It is almost time

It is almost time for everyone of us to say goodbye to each other...Whether it is temporary or permanently, It is the time for us to appreciate each other.
We thank a lot for what all the lecturers have done for us, And we thank every friends we met here....Thanks for making our life more colourful and meaningful in INTI....
It is really a happy one with all of us living and get to know each other better....Play and fool around like crazy people...It is really sad to say goodbye actually...Let's us say goodbye with smile....^.^
Thanks all the people that appear in my life..

Scientists warn of mass wipe-out

One-fifth of the world’s vertebrates are facing the risk of extinction with the highest ranked risk in Southeast Asia. Luckily, it occurs at a slower pace with the conservation efforts. The core reason for the tremendous decline of the world’s mammals is the devastation of their natural habitats. Agricultural expansion, deforestation and hunting are the primary forces behind accelerating extinction rate. Scientists say that man-made destruction speed up the extinction rate by 1000 times compared to its natural rate. The IUCN said last year the world was experiencing its sixth mass extinction in history and the most recent one is the wipe out of dinosaurs. Therefore, IUCN members have discussed and mapped out a plan to bring to a halt or slow down the decline in world’s biodiversity. Captive breeding programmes and protected areas will be established as the targeted conservation efforts.

Crocodile on plane stampedes, causes crash and kills 19 passengers

A stowaway crocodile hidden in a passenger’s sports bag escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard mad dash. The stampede of frenzied passengers caused imbalance of the small air craft, killing 19 passengers and crew in the crash. Sarcastically, the crocodile is still alive when rescuers were sifting through the wreckage. It is believed that the crocodile was smuggled to be sold in Bandundu.

Science wakes up to people's increasing ability to manipulate their own dreams

Lucid dreaming which was shown in the movie – Inception is real and becoming more common, experts believe. Britain’s leading authority said that the incidence of lucid dreaming has been on the rise over the last few years. The point is further supported by the result from a sleep laboratory conducted by Professor Mark Blagrove. The result showed that a lucid dream had risen between 10 – 40% since 1980s. Professor Mark Blagrove asserted that lucid dreams have the potential to inspect the neurological divergence between conscious and unconscious self. It showed that people are more capable in controlling their dreams. However, lucid dream has created a controversy as they are hard to monitor and evaluate and some experiments revealed that overall brain activity was still notably different to the waking state. On the other hand, Professor Mark Blagrove said that it might have a role in sifting and consolidating memories. The conclusion is : Dreaming is very subjective and how true the dream cannot be justified.

Dying girl Kathleen Edwards taunted by 'devil' neighbours

A couple has been branded as the most heartless couple after they posted taunting photos of the family of a seven year old girl who is dying from incurable disease – Huntingtons disease. Besides, they posted a picture of the girl’s dead mother online with assaulting message. A facebook page has been set up as the ‘Devil of Detroit Street’ which aims to collect 100.000 names as this act had caused outrage across the world due to their lack of sympathy. The dying girl's father, Robert Edwards, 26, has appealed to the Petkovs to leave his family alone.

First patient treated with human embryonic stem cells

A persistent lady who had undergone 10 years of infertility treatment manages to give birth to a healthy baby from an embryo frozen for almost 20 years. However, the newborn of the new baby boy created a controversial issue. Opponents claimed that the baby could be a generation before she was born or to the biological offspring of her mother or her grandmother. Besides, the embryo is taken from the embryo from a couple who no longer need them after they had a child from IVF treatment. Therefore, the new born baby boy is the siblings of the IVF child although he is born almost 20 years apart.

First patient treated with human embryonic stem cells

A persistent lady who had undergone 10 years of infertility treatment manages to give birth to a healthy baby from an embryo frozen for almost 20 years. However, the newborn of the new baby boy created a controversial issue. Opponents claimed that the baby could be a generation before she was born or to the biological offspring of her mother or her grandmother. Besides, the embryo is taken from the embryo from a couple who no longer need them after they had a child from IVF treatment. Therefore, the new born baby boy is the siblings of the IVF child although he is born almost 20 years apart.

Adopted Florida girl accused of poisoning family

A mexico girl who has been adopted by a family in Orlando, Florida admitted that she put cockroaches and rodent poison as well as dog faeces in the food of her adoptive family. Besides, she put hand soap in their drinking water as well. It is believed that she started these actions since early 2009. These acts had put the health of the adoptive family at stake. Recent toxicology tests indicated that traces of arsenic has been found in the blood sample of the adoptive mother and the two biological children may also be poisoned too. The neighbours also appalled by the news as the family treat the adopted girl nicely, providing her a lovelyand caring family. Anyway, the family decided not to put any legal action on that girl as it would be a felony and she has been provided with mental health services

random update

it has been quite some time I neglect my blogger....
This is because everyone is busying with the trial and tests given since raya break....
Finally, we have some time to relax and refresh our mind before we continue to prepare for public exam....
Coming back home, I encountered some complications and again, I made my family to worry for me again...I do not mean for them to worry so much for me as I am already 19, reaching 20 soon...I really hope I can be treated as an adult so that they can really leave me and let me to decide...However, I did many many things that pull them away from the direction of letting me off..
i am such a failure in facing my life....I feel sorry for them and I hope that it can really over....bless...

Energy-efficiency weather data 30 years old

The weather data used by the federal government of Australia is 30 years out of date, yet, it is still in use to determine how billions of dollars are spent to make buildings more energy-efficient. Despite repeated pleas have been sent to the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, no actions have been taken by the pertinent officers
Experts declared that the old data seriously undermines policy objectives to limit climate change and it is so ridiculous to plan and develop environmental friendly buildings and projects based on these out-dated data. Even though a lot of pragmatic measures have been executed such as appropriate heating, cooling and lighting systems, insulation, glazing and other elements in the building fabric, it is non-sense if the data referred is well out dated! It makes all the projects proposed to become a failure albeit the initial objectives are good as a result of the inaccurate data available. The situation is worsened by the faulty in key areas for the data collection. Associate Professor Terry Williamson, a University of Adelaide-based expert in thermal performance, said the aftermaths are significant yet billions of dollars have been invested.

The toll lead takes on Mt Isa's infants

An international expert found that some children in Mount Isa are suffering from brain damage and retardation due to prolonged exposure to lead from the hardrock mine and smelters in the central Queensland town. The report investigated that approximately 5% of children are still have the blood lead levels higher than international as well as Australian safety limits. Two children have been tested and it comes to a conclusion that they are mentally retarded as lead poisoning can severely deteriorate neurocognitive development in children. The Queensland government-led Living with Lead Alliance has warned parents to keep the home free of dust, wipe down counter tops and mop floors, keep children out of the dirt and feed them a healthy diet.
However, the households responded that they had kept their house clean regularly and had balanced diet. It is inevitable to keep their kids from dirt all the times. They claimed that they are reluctant to move away from the town where they were born and they want a safe town for them and their future generation. Some families are suing the mining company for the catastrophic impacts resulted from the mining activities. In a statement, Xstrata Copper North Queensland's chief operating officer, Steve de Kruijff, said the company took the issue "very seriously".

Abandon 'hopeless' tiger populations and save the few we can, say experts

The population of tigers is too low in some countries which is partly contributed by misguided efforts by conservationists. Tiger species is facing its ‘last stand’ with the total of less than 3500 wild tigers. It is expected to fall below 1000 by year 2025 if no proper conservation efforts are done in 42 core sites. Therefore, experts are now suggesting the abandon of tiger protection in parts of Asia and focus on the conservation for few key sites with successful breeding. India is now having the largest number of core tiger sites.
Nonetheless, it is hard to get consensus of the countries to relinquish their conservation fund for the sake of healthier tiger populations elsewhere. The hassle now is the high cost of funding in core sites for more stringent enforcement of wildlife laws and more holistic training of rangers. Monetary rewards have also been offered to informers of poaching of rangers. Professor Nigel Leader-Williams claimed that monitoring of the existence of breeding populations should be made the priority so that the conservation efforts can lead to fruition.

