Tips For Woman

Vitamins and minerals

2009-10-06T13:07:00.000+07:00

Natural vitamins are found only in living things, that is, plants and animals. Your body, with a few exceptions, can't manufacture vitamins. They must be supplied in your food or in dietary supplements but supplements can't replace food, especially fruits and vegetables which provide thousands of substances, some of which have well-known functions, and some whose roles in the human body are not yet understood or recognized.

Vitamins and minerals ...

? reduce your risk of getting a stroke or heart attack!
? strengthen your nails!
? improve your hair condition, strength and growth by providing certain essential nutrients to the hair follicle!
? beautify your skin by keeping it smooth, soft and disease-free!
? provide essential compounds that are necessary for growth, health, normal metabolism and physical well-being! Without them, you would die!
? promote normal growth and development!
? maintain bone density and strength!
? regulate blood clotting!
? help in the function of nerves and muscles, including regulating a normal heart beat!

When it comes to choosing a healthy diet for their children, many parents don't realize the important role that beverages play. For example, fruit flavored drinks and soft drinks are not a substitute for real fruit. Many of these drinks only contain 10% real fruit juice. The very best drinks are made from

Men and Woman Jokes

2009-09-06T13:06:00.000+07:00

The woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove seemed way too qualified for the job.

Foreman: "Look Miss, have you any actual experience in picking lemons?"

Woman: "Well, as a matter if fact, yes! I've been divorced three times."

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There were three guys talking in the pub. Two of them are talking about the amount of control they have over their wives, while the third remains quiet.

After a while one of the first two turns to the third and says,

"Well, what about you, what sort of control do you have over your wife?"

The third fellow says "I'll tell you. Just the other night my wife came to me on her hands and knees."

The first two guys were amazed. "What happened then?" they asked. "She said, 'get out from under the bed and fight like a man'."

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Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends.You order what you want, then when you see what the other person has, you wish you had ordered that.

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At the cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?" The other replied, "Yes, I am, I married the wrong man."

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After a quarrel, a husband said to his wife, "You know, I was a fool when I married you." She replied, "Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice."

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A lady inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Husband wanted". Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."

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The bride, upon her engagement, went to her mother and said, "I've found a man just like father!" Her mother replied, "So what do you want from me, sympathy?"

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When a woman steals your husband, there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.

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Man is incomplete until he is married. Then he is finished.

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A little boy asked his father "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" And the father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."

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Young Son: "Is it true, Dad, I heard that in some parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?"
Father: "That happens in every country, son."

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"I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late."

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A woman was telling her friend, "It is I who made my husband a millionaire."

Friend: "And what was he before you married him?"

Woman: "A billionaire."

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During a heated spat over finances the husband said, "Well, if you'd learn to cook and were willing to clean this place, we could fire the maid." The wife, fuming, shot back, "Oh yeah??? Well, if you'd learn how to make love, we could fire the chauffeur and the gardener."

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When making love, most married men fantasize that their wives aren't fantasizing.

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How do most men define marriage? A very expensive way to get your laundry done free.

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The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

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First guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"

Second guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

Healthy living With Mediterranean Way

2009-09-05T13:28:00.000+07:00

Mediterranean style of eating patterns can make us healthier and longer age. Condition? Should consume lots of vegetables and seafood. Plus "a little" red wine and enough rest. More healthy body and life expectancy is longer.

Mediterranean style diet has many benefits. If done correctly, then the disease such as heart attack, high blood pressure, to some types of cancer would be far from you. Enough nutrition experts recommend that this type of diet. Need not be bothered to read the user guide for more diet, calorie count, to search for food that are difficult to obtain. This diet is very simple, but delicious. So what, is, in fact this Mediterranean style diet?

This diet is actually based on the traditional meal pattern, countries located in the Mediterranean Sea, such as Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, North France, Morocco, Turkey and Southern Italy. Cuisine in each country that may feel different and also different techniques cook. But if we look more detailed, in fact there is one similarity. Overall use fruit and vegetables that quite a lot. Plus seafood, olive oil, garlic, spices and fresh red wine. They only use a little red meat and milk. It also rarely use the sweet and the food is preserved.

Live longer
Monash University's research appears to support this opinion. Compared with Australia, the heart attack on migrants from Greece is below average. But her children, the descendants of the first Greek in Australia, had a heart attack a number approaching the average. What is it? Apparently eating healthy tradition of ancestor is replaced with more food, red meat, fast food and sweet food.

