Will be out 15th January 2010

MALE factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that’s been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday.

Heavy exposure to BPA, or bisphenol A, on the job was linked to impotence and lower sexual desire and satisfaction, according to the study, which adds to concerns about BPA’s effects on most consumers.

The men in the study experienced BPA levels about 50 times higher than those faced by typical American men, said researcher Dr De-Kun Li. “We don’t know” whether more typical doses have similar effects, he said.

People shouldn’t be alarmed by the finding, said Li, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente’s research division in Oakland, California. But he said it would be prudent to limit exposure to BPA while scientists look for any effects from lower doses.

Li is lead author of the latest study, published online Wednesday by the journal Human Reproduction. The work was financed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

BPA is used in a wide variety of consumer products, including some hard plastic bottles and metal food or beverage cans.

For the new research, Li and colleagues studied 164 factory workers in China who were exposed to high levels of BPA on the job.

They were compared to 386 other men in the same town who either worked at other factories or were married to factory workers.

The scientists measured BPA exposure through air sampling, and interviewed the workers about their sexual functioning.

Compared to the other workers, men with high BPA exposure were about four times as likely to report trouble achieving erections, about seven times as likely to say they had difficulty ejaculating, and about four times as likely to report low sex drive or low satisfaction with their sex lives.

The effects are dramatic and “pretty clearly related to the exposure,” said Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, who was not involved in the research.

The finding fits in with animal studies and should be followed up by research in the general population, she said. Her institute said last month it will spend more money on BPA-related research, bringing the total to US$30 million over two years.
-The Star-

pengarah JPJ sarawak Abdul Hamed Akob berkata, semua motosikal termasuk skuter yang telah di ubahsuai di negeri ini adalah menyalahi undang undang.

semua motosikal atau skuter yang telah dimodifikasi baik untuk kegunaan harian ataupun autoshow adalah menyalahi undang undang,” katanya dalam sidang Kompleks JPJ Negeri di sini semalam

Justeru, beliau menyarankan agar orang ramai yang melihat motosikal yang telah dimodifikasi dan digunakan di jalan raya agar segera menghubungi JPJ dan tindakan segera akan di ambil.

pengubahsuaian mtosikal dan skuter oleh pemilik disini adalah berleluasa dan ia dilakukan baik untuk kegunaan harian atau khas untuk autoshow.

saya meminta agar orang ramai yang melihat motosikal yang telah dimodifikasikan digunakan di jalan raya agar segera menghubungi JPJ dan tindakan segera akan diambil,” katanya.
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In my opinion, Why does it comes with no explanation? Why is it Wrong? We are not disturbing others… Not just that, Concept for autoshow will not be there any more if this is wrong…
WHY?????

Rest In Peace My Dear Friend… We’ll Miss You Forever…

Life…. is valuable. Live life to the fullest….

A Short review trough year 2008.

I tried starting a new life in KL (working) but luck (if there is) was not on my side. Worked with Event Plus in Damasara for at least few weeks. Then I had to go back to Sarawak for few days to attend to some things in Sarawak. Quit my job, then moved to Port Klang, there I stayed with my relatives form my mom’s side.

Started working with my cuz doing graphic design and photography. It was fun if it’s looked in “looking for experience perspective”. Was with Ben till about end of October, then I moved back to Sarawak.

This is also a year to remember. I finally got my tattoo done. Hahaha. A tribal tattoo at my left arm and a pair of “Bungai Terung” (An Iban traditional Tattoo).

It was very fortunate year too as I was selected as top 30 out of few hundreds to a reality shows called “double exposure” organize by Sony. There automatically I met a bunch of 29 other photographers and a few Pro Photographers. During the show, our friendship grew even more to each other. It was a fun and a happy experience. Wish we all could meet up often.

As I said I moved back to Sarawak, I started doing my own photography. Business is slow and yet busy. Fortunately I was blessed with a new DSLR. Canon 450D. With that now I feed my self.

As this is the beginning of a new year, hope and pray that it will be a fruitful one.

To all my new fwens I met and knew in 2008, I miss u guys a lot. All the best to you all, and hope to meet those who is in KL and Penang.