Kes RM90 juta: SPRM panggil beberapa individu

BEBERAPA individu akan dipanggil Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) bagi membantu siasatan berhubung dakwaan RM90 juta dimasukkan ke dalam akaun pemimpin PAS.

Menurut sumber, kertas siasatan berhubung kes berkenaan telah dibuka susulan SPRM menerima laporan daripada pihak polis berhubung isu berkenaan pada petang semalam.

“Beberapa individu termasuk yang berkaitan dalam isu ini akan dipanggil SPRM dan kami meminta semua pihak bersabar serta tidak membuat sebarang spekulasi berhubung siasatan kes berkenaan,” katanya kepada BERNAMA, hari ini.

Sumber berkata siasatan akan dibuat mengikut Akta SPRM 2009 dan Akta Pencegahan Pengubahan Wang Haram, Pencegahan Pembiayaan Keganasan dan Hasil Aktiviti Haram 2001.

Sebelum ini, artikel yang dilapor oleh Sarawak Report pada Ogos 2017 antara lain mendakwa dana berjumlah RM90 juta “dipercayai” dimasukkan ke dalam akaun bank pimpinan atasan PAS bagi menarik mereka supaya menyokong UMNO dan Barisan Nasional (BN).

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Dakwa temui bangkai V81

Sekumpulan penyelam mendakwa berjaya menemui bangkai sebuah kapal perang Jerman yang hilang secara misteri di perairan Scotland selepas Perang Dunia Pertama.

Bangkai kapal perang yang dipercayai V81 adalah sebahagian daripada Armada High Seas yang terbabit dalam pertempuran Jutland pada 1916. Pertempuran itu adalah satu-satunya pertempuran laut terbesar ketika Perang Dunia Pertama.

V81 kini dipercayai terdampar di dasar laut kira-kira 32 kilometer dari Freswick, Scotland.

Pertempuran Jutland meragut lebih 6,000 askar Britain dan 2,500 askar Jerman dengan tentera laut Britain kehilangan 14 kapal manakala Jerman kehilangan 11 kapal.

Bagaimanapun, V81 antara kapal perang yang selamat tetapi ia ditenggelamkan oleh tentera Jerman sendiri pada 1919 di Scapa Flow, Orkney di Scotland kerana bimbang ia dirampas tentera Bersekutu selepas tewas dalam Perang Dunia Pertama.

Daripada 74 kapal yang ditawan tentera Britain, 52 karam di lautan tetapi sebahagiannya termasuk V81 berjaya ditunda ke pantai untuk mengelak ia daripada karam sebelum dileraikan.

Namun, rekod menunjukkan V81 tidak pernah sampai ke tempat kawasan simpanan sekerap dan lokasi kapal itu terus menjadi misteri.

Kelab Penyelam Caithness percaya bangkai kapal yang ditemui kira-kira 32 kilometer dari lokasi V81 sepatutnya dibawa adalah kapal yang hilang itu.

“V81 ditunda ke Rosyth untuk dileraikan tetapi tali penunda putus dan kapal itu terus karam berhampiran Freswick,” kata pengerusi kelab berkenaan, David Steele.

Davy Carter dari Syarikat Penyelam dan Bangkai Kapal turut mempunyai pendapat yang sama.

“Kami tahu ia adalah V81 berdasarkan serpihan kapal yang kami temui,” katanya.

Penyelam turut merakamkan gambar bangkai kapal itu dan mendakwa terdapat nombor siri dan reka bentuk yang menunjukkan ia adalah V81 yang hilang.

“Ia mempunyai dua turbin sama seperti kapal Jerman pada waktu itu. Ia juga mempunyai meriam dan serpihan dengan tulisan Jerman. Kami tahu ia adalah V81,” kata Carter.

Bangkai kapal itu hampir hancur selepas berpuluh-puluh tahun terdampar di dasar laut tetapi masih terdapat beberapa bukti yang menunjukkan kewujudannya.

“Bangkai kapal ini sudah pecah. Ia terdampar pada kedalaman 14 meter, berhampiran dengan tebing menyebabkan ia terdedah dengan tindak balas ombak dan arus kuat,” ujar Steele

Kebanyakan yang tinggal adalah serpihan besi berkarat seperti bahagian bawah kapal, dek dan beberapa serpihan tembaga.

“Satu-satunya serpihan besar yang tinggal adalah turbin dan kotak gear serta apa yang kami percayai aci kipas berkembar,” jelasnya.