Health in this Mediterranean style diet can not rely on one food only, but a number of variations of food. For example, the use of olive oil that many will contribute to a high-monounsaturated fat and low saturated fat and polyunsaturated. Tomato, garlic, red wine, and vegetables provide antioxidants high womb. While seafood contributes omega-3 fat is good for the heart.

Lifestyle factors
Research shows sports, stress reduction, and social support have contributed to reduce the risk of heart disease. If you look at how to cook Italian or Greek, they went to the local market to get fresh ingredients and not over-cook. Fast food or food terproses rarely used. Similarly, cultural food take away the style of Western also rarely found.

Not seldom they walk or bicycle to nearby villages to do the sale and purchase agreement. Many of the food prepared by hand, not with the tool. Similarly, a variety of vegetables each day that quoted from the garden. More kesegarannya guaranteed. All this activity will endorse a more healthy body. This healthy dish can also strengthen ties in the family and community. You can eat lunch together with a relax, and resumed the day of rest. Create a day that relaks with the family to stay healthy.

Switch to olive oil
Olive oil contains more than 70 percent fat "good" mono-unsaturated. Highest abortion among other types of oil. Extra virgin olive oil with the cold-pressed process has natural antioxidants such as vitamin E, such as in polifenol and karotenoid. Extra virgin olive oil is also low so that the acid is suitable for salad and vegetables are cooked. Pure olive oil is usually a mixture of extra virgin oil saitun and processed. Suitable for this type of cooking.

Create a healthier pasta
Pasta often considered a fat food. But the sauce is pastanya that contribute to more obesity. To be healthy, use in the Mediterranean style of topping up your fettuccini. Try tomatoes, or tomato-based sauce, chili, zucchini and other various vegetables. Add the seafood and fresh ingredients such as basil or oregano.

Use garlic
Garlic has been smooth flow of blood, reduce cholesterol, and improve blood vessel elasticity. In raw, garlic also contains the ability antibakteri way stop bacterial growth and also the evil fungus causes fermentation.

Tomato
Tomato is very popular in the Mediterranean region. Can be used in pasta, pizza to be sliced for salads or dried. In addition to source vitamin C, tomatoes contain lycopene, antioxidants for a Mela-wan oxygen free radicals. Lycopene is what makes tomatoes red. Tomato cooked with the oil tambahakan will add power to the body absorb lycopene.

Try a variety of seafood
Fish and other seafood, such as squid and oysters, contain omega-3 fat that powerful. There is also a protein and mineral contents such as Iodine and potassium. Omega-3 is known for its ability to reduce the risk of heart disease with a lower triglyserida (blood fat) and prevent the occurrence of heart trouble tap (arrythmia). .

Smoothie and Shake Tips

2009-08-06T19:01:00.001+07:00

A smoothie is basically a blended fruit drink. The best-tasting smoothies are made from fruit that is fresh or frozen, and not canned.
All smoothies begin with a liquid base. This can be orange juice, milk or another liquid.
You can make a frostier drink by freezing fresh fruit before making a smoothie.
Smoothies are best when they're fresh out of the blender, but they can be frozen the night before, as well – just remove the smoothie from the freezer about an hour before drinking.
You can replace a meal with a smoothie or shake by adding a scoop of high-quality protein powder and a tbsp. of high-quality olive or flax oil.

Design of Passion award

2009-08-05T19:31:00.005+07:00

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How to cook a healthy potato

2009-08-05T19:10:00.003+07:00

Many believe the mother of French fries can be part of good diet and balanced. In fact, anything you choose, no problem. Because potatoes are eaten with the skin make vitamin C Feed, and one of the best sources of fiber and potasium. Meanwhile, the chef trying to find better ways to make potatoes, good oil to use with the "healthy" or without fried. This is the trick fry potatoes, that can be enjoyed without the worry of fat hikes after that.

Buy frozen potatoes. Several companies now produce frozen potato with materials that have been tested first, and their fat, good for the body. Look for frozen potato products that kalorinya no more than 120 grams. For info, 3 oz in each dish are 3.5 grams of fat.

Stock fried potatoes. Dish of potatoes fried with a new way of processing, which is first boiled and then fried before given the wind, can be an option. 3 oz Each dish contains about 180 calories, 6 grams fat, 1 gram of fat and saturated.

