displays, combined with workshops run by experts and plenty of audience participation. A total of 30 artists of international fame will be taking part in the event to highlight the best of what can be achieved in this form of dance. Performances are set to run each night and dancers from all countries are invited to take part, show their moves on the dance floor and make it an international event. The festival runs from 28th April to 1st May 2011 and during that time 40 classes are due to be held for dancers ...

A Rocket to the Moon will join fellow cult rockers MayDay Parade on stage in what is sure to be an in-demand gig. The joint concert will be held at the University on 22 May this year and with tickets to the gig strictly limited in numbers, fans of the bands need to move quickly to secure admission. The Cardiff Student Union refurbished its live concert venue not long ago and today offers a cool venue to visiting bands which is home to decent acoustics. A Rocket to the Moon have not previously toured the UK but will be looking to develop the reputation that their The ...

Realityworks, Inc., the leader in experiential learning solutions, recently released a beta version of a mobile app to be used in conjunction with the firm's award-winning RealCare Baby infant simulators. The RealCare Baby Guide app is available as a free download for customers using Google Android operating system based smart phones and tablet devices. The RealCare Baby Guide app is designed to be used as a tool to help participants going through a RealCare Baby simulation experience. It includes "How-To" information, frequently asked questions, video guides ...

Gnosis Arts Media Group, an Internet PR firm in the Greater NYC area, will soon be launching Ask a PRofessor (TM), a real time Q & A service that will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. Ask A PRofessor utilizes IM, SMS and the Twitter API - along with the assistance of a real, live professor - provide answers to public relations questions, in real time, round the clock. "What makes this service unique, I think, is that our clients as well as prospective customers will be able to get answers to virtually any PR question they have, in real ...

Media Alert -- HIA-LI ,the recognized voice for business on Long Island. WHAT: The last HIA-LI Executive Breakfast Program until the fall will bring news and updates on the major initiatives and studies conducted in and around the Hauppauge Industrial Park (HIP). Come and join other business owners and executives as our expert panel discusses the "Hauppauge Industrial Park Update: A Major Economic Engine, Now & In the Future." Attendees will gain insight on topics including: - The HIP Transportation Study - The HIP Sewerage Project - Smart Grid ...

Roasted chickpeas have become a hot new trend amongst healthy home cooks and food bloggers. A Google search for "roasted chickpeas" results in 450,000 hits, and with good reason. Roasted chickpeas are high in fiber and protein, a great source of nutrients, and deliver a crunchy and satisfying burst of flavor that is comparable to higher fat nuts and unhealthy chips. Homemade roasted chickpeas have become so popular that prominent food mavens such as Rachel Ray, Alton Brown and Mark Bittman have provided popular recipes on their websites and television shows. But ...

Energy Digital and Infocast Events announce their partnership for Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells, which is taking place June 27th to June 29th. Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells is the place for all industry players who want to boost their current production, enter into oil-rich and mixed oil/gas, or simply get an invaluable tutorial on the kinds of strategies and considerations that have to go into any new shale venture! This conference will be taking place in Denver, Colorado. Energy Digital's partnership with Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells offers its ...

We discover some truly amazing worldwide developments in robot technology. Honda's ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) is today's most advanced humanoid robot. It can run, climb stairs and even recognise faces. ASIMO is the culmination of 15 years of research by Honda engineers. What is incredible about ASIMO is it can make a judgment based on what it has learnt. If ASIMO is shown an object and told its name, the humanoid is able to recognise it when it encounters it again. Its body is made from magnesium alloy covered with a plastic resin, which makes ...

It seems like spring has just begun, but summer is right around the corner. Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you don't deserve a summer vacation. Take some time off and enjoy some summer travel of your own. If you're not sure where the summer will take you, don't worry - in the new April issue, Exec Digital names its top ten destinations for the most luxurious summer vacation yet. Exec Digital's top ten summer vacation destinations leave no scenario unturned, with picks that satisfy every desire from the relaxing spa hotel to the thrilling African safari, and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Adolescents who believe they matter to their families are less likely to threaten or engage in violence against family members, according to a new study led by Brown University sociologist Gregory Elliott. The research s published in the Journal of Family Issues. A relatively new concept, "mattering" is the belief persons make a difference in the world around them. Mattering is composed of three facets — awareness, importance, and reliance. Do others know you exist? Do they invest time and resources in you? Do they look to you as ...

That's the message from HSS Hire, the national supplier of tool and equipment hire, under its special bank holiday campaign, the Great Big Nag. It plans to reward the successfully nagged and motivated DIYer throughout the double bank holiday with discounted tool and equipment hire - AND offers a little help on the encouraging front too... "The forthcoming double bank holiday is a great opportunity to get all those bothersome and time-consuming DIY jobs done. The Great Big Nag is about uniting people across the country to come together and finally get round to completing ...