BHP boss Marius Kloppers: It's time for carbon tax

In order to protect Australia’s long term economic growth, the largest mining company, BHP urged Gillard government to impose carbon tax and maintain the terms of pre-lection mining tax.BHP chief executive Marius Kloppers believed that carbon tax will eventually be executed by various countries. Therefore, Australia is encouraged to take the lead to sustain its international competitiveness. He even pointed out that existing emission rebate system is only the transfer of emissions in different countries. Suggestions have also been proposed. Kloppers called for individual and corporate tax concessions which are more beneficial. All these tax reform should be carried out by government as no companies are willing to pay extra tax voluntarily. Climate Change Minister Greg Combet said he welcomed Mr Kloppers's contribution to the climate change debate and he will be working with other parliamentarians, the business community and the environmental movement to build consensus and to discuss the best way to achieve a price on carbon.

Random

Now I believe the saying :"Happy time flies!"
It seems like we will never be satisfied with the holidays given. Is it what we call laziness? I partly agree.
We tend to be evasive at most times. We are willing to stay in happiness forever but we are reluctant to accept the reality of life, which is full of various responsibilities and obstacles.
It is the time to get back to my work but I have tonnes of excuses to persuade myself. I still have another tomorrow~T.T
How many tomorrow I have now? Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, And 2 more days left...
A scary fact that I don't want it to come!!

Old age doesn't start at 65 - scientists

Scientists at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, based near Vienna, said a person reaching 65 should no longer be considered old. Many populations are aging slower than the conventional measures based purely on chronological age. Higher standard of living and healthier lifestyle shape people to be fitter even though they are reaching old age,lower down the dependency ratio. Therefore, there is an overestimate on the potential burden caused by aggrandizing ageing population. The disability status and longevity have changed which allow people to retire in later time compared to the fixed chronological ages. Health provisions can also be reassessed.

Sold out bus tickets leave us stranded

The new prepay only system introduced by the State Government leads to a lot of inconveniences to the selling stores as well as the passengers. The catastrophe created is the slow stock turnover from the government, causing newsagents and stores have limited stock for the commuters. The situation is worsened when the selling service is only provided by a small size business which has limited capital to stock up sufficient tickets. Zero incentive to the sellers is the other deterrent. On the other hand, commuters complained that the ticket agents are lack of knowledge on the bus routes and wrong tickets had been sold without refund. They also faced problems when they wanted to buy a ticket. Rail, Tram and Bus Union spokesman Raul Baonza asserted that it is no doubt the new system can reduce the congestion during boarding of the public transports but it creates more complications to the commuters. He even suggested the implementation of ticket machine at every bus stop. This issue has been brought to the parliament to be further discussed.

Unhealthy monopolies: pharmacies

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) seems to lost its way in benefiting the public on the access to pharmaceuticals. Albeit 28% of the total cost of taxpayers was channeled to pharmacies, there are still Australians with no access to a pharmacist. This happens particularly in rural areas which is less profitable in the context of pharmacists as a businessman. It shows a big disparity in which people in urban areas have numerous pharmacy outlets to choose from. For remote Aboriginal people, drugs are supplied in bulk to the local health service by a pharmacy anywhere in Australia. Therefore, another Community Pharmacy Agreement in the next four years should change the pattern of the retail pharmacies so that all Australians are able to benefit from the pharmacy services, not just the profit of the pharmacy owners at the sake of the taxpayers.

Nightmare neighbour David Alvand refuses to chop trees which can be seen from space

16 giant leylandii trees, almost bigger than the house itself, have been grown in front of a yard in Plymouth, southwestern England since 1991. It can be easily detected on Google Earth satellite images. This tree has brought a lot of complications to the residents nearby. For instance, the hideous trees have blocked the sunlight from penetrating and cause the road to look awful. Despite being requested to chop down the trees for times, the nightmare neighbor insisted not to do so. The similar situation occurred for the case of the removal of high walls on both sides of his garden in which it took 15-16 years to sort out.

Human torso found in Bahamas shark belly

A torso had been found in the stomach of a tiger shark caught off the Exuma islands in the Bahamas. Forensic investigators are now carrying out DNA test on the wreckages found. Commissioner Miller said at least two people have been reported missing recently on the archipelago. He claimed that the victim may be a migrant from impoverished countries who try to sneak to Florida. However, Marie Levine, executive director of the Princeton, said that it is abnormal for the tiger shark to attack alive people.

Hooray~It is the time for a short raya break!!
It has been a torturous and pack semester for us,since the first day of this semester..This is because final exam is awaiting for us..
Anyway,We are now free for few days to enjoy ourselves and go back our lovely home...
No more outside food and it is mother home cooked food..yummy~
And the most important is it is healthier!Many of us realised that our hair starts to drop seriously after we come INTI..Is it the food we consume the culprit? Or the water we use to bath?I don't know....Or even is tension??haha
Raya break...Wish all my Malay friends selamat Hari Raya!!!!!!^^

Babies are being weaned on junk food

Experts in Australia have been appalled by the research that showed that babies as young as four weeks are being fed with junk food like biscuits, cakes, ice-cream and soft drinks. Six months old babies are fed with the unhealthy y food and it reaches 91.6% by 12 months for biscuits and cakes, 78.6 per cent for chips, 68 per cent for ice-cream and 46 per cent for takeaways which are fat-laden. However, this irrational act is not caused by lack of education or social economic status. In turn, this happens as nowadays mothers seen junk food as the weaning food. The unhealthy phenomenon with the statistics released which showed that 20% of Australian toddlers were obese indicate an urgent need to abridge feeding guidelines, and communicate them to young parents more effectively. Instead, infants should be fed with pureed fruits and vegetables, with baby rice and milk.

Good news for home owners

This seems to be there are some different interpretation for the indicators and prediction on future interest rate. Some economists said that RBA is going to increase cash rate due to consecutive two quarter of inflation and the risk is still there. Some analysts have argued the central bank's decision to lift the cash rate six times between October 2009 and May 2010 has given it enough room to sit on the fence. However, the CPI for the second quarter is unusual. It shows an increasing trend although the prices of food, insurance and electricity drop. Economic growth of Australia also higher than expected and the current account deficit improves from $16billion to $5.6billion.

Robert and Bindi Irwin pay tribute to Steve by wrestling crocodile

The children of the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin launched themselves at an 2.5m Cape York salty crocodile on the fourth anniversary of their dad’s death. This is to pay salutation to their father. Some families lay flowers while some light candles. The two children, Robert and Bindi showed their courage to wrestle with the crocodile in Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve deep in the Cape York Peninsula, where University of Queensland scientists have been fixing satellite tracking units to crocodiles to gain world-first insight into the ancient and under-researched apex predators.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/robert-and-bindi-irwin-pay-tribute-to-steve-by-wrestling-crocodile/story-e6frfkvr-1225914210279#ixzz0yZ9BnS6t

Deadly riots in Mozambique as food prices rise

Price hike of wheat triggered deadly riot in Mozambique. The price hike is due to the shortages from decreased supply. Forest fire occurred in Russia and increase demand for weed seed from Pakistani peasants contribute to this disaster to happen. Russia has banned wheat export as they need self sufficiency before they can feed the demand of other countries. FAO even predict that the global wheat supply will drop by 5 percent this year. Mozambique residents claim that staple food is unaffordable for them in which its price has risen by a quarter from the past year. Shops were robbed, cars were burnt and roads were blocked. There is a worry of political instability from this turbulence. The price rise of wheat can cause cereal and wheat based products to be more expensive in the near future and entangle low income countries

Dengue Fever Hits Games Athletes

Outbreak of dengue fever has occurred in India and it hits the Commonwealth Games athletes. Two of the India’s top cyclists have been hospitalised less than three weeks of the arrival of international athletes for training and adaptation. So as a Malaysian athlete. Dengue mosquitoes attack during daytime and the symptoms may last for several weeks.
The health authority confirms that dengue fever cases are now worsening in accordance with peak mosquito breeding season. Warning has been released and there is high level of concern on the fast breeding rate at athletes’ village. Ultimately, action has been taken by the city’s health committee. Mosquito eating fish has been introduced into Yamuna River last week in order to alleviate the epidemic. The committee chairman, V.K. Monga claimed that they must ensure zero breeding during the Games especially in the peak breeding season. All possible steps have been accomplished to protect Australian athletes. Fogging is carried out on daily basis.

