Friday, July 31, 2009

First Influenza Death in Perak?

The news just reported that there is a small little girl who has died of flu symptom in Bagan Serai.She is 10 year's old.It is not confirmed yet if she died because of H1N1.If it is true,then it will be the 5th death cases in Malaysia and also the first case in Perak.Even it is under control,but there must always be a concern as long as this disease continue to strike.

Safety precaution has to be taken in order to prevent such cases to happen again.We know that some people do not take this influenza seriously as they think it can be cured.Yes,there is a vaccine which is under researched now.However,why don't we prevent it from happening?It can be avoided if we keep clean and stay clean.I am not blaming anyone but hygienic must always comes first. Since this disease strike to our country,we must stay alert and what to do next.Consult a doctor for medical treatment if there is any influenza symptom like to prevent any untoward incident to happen.

For further information of this case please refer to this link ->http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/31/nation/20090731170337&sec=nation

For other news about H1N1 influenza happening you can refer to this link ->http://en.afrik.com/article15989.html

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Brief history of 80X86 family

Evolution from 8080/8085 to 8086

Intel Corporation introduced 16-bit microprocessor called the 8086 in 1978.This processor is the major improvement from the previous generation of the 8080/8085 series.
The differences between 8086 and 8085 is that 8086 is a 16-bit as described just now while the 8085 is a 8-bit processor.Therefore,8086 works faster than 8085 because it can process 16 bits at a time if compared to 8085 microprocessor.
Another thing is that, 8086 was a pipelined processor in which the data and address buses are busy transferring data while the CPU is processing information thus increasing the effectiveness in producing power.

Evolution from 8086 to 8088

8086 is a microprocessor with 16 bit data bus internally and externally.Even though this microprocessor marked a great improvement over the previous generation of the microprocessor however, the printed board with 16 bit data bus was much more ex-orbitant.Thus,many were reluctant to use the 8086.Plus,most of the peripherals were designed about 8 bit microprocessor which cost lower during that time.Therefore, 8088 was introduced to replace the 8086 which shares similarity with 8086 but externally 8 bits data bus only




















Thursday, July 2, 2009

H1N1 in Malaysia and the People

Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 is a very dangerous virus that can be easily transmitted through the air.Since the first pandemic in 1968,WHO has declared this H1N1 pandemic moving the alert level to phase 6.It has spreaded worldwide with the most serious cases happening in United States of America follow by Mexico and then Canada. (statistics happening base on WHO report,updated 1 July 2009.)

In Malaysia, the number of cases has increased to 112.(updated 1 July 2009).Malaysian government urged all the people to take care of hygienic and to avoid traveling if unnecessary.There are no rules to prohibit people from traveling whether to oversea or local.But it is best to stay away from crowded areas.
People are advised to wear mask if they suffer any normal flu.This is because human immunity is decreased when they are sick.So they can be easily infected if not wearing mask.However,we should have a sight of relief as the disease is under control now.Government has taken various action to bring it under control.

I am sure for not long the disease will be a history.It is quite sad that the disease has spreaded over here.The economy just started to recover from downturn then the disease strike in. Businessmans of the hotel,and tourism industry will be greatly afftected by the downturn of the economy and also of the influenza.Whoever has extra cash and apply wait and see situation they will bounce back.But the matter is when the economy will recover.H

Having a meal for a plate of economy rice is already about Rm4-Rm5 and a drink that costs about Rm1.50-RM2 is considered too high for most of us.How the business going to sustain for a certain time of period like 1 year if they do not have enough asset to hold on their stall/shops????Rent is not cheap too nowadays.

For a lower income group,they will have to tighten their belts to survive.For high income groups,I think they can sustain longer and can bring back their business to normal.How about for middle income?They will suffer the most I guess.Having a comfortable day can put aside.Switching on the air-cond 3 hours per day might cut down to 1 hour.With the current weather and the haze many of them will suffer.Lower income does not has much different.Some of the lower income groups even worse.They might be cutting 1 meal a day for the entire family.They are highly exposed to the environment which they hardly to live on.