Listening right kind of music lowers blood pressure?

Listening to the right kind of music can slow the heart and lower blood pressure, a study has revealed. Rousing operatic music full of crescendos and decrescendos is best and could help stroke rehabilitation, say the authors. Music is already used holistically at the bedside in many hospitals. Not only is it cheap and easy to administer, music has discernable physical effects on the body as well as mood, journal reports. Music with faster tempos increases breathing, heart rate and blood pressure, while slower-pace music does the reverse. Music induces a continuous, dynamic - and to some extent predictable - change in the cardiovascular system. What is your experience and observation?

Golf: Pakistan qualifies for World Cup, makes history

Muhammad Shabbir and Muhammad Munir etched their names in the history books as they guided Pakistan to their first Omega Mission Hills World Cup on Saturday. The unheralded Pakistani duo shot a superb three-under-par 68 in the final round foursomes at Seri Selangor Golf Club to finish third at the Asian qualifier, which was won by pre-tournament favourites Singapore.

"Pakistan have played in the cricket World Cup, hockey World Cup and squash World Cup, but never before in our history that we've been in golf's World Cup," said a delighted Munir. "I don't know how to describe how we feel right now. I'm sure everyone in Pakistan will be very happy," he added. Pakistan mixed their scorecard with four birdies against two bogeys before nailing a crucial final birdie on the 18th hole to seal a historic debut against the world's best.

Represented by Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat, Singapore carded a closing 72 for a four-day total of 15-under-par 269 to finish one shot ahead of Philippines pair Mars Pucay and Angelo Que. The top three qualify for the World Cup, which takes place in China in November. A World Cup appearance continues to elude the Malaysian pair of Iain Steel and Danny Chia as they ended fourth after a battling 71 while Myanmar finished a further three strokes behind following a 74.

Pakistan to set up atomic power plants

Updated at: 1242 PST, Tuesday, April 28, 2009

KARACHI: Pakistan will set up power plants to produce 8800 Megawatt electricity, Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ansar Pervez said.

He said 585 acres land has been acquired in Karachi to build four power plants. The nuclear power plant project will be completed till 2030 for which funds have been allocated.

Review: Sansa Clip+ MP3 player

Back in November 2007 we reviewed Sansa’s first generation Clip MP3 player. At the time we found the size and sound quality to be solid and named it as a great competitor to the shuffle. Since that time SanDisk has continued to innovate in its Sansa line with products including the slotMusic player and slotRadio. Of course, Apple has also been innovating with the iPod shuffle.

While Apple continues to innovate on the shuffle front, even in its 4th generation, it fails to include an LCD screen. In addition, it’s still lacking any kind of memory card support.

Now we come to present day where today SanDisk announced the successor to the Clip: the Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player. Like its predecessor, the Clip+ still plays stored MP3s, but this time around the Clip+ ships with not only a variety of capacities (2GB to 8GB) but also the ability to support Sansa’s slotRadio and slotMusic cards, and also allow the user to use their own microSDHC cards in the device.

The Clip+ also received a makeover and this new version includes a power button instead of a power slider, a square navigation pad instead of a circular one, a dedicated home button, and a more rectangular look all around. As with its predecessor, it includes a built-in clip, hence its name.

For my test I took it out of the box, plugged in the included headphones and then powered it up. The manual recommends charging it first via the included USB cable, but my test unit came fully powered. I then navigated around and immediately started listening to some of the songs already stored on the device. I then cycled through the menu and tuned in an FM station and then performed a voice recording.

Throughout all of my testing the sound quality was spot on. The included headphones do a great job reproducing the sound, and even the voice recordings were acceptable. I did notice a high pitched noise but these aren’t meant to be professional recordings so even with the noise, the recording was more than adequate.

Of course, the biggest new feature of the Sansa Clip+ is its ability to play SlotRadio and slotMusic cards. SanDisk was kind enough to include the DailyMix slotRadio card, but unfortunately, because of its tight packaging, I actually snapped the microSD card in half, rendering it useless.

Luckily I had another slotRadio card available so I popped that in and was listening to it in moments. I also was able to navigate through the pre-propulated card using its themed playlists, including Workout, Country, R&B, and more. The LCD clearly displayed both the playlist title and the song title, which made for a great user experience.

The only complaint I have is in the packaging of the slotRadio cards. SanDisk includes both a case for the microSD card and the microSD card itself in the packaging, but doesn’t ship the microSD card in the holder itself. Instead, it’s floating at the top of the package in its own area. This is why it snapped in half since I had to open the package to get at this tiny little card. I think someone needs to take a closer look at the packaging since if someone who opens packages daily can snap it so easily, I can only imagine that the average consumer would snap it, too.

They should have shipped the slotRadio card inside the case (pictured above)

Overall, the Clip+ is a fantastic new entry from SanDisk and with it starting at just $39.99 for 2GB, and sporting the ability to use not only SanDisk’s slotRadio and slotMusic cards, but also your own microSD cards, it makes this a solid competitor in the MP3 space.

New-SM unit is the ideal combination of the latest in sophisticated medical technology and designed to meet the treatment-criterion.

Feature

• The superb and efficient design gives easy access to both equipment and patient
• Balanced movement , light weight , smooth, long light arm provide for easy positioning and great reach
• Column of illumination cool ray lamp with lamp house
• Unit, chair connection controls for elevation of chair
• Easy to clean membrane switch panel
• All gauge adusting dial attached to the front panel

Specifications

Genenral Specifications
Dimensions	1,070(W)x520(D)x880(H)mm
Net weight	95 kg
Power Source	220VAC / 60Hz (110VAC is on request)
Power Consumption	1,280W
Accessories
Descriptions	Nos.
Spray Motor	1
Suction Motor	1
Suction Bottle	2 (3L & 1L)
Direct Coupling Spray	4 set
Instrument tray	1
Forceps jar	2
Cotton Case	1
Used Instrument tray	1
Waste Receptacle	1
Illumination Light(150W, Spot)	1
Medicine Bottle stand	1
Medicine Bottle	12
Cooton Jar	2
Suction Tube(#1~4)	1 set
Ventilation Catheters(#1~4)	1 set

6th Textile Asia Int'l Textile & Garment Machinery Show

6th Textile Asia 2009 Int’l Exhibition Inaugurated by Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig

Karachi, Sunday – April 5, 2009: Textile Asia - Int’l Textile & Garment Machinery Show is being organized for the 6th consecutive year from 5th to 8th April 2009 at Karachi Expo Centre – Ecommerce Gateway.

Chief Guest, Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Federal Advisor on Textiles, Ministry of Textile Industry, Govt. of Pakistan, alongwith Dr. Khursheed Nizam, President, Sohail Aziz, Executive Director, Mujib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui, GM Sales & Marketing, Ecommerce Gateway, Mohammad Idrees, Textile Commissioner & Foreign Delegates of Participating countries inaugurated 6th Textile Asia 2009 - Int’l Textile & Garments Machinery Show on Sunday - April 5, 2009 in a Multiple Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 3:00 pm. Sohail Aziz, Executive Director, Ecommerce Gateway delivered the welcome address, Dr. Khursheed Nizam, President, Ecommerce Gateway presented plaque to Chief Guest while Ozair A. Hanafi, C.E.O., Ecommerce Gateway, presented the vote of thanks.

Textile Asia presents Revolutionary Technologies of more than 329 international brands. The Event attracted participation of 69 Exhibitors from more than 32 countries including China, India, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belgium and United States of America.

Textile Asia is the ONLY Textile & Garment Machinery show of Pakistan and India which is a UFI Approved Event by the Global Association of Exhibition Industry, Paris- France. This worldwide recognition achieved by Ecommerce Gateway reflects the proof of high quality, thus providing exhibitors and visitors alike with the assurance that they will benefit from a professionally planned and managed concept. Textile Asia will encompass all the major industries including textile machinery, garment machinery, weaving machinery, embroidery machinery, knitwear machinery and accessories. The Exhibition is poised to play a pivotal role in offering a platform for joint ventures and collaborations among the local textile industry and international entrepreneurs. The Event is designed to act as a podium where it will highlight the products and services of the textile industry not only of Pakistan but also of the International forum.

While addressing the pre-event media briefing, President Ecommerce Gateway, Dr. Khursheed Nizam said that “In order to compete in the international market, the Pakistani Textile & Garment product manufacturers need to continuously upgrade their manufacturing units & machineries. For this, most of our SME sector does not have the resources to send technicians and other experts abroad for research & purchase of Textile & Garment Machineries. Textile Asia thus provides such a platform to our SME sector where all the relevant decision makers jointly visit, test and purchase machineries.” Moreover, the Event on such a large-scale promotes the soft image of Pakistan internationally and the foreign participants return back to their countries remembering Pakistan as the hub of business activities, which is a different perception from the one promoted by the western media. This will have a multiplying affect, and would result in increased foreign participation in the coming years. From Textile Asia, the relevant institutions & students also get aware of the advancements in the sector

Textile Asia is being organized for the 6th consecutive year by Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. and Jamal’s Yellow Pages of Pakistan with Ministry of Textile Industry, in support with Government of Sindh, City District Government Karachi, TEXMAP Pakistan, APTMA, PRGMEA, PCFA, Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturing Association, Pakistan Bed-ware Exporters Association, PAKSEA, Pakistan Commercial Exporters of Towels Association, PYMA and Towel Manufacturer’s Association of Pakistan.

The Event is being attended by 152 Foreign Delegates and it is expected that more than 30,000 trade / corporate visitors will attend the event in four days

Textile Asia 2009
International Textile & Garments Machinery Show
Organizers: E-Commerce Gatway
Venue:Karachi Expo Center
Show Dates: October 10-13, 2009
Exhibition Frequency: Annual
Website: http://www.textileasia.com.pk¹¹
E-mail: info@N0SPAM.textileasia.com.pk

LG 42LP1DR 42" LCD TV with 160 GB Hard Drive

LG Korea has announced the 42LP1DR 42" HD compatible TV. The 42" Xcanvas has an integrated 160GB hard drive for recording your favourite shows. It can report upto 13 hours of HD TV programming and 63 hours of SD class programming. Also included 9 in 1 Memory card reader which reads almost every possible memory card (CF / MD / SD / SMC / MMC / MS / MS Pro / Magic Store / Xd-Picture). It can play MP3 files and also display images directly from the memory card. Pricing and availability information is not known yet.

Stella McCartney to launch new perfume after winning 'NUDE' trademark fight with Mrs Bono

Fashion designer Stella McCartney will launch her new perfume - STELLANUDE - this weekend after winning a court battle with Ali Hewson, wife of U2 frontman Bono.

Hewson owns a company called Nude Brands Limited (NBL), which has a European Community Trademark on 'NUDE' - in capital letters.

She had asked the High Court for an emergency injunction to stall the release of the perfume pending a full trial on trademark infringement..

Mr Justice Floyd, who presided over the proceedings, said an injunction blocking STELLANUDE's launch risked causing 'massive disruption' and would cost millions of pounds to the business of McCartney and her licensee YSL Beaute Limited, part of the L'Oreal cosmetics group.

'I have come to the conclusion that the balance of injustice in this case requires me to refuse the injunction,' the judge said.

'It seems to me that, in this particular case, the likely damage to SML and L'Oreal if an injunction is wrongly granted outweighs the damage to NBL if it is refused.'

'The effect of an injunction wrongly granted against SML would be to cause a massive disruption to their business, and probably cause them to abandon use of the brand altogether