Japan bars Paris Hilton because of drug plea

Paris Hilton was denied entrance into Japan on Wednesday, two days after she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in Las Vegas.
Japan has strict immigration laws that bar entry to those convicted of drug offenses, although exceptions are occasionally granted.
"I'm going back home, and I look forward to coming back to Japan in the future," a smiling Hilton said to reporters at Tokyo's airport.
The 29-year-old celebrity socialite was supposed to promote her fashion and fragrance lines at a news conference Wednesday morning in Tokyo. She arrived Tuesday evening but was stopped at the airport and spent the night at a hotel there after being questioned by officials.
The move also abruptly canceled Hilton's planned appearances in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
Hilton's publicist Dawn Miller wrote in a statement that Hilton plans to make the trips at a later date.
"Paris is very disappointed and fought hard to keep her business commitments and see her fans, but she is forced to postpone her commitments in Asia," Miller's statement, sent as Hilton's flight left, said. "Paris understands and respects the rules and laws of the immigration authorities in Japan and fully wishes to cooperate with them."
A Japanese immigration official said she was denied entry Wednesday after a total of about six hours of questioning over the two days. The country has taken a tough line with famous figures in the past, although it also grants exceptions on occasion.
Soccer icon Diego Maradona was initially banned from entering the country during the 2002 World Cup finals for his past drug offenses, but was eventually given a 30-day visa as a "special delegate." The Rolling Stones struggled for years to gain entry to the country but were eventually allowed in despite its members' drug convictions. In January 1980, former Beatles member Paul McCartney was arrested for marijuana possession upon arrival at Narita airport. He was deported without carrying out a planned concert tour by his rock group Wings.
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Associated Press Entertainment Writer Anthony McCartney contributed from Los Angeles.

A safer driving experience

Does your car have what it takes to keep you safe and sound?
When many cars can reach extraordinary speeds — some can hurtle along at 250 kilometer per hour — the demand for safety also increases. After seatbelts and airbags, some carmakers have also introduced more advances for safer driving.
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is no exception.
Some of the safety-related features normally found in a car include airbags (at least four areas equipped with airbags: the driver’s seat and the front passenger seat, rear seats, the sides and the windows), an anti-lock braking system (ABS), brake assistance, night views and an intelligent light system.
The Mercedes-Benz Driving Experience, held recently in Sentul International Circuit, West Java, helped familiarize drivers with safety technology, informed then of the right things they should do in a crisis and, perhaps most importantly, gave hands-on experience in dealing with them.
Different cars were brought to the circuit for a test drive. They include the latest Mercedes-Benz models, such as the C200 CGI, E200 CGI, S500, GL350 CDI, ML 350 and V350.
The CGI stands for charged gasoline injection, meaning that the car applies blue efficiency technology that helps reduce fuel consumption by 9 percent to 22 percent. Despite reduced fuel consumption, the cars can produce 184 horsepower for the C200 and C250 and 204 horsepower for the E200 and E250
The S500 is in a different league compared to the E-class and C-class as it uses a silent V8 engine that can reach 100 kilometers per hour in just 6 seconds. Well, to be precise, in 5.4 seconds, but who’s counting?
The S-class’ air suspension system provides crisp handling and refined comfort. Other features include leather upholstery, electrically adjusted front seats and a roof window.
While the SUV vehicles – GL350 CDI, ML 350 and V350 – are four-wheel drive and built for the rough track, they do not necessarily lack in speed, for these cars also have powerful V8 engines. At the speeds made possible by such engines, drivers should really understand how to maximize the car’s safety technology.
During the Driving Experience event, the first exercise was a slalom, where drivers zig-zagged between cones. The exercise was aimed at enhancing a driver’s visual skills and focus while driving.
Drivers should focus on the space between the cones, but not on the cones. In this exercise, the driver also learns more about how to control the car and the steering wheel. Here, the bulky E-class felt more stable than the slim C-class.
The next exercise was lane changing, which was aimed at controlling the cars in an emergency without using the brakes. Any unstable or sudden movement would activate the car’s electronic stability program (ESP) to prevent the car from skidding.
Curve skid pad exercises emphasized the ABS, anti-skid regulation and electronic traction system. The exercise in the curve skid pad is conducted by placing two wheels on a slippery track, while the other two wheels were on the dry track.
In this exercise, drivers navigate a designated lane separated by cones before building up speed and hitting the brake pedal at an assigned spot just a few meters before the car reaches the skid pad.
A speed monitor was placed at the assigned spot. Drivers should run their cars at a speed between 80-85 km per hour and the car should stop before the last cone. When the instruction was followed carefully, the braking system met the required speed.
For example, if the car was accidentally driven into the gravel areas, drivers received notice in the shape of an exclamation mark on the panel menu. During the exercise, seatbelts will automatically tighten as they sense the passengers’ swaying bodies when the cars are drifting. While it surely is safe, women may find it a bit uncomfortable.
For the SUVs, the test drive was more challenging, with built-up ram track to try out the downhill speed regulation feature, braking system, 4 ESP and four electronic traction system that keeps the wheels rolling even if one of the wheels is not touching any ground and pyramid track to try the dynamic driving suspension.
After completing the whole series of exercises, it was obvious that the cars are not only made for speed, but also for safety when a situation arises

Cancer

Cancer Definition

Cancer is a collective term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can use the spread to other tissues. Cancer cells in different parts of the body via the bloodstream and lymphatic spread.

Cancer is not just one disease but many diseases. There are over 100 different types of cancer. Most cancers are on the organ or cell type in which they start - for example, mentioned that the cancer starts in the colon is called colon cancer, cancer that begins in basal cells of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma.

Cancers can be divided into broader categories. The main categories of cancer include

    * Cancer - Cancer that begins in the skin or tissues, organs and internal reporting.


    * Sarcoma - cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels or other tissues or support.


    * Leukemia - cancer that starts in blood-forming tissues such as bone marrow and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to produce and enter the bloodstream.


    * Lymphoma and myeloma - cancers begin in cells of the immune system.


    * Central nervous system cancers - tumors that begin in the brain and spinal cord.

The development of cancer

all cancers begin in cells of the unit body, the basis of life. To understand cancer, it is useful to know what happens when normal cells into cancer cells.

The body is composed of several cell types. These cells grow and divide in a controlled manner to produce more cells as needed to keep the body healthy. When old or damaged cells, they die and are replaced by new cells.

But sometimes, orderly process goes wrong. The genetic material (DNA) of a cell can be damaged or altered to produce mutations affect normal cell growth and division. If this happens, cells do not die when it is necessary and to make new cells when the body does not require it. The additional cells may have a mass of tissue called a tumor.
Not all tumors are cancerous; tumors can be benign or malignant.

    * Benign tumors are not cancerous. Often can be removed, and in most cases they do not go back. Cells from benign tumors do not spread to other body parts.


    * Malignant tumors are cancers. The cells of these tumors can invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another is called metastasis.

Some cancers form tumors. For example, leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood.