FLOODS IN BRAZIL !

FLOODS IN BRAZIL !

It is reported that more than 500 people are now known to have died in founds in south-easern Brazil .

Massive Mudslides has been brought down by Heavy Rains on several Towns , where thousands have been made homeless. The Police says that the number of deaths is likely to rise further. Rescue workers will resume searching for survivors in the mountainous Serrana region, north of Rio de Janeiro, on Friday. On her visit to the area, President Dilma Rousseff promised a shipment of seven tonnes of medicines. One Campo Grande resident, Carols Eurico, told the Associated Press: "I have friends still lost in all of this mud. It's all gone." The Brazilian armed forces have brought in a field hospital and hundreds of people have taken refuge in the gymnasium in Teresopolis. About 200 people are so far known to died in Nova Friburgo, some 175 in Teresopolis and dozens more in Petropolis, media report.

This is the worst natural disaster faced by Brazil for several decades .

US economy growing 'moderately'

US economy growing 'moderately'

US ECONOMY GROWING MODERATELY

The US economy continued to grow moderately in December, but the weak housing market was still acting as a brake, says the Federal Reserve.

In its latest Beige Book report, the US central bank said the manufacturing sector continued to enjoy the biggest upturn, while retailers saw a rise in sales over Christmas.

The Fed said the housing sector remained subdued across the US. The data showed the US economy grew by 2.6% between July and September.

However, this annualised level is too low to tackle the country's continuing high level of unemployment.

The most recent figures showed that the US jobless rate totalled 9.4% in December.

The Fed is now continuing to buy $600bn (£381bn) of bonds to help stimulate the economy.

Meanwhile, interest rates remain at between 0% and 0.25%.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned last week that the US economy recovery would continue to be slow.

The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee next meets to discuss interest rates on 25-26 January.

It was a major downturn in the US housing market that sparked the global financial crisis in 2007, as it revealed substantial bad US mortgage debt.

ASTON MARTIN'S 3 NEW SPECIAL EDITION BEAUTIES!

ASTON MARTIN'S 3 NEW SPECIAL EDITION BEAUTIES!

ASTON MARTIN'S 3 SPECIAL-EDITION DB9s

Carbon Black, Quantum Silver, Morning Frost : Don't confuse these for elements and well, frost. These are the 3 Special Edition DB9s released by Aston Martin!

  The Carbon Black and Quantum Silver models are both sport editions with a six-speed Touchtronic II automatic transmission and a remapped sports exhaust that provides a more evocative sound, the automaker said.

Both cars come equipped with 19-inch, black 10-spoke wheels, a black grille and graphite tailpipes. The black theme continues with an obsidian black interior that includes a semi-aniline leather roof lining, coarse silver stitching and polished-glass switches. 

The Morning Frost version also comes equipped with a Touchtronic II transmission but is designed as a luxury edition. The car wears pearlescent white paint and 19-inch silver, 10-spoke wheels, silver brake calipers and a silver grille. The metallic bronze interior is equipped with a piano-black center console and perforated seat inners.

Each special edition comes with a laser-etched sill plaque with the name of the editions and the Aston Martin insignia. The special editions are available to order at Aston Martin dealerships. 

FOR SUCH AN AMAZING CAR, COMES A HEAVY PRICE. All three of these beauties can be yours for around £130,000 each. 

CARBON BLACK on the left ; MORNING FROST on the right.

SMOKING AND ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS!

SMOKING AND ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS!

SMOKING AND IT'S EFFECTS

A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well.

WHY DO CHILDREN SMOKE?

Children, mostly teenagers, choose to smoke because they see adults, sometimes even their own family members, smoking and they come to believe that this will make them 'cool'. They hardly realize the consequences of smoking in the long-run and sometimes they also encourage others to smoke and make other teenagers give into peer pressure. 

   SMOKING IS AN ADDICTION AND IT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!

SOME HARMFUL EFFECTS

• One in two lifetime smokers will die from their habit. Half of these deaths will occur in middle age.
• Tobacco smoke also contributes to a number of cancers.

• The mixture of nicotine and carbon monoxide in each cigarette you smoke temporarily increases your heart rate and blood pressure, straining your heart and blood vessels.
• This can cause heart attacks and stroke. It slows your blood flow, cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Some smokers end up having their limbs
  amputated.
• Tar coats your lungs like soot in a chimney and causes cancer. A 20-a-day smoker breathes in up to a full cup (210 g) of tar in a year.
• Changing to low-tar cigarettes does not help because smokers usually take deeper puffs and hold the smoke in for longer, dragging the tar deeper into their lungs.

CAUSES OF BRAIN DAMAGE!

CAUSES OF BRAIN DAMAGE!

CAUSES OF BRAIN-DAMAGE

1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2 . Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6 . Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest.. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells..

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain