LONDON: Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most famous scientists, is "very ill" in hospital, Cambridge University has said.The physicist, who works at the university, has been having tests after being taken by ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.A university spokesman said: "Professor Hawking is very ill. He is undergoing tests. He has been unwell for a couple of weeks."Professor Peter Haynes, head of the University's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, added: "Professor Hawking is a remarkable colleague."We all hope he will be amongst us again soon."One of the last times the 67-year-old scientist appeared in public was in September when he unveiled a £1m clock erected at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.The professor is best known for his book A Brief History of Time.He has motor neurone disease and is wheelchair bound. He speaks with the help of a voice synthesiser.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 HAVANA: Hundreds of wealthy merchants and cigar aficionados from all parts of the world gathered in Havana this week to bid high stakes for humidors full of premium cigars. Cuba's annual Habanos festival ended on Friday night with an auction of ornate humidors of cedar and mahogany stacked with hand-rolled stogies that raised 800,000 euros ($1.09 million dollars). Habanos S.A. executives this month said cigar sales fell 8 percent to $360 million in 2009, so they have created the Julieta, a smaller, milder version of the Romeo y Julieta cigar, aimed specifically at female smokers. Women now make up only 5 to 10 percent of customers for Habanos. But even with the creation of the Julieta, Garcia said Habanos has only modest hopes for 2010 sales, due largely to a weak economy in Spain, the biggest market for Cuban cigars. The flavor of premium tobacco relies on the soil and climate in which it is grown. The western province of Pinar Del Rio, famous fo...
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