AQUARIUM

If you ever visit Turkey, Istanbul I recommend you to see the AQUARIUM. It is really breath taking experience.
Pls. see the sharks. It was a great pleasure for me to meet them today ;)

BRUNCH

I've just learnt a new word from my friend, who invited me to brunch, which is a late breakfast.
I never heard it before....  well, we live- we learn :)

Precis 11: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

• hazard - something that may be dangerous, or cause accidents or problems, eg. Polluted water sources are a hazard to/for wildlife. The health/safety hazard posed by lead in petrol.

• carcinogenic - likely to cause cancer, eg. a carcinogenic substance

• established - already in use or existing for a long period of time, eg. well-established teaching methods, By 1969 the civil rights movement was already an established fact.

• peer - [usually plural] formal your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc, eg. American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.Staff members are trained by their peers.

• factor (cause/influence) - one of several things that influence or cause a situation, eg. The vaccination program has been a major factor in the improvement of health standards. The weather could be a crucial factor in tomorrow's game.

• essentially - used when stating the most basic facts about something [= basically], eg. Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest. Suicide rates have remained essentially unchanged. 

• prominent - 1 important, eg. a prominent Russian scientist, 2. something that is in a prominent place is easily seen, eg. The statue was in a prominent position outside the railway station.3. something that is prominent is large and sticks out, eg. a prominent nose.

• urge - to strongly suggest that someone does something, eg. I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.

• rural - happening in or relating to the countryside, not the city [≠ urban], eg. A rural setting. Rural bus routes 

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According to the World Health Organization, radiation cell phones can possibly cause cancer.It is considered to be the same carcinogenic hazard as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform. Scientists found some evidence of increase in some brain cancers among people using the cell phones. The type of radiation coming out of them is called non-ionizing and it is like a low-powered microwave one, so what it does to the brain is just cooking it, like the food is cooked in microwave, which might also lead to cognitive memory function. Mobiles are a specially dangerous to the children, as their skull and scalp is thinner, so the radiation can penetrate deeper into their brain. Also, their cells are dividing at the faster rate, so the growth of cancer can be faster as well. Therefore, some mobile phone manufacturers  already warn their consumers to keep their device away from their body. It is also advised to text instead of talking, so to keep the devise far from your head. To be on the safe side, it is wise to avoid use of the cell phones while in elevators, building and rural areas, where the signal is weak and the device has to work harder giving more radiation.