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.

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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