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!!!!!!^^