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Cities Greener

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

In the greenization of our cities in recent years, Many trees have been planted and much care has been taken of the planted trees. But, in spite of all this, greenization in the cities in China is far from satisfactory compared with cities in other countries in the world. For example, the green space for every people in Shanghai is only 2 square meters while that of the people in London exceeds 20 square meters.
We can benefit a lots of the greenization of our cities. First, trees absorb carbon dioxide which is harmful, but produce oxygen which is essential to human beings. Secondly, with trees all around, our cities will look more beautiful. Thirdly, trees can improve the climate of the cities, making it neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter.
we can get so much benefit from making our cities greener, we should spare no effort to do so. We should plant even more trees and take even better care of them while they are growing. Besides, we should not cut down trees any more. So we should do everything to add to the greenization of our cities.

Make Water for Life

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Make Water for Life!
Inadvertently navigate to a public service ads, for a long time my heart can not calm the TV screen has a faucet drip out at this time is difficult, increasing the speed of dripping water slowly, after all, the slowly dried up. It was followed by this sentence: “If human beings do not cherish the water, then we can see the last drop of water will be our own tears.” Water is the source of life, if there is no water on Earth, then Mother Earth will not We will nurture future generations of mankind. Water is the cradle of life! After reading the ad, I really feel the deep, in order to save water, I formulated the following family saving plan:
Multi-drip: wash water after use can be feet, and then flushing toilets; home should be prepared for a bucket to collect wastewater, laundry and other domestic sewage will be collected to meet the needs unawares, so, a family of three sections per month about 1 ton of water. With rice washing water, cooking washing dishes, save water and reduce pollution of the tableware detergent; with detergent behind the washing fruits and vegetables, need to use statistics rinse a few times, dare to eat at ease. You can use salt immersion disinfection, washing only once is enough.
Water is the source of life, maintain our lives, no water, everything will die without water, humans can not survive without water, there would be no beautiful lakes and mountains … … to save water, not just a slogan, should cherish every drop of water to start, firmly establish the “glorious water conservation, waste water shame” concept, and always pay attention to water conservation.
Each year on March 22 is World Water Day. Every year on this day, the world will promote: we have to cherish water resources, protection of the water of life. In fact, not only on this day, in our lives every day, should treasure every drop of water, with water action tier.

Environmental Essays

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

I do not know we know now, the global climate is warming, the summer in recent years to the very back, and the average temperature is high. Really like the article, described the film as heat. Leaves by exposure volume up, people have very little to stay out of the room air-conditioning, and many animals were Shaisi the … … these are not real things look has quickly become a reality. This can explain anything? Why is global climate change with it so hot? I would like nothing more than call the following aspects.
1. The impact of human activities
The 21st century is a century of human science developed, it is because more and more progress in human life, so human beings on the planet led to less and less attention to environmental protection. Although aware of the seriousness of the human, while vigorously promoting the need to protect the environment, it is still hard to detect ah! For example, some black heart manufacturers to save money, do not put treated wastewater, smoke, garbage, discharged to the natural world, such is life, well, cars are generally, but the tail gas pollution can be so indispensable. This does not, almost all scientists agree that human activity is causing climate warming, but climate warming is gathering a lot because the atmosphere of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide. The most obvious evidence is that the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide: Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere according to the concentration of target PPM, a 1 million years, the index has remained at about 270, about 40 years to the index hovering between 200-280, can be Since the industrial revolution began, the index soared, reaching 360 now, and this index will increase, so will be hotter.
2. Plants release large amounts of methane of
When I saw the “Earth plants release large amounts of methane on global warming and more severe than carbon dioxide. This is not the understanding of the trees and plants died and decayed to produce the gas. The gas from the process of plant growth natural side effects, but scientists have overlooked this very important point. According to preliminary statistics, the existing trees and plants into the air in the methane share of global gas ratio of 10% to 30%. “This makes me surprised the news is simply not being believed , arguably plants can help us the air of human evolution, but actually … … hey! We have only one Earth ah! Although the cause of global warming for many reasons, but is closely related to human is, if in so go on, those fantasies of disaster will be closer to us. Here I would like to appeal to everyone: “From my start, protect the earth!”

