Ahad, 10 Mac 2013

Iron Man 3 Trailer

Iron Man 3

File:Iron Man 3 theatrical poster.jpg







Iron Man 3 is an upcoming American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1 It will be the sequel to Iron Man and Iron Man 2, and the seventh installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being the first major release in the franchise since the crossover film The Avengers.

Shane Black is set to direct a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, which will be based on the "Extremis" story arc by Warren Ellis. Jon Favreau, who directed the first two films, serves as executive producer, along with Kevin Feige.[4] Robert Downey, Jr. reprises his role as the title character, with Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and Favreau reprising their roles as Pepper Potts, James Rhodes, and Happy Hogan, respectively. Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, and Ben Kingsley round out the film's principal cast.

Iron Man 3 will be converted to 3D in post-production,[5] and it is scheduled to be released internationally on April 25, 2013 in IMAX[6] and May 3, 2013 in the United States.


Tony Stark faces a powerful enemy, the Mandarin, when he embarks on a quest to find those responsible for destroying his private world. Along the way, he discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: "Does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?"[7]


Read More At : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_3

Sabtu, 9 Mac 2013

OPS DAULAT : MALAYSIA STRIKE BACK

OPS DAULAT : MALAYSIA STRIKE BACK

 

  Mayat pengganas Sulu yang ditembak kelmarin, sudah busuk...

Mayat pengganas Sulu yang ditembak kelmarin, sudah busuk…

 SYABAS ATM DAN POLIS

1. Saya tahu agensi perisikan Singapura, Indonesia, Filiphina dan Amerika Syarikat (AS) telah menarik nafas panjang apabila melihat kejayaan Malaysia khususnya Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) dan Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) dalam mengerakkan operasi bersama (Joint operation) sehingga berjaya melumpuhkan pengganas-pengganas Sulu yang telah menceroboh kedaulatan negara.

2. Malaysia sudah memberikan peluang yang sebaiknya kepada pengganas ini yang jumlahnya lebih kurang 150 ke 200 orang selama tiga minggu dan dunia telah menyaksikan pengganas-pengganas ini menganiaya anggota pasukan keselamatan kita.

3. Inspektor 17992 Zulkifli B. Mamat (Syahid) terbunuh apabila pengganas Sulu melakukan sikap keji apabila berpura-pura mengibarkan bendera putih sebagai isyarat mahu menyerah diri.

4. Zulkifli yang merupakan ketua pasukan, menyangka musuh berniat baik lantas bangun dari posisi bertahan dan serentak itu, peluru dari penembak tepat dilepaskan dan menembusi kepala Allahyarham.

5. Koperal 113088 Sabarudin B. Daud (Syahid) yang bangun membantu turut terkena peluru dari penempak tepat, maka gugurlah kedua perwira bangsa.

6. Rupanya pasukan peninjau polis yang menjalankan tugas recce dalam ladang kelapa sawit disitu telah dikepung oleh ratusan pengganas Sulu.

7. Tanpa  ketiadaan ketua pasukan, anggota lain terus membalas tembakan dan bertahan sekurang-kurangnya setengah jam sebelum tiba pasukan bantuan dan hasil dari kecekalan mereka yang terkepung ini, lebih kurang 12 pengganas Sulu ditembak mati.

8. Pengganas juga menganianya wira-wira polis kita yang gugur di Jaya Simunul, Kampung Seri Semporna.

9. Wira-wira polis ini yang berpakaian biasa merupakan unit Cawangan Khas (SB) bergerak ke kampung tersebut untuk melakukan tinjauan risik tetapi kedatangan mereka seperti sudah dapat dihidu.

10.Pengganas yang bersenjatakan raifel automatik M16 menghamburkan peluru sehingga mereka gugur sebagai bunga bangsa, darah pekat mengalir dari celah-celah jeti kampung tersebut.

11.Yang tinggal hidup, hanya nyawa-nyawa ikan.

12.Ketika ini, musuh menerpa dan mengerat-gerat serta memotong kepala ketua pasukan polis ini, ada jenazah polis yang dicacatkan, mata si mati dikorek, ada yang dipotong kepala di ditetak berkali-kali dengan parang, ada yang masih hidup dipotong kedua-dua tangannya.

13.Yang sialnya, akhbar Filiphina yang menyokong pengganas ini meletakkan mereka yang mati dikalangan penyokong Kiram sebagai imam-iman tempatan dari kaum Sulu yang syahid.

14.Senarainya kecederaan dan penganiayaan pada mereka yang mati ini saya ada tetapi demi menjaga maruah mereka yang gugur, tidak perlulah saya siarkan, saya jamin, kalau anda membaca…anda akan berdendam.

15.Saya sendiri tidak tahu, tonik apa yang mereka makan atau jin mana yang mereka damping sebelum pergi berperang sehingga memaksa mereka itu bertindak diluar batas kemanusiaan.

16.Yang anehnya, ada juga penyokong pengganas-pengganas ini dari negara jiran dan komen mereka terpaksa saya buang untuk mengelakkan nama negara mereka yang besar itu tercemar dan kotor di atas komentar rakyat mereka ini.

OPERASI DAULAT

17.Saya memohon maaf kerana tidak dapat update setiap butiran operasi.

18 Ingin saya melahirkan rasa kesal kepada sebahagian besar pembaca saya yang tidak sabar dan terlalu
banyak mempertikaikan operasi ATM dan PDRM ini seolah-olah mereka ini lebih tahu.

19. Mereka beranggapan perang seperti yang mereka lihat dari kaca TV atau permainan video game.

20.Saya pula memilih jalan selamat untuk menantikan satu tindakan konkrit yang saya tahu pasti akan berlaku sedangkan setiap hari maklumat dari medan tempur masuk ke dalam talian saya setiap jam, saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada para kontek saya dan juga kepada Anak Sabah yang menjadi mata dan telinga saya di negeri itu.

21.Maklumat-maklumat ini pula tidak dapat saya siarkan kecuali kerana tidak ada siapa yang boleh mengesahkan data yang saya terima, dan saya pula tidak mahu menganggu operasi yang sedang dijalankan termasuk menyebarkan khabar yang tidak benar.

MALAYSIA BUKTIKAN KEUPAYAAN MELAKSANAKAN JOINT OPERATION

22.Operasi Daulat dimulakan dengan serangan jet-jet F/A 18 Hornet dan Hawk Tentera Udara DiRaja Malaysia (TUDM) ke atas Ground Zero pada jam 0700

23.Ia diikuti dengan tembakan dari mortar 81mm, mesingan berat dan kemaraan 4 buah APC yang diikuti dengan PGA, VAT69, Para 10, serta unit khas lain.

24,Bagi saya, serangan jet-jet ini lebih kepada “Power Projection” oleh Malaysia kepada negara jiran padah apabila kita hilang sabar dan menunjukkan kemampuan bajet operasi ketenteraan negara apabila berlaku situasi kecemasan.

25.Ia juga adalah bukti kemampuan negara untuk melaksanakan Joint atau Combined Force Operation yang menggabungkan tentera laut, udara, komando, tentera darat, polis serta agensi kerajaan lain.

28.Negara-negara jiran lain secara teorinya mungkin ada kemampuan untuk membuat “Combined Force Operation” ini tetapi belum pernah dibuktikan secara nyata kecuali dalam latihan.
52 PENGGANAS SULU TERBUNUH SEHINGGA ARTIKEL INI DITULIS PADA 8 MAC

29.Apabila kita hilang sabar, inilah akibatnya, 52 pengganas Sulu terbunuh sejak dari kali pertama pertempuran bermula.

30.Pengganas ini menyangka mereka sedang berperang dengan askar-askar Filiphina, mereka lupa, mereka sedang berhadapan dengan ANGKATAN TENTERA MALAYSIA dan POLIS DI RAJA.

