Healthy skin comes from
the inside out. What you
choose to put into your
body will reflect itself on
your skin. Diets filled with
processed foods often
leave skin looking and
feeling dull, oily, and
discolored. But nourished
bodies that are fueled
with whole foods
containing the
recommended amount of
vitamins often display a
much healthier
appearance. What
vitamins do you need and
what exactly do they do?
Here are the basics on
vitamins and skin health.
1. Vitamin A
Necessary for the
maintenance and repair
of vital skin tissue,
vitamin A is the key to
healthy skin. If you’re
deficient in vitamin A,
your skin may take on a
dry, flaky complexion. Get
your daily recommended
allowances of vitamin A
through foods such as
sweet potatoes, carrots,
and dark, leafy
vegetables. Research by
the American Academy of
Dermatology has shown
that when used on the
skin, lotions containing
vitamin A can help control
acne and reduce lines and
wrinkles.
2. Vitamin B Complex
Found in foods like
oatmeal, rice, eggs, and
bananas, vitamin B
complex contains the
nutrient, biotin, which
forms the basis of nails,
skin, and hair cells. Too
little vitamin B complex in
your diet can cause
dermatitis or hair loss.
Topical creams and
ointments made with B
vitamins can instantly
hydrate cells and give a
healthy glow to skin.
Using some creams
containing vitamin B has
also been shown to have
anti-inflammatory
properties and to even
out skin tone.
3. Vitamin C
Fill up on citrus fruits,
leafy greens, bell
peppers, and cauliflower,
all of which are full of this
vital nutrient. Vitamin C
has been known to fight
colds and when used on
the skin, vitamin C can
help collagen production.
Vitamin C can also help
reduce wrinkles, improve
skin texture, and reduce
photo damage.
4. Vitamin E
Use vitamin E on your skin
to help reduce the
appearance of scars and
rough, dry skin. To keep
skin looking supple and
soft, try adding more
nuts, olives, and spinach
to your diet, all of which
are high in the vitamin.
These foods will not only
help your skin stay soft,
but will help your hair’s
luster and strength. For
stubborn scars, try
rubbing vitamin E oil on
the scar to reduce its
appearance.
5. Vitamin K
Vitamin K can be best
used on the skin to help
with dark circles and
bruises. Look for lotions
and creams that contain
this vitamin to help fade
discolorations on the skin,
and help with wrinkle
reduction. Though a diet
filled with dark, leafy
greens will help your
vitamin K needs, the best
way for your skin to get
the most benefit is to use
it topically.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Spice it up
Thailand
Thai food is among the
spiciest in the world. Hot
peppers raise your
metabolism, but the real
benefit of food with a
little zing is that it slows
your eating, says James
Hill, PhD, past president of
the American Society for
Nutrition. 'Americans eat
too fast,' he says. 'By the
time your body signals
that it's full, you've
overeaten. Eating slower
is a good weight-loss
strategy, and making
food spicier is an easy
way to do it.'
Thai food is among the
spiciest in the world. Hot
peppers raise your
metabolism, but the real
benefit of food with a
little zing is that it slows
your eating, says James
Hill, PhD, past president of
the American Society for
Nutrition. 'Americans eat
too fast,' he says. 'By the
time your body signals
that it's full, you've
overeaten. Eating slower
is a good weight-loss
strategy, and making
food spicier is an easy
way to do it.'
VITAL SIGNSNutrition: StealthyVegetables: GettingChildren to Eat MoreVITAL SIGNSNutrition: StealthyVegetables: GettingChildren to Eat More
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Published: August 02,
2011
Good news for parents:
You can get your children
to eat zucchini, broccoli,
tomatoes, cauliflower
and squash - and like
them.
Researchers at
Pennsylvania State
University substituted
those vegetables,
puréed, in children's
meals, reducing each
meal's calories but
keeping its weight the
same. One day a week for
three weeks, 40 children
were randomly given
regular meals, meals with
three times as much
vegetable content, or
meals with four times as
much vegetable content.
The children were told to
eat as much or as little as
they wanted.
The 3- to 6-year olds,
attendees at a day care
center, consumed the
same amount of food by
weight, regardless of
whether the meals
included puréed
vegetables. But those
who ate the meals with
quadrupled vegetable
content increased their
total vegetable intake by
73 grams and reduced
their calorie intake by
about 12 percent during
the study period.
Asked to rate the taste
as yucky, O.K. or yummy,
more than 70 percent of
the children rated the
vegetable-adulterated
meals as O.K. or yummy.
The study was published
online July 20 in The
American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition.