Eating Disorders

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

There have been rumors. There’s been gossip. All Hollywood is shocked to learn that Calista Flockhart, star of Fox’s hit TV show Ally McBeal, is so thin. And we in the media are falling all over ourselves trying to figure out whether Flockhart has an eating disorder, especially now that she has denied it. Well, I’m not playing the game. If the entertainment industry really cared about sending the wrong message on body image, it wouldn’t need so many slender celebrities in the first place.
But the fact remains that 2 million Americans—most of them women and girls—do suffer from eating disorders. In the most extreme cases they literally starve themselves to death. And those who survive are at greater risk of developing brittle bones, life-threatening infections, kidney damage and heart problems. Fortunately, doctors have learned a lot over the past decade about what causes eating disorders and how to treat them.
The numbers are shocking. Approximately 1 in 150 teenage girls in the U. S. falls victim to anorexia nervosa, broadly defined as the refusal to eat enough to maintain even a minimal body weight. Not so clear is how many more suffer from bulimia, in which they binge on food, eating perhaps two or three days’ worth of meals in 30 minutes, then remove the excess by taking medicine to move the bowels or inducing vomiting. Nor does age necessarily protect you. Anorexia has been diagnosed in girls as young as eight. Most deaths from the condition occur in women over 45.
Doctors used to think eating disorders were purely psychological. Now they realize there’s some problematic biology as well. In a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry recently, researchers found abnormal levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain, in women who had been free of bulimia for at least a year. That may help explain why drugs have allowed a lot of people to stop swallowing in large doses of food. Unfortunately, the pills don’t work as well for denial of food. Nor do they offer a simple one-stop cure. Health-care workers must re-educate their patients in how to eat and think about food.
How can you tell if someone you love has an eating disorder? “Bulimics will often leave evidence around as if they want to get caught.” Says Tamara Pryor, director of an eating-disorders clinic at the University of Kansas in Wichita. Anorexics, by contrast, are more likely to go through long periods of denial.

Be yourself

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Trust your own inner voice.
A man should believe in himself. It is better to exercise the power within himself rather than to envy and imitate others when you are young, bold and independent you assert yourself. You listen to the voice whthin and expess yourself without bias and fear. But as you grow older you surrender your liberty to society. You want to be like others, act like others. However, if you want to be a man, you must be a non-comformist. Unfortunately; though, we let others have too much power over us. I do not need or want the approval of other man. What I believe I should do is what concerns me, not what other people think I should do. Of course, it is not easy to follow your inner voice, for there are always those who will try to make you comform to the public will. Comformity turns your life into a lie (because in living according to the will of others, you are not being true to yourself. To comform, to please others, you put on a false face) Consistency can also be a problem. If you strive to be consistant in all things, you live according to a pattern—a pattern you are afraid to break out because you are afraid that people will look down on you. What if what you said today is not consistant with what you said yesterday? People will misunderstand you. But is that so bad? Great men like… were ever misunderstood. I wish we could do away with consistency and conformity. Men who listen to themselves rather than to the common herd are true men. And it is true men who leave their mark on history. If all men because self-reliant, then all of their activities and institutions would be better.

Low Carb Diets for Rapid Weight Loss

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

It seems everyone is looking for that rapid weight loss secret that will instantly shed excess weight and turn you into a supermodel. You might try medicines, exercises, even surgery and etc. to lose weight quickly. But the fat came back again when you stopped for a while. Then you should find a brand-new way that can instantly clean your excess fat in your mind absence.
The fact is, there are healthy, effective and simple techniques you can use to achieve weight loss and keep it off over the long term. Start by learning about and mapping out a low-carb diet you can live with. You can use the resources below to get more information on finding a low-carb diet you can live with.
Low carb diets are based on the premise that a diet very low in carbohydrate leads to a reduction in the body’s insulin production, resulting in fat and protein (muscle) stores being used as its main energy source. The aim of low carbohydrate diets is to force the body to use fat as its main energy source, when this happens a person produces ‘ketone bodies’ to fuel parts of the body that can not use fat as an energy source - the brain, and red blood cells, in particular. When this happens a person is said to be in a state of ketosis - characterised by smelly breath (an acetone smell like nail varnish) and side effects such as nausea and fatigue.
Phase One of the four in the Atkins low carb diet is made of between 1400 to 1500 total daily calories. The average adult female consumes around 2200 calories daily and the average adult male consumes around 2800 calories daily.
Nutrition is a highly individual issue. Some people can’t seem to lose weight unless they reduce their carbohydrate intake. Other people can eat bagels and pasta all day long and they have six pack abs. How many carbs you eat therefore, depends on your body type. Are you an endormorph or an ectomorph? Do you have a fast metabolism or a slow metabolism? Are you naturally lean or naturally heavy? Depending on your genetics, you might thrive on high carbs or you might need a high protein, low carb diet to get results. But beware: even if you think you are the carb sensitive, slow-metabolism type, the middle path (moderate carb restiction) is the most sensible way to go.
However, develop an exercise program that results in at least 15 minutes of activity each day - walking, running, swimming are all good. Rapid weight loss requires a multi-faceted approach that combines diet, excercise, emotional support and in some cases, diet supplements. Moderate dieting, exercise and supplementation applied in a consistent way, day after day will result in better weight loss than massive action followed by a return to old habits.
There soon may be another rapid and quick weight loss option as the research is trying to find ways to fight obesity. You can also try it bravely with a perfect attitude. So, the handiest way to lose pounds and become more fit is to live a sensible healthful healthy mentality. Don’t cut out all of your carbs, but do not go crazy with them either.