Create your own. We can make your own potato relish dish that is rich with antioxidants to follow this recipe below:

Rainbow potatoes (for 4 portions) 5 potato slices fruit 1 cm long. Rendam potatoes in cold water for 45 minutes. Then, cut 1 medium sized sweet potato lengthwise, as much as 1 cm. Hot oven to 200 degrees Celsius. potatoes are soaked, Mix with the sliced sweet potatoes, 3 tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper. Horizontal row in the brass. Rooms up to 40 minutes, back, and roast again until the potatoes so the color brown.

5 Easy Steps to Speed Up Your Computer With no Fees

2009-08-01T13:46:00.000+07:00

A lot of people are interested in making the most of their hardware. With that, here are 5 simple tips on how to make your Windows Operating System run faster without having to purchase additional hardware.

1. Defrag Disk allows to Speed Up Access to Data

Disk fragmentation is one of the cause for computer's slow performance. When files are fragmented, it leaves gaps here and there and the computer must search the hard disk when the file is opened to link it back together. By running the Disk Defragmenter it will speed up the response time.

* Follow Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter
* Click the drives you want to defrag and click Analyze
* Click Defragment

2. Detect and Fix Disk Errors

Your hard disk will develop bad sectors over time. It will slow down the hard disk performance and sometimes make data writing difficult or even impossible. To detect and fix disk errors, there's a tool called the Error Checking utility. What it does is that It will scan the hard disk for bad sectors and system errors and then repair them, rsulting in faster performance.

* Follow Start > My Computer
* In My Computer right-click the hard disk you want to scan and click Properties
* Click the Tools tab
* Click Check Now
* Select the Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors check box
* Click Start

3. Turn Off Indexing Services

Indexing Services is a small application, but uses a lot of CPU. By indexing and updating lists of all the files on the computer, it helps you to do a search for something faster as it scans the index list. But if you know where your files are, you can disable this system service. It won't do any harm to you machine, whether you search often or not very often.

* Go to Start
* Click Settings
* Click Control Panel
* Double-click Add/Remove Programs
* Click the Add/Remove Window Components
* Uncheck the Indexing services
* Click Next

4. Remove Fonts for Speed

Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, limit your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require.

* Open Control Panel
* Open Fonts folder
* Go through and remove the ones you hardly use

5. Run Registry Cleaner

Over time, the Windows registry becomes bloated with invalid and corrupted entries. These invalid entries remains due to the uninstallation of software that leaves a trace. By not having a clean registry it will slow down your computer significantly. By using an advanced registry cleaner it will repair and remove those invalid and corrupted entries. We recommend Registry Easy as it's the best one on the market.

World's Best Cruise Ships

2009-07-31T13:41:00.001+07:00

With the best cruises you can explore the vast seas and exotic locales in a relaxed manner while enjoying the best benefits offered in the ships. With ships that feature world-famous chefs, premiere spa service, Broadway shows, and even helicopter tours, these fantastic ships are sure to make the trips exciting and memorable. Whether it is a family, luxury or a romantic trip that you are looking for; here are some of the best cruise liners for you.

Norwegian Cruise Line

This cruise ship is famous for its tours of the Hawaiian Islands. As big as three football fields the chip has 25 decks and 372 rooms for the guests together with exclusive suites. The travelers have full freedom to choose from a range of activity and dining choices. There are a range of international dishes that are on platter and guests can look to have a great time indulging in some of the finest cuisines from around the world. There are also 13 bars where the guests can have some of the choicest drinks.

There are also a wide array of on-board activities to choose from including ping-pong, yoga, aerobics, cooking, and talent shows.

Radisson Seven Seas Mariner

This cruise line is famous for having some of the best trips to great locales including Sydney, Singapore, Sweden, Cape Town and Peru. While on board, there are spa and massage facilities that are there. There are also golf cages where you may like to practice your swing. For the intellectuals there is the Lecturer Program where world famous historians, diplomats, and anthropologists speak about a range of world issues. There is also a well stocked library where you can spend a quiet afternoon.

The ship features all-balcony accommodations and luxury and comfort is guaranteed. The cruise is also well known for its dining facilities. Travelers can enjoy some of the best dishes from the onboard branch of the famous Le Cordon Bleu culinary school.

