The IVC filter is a medical device that is implanted in the inferior vena cava (IVC), a large vein that carries blood from the lower body to the heart. It looks something like an umbrella with just the shaft and ribs but no covering. The filter is designed to trap blood clots that often form in the deep veins in the legs and subsequently break off and travel, via the IVC, to … [Read more...]
Wayne Shorter and Sting, the winners of the Polar Music Prize 2017
The American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter and the British singer Sting are the winners of the Polar Music Prize 2017, informs the DPA. Shorter, 83 years old, collaborated with the legends of the music like Art Blakey and Miles Davis and in 1970 was the founder of the fusion jazz band 'Weather Report'. The musician, whose discography contains over 20 albums, among … [Read more...]
‘LaLa Land’ is the big winner of the BAFTA Awards 2017
The American production 'LaLa Land' triumphed on the Sunday evening at the prizes of the British Film Academy, the BAFTA Film Awards. The movie is definitely the Oscars' favorite after it won five of the eleven prizes for which it was nominated. 'LaLa Land' won the BAFTA award for the best picture while the director of the film, Damien Chazelle, won the award for the Best … [Read more...]
Adele wins five awards at the 59th Grammy Awards
Adele won the Grammy Award for the album of the year category with her album '25', on Sunday night in Los Angeles, managing to defeat her main rival, Beyonce, at all the three main categories of prizes, in accordance with the DPA. This is the fifth Grammy Award won by Adele at this gala. Beyonce, 35 years, and Adele, 28 years, were the main favorites of the Grammy Awards. … [Read more...]
Emma Stone, Denzel Washington and ‘Hidden Figures’, the winners of the SAG Awards 2017
The distribution of the film 'Hidden Figures', Emma Stone, Denzel Washington, is among the winners of the SAG (Screen Actors Guilds) Awards. Emma Stone won the award for the best actress for her interpretation in the romantic comedy 'LaLa Land' while Denzel Washington won the award for the best actor for his role in 'Fences'. Viola Davis ('Fences') and Mahershela Ali … [Read more...]
The televisions were the stars of the CES tech show in Las Vegas
Screens as smooth as a poster in the case of LG or vibrating to transmit the sound instead of the speakers from Sony, the great giants of the electronics industry have attracted the people with their TVs at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, the largest market of electronic equipment in the world, informs the AFP. The South Korean group LG Electronics has presented a flat-screen TV called … [Read more...]
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2017 Oscars while his wife ‘hosts’ their second child
Jimmy Kimmel will be the presenter of the 2017 edition of the Oscars, according to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, quoted by the EFE. The presenter of the 'Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel', was the host of other ceremonies like the editions of Emmys in 2012 and 2016 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and broadcasted by ABC. He was also the presenter of the five previous … [Read more...]
WhatsApp will stop working for older devices starting early 2017
The popular application WhatsApp will stop operating starting the next year for millions of mobile devices which are not updated, informs the application's blog. The WhatsApp Messenger, accessed by more than a billion people monthly, will no longer be compatible with older mobile phones, as a result of the modernization of the used technology. The application was launched on … [Read more...]