Maximum Acai Power in Weight Loss

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Maximum Acai Power is the latest Acai Berry product to hit the market and has many added benefits to most other acai based suppliments. So, in effort to help you start losing weight, here is your free trial of the Maximum Acai Power quick weight loss supplement!
Acai berry has been highly raved by many hollywood stars as they swear by it, scientifically is has proven that it’ll help you to lose 450% more weight then any diets or exercise alone can get you! Before going further, I must emphasize that this is a limited offer!
I know you’ve probably heard tons of stuff about the Acai Berry and coupled with horror stories on scams on Acai berry companies. But I’ve PERSONALLy tried their products, contacted their staff and had never faced any problems.I was lucky enough to get myself a free trial of this and gave it a try for a few weeks. I’ve pretty much been overweight most my life and tried various different diets, excercises and so on, I’ve had minimal success but nothing ever really seemed to do the trick.
This powerful acai berry supplement is full of minerals and vitamins like B1, B2, B3, C and E including phosphorus, potassium, calcium and iron that are vital for human growth. This product contains important fatty acids such as oleic and linoleic acids of Acai that maintain cholesterol levels in the body.
Over the next couple weeks things just got better and better, I am writing this after 3 weeks of taking Maximum Acai Power and i’ve lost almost 20lbs and still counting! The extra energy that this stuff has given me has given me the motivation to do some light excercise so I really think this is helping.
All these natural antioxidants of this product improve the cardiovascular activity as well as minimize development of fatal colon cancer. This unique herbal formulation has satisfied millions of people throughout the USA by rendering effective, fast and safe results.
I felt pretty good for the rest of the day and kind of uplifted with more energy than usual. Over the next few days I felt great, full of energy and very positive, even though it was early days I thought id weigh myself anyway, id lost 4 pounds already, Couldnt believe it!
The Acai Berry itself contained within it is classed as one of the worlds best ’superfoods’ and works to speed up the metabolism and rid the body of excess water weight, this is the real secret behind the weight loss I experienced.

ColoCure Can Help You Lose Weight

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Many people with trouble about fatness are turning their attention to colocure after several times of failure in weight loss. It appears most are talking about colon cleaning nowadays. Similarly, it appears each company is selling a colon cleansing system. For this reason it’s critical to grasp what colonic cleansing products work and why.
The ingredients used are rich in antioxidants and thus can wash out all the toxic waste from your body quite effectively. As these toxins get washed out, you will feel more fresh and fit as the internal parts of the body get cleaned. There will also be significant improvement in your bowel movement and as a result, you will get relieved from all those gas, constipation and bloating. As the body gets cleaned up, the water retention power of the body also gets reduced.
Colon cleaning can help liberate the body of toxins and contaminants. It can help also help remove parasitic infections. It helps relieve protracted bowel obstruction, gas and swelling. Maybe best of all, it helps people shed undesired weight. So, with a good colonic cleansing like Colo Cure you won’t only be more fit and feel better, but you’ll also look better.
There are more of other people liking this product not only for its effects on weightloss, but also for its functions in improving health. Folk with crabby bowel syndrome see a massive improvement in their symptoms after they use the Colo Cure system. The reason being because the intestinal duct are cleaned and any stagnant waste is flushed away, which makes the bowel more functional. Folks with reduced energy and staying power see a big difference after they use the Colo Cure system also. The reason being because the system is flushed of poisons and contaminants that are bogging down the interior organs, so that the organs function better after colon cleaning.
ColoCure helps to break up fecal blockage inside the colon, inhibit harmful bacteria growth, cleanse the intestinal tract, and clean out all the toxic plaque, debris, and parasites. ColoCure, combined with a regimen of exercise and healthy diet, constitutes a smart and effective plan to help you colon function at its best.

