Safety Matters for your child...

• Is it suited to your child’s developmental level? Most toys bear a “recommended age” sticker, which should be taken as a starting point in the selection process. Be realistic about your child’s abilities and level of maturity when choosing an age-appropriate toy. Toys that have projectiles, for example, are never suitable for a child under age 4 — and even some 6-year-olds aren’t mature enough to handle them. Likewise, if your 3-year old still puts everything into his mouth, continue to steer clear of toys and games with small parts and pieces.

• Think big. Until your child turns 3, toy parts should be bigger than his mouth to avoid the possibility of choking. To determine whether a toy poses a choking risk, try fitting it through a toilet paper roll. If a toy or part of a toy can fit inside the cylinder, it’s not safe.

• Is the toy too heavy? Could your baby be harmed if it fell on him? If so, pass.

• Look for toys that are well put together. Make sure tails are securely sewn, seams of stuffed animals are reinforced, and paint is not peeling. Stuffed animals should also be free of buttons, yarn, ribbons, and anything else your child could yank off and put in his mouth.

• Is your child physically ready for this toy? For example, parents of older kids may buy a bike one size too big so as not to have to buy a new bike the next year. This tactic can lead to serious injury if a child doesn’t have the physical skills to control the bigger bike.

• Is the toy in good condition? Used toys passed down from older relatives or siblings or bought at yard sales can be worn or frayed, which can be sometimes pose a danger. Examine all new or used toys for buttons, batteries, ribbons, eyes, beads, and plastic appendages that could easily be chewed or snapped off.

• Does the toy have a string or cord longer than 12 inches? A cord can too easily be wrapped around a young child’s neck, causing strangulation. Once your child can climb up on his hands and knees, remove crib gyms and hanging mobiles from his crib. Be particularly vigilant about older toys. For example, an older model of a popular play kitchen may have a phone attached with a potentially deadly cord, while the latest model of the same kitchen has the more current and safer cordless phone.

• Does the toy use small magnets? In 2007, the CPSC named magnets the #1 hidden home hazard. Small, powerful magnets are often used in toys, and may fall out of the toy and be swallowed by a child. Two or more swallowed magnets (or a magnet and a metal object) can be attracted to each other through intestinal walls, causing twisting and pinching of the intestines, holes, blockages, infection, and worse if not discovered and treated promptly. As of August 2007, one death and 86 injuries from magnets had been reported to the CPSC, and 8 million magnetic toys had been recalled. The agency recommends keeping toys with magnets away from kids under 6 years old.

How to be happy?

I know and we all both know that each of us is longing for a lifetime happiness. Happiness that could somehow give us the assurance to live life to the fullest. I know rather that there are also people out there who even want to give up because they can’t take anymore all the hardships they been through. But are you aware that life is isn’t all about hardships? Nor are you aware that each of us can make a simple steps to become happy? Well, try reading my post as to how to become happy… Here.. ( This is my opinion as what I think is right! )

Top10 Things to be happy:

1. Wake up with a smile. Despite the troubles and hardships we all have, Try to smile every time you woke up. Remember we all have a chance to change the destiny if we want too and if we will work on.

2. Be inspired. I know its hard to put into words on how to be inspired every time we start our day. But the simple reason to think to be inspired is your ALIVE. Means your being given a another chance to explore the beauty of the world.

3. Extend your Love & Care to others. To love and beloved is the simple explanation of becoming happy. Share your love to others even if they are strangers to you by just showing your care that means a lot for them.

4. Do what makes you happy. Don’t listen to those people who keep telling you to do this, to do that and anything. Follow what your desires though its good to listen advices but still in end your the master of your own life.

5. Do what you think is right! Even if how risky it is but if you think that it is the right things to do then fight for it. Don’t give up ’til you get what you need. But remember not everything will be given to you.

6. Show your LOVE to your family. Family is the only one who will be with us ’til the end. Even if how sinner we are nor how many times we fail their expectations still they will accept us. Asking why? Simply because they are our family. Let the word expound for you.

7. Look for your LOVE. I mean look for the person who will be with you in sickness and in health, in richer & in poorer. You know what I mean? I guess, we all know about it. So, try to spend time with them as much as you can ’cause its the best key to become happy ’til the end.

8. Share what you have. Are you aware of the saying ” Its better to give than to receive” Are you? Well, let the phrase speak for himself. It means a lot of happiness.

9. Be with your friends. They are our second family. In fact, they will make us happy with all those crazy things you been spending together nor those happenings that let you smile.

10. Put HIM in the mid of everything. Theres no other happiness we could ever claim if not because of HIM. Theres no other difficulties and success if without HIM. Always ask for his guidance as you travel along in your journey. Its the best key to be happy!

Trivia: Cheese to live longer?

Turn away from by many source of artery-clogging cholesterol, calcium-rich dairy products consumed in childhood may in some cases add years to one’s life.

According to the study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) 65-year follow-up to a 1930s survey of more than 1 300 families in England and Scotland showed that a diet high in milk, cheese and butter did not lead to higher rates of cardiovascular disease. Moreover, children with the largest intake of calcium from dairy enjoyed a lower death rate from strokes.

Heart disease risk factors begin in childhood, but evidence to date has been inconclusive as to whether dairy consumption at an early age helps or hurts. Some experts have argued that the high fat content in full-butter dairy products contributes to heart problems later in life.

No evidence was found of a link between intake of dairy products and either of these causes of mortality. Surprising, however, childhood intake of calcium – mainly from milk and milk-derived comestibles – corresponded to a lower rate of death by stroke. “Furthermore, childhood diets rich in dairy or calcium were associated with lower all-cause mortality in adulthood,” the study concluded. The authors cautioned that further studies were needed to confirm the findings, which may result in part from other factors such as income levels and occupation.

Oil & Gas Qualification Trainings...

Working in oil and gas industry requires you to undergo several types of safety trainings. This trainings will insure each and every employees reliability if in case emergency arises, progressiveness in the sense that this will help them uplift their current status at work, and most especially this will definitely save their lives as well as the life of their colleagues at work and family at home. In fact, its not only oil and gas industry employees is required to undergo First Aid CPR Training, basic fire fighting, H2S Breathing Apparatus and some other safety training that will deifnitely protect our body any harm but as well as those employees working in any fields. This will ensure the safetyness of each individual and well help them as to how to react if emergency arises. So, for those of you here who needs to take those trainings above as well as Asbestos Abatement and Lead Training better take some time now to browse the web and search the best and reliable training company that will somehow train you to become a well equipped and responsive individual. Or else you can consdier this Pacific Northwest Training Company that I've found earlier whom I know produces an excellent student on the said trainings. Remember, your safety lies within you and the safety of each individual is an option to take. But doing so well definitely give you a warm recognition from those people you might possibly save!

Life Realities...

As humans, everyone of us is entitled to exist in this mortal world. We came from flesh of dust we will returm in a flesh of dust. But before those times we are given a chance to explore and enjoy the beauty of life. God made us everything free for us to enjoy every creation he made for us. We were gifted with mind for us to developed and explore things. We are gifted with unconditional love for us to value each other. What's more important than taking care of your own family? What's more fulfilling than seeing those person you care and love at peace? What's more else you can ask if you have the wealth of knowledge to earn a living and survive, and a lovely familt who supports you all the way? I guess, nothing more you can ask aside from good health.

As we grow older and as we find the real meaning of our extistence we mostly share what we have except to those people who doesn't have a heart. I don't condemn them well in fact I pray for them that they well find what they search and what they discern to have.

Anyhow, I just one thing to share with you about elderly members of your family. Do you think you will exist without them? Do you think you will savor the fruits you've achieved if you don't know how to value those persons around you? I guess, you can but I'm sure you will not be happy indeed. So, if you have a family member who do need your full attention espcecially if its your Grand-Mother and Father or and Uncle, relatives or even just a friend an stanger you meet be nice to them and pray for their safety and health. Specifically, it obvious that your Grand-Mother or Grand-Father needs you to accompany them living a life. If they need something like medicines, clothings, kendall briefs, and some other valuable things be patient to provide it for them. Remember, you'll arrived on their stage too and besides they are your family. So, extend your love, care and understanding to those people who needs it and don't expect for return. God will do the rest.