31.Saya sendiri menyaksikan gambar-gambar kematian pengganas ini (gambar baru dan bukan gambar dalam lubang), tetapi saya gagal memperolehi kebenaran untuk menyiarkan gambar ini, ia akan disiarkan dalam sebuah blog lain.

SERANGAN PENGGANAS TIDAK ADA KOORDINASI

32.Maklumat tidak rasmi yang saya terima, pengganas-pengganas ini mempunyai kekuatan seramai 1,000 orang di mana sekitar 200 dari mereka berada di Lahad Datu.

33.Bakinya dipecahkan ke enam daerah yang lain termasuk Semporna.

34.Ramai yang mempertikaikan keberkesanan sistem jammer atau kenderaan Electronik Warfare yang kita ada iaitu CommJam Fuch 6×6 hanya kerana ketua pengganas berjaya membuat panggilan telefon ke Manila.

35.Bagaimana kejayaan sistem ini terbukti kerana rancangan awal pengganas berjaya digagalkan, pelan untuk menimbulkan huru hara di tempat-tempat seperti di Kunak, Tungki, Tingku, Kinabatangan,  Sandakan dan Semporna lain gagal kerana masalah komunikasi.

36.Sejak awal rakyat dibawa menumpukan perhatian ke Lahad Datu sedangkan pada masa yang sama pasukan tentera di atur gerak ke tempat lain.

37.Kegagalan rakyat dan pembaca memahami bagaimana operasi tentera dijalankan memang saya sudah jangka kerana rata-rata, banyak forum pertahanan hanya suka membicarakan kecanggihan sesuatu aset tetapi kurang menyentuh dari sudut operasi ketenteraan.

PENGGANAS MERAYU MINTA GENCATAN SENJATA

38.Kelmarin media-media di Filiphina dan Indonesia meletakkan harapan yang tinggi kepada pengganas Sulu ini untuk mendatangkan kerosakkan yang besar kepada pasukan keselamatan negara kita.

39.Tajuk-tajuk seperti “Experience versus Fire Power” (klik sini) disiarkan, dan mengangkat pengganas Sulu ini seperti pahlawan yang tidak terkalah.

40.Bongkaknya elemen dengki dan cemburu di negara-negara dunia ketiga ini dihancurkan dengan rayuan ketua pengganas sendiri yang memohon ehsan dan belas dari pasukan keselamatan Malaysia.

41.Kalau kelmarin mereka bongkak, hari ini ketua pengganas iaitu Sultan Kiram merayu meminta gencatan senjata dari Malaysia.

42.Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib semalam menegaskan, serah senjata tanpa syarat. Anda (pengganas) sedang berhadapan dengan negara berdaulat.

SYABAS MALAYSIA

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Rabu, 17 Oktober 2012

Why You & Your Family Still Inhaling Toxic Chemicals Substance?

Protect Your Family from the Hidden Hazards in Air Fresheners












Air fresheners have become a staple in many American homes and offices, marketed with the promise of creating a clean, healthy, and sweet-smelling indoor atmosphere. But many of these products contain phthalates (pronounced thal-ates)—hazardous chemicals known to cause hormonal abnormalities, birth defects, and reproductive problems.


NRDC’s independent testing of 14 common air fresheners, none of which listed phthalates as an ingredient, uncovered these chemicals in 86 percent (12 of 14) of the products tested, including those advertised as “allnatural” or “unscented.”


To protect consumers, government action to conduct more thorough tests and enact basic measures to limit exposure to phthalates is urgently needed. Until consumers are given the information they need to make informed decisions about whether to use these products, it is best to avoid using air resheners—especially in places where there are children or pregnant women.


Phthalates: Health Hazards in Many Forms

Phthalates are used in many common consumer products—to soften plastics in children’s toys,
as sealants and adhesives in nail polish, and in perfumes and air fresheners. When people use air fresheners, the phthalates are released into the air where they may be inhaled or may land on the skin and be absorbed.


Once these chemicals enter the bloodstream, they can alter hormone levels and cause other health problems.