Gambar yang dirakam kumpulan itu menunjukkan turbin yang diliputi rumpai laut tebal, meriam dan beberapa objek yang tidak dapat dikenal pasti.

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Men who have smoked marijuana are MORE fertile than those who don't: Harvard study finds higher concentration of sperm in men who have tried cannabis even once

The result came as a surprise to Harvard University scientists measuring the sperm counts of more than 600 men from couples attending a fertility clinic.

They expected cannabis to have a detrimental effect on sperm count and fertility. Instead, those participants who admitted ever taking the drug turned out to have higher sperm counts than non-users.

The finding does not necessarily mean that smoking cannabis increases the chances of fatherhood, the study authors and other experts were quick to point out.

They suggest that the association may not show any cause-and effect relationship, but rather reflect the influence of the male hormone, testosterone, on both sperm count and risk-taking behavior, such as smoking cannabis.

A new Harvard study suggests that a frequent marijuana smoker, like Seth Rogen's hapless character in Knocked Up, who impregnates Katherine Heigl's character in a one night stand, might really be more fertile than a man who has never used cannabis

Lead researcher Dr Jorge Chavarro, from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in Boston, said: 'These unexpected findings highlight how little we know about the reproductive health effects of marijuana, and in fact of the health effects of marijuana in general.

'Our results need to be interpreted with caution and they highlight the need to further study the health effects of marijuana use.'

Previous research involving animal experiments or men with histories of drug abuse has suggested that cannabis impairs male reproductive health.

For the new study, investigators collected 1,143 semen samples from 662 men between 2000 and 2017.

On average, the men were 36 years old, mostly white and college educated. All of them belonged to couples seeking help with conception from a fertility clinic. Participants were asked to fill in questionnaires detailing their history of cannabis use.

More than half (55 percent) of the men reported having smoked cannabis at some point.

Of those, 44 percent said they had taken the drug in the past, and 11 percent classified themselves as current users.

Analysis of the semen samples showed that men who had smoked marijuana had average sperm concentrations of 62.7 million sperm per milliliter (million/mL).

Those who had never smoked a joint had an average count of 45.4 million/mL. Only five percent of cannabis users had sperm counts below 15 million/mL, the World Health Organization's (WHO) threshold for 'normal' levels, compared with 12 percent of men who had never smoked cannabis.

In addition, greater cannabis use was linked to higher levels of the male hormone testosterone among smokers.

Writing in the journal Human Reproduction, the scientists said it was possible that low level exposure to cannabis might benefit sperm production in some way.

The endocannabinoid chemical messenger system in the brain, which is targeted by the drug, is known to play a role regulating fertility.

On the other hand the association could have nothing to do with the effects of cannabis.

Dr Feiby Nassan, another member of the Harvard team, said: 'An equally plausible interpretation is that our findings could reflect the fact that men with higher testosterone levels are more likely to engage in risk-seeking behaviors, including smoking marijuana.'

This view was echoed by leading British expert Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology at the University of Sheffield. He said: 'As the authors point out, men with higher sperm concentrations are likely to have more testosterone in their bodies and thus may be more likely to smoke marijuana because simply they are willing to take more risks.

'In conclusion, I am not convinced that this paper moves us any further forward in this debate.

'Moreover, nor does it give support to any apparent fertility benefits of smoking marijuana.

'In my opinion, this should be avoided at all costs in any couples trying to start a family.'

Professor Sheena Lewis from Queen's University Belfast said: 'In studies from our lab in Queens University, Belfast, we found exactly the opposite effects.

In subjects, each taking the same moderate dose of marijuana daily over only several weeks, their sperm quality plummeted. Sperm motility decreased, acrosome reactions failed to occur and worst of all, sperm counts dropped' and the function of the Sertoli or 'support' cells that create key proteins to sperm production declinees, she explained.

'I would urge caution in accepting the findings of this study, without further information.'

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8 Kesilapan Besar Yang Kerap Dilakukan Di Dalam Bilik Air Yang Ramai Tak Sedar

1- KENAPA TAK TUTUP PENUTUP MANGKUK TANDAS?

Sebenarnya, ada sebab kenapa mangkuk tandas duduk dilengkapi dengan penutup. 60% responden tidak menutup mangkuk tandas mereka ketika mengepam (flush). Tabiat ini menyebabkan partikel air dari proses flush tadi akan terpercik keluar dari mangukuk dan mungkin terkena pada bahagian-bahagian lain di dalam tandas seperti berus gigi, sabun dan sebagainya. Menurut kajian dari Dr. Charles Gerba, bakteria yang terbebas boleh berada diudara agak lama sebelum menjumpai habitat yang sesuai. Oleh itu, jika anda seorang yang mementingkan kebersihan, pastikan menjadikan ia sebagai amalan.