New Mums Get Enough Rest

West Virginia University found out that new mothers do get enough sleep for the first four months after labouring, just as recommended. However, the sleep is frequently disrupted by their newborn babies. This may lead to exhaustion and depression. Indirectly, the work performance can be affected as well. This research has refuted the earlier study that showed that new mothers generally have insufficient sleep. One suggestion has been raised, that is mothers can store their milk in bottles so that they no need to get up frequently with their babies, especially during midnight.

Graduate wage gap widens

The wage disparity among male and female graduates is widened in the three year to last year. The Graduate Careers Australia reported that the earning of male graduates was $6200 more than female counterpart after working for three years. GCA senior research associate believed that there must be certain extent of gender discrimination over this gap. It maybe caused by other factors like choice of discipline or performance. Besides, there is 7% more male full time workers compared to 84% of female workforce after three years graduation. Moreover, female participate more in part time employment. Also, this survey shows that higher education level reduce unemployment rate and graduates are paid higher salaries if compared to non graduates even during downturn or recession. The unemployment rate for graduates is low.

Comet that wiped out dinosaurs may be apple's creator

It is believed that the existence of apple is the direct result from the extinction of dinasours 65 million years ago due to the comet impact. This bizarre theory started from the analysis of apple genome in which apple undergone massive and rapid changes. The extra genes enabled apple to flourish better under unfavourable conditions and yield better. This new discovery suits the theory why apple is so unique compared to close relatives like strawberry or raspberry plants. The timeframe for this extraordinary change coincided with the newborn of new species like poplar trees as well as the extinction of some species like dinosaurs. It shows major environmental impact on certain species on the Earth to grow for survival.

Pea-sized frog found in Borneo

A pea sized frog has been found in the national park of Sarawak, Malaysia. It has been found in 2004 during the trip of two professors in Kubah National Park. The frog is so small until the professor had to use a diaper to trap it in order for further observation. They are about 3mm when they are young and grow to about 9 to 11 mm during adulthood. Therefore, it belongs to the Microhylid family of frogs, which are all below 15.0 mm in length. It is categorized as the tiniest frog in Asia, Africa and Europe. These frogs live in the gathered liquid in which plants lives off decomposing organic matter that collects within it until they reach maturity. This shows that there are great potential for new discoveries in this jungle. Professor Das said he will be leading a team into the jungles of Indonesia and Malaysia next month to search for a supposedly extinct toad last seen in 1922, as part of a global project to rediscover 100 species of "lost" amphibians.

Aussies workers having naps at work and taking sick days to catch up on lack of sleep

A survey conducted by Virgin Active Health Clubs revealed that one in five Australians workers admitted that they sleep on the job. Besides, one in three Aussies conceded that they take a sick day to rejuvenate for missed sleep. The average hour for sleeping for Aussies is two hours less than suggested, which is 6 hours per day. A sleep expert, Miss Shannon claimed that lack of sleep cause baneful effects on human health. It worsens anxiety, increase tension and deteriorate immunization function. The survey proposed that a 20 minutes recovery nap could be the solution for maintain the productivity and motivation of employees. Inspiration and creativity root from relaxed mode.

Smoke out of the home

University of Newcastle showed that approximately 41% of the children aged less than one year old lived with smokers. This has contributed to the soaring of the risks for infants to suffer from various respiratory diseases like asthma, and sudden infant death syndrome. This is because infants are assailable to consequences of passive smoking. They have high breathing rate and underdeveloped immune system which increase the possibility of suffering from those illnesses. Authority suggested that parents should leave the house when they smoke. The best way is to quit to create a smoke free home. Mothers are adviced not to smoke before and when breast feeding. Quit Victoria executive director even asserted that smoking may link to hyperactivity and learning difficulties for the children. They have higher tendency to smoke in the future as well.

Alcohol misuse costs Australia $36bn a year, according to a new study

The research shows a significant jump on the total economic impacts of alcohol abusage to $36 billion per annum. Alcohol misuse not only creates problems to the consumers itself but also creates negative externalities on other people. Personal, family as well as community problems have been arisen from the over consumption of alcohol. Individuals have to bear higher pocket expenses, forgone their wages and hospital and childcare protection costs. 70% of the Australians are experiencing noise and annoyance as a result of drinking.

Households use savings to reduce debt

Australian people are now digging into their savings for consumption spending rather than borrow loan. This has lowered the burden for Australia debt condition. However, there is issue on low savings. Less savings may put households into dilemma especially during emergencies. RateCity chief executive Damian Smith advised people to be alert on their personal debt. Credit cards and mortgage should be settled as soon as possible. He even suggested that debt can be reduced without eroding your savings. Credit card debt can be backed up by balance transfer cards.

World Health Organisation warns of cancer causing chemical acrylamide in hot chips

The main source of energy supplement, carbohydrates are proven to contain chemical acrylamide which can trigger cancers when they are cooked, fried or roasted under high temperature, usually above 120C. This research has been conducted by WHO and the acrylamide is found in roasted potatoes, potato crisps, coffee and cereal-based products, including biscuits and toasted bread. This statement has been agreed by UN and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). FSANZ is now working closely with industry to reduce the level of acrylamide in food. FSANZ recommended public to consume a a balanced diet high in fruits and vegetables. Meanwhile, manufacturers should decrease the amount of acrylamide by increasing the surface area of potatoes and partially boil them before deep frying.

Baby's body found in shoebox in Sydney garden

A gardener has found the body of a baby girl when he was patrolling on Beresford Street, Strathfield. The body was stuffed into a shoebox and hidden under the mulch in the garden. It was believed that the baby girl was a newborn baby with the umbilical cord attached to its body.They also believed that the body is found within 24 hours as there was nothing in the scene yesterday. Policemen are now investigating the case and asking information from the residents in that area. From the interrogation,general public said that the area used to be a mugging place. A post mortem will be carried out tomorrow to further investigate this case

Lone surfer killed by shark at Cowaramup Beach in Western Australia

A 31-year-old Goldfields miner who was surfing the popular Gracetown had been attacked by a shark. He had passed away because of the savage. Six men, mostly fellow surfers tried their best to save his life but failed. One of them even tried to recalled him by keep telling him that his wife was waiting for him when the man saw he was wearing a ring. He has two children aged two and seven respectively. They believed that the shark attacked was caused by a pad of seals nearby.His death is the first fatal shark attack in Western Australia since December 2008

'No evidence milk powder caused infant breasts'

An investigation on the link between milk powder and obvious breast growth, in accordance with complaints of developed breasts in babies after consuming milk manufactured by a China based company, Synutra International Inc. Nonetheless, researchers do not find any extraordinary hormones in the 14 milk powder samples including various samples from Synutra International Inc as well as other brands. The Health Ministry concur with the statement that there is no relationship between developed breast in babies and the milk powder fed.
These criticisms arisen as a result of death and sick of infants after consumption of infant formula tainted milk in 2008 melamine milk outrage. These management staffs who involved had been jailed and sentenced. It is also reported by state media that apparent breast growth is resulted from abnormal estradiol and prolactin hormones which trigger lactation.

Aussies losing sleep due to rising obesity

There is another worry which rooted from the problem of obesity. NSW sleep clinic has revealed its 20 years records analysis, revealing the truth of consistent rise in the weight of patients who go for sleep diagnosis. People who obese are also aggrandising , consequently further contribute to breathing related disorders. Dr Jeffery Pretto published that undergoing diagnostic sleep is the other factor that attribute to obesity. Both men and women gain weight after treatment. The research also affirmed that male and female patients suffered superfluous breathing difficulties 5.5% and 2.8% respectively. Even though the obesity level of Australia is close with US figure, it is well behind the rate in which obese patients who go for sleep diagnosis. Therefore, there will be higher demand for sleep laboratory services and treatment provision in Australia in the near future.

