Announcing the merger of the 2 forums , our team is pleased to bring to you the welcoming party - A BBQ sunday lunch and fun

Date: Sunday 7th June 2009

Time:
meet at rendezvous point 09:00
depart rendezvous point 09:30
arrive Sg Chongkak 10:15
finish at Sg Chongkak 15:00

Rendezvous Point: Shell petrol station just before Cheras Batu 9 Toll (before first toll coming from KL direction)

Cost: RM10

Recommended to bring:

• mats / tikar, for your seating comfort
• towel and a change of clothes, if you fancy a dip in the river
• sandals / slippers / flipflops, if you plan to play in the water
• insect repellent, if you’re averse to insects/mosquito bites
• empty stomach
• smiles

To register or for more info sms or call 012-3827733

Location will be annouced by this afternoon. Stay tuned………

The MINI Rickshaw, named ‘The other Rickshaw’ has certainly grabbed headlines around China, and to a certain extent the international media. The body of the Clubman is from Germany (although we thought they were to be made in Austria?) and the conversion to rickshaw was carried out in Hong Kong, and then the rickMINI was taken to Beijing to ‘bring good luck’ to the Beijing Olympics.

In addition to the MINI Rickshaw, an old British Bus is going around Guangzhou peddling MINI Wares and letting the Chinese public know about the MINI Clubmans entry into the PRC. from http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/08…ds-in-beijing/

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Mines : 03-7492 2929

Sunway Pyramid : 03-7492 2929

A team of researchers, from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England and Denmark, found the natural pesticide falcarinol reduced the risk of cancer developing in rats by one third.

Although experts have recommended that people eat carrots for their anti-cancer properties, it has not been known exactly what component of the vegetable has this effect.

The study results, published today in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, are significant as they could contribute to healthy eating advice for consumers and recommendations for growers and may eventually aid the development of anti-cancer drugs.

Falcarinol protects carrots from fungal diseases, such as liquorice rot that causes black spots on the roots during storage. The scientists investigated the compound after a previous published study suggested it could prevent the development of cancer.

The research team carried out tests on 24 rats with pre-cancerous tumours in laboratory conditions. They divided them into three groups and fed them different diets.

The team found that, after 18 weeks, rats who ate carrots (the popular orange variety) along with their ordinary feed and the group which consumed falcarinol with their feed - in a quantity equal to that contained in the carrots - were one third less likely to develop full-scale tumours than the rats in the control group.

Dr Kirsten Brandt, a senior lecturer with Newcastle University’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, carried out the research with the University of Southern Denmark and the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences.

She said: “We already know that carrots are good for us and can reduce the risk of cancer but until now we have not known which element of the vegetable has these special properties.

“Our research allows us to make a more qualitative assessment of the vegetables we are eating, rather than quantitative. We now need to take it a step further by finding out how much falcarinol is needed to prevent the development of cancer and if certain types of carrot are better than others, as there are many varieties in existence, of different shapes, colours and sizes.

“We could also expand our research to include other vegetables. For consumers, it may soon no longer be a case of advising them to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables per day but to eat particular types of these in certain quantities. The research could also lead to more tailored advice for growers regarding the methods they should use when growing vegetables.”

Falcarinol is toxic in large amounts but to obtain a lethal dose you would have to eat 400 kilograms of carrots at once. Researchers suspect it is effective because it stimulates mechanisms in the body that fight cancer, although they have yet to carry out a detailed analysis in this respect.