FAITHFUL DOG HACHIKO

In year 1924, Professor Hidesaburo Ueno in the agriculture department at the university of Tokyo, took Hachiko,  golden brown Akita. During the professor's life Hachiko greeted him at the end of each day at the Shibuya Station. Everyday the dog waited for his owner at the exit of the station  after his owner's work. This routine continued until a tragedy happened. In May 1925 Professor Ueno did not return to the station where Hachiko is waiting. The professor died from cerebral hemorrhage, and never to come home to see his friend again. Everyday after the professor's death Hachiko still waits for the professor for nine years in the same station.

After the Professors death Hachico was given away, but the dog routinely escape from the new owner, to search for his friend, not knowing he already passed away few years ago. He shows up in the old home of the professor, and eventually realized that the professor no longer go home at that house. He went up looking at the train station where he is waiting for him many times. But each day many of commuters pass by the station none of them is the professor.

Hachiko attracted the attention of the commuters as well as the local residents on the area. Many of them are familiar with the dog and the professor. At first the initial reaction of the people working at the station is unnecessarily friendly. But when an article been published about Hachiko on October 4, 1932, people started to bring Hachiko some treats and food to nourish him during his wait. This routine continued for nine years, he waited patiently, hoping he will see his fried again.

In March 8, 1935 Hachiko was found dead on the street of Shibuya. The dog had a filarial infection and terminal cancer causing his death. They also found yakitori sticks in his stomach, but not conclusive to be the cause of his death.

Hachiko's legendary faithfulness to his owner became a national symbol of loyalty. People of Japan were impressed by Hachiko's memory to his master and a loyalty that even nine years of waiting the dog never gave up hoping.

In April 1934, a bronze statue in his likeness was erected at Shibuya Station, and Hachikō himself was present at its unveiling. The statue was recycled for the war effort during World War II. In 1948 The Society for Recreating the Hachikō Statue commissioned Takeshi Ando, son of the original artist, to make a second statue. When the new statue appeared, a dedication ceremony occurred. The new statue, which was erected in August 1948, still stands and is an extremely popular meeting spot. The station entrance near this statue is named "Hachikō-guchi", meaning "The Hachikō Entrance/Exit", and is one of Shibuya Station's five exits. (source)

SCARY MEDICAL CONDITION: HARLEQUIN ICHTHYOSIS

HARLEQUIN ICHTHYOSIS

Harlequin ichthyosis is a form of congenital ichthyosis, a condition existing at birth and often before birth.This condition is genetical in predisposition and it is very rare its exact incidence is unknown.

Neonates with this condition have coarse, hard thick skin covering most of the newborn's body. The skin have a deep cracks, thickening of the keratin layer, and forms like a diamond-shaped or fish-like scales separated with redish deep cracks (fissures). The eyes, ears, penis and lips may be abnormally contracted thus limiting its movement.

It greatly limits the infants movement. Because of the cracked keratin covering in the infants body the skin is stiff and not flexible enough to prohibit normal folding in areas in the extremities, limiting its movement. It also inhibit the chest to expand that can lead to breathing difficulties. The normal skin of an infant serves as a barier on the outside environment, a thermal regulator, it keeps body fluids inside the body. But in infants with this condition the skin is susceptible in infection resulting in life-threatening sepsis. It is difficult for them  to control water loss causing dehydration, and unable to regulate normal body temperature.

Diagnosis of this kind of condition relies on physical examination and laboratory examination. Physical assessment of the patient at birth reveals the characteristic symptoms of the skin surface of the newborn. The most specific to diagnose this condition is by Genetic Testing for Harlequin Ichthyosis. It involves by taking a sample of the newborn's DNA. Biopsy of the skin is also done to reveal histologic characteristics of the cells. Findings reveal a hyperkeratotic skin cells, which cause to thick and hard skin layer. Genetic Testing also reveals a mutation on the ABCA12 gene. This gene is responsible for the development of the skin layer. A mutation in the gene impair the transport of the lipids in the skin.

This condition is highly genetical meaning it can be inherited. In autosomal recessive pattern both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. The parents of the child suffering from this condition, each carry one copy of the mutated gene, but both may do not show signs and symptoms of the condition. So the chances is very rare. However the chances of these parents that have each mutated gene produce Harlequin child is in a ratio of 1 in 4.

The treatment of the condition varies in the past. As this condition is always fatal, whether due to dehydration, infection, restricted breathing, poor feeding or other related cause. There are improvement in care, one of the notable drug is the Isotretinoin, this drug is retinoid a resemblance to retinoic acid, a natural vitamin A, found in small quantities naturally in the body. It i responsible for normal embryonic development.