2- BAHAYA MENYIMPAN BERUS GIGI DI DALAM TEMPAT BERTUTUP

Mungkin anda rasa kaedah ini dapat menghindari berus gigi yang digunakan dari tercemar dengan bakteria. Hakikatnya, apabila berus gigi yang telah digunakan dan masih basah disimpan terus di dalam bekas bertutup ia lebih menggalakkan pembiakkan bakteria. Ini disebabkan, kondisi berus yang masih lembap ketika disimpan tidak dapat kering sepenuhnya dan menjadi habitat terbaik pembiakkan bakteria.

3- JANGAN SIMPAN BARANG MAKE-UP DI DALAM BILIK AIR

Memang memudahkan anda bersolek jika barang make-up disimpan di dalam bilik air. Sebab itu, ada yang mengambil keputusan menyediakan bekas simpanan barang make-up di dalam bilik air. Sebenarnya, barang make-up anda tak kiralah lipstick atau berus tak sesuai disimpan di dalam bilik air. Kondisi bilik air yang lembap akan menggalakkan pembiakkan bakteria pada barang make-up anda walaupun disimpan di dalam bekas yang bertutup. Hal ini juga akan menyebabkan barang make-up cepat rosak.

4- TUKAR LUFFA ATAU BERUS BADAN SETIAP 3-4 MINGGU

Selagi tak lunyai, berus atau penyental badan akan digunakan. Silap tu, lagi kerap anda menggunkannya, lebih kerap ia perlu diganti. Ini disebabkan tekstur penyental yang berserabut terutamanya yang diperbuat dari serat petola menjadi habitat sempurnan bagi bakteria.

5- SIDAI TUALA, BUKAN SANGKUT

“Good rule of thumb” tuala perlu dicuci atau ganti setiap lepas 3 kali digunakan. Itu pun jika anda sidai selepas digunakan. Tapi, jika anda sekadar sangkut atau gantung tuala, kondisinya yang lembap akan menggalakkan pembiakkan bakteria. Sebab tu, tuala mudah bertahi lalat.

6- TAK ADA PENGUDARAAN

Jika bilik air anda dilengkapi dengan sistem pengudaraan tak kialah jenis kipas, tingkap atau sebagainya, pastikan ia sentiasa dibuka ketika anda menggunkannya dan 15-20 minit selepas. Ia bagi memberi peluang untuk mengurangkan kadar kelembapan di dalam bilik air dengan kadar segera.

7- TAK PERNAH CUCI SHOWER CURTAIN

Ini lagi satu masalah yang ramai abaikan. Ada yang dah bertahi lalat jadinya. Sebaiknya, shower curtain perlu dicuci setiap bulan. Kalau malas sangat, cari je shower curtain jenis mudah dicuci menggunkan mesin basuh.

8- BAKTERIA MUDAH MEMBIAK DI TELEFON BIMBIT

Mesti ramai buat tabiat membawa HP ke dalam bilik termenung kan? Sedar tak ia mudah menjadi tempat pencemaran bakteria. Walaupun anda mencucui tangan usia membuang, ada tak HP tersebut di cuci.????

Sumber: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com

Relatives of woman killed in self-driving Uber crash file $10M claim

TEMPE, Ariz. — Two relatives of a woman killed when she was struck by an autonomous Ubervehicle have filed a $10 million claim against the Phoenix suburb where the incident occurred in March.

The Arizona Republic reports the previously undisclosed claim filed last fall against Tempe seeks $5 million each for the husband and daughter of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. Such claim notices are a required precursor to possible lawsuits.

The claim says Tempe created a dangerous situation by installing a brick pathway across the median where people were not supposed to cross the road.

Tempe spokeswoman Nikki Ripley said the city does not comment on pending litigation but she confirmed that Tempe hasn't responded to the claim and that it was made about the tme when Tempe replaced the walkway with landscaping.

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Did You Know That the Female Egg Chooses the Sperm and Not the Other Way Around?

Eggs meet sperm, fertilization occurs, babies are formed. Simple? Not really! Get introduced to the notion of feminine receptivity, or the freedom of choice for women. Narrowing it further, the female eggs actually do choose. As believed by Scott Gilbert, developmental biologist at Swarthmore College, the “egg engages in a dialog with the sperm rather than locking it down.” So, fertilization is not actually a conquest, but more like a fair race.

