Environment
Chinese mining company the big winner in Afghanistan

We fight in Afghanistan, and the Chinese buy copper mines there. They plan on getting the $1 trillion of minerals under eastern Afghanistan, such as copper, iron, cobalt, and lithium. The site, covering 400 hectors, is located 40 km southeast of the capital and is on top of a 4500 m² monastery called Mes Aynak. . The site was never excavated and was a home for Al Qaeda training camps in 2004. The monastery was founded in the second century BC and prospered until the sixth century. A joint Afghan French teams started salvage work there last November obtaining dozens of clay statues, reclining Buddha, and other archaeological finds.

The Chinese waste no time, their engineers are busy building railroads, housing, and a power plant nearby in preparation for mining. The Soviets in the 1970s rediscovered the mineral deposits at the monastery, but the outbreak of war in 1979 prevented its development. Two years ago, the Chinese signed a contract to begin extracting copper. Estimates are that there are 13,000,000 tons of ore on this site. The Chinese will extract 200,000 tons of copper and give Afghans around $40 million in return.

That should give the Afghan government more than 6000 jobs and thousands of others indirectly, says the Afghan Minister of mines Adel. i Incidentally, the same Adel,took a $30 million bribe from the Chinese company and resigned from his post with no charges filed. The place is going to be destroyed in a few months, and President Karzai is the only man who can say no. How much did he get for the project? science July 30, 2010
Chinese mining company the big winner in Afghanistan

We fight in Afghanistan, and the Chinese buy copper mines there. They plan on getting the $1 trillion of minerals under eastern Afghanistan, such as copper, iron, cobalt, and lithium. The site, covering 400 hectors, is located 40 km southeast of the capital and is on top of a 4500 m² monastery called Mes Aynak. . The site was never excavated and was a home for Al Qaeda training camps in 2004. The monastery was founded in the second century BC and prospered until the sixth century. A joint Afghan French teams started salvage work there last November obtaining dozens of clay statues, reclining Buddha, and other archaeological finds.

The Chinese waste no time, their engineers are busy building railroads, housing, and a power plant nearby in preparation for mining. The Soviets in the 1970s rediscovered the mineral deposits at the monastery, but the outbreak of war in 1979 prevented its development. Two years ago, the Chinese signed a contract to begin extracting copper. Estimates are that there are 13,000,000 tons of ore on this site. The Chinese will extract 200,000 tons of copper and give Afghans around $40 million in return.

That should give the Afghan government more than 6000 jobs and thousands of others indirectly, says the Afghan Minister of mines Adel. i Incidentally, the same Adel,took a $30 million bribe from the Chinese company and resigned from his post with no charges filed. The place is going to be destroyed in a few months, and President Karzai is the only man who can say no. How much did he get for the project? science July 30, 2010

Glial cells

Again, another type of cell assumed to be just a passive player in human physiology, is noted to have a functional role in our complex behaviors . Glial cells, also called astrocytes, are now known to help control breathing. Calcium in these cells rise and polarize the neurons in the central respiratory centers of the brain. This occurs by the vascular release of ATP in neighboring glial cells in response to the fall in extracellular pH. In the brainstem. These glial cells sense changes in blood and brain CO2 and pH, and control the activities of our respirations and regulate our breathing.. Science July 30, 2010

Ants save African trees
 Whistling thorn trees in Africa cannot grow on sand, because the elephants eat the trees. On clay soils,however, whispering thorn trees thrive ,whether elephants are present or not. Little tiny ants make the difference. Swarming ants colonize empty hollow bulbs in the tree and feed on the nectar secreted from the plant’s leaves. Elephants avoid eating these branches, and the ants make a big difference in the preservation of the trees in Africa. Source science September 10.2010