"The controversial
aspect of this is that it's
deceptive," said Maureen
K. Spill, the lead author
and a postdoctoral fellow
at Penn State. "But it's
just another way of
making recipes healthier.
It's still important to get
children to learn what
vegetables look and
taste like."
Published: August 02,
2011
Good news for parents:
You can get your children
to eat zucchini, broccoli,
tomatoes, cauliflower
and squash - and like
them.
Researchers at
Pennsylvania State
University substituted
those vegetables,
puréed, in children's
meals, reducing each
meal's calories but
keeping its weight the
same. One day a week for
three weeks, 40 children
were randomly given
regular meals, meals with
three times as much
vegetable content, or
meals with four times as
much vegetable content.
The children were told to
eat as much or as little as
they wanted.
The 3- to 6-year olds,
attendees at a day care
center, consumed the
same amount of food by
weight, regardless of
whether the meals
included puréed
vegetables. But those
who ate the meals with
quadrupled vegetable
content increased their
total vegetable intake by
73 grams and reduced
their calorie intake by
about 12 percent during
the study period.
Asked to rate the taste
as yucky, O.K. or yummy,
more than 70 percent of
the children rated the
vegetable-adulterated
meals as O.K. or yummy.
The study was published
online July 20 in The
American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition.
"The controversial
aspect of this is that it's
deceptive," said Maureen
K. Spill, the lead author
and a postdoctoral fellow
at Penn State. "But it's
just another way of
making recipes healthier.
It's still important to get
children to learn what
vegetables look and
taste like."
VITAL SIGNSRisks: Women's CancerRisk Increases WithHeight, Study Finds
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Published: August 02,
2011
The taller a woman is, the
greater her risk for
cancer, a large study has
found.
Researchers at the
University of Oxford in
England analyzed data on
more than 1.2 million
British women followed
for an average of 9.4
years. There were more
than 97,000 cases of
cancer among the
women. The researchers
found that for each four-
inch increase in height
over 5 feet 1 inch, the
risk that a woman would
develop cancer increased
by about 16 percent. The
study was published
online July 21 in The
Lancet Oncology.
The analysis covered 17
types of cancer, but the
relative risk increase was
statistically significant
for just 10 of them. The
authors suggest that
levels of growth hormone
might be involved in the
genesis of cancer, or that
taller people are at
greater risk for
mutations simply because
their bodies comprise
more cells.
The authors also
reviewed previous
studies showing that a
similar link between
height and an increased
cancer risk has been
observed in Asia,
Australasia, Europe and
North America.
"The interest in this
study is in giving us a clue
about how cancers might
develop," said Jane Green,
the lead author and an
epidemiologist at Oxford.
"It's the similarity for
many different kinds of
cancers, in people with
many different risk
factors and in many
different populations,
that makes us think it's
something very
fundamental in cancer
development."
Published: August 02,
2011
The taller a woman is, the
greater her risk for
cancer, a large study has
found.
Researchers at the
University of Oxford in
England analyzed data on
more than 1.2 million
British women followed
for an average of 9.4
years. There were more
than 97,000 cases of
cancer among the
women. The researchers
found that for each four-
inch increase in height
over 5 feet 1 inch, the
risk that a woman would
develop cancer increased
by about 16 percent. The
study was published
online July 21 in The
Lancet Oncology.
The analysis covered 17
types of cancer, but the
relative risk increase was
statistically significant
for just 10 of them. The
authors suggest that
levels of growth hormone
might be involved in the
genesis of cancer, or that
taller people are at
greater risk for
mutations simply because
their bodies comprise
more cells.
The authors also
reviewed previous
studies showing that a
similar link between
height and an increased
cancer risk has been
observed in Asia,
Australasia, Europe and
North America.
"The interest in this
study is in giving us a clue
about how cancers might
develop," said Jane Green,
the lead author and an
epidemiologist at Oxford.
"It's the similarity for
many different kinds of
cancers, in people with
many different risk
factors and in many
different populations,
that makes us think it's
something very
fundamental in cancer
development."
Man accused ofFacebook bombthreat
Anne Tarasov
July 31, 2011 - 12:48AM
A CLEANING business
owner used Facebook to
threaten to ''kill all
Christians and Jews'' and
bomb Sydney, police
allege.
Khaled Zakaria, 30, faced
Parramatta Bail Court
yesterday charged with
one count of using a
mobile phone to menace
or harass and two counts
of making hoax threats
using a mobile phone.
In documents tendered to
the court, police said Mr
Zakaria, of Greenacre,
threatened to bomb
intelligence agency ASIO,
stab officers at
Goulburn's super-max jail
and ''get'' officers at
Bankstown police station
under the Facebook
profiles Kay Zee, Khaled
Ibn-Al Walid and Khaled
Ibn-Alwalie.