Lazy road workers paints yellow lines over hedgehog

A hedgehog was found dead with lines daubed over its back. It had been left by the side of the road for days.This is the work done by a worker in England who was rushing to pain the road in order to meet the deadline of the project. The Hartlepool Borough Council bosses explained their staff had to work very fast for the hosting of Tall Ship Race festival in the town.They further explained that they have done an exceptional job. This is obviously an unfortunate incident, but it was the only one reported during the massive project.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/lazy-road-workers-paints-yellow-lines-over-hedgehog/story-e6frfkyi-1225905082526#ixzz0wULJtHHR

ECONS FEVER II

Inspired by Macy's posting of Econs Fever, I would like to link econs to the other part of life as well...^^
First, we face difficulties in identifying the problems and challenges we are goign to faced. As a teenager, most of us always fail in identifying our personal problems well. Emotional is the word suits us appropriately. We may takes quite a long time to identify our inner feelings and when we discover, there is a lag in time of recognition. Between, there are always sudden shock that influence our EQ. We can feel blissful at this moment, but it can turn to be gloomy mood, this is what we call conflicting signals sent out by our nerves!

Next, after we identify our problems, we have to choose the right mix of policies to adjust our feelings. What policies mix should be chosen so that we can recover faster without overwhelmed by the new injections? This is the problem we faced. Also, the magnitude of the action creates another complication. We,as a young people, we tend to choose a bigger magnitude of actions in order to rebuild our confidence. Moreover, we like to extend the duration of the actions, indulge in the joys or sadness extensively. Failure to pull ourselves out of the new injection is always there. This situation is worsen when we are influenced by peer pressure. Rebellious characteristic cause us to be swayed easily, stepping into the wrong route. At the same time, we will face different body of knowledge from parents, teachers, elderly as well as the society. Different suggestions and decisions are made for us, hoping us to have a bright future. Nonetheless, these advices are always seen as a trouble for most of us.

By the time we do what we think is right, we may face resistances from different groups of people as well. For our study, family may resist us from taking the courses we like; as for relationship, family and friends may not agree with our choice as well. there will be some resistances in every decision we made. There are also objectives clashes for every decision made. There are always pros and cons for every decisions. This is time we have to make choices, to sacrifice which one? opportunity costs are exist as there is scarcity to meet our unlimited wants.

Lastly, we may not get the desired outcomes when we go along. It may caused by internal problems or external factors. It is all depend on our perseverance and determination to achieve our goals in life!

Let's we tackle all the problems meticulously. After I realised these problems faced by government when they make decisions, I am now sympathetic for them too...^^..We should not blame so much on the policies chosen though....

Breath test detects different types of cancer, researchers say

Lung, breast, bowel or prostate cancer can now be detected by breath test irrespective of age, gender or lifestyle. The sensor is called 'electronic nose' that uses gold nano particles to detect the level of volatile organic compounds in our breath. Cancer patients will show a higher concentration of the compounds. This gadget manages to detect the diseases before it is visible under X-ray. Experts believed that it can be a simple tool for early diagnosis is it can be produced in large scale. Besides, it can access and monitor the effectiveness of cancer treatment.These results show that there is the potential to develop a single breath test to detect these cancers. Indirectly, it helps to lower down death rate due to cancers.

Men's Health magazine has listed the top 10 fast-food restaurants in the US boast entrées loaded with stomach-stuffing, artery-clogging saturated fat, sodium and calories. First on the list was the Tuna Melt sandwich combo from Quiznos, Triple Baconator Value Meal from Wendy's came next. Also, Big Breakfast Platter from McDonald's was in the list as well.

However, study showed that people can still continue to consume fast food as long as they have good understanding on the calories values of each of the fast food. Smarter choices have to be made to ensure our health.Egg McMuffin and hash browns, which tally only 450 calories and 21 grams of fat have been suggested as the acceptable fast food.

Purple carrots the next superfood

Purple carrot is going to be introduced into the market. It is an ancient carrot variety that can be classified as superfood. It contains high anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants. According to the pre-clinical test, it shows positive results on rats. Those rats are feed on high fat, high carbohydrate diet designed to mimic the effects of an unhealthy western diet.They are then fed with purple carrot for the second eight weeks. Surprisingly, the health condition of the rats is normal despite continue to be fed with those 'rubbish' food. Professor Brown cautions that purple carrots should be consumed in combination with a moderate diet and exercise.

Bike lane stops buses in their tracks

The roads in the inner city of Sydney has been overruled by bike lanes. Its main objective is to encourage the using of bikes. However, the bicycle lanes are so wide until the extent to cause dangers for buses.This has caused many complications to the residents as the buses are no longer willing to stop at where they supposed to.

This issue has created a disputable issue between the residents and council. Residents blame the failure of council to see the big picture when they run the bike lane project. On the other hand, the council defend by saying that they have been treated as 'scapegoat'

Omo GPS stunt opens doors for marketers

Unilever, the company in Brazil behind the washing product Omo, has introduced an unique and appalling technology in their product. They fixed GPS in their products to track where their customers live. This GPS is fixed for easing the company to give price to their purchasers.

Once the winning products are purchased, the in-built GPS will be activated automatically.If the person lives in an apartment block, the team is equipped with even more sophisticated tracking equipment that allows them to narrow the location down to a much smaller area.

Nevertheless, this newly introduced technology has brought up a disputable issue on privacy. Some people may not wish to share their location and personal info.Mr Vaile claimed that the willingness and knowledges of consumers to enter into an arrangement to be tracked is very important. People are now protected by the law to reveal their privacy with consent. He also questioned that whether this type of promotion id=s going to work in Australia.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/biz/the-rise-and-rise-of-privacy-invasion/story-fn5lic6c-1225901546035#ixzz0vjt21gWT

Fortune teller blamed for teen 'torture'

A Vietnamese teenage employee, Ms Leilani dos Santos was abused by a couple. This event happened because the couple believed what a Fortune Teller who told them that the one who had stolen their money was a person they loved and stayed close with them.

On Feb 17 after she went beck from working in a barber shop, the couple started to tortured her. Mr Tran smothered her and beat her unconsciously. He even beat her in the back with a meat cleaver, intimidated her with a samurai sword and burnt her arm with a cigarette.At the same time, Ms Tran threatened to cut off her finger. The couple also warned Ms Santos that they might hurt her boy friend, boyfriend's family and her sister.

Ms Leilani dos Santos also claimed that the couple played lady Gaga songs loudly so that outsiders would not hear her screaming for help. She was deadlocked and released at about 8a.m. the next day. However, Ms Tran's lawyer Peter Elliott asserted to Ms dos Santos that she had embellished the incident to obtain victim's compensation.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/fortune-teller-blamed-for-teen-torture/story-e6frfkvr-1225900949467#ixzz0vcQy1kDB

Expectant mums told: 'don't get fat'

Obesity issue has been strongly disputed recently. Latest statistics reveal nearly half of the pregnant women are overweight, causing them to face higher health risks, for instance, miscarriages, stillbirths, blood clots and etc.

British Government watchdog has found out that the conventional theory for expectant mothers to eat for two is misleading. They are worrying that obese women will become even fatter during pregnancy as they assume they can eat for two. Therefore, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is impelled to announce this delusive statement as a preventive measure on obesity crisis.

Various suggestions are proposed as a guidance for expectant mothers for a healthier lifestyle. They are encouraged to exercise at least half an hour everyday. Those exercise should be moderate such as brisk walk and swimming. Unhealthy snacks should also be avoided for breakfast.New mothers are also advised to shed their baby weight six months after labouring. Meanwhile, education on the risks of obesity and having children should be instilled.

However, this has became a controversial issue. Jill Kirby, director of the Right-wing think-tank claims that most expectant mothers will not care for the guidances.
It seems to be impractical and conflicts on the exercises recommended. On the other hand, some childbirth experts welcomed this guidance with the reason that many of the women fail to lose their birth after giving birth.

Copper miners have struck gold

A large copper deposit has been discovered on the Yorke Peninsula. It is believed that this new discovery is going to generate jobs opportunity to hundreds of people. This discovery has risen the confidence level of shareholders and they are increasing their shares investment. South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy chief executive Jason Kuchel was cautiously optimistic about its potential.

Large scale, shallow and low cost bulk mining is possible the copper and gold discovered are located only 10 metres below ground level.Mines sites should be built near the roads, ports, power and the city to ease for transportation, creating a win-win situation to the companies as well as the communities.

Generation XXL -our newest big problem among Australian children

There has been an increasing trend that kids are getting bigger and bigger in size. School uniforms manufacturer are now making XXXL school uniforms for Primary students! Australian manufacturers claims that the common size of school uniforms for primary kids are AT LEAST two size larger than their age. Meanwhile, manufacturers also assert that they have to provide smaller size than normal for Asians yet the overall trend is larger sizes.