Types of LASIK Surgery

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

LASIK (Laser in-situ Keratomileusis) is the most common form of surgical vision correction. It is used to correct or improve nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Standard LASIK vision correction is a surgical procedure. During the procedure, the doctor uses a specialized surgical instrument, called a microkeratome blade, to create a thin, hinged flap on the cornea.
Bladeless LASIK - in traditional LASIK surgery procedures, a surgeon uses a microkeratome or special tool to cut a flap in the cornea to reshape the eyes surface. This new procedure developed in conjunction with the IntraLase makes traditional vision correction safer. Using this technique, the surgeon uses a special laser to create the flap previously created using the microkeratome instrument. That is why the procedure is referred to as bladeless. The new procedure reduces the risk of complications associated with buttonhole flaps or corneal ablation.
PRK (PhotoRefractive Keratectomy) In PRK the outermost layer of the cornea (epithelium) is manually scraped away and an excimer laser reshapes tissues located on the underlying (stromal) surface of the cornea. Afterwards the epithelium layer must grow back. PRK is an option for those with thin corneas where the creation of a cornea flap by cutting is undesirable. Drawbacks of PRK include a longer recovery period and more discomfort during healing than with LASIK. The two main advantages are that PRK does not create a cornea flap by microkeratome blade, which is the part of laser eye surgery that carries the most risk, and it does not penetrate deeply into the cornea, reducing the risk of ectasia.
Wavefront LASIK (Custom LASIK) This procedure, often-called wavefront or wavefront-guided LASIK surgery, allows more precision surgical intervention by providing doctors with a 3D map of the cornea and eye. Using this map, surgeons are able to offer more exact vision correction. Many traditional surgeons are turning to this technique as it offers fewer risks for complication.
LASIK An advanced form of PRK that uses alcohol in solution to first soften then remove the epithelium. After the excimer laser reshapes the stroma to correct the vision, the epithelium is replaced. The advantage of LASEK over PRK is that the healing process is hastened while still avoiding the use of a cutting blade to create a cornea flap.
Epi-LASIK This modified LASEK procedure uses a “separator” to preserve a living layer of epithelium, which is replaced after the excimer laser reshapes the stroma. Epi-LASEK seeks to reduce discomfort and healing time even further than LASEK. This new laser surgery helps solve many of the complications associated with traditional surgery. It offers a combination of LASIK and LASEK procedures. In the epi-LASIK procedure, the surgeon cuts the cornea’s outer epithelium using a plastic oscillating blade in lieu of a fine blade. Epi-Lasik also involves use of an epithelial separator.
There are many issues associated with laser eye surgery and this article is not intended to be an exhaustive list of those issues nor an endorsement of any particular brand or technology, but rather a guide so that you will be more prepared to ask questions of your ophthalmologist about any options he or she may present.

Summary of Breast Tumour makers

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Breast cancer comes as an devil in the nightmare. In 2009, approximately 194,280 patients are estimated to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and 62,280 with carcinoma in situ. An estimated 40,610 will die of this disease. For a woman of average risk, the lifetime incidence of breast cancer is one in eight.
Numerous doctors and scientists dedicate their life in the study of causes of cancer in the decades recently. They don’t settle this sophisticated problem, but lots of achivements have been made in their great efforts. They found many harmful substances that were made by human activities. And the whole world turns to be aware of the enviroment and the nature in their bell sound.
Particularly, one of their findings is the tumour makers in the blood of our bodies. Tumor markers are substances that show up in your blood, urine, or tumor. These are hormones, proteins, or parts of proteins that are made by the tumor or by your body, in response to the tumor, or particular benign conditions. Some tumor markers are specific to one type of cancer, and some are for general oncology use.
To test for a tumor marker, the doctor most often sends a sample of the patient’s blood or urine to a lab. The marker is usually found by combining the blood or urine with man-made antibodies that react with the tumor marker protein. Sometimes a piece of the tumor itself is tested for tumor markers
If your tumor marker levels decrease, that is a good sign that the cancer is responding to the therapy. An increased level indicates that the cancer is resisting the treatment, and a change may be required. After you have finished treatment, another tumor marker test may be done to check for any return of the cancer. During your follow-up visits after initial treatment, tumor marker tests may be done to monitor for recurrence.
There is much ongoing research to investigate new biomarkers for early detection of breast cancer. Blood-based markers include cells, DNA, RNA, peptides, sugars, and autoantibodies. Breast-based markers such as nipple/ductal fluid and breast fine needle aspiration (FNA) also include cells, DNA, RNA, proteins, sugars, and autoantibodies. In the future, it is likely that a combination approach to measure simultaneously multiple markers would be most successful in detecting early breast cancer. Ideally, such a biomarker panel should be able to detect breast cancer in asymptomatic patients, and improve the accuracy of screening mammograms. A reliable biomarker signature may also signify new breast cancer, even in the setting of normal mammogram and physical examination, and would indicate further more intensive diagnostic workup and/or preventive treatment.
Tumor marker levels can change a lot over time. The changes are important; this is why a series of levels is more meaningful than a single result. If at all possible it is best to compare results from the same lab, and always be sure that the results are of the same value, such as ng/mL.