Phthalates are known to interfere with production of the male hormone, testosterone, and have been associated with reproductive abnormalities. Numerous animal studies have linked prenatal exposure to certain phthalates with decreases in testosterone, malformations of the genitalia, and reduced sperm production. 


The State of California notes that five types of phthalates—including one that we found in air
freshener products—are “known to cause birth defects or reproductive harm.” Phthalate exposure in indoor environments has also been associated with allergic symptoms and asthma.





Improving Your Home’s Air Quality and Safety





















Air fresheners are not a solution for poor air quality and cannot substitute for good ventilation. The best solution is to open windows to bring in fresh air or to use fans to maintain air circulation.


If you decide to use an air freshener, however, careful selection may reduce phthalate exposures to you and your family. The table shows which brands we tested contained phthalates.




Stronger Regulations Are Needed to Protect Consumers





There is a clear need for closer monitoring of the types of chemicals manufacturers are allowed to put into air fresheners—and for consumers to be provided with better information about what is in the products they do purchase.


NRDC recommends the following immediate steps:



- Consumers should avoid using air fresheners, but when necessary should use products with the lowest levels of phthalates to limit exposures to these potentially dangerous chemicals.


- The Environmental Protection Agency should require manufacturers to test and submit data on phthalates found in air fresheners, the extent of human exposure to phthalates in air fresheners, the health effects of the exposure, and the toxicity, persistence, sensitization, and other health effects of inhaling chemicals in air fresheners.


- The Consumer Product Safety Commission should ban phthalates in consumer products and should require that manufacturers provide ingredient information on the label.





According to studies done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the majority of the U.S. population is routinely exposed to at least five different phthalates. Although the measured levels in the human blood stream are small, they are significant because a mixture of phthalates at low doses can act in an additive manner to cause the same health hazards as just one phthalate at a higher dose.


The difficulty of avoiding general exposure is all the more reason to eliminate further exposure in an environment over which you have much more control—your home.


Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H.,
Senior Scientist, NRDC

http://www.nrdc.org/health/home/airfresheners/fairfresheners.pdf


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Ahad, 2 September 2012

PSY - Gangnam Style

PSY - Gangnam Style



PSY - Gangnam Style (feat Hyuna)



Haruman pewangi tingkatkan stres

Haruman pewangi tingkatkan stres


ADA orang yang tidak tahan dengan bau pewangi yang dihasilkan daripada bahan kimia.


KEBANYAKAN orang tidak mempunyai masalah wangi rakan sekerja, pewangi kenderaan atau bau rokok yang melekat pada pakaian terutamanya jika berada di pejabat.

Namun, bagi sesetengah orang, kepelbagaian aroma yang bercampur baur adalah satu bentuk gangguan yang boleh memberi tekanan.

Menurut kajian terbaru yang diterbitkan dalam jurnal perubatan keluarga The Annals, sebenarnya ramai orang yang sensitif dengan bauan yang menusuk hidung dan tertekan kerananya.

"Tahap kimia yang rendah menjadikan ramai orang berasa sensitif dengan bauan yang bukan berasaskan semula jadi," kata pensyarah di Pusat Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Texas, Amerika Syarikat, Prof. Dr. David Katerndhal.

Sementara itu, menurut data Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) pengeluaran kimia di seluruh dunia meningkat hingga empat peratus setahun.

"Dianggarkan dua peratus manusia menderita gara-gara bauan yang terhasil daripada kimia pewangi. Menurut pemerhatian saya, seramai 10 peratus daripada 400 responden dewasa tertekan dengan bauan yang terhasil daripada bahan pewangi kimia.

"Dalam kes yang lebih berat, selain mengalami tekanan, mereka juga cenderung untuk mendapat gangguan lain seperti bronkitis, asma, radang paru-paru, resdung, hipertiroid dan migrain.

"Begitupun, sehingga kini, penyelidik masih lagi belum mengenal pasti kelompok kimia manakah yang paling kerap mengganggu keselesaan orang ramai.