Police alleged Mr Zakaria
posted threatening
comments on the Ban the
Burka and Sharia for
Australia Facebook pages,
including: ''There's going
to be a big bang in the
City of Sydney on 30th of
July, 2011. Watch out.
Bang Bang.''
Following Mr Zakaria's
arrest on Friday by
officers from the joint
counter-terrorism team
and the Middle Eastern
Organised Crime Squad,
police searched his house
and car and seized two
mobile phones and other
related items.
Mr Zakaria's lawyer,
Derek Druitt, told the
court his client may be a
victim of mistaken
identity because he
employs three people,
one of whom has a similar
name and initials. He said
the ''hoax'' messages
were posted using a
work phone used by
everyone at the
company.
Magistrate George
Zdenkowski refused bail,
saying the protection of
the community is at
stake.
Mr Zakaria is expected to
appear at Downing
Centre Local Court on
Wednesday.
This story was found at:
http://www.smh.com.au/
technology/technology-
news/man-accused-of-
facebook-bomb-
threat-20110730-1i5ei.html
July 31, 2011 - 12:48AM
A CLEANING business
owner used Facebook to
threaten to ''kill all
Christians and Jews'' and
bomb Sydney, police
allege.
Khaled Zakaria, 30, faced
Parramatta Bail Court
yesterday charged with
one count of using a
mobile phone to menace
or harass and two counts
of making hoax threats
using a mobile phone.
In documents tendered to
the court, police said Mr
Zakaria, of Greenacre,
threatened to bomb
intelligence agency ASIO,
stab officers at
Goulburn's super-max jail
and ''get'' officers at
Bankstown police station
under the Facebook
profiles Kay Zee, Khaled
Ibn-Al Walid and Khaled
Ibn-Alwalie.
Police alleged Mr Zakaria
posted threatening
comments on the Ban the
Burka and Sharia for
Australia Facebook pages,
including: ''There's going
to be a big bang in the
City of Sydney on 30th of
July, 2011. Watch out.
Bang Bang.''
Following Mr Zakaria's
arrest on Friday by
officers from the joint
counter-terrorism team
and the Middle Eastern
Organised Crime Squad,
police searched his house
and car and seized two
mobile phones and other
related items.
Mr Zakaria's lawyer,
Derek Druitt, told the
court his client may be a
victim of mistaken
identity because he
employs three people,
one of whom has a similar
name and initials. He said
the ''hoax'' messages
were posted using a
work phone used by
everyone at the
company.
Magistrate George
Zdenkowski refused bail,
saying the protection of
the community is at
stake.
Mr Zakaria is expected to
appear at Downing
Centre Local Court on
Wednesday.
This story was found at:
http://www.smh.com.au/
technology/technology-
news/man-accused-of-
facebook-bomb-
threat-20110730-1i5ei.html
Man accused ofFacebook bombthreat
Anne Tarasov
July 31, 2011 - 12:48AM
A CLEANING business
owner used Facebook to
threaten to ''kill all
Christians and Jews'' and
bomb Sydney, police
allege.
Khaled Zakaria, 30, faced
Parramatta Bail Court
yesterday charged with
one count of using a
mobile phone to menace
or harass and two counts
of making hoax threats
using a mobile phone.
In documents tendered to
the court, police said Mr
Zakaria, of Greenacre,
threatened to bomb
intelligence agency ASIO,
stab officers at
Goulburn's super-max jail
and ''get'' officers at
Bankstown police station
under the Facebook
profiles Kay Zee, Khaled
Ibn-Al Walid and Khaled
Ibn-Alwalie.
Police alleged Mr Zakaria
posted threatening
comments on the Ban the
Burka and Sharia for
Australia Facebook pages,
including: ''There's going
to be a big bang in the
City of Sydney on 30th of
July, 2011. Watch out.
Bang Bang.''
Following Mr Zakaria's
arrest on Friday by
officers from the joint
counter-terrorism team
and the Middle Eastern
Organised Crime Squad,
police searched his house
and car and seized two
mobile phones and other
related items.
Mr Zakaria's lawyer,
Derek Druitt, told the
court his client may be a
victim of mistaken
identity because he
employs three people,
one of whom has a similar
name and initials. He said
the ''hoax'' messages
were posted using a
work phone used by
everyone at the
company.
Magistrate George
Zdenkowski refused bail,
saying the protection of
the community is at
stake.
Mr Zakaria is expected to
appear at Downing
Centre Local Court on
Wednesday.