Nicest Things about plants....

1. Plants have in their structure xylem tubes that transport water and mineral salts and phloem tubes that carry the food. Both types of tubes are produced by a meristematic tissue called cambium. Xylem is produced inward, phloem outward. Death xylem layers form the wood.

2. The green pigment called chlorophyll allows the photosynthesis through which plants synthesize sugars coming from water and carbon dioxide. Even brown or red leaves contain chlorophyll. Only parasite plants, like dodders and fungi lack chlorophyll. Sugars stock sun energy. In greenhouses, artificial light and supplementary carbon dioxide boost photosynthesis. But plants also need nitrogen, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, calcium and potassium, plus minor amounts of other elements, for synthesizing all the necessary organic chemicals. Most plants store energy as starch.

3. Plants breathe all the time, breaking down the sugars for getting energy. Plants also sweat, mainly through their leaves. Water goes out through small pores called stoma. This creates an absorption force transmitted to the roots. In wet environments, plants sweat less, but in dry, windy areas, the water loss is high. Plants adapted to dry and hot weather lack leaves (cacti) or have special changes in their leaves that impede water loss, like thick cuticles and less stoma whose opening can be controlled.

4. Plants growing in the shadow have larger leaves; plants can also direct their leaves towards the light source, a phenomenon called phototropism. Because plants lack a nervous system, plants’ reactions are controlled by hormones. Gibberellins are involved in stimulating plants’ growth, while abscisic acid inhibits the plant growth, causing the leaves and mature fruits to fall.

Geotropism is the plant’s reaction to gravitation: their roots always grow downward. Chemotropism is the plant’s reaction to chemicals, like auxins, hormones that control plants’ development and the growth rate of various parts. Auxins are concentrated in roots and shoots. Too much auxin inhibits the growth. If a plant is placed horizontally, auxins accumulate in the lower part, causing the curbed vertical growth of the plant.

Auxins are more concentrated in the shadowed part of the plant; this way they stimulate those cells to grow more rapidly, turning the shoot towards the light. This is a method through which a hormone creates movement. Auxins are involved also in the opening of the flowers, being influenced by light and temperature. Heat makes the petals grow faster causing the opening of the blossoms while the cold can revert this process.

In vines, the growth hormones concentrate into the opposite side to the support, fact that causes the curly growth around the support. As auxins control the shoots’ development, they generate the bushy (or not) aspect of a plant. When shoots are cut or destroyed, the auxins levels decrease, turning on “sleeping” buds that produce new shoots.

5. Plants growing in the tropical areas experience relatively short daylight all round the year, while those from higher latitudes experience very long daylight during the vegetation time in the summer. That’s why tropical plants cultivated in temperate areas, like Dahlia brought from Mexico, will flower during the shorter autumn days.

6. Today, there are about 400,000 species of plants. First plants going out of the water (mosses and ferns) are still connected to wet environments, due to physiological and reproductive reasons. First flowered plants (gymnosperms) depended on wind for pollination and seed dispersal. Angiosperms (fruit plants) evolved with the pollinating insects.

7. The oldest known “plants” are 3.1 billion years old blue-green “algae” (a type of photosynthetic bacteria). These plants still form scums on lawns or forest trails and are the first organisms to have made photosynthesis. Bacteria can divide in 20-30 minutes, and a sole cell can produce hundreds of millions of bacteria in 10 hours. Most bacteria have about 0.00001 mm in length.

8. About 1.5 billion years ago, the first real unicellular algae appeared. They still make most of the phytoplankton. Euglena, a unicellular alga, can also feed the way animals do. Today, unicellular algae grow from the oceans to lakes and wet places (like shadowed walls). 590 million years ago, there were over 900 species of large pluricellular algae (“sea weeds”). Likens are symbioses between an alga and a fungus. They are so resistant, that they can live at 5,600 (19,000 ft) in Himalaya and are the first pioneers of barren rocks or colonize tree trunks or bones. Some likens are used for achieving turnsole, a chemical indicator that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions.