Stephen Hawking to retire from prestigious post

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space.Hawking, 66, is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a title once held by the great 18th century physicist Isaac Newton. The university said Friday that he would step down at the end of the academic year in September, but would continue working as Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.

Mobile abuse among youngsters

Now-a-days people cannot think without mobile communications even a moment. Mobile companies (multionational) are booming their business in Bangladesh. Update mobile tecnologies come one after another. But mobile companies have been adopting some detrimental business strategies to attract youngsters. Mobile phone, a wireless ultra mordern technology, has brought about a radical change in our information and communication systems in Bangladesh. A person can enjoy internet, audio, video, MP3 player, clock, games, light directions memory, recording, video, picture and so many multipurpose systems in a mobile phone.

But it is matter of great regret that millions of youngsters are attracted in several misuses of mobile phone. They are killing their valuable times ignoring classes of school, colleges or home work by listening MP3 at a high volume in a body besides roads, beneath the trees, in shopping malls or elsewhere. The numbers are increasing day by day. Frequently, mobile companies appear with new dimensional facilities, which are lucrative for the teens. Our guardians, more or less, are not aware lf their use of mobile phone. Even a section of school or college going student has become addicted in pornography gaming through mobile phone. In the video mobile, they collect various nude pictures and sometimes they never hesitate to send to another video mobile. Such notorious and unethical activities go unabated to the guardians much worries. Mean while, the usage of MP3 players in mobile phone has become another concern. In the society, children and teenagers should be protected from high sound level. Because the usage of MP3 players at a high volume for a period of more than 5 hours a week can lead to permanent hearing loss for them. So, this alarming trend of cell phone abuse should be prevented. Guardians, teachers, law enforcing agencies and mobile companies should come forward to create awareness about the good and bad sides of using mobile phone. We hope that the latest cell phone service will bring the blessing, not cause.