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Archive for September, 2007
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Friday, September 7th, 2007SPROINGGGGGGGGGGG
Friday, September 7th, 2007Microwave Popcorn Linked to Lung Harm
Friday, September 7th, 2007Rare, Deadly Lung Disease Hits Microwave Popcorn Lover
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
Sept. 5, 2007 — Inhaled fumes from microwave popcorn may have caused a man’s rare, deadly lung disease, a leading lung expert says.
The expert is Cecile Rose, MD, MPH, head of the division of environmental and occupational health sciences at National Jewish Medical and Research Center and associate professor of pulmonary medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Rose reported the case in a July 18 letter to the FDA, the CDC, the EPA, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. None of these agencies has yet issued a public health alert. The letter became public when published on The Pump Handle web site, a public health blog.
According to her letter, the man complained of a worsening cough and increasing shortness of breath. Lung function tests and imaging studies show he has bronchiolitis obliterans — obliteration of the tiny airways in the lung.
It’s a rare disease, first seen in 1985 in workers in food-flavor factories. In 2002, the disease was seen in workers making microwave popcorn — in particular, those exposed to a buttery-tasting chemical called diacetyl. There have been many other reports since then, with at least three deaths and many patients awaiting lung transplants.
But Rose’s patient had never been exposed to food-flavoring fumes. His only exposure was to the two or more bags of microwave popcorn he consumed every day.
Rose took a team to the man’s house and tested the air while microwaving some popcorn. Air levels of diacetyl were similar to those in the area of a microwave popcorn factory where workers were affected.
Many foods other than popcorn contain diacetyl. There’s no indication that eating these foods is dangerous. But breathing fumes containing diacetyl appears to be very dangerous.
Microwave popcorn, of course, gives off hot fumes if the bag is opened before the cooked popcorn cools. According to news reports, Rose’s patient liked to inhale the aroma of newly popped microwave popcorn. Rose reports that his symptoms stopped getting worse when he stopped making microwave popcorn.
Retrieved from WebMD.
Computer security
Friday, September 7th, 2007I decided to actually get something productive done while sick at home today and have started working on some articles to do with computer security.
Check out the article so far on my OakleyIT website and let me know what you think. If there’s anything I can add or change, please feel free to post a comment.
New iPods released
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Observers have been expecting a significant revamp to Apple’s iPod lineup, especially after the release of the iPhone in all of its touchscreen glory. So when Apple announced today’s special event—as we predicted—with the tagline “The beat goes on,” we knew the time for an iPod refresh had come. We weren’t disappointed, as Apple announced an all-new line-up of iPods from top to bottom, including a new “fat” iPod nano at $149 and $199, a “classic” iPod at $249 and $349, and the much-anticipated iPod touch with WiFi, Safari, and a touchscreen interface—an iPhone without the phone capability and dedicated e-mail client—for $299 and $399. The iPod touch will be able to purchase music directly from the iTunes Store via WiFi. Apple also had a major bit of news with regards to the iPhone, dropping the price for the 8GB model by $200 to $399 and eliminating the 4GB model altogether.
iPod shuffle
At the bottom of the lineup is a new (PRODUCT) Red iPod Shuffle with 1GB of storage for $79.
Apple gives a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
iPod nano
The leaked pictures of the “fat” iPod nano have proven to be the real deal, as the new nano sports a 2″ 320×240 LCD and a doubled storage capacity of 4GB and 8GB. The nano now supports video for the first time, and users will be able to browse their libraries using CoverFlow.
iPod classic
For those with truly enormous music and video libraries, the iPod Classic will be available with capacities of up to 160GB. The 80GB model will retail for $249 while the new 160GB model will set you back $349.
iPod touch
Topping off the iPod announcements was a new “iPod touch.” The iPhone’s touchscreen interface is coming to the iPod, and the iPod touch will have the same-sized screen as the iPhone, but will be 8mm thin. It, too, will have what Jobs described as the “revolutionary” multitouch interface of the iPhone.
A touchscreen and a new form factor aren’t the only new features the iPod touch is bringing to the lineup. The iPod touch will be the first iPod to have WiFi support built in and will also come with a version of Safari. Jobs said that it’s the “first time ever” a browser has been built into a digital audio player. The iPod touch will feature support for YouTube, like the iPhone, and users will be able to navigate around the web via the device’s on-screen keyboard.
