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Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Blue Eraser DOES Erase Ink!

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Thursday, May 26, 2016


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Warning! Potential Chain Email Message!

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Hello Friends,

One Billion Educational Chain Message Warning!
Today, with the click of a button, a message can be forwarded to hundreds of people at no apparent cost to the sender. If each of these "Good Samaritans" send the message to only ten other people (and most send to huge mailing lists), the ninth re-sending results in a billion messages, thereby, clogging the network and interfering with the receiving of legitimate e-mail messages. Factor in the time lost reading and deleting all these messages and you see a real cost to organizations and individuals from these seemingly innocuous messages.

How do you recognize a chain letter?
They all have a similar pattern. They all expect you to re-send the message, either by threat or by guilt, e.g. Will you e-mail this message to all on your mailing list, and ask them to pass it along to all on theirs?

Sample of Chain Message Propagation:
100 x 10 = 1,000
1st re-send = 1,000 x 10 = 10,000
2nd re-send = 10,000 x 10 = 100,000
3rd re-send = 100,000 x 10 = 1 million
4th re-send = 1,000,000 x 10 = 10 mil
5th re-send = 10,000,000 x 10 = 100 mil
6th re-send = 100,000,000 x 10 = 1,000 mil
1000,000,000 = 1 billion (short-scale)
7th re-send = 1,000,000,000 x 10 = 10,000 mil
8th re-send = 10,000,000,000 x 10 = 100,000 mil
9th re-send = 100,000,000,000 x 10 = 1,000,000 mil
1,000,000,000,000 = 1 billion (long-scale)
... and this list... goes on... and on... and on... and on...
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One Billion ~ What does Billion actually mean?

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Date: Thu, May 26, 2016 at 11:16 AM
Subject: One Billion ~ What does Billion actually mean?
~ The 26 Billion Dollar Mistake on the 26 of May 2016

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Billion Dollar Question.
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Question:

One Billion
~ What does Billion actually mean?

Internet Answer:

The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a million; 1,000,000,000 or 109.
example... "a world population of nearly 5 billion".

So basically...
I Billion
= 1,000 million
= 1,000,000,000

This method used is currently popular and is known as the Short Scale.

Another method used is called the Long Scale which is not popular probably because it is impossible, very remote & non-realistic in most cases & usage.
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This is what started this question once again!
The 26 Billion Dollar Mistake on the 26 of May 2016

[10:04 am, 26 May 2016]Apple Lamb:
... sent news article (see attached)
with the 26 Billion Dollar Mistake in reporting
(
RM2.6 billion (S$875,000)).


Fish:
Oiy! The figures correct or not?

Apple Lamb:
of course not lah
editor sleeping lor

Fish:
😂
... wishful thinking... probably.
I think should be something like this...
RM2.6 billion = S$875,000,000
... base on rate from internet... 
... so the editor missed 3 big important zeros.
... BUT in an exam... he or she will get ONE BIG ZERO!😂

Jackfruit Cup:
Maybe typo... Million not billion

Apple Lamb:
billion is correct⁠⁠⁠⁠
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The 26 Billion Mistake in reporting
http://mypaper.sg/top-stories/kl-have-donation-law-place-2018-election-20160526

May 26, 2016
KL to have donation law in place before 2018 election
KUALA LUMPUR

WHEN Malaysia holds its next general election in 2018, a law should be in place requiring political parties to disclose all funding from foreign sources and local interest groups so as to prevent electoral meddling, said the minister tasked with fostering political integrity in the country.

The announcement came as questions persist over the origin of the RM2.6 billion (S$875,000) found to have been deposited into Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal account before the 2013 general election.

Paul Low, chairman of the National Consultative Committee on Political Financing - formed in August by Mr Najib following uproar over the deposit - yesterday updated the media on the planned political donation act.

Speaking at the Malaysian Institute of Integrity in Kuala Lumpur, he said the last meeting to iron out details will be held in July before the draft is submitted to the Cabinet, reported Berita Harian.

"Once the law is adopted in 2018, all political parties must disclose information about their donors, the amounts they receive and how would the money be spent," Mr Low added.

"This is to help restore the trust that had been eroded between political leaders and the people," Mr Low, who is also minister in the PM Department in charge of governance, integrity and human rights, pointed out.

According to him, any money coming from outside the country, even if owned by a Malaysian, must be scrutinised.

The law would also target political financing from government-linked companies, the Sun Daily quoted him as saying.

Mr Low suggested the Election Commission play the supervisory authority, taking over from the Registrar of Society, which is over-burdened

Mr Najib was cleared in January of corruption by the Attorney-General over the RM2.6 billion donation.

AGENCY
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To read...

Long and short scales

The long and short scales are two of several large-number naming systems for integer powers of ten, that use the same words with different meanings:
Long scale
Every new term greater than million is one million times larger than the previous term. Thus, billion means a million millions (1012), trillion means a million billions (1018), and so on.[1][2]
Short scale
Every new term greater than million is one thousand times larger than the previous term. Thus, billion means a thousand millions (109), trillion means a thousand billions (1012), and so on.[1][2]
For integers less than a thousand million (< 109) the two scales are identical. From a thousand million up (≥ 109) the two scales diverge, using the same words for different numbers; this can cause misunderstanding.
Read on...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales
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How many is a billion?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion

Billion

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Billion (disambiguation).
billion is a large number with two distinct definitions:
  • 1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or 109 (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short scale. This is now generally the meaning in both British and American English.[1][2]
  • 1,000,000,000,000, i.e. one million million, or 1012 (ten to the twelfth power), as defined on the long scale. This is one thousand times larger than the short scale billion, and equivalent to the short scale trillion.
American English always uses the short scale definition but British English has employed both versions. Historically, the United Kingdom used the long scale billion but since 1974 official UK statistics have used the short scale. Since the 1950s the short scale has been increasingly used in technical writing and journalism, although the long scale definition still enjoys common usage.[3]
Other countries use the word billion (or words cognate to it) to denote either the long scale or short scale billion. For details, see Long and short scales – Current usage.
Another word for one thousand million is milliard, but this is used much less often in English than billion. Some languages, such as French or German, use milliard (or a related word) for the short scale billion, and billion (or a related word) for the long scale billion. Thus the French or German billion is a thousand times larger than the modern English billion.

History

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word billion was formed in the 16th century (from million and the prefix bi-, "two"), meaning the second power of a million (1012). This long scale definition was similarly applied to trillionquadrillion and so on. The words were originally French, and entered English around the end of the 17th century. Later, French arithmeticians changed the words' meanings, adopting the short scale definition whereby three zeros rather than six were added at each step, so a billion came to denote a thousand million (109), a trillion 1012, and so on. This new convention was adopted in the United States in the 19th century, but Britain retained the original long scale use. France, in turn, reverted to the long scale in 1948.[4]
In Britain, however, under the influence of American usage, the short scale came to be increasingly used. In 1974, Prime Minister Harold Wilson confirmed that the government would use the word billion only in its short scale meaning (one thousand million). In a written answer to Robin Maxwell-Hyslop MP, who asked whether official usage would conform to the traditional British meaning of a million million, Wilson stated: "No. The word 'billion' is now used internationally to mean 1,000 million and it would be confusing if British Ministers were to use it in any other sense. I accept that it could still be interpreted in this country as 1 million million and I shall ask my colleagues to ensure that, if they do use it, there should be no ambiguity as to its meaning."[3]

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Date: Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 7:41 PM

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Date: Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 7:31 PM

Sample of my potential movement to stop Chain Messages.
Also, describes briefly what 1 Billion actually mean.

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Warning! Potential Chain Email Message!

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Hello Friends,

One Billion Educational Chain Message Warning!
Today, with the click of a button, a message can be forwarded to hundreds of people at no apparent cost to the sender. If each of these "Good Samaritans" send the message to only ten other people (and most send to huge mailing lists), the ninth re-sending results in a billion messages, thereby, clogging the network and interfering with the receiving of legitimate e-mail messages. Factor in the time lost reading and deleting all these messages and you see a real cost to organizations and individuals from these seemingly innocuous messages.

How do you recognize a chain letter?
They all have a similar pattern. They all expect you to re-send the message, either by threat or by guilt, e.g. Will you e-mail this message to all on your mailing list, and ask them to pass it along to all on theirs?

Sample of Chain Message Propagation:
100 x 10 = 1,000
1st re-send = 1,000 x 10 = 10,000
2nd re-send = 10,000 x 10 = 100,000
3rd re-send = 100,000 x 10 = 1 million
4th re-send = 1,000,000 x 10 = 10 mil
5th re-send = 10,000,000 x 10 = 100 mil
6th re-send = 100,000,000 x 10 = 1,000 mil
1000,000,000 = 1 billion (short-scale)
7th re-send = 1,000,000,000 x 10 = 10,000 mil
8th re-send = 10,000,000,000 x 10 = 100,000 mil
9th re-send = 100,000,000,000 x 10 = 1,000,000 mil
1,000,000,000,000 = 1 billion (long-scale)
... and this list... goes on... and on... and on... and on...
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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Parking Advice ~ This picture so funny!

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Thursday, May 19, 2016


The words say:
Many three year olds
have trouble staying
withing the lines.
Maybe if you practice
coloring this turtle, it will 
help with your parking.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

What are the differences between Arteries and Veins?

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What are the differences between Arteries and Veins?
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

What are the differences between Arteries and Veins?
Are there valves in arteries?

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Difference between Arteries and Veins
~ My Notes from Wikipedia

(My Notes from Wikipedia is exactly the same, except that it is presented in a way that my mind can easily absorb because it starts with things I find easy to understand first so that it's easier to add on the things that are more difficult later. This helps me to cover more before difficulty slows me down.)

Veins are blood vessels that carry blood toward the heartIn contrast to veins, arteries carry blood away from the heart. Veins are often closer to the skinThere are valves in most veins to prevent backflow.

Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart.

Veins are less muscular than arteries.

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From Wikipedia

Veins are blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In contrast to veins, arteries carry blood away from the heart.
Veins are less muscular than arteries and are often closer to the skin. There are valves in most veins to prevent backflow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein
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https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-arteries-have-valves/answer/Roman-Saini

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Main function of valve is to prevent back flow of blood. This is because blood pressure in veins is very low (compared to arteries). 

