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New Zealand Wants Drivers to Wear Gloves
Calls from New Zealand to cover up one's hand by wearing gloves when driving a car is silly to say the least. This may be something to think about if one is a delivery van or a truck driver but ordinary people don't drive enough to warrant it. They say the belief that glass provides protection from ultraviolet radiation is a myth.
Sunscreen maker "Oasis Beauty" has suggested putting sunscreen on hands before driving. This is sound advice, coming from a producer of sunscreen. The International Agency for Research on Cancer says drivers should wear gloves, long sleeved shirts and sun glasses. Unless one is a professional driver this is a bit much.
Car producers state that laminated windscreens do block UV radiation: 80 percent of UV-a. It is side windows that are dangerous, though 37 percent of UV-a and 97 percent of UV-b are blocked. From these data obviously the New Zealand Cancer Society and Oasis Beauty are wrong and car glass does offer protection. Furthermore, most countries do allow side windows to be tinted which helps.
Sunscreen maker "Oasis Beauty" has suggested putting sunscreen on hands before driving. This is sound advice, coming from a producer of sunscreen. The International Agency for Research on Cancer says drivers should wear gloves, long sleeved shirts and sun glasses. Unless one is a professional driver this is a bit much.
Car producers state that laminated windscreens do block UV radiation: 80 percent of UV-a. It is side windows that are dangerous, though 37 percent of UV-a and 97 percent of UV-b are blocked. From these data obviously the New Zealand Cancer Society and Oasis Beauty are wrong and car glass does offer protection. Furthermore, most countries do allow side windows to be tinted which helps.
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Easy Like Sunday
Hi there, Two Two here and I do the easy bit really well, don'tcha think??
I can do all kinds of positions on my Easy Sunday.
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Update on Ohs. He has started eating really well which is very exciting for the Person. He isn't 100% yet but we hope he will be soon.
Everyone try to have a fun and happy Sunday
Checkers needs a home.
Hi there, my name is Checkers. I am in Greenville, S.C. and I need a home very badly. This is my story: I've had a sort of rough start in life (found as a stray by a very caring individual), but now I've been taken in by the good folks at CCA. I'm in great health, and like most cats, I love to play and get right in the middle of things. If you adopt me, we can play games all day long - as long as it's Checkers.
Spayed/Neutered • Up-to-date with routine shots • Primary colors: Black, White • Coat length: Short
Checkers's Contact Inf.
You can email about me here; concern4animals@bellsouth.net
Or call here; Concerned Citizens for Animals, Greenville, SC
864-243-4CCA (4222)
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Sure hope everyone has a wonderful week end.
Binge Drinking Causes Type 2 Diabetes
Drinking alcohol is not an innocent pastime. We know it damages the liver. However, a link has been found between binge drinking and the onset of type 2 diabetes. How it does this is not fully understood.
Rats were put on a "diet" of 3 g/kg of alcohol for only three days. Even when the alcohol had completely left their systems insulin resistance was still occurring. The effect lasted 54 hours after ingestion of alcohol had ceased.
Impaired adipose tissue and hepatic functions were believed to be the cause. There was more hypothalamic inflammation affecting insulin signaling.
There is hope for a treatment. Inhibiting brain protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) can block the detrimental action on insulin of binge drinking,
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Feral cat Friday.
Mom brought me home and put me in one of the bathrooms and I ate a little but not much. Around 4 AM this morning, I started screaming and trying to tear the door down. I did eat a little bit more. Now I really need to go to the potty and I don't understand this being indoors. So the Mom let me out at 5:30 this morning so I could go potty. I ate some more food on the porch where I am used to eating.
So we would appreciate some gigantic purrs because I sure don't want to go back to the vet.
We will update a little later.
I came home a little while ago and the Mom tried to put me back in and I didn't like that at all and cried and cried so she put me on the porch and I ate a whole bowl full of food. Whooo Hoooo for me.
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Everyone have a fantastic Friday