Washington, April 1 : A new study by researchers in California and Colorado has suggested that the global market for rocket launches may require more stringent regulation in order to prevent significant damage to Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer in the decades to come.

The study, which includes the University of Colorado at Boulder and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, provides a market analysis for estimating future ozone layer depletion based on the expected growth of the space industry and known impacts of rocket launches.

Washington, April 1 (ANI): Scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have worked out a mathematical formula that could be used to give advance warning of where a tsunami is likely to hit and how destructive it will be.

The research, led by Newcastle University's Professor Robin Johnson, was prompted by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami disaster which devastated coastal communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.

Gibraltar/Madrid  - The United States and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar have signed an agreement that will allow them to exchange tax information, Gibraltar and Spanish media reported Wednesday.

The agreement was signed by US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana in London in advance of the G20 meeting, which will discuss measures against offshore tax evasion.

Washington, Apr 1: The temptation to gorge on that sumptuous chocolate cake, or the urge to buy that discounted pair of shoes, can be curbed if a person has already been exposed to similar choices before, according to a study.

The study shows that people's resistance gets a boost after they have just been exposed to similar temptations.

"The threat of overconsumption is a real one for many of us. It is all too easy to eat or spend too much, and many others struggle with their desire to smoke or to drink alcohol or to take another pain killer," said authors Siegfried Dewitte, Sabrina Bruyneel (both K. U. Leuven), and Kelly Geyskens (Maastricht University, The Netherlands).

Washington, Apr 1 : American socialite Nicole Richie has decided to take her fashion line further by signing a deal to launch her own line of shoes.

Richie, 27, has already made waves with her first collection under the name House of Harlow 1960, after her items sold out in an online pre-sale earlier this year, even before they had time to hit shelves.

As per Women''s Wear Daily, she will add a line of around 20 shoe styles, new bags, belts and small accessories to debut in the spring of 2010.

Washington, Apr 1 : Even though Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is fine with being a teen role model, she has refused to be taken for an idol, and insisted that parents should not look to her while raising their kids.

Cyrus, 16, who has been in the news for a number of inappropriate actions, does not want people to make judgements based on her, as she cannot be Miss Perfect all of the time.

“If you look at me as a role model I agree with it, but if you look at me as an idol, I don’t,” Fox News quoted her as saying on March 30 while promoting the upcoming Hannah Montana movie.