The demand has stunted salesmen and even some professionals as they really can't imagine for the extraordinary size demanded by some school kids. A sales manager, Christine Woods even claimed that she have to double confirm with the school authority for the size as it is unbelievable. However, it turns out to be a truth.

It shows that there is a higher probability of obesity problems or unhealthy eating habits that created this situation. They also worries for the health consequences of these future assets of a country.

Scientists say aliens more likely to send Twitter-like Messages

It is such an incredible and unbelievable event! Scientists believe that Aliens are sending us Twitter-like messages decades ago to contact us.The signal sent are short, directed messages in certain narrow directions which is difficult to be detected.

Besides, Scientists have found more than 100 planets of a similar size with Earth, which may be hospitable just in the past few weeks. These newly found planet are detected by Telescope Kepler which has been launched in January. Scientists are now believe that there are over 100 millions of planets in Milky Way that are suitable for life. They predict that they are able to identify around 60 of these habitable Earth-like planets within the next two years.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/scientists-say-aliens-more-likely-to-send-twitter-like-messages/story-e6frfro0-1225896167540#ixzz0uZ3MQUtb

Green diet push angers experts

The report--new "Food Modelling System" proposed by the National Health and Medical Research Council(NHMRC) has caused angers among experts as they have subvert the nutritional diet into a green agenda.

In the dietary guidelines proposed, they are focusing on the environmental issues rather than the nutritional content. Associate Professor Noakes claims that predomination on environmental issue can bring detrimental effects on human's health. In fact, food modelling should not put the focus on environment as it should based on the balanced diet which is recommended. The reported proposed can cause many deficiencies diseases to various groups of people especially pregnant women, elderly and children.

CISRO also claims that there is insufficient evidence in why nutritional desirability for optimal health has been compromised as a consequence. Therefore, we can say that NHMRC has biased in their report and put their primary priority wrongly.

NHMRC said that the report do not give any recommendations or guidelines but it is to inform. It admitted the modelling aims to promote eating patterns that are "culturally acceptable, socially equitable and environmentally sustainable".It even confident that the report is supported by scientific evidences.

However, the document proposed should be achievable and realistic to be implemented without affecting our health.

Trainee prison officer Graham Cresswell died during gruelling physical

A trainee prison officer in South Australia has died in an intense physical test which will taken by Police and the Australian Defence Force to reflect the real situations they may encounter. Acute myocardial infarction due to a defective heart valve is the main cause of his death. However, the health report before he went for training showed he was in good condition.

His wife was so angry as her husband had told the instructors that he was not able to complete the test. Nevertheless, he was urged to continue in order to improve his fitness.His wife also claimed that there is insufficient guidelines for trainees to set as a guidelines whether they suit to take the test.

The QCS spokesman said that the test had been reviewed by an external agency because of Mr Cresswell's death and remained "largely unchanged".

Hot cocoa market fuels price fears

Cocoa futures for July delivery on London's NYSE Liffe hit 33-year highs on Thursday, when they expired at ₤2732 ($4811)!

This happened as a few financial groups in Europe has dominated majority of the cocoa, ensuring its future market share for higher profit. Dominating the market enables firms to raise cocoa's price even further, which creates worries.

They dominate the market share by buying up or chasing out existing firms which are less efficient, buying up all the supplies. Meanwhile, they decrease supply released into market to push up price.The situation worsens when stock of global cocoa have been decreasing for the past five years on poor weather and increase in demand.

Those financial groups are BNP Paribas and Newedge Group. However, they refuse to comment on their act whether their action is taken for the welfare of themselves or customers.

The International Cocoa Organisation claimed that the fluctuations of price signals concerns over its availability in the short term.

Now, the only hope to prevent hoarding is on Ivory Coast where the most of the cocoa beans are grown.

Analysts expect the output to stay weak with new investment in West Africa, encouraging stockpiling.

Steve Jobs announces free case to all iphone-4 users

Recently, iphone 4, the latest version of Apple products which have been defended as the perhaps best product of Apple is facing the complaints of 'death grip'.

In order to solve this problem, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs has promised all users who have purchased the latest iPhone will be eligible to receive a free protective case to minimise the antenna-reception issues.Besides, he claims that there is no perfect phones in the world up to this extent. This is the core challenge for the whole industry. Apple company is doing their best to the customers.

Although the offer has been made, the Consumer Reports still reluctant to recommend iphone as the promoted products for consumers. They assist that even though free casing is a good first step, but it can only be a short term alternative which cannot solve the problem thoroughly.

Up to today, 13 million iphone 4s have been sold. iPhone 4 would be brought to 17 more countries, including Australia, on July 30.

South Australia Wind can power the nation

Good news to South Australia(SA)!SA has the potential to double it electricity generation through the expansion of wind energy itself, which even has the surplus to be sold to eastern state!It is a good alternative for the nation to approach green!

It increases the possibility to develop this green energy when it shows that a simple federal regulatory change would unlock billions of dollars in investment to expand the infrastructure capacity and deliver large volumes of green SA power across the border to the eastern states. Experts also emphasise that the major change in the infrastructures will ultimately cost the consumers lower, which benefits all.

the state's four major energy firms - Origin Energy, Pacific Hydro, Transfield Services and Acciona Energy - and have indicated interest in developing the infrastructure. Under the proposed plan, it is believed that the construction of the infrastructure can create employment to local people.

Mr Rann said the report was evidence renewable energy could become one of the state's biggest industries, besides defence and mining. SA has targeted to achieve one third of its power generation from renewable energy by 2020.

Brazilian model Sheyla Hershey has largest breasts - fights for life

A 30-year-old Brazilian model named Sheyla Hershey, who has done more than 30 breast augmentation surgeries contracted a severe staph infection. She can speak fluently in Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and English. In 2009, she was awarded with the Brazilian equivalent of the Guinness Book of World Records award which is a high achievement for her.

This infection has reached both of the breast of Sheyla Hershey. She suffered from exaggerating pain and high fever because of this infection. It became worse when she could not get up from her bed. Her consultant doctor worried that the virus may leak to her bloodstream which in turn may harm her life. Therefore, her doctor took her into a surgery to remove her implants and possibly her own breast.

Although she get an award for his big breast, this news tells us that there is potential and real risks of plastic surgeries. It is a waste if the infection harm Ms Sheyla Hershey who is a talented female. It also give me a lesson that we should appreciate our body and do not make any artificial changes on them if it is not needed..^^

Six Indian factory workers drown in giant vat of tomato sauce

SIX workers drowned after falling into a giant vat of tomato sauce at a factory in India, the Indian Express reported.

The horrifying incident unfolded Wednesday evening when a female worker slipped and fell into the 6m deep tank.

As five colleagues dived in to grab her they were all overcome by fumes given off from fermenting vegetables and drowned, the newspaper said.

Two more workers were in a hospital following the tragic incident at the Akansha Food Products unit in Lucknow, in the Uttar Pradesh region of northeastern India.

Investigators say the woman, named as Usha, was scooping up fermented vegetables from the vat when she slipped off her ladder and plunged into the raw material used to make the sauce.

“When the woman fell in, the other workers jumped in to help her,” said Rajiv Krishna, Lucknow's Senior Superintendent of Police.

The factory owner was taken into custody, the Indian Express said.

Ban on phones at petrol pump stands, even if reason doesn't

It's an urban myth that won't go away: mobile phones and petrol are an explosive combination.

The myth, which surfaced in the 1990s, is perpetuated through warning signs at almost every service station in the country, but most experts agree mobile phones don't pose a safety risk at the petrol pump.

"It's not something that is a reality," the chief executive of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, Chris Althaus, said. "It's something that came forward in the early '90s and has been the subject of a bit of urban mythology."

But Mr Althaus said the association still backed the ban on using a mobile phone at petrol stations.

"It's incredibly important that people are safe when they are filling their cars up with petrol, so we're happy to support the idea that you don't use a phone while you're doing that,'' he said. ''But it's not on the basis that the device could somehow lead to a spark and ignition. That's never been known to happen, and the physics would suggest that it's nigh on impossible."