"Sebagai pengguna, jika anda berasa tidak selesa dengan bau pewangi di sekitar anda, segeralah beredar untuk menyedut udara yang lebih menyegarkan," katanya.

EKSTRA: Kandungan nikotin dalam rokok sememangnya boleh memberi kesan tenang kepada penghisapnya. Ketika rokok dihisap, nikotin bekerja seolah-oleh memberikan rasa relaks dan nyaman. Tidak hairanlah ramai yang menyimpan keinginan untuk sentiasa merokok.

Namun, tahukah anda, kebiasaan merokok sehingga 20 batang rokok sehari boleh memberi risiko pendarahan otak sehingga tiga kali ganda kepada perokok?

Menurut satu kajian di Korea Selatan, penyelidikan terhadap 426 kes pendarahan otak antara tahun 2002 hingga 2004, majoritinya berpunca daripada tabiat merokok.

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Ahad, 15 Julai 2012

What Is Sinusitis?

WHAT IS SINUSITIS?

June 02, 2012

Added By :
Dr Mazita Ami




Sinusitis occurs when there is inflammation of the sinuses due to viral, bacterial or fungal infection.


By Dr Mazita Ami
MBBCh BaO (UK), MS ORL-HNS (UKM), AM (Mal)
Speciality : ENT/ Otorhinolaryngology


Sinuses are air-filled spaces located within the skull bones. These sinuses are situated behind the forehead, cheek, around the eyes and nasal bones. Sinusitis occurs when there is inflammation of the sinuses due to viral, bacterial or fungal infection.

These sinuses (frontal, maxillary, ethmoid and sphenoid) are usually lined with mucosal membranes and drain into the nasal cavities. The mucous clearance from the sinuses occurs by the sweeping mechanism of small hair like structures called cilia.

This ciliary mechanism can be affected by certain medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis and Kartagener’s syndrome. Upper respiratory tract infection, allergies and deviated nasal septum can also cause blockage of the sinuses. Chronic smoking can also affect the ciliary function
and lead to sinusitis.

Symptoms of sinusitis


Sinusitis usually follows a cold that does not improve after 5-7 days. The symptoms include
-Nasal block
-Post nasal drip
-Nasal drip (rhinorrhoea)
-Headache
-Cough
-Bad breath or loss of smell
-Fever
-Fatigue


How is sinusitis diagnosed?


The doctor would obtain a complete medical history and ask for the above symptoms.
Nasal endoscopic examination can be performed which enables close inspection of the nasal cavities and the sinus openings.

Features of sinusitis would include inflamed turbinates and nasal mucosa with yellowish discharge (mucopus). Presence of nasal polyps would also be inspected.

Computed tomography (CT scan) of the sinuses can further confirm the diagnosis and will show the extent of the sinuses involved. It can also show the anatomy of the sinuses and determine if surgery is necessary. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may also be performed if there is suspicion of tumor or fungal infection.

Treatment


Treatment of sinusitis would be directed at decongesting the nose and treating the infection.
Broad-spectrum antibiotic is prescribed for 10-14 days.

Oral decongestants are also given to help open up the blocked sinus openings. Nasal decongestant sprays are also beneficial. However caution is taken that it is not used for more than 3-5 days as it cause worsening of the nasal congestion.

Other medications would include analgesics (painkillers), nasal saline sprays and mucolytics. Nasal corticosteroid sprays have also been shown to be beneficial in acute sinusitis, more so in patients with allergies and nasal polyps.

If fungal infection is suspected, treatment is more intensive and often surgery is advised. Invasive fungal infection is life threatening and would require inpatient treatment and immediate sinus surgery.


Is sinusitis a serious condition?


Sinusitis especially when acute can lead to life-threatening complications. Because of the close proximity of the sinuses to important structures, infections can easily spread with devastating effects.

The complications include eye infections, eye abscess, blindness, meningitis, brain abscess and encephalitis.