Oxygenation brings dead sea bottoms to life. This creates the necessary conditions for the establishment of new ecosystems that enable nature itself to deal with eutrophication. By conducting pilot studies in two fjords in Sweden, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have demonstrated that pumping oxygen-rich surface water down to sea bottoms is effective. A large wind-driven pump is now to be tested in open water in the Baltic. "Today everyone is focused on reducing nutrient inputs to the sea in order to reduce eutrophication in the Baltic, but by helping nature ...

The Silk Road is a renowned ancient trading route connecting together the ancient civilizations of Asia, Europe and Africa. The 2000-year-old Silk Road has demonstrated a lasting charm through the centuries. The scenery along the route is picturesque and magnificent. Priced from $2373, the 17-day luxury Silk Road group tour provided at www.ChinaTours.com, with the 3 most visited cities in China - Beijing, Shanghai and Xian - will create magic memories for tourists. It is an opportunity for people interested in history to have a deep China trip. Today the Silk Road is ...

Researchers have found that a strain of tuberculosis (TB) responsible for devastating some isolated Aboriginal populations in Canada was first introduced to these communities by French Canadian fur traders between 1710 and 1870. The team has found a traceable link between the fur trade routes and modern day patterns of tuberculosis. Wendy Wobeser, a professor with Queen's Division of Infectious Diseases, is the member of this research team who originally identified the presence of this particular strain of TB in remote Aboriginal communities in Saskatchewan. Through her ...

There are many different ways people can deposit money onto a casino site but eChecks are quickly becoming the most popular. For good reason too, as an eCheck is just like a real check. How it works is the website will need personal information and banking information including the bank routing number, account number and the check number. Players can view this important information on an actual check. Casino players want to find the absolute best casino so searching for some good ones can seem to take forever. Once a so-called good one is found, players often will not ...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA — Canada needs to modernize its pharmaceutical drug laws to ensure that new drugs as well as older drugs are safe for Canadians, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/doi/10.1503/cmaj.110489. "Canadians are left inadequately protected by a federal Food and Drugs Act that's a dusty relic, virtually untouched since 1953," writes Dr. Paul Hébert, Editor-in-Chief, with coauthors. "This leaves Health Canada with the Herculean task of ensuring that both old and new medications are as safe as they are ...

Montreal, April 18, 2011 – Older bilingual adults compensate for age-related declines in brainpower by developing new strategies to process language, according to a recent study published in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. Concordia University researchers studied two groups of fluently bilingual adults – aged from 19 to 35 and from 60 to 81 years old – and found significant age-related differences in the manner their brains interpreted written language. "We wanted to know whether older adults relied on context to process interlingual homographs (IH) ...

PPT VISION announces that its Impact M-Series Embedded Vision System earned the 2011 Golden Mousetrap Award from Design News Magazine in recognition as the best new product in the sensors and vision category. "The M-Series Vision System uses the same proven IMPACT software that our A,C and T Series Smart Cameras use, and any combination of our GigE compatible M-Series gray scale, color or line scan cameras can be used with our M-Series processor " said Bob Heller, President and CEO of PPT VISION. The M-Series allows users to perform up to four unique inspections that ...

BEER-SHEVA, Israel, April 18, 2011 -- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev software engineering students have developed innovative technology that could enable people to operate a computer without using a keyboard or mouse – only their brainwaves. While there have been previous attempts to develop devices to read brainwaves and operate specific programs, they were cumbersome and not feasible outside of a laboratory setting. The BGU technology features a helmet equipped with 14 EEG connect points that sense brain activity. According to Dr. Rami Puzis, "The technology ...

Active efforts are required to preserve biodiversity in the seas – that far most people are in agreement. But in our enthusiasm to save uncommon species, we sometimes miss the common species that form the basis of marine ecosystems. 'Change strategy' is the challenge to the authorities from researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. An inconceivably large proportion of the animals that live in the seas are so uncommon that it is difficult to find more than a few specimens. Committing most resources to saving individual species is not just an expensive business ...

A study led by Baylor University geologists shows that a new method that uses different size and shape traits of leaves to reconstruct past climates over the last 120 million years is more accurate than other current methods. The study appeared in the April issue of the journal New Phytologist and was funded by the National Science Foundation. "Paleobotanists have long used models based on leaf size and shape to reconstruct ancient climates," said Dr. Daniel Peppe, assistant professor of geology at Baylor, College of Arts and Sciences, who is an expert in paleomagnetism, ...