Yet petrol retailers continue to hold on to the myth. One of Australia's leading petrol retailers, Woolworths Petrol, carries this warning on its website: "Mobile phones are potentially hazardous when used at a petrol station. Dropping a mobile phone, or turning a mobile phone on or off may cause a spark, which can ignite petrol vapours."

The chief executive of the Service Station Association, Ron Bowden, said mobiles would continue to be banned from forecourts.

"There's a very, very faint chance that there could be a spark using a mobile phone. There have been no reports anywhere in the world of a mobile phone actually starting a fire or an explosion, but we'd say, 'Be safe and don't use it'.''

The celebrity scientist Karl Kruszelnicki said the myth could be traced back to an email sent to a Shell oil company office in Jamaica. The email gained credibility when it was passed on by a Shell employee.

Dr Kruszelnicki said the forecourt warnings were more about service station owners "covering their arses from a legal point of view".

BP accused of killing turtles in 'controlled burns' on Gulf of Mexico oil spill

ANIMAL welfare groups are suing BP for burning endangered sea turtles and are asking a US court to stop the oil giant's "controlled burns" on the Gulf of Mexico spill.

The lawsuit filed on Wednesday says BP is violating the Endangered Species Act and other laws with its "controlled burns" in the Gulf of Mexico.

The complainants, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Centre for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island Restoration Network and Animal Legal Defence Fund, have asked the federal court for a temporary restraining order to stop all burning activities "until ... mechanisms are implemented that will prevent any additional sea turtles from being burned alive."

"It is horrifying that these innocent creatures whose habitat has already been devastated by the oil spill are now being burned alive," AWI president Cathy Liss told the court in Louisiana.Containment efforts put in place since a BP-leased offshore oil rig exploded April 20 unleashing the worst oil spill in US history include "controlled burns", in which oil is gathered by ship-towed floating booms and set on fire.

"Endangered sea turtles, including the Kemp's ridley, one of the rarest sea turtles on Earth, are caught in the gathered oil and unable to escape when the oil is set ablaze," the animal welfare groups said.

They said some 430 sea turtles from endangered species have perished so far in the oil spill.

"While cleaning up the catastrophic oil spill is critically important, so too is doing it in a way which doesn't destroy wildlife in a flagrantly unlawful manner," said Liss.

The groups said BP should remove all turtles from the oil gathered for a controlled burn before it is set on fire.

It ends

two weeks holidays, It ends that way....
I really hope the holidays will never end, even though I know it will never happen...
Lingering with friends, Playing my favourite sports -- Badminton, and do non-sense stuffs..
It is all fun to me,although seems like less meaningful..^.^
However, it ends too fast...
We have to get back INTI soon,to face new sem- a tougher and new semester..
Hope we all can get well to the new semester!!

Red Sea oil spill continuing

Environmental activists say an oil spill off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea, which has left turtles and sea birds covered in oil, is continuing even though the government says it has been contained.

Government spokesman Magdy Rady told the state news agency on Monday the spill, which began last week, was "limited" and had largely been contained. It was one of the first government acknowledgments the spill was even taking place.

An environmental group based in the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada told AP the government was trying to cover up the extent of the damage and the leak had restarted.

"Just today I received news that the oil had started leaking again this afternoon after it had stopped Thursday," said Ahmed el-Droubi, a biologist with the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association.

Founded by divers in 1992, HEPCA has been sounding the alarm about the spill, which it says has damaged environmentally sensitive areas.

"The northern islands protected area is very heavily impacted," said el-Droubi. "This area is very important because it is the last pristine spot, there is a lot of sea life there that will be harmed ... there are dead birds and dead sea turtles scattered across the island covered in oil."

Oil company officials in the port city of Suez said the spill was caused by a leak from an offshore oil platform in Jebel al-Zayt north of Hurghada and had polluted about 160 kilometres of coastline, including tourist beach resorts. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.

Hurghada is one of Egypt's top tourist destinations and was once a major diving site with extensive coral reefs, though over the past decades extensive development has caused some deterioration.

The government kept quiet about the leak for days. The silence could be a sign of concern that it might scare away tourists - a vital source of income for Egypt.

Mahmoud Ismail, the head of the environmental crisis department, said the impact on most of the beaches had been minimal and the clean-up would be done in a few days, although he admitted the situation was worse on the islands.

"The hardest work will be cleaning up the coral and Tawila Island, the beaches will be cleaned up in a few days," he said, adding that he had few complaints from local hotels.

AP

Global warming threatens whales: reports

A record number of whales is expected to be spotted passing Sydney this winter, but scientists warn that global warming could put their future at risk.

The first big-picture review of the world's oceans shows human activity is driving changes at a rate not seen for millions of years. Many species are threatened and increases in disease are predicted.

This could have dire consequences for hundreds of millions of people, a series of scientific reports concludes. Oscar Schofield, of Rutgers University in the US, said environmental change had been profound in the West Antarctic Peninsula and was altering the food chain on which whales in that region depended.

Blooms of phytoplankton, or microscopic plants, had declined by 12 per cent in 30 years and the size of their cells had shrunk. This had allowed jellyfish-like creatures called salps, which find it easier to feed on the small cells, to start to replace shrimp-like krill, on which whales depend for food. Salps also eat the eggs and larvae of krill, which magnified the problem, said Professor Schofield, the co-author of one of the scientific reviews in a series, Our Changing Oceans, in the journal Science.

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, of the University of Queensland, the co-author of another review, said the world's oceans were the heart and lungs of the planet, but they were showing signs of ill health due to greenhouse gas emissions.

"It's as if the Earth has been smoking two packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "We are entering a period in which the very ocean services upon which humanity depends are undergoing massive change and, in some cases, beginning to fail."

The oceans produce about 50 per cent of the oxygen we breathe but absorb 30 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions and more than 85 per cent of extra heat trapped as a result of global warming.

More acidic, warmer water, along with changes in circulation patterns, meant organisms such as corals, sea grasses, mangroves, salt marsh and oysters were starting to disappear, Professor Hoegh-Guldberg said. "Hundreds of thousands of species depend on these habitats."

Disease and invasive species were also becoming more common, such as the black-spined sea urchin, which has migrated south from NSW and is eating Tasmania's kelp forests.

NSW National Parks has launched a website, www.wildaboutwhales.com.au, with information about the giants as they journey north from Antarctica to mate and give birth in warmer waters.

random

That's the end of our second semester~What a long long semester we have ever experienced, packed with researches, DI, assignments, quizzes and tests, But it really comes to an end for this semester...HooRay~
This is the first time I do not go back straight after final...I stay in Inti until Friday...Anyway, it is good~because goy DC++ for me to download and get myself toxicated with drama,@@....I am getting to the monotonous life in Inti and I can entertain myself well in this 'jungle'....Actually I can say that Inti has really changed me, from an outgoing girl into a home-staying girl....Inti is so success!(my mother should be shocked and feel happy because she can find me at home finally...haha)
I miss my dumpling so much....And home cooked food....wait for me~~~~~~~~

Artificial life warning: how it could get out of cArtificial life warning: how it could get out of controlntrol

The making of mankind's first synthetic cell is a form of genetic engineering that could open a scientific Pandora's box, some ethicists and scientists warned today.

Researcher and entrepreneur Craig Venter unveiled the self-replicating bacteria cell overnight in the US after 15 years of research, hailing it a "powerful tool" for designing biology.

Using the same method, scientists could design bacteria to help produce biofuels or to clean up environmental hazards.

But critics say Venter is playing God and exposing humanity and the environment to bacteria that could mutate, with unforseen consequences, or even be used as biological weapons.

"It's quite a radically different approach," biochemistry professor Ann Simpson of the University of Technology, Sydney said.

"You've got to be very careful when you willy-nilly send something into the environment and you can't control its spread.

"And you can't control a bacteria spread once you release it."

Professor Simpson said this form of artificial life was unlike other form of biomedical advances, where changes are contained within an individual, drug or crop that could be carefully checked before they are released into the environment.

"Bacteria have been known to mutate and change, and [this could] change into something that they didn't predict, and it could be a problem."

Venter, who is also the co-author of the first sequencing of the human genome in 2000, has defended his team's work, telling the BBC that "it's been a goal of humanity from the earlier stages to try and control nature".

"That's how we got domesticated animals.