Symptoms of possible complication are swelling or redness around the eyes, headache not relieved with over-the-counter medicine, nausea, vomiting or changes in vision. These symptoms require immediate medical attention.

Does sinusitis require surgical treatment?


Most cases of acute sinusitis would resolve with adequate medications. However patients with nasal polyps, anatomical blockage of sinuses and allergies are prone to get recurrent or chronic sinusitis. This category of patients would often require sinus surgery.

How is sinus surgery performed?

Sinus surgery is performed with the use of nasal endoscopes (Endoscopic sinus surgery). This enables the ENT Surgeon to perform the surgery via the nostrils without any external skin incisions. The surgery is aimed to open the blocked or narrowed sinus openings, correction of deviated nasal septum, removing nasal polyps and drainage of the sinuses.

Nowadays, balloon sinuplasty is also being performed to widen the narrowed or blocked sinus openings. The ENT Surgeon would be able to advise if this type of sinus surgery is suitable for the patient.

Article provided by:
Dr Mazita Ami
MBBCh BaO (UK), MS ORL-HNS (UKM), AM (Mal)


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Khamis, 19 April 2012

How Fresh The Air Freshener?

How FRESH Your Air Freshener?
Are They GOOD For Health??



Air freshener chemicals have been implicated in cancer, neurological damage, reproductive and developmental disorders, and other conditions. The synthetic chemicals in air fresheners also can aggravate asthma and/or trigger attacks. Researching air freshener/plug-in ingredients from their Material Safety Data Sheets we find that these ingredients are toxic.

Read More : http://www.mcs-america.org/airfresh.pdf


Many air fresheners employ carcinogens, volatile organic compounds and known toxins such as phthalate esters in their formulas. A Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) study of 13 common household air fresheners found that most of the surveyed products contain chemicals that can aggravate asthma and affect reproductive development. The NRDC called for more rigorous supervision of the manufacturers and their products, which are widely assumed to be safe


Read More : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_freshener


Look at the packaging of air freshener products and you will see that no ingredients are listed. Thus consumers are unable to decide whether the product they are buying and that they, their children and their babies are breathing is safe or not.


Read More : http://www.squidoo.com/air-fresheners


Car deodorizers have allergens that can cause some people to experience symptoms like headaches or eye irritation. These conventional fresheners also contain toxic chemicals like petroleum distillates, which can irritate or damage your lungs; phthalates, which can interfere with hormone production; and benzene compounds, which have been found to be carcinogenic, according to the Children's Environmental Health Network, a nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based consumer safety organization.

Read More : http://www.examiner.com/article/car-air-fresheners-are-they-toxic


Air fresheners have become a staple in many American homes and offices, marketed with the promise of creating a clean, healthy, and sweet-smelling indoor atmosphere. But many of these products contain phthalates (pronounced thal-ates)—hazardous chemicals known to cause hormonal
abnormalities, birth defects, and reproductive problems.

Read More : http://www.nrdc.org/health/home/airfresheners/fairfresheners.pdf


Studies involving rat and human subjects have suggested that high exposures to certain kinds of phthalates can cause cancer, developmental and sex-hormone abnormalities (including decreased testosterone and sperm levels and malformed sex organs) in infants, and can affect fertility.

Read More : http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1664954,00.html


The Material Safety Data Sheet for the air freshener indicated that there was a potential for toxic effects in humans. The air freshener used in the study did not diminish the effect of other pollutants tested in combination. The results demonstrated that the air freshener may have actually exacerbated indoor air pollution via addition of toxic chemicals to the atmosphere.

Read More : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9541364


With strong links to phthalates and formaldehyde, it's not surprising that a study that was recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine indicates that regular use of sprays can increase your risk of developing asthma by 30 to 50 percent. This study was performed by the European Community Respiratory Health Survey, and collected data from 3,500 people in 10 European countries.


