2009/04/02
Fear! England Aquarium giant worm attack
March 31, according to British media reports, the United Kingdom treaty Aquarium found a strange four-foot-long worms, as well as it is known as "Barry." It is reported that recently the United Kingdom Newquay Blue Reef Aquarium corals sudden substantial reduction in the number of staff at the rocks break apart in water, we found that this bizarre biology. The biology of identity confirmation in the further. Body of about four feet long
Clinton's sex scandal will be made into a movie !!
According to U.S. media reports, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and the White House intern Monica - Monica Lewinsky sex scandal to be made into a movie. Hollywood actress Julianne - Moore will be named at this "special relationship" to play the movie, Mrs. Clinton, the current United States Secretary of State Hillary. Male movie star Dennis - Quaid will play former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Videos will be on the White House intern Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton's "improper relationship" is how Bill Clinton was almost forced to step down. Clinton's 1998 speech on national television said: "I do with Ms. Lewinsky has improper relationship. In fact, this relationship is wrong. To me, this is a major miscalculation and individuals the failure of this, I personally take full responsibility. " For Moore, the unfaithful husband played in support of Hillary is a very big challenge. "It is reported that Dennis defeated four other well-known actor - Russell - Crowe, Philip -saimo- Hoffman, Alex - Baldwin, Tim - Robbins, Clinton won the chance to play. Mike - Sim will play the film at the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In the film, Tony Blair are more and more disappointed with Clinton, because Clinton is to shift attention from his personal and political crisis. "Special relationship" is Pitt - Morgan Finally a trilogy written by the political arena. He had written "gentlemen's deal" about Blair's rise in the Labor Party, "The Queen" about the British royal family at the death of Princess Diana's response. "Special relationship" would be Peter - Morgan's director debut. "Special relationship" will be the United Kingdom and the United States in July shooting
Argentina introduced the world's most dangerous of the zoo you dare to come to you ?
Argentina introduced the world's most dangerous of the zoo you dare to come to you A zoo in Argentina caused a great controversy, because the zoo to allow visitors and the world's most intimate contact with dangerous animals. Lujan, Buenos Aires at the nearby zoo, visitors can ride a lion, hug the bear, tiger and cheetah feeding, no tourists and animals can be the most intimate contact. A lot of people think it is shocking, because they did not have sufficient protection. This is a crazy brave the amusement park, you dare to come?
2009/03/26
Chinese farmers' income to be doubled
The nation has set a goal of doubling per capita disposable income of rural residents by 2020 from the 2008 level, top decision-makers announced in Beijing Sunday.Per capita rural disposable income in 2007 was 4,140 yuan ($605), a year-on-year gain of 9.5 percent in real terms. A rise of at least 6 percent is expected this year, according to the government annual report issued in March.The rural population mired in absolute poverty was reduced to 15 million last year, down from 250 million in 1978.In the communiqu, the CPC promised to allot more government funds to public services in rural areas, including education, healthcare, employment, housing and pension.Agriculture will be modernized in tandem with rural progress, and agricultural productivity will be raised, with national grain security and product supplies ensured, the communiqu said.It warned that the global economy was slowing, threatening to dent Chinese growth, and said the country would be turning to home markets to counter the fallout.
Chang’e I ends lunar mission with a bang
China's lunar probe ended its 16-month mission with a controlled crash onto the moon Sunday, officials said.
Chang'e I hit the moon surface at 4:13 pm Beijing time Sunday after completing its tasks, sources with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense said.
The controlled crash of Chang'e I is seen from this graphics, March 2, 2009. [China Daily]
Chang'e I began to reduce its speed at 3:36 pm with two observation and control stations in Qingdao and Kashgar controlling it remotely.
The mission was to gather experience for a moon landing and launch of a lunar rover - the next stage of China's three-stage moon mission - in 2012, sources with the administration said.
The third phase features another lunar rover, which will land on the moon and return to Earth with lunar soil and stone samples for scientific research, in 2017. It will be followed by a manned lunar landing, expected before 2020.
The country's first planetary probe, Chang'e I completed its tasks in October after a year in space.
Chang'e I, which spent 494 days in space, was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center atop a Long March 3-A carrier rocket on October 24, 2007.
The 2,350-kg satellite carried eight surveying facilities, with which it conducted a three-dimensional survey of the moon's surface. A full map of the lunar surface - China's first - was transmitted back in November 2007.
China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e II, in 2010 or 2011. Chang'e is named after a legendary Chinese moon goddess.
The former Soviet Union's Luna 2 became the first spacecraft to hit the lunar surface on September 12, 1959.
Space module
China will launch a space module next year and carry out the nation's first space docking in 2011 as a step toward its goal of building a space station.
A full map of the lunar surface, China's first of this kind, is seen in this picture released on November 12, 2008. [Xinhua]
The Tiangong I, or "Heavenly Palace I" is scheduled for launch in late 2010 and will dock with a Shenzhou VIII spacecraft early the following year, Xinhua News Agency said, citing officials with China's space program.