Bacteria help gold formation
Bacteria make gold what it is. A thin layer of bacteria, known as biofilm, covers gold grains and dissolves the gold on contact. This creates toxic gold ions that break down the bacteria cell walls. In dying, the bacteria transform the gold ions into metallic gold nano-particles that clump together into crystals on the surface. This makes gold purer than the original gold grains that contain silver and impurities. Researchers are trying to genetically modify these bacteria so that when they purify the gold, they would fluoresce and serve as metal detectors. Science.September 10.2010




BPA mimics estrogen
Canned foods contain an average of 77 ppb of BPA. When the FDA last tested canned foods in 1996, there were 16 ppb or almost 5 times less than that found now. 92% of the food in the cans also contained BPA. There was no correlation between the age of the cans, the price, the quality, nor the nutritional value of the product.manufacturers can implement alternatives like metal can linings, polyester coatings, or simply glass jars. If legislation is passed to limit the amount of BPA in cans, manufactures might have to anyway.
Source: National Workgroup for Safe Markets

can cell phones cause cancer?

 People been asking for yours whether you can get a brain tumor from your cell phone use. The wireless industry tell us not to worry. Lloyd Morgan, from a group called the international EMF Copllaborative, states that regular use of cell phones can result in significant risk of brain tumors. Kids are at greater risk because their brains cells are still developing and are more vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation. The potential risks have been debated for years. The national Cancer Institute and world health organizations say there is no conclusive evidence that cell phones are harmful to your health.
Source:Cell phones and brain tumors: 15 reasons for concern” Lloyd Morgan

sunscreens and skin cancer
 A form of vitamin A, retinyl palmitate, in the presence of his sunlight can accelerate skin tumors. This ingredient is an over 40% of all sunscreens. Vitamin A ingredients are placed claiming they can rejuvenate the skin. When used on sun exposed skin, tumors develop 20% sooner in animals laced with a vitamin A. laced cream. The FDA has not governed some products despite promising to do this over 32 years ago. It’s hard to feel confident that sunscreens are safe.

DIRTY SAND
In the sand? Wash those hands!
Beach sand has higher concentrations of E. coli and other fecal matter indicators than beach water, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. Beach water is already routinely analyzed and U.S. beaches already closed all too often as a result of the bacteria found,
Source;Great Lakes Beach Association conference Sept 2008

NON stick cookware on way out
A chemical used to make waterproof fabrics, greaseproof fast food containers and non-stick pans is not associated with delayed early development in babies, PFOA’s use in the manufacturing of non-stick coatings in cookware is in the process of being phased out. PFOA didn’t seem to be associated with delayed early development in babies.
Source;Danish National Birth Cohort showed that levels of The study was funded by the 3M Company, which originally manufactured PFOA. All the chemical analyses were done at the 3M Toxicology Laboratory.
Source: Journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

 dangers of public toilets
 Many users fail to flush their toilets resulting in clogging. Often men may spray the walls, loaded, floor or maybe even themselves with urine, because of poor aim. Users often propped their hands on the wall for balance, turned their heads making eye contact to others. Others use their mobile phones between groans and avoid the topic of pollution they’re creating. Because of the many events that happen on a daily basis in public bathrooms, one would hate to have a near-death experience in such a place.

 Secondhand smoke exposure
 One’s heart disease risk increases 30% by breathing environmental tobacco smoke. Even a brief exposure to smoke can lead to a heart attack. With numerous smoking bans, the rate of heart attacks have been reduced from 6 to 47% in many studies. 40% of us Americans who live in the 22 states that make tobacco use illegal in public places should continue to have a lowered heart attack rate. When will the other 28 states fall in line?

 midrange vision problems from computers
Many people now complain of headaches and fatigue and midrange vision problems from the use of computers. Even with good eyesight, you are working hard to give yourself fission. Your eyes must know exactly how far from the computer screen and keyboard they must be. Over 90% of people with spent three hours or more a day on computers, which means over 40% of us, must ask ourselves what is our working distance. Since our eyes are not symmetrical, we only guess at the proper computer distance. Certainly monovision technique is not feasible. Those of you who are nearsighted as you age, will find that your reading vision is quite clear on the computer with no need for correction.. at least for while.

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