Nantucket Clipper

The cruise ship is favored by travelers as it visits places that other ships generally do not go to. The intimate settings and the personalized services offered by the guests make it an enjoyable experience to be on board. The ship follows routes along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, Latin America, Canadian coast, French Canada, the Great Lakes and Nova Scotia. There are also many other optional excursions that are available to guests allowing them to explore wonderful sights including colonial Southern mansions, ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal, Niagara Falls and many more. There is also an on-board historian and naturalist who will give talks on the day's sights.

Seabourn Spirit

This is cruise ship renowned for its opulence and excellent service. There are 8 decks and all suites accommodations. There are a host of signature delights that the passengers are treated to once they are on board. The ship's itineraries are exotic and are favored by the well heeled travelers.

A trip on these cruise lines is something that you will treasure for a long time.(steven kirby)

Financial Advisors - Helping Or Selling?

2009-07-30T13:35:00.000+07:00

Financial Advisors are not the core problem with mutual funds. No doubt most of them really mean to help. But the Mutual Fund Industry teaches them to do some silly, counterproductive things with your money, things that have you working longer and enjoying life less. Here's the amazing thing about financial advisors: They are, after all, "financial professionals."

The reality is, they don't understand how to grow your money any better than you do. And not only don't they understand, they just don't have the time. They're very busy bringing on new business; so busy, in fact, they don't have the time to really look at what's best for their clients based on their own research. So they use independent rating companies or the Morningstar Style Box, or a 3-5 year on-line view of fund performance as a substitute for real research.

If not, they'll use some sort of software, which is what I call "rear-window-basis software." And if you've ever sat down with a financial advisor, they ask your age, and then in about one minute, somehow they know the exact split to recommend. In 60 seconds or less, the financial advisor will say, "Oh, you need to be in a 60/40 split - split 60% in cash, 40% in bonds."

It takes more than a minute to figure out what is best for a client. There are hopes, there are dreams, there are risks, there are rewards, and there is no way some computer software program can kick out a number to tell me what's best for my client. Just to be clear, this software is ridiculous. It's silly. A software program that knows what's best? Absurd.

But again, it's simple, it's easy, and the financial advisor can push the responsibility off on the rating company or the software they use. Now, I'm not saying whether financial advisors are good people or bad people, I'm simply pointing out that these advisors don't really know how to grow money. Again, it's because of what they're paid to do. They're salespeople. They're not doing deep-value security analysis.

Here's the ultimate silliness: Not having time, the advisors probably do the best they can. So they look to the mutual fund companies and ask, "Hey, what should our clients buy?"

I'm not sure we should be looking to fund companies to ask them what we should buy. It seems like Little Red Riding Hood asking the wolf, "Hey, where do I go for a really good meal?" And she gets there and finds out, of course, that she's the meal. You really should use an objective, unbiased point of view to help with that.

There is another thing that advisors do that is mistaken and horrible for your wealth. If you have an advisor from a publicly traded company, I can just about guarantee that you were told to do this. It's called rebalancing. Rebalancing is typically done at the end of the year. If one of the sectors grew a lot and the others didn't, some of the winnings from that sector are put into the sector that didn't grow that well. What's crazy about this is that that's predicting. You're predicting that the bad sectors or investment will start doing well. I mean, you have to be predicting, or you wouldn't put that extra money in the downturning investments you have.

Predicting is really dangerous. It's also dumb. Think of it: it's 1986, and you put 4% of your portfolio into a company called Microsoft. This grows and grows, and by 1996 it represents 70% of your portfolio. Your portfolio, because you had that huge gainer, has grown way, way faster than the S&P. So your financial advisor says, "Wow, no, that is growing way too fast for you. That is making way too much money for you. We've got to pull the reins in on this. That's getting risky." Only it's not. If you put 4% in an investment and this grows over 10 years and represents 50% or your investment, it's okay. In one sense, you only risk that 4%.

Rebalancing is very dangerous, as this limits your winners and promotes your losers. You can never hit the big numbers if you keep selling your winners like rebalancing would do. So if your financial advisor has suggested rebalancing, you should seriously consider moving somewhere else. I've never met or read about someone that uses rebalancing who's wildly successful in growing and protecting their funds; the ones with mediocre-to-poor returns? I've met plenty of them who do rebalancing.

So why do financial advisors suggest rebalancing? Good question. It must be so they can look like they are working for that 1% you are paying them to grow your money slightly worse than the unmanaged S&P 500 index.

How I can prove most advisors don't know how to grow your money? Go pull up a list of your stock market returns since you started investing and compare them with the returns of the S&P 500 during the same time period. About 99% of you will notice that the unmanaged S&P500 has outperformed.