Read More : http://drbenkim.com/dangers-air-fresheners.html


Neither the FDA nor the EPA conducts any safety testing or spot checking of toxic chemicals in air freshener products. Essentially, consumers could be exposed to any number of toxic airborne chemicals from air freshener products, with no warning whatsoever. The safety of chemicals used in these products is utterly ignored by the FDA in much the same way that perfumes and cosmetic products containing cancer-causing chemicals are routinely ignored by the agency.

Read More : http://www.naturalnews.com/022067.html



Our gym installed plug-in air fresheners designed to spray a mist of "air freshening" chemicals periodically.  One of them was attached near the ceiling, on a wall that was directly behind all of the treadmills, to ensure that those under the most physical stress, and those breathing the heaviest, would find themselves inhaling a massive blast of chemicals.  Did we mention that these things impair lung function to cause extreme shortness of breath, and potentially heart attacks?  These things are exactly what need to be placed above treadmills.

We experienced immediate difficulty in breathing when running the treadmills, despite all of us being in excellent condition.  We later experienced chest pains and other symptoms of heart problems in unison.  We decided that this madness could not continue any longer.  This article is comprised of our research efforts in pinning down the problem.

Read More : http://healthwyze.org/index.php/how-air-fresheners-are-killing-you.html


Who doesn't love that factory fresh "new car smell"? It's so well-liked that air fresheners and sprays have been produced in attempts to reclaim the odor.

But according to a new study from the nonprofit Ecology Center and HealthyStuff.org, what you might actually be sniffing are toxic fumes from chemicals used to create the car interior.

"Research shows that vehicle interiors contain a unique cocktail of hundreds of toxic chemicals that off-gas in small, confined spaces," Jeff Gearhart, research director at the Ecology Center, said in a written statement. "Since these chemicals are not regulated, consumers have no way of knowing the dangers they face. Our testing is intended to expose those dangers and encourage manufacturers to use safer alternatives."


Read More : http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57378591-10391704/new-car-smell-is-toxic-study-says-which-cars-are-worst/

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Sabtu, 16 April 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes


Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction film. The film is to be directed by Rupert Wyatt. This will be a new film in the Planet of the Apes series.

James Franco is set to play a scientist working on a cure for Alzheimer's by testing on apes. When test subject Caesar suddenly begins to mutate rapidly, the scientist takes him home to remove him from the cruel lab doctors.

Starring :
James Franco (Harry Osborn / New Goblin = Spiderman, Aron Ralston = 127 Hours) 
Freida Pinto (Latika = Slumdog Millionaire)
John Lithgow (Dick Solomon = 3rd Rock from the Sun)
Andy Serkis (Gollum = LOTR, The Hobbit)
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy = Harry Potter)
Brian Cox (William Stryker = X Men 2)
David Hewlett (Dr. Rodney = SG1, SG Atlantis)


Filming:
Filming began in July 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Filming also headed to San Francisco, California (main setting), and around O'ahu, Hawaii.

Special effects:
Unlike previous films in the series, the apes in the film will be created digitally using CGI technology, by Weta Digital.

Release:
The film is set to be released on August 5th 2011. 


Order of films:
1. Planet of the Apes 1968
2. Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970
3. Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971
4. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972
5. Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973

Remake:
1. Planet of the Apes 2001

Prequel:
1.Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011


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Rabu, 13 April 2011

Inventions by Kids

by Cindy Perman

Monday, April 11, 2011

Most kids are creative -- they color and make up games -- but some kids use their creativity to invent new products.



"Kids are natural innovators," said Jon Dudas, who used to work for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office but is now the president of FIRST, an organization designed to help foster innovations by kids in science and technology.

Dean Kamen, the founder of FIRST and the inventor of the Segway personal transporter, got his first patent when he was 17 for an insulin pump. "His mom had to sign the papers!" Dudas said.

One of the youngest inventors, Dudas recalls, was just two. "Her parents had sort of sectioned off a place where she couldn't open the cabinet doors. She used suction cups and an extension," Dudas explained. "Her parents thought it was a neat idea -- to use for people in wheelchairs with limited movement," he said. She had a patent by age 4!

