Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Electronic Cigarette

Electronic Cigarette

(E-Cigarette or PV)
Electronic Cigarette also called e-cigarette or personal vaporizer. An Electronic Cigarette is basically an electronic inhaler that liquid solution into an aerosol mist, it actually stimulate the act of tobacco smoking. Some people thought electronic cigarette to be a replacement of cigarette and they start using electronic cigarette just to get rid of their smoking habit. It may be a replacement of normal cigarettes because the amount of nicotine is very low in e-cigarette and in some cases it is fixed according to user requirement. Even some people choice “no nicotine”. 

As e-cigarette is a recent invention and limited research has been done on it. Therefore, we have less data to understand either it has benefits or it is risky for human health. The primitive concept of an electronic cigarette can be traced to an idea by Herbert A. Gilbert who in 1963 patented a device described as "a smokeless non-tobacco cigarette" that involved "replacing burning tobacco and paper with heated, moist, flavored air." This device heated the nicotine solution and produced steam (source Wikipedia). The second generation electronic cigarette, or modern electronic cigarette, was invented and introduced to market in 2008 by Dr. Yunqiang Xiu before receiving its international patents in 2009 & UK patent in 2011

The World Health Organization stated in September 2008 that no rigorous, peer-reviewed studies have been conducted showing that the electronic cigarette is a safe and effective nicotine replacement therapy. WHO does not discount the possibility that the electronic cigarette could be useful as a smoking cessation aid, but insisted that claims that electronic cigarettes can help smokers quit need to be backed up by clinical studies and toxicity analyses and operate within the proper regulatory framework (source: Wikipedia).

An electronic cigarette contains 1. LED light cover, 2. Battery, 3: Atomizer (heating element) 4: Cartridge (mouth piece), 5: Magnet adaptor, 6: Liquid (for producing vapors). To see either electronic cigarette can be a replacement of normal cigarette in terms of that it will help people quit cigarette or not. And either is not risky for human health we have to wait for the researchers to find out can we get rid of smoking by using E-cigarette.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Interesting and Informative Facts About Cristiano Ronaldo

  1. Ronaldo was born in Santo Antonio (a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira) on 5th February 1985.
  2. Hi full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.
  3. Second part of name was inspired by his father’s favorite actor and US Presigdent, Ronald Reagan.
  4. Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha when he was only 8 years old. 
  5. At the age of 10 he signed with local club Nacional.
  6. Ronaldo’s father died of an alcoholism-related liver condidtin when Ronaldo was only 20.
  7. Ronaldo was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in a London hotel in October 2005.
  8. The charges of suspicion of raping were dropped by Scotland Yard in November 2005.
  9. Ronaldo become a father on 3rd July 2010.
  10. The name of Ronaldo’s child is Cristiano.
  11. Ronalod donated £ 100,000 to the hospital that saved his mother’s life in Madeira.
  12. Ronaldo’s pair of football boots were sold for £2050 in November 2011, the amount was donated to fund schools in Gaza, Palestine.
  13. Ronaldo became Save the Children’s new Global Artist Ambassador in January 2013.
  14. Ronaldo had opened a fashion boutique under the name “CR7) in Madeira, Portugal in 2006.  
  15.  Ronaldo's freekick speed is around 130 Km/h, which means 31.1 m/s more than four times of Apollo 11 rocket's launching speed which was 7.3 m/s. 
  16. Ronaldo is slim but do you know his body has only 10% fat?? Normal catwalk models have 13.8% fat. Amazing.
  17.  Ronaldo lifts around 23,055 kg of weight during a training season which is total of 16 Toyota Prius cars. Superb.
  18. Ronaldo runs average of 10.5 kilometers in a match. 
  19. As he runs 10.5 kilometers in a match, he used to have around 936 twists which a Formula one car takes during Monaco Grand Prix. 
  20. According to Castrol's analysis when Ronaldo jumps he generates five times more power than a Cheetah jumping in a full flight.
  21. Ronaldo used to cry when he passed the ball and his friends didn’t score.
  22. People called him “little bee” because nobody could catch him.
  23. Ronaldo scored his first goal for Manchester United on November 1, 2003 against Portsmouth from a free kick.
  24. Ronaldo have no tattoos on the body. 
  25. Ronaldo regularly donates blood.
  26. Ronaldo’s favorite actress is Angelina Jolie.
  27. Ronaldo is the first Portuguese player signed by Manchester United.
  28. When he was a kid, he hit a teacher with his chair because she made fun of his accent.