Relinquishing control of your financial future to a sales person, even one you like, does not work. Look at what has happened to the share price of those institutions. They have not grown their clients' money in a decade.(Ronald Peck)

How Can I Play Windows Media Files (Wma and Wmv) On a Mac?

2009-07-29T13:39:00.000+07:00

Apple's Quicktime movie format (recognizable by its *.mov extension) has become and almost standard for video files. It beats most other video formats in terms of compression and both video and audio quality. The quicktime format, however, is by no means the only format for videos out there. In a world where over 90% of all personal computers run Microsoft Windows it is no surprise that you are bound to stumble over videos in the Microsoft Media File format (.wma and .wmv). How can you play these kind of videos on a Mac?

While there are about a handful of options, two of them are more reasonable than the others for a bunch of reasons: the Flip4Mac Quicktime plugin and VLC Media Player.

Flip4Mac

Flip4Mac is a plugin for Apple's Quicktime movie player. Being a plugin it will enable Quicktime to play Windows Media Files. This has the advantage of there not being an additional application being installed on your Mac. Also, you will be able to watch (and listen to) Windows Media files in the software you are used to that has the type of user interface you expect when working on a Mac.

Flip4Mac is produced by a company named Telestream which offers five different versions of the plugin (Player, Player Pro, Studio, Studio Pro, Studio Pro HD). While it is reasonable to buy one of the commercial editions (buying software to support developers is always a wise idea) you can do very well with the free edition.

Installation of Flip4Mac is very easy. After downloading the plugin from either the Telestream site or Microsoft (for links see the resource box) open the downloaded .mpkg file and the plugin will be installed.

After installation you will be able to play following additional file formats with Quicktime:

Windows Media Audio (.wma)
Windows Media Video (.wmv)
ISO Mpeg Layer 3 (MP3)
ISO Mpeg-4
Microsoft Motion JPEG
And a few other, less used formats

VLC Media Player

The free VLC Media Player is your second reasonable option. This piece of software is open source, continually worked on by its open source developer community and is probably the most versatile media player in terms of supported formats out there.

Installation is as easy as downloading the dmg file (for a download link see resource box) and then drag and drop the dmg file into your Application folder.

VLC Media Player is a very reliable and versatile media player. There is one downside however: like so many other pieces of software written for all major platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac OS) its user interface does not follow Apple's guidelines. VLC simply doesn't look or feel like a Mac application.

Summary

Both, VLC Media Player and Flip4Mac, are very good options if you need to play Windows Media files on your Mac. There is no problem having both of them installed on the same machine. If, however, you prefer to have as little software installed on your Mac as possible, you should opt for Flip4Mac.

Cell Phone Forensics at Its Best

2009-07-28T13:37:00.000+07:00

While everyone is aware of how far technology has come today, many forget really how much specific devices can tell about various events. Cell phone forensics has become a vital piece of information and evidence that is used in criminal trials. Between being highly sophisticated and rather simple at the same time, this device can be extremely beneficial in criminal investigations.

The main reason cell phone records are used in court is to determine where people were and who they were talking to. What you may not realize is just how easy it is to track where you are when you were talking on the phone.

Despite cell phones being fairly sophisticated devices, they really are nothing more than a two-way radio. They are constantly connecting and communicating with a network by sending pings to the nearest transmission tower. Because of this, it makes it fairly simple to route calls correctly.(Ed Opperman)

There are multiple antennas that track your phone's signal because of the fact that a single tower only covers a few square miles. However, cell phone forensics is made possible with the help of countless towers spread all over. As you move, your call travels and is handed over to the base station that receives the strongest signal from the phone. This means that wherever you go, your signal can and will be tracked.

The carrier keeps detailed records of which towers your phone has made contact with and what time it did so. What this means is that where you and your phone are located can be tracked within a few hundred yards. Urban areas allow you to be tracked even more precisely by the block.

To make cell phone forensics even easier, many phones have become equipped with GPS chips. As long as it is turned on, this allows the carrier and anyone looking to attain evidence and records your exact location in real time.

This information has different ramifications on different people. For some, it can be a great way to track down where your husband or wife really went during a "business vacation." For others, it can lead to your conviction in some kind of criminal trial. It all depends on how you look at the technology and what you are hoping to get out of it.

For now, there is no doubt that cell phones have played a major role in criminal cases and many other types of trials. With the ability to track where you are, where you have gone, and what time you were in the location, cell phones can either be your best or worst enemy in regards to cell phone forensics.