There is no need of valves in the arteries because the blood pressure usually varies between 70-110 mm Hg. 

Imagine you have just opened a tap with full flow in a washroom and you applied your hand at the outflow. That is just 50-60 mm Hg (in normal circumstances). It's impossible for water to back flow when such a tremendous amount of pressure is applied from the origin. 

One of my friend nicked a patient's artery by mistake and blood literally sprayed 6-7 feet in the air. That's the kind of strong pressure I'm talking about. Anyway, if the valves (especially sapheno-femoral valve) in the lower limbs fail, back flow of blood is visible from the naked eye in the form of tortuousity. It is called varicose veins.



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https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-arteries-have-valves/answer/Mary-Snider-1

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Veins have valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards and pooling, whereas arteries pump blood at higher pressures, which naturally prevents backflow. 

Veins need valves to keep blood flowing in one direction because the flow is less constant; the flow in arteries is constant and requires artery walls to be more flexible and strong enough to accommodate the high pressures.

The valves in veins allow blood flow in one direction while blocking any counter-flow. These valves assist the body in sending blood in the correct direction; for example, blood flow must work against gravity to move blood from your legs back toward your heart. The valves ensure success, as they keep blood moving forward in the veins.

While these valves work quite efficiently when intact, they tend to break down during aging or when people are inactive for long periods of time. These breakdowns allow blood to pool where the valves are not working effectively. Such pooling leads to varicose veins.

Rather than requiring valves to regulate blood flow, arteries require flexible walls that can withstand great pressure to accommodate the flow. The constant motion of blood in arteries ensures that blood is always pushed forward; it does not flow backwards because of the blood behind it.

Instead, arteries must deal with increases in pressure when blood flow increases; as a result, arteries have walls that expand and contract in response to the pressure of the flowing blood.
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Difference between Artery and Vein

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Friday, May 13, 2016

"Yes! We Have No Bananas"


I remember hearing this song among Dad's collection of music.
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"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes!_We_Have_No_Bananas

"Yes! We Have No Bananas" is a novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn from the 1922 Broadway revue Make It Snappy. Sung by Eddie Cantor in the revue, the song became a major hit in 1923 (placing No. 1 for five weeks)[1] when it was recorded by Billy Jones, Arthur Hall, Irving Kaufman, and others. It was covered later by Benny Goodman and his OrchestraSpike Jones & His City Slickers, and many more. It also inspired a follow-up song, "I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues", recorded by Billy Jones and others in 1923.
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Billy Jones: Yes! We Have No Bananas (1923)

Yes! We Have No Bananas!
~ Lyrics

There's a fruit store on our street
It's run by a Greek
And he keeps good things to eat
But you should hear him speak!
When you ask him anything,
he never answers "no"
He just "yes"es you to death,
and as he takes your dough

He tells you

"Yes, we have no bananas,
we have a no bananas today.
We've string beans, and onions,
and cabbages, and scallions,
and all sorts of fruit, and say...
we have an old fashioned tomato,
a Long Island potato...
but yes, we have no bananas,
we have no bananas today."

Business got so good for him that he wrote home today,
"Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; I need help right away"
When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet
Someone asked for "sparrow grass" and then the whole quartet

All answered

"Yes, we have no bananas
We have-a no bananas today
Just try those coconuts
Those wall-nuts and doughnuts
There ain't many nuts like they
We'll sell you two kinds of red herring,
Dark brown, and ball-bearing
But yes, we have no bananas
We have no bananas today"

He, he, he, he, ha, ha, ha whatta you laugh at?

You gotta soup or pie?
Yes, I don't think we got soup or pie
You gotta coconut pie?
Yes, I don't think we got coconut pie
Well I'll have one cup a coffee
We gotta no coffee
Then watta you got?
I got a banana!
Oh you've got a banana!

Yes, we gotta no banana, No banana, No banana,
I tell you we gotta no banana today
I sella you no banana
Hey, Mary Anna, you gotta... gotta no banana?
Why this man, he's no believe-a what I say... no... he no believe me...
Now whatta you wanta mister? You wanna buy twelve for a quarter?
Well, just a one of a look, I'm gonna call for my daughter
Hey, Mary Anna You gotta piana
Yes, a banana, no
Yes, we gotta no bananas today!

The new English "clark" (a.k.a. "clerk"):
Yes, we are very sorry to inform you
That we are entirely out of the fruit in question
The afore-mentioned vegetable Bearing the cognomen "Banana"
We might induce you to accept a substitute less desirable,
But that is not the policy at this internationally famous green grocery
I should say not. No no no no no no no
But may we suggest that you sample our five o'clock tea
Which we feel certain will tempt your pallet?
However we regret that after a diligent search
Of the premises By our entire staff
We can positively affirm without fear of contradiction
That our raspberries are delicious; really delicious
Very delicious But we have no bananas today.

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Spike Jones - Yes, We Have No Bananas

Louis Prima - Yes, We Have No Bananas

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