When iPod touch owners are near a Starbucks (and is it ever possible to be far away from one?), a Starbucks button will appear on the display, which will allow users to buy whatever song happens to be playing there with a single tap of the finger and also the last 10 songs played. The iPod touch will also get free access to the iTunes Store from Starbucks as the result of the partnership announced between Apple and Starbucks.
* Prices are obviously $USD. It would be interesting to see if the Australian Starbucks will provide the same access as in the USA.
Some more information on the website.
The weekend.
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007Sunday morning, Sienna and I went for a trip down to the Gold Coast. I wanted to really open up the throttle and see how my car went. The readout says I do 6.4 litres for every 100kms at the moment, but it’s slowly going down. That’s pretty damn good mileage (kilometerage?). We went to the Carrara Markets and then to the Pacific Fair shopping centre.
When we arrived at the markets, Sienna yelled out "I remember the markets! It’s lot of fun!" and told me something which probably did happen about 6 months to a year ago when we were last there, but I have no memory of. Sienna had fun putting the pingpong balls into the mouths of the clowns at the markets and won some nice stuff. She now has more bling so she’s way happy. She also went on an airplane merry go round ride. The guy asked what speed he should put it on as the only other girl was another one older than Sienna. I told him to put it on top speed since she’s such a daredevil. She enjoyed it immensely.
We had some lunch while there and I picked up a couple of things then we jumped into the car to go to the shops. We went for a ride on the little train there which drives around the outside shopping centre part. Sienna got a train stamp which she was happy with and the driver was surprised by all Sienna’s bling. He said she’s just like Carmen Miranda. We went around the shops and Sienna waved to whomever would wave back. We grabbed some Copenhagen ice creams and ate them while Sienna laughed at the kids on a demo exercise machine which you stand on and it wobbles your bum to make you lose weight. She had a bit of a go and liked it, then we jumped in the car and headed home.
As soon as I got home I grabbed our stuff and jumped back in the car to take Sienna back to her mum’s place.
Today I’m not so crash hot. I have the flu and my throat has almost closed right up. The doctor I saw this morning put me on double antibiotics for today and then the normal dose tomorrow. I also picked up some Nurofen Plus anti-inflammatory pills and 1000mg of vitamin C pills. I bought a new bottle of Difflam throat gargle which has antiseptic and anaesthetic in it to numb the throat. I’m really loving my new car. It feels so comfortable and nice to drive.
LOLCats
Monday, September 3rd, 2007“Can I has cheeseburger?” the cat whined plaintively. It’s voice was an electronic squeal that grated on Jim’s nerves. Jim swatted the cat on the butt and pushed it off of the desk.
“No.”
“Plz?” it mewled up at him, eyes unblinking. Jim shook his head.
“I said no.”
“OMG.” the cat yowled. Jim threw up his hands and tried to focus on his work. Schematics for cybernetic voice-boxes filled the screen of his laptop. EMP hardened as most things were these days. No help there. There had to be-
“ROFL!” a cat screeched, rolling onto its back on the desk, swiping at him.
“Shut up!” Jim shoved it to the floor.
“Happy cat is out of happy.” another cat burbled, laying flat on the floor behind his chair.
He glanced at it and went back to work, muttering, “Happy cat is out of happy because happy cat snorts catnip like it was going out of style. Happy cat needs to knock that shit off before happy cat burns out his teeny-tiny brain.”
“Plz can I has cheeseburger?” the first cat purred, leaping into his lap and rubbing its head against his arm.
“No, no, no! A hundred times no!” Jim banged his head against his desk. “Just shut up!”
“I has bucket!” a third cat yowled from the top of a bookcase. Jim whirled.
“Get out of that flower pot!”
“I can fix it.” a fourth cat mumbled, fumbling at Jim’s laptop. Jim turned back and swatted it away from him. His computer screen hiccuped.
“Don’t touch that!”
“Cheeseburger!”
“No! No cheeseburger!” Jim buried his face in his hands. “No damn cheeseburger.”
It had seemed like such a good idea. People loved cats. People loved those stupid pictures. Just a slight cybernetic modification to the animal’s larynx and bam! Talking cats. Everybody who was anybody wanted one. For about ten minutes. Then nobody did. The fad ended and he was left holding the bag.
“OMG lurve you.” the cat on his lap grumbled. Jim sighed and stroked it.
“Thank you.”
“Can I has cheeseburger now?”
“AUGH!”
It wasn’t the talking that bothered people really.
It was the fact you couldn’t get the damn things to shut up.
Wakoopa
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