Kids have been inventing things for hundreds of years and now, thanks to organizations like the Liberty Science Center, FIRST and By Kids, for Kids they're feeling more inspired and more confident to invent. And, turning their products into sales is becoming more of a reality.

Here are 5 cool and inspiring inventions by kids.



Smart Wheel
The Inventioneers are a group of six teens from Londonderry, N.H., and, while some of them can't even drive yet, they've invented a device to help curb distracted driving.

It's called the Smart Wheel and it stands for "Safe Motorist Alert for Restricting Texting, Tweeting, Typing, Touch screens, and Touch ups," said Tristan "T.J." Evarts, a 15-year-old member of the Inventioneers. It's basically a cover for your steering wheel with sensors and LED lights that determines when you don't have both hands on the wheel.

The kids, winners in First Robotics' "First Lego League" competition for several years running, have a provisional patent on the device, one of four patents the teens hold on various inventions.



Sometimes inventions by kids are amazing technological innovations and sometimes they're just plain practical ideas that make you wonder, "Why didn't I think of that?"

The Popsicle , that staple of summer, was created in 1905 by 11-year-old Frank Epperson -- by accident! Epperson had left a mixture of powdered soda, water and a stick in a cup on his porch overnight -- and it was a cold night. He woke up the next morning and it was a frozen treat on a stick.

He initially called it the "Epsicle," which was quite popular with the other kids at school and later his own kids. They kept asking for "Pop's 'sicle" and that, Jimmy, is how the popsicle was born. He got a patent on it in 1923 and then sold the rights to a bigger company. Today, the brand is owned by Unilever and they sell more than two billion Popsicles every year.

Here's another fun fact: The double popsicle was invented during the Depression so two children could share it and it would only cost one nickel.




Makin' Bacon
One Saturday morning in 1991, eight-year old Abbey Fleck was making bacon with her dad. They'd run out of paper towels, so he put it on the classified section of the newspaper. Mom wasn't too pleased, prompting dad to growl, "I could just stand here and let it drip dry."

Ding! Young Abbey thought if they could make a rack to hang the bacon, with a dish underneath, they'd never need paper towels. And so, the Makin' Bacon Dish for cooking bacon in the microwave was born. Not only does it save on paper towels, it's healthier because the grease drips out.

Today, the Makin' Bacon dish costs less than $10 and is sold in Walmart stores -- next to the microwaves. Abbey is now 27 and lives in Los Angeles where she works with special children. She's married to a man who sells the Deflecktor, fuel-saving wheel covers for trucks, that her dad invented.



Wristies

Don't you just hate when you're outside and, even though you're wearing mittens, the snow gets down the sleeve of your coat? 

Most of us just complain about it but one winter's day, 10-year-old KK Gregory was outside building a snow fort and decided to do something about it. She created the first pair of Wristies, a fingerless glove that goes halfway up your arm, keeping your wrists warm and dry. You can wear them with or without mittens. 

Wristies were a hit with her Girl Scout troop, so she decided to get a patent and start her own company. Today, they're sold in select stores, on Amazon.com and on Wristies.com.







Ear Muffs
Speaking of things that warm you up, ear muffs were also invented by a kid.

The year was 1873 and 15-year-old Chester Greenwood was testing out a pair of ice skates. He was getting frustrated because his ears were so cold. He tried wrapping his head in scarf but it was too bulky and too itchy. So, he took wire and bent it into two round loops, then asked his grandmother to sew fur on them. He connected them with a steel headband and got a patent on his invention -- Greenwood's Champion Ear Protectors.

He sold a ton of them to U.S. soldiers during World War I. To this day, Greenwood's hometown, Farmington, Maine, is known as the Ear Muff Capital of the World. They even have a parade every December to celebrate his birthday -- and his invention.

By the time he died in 1936, Greenwood had more than 100 patents, including a tea kettle, an advertising match box and a steel-tooth rake. "There truly was a lot more to Chester than just being the inventor of ear protectors," wrote Nancy Porter, a volunteer with the Farmington Historical Society.

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