After much research, it has also been proven that eggs tend to attract a particular kind of sperm if given the chance.

Any couple who is planning to extend their family is always under the belief that the sperm races toward the egg. Let’s start at the beginning. All sperm ready, egg at its healthiest, and here begins the race! As we have been taught in school, millions of sperm head towards a single egg cell. When an X meets an X, it’s a girl, and when an X meets a Y, it’s a boy.

Race? Oh wait! It was never a race since the winner has already been decided. In simple language, the egg has already chosen the type of sperm that it will allow to enter.

As researched and explained by scientist Dr. Joseph H. Nadeau, eggs are not submissive and docile, but a key player in the process of reproduction. And against the popular notion that sperm races toward the egg, it’s actually the other way around.

As explained by Pacific Northwest Research Institute, it’s the egg that favors or discards a sperm, and makes sexual selection at the cellular level itself more complex.

It’s strange but true that such an obvious process was assessed wrongly all this time.

Mendel’s Law, by definition, is the law of segregation. It’s also called the law of inheritance according to which each parent carries 2 copies of each gene. The next step is the ’random fertilization’ process in which these genes are divided randomly into gametes that carry only one copy. However, recent studies discarded this belief altogether.

Dr. Nadeau conducted 2 separate experiments that hinted towards a different theory. His intention was to produce specific predictable ratios of gene combinations in offspring (based on Mendel’s laws). However, he couldn’t achieve it.

As a part of his experiment, he first gave female mice one normal and one mutant gene that increased chances of getting testicular cancer. Male mice had all normal genes. The result was in accordance with Mendel’s law.

Experiment 2: this time Dr. Nadeau reversed the breeding. He gave the male mice the mutant cancerous gene, while females had all normal genes. And there it was! He was astonished to see that only 27% received the mutant version, while they were expecting it to be 75%.

What we all have been taught about normal and mutated versions of DND1 in the mother and the father went absolutely off calculation. What he made out of all this was terming fertilization as non-random and proving the existence of a mechanism that allows the egg to choose the sperm with the normal instead of the mutated gene. In scientific terms, they call it ’genetically biased fertilization’.

What does this signify? Was this always like this and skipped the sharp eye of top scientists?

Dr. Nadeau gave reasons for this newly found theory. He believed there could be two possibilities for this.

1. Attraction between sperm and egg largely involves the molecule of folic acid. Metabolism of B vitamin or folic acid is different in an egg and a sperm. These very changes may be the deciding factor for the attraction between sperm and egg.

2. Sperm are already present in the female reproductive tract when they are headed towards the egg. The egg may not be fully developed during this time. There’s a possibility that the egg influences this cell-division so that its genes can also be well-suited to the sperm.

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Seven-year-old boy is 'buried alive by killer couple who were punishing him for failing to recite verses from the Bible'

Timothy and Tina Hauschultz and their 15-year-old son allegedly punished the little boy for not memorizing Bible verses.

They made the seven-year-old, whose name was Ethan, hold a 44-pound log for two hours every day for a week, according to Newsweek.

The boy was monitored during his punishment and it's believed the teenager ended up kicking and punching the youngster at least 100 times, rolled the heavy log over his chest and stood on his head and body while Ethan was face-down in a puddle.

The boy was allegedly buried in 'his own little coffin of snow' reports Fox.

Ethan died in April 2018 and a medical examiner's report showed he was found to have died from hypothermia and blunt force trauma to the head, abdomen and chest, and a fractured rib.

It's not known how the Hauschultz's are related to Ethan, but Timothy and Tina are listed as his court-appointed guardians, along with two of his siblings, including his twin.

The Hauschultz's teenage son has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide, while his father Timothy, 48, is charged with felony murder and felony contributing to the delinquency of a child.

The mother, Tina, 35, is charged with failing to prevent bodily harm and intentionally contributing to the delinquency of a child.

The teenager told police that he was in charge of supervising Ethan and his twin, who were both being punished by carrying logs after failing to recite 13 Bible verses of Timothy's choosing.

Ethan's birth mother, Andrea Everett, spoke out after the boy's death in April.

'When I got there Ethan did not have a heartbeat and his temperature was 23 degrees,' she said. 'They worked on him for five hours, giving him CPR the entire time, and still couldn't get a heartbeat. There was no brain activity.'

'I want justice for my son, and the person responsible should go to jail for a very long time,' she said.

Timothy and Tina Hauschultz and their son are all expected to make their first court appearances on Monday.

Resource Daily mail