Nusrit "Nelly" Shaheen, is the oldest known survivor suffering with the condition. One of nine children, four of whom suffered from the condition and died as young children. Born 1984 and studying sports coaching and leadership at Hereward College.

FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN

FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN

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The human brain consist of 80 to 120 billion neurons and might be the pain center when you hurt yourself. Impulses travel as fast as 170 miles per hour, that's the reason why you react fast to the things around you or why that finger feel pain right away after cutting yourself. It has many neurons but the brain itself doesn't have pain receptors and cannot feel pain. It doesn't mean that you wont have an headache. The brain is surrounded by tissues , blood vessel and nerve endings that have plenty of pain receptors and can give you a headache. So if you don't want to get hurt, well you have to learn how to use your brain.





We measure memory by bytes, have you ever wonder the human brain capacity in terabytes? how does it store memory or why is it we tend to forget things. Searching from the Internet i found some articles might give the answers and summarized it.

Robert Birge (Syracuse University) who studies the storage of data in proteins, estimated in 1996 that the memory capacity of the brain was between one and ten terabytes, with a most likely value of 3 terabytes. Such estimates are generally based on counting neurons and assuming each neuron holds 1 bit. Bear in mind that the brain has better algorithms for compressing certain types of information than computers do. (source)

The human brain store for a fraction of seconds, sensory information in areas located throughout the cortex. In the process  information goes into short-term memory and some may go to the long-term storage in several parts of the cortex, much of it will return to the sensory cortex where originally received. Consciously and unconsciously we are gathering information and impulses via our perception and some catches our attention or that information is important because we might need it soon, this goes to the short-term memory. Short-term storage doesn't hold a lot; you may hold about seven independent items at one. Long-term memory on the other hand involves three processes; encoding, storage and retrieval.


Encoding: around us we gather information, some of it we are 
aware it can be helpful for us in the future, the brain process those information and only store which is important. For example you learn a word or a phrase the brain tries to encode this important information for storage. Not all can be stored as the brain segregates this data for not overloading your memory.




Storage: In storing memory like a word or a phrase that we learned we attached it to other related memories, like if you learned the word "flying" we tend to attached some related memories like a birds, plane or  kite. it consolidate the new concept with other memories we had gathered.


Retrieval: In this process we follow some of the hints to trace back the memory and thus tracing back the stored information to regain meaning. Some of the codes that the memory had been attached to like the birds, plane or kite may trigger the recovery of the meaning of "flying". And if you want to remember something you might as well use some hints such as those birds or a plane to remember the meaning of the word flying.


That's why some people are very good in memorizing, they consolidate things to other things or familiar events and experience. Like for example memorizing the deck of cards, if they want to remember the card King of Diamonds they correlate it or imagine an event or maybe an image like a King wearing diamond studded crown. It would be easier for them to remember.

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Kevin Carter: Disturbing Photos

DISTURBING PHOTOS

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This depressing image is publicized by The New York Times on March 26,1993, taken by a photographer Kevin Carter in Southern Sudan. It became an iconic photo of Vulture preying upon a Sudanese child, stalking her or waiting for the chance to attack. The parent of the toddler is busy taking food and medical supplies from the same UN(United Nations) plane Kevin Carter took.

According to Carter he waited about twenty minutes, hoping that the vulture would spread its wings. maybe for a reason of more dramatic image, but it didn't. He snapped the haunting photograph and chased the vulture away.

After the photograph was publicized hundreds of people contacted the newspaper to ask if the child survived. In a special editor's note run by publishing newspaper said that the girl had enough strength to walk away from the vulture , but her ultimate fate was unknown.

Carter came under criticism for not helping that helpless child. Journalist were oriented not to touch the famine victims because off the risk of transmitting disease. He could do nothing but to chase away the bird.

Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for his photo, but the photographer admits he didn't enjoy the privilege. "I'm really, really sorry I didn't pick up the child up," he mentioned this to a friend. Under criticism, violence he'd witnessed, questions as the little girl's fate and with a haunting photo, Carter had been depressed and committed suicide on 27th July 1994.

These are other disturbing photos by Kevin 

Carter,   these images tells more than a story, 

tells more than the reality, this photos tells us to 

do something. This happens not only in Africa, 

but around the world, and probably near you. 

You just unnoticed the situation or ignore such 

things. You may be disgusted for what you see, 

but this is the reality Carter wants the public to 

know.

