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Aubrey O’ Day keen to pose for Playboy again and reveal even more

 Aubrey O’ Day keen to pose for Playboy again and reveal even moreWashington, Mar 17 : American singer Aubrey O' Day, who posed for the March issue of Playboy, is keen to pose for the magazine once again. and reveal even more this time around.

She wants to daze the fans with an even revealing photo of hers.

"I absolutely want to do it again, any day. I've been asked to actually. I only took a little bit off this time so I'll be back," Fox News quoted her as telling Tart.

Poor self-esteem, embarrassment putting fat women at increased breast cancer risk

Washington, Mar 17 : Poor self-esteem, embarrassment and unwanted weight loss advice from doctors are steering obese women away from regular breast cancer screening, thereby putting themselves at an increased risk of developing the disease.

The research team led by Nisa Maruthur from The John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA has shown that obese women are 20 percent less likely to have had a recent mammography than normal weight women, especially among the white population.

The authors highlight a number of reasons why obese women may not be undergoing breast cancer screening.

Amy Winehouse ‘to headline St. Lucia’s annual jazz festival’

Amy Winehouse ‘to headline St. Lucia’s annual jazz festival’Washington, Mar 17 : Troubled popstar Amy Winehouse is apparently returning to the Caribbean to headline St. Lucia''s 18th annual jazz festival.

The 25-year-old singer, who was all set to perform at the Coachella festival in America, faced a major setback after being denied the US visa, as she has been charged with assaulting a fan in the country.

Winehouse was offered to perform at the festival, to be held in May, while she was vacationing on St. Lucia recently.

Elvis Presley’s blue-and-gold jumpsuit up for grabs

Elvis Presley’s blue-and-gold jumpsuit up for grabsNew York, Mar 17 : The trademark blue-and-gold jumpsuit and matching cape that King of Rock `n' Roll Elvis Presley wore at his 1972 concert in New York is up for grabs at an online auction.

After the concert, Elvis had given the jumpsuit to legendary songwriter Joyce (Dottie) Rambo, who wrote many tunes for the King, as her birthday gift.

Rambo was killed in a tour bus accident last year.

The Elvis' memorabilia was discovered by Rambo's daughter Pete Siegel, who has put them up for sale on auction site Gotta Have It!

Blood pressure researchers identify surprising new syndrome

 Blood pressure researchers identify surprising new syndromeWashington, March 17 : Yale researchers say that they have identified previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss.

The researchers have revealed that they made this advance while investigating the genetic causes of blood pressure variation.

Reversing sound to light may provide better computer chips

Reversing sound to light may provide better computer chipsWashington, March 17 : Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory say that they may have developed a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs, and transistors are built by reversing a process that converts electrical signals into sounds heard out of a cell phone.

The researchers claim that this is the first time that any research team have converted the highest frequency sounds into light by reversing a process that converts electrical signals to sound.

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