This story was found at:
http://www.smh.com.au/
technology/technology-
news/man-accused-of-
facebook-bomb-
threat-20110730-1i5ei.html
July 31, 2011 - 12:48AM
A CLEANING business
owner used Facebook to
threaten to ''kill all
Christians and Jews'' and
bomb Sydney, police
allege.
Khaled Zakaria, 30, faced
Parramatta Bail Court
yesterday charged with
one count of using a
mobile phone to menace
or harass and two counts
of making hoax threats
using a mobile phone.
In documents tendered to
the court, police said Mr
Zakaria, of Greenacre,
threatened to bomb
intelligence agency ASIO,
stab officers at
Goulburn's super-max jail
and ''get'' officers at
Bankstown police station
under the Facebook
profiles Kay Zee, Khaled
Ibn-Al Walid and Khaled
Ibn-Alwalie.
Police alleged Mr Zakaria
posted threatening
comments on the Ban the
Burka and Sharia for
Australia Facebook pages,
including: ''There's going
to be a big bang in the
City of Sydney on 30th of
July, 2011. Watch out.
Bang Bang.''
Following Mr Zakaria's
arrest on Friday by
officers from the joint
counter-terrorism team
and the Middle Eastern
Organised Crime Squad,
police searched his house
and car and seized two
mobile phones and other
related items.
Mr Zakaria's lawyer,
Derek Druitt, told the
court his client may be a
victim of mistaken
identity because he
employs three people,
one of whom has a similar
name and initials. He said
the ''hoax'' messages
were posted using a
work phone used by
everyone at the
company.
Magistrate George
Zdenkowski refused bail,
saying the protection of
the community is at
stake.
Mr Zakaria is expected to
appear at Downing
Centre Local Court on
Wednesday.
This story was found at:
http://www.smh.com.au/
technology/technology-
news/man-accused-of-
facebook-bomb-
threat-20110730-1i5ei.html
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Charges in Australian banknote scandal
Updated: 7/1/2011
Two banknote firms linked to Australia's central bank and six of their former employees were charged Friday over the bribing of Asian officials to secure contracts to print their currencies.
As arrests were being made in Australia, a former top Malaysian central banker and a businessman were charged with corruption over their involvement with the polymer note companies accused of providing kickbacks.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the charges related to currency companies Securency International and Note Printing Australia (NPA) allegedly bribing officials in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
"The AFP will allege that during the period 1999-2005, senior managers from Securency and NPA utilised international sales agents to bribe foreign public officials in order to secure banknote contracts," police said.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said while the firms involved were its partly or fully owned subsidiaries, no one at the central bank had been accused of wrongdoing.
"The Reserve Bank deeply regrets that the governance arrangements and processes in the companies at that time were not able to prevent or detect the alleged behaviour," governor Glenn Stevens said.
Securency, which is partly owned by the RBA and produces polymer banknotes used in more than 30 countries, said it had been charged with three counts of conspiracy to influence foreign officials.
The company, which requested Australian police investigate allegations of bribery in May 2009, said it was cooperating fully with authorities.
NPA, a wholly owned RBA subsidiary responsible for running the printing works where Australia's banknotes are printed, made no separate comment.
Australian police, who have worked with Britain's Serious Fraud Office, Malaysian authorities and Indonesian National Police on the case, said the investigation which has stretched as far as Nigeria was ongoing.
They said in Indonesia a foreign official allegedly received a bribe to ensure a joint venture banknote contract for Securency and NPA, while in Vietnam an official allegedly took a bribe, in the form of a university scholarship, to secure a banknote contract on behalf of Securency.
The Australian charges are the first under foreign bribery laws introduced in 1999 and came as Malaysia laid related charges against two men.
Anti-corruption investigations director Mustafar Ali said former Bank Negara Malaysia assistant governor Mohamad Daud Dol Moin allegedly took kickbacks totalling 100,000 ringgit ($33,000).
Mohamad Daud allegedly took two bribes from businessman Abdul Kayum Syed Ahmad in 2004 over a 95 million ringgit contract to print five ringgit polymer banknotes that was awarded to NPA, Mustafar said.
Abdul Kayum was also charged for bribing Mohamad Daud, he said.
"We have worked closely with the Australian police in carrying out investigations and in prosecuting the two individuals over this corruption case," Mustafar said.
If found guilty, the men, who are on bail, could be jailed for up to 20 years and fined five times the bribe amount.
Police said the six Australians charged, aged between 50 and 66, had been chief executives, chief financial officers or sales agents for Securency or NPA. All were bailed by a Melbourne court Friday.
If convicted, they face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to Aus$1.1 million ($1.2 million) while the charges against the Australian companies, carry a maximum fine of Aus$330,000 per offence.
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