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KEVIN CARTER

SEPTEMBER 13, 1960-JULY 27, 1994

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Facebook verification scam; Security Advice

WARNING FACEBOOK USERS: GETTING RID OF THE APPLICATION

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Warning: "Facebook Verification Scam" spreads on Facebook last May 2012

The content as the image above says:


“WARNING : Announcement From FACEB00K Verification Team. All Profiles Must Be Verified Before 10th June 2012 To Avoid Scams and Scams Under SOPA ACT.The Unverfied Accounts Will Be Terminated. Verify Your Accounts By Below Steps.”

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When clicked will bring you to an application like a survey type of scam or a rogue application which may allow the scammer to access your basic information,profile information, your photos, and can post on your behalf.

Its better not to click on the app or better yet ignore it..

If you did the mistake or accidentally done it you are already spreading same spam to your friends.

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To get rid of this you have to clean your news feed and profile to clean up references to the spam.


You have to remove also the application from your account. In managing apps click the drop down menu (upper right corner) then account settings at your left click Apps then it will look like this:

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Security Advice from facebook (http://www.facebook.com/about/security)

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COMPLETE FACEBOOK EMOTICONS

              FACEBOOK EMOTICONS

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NEW FACEBOOK EMOTICON: (y)   = Thumb Up facebook emoticon. ("Like" facebook emoticon )


New facebook emoticon :42: = Number 42, Whats mean?


New facebook emoticon: <(") = Penguin  More info (CLICK HERE)



New facebook emoticon: (^^^) = Shark



:) or :-) or =) or :] = Smile




:D or :-D or =D = Big smile                                                                                                                           

>:o or >:-o = Smile with close eyes


:o or :-o = Surprise


:( or :-( or =( or :[ = Sad face


;) or ;-) = Wink


:'( = Crying


:* or :-* = Kiss


 :p or :-p = Tongue


>:( or >:-( = Angry

<3 = Heart. works also in any facebook message, not only in the chat. Works on the wall, status messages, private messages, comments or where you want.

:3 = Cat face , mustache.


^_^ = Pleasant face

-_- = Pleasant face with eyes down


O:) or O:-) = Angel


3:) or 3:-) = Devil


:v = Pacman


:|] = Robot


8) or 8-) or B) or B-) = Glasses


8| or 8-| or B| or B-| = Dark glasses


:/ or :-/ or :\ or :-\ = Confuse


o.O or O.o = Big and small eye


:putnam: = Human head.

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funny facts about nurse

                 Differences Between Graduate Nurse and Experienced Nurses

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A Graduate Nurse throws up when the patient does. 
An experienced nurse calls housekeeping when a patient throws up


A Graduate Nurse wears so many pins on their name badge you can't read it. 
An experienced nurse doesn't wear a name badge for liability reasons


A Graduate Nurse charts too much.
An experienced nurse doesn't chart enough.


A Graduate Nurse loves to run to codes. 
An experienced nurse makes graduate nurses run to codes.


A Graduate Nurse wants everyone to know they are a nurse. 
An experienced nurse doesn't want anyone to know they are a nurse.


A Graduate Nurse keeps detailed notes on a pad. 
An experienced nurse writes on the back of their hand, paper scraps, napkins, etc.


A Graduate Nurse will spend all day trying to reorient a patient. 
An experienced nurse will chart the patient is disoriented and restrain them.


A Graduate Nurse can hear a beeping I-med at 50 yards. 
An experienced nurse can't hear any alarms at any distance.


A Graduate Nurse loves to hear abnormal heart and breath sounds. 
An experienced nurse doesn't want to know about them unless the patient is symptomatic.


A Graduate Nurse spends 2 hours giving a patient a bath. 
An experienced nurse lets the CNA give the patient a bath.


A Graduate Nurse thinks people respect Nurses. 
An experienced nurse knows everybody blames everything on the nurse.


A Graduate Nurse looks for blood on a bandage hoping they will get to change it. 
An experienced nurse knows a little blood never hurt anybody.


A Graduate Nurse looks for a chance "to work with the family." 
An experienced nurse avoids the family.


A Graduate Nurse expects meds and supplies to be delivered on time. 
An experienced nurse expects them to never be delivered at all.


A Graduate Nurse will spend days bladder training an incontinent patient. 
An experienced nurse will insert a Foley catheter.


A Graduate Nurse always answers their phone. 
An experienced nurse checks their caller ID before answering the phone.


A Graduate Nurse thinks psych patients are interesting. 
An experienced nurse thinks psych patients are crazy.


A Graduate Nurse carries reference books in their bag. 
An experienced nurse carries magazines, lunch, and some "cough syrup" in their bag.


A Graduate Nurse doesn't find this funny. 
An experienced nurse does.

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