"This is the next stage in our understanding, it is a baby step in our understanding of how life fundamentally works and maybe how we can get some new handles on trying to control these microbial systems to benefit humanity."

Professor Don Chalmers of the University of Tasmania, who specialises in ethics and biotechnology law, said regulation was the key to the safe development and use of the science.

"I think it's absolutely critical - as Professor Margaret Somerville, a very distinguished Australian professor of law at McGill University expressed some years ago - that we have to ensure that science time, which moves very quickly, is followed very closely [by laws].

"The ethical debates [should] be contemporaneous with the science and that the regulation is in place to enable the good science to go forward but to control some of those perils."

Professor Chalmers said it was essential the public should be consulted and involved in debates on how science could be developed responsibly.

Australia, he said, was already "in the forefront" of ethics debates on genetic manipulation, while current laws and regulations have helped to draw the line on what science is acceptable here, and what is not.

"The Gene Technology Act sets down very careful rules about licensing, about laboratory standards, about the proper scientific review of the work from a biosafety point of view," he said.

"Most importantly, the National Health and Medical Research Council, with the Australian Health Ethics Committee and the Gene Technology Ethics Committee ... are bodies that give the opportunity for the ethical issues to be examined.

"We want to see responsible science carried out ethically and responsibly, but there are times when we will in fact become quite strict."

The synthetic genome created by the J. Craig Venter Institute is "watermarked" to distinguish it from a natural one.

The watermarks included the names of 46 authors and scientists who worked on the project on the genome along with its own website address - so that anyone who decodes it can send an email to the team.

Three sets of quotations including "to live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life" from Irish author James Joyce were also included.

Venter told a press conference the team had started with a living cell, which had been transformed with the synthetic genome, adding that the cell had gone through a "million steps of replication" and was now frozen in a freezer.

"This is an important step we think, both scientifically and philosophically. It's certainly changed my views of the definitions of life and how life works," he added in a statement.

He also dismissed fears that such synthetic technology could be use for bio-terrorism.

"The technology is not for sale, the cells are not for sale," he told the BBC.

"We are trying to use this technology to advance vaccine protection, we are trying to use it to advance the basic understanding of cellular life."

- with AFP

Argumentative essay Television Viewing final version#

Television set has become an important entertainment instrument and a necessity household product nowadays. Almost every household owns at least one television set (Sharif 1999). According to ATUS (2003), US residents allocate most of their leisure time on watching television. This fact is also supported by UK Time Use Survey (2000) which found that full time workers in UK spent most of their spare time on television, video and radio. Since people spent so much time watching television, its potential effects are being disputed. I strongly believe that television viewing brings more harms than benefits. Television viewing triggers behavioural problems, affects development of thinking and leads to health problems.

Firstly, television viewing is the main cause for some poor behaviours among children. Most parents today prefer to leave their children in front of television when they are busying with their works. However, children are immature enough to interprete and analyse the content of the television programmes. Action movies can give a scenario to children that violence is a norm in community. Everything can be tackled with violence. They may end up being boisterous. Antisocial behaviour like lack of attention and patience is the other impact of short segments and colourful modern children programmes. Kids are shaped to depress and give up easily when they face challenges in life. In addition, teenagers tend to follow their idols blindly and imitate the characters portrayed in the movies (Sharif 1999) which may be disastrous.

On top of that, development of thinking process is severely affected from long period of television viewing (Sharif 1999). Imaginative and problem solving skills are not develop in the process of watching television as it is a passive activity. Colourful graphics and important messages are portrayed visually in the programs. It discourages critical thinking as all the dominant issues are showed directly (Leigh 2001). Children accept all the information conveyed and do not think via program shows. Moreover, Dr Geraldine, an educational psychologist asserts that students who watch excessive television programmes perform badly in school (Leigh 2001). It is believed that television distracts children from focusing in other works including homework.

Ultimately, television viewing can lead to health diseases. Sitting down to watch television is a sedentary lifestyle which is unhealthy (Rutherford 2002). This statement is supported by Sharif (1999) whereby extended period of television watching is physically inactive. Additionally, less time is allocated for sports and exercise as shown by data collected from ATUS (2003) and UK Time Use Survey (2000). Physically inactive is detrimental to our health as well. This situation is worsened as most people prefer to grab some snacks during show time. All these junk food is high in calories, fats, sugar and salts which can lead to obesity and related illnesses (Rutherford 2002).

In a nutshell, I strongly assert that the drawbacks of television watching outweigh its advantages. It is solely depending on how a person manages his or her time and what TV programmes he or she chooses to watch. Nevertheless, we human beings tend to pick up bad habits more readily than accepting new and educational virtues. Therefore, majority of people lost more than gain in watching television.

Bob Geldof slams Australia's 'absurd' treatment of Aborigines

SIR Bob Geldof has made an impassioned, off-the-cuff speech in Brisbane this morning, labelling Australia's treatment of Aborigines as "economically stupid" and "absurd".

The Live Aid humanitarian said Australia has "exiled" indigenous Australians from the nation.

"They were forced to be exiled from themselves and that must stop," he said.

"You need to pull them back into themselves because you've acknowledged them as being.

"The spiritual core of yourselves will only be filled when this is done."

Sir Bob was speaking at a breakfast for West Australian mining entrepreneur Andrew Forrest's nation-touring GenerationOne movement, which aims to halt indigenous disparity within this generation

He urged the "rich bastards" in attendance at the breakfast to contribute wholeheartedly to Mr Forrest's fight to end indigenous disparity.Sir Bob also took wry shots at a guest representative of Frank Lowy's Westfield empire and GenerationOne benefactor, casino king James Packer.

"You can build a small shop and then you can build very, very big shops. You can build a casino and then you can build five casinos, you're still building f***king casinos," he said.

He likened indigenous affairs in Australia to situations he'd witnessed in third-world Africa.

"I said on the radio back in 1984 that to die of want in a world of surplus is not only intellectually absurd, it is morally repulsive. Well let's add economically illiterate to that," Sir Bob said.

"You've removed from your society of 'having a go' 500,000 thousand of your own. That is absurd. It's economically stupid.

"Just like those 44 million African children (given access to education from the Live Aid campaign) will be a massive driving force in the world economy, so your own Aboriginal people require to be allowed in. The access point is education."

But three years after describing Australia's foreign aid budget as "pathetically embarrassing", Sir Bob has praised the Rudd Government's generosity abroad.

In its May Budget the Rudd Government lifted Australia's foreign aid contribution by $500 million to $4.3 billion a year, which equates to 33 cents in every $100 in national income.

The budget shows the proportion of aid has gone from 32 cents in every $100 to 33 cents in the past two years.

At the GenerationOne business breakfast in Brisbane on Wednesday, Sir Bob said Australia was on track to meet its international obligation of contributing 0.7 per cent of gross national income to needy countries by 2015.

"Australia is coming up ... they're on track," Sir Bob said.

"The Prime Minister said they'd get to 0.5 by 2012 which is necessary for the millennium development goals they all signed up to."

In 2007, during a visit to Brisbane, Sir Bob slammed the Howard government's aid budget, of 0.3 per cent of GDP, saying Australia was one of the "meanest" countries on the planet.

Sir Bob has also been a vocal critic of New Zealand's aid contribution, once describing it has a "disgrace".

"I know the economic situation down in NZ and I know the Australian one is a little more rosy, so it's an easier ask," he said.

"Australia is a responsible country, you're a member of the G20, there's a cheque that you write to sit at the top table.

"Co-operation not competition has to be the political paradigm.

"If you're co-operating then you're (helping) poorer countries bring their economy up to a level that their people are educated and you can trade with them."

Baby boomers warned of heart attack risk

MORE than 2.5 million baby boomers are likely to have a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke in the next five years because they refuse to lose weight, exercise or take blood pressure medication.

A report, released today by Access Economics, found more than three-quarters of people over 55 were inactive and overweight, more than half had hypertension and high cholesterol and a quarter had diabetes - all risk factors for heart attack and stroke.

But most were not aware they were in danger or refused to get treatment, believing they would always be healthy, a cardiologist and vascular physician at Liverpool Hospital, Greg Conner, said yesterday.

"We are seeing an unprecedented level of heart attack and stroke risk within the ageing community, a group we are now calling Generation Risk," Dr Conner said.

