SWINE FLU VIRUS PROTECTION

October 31, 2009 at 3:36 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

In case of masks shortage for the H1N1, you can make yourself a mask for protection. It is compatible with eyewear. Important recommendation: It is preferable to use materials that are new

THE NEWS

Korean cars outshine German ones: “US and European car makers have again been humbled in an annual vehicle reliability study. Asian car makers have once again outshone US and European brands in an influential reliability survey released in the United States. The top seven brands in the 2009 Consumer Reports Annual Car Reliability Survey were taken by Japanese brands. Eighth spot went to Korean car maker Hyundai, ahead of several German luxury car brands. Toyota offshoot Scion was number one in the survey, ahead of Honda and Toyota, while Mitsubishi came in sixth. The struggling Chrysler group, rescued from bankruptcy by Government bail-outs and investment from Italy’s Fiat Group, continues to languish at the bottom of the quality survey, with Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler filling three of the bottom four spots. The survey could only recommend one vehicle in its entire line-up.”

NJ: Defendant too fat to be guilty, says lawyer: “A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was too fat to have committed the crime. An attorney for Edward Ates is making the case that his client would not have had the energy to climb and descend the staircase where prosecutors say the killer was perched when Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive, was shot in 2006. Lawyer Walter Lesnevich claims that in 2006, the 62-year-old Ates, who stood 5 feet 8 and weighed 285 pounds, was in such bad physical shape that he could not have pulled off the shooting or the fast getaway the killer made. In testimony yesterday, Ates’s doctor testified that bounding up the stairs would have caused Ates to become short of breath and shake, making it difficult to keep his wrist straight enough to accurately fire a gun at someone from a distance.”

Dog better than spouse if stranded on desert island: “Given the choice between being stranded with her partner of six years or her 12-year-old dog, Selena Thomas would take the pooch – and she is not alone. An online survey of more than 1000 pet lovers found 56 per cent would rather be stranded on a desert island with their dog than a human. Partners were a distant second (16 per cent), followed by cats (12 per cent), mothers (11 per cent) and human best friends (5 per cent). Dr Mark Perissinotto from VetShop Australia – the Sunshine Coast-based company that conducted the survey – said the results were somewhat unexpected. “Although the people who did the survey were pet lovers, it surprised me that the number was as high as what it was for dogs,” Dr Perissinotto said. “I guess when you’re in a small, tight space, a dog is better company because they can’t talk back and they’re fun to be around.” He said that the human-dog bond had strengthened over thousands of years of interaction. “They work with us herding sheep and cattle, help at scenes of crimes, rescue people after disasters, protect our borders, go to war with us and guide the blind,” Dr Perissinotto said.”

Homeless man ‘stole ferret in his pants’: “US police say a homeless man stole a live ferret by stuffing it in his pants. Thirty-eight-year-old Rodney Bolton is charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach, The Florida Times-Union reported. A 17-year-old witness confronted Bolton in the parking lot and was bitten by the animal after the man allegedly shoved it in the teen’s face. That confrontation makes the ferret a special weapon under Florida law. So Bolton also faces battery charges for dangerously wielding the animal.”

Former President of France on trial for sleaze: “Jacques Chirac [above], the former French President, has been ordered to stand trial on corruption charges over claims that he illegally used public money to fund his rise to power in the 1990s. The decision is seen as a personal humiliation for one of France’s most prominent post-war figures and a further stain on a nation already tarnished by a series of sleaze allegations this autumn. Defying pressure to drop the charges, Judge Xavière Simeoni, the investigating magistrate, ordered Mr Chirac, 76, to stand trial for breach of trust and unlawful use of public funds, after allegations that he paid allies for non-existent jobs. If found guilty in the “ghost-jobs” scandal he faces up to ten years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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