"The module, named Tiangong I, is designed to provide a 'safe room' for Chinese astronauts to live and conduct scientific research in zero gravity," the report said.
"Weighing about 8.5 tons, Tiangong I will be an essential step toward building a space station."
Space program officials have previously said China is expected to place in orbit several modules like the Tiangong and link them up to form a semi-permanent space platform.
Chang'e I hit the moon surface at 4:13 pm Beijing time Sunday after completing its tasks, sources with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense said.
The controlled crash of Chang'e I is seen from this graphics, March 2, 2009. [China Daily]
Chang'e I began to reduce its speed at 3:36 pm with two observation and control stations in Qingdao and Kashgar controlling it remotely.
The mission was to gather experience for a moon landing and launch of a lunar rover - the next stage of China's three-stage moon mission - in 2012, sources with the administration said.
The third phase features another lunar rover, which will land on the moon and return to Earth with lunar soil and stone samples for scientific research, in 2017. It will be followed by a manned lunar landing, expected before 2020.
The country's first planetary probe, Chang'e I completed its tasks in October after a year in space.
Chang'e I, which spent 494 days in space, was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center atop a Long March 3-A carrier rocket on October 24, 2007.
The 2,350-kg satellite carried eight surveying facilities, with which it conducted a three-dimensional survey of the moon's surface. A full map of the lunar surface - China's first - was transmitted back in November 2007.
China will launch its second lunar probe, Chang'e II, in 2010 or 2011. Chang'e is named after a legendary Chinese moon goddess.
The former Soviet Union's Luna 2 became the first spacecraft to hit the lunar surface on September 12, 1959.
Space module
China will launch a space module next year and carry out the nation's first space docking in 2011 as a step toward its goal of building a space station.
A full map of the lunar surface, China's first of this kind, is seen in this picture released on November 12, 2008. [Xinhua]
The Tiangong I, or "Heavenly Palace I" is scheduled for launch in late 2010 and will dock with a Shenzhou VIII spacecraft early the following year, Xinhua News Agency said, citing officials with China's space program.
"The module, named Tiangong I, is designed to provide a 'safe room' for Chinese astronauts to live and conduct scientific research in zero gravity," the report said.
"Weighing about 8.5 tons, Tiangong I will be an essential step toward building a space station."
Space program officials have previously said China is expected to place in orbit several modules like the Tiangong and link them up to form a semi-permanent space platform.
National Day 60 years was proposed universal hair red packets
A political advisor proposed that, in the year of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China, one third or one sixth of country's 4 trillion yuan economic stimulus package should be used as red packets granted to the whole nation directly.
He Xingliang, a deputy from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, presented his suggestion on the 11th National People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) session in Beijing on March 10.
A red packet is a red envelope with money in it. It is a Chinese tradition to present red packets on social and family occasions such as a wedding reception or Chinese New Year.
The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is a joyous festival for the Chinese people, He said. "Giving red packets is the fairest and simplest way for the whole nation to share the achievements of reform and opening up. Especially to the 80 million rural residents, the money should be of great significance in improving and enhancing their life quality," He stated.
He has estimated that 1.3 billion yuan would be needed if each people obtain 1,000 yuan and picking the amount from 4,000 billion yuan could quickly stimulate the domestic demands.
"Red packets will be given as fixed coupons to mainly purchase industrial products like household appliances rather than daily necessities. Coupons can be used with cash," He added.
Some Chinese economists recommended following the US's tax refund strategy, but He reckoned it would not suit China's situation, given that farmers would benefit little from the strategy.
Liu Hanyuan, a CPPCC member, said the government should provide every citizen annual coupons worth up to 4,000 yuan ($584) to encourage domestic consumption.
Liao Xiaojun, deputy of Minister of Finance stated that no nationwide coupons would be given, on the sidelines of the annual session in Beijing March 8. Also, Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce said there was no plan on this issue at present.
He Xingliang, a deputy from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, presented his suggestion on the 11th National People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) session in Beijing on March 10.
A red packet is a red envelope with money in it. It is a Chinese tradition to present red packets on social and family occasions such as a wedding reception or Chinese New Year.
The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is a joyous festival for the Chinese people, He said. "Giving red packets is the fairest and simplest way for the whole nation to share the achievements of reform and opening up. Especially to the 80 million rural residents, the money should be of great significance in improving and enhancing their life quality," He stated.
He has estimated that 1.3 billion yuan would be needed if each people obtain 1,000 yuan and picking the amount from 4,000 billion yuan could quickly stimulate the domestic demands.
"Red packets will be given as fixed coupons to mainly purchase industrial products like household appliances rather than daily necessities. Coupons can be used with cash," He added.
Some Chinese economists recommended following the US's tax refund strategy, but He reckoned it would not suit China's situation, given that farmers would benefit little from the strategy.
Liu Hanyuan, a CPPCC member, said the government should provide every citizen annual coupons worth up to 4,000 yuan ($584) to encourage domestic consumption.
Liao Xiaojun, deputy of Minister of Finance stated that no nationwide coupons would be given, on the sidelines of the annual session in Beijing March 8. Also, Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce said there was no plan on this issue at present.
Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer in Chinese women
International Journal of Cancer，doi: 10.1002/ijc.24047 ，Min Zhang，C. D'Arcy J. Holman
Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer in Chinese women
Min Zhang 1 *, Jian Huang 2, Xing Xie 3, C. D'Arcy J. Holman 1
1School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
2Department of Oncology, Cancer Institute, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
3Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence to Min Zhang, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
Funded by:
The National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia); Grant Number: 303292
ABSTRACT
To investigate effects of dietary mushrooms and joint effects of mushrooms and green tea on breast cancer, a case-control study was conducted in southeast China in 2004-2005. The incident cases were 1,009 female patients aged 20-87 years with histologically confirmed breast cancer. The 1,009 age-matched controls were healthy women randomly recruited from outpatient breast clinics. Information on frequency and quantity of dietary intake of mushrooms and tea consumption, usual diet, and lifestyle were collected by face-to-face interview using a validated and reliable questionnaire. Compared with nonconsumers, the Odds ratios (Ors) were 0.36 (95% CI = 0.25-0.51) and 0.53 (0.38-0.73) for daily intake of 10 g fresh mushrooms and 4 g dried mushrooms, based on multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for established and potential confounders. There were dose-response relationships with significant tests for trend (p < 0.001). The inverse association was found in both pre- and postmenopausal women. Compared with those who consumed neither mushrooms nor green tea, the ORs were 0.11 (0.06-0.20) and 0.18 (0.11-0.29) for daily high intake of fresh and dried mushrooms combined with consuming beverages made from 1.05 g dried green tea leaves per day. The corresponding linear trends were statistically significant for joint effect (p < 0.001). We conclude that higher dietary intake of mushrooms decreased breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal Chinese women and an additional decreased risk of breast cancer from joint effect of mushrooms and green tea was observed. More research is warranted to examine the effects of dietary mushrooms and mechanism of joint effects of phytochemicals on breast cancer..
Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer in Chinese women
Min Zhang 1 *, Jian Huang 2, Xing Xie 3, C. D'Arcy J. Holman 1
1School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
2Department of Oncology, Cancer Institute, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
3Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence to Min Zhang, School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
Funded by:
The National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia); Grant Number: 303292
ABSTRACT
To investigate effects of dietary mushrooms and joint effects of mushrooms and green tea on breast cancer, a case-control study was conducted in southeast China in 2004-2005. The incident cases were 1,009 female patients aged 20-87 years with histologically confirmed breast cancer. The 1,009 age-matched controls were healthy women randomly recruited from outpatient breast clinics. Information on frequency and quantity of dietary intake of mushrooms and tea consumption, usual diet, and lifestyle were collected by face-to-face interview using a validated and reliable questionnaire. Compared with nonconsumers, the Odds ratios (Ors) were 0.36 (95% CI = 0.25-0.51) and 0.53 (0.38-0.73) for daily intake of 10 g fresh mushrooms and 4 g dried mushrooms, based on multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for established and potential confounders. There were dose-response relationships with significant tests for trend (p < 0.001). The inverse association was found in both pre- and postmenopausal women. Compared with those who consumed neither mushrooms nor green tea, the ORs were 0.11 (0.06-0.20) and 0.18 (0.11-0.29) for daily high intake of fresh and dried mushrooms combined with consuming beverages made from 1.05 g dried green tea leaves per day. The corresponding linear trends were statistically significant for joint effect (p < 0.001). We conclude that higher dietary intake of mushrooms decreased breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal Chinese women and an additional decreased risk of breast cancer from joint effect of mushrooms and green tea was observed. More research is warranted to examine the effects of dietary mushrooms and mechanism of joint effects of phytochemicals on breast cancer..
Ministry of Finance will announce the United States to address the financial risks of the system framework
March 24, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (left 1), Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (center) and New York Federal Reserve Bank president and CEO William Dudley Capitol Hill in Washington to attend the House Financial Committee held a hearing Council on American International Group (AIG) to receive bonuses of Congressman's question. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Yanshe
NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) U.S. Secretary of the Treasury on the 25th in New York, Timothy Geithner said that he will be released on the 26th the American government to address the financial risks of the system framework for plans to guard against financial companies on the financial system of systems attack.
Geithner said in a speech on Foreign Relations pointed out: "We from the current financial crisis, one of the lessons drawn are financial enterprises other than banks will also pose a threat to the financial system, the new scheme the Government will give full authorization and means for monitoring the financial enterprises, financial firms to avoid risk-taking initiatives on the whole the impact of the financial system. "
He stressed that: "When this round of financial crisis, after all the major financial companies must comply with the appropriate requirements to ensure that they will not pose a threat to the entire financial system."
Geithner reiterated that the Government will take all means to stabilize the financial system, restore the economic vitality of the United States. He also said that in the next few weeks, the Government will strengthen the control measures to guard against financial fraud and abuse.
24, Geithner at the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee to testify, said that the Government has no legal means to regulate non-bank financial companies, American International Group, highlighted the case on the American financial system problems.
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