''These are people who have always enjoyed good health, but they are living longer now and the older we get, the more risk factors we have.''

Doctors had previously considered risk factors in isolation, but had now learnt that patients had a greater chance of suffering cardiovascular problems if more than one risk factor was present, he said.

''And this study showed that most people over 55 had at least two risk factors … where there is smoke there will eventually be fire unless people make the necessary lifestyle modifications and, in many cases, undergo life-long therapy to prevent a heart attack or stroke."

Only half of those aged 55 or over with high blood pressure were aware of their problem and only half of those again were being treated. ''But only half of those being treated have their condition under control - and that is alarming,'' he said.

About one in five people stopped taking blood pressure medication after a month and 80 per cent stopped after 30 months.

''It's an asymptomatic disease so people are just not convinced of the problem, but this is fixable. It seems like such a lost opportunity.''

The report found that about 1.1 million baby boomers had more than a one-in-three chance of having a heart attack or stroke in the next five years, while a further 1.5 million had a one-in-six risk. Men were almost twice as likely as women to be at high risk and one in seven had already had a heart attack or a stroke.

The report predicted that about 70,000 people will have a heart attack or stroke this year, with 17,000 being fatal.

"Over-55s now represent one quarter of the Australian population and, with population ageing, this will only increase, bringing with it a dramatic rise in the level of cardiovascular risk,'' the director of Access Economics, Lynne Pezzullo, said.

Outing

Today, we go for an outing in Mid Valley with our lecturer,Mr Yee...
And today is Teacher's Day...HapPy Teacher's Day to Mr.Yee..
We go there by group...
When we reach there, they all still discussing what movie to watch, but I had reserve my IP Man 2 tickets..Keke....

After that, we go to Pizza Hut for lunch..I eat it last time when i was in Form 2 I think..damn long time ago...haha...Anyway, I like it....And sure, we have a photo session in Pizza Hut...All poses are taken and we enjoyed a lot..Here are some photos..



We have 2 tables...woohooo..

After lunch, we go for our movies and split according to the time and movie we are going to watch....After we watch IP Man, seem like all other people are missing,we walk ourselves...Walk randomly in the shopping mall....Then, Pauline goes to JUSCO to buy swimming goggles..She choose for quite some time and wondering which to buy..haha..finally, she buy a black one..with UV protection and accessories provided...

After that, we manage to meet MJ, Ken and Joanne, but others still can't find...And they didn't answer our call!They all are in the arcade!!Playing games...

After games, we split into small group of 2-3 again...to buy our own stuffs...I gowith Macy but I don't have any thing to buy...We cant really recognise the route and we walk based on the direction shown on the directory...But we still fail to find ATM...

After that, we are called to meet in KFC...AGAIN, two 路痴 lost in mid valley again!!!what a shame...wakaka....we take almost half an hour walking all the way in Mid Valley just to find where KFC is!!sigh....ToT...@@

Sure it is time to snap shot again..After we grab all the food and eat..we start out photo session again...with the photo provided, you can imagine how hungry we are..haha


And below are some snap shots photo...between, we give a present to Mr.Yee as teacher's day present..And I want to express my appreciation to him as he really scarifies a lot in educating us to be smarter and how to be a more rounded person not only academically....Thanks..







We all are so crazy with taking photos and we play in KTM all the way back to Nilai..haha







Overall, it is really an interesting and joyful outing!!Hope to have another outing...

Argumentative essay Television Viewing draft 2#

Television set has becomes an important entertainment instrument and a necessity household product nowadays. Almost every household owns at least one television set (Sharif 1999). According to ATUS (2003), US residents allocate most of their leisure time on watching television. This fact is also supported by UK Time Use Survey (2000) which found that full time workers in UK spent most of their spare time on television, video and radio. Since people spent so much time watching television, its potential effects are being disputed. I strongly believed that television viewing brings more harms than benefits. Television viewing triggers behavioural problems, affects development of thinking and leads to health problems.

Firstly, television viewing is the main cause for some poor behaviours among children. Most parents today prefer to leave their children in front of television when they are busying with their works. However, children are immature enough to interprete and analyse the content of the television programmes. Action movies can give a scenario to children that violence is a norm in community. Everything can be tackled with violence. They may end up being boisterous. Antisocial behaviour like lack of attention and patience is the other impact of short segments and colourful modern children programmes. Kids are shaped to depress and give up easily when they face challenges in life. In addition, teenagers tend to follow their idols blindly and imitate the characters portrayed in the movies (Sharif 1999) which may be disastrous.

On top of that, development of thinking process is severely affected from long period of television viewing (Sharif 1999). Imaginative and problem solving skills are not develop in the process of watching television as it is a passive activity. Colourful graphics and important messages are portrayed visually in the programs. It discourages critical thinking as all the dominant issues are showed directly (Leigh 2001). Children accept all the information conveyed and do not think via program shows. Moreover, Dr Geraldine, an educational psychologist asserts that students who watch excessive television programmes perform badly in school (Leigh 2001). It is believed that television distracts children from focusing in other works including homework.

Ultimately, television viewing can lead to health diseases. Sitting down to watch television is a sedentary lifestyle which is unhealthy (Rutherford 2002). This statement is supported by Sharif (1999)whereby extended period of television watching is physically inactive. Additionally, less time is allocated for sports and exercise as shown by data collected from ATUS (2003) and UK Time Use Survey (2000). Physically inactive is detrimental to our health as well. This situation is worsened as most people prefer to grab some snacks during show time. All these junk food is high in calories, fats, sugar and salts which can lead to obesity and related illnesses (Rutherford 2002).

In a nutshell, I strongly assert that the drawbacks of television watching outweigh its advantages. It is solely depending on how a person manages his or her time and what TV programmes he or she chooses to watch. Nevertheless, we human beings tend to pick up bad habits more readily than accepting new and educational virtues. Therefore, majority of people lost more than gain in watching television.

Argumentative essay Television Viewing draft 1#

Television set has becomes an important entertainment instrument and a necessity household product nowadays. Almost every household owns at least one television set (Sharif 1999). According to ATUS (2003), US residents allocate most of their leisure time on watching television. This fact is also supported by UK Time Use Survey (2000) which found that full time workers in UK spent most of their spare time on television, video and radio. Since people spent so much time in watching television, its potential effects are being disputed. I strongly believed that television viewing brings more harms than benefits especially among children. Television viewing triggers behavioural problems, affects development of thinking and leads to health problems.

Firstly, television viewing is the main cause for some poor behaviours among children. Most parents today prefer to leave their children in front of television when they are busying with their works. However, children are immature enough to interprete and analyse the content of the television programmes. Action movies can give a scenario to children that violence is a norm in community. Everything can be tackled with violence. They may end up being boisterous. In addition, teenagers tend to follow their idols blindly and imitate the characters portrayed in the movies (Sharif 1999). Antisocial behaviour like lack of attention and patience is the other impact of short segments and colourful modern children programmes. Kids are shaped to depress and give up easily when they face challenges in life.

On top of that, development of thinking process is severely affected from long period of television viewing (Sharif 1999). Imaginative and problem solving skills are not develop in the process of watching television as it is a passive activity. Colourful graphics and important messages are portrayed visually in the programs. It discourages critical thinking as all the dominant issues are showed directly (Leigh 2001). Children accept all the information conveyed and do not think via program shows. Moreover, Dr Geraldine, an educational psychologist asserts that students who watch excessive television programmes perform badly in school (Leigh 2001). It is believed that television distracts children from focusing in other works including homework.

Ultimately, television viewing can lead to health diseases. Sitting down to watch television is a sedentary lifestyle which is unhealthy (Rutherford 2002). This is supported by Sharif (1999). Additionally, less time is allocated for sports and exercise as shown by data collected from ATUS (2003) and UK Time Use Survey (2000). Physically inactive is detrimental to our health as well. This situation is worsened as most people prefer to grab some snacks during show time. All these junk food is high in calories, fats, sugar and salts which can lead to obesity and related illnesses (Rutherford 2002).

In a nutshell, the drawbacks of television watching outweigh its advantages. It is solely depending on how a person manages his or her time and what TV programmes he or she choose to watch. Nevertheless, we human beings tend to pick up bad habits more readily than accepting new and educational virtues.