Attacks by Komodo dragon

For the natives of the tropical islands of Indonesia it should something like the film ‘Ruins’ in reality, the unlikely hunter in this case are the Komodo dragons. For people who have been living with komodo dragons for the latter being found only in Indonesia, the attack on an human comes as an extremely surprising event. The victim a park ranger was just able to survive the attack but not without gushes in his hands which required 50 stitches. Poaching of the prey of the dragons is said to being the main reason for the upsurge of the dragons . Due to the non availability of food these big creatures are forced to look for other means of food such as poultry and even humans. This incident has created fear in the minds of the people there that they looking for ways to prevent man – dragon interception. Every place has its own share of events like this, the only change being a different animal being forced to feed on humans like the tigers in the Sunderbans. Now the onus is upon the people to protect both itself and its surrounding environment with the thinking that the earth is not only for man.

Consequences of dieting

Dieting refers to controlling and regulating food consumption in order to achieve pre set goals which to increase, decrease or maintain body weight. While it is good to follow a good diet to maintain healthy living over dieting often leads to health problems. When a person starts to diet his metabolism rate starts to decrease from the normal level. As and when the person starts to follow a normal diet , the body may not be able to , metabolize at the normal rate and the result is that the body puts on weight due to accumulation of fats. Subsequently these persons need to either reduce their calorie intake or increase their exercising levels to maintain a healthy body weight. Anxiety, depression and irritability are also some of the other effects of dieting. There are procedures that are to be followed for dieting. People in general have their own way of dieting and this is where the most severe of consequences arises both physiological and psychological. The best way is to consult a physician before starting over a diet and this may result In better health. In the end it can be said that dieting if procedures are followed can produce the desired results and if not then it will result in negative results

It’s time to prepare for a storm

The summer is the time when the NOAA gives its predictions for the upcoming hurricane season. NOAA predicts a normal hurricane season in 2009 with 50% chances of normal season and rest split equally between above averaged and below averaged season. This season is predicted to have lesser number of storms than last season. There is very good chances of having 14 named storms this year with two to three becoming major hurricanes falling in the categories of 3,4and 5. Although the hurricane season starts only in august it might not be a bad thing to prepare a disaster plan in place for the catastrophe in advance as per the famous say ‘Better be early than late’. Even a very good period can become a bad one if there is big landslide The ongoing period is a active period for hurricane activity in Atlantic ocean. This should continue for one more decade after which it should be quieter era for hurricane activity.

Obama’s tax plans on offshore business

In an effort to build up American tax treasury and to protect indigenous jobs President Obama has put forth his plans for tax reforms on US companies investing in off shore operations. What Obama means by these plans is pretty straightforward - the home companies would get more tax benefits if they create jobs and operations in US rather than in abroad. The current tax system means that a business doing offshore operations can avoid federal taxes while an indigenously operating one would bear them in full. Any plan that is being put forth by the government has its share of support and opposition .While several economists agree that it will create jobs in the US and increase tax collections some also feel that it would make the businesses become competitive globally. While the aim of this tax plan is to stop companies from taking advantage of loopholes in the tax system it has to seen whether the plan has a solution address the issue of global competitiveness that several firms aim for. The most important thing is that the plan has to be approved when it is being put forth before the congress.