D Friday, September 11, 2009 METRO 17 Fibres in cave are 34,000 years old The oldest fibres used by humans have been discovered in a cave in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The flax, more than 34,000 years old, could also have been used to make rope, baskets or shoes. Some of the samples had been dyed with local plants which would indicate they may have been used for clothes. The team of archaeologists and paleobiologists from harvard University, the National Museum of Georgia and the hebrew University published their findings in Science. PaleSTiNe TV has broken with tradition while searching for entertainment. The state-run station has an irreverent comedy show that mocks and bites the hand that feeds it: the government. homeland On a Thread targets inept Palestinian politicians, police bullies and Muslim extremists. The satirical 30- minute programmes popularity is a sign that audiences are thirsting for more openness, said Manal awad, one of three comedians featured in the show. Satire first for Palestinian TV RT presenter Miriam OCallaghan enjoys her coffee from cups designed especially for the Coffee Morning fundraiser in aid of Hospice Care. The event takes place next Thursday. For a sponsorship pack or if you would like to order cups call 1850 660 606 Picture: Bryan Brophy ANYONE FOR A CUPPA? Ve have vays of making you tautFORGeT Botox or plastic surgery for smoothing wrinkles German scientists have developed a new treatement using bright lights and green tea to help people roll back the years. applying a lotion containing an extract from the tea combined with daily blasts from high intensity light-emitting diodes restores the skins elasticity and reduces facial lines, inventors claim. They said the technique was safer than existing therapies which use lights alone and worked up to ten times faster. less pronounced By HANS eiSeNBeRg with overuse. however, there were no side effects when the green tea cream was introduced. This contains an antioxidant called epigallocatechin gallate which not only stops the lights destroying cells but also has the effect of speeding up the process, they found. The effects were noticeable with- in a month, while treatment over just three or four months practically rolled back the years, their forth- coming journal paper will suggest. They added the treatment showed promising results in a tenth of the time it took for light therapy alone. wrinkle levels, shorter wrinkle val- leys and a juvenile complexion could be achieved in just one month, according to the researchers. The study could form the basis of an effective facial rejuvenation programme, and possibly help in the treatment of wounds. The combination therapy was de- vised by andrei Sommer and Dan Zhu from the University of Ulm. They noticed some people under- going light treatment were actually damaging their delicate skin cells Happy: Nicole Nicole names son SparrowNicole Richie and Joel Madden are parents of a newborn baby boy. The couple named their newborn son Sparrow James Midnight Madden. Richie says on her website that the 7lb 14oz (3.6kg) baby boy was born early on Wednesday. Sparrow is the second child for Richie and Madden. Their daughter, harlow, will be two in January. Richie, 27, became a clothing and accessories designer after starring with Paris hilton on TV reality show The Simple life. Madden, 30, fronts the band Good charlotte and runs the DcMA collective clothing line with his twin brother. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html