How to Speed Performance on Windows XP Home - Your Ultimate Guide to XP Home Performance Tuning

2009-07-27T19:50:00.001+07:00

You want to know how to speed performance on Windows XP Home because after a few weeks of purchasing your computer, you are already experiencing slow speed or the performance of your computer is not as good as it was the first time you bought it. The operating system may not be as fast or there might be some frequent errors that occur from time to time. This article will show you how to improve performance of the system.

Slow performance issues on a windows XP operating system are oftentimes rooted to a corrupted registry. As such, cleaning the registry is an effective solution to fix and restore the reliable performance of your operating system. The registry is the focal point of all the files, programs, settings of your system and when the registry becomes corrupted, these results to several issues the most common of which is slow performance. Getting a good registry cleaner or fix is an effective way on how to speed performance on Windows XP Home.

How to speed performance on Windows XP Home need not be a daunting task. You may be frightened to do something about your computer because you think that anything that has to do with the registry is highly technical. But with technology making things simpler, easier, and more convenient, the only thing that you need to do is to find for the most effective registry cleaner software that will detect all the errors and fix them accordingly. Even this effort of finding one should not be difficult as you can take advantage of the vast resources you can get from the internet. Do your search and visit several review sites to get enough information from which you can base your sound decision.

You would think that the registry cleaner is just mean to delete all unnecessary registry files and junks from your computer. No. An effective registry cleaner has also the capability of compacting your registry; optimize it in such a way that after the process, your Windows XP Home behaves almost exactly the way it does when you first bought your computer.

There are countless valuable resources and materials that you can get from the internet showing how to speed performance on Windows XP Home. Sometimes all it takes is to pull up the correct site and presto, you can now have a revolutionary tool at your hands to fix the registry and enjoy the fast speed of your computer system.

Find out how to speed performance on Windows XP Home painlessly using registry cleaner. Do a free registry scan now.(george Tho)

Benchmarking - How to Achieve Spectacular Mediocrity

2009-07-27T19:32:00.000+07:00

Benchmarking is the ultimate admission that most mutual funds aren't true investments, they're marketing tools. If you believe in benchmarking, then you need to read this article, for benchmarking is not in your money's best interest.

There's a most dangerous game that's played at the mutual funds. It's something called benchmarking, or relative returns. And it is very dangerous to your wealth. Let me explain this game that is being played. Let me tell you what benchmarking is. A benchmark is something like the S&P 500 or the NASDAQ. And what fund companies or financial advisors ask is, "Well, what's the benchmark?"

Let's just use the S&P to figure this out.

An advisor may not tell you this, but this is really what's happening: He'll say, "I'm going to make sure your money grows or falls within 1% or 2% of what the S&P benchmark does." So if the S&P benchmark goes up 25% in a year, the money that the fund family or financial advisor manages will grow anywhere between 23% and 27%. You may say to yourself, "Hey, that's not that bad. I don't mind if someone can grow my money plus or minus 2% when the market grows 25%." But you should mind, because this makes their job limited to staying close to the benchmark so their relative returns look good. Relative to what the benchmark is doing, their returns will look either not bad or a little bit better. But 85% of mutual funds are actively managed mutual funds, and they're all doing this benchmarking.

That means that you could buy an index mutual fund, pay 1/8th or 1/10th the fees, and get either the exact same returns or a much better return by simply buying the index. At the very least, you're wasting money in fees. The fee may sound small, only 1% of assets under management. But if you're investing hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, this quickly costs tens of thousands of dollars a year that aren't growing for you. If you take that number and grow it out over 30 years, it's easily worth $500,000 if you don't pay those fees and invest them in the same index mutual fund.

This benchmarking is a standard formula for avoiding failure, but not for achieving success. The mutual fund industry, financial planners, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, Edward Jones, Ameritrade, they create that structure: "Oh, look; we've stayed next to the benchmark." And most investors go, "Oh, that's great. You stayed next to the benchmark."

Now, when the benchmark goes up 25%, that's one thing; but what if the benchmark falls 38.5 %, like the S&P did in 2008? Well, they're going to do the same thing; they're going to stay, plus or minus a couple of percent, alongside the benchmark and charge their management fees and expenses. Again, why would you want to stick with a benchmark that's falling?

Because of relative returns or benchmarking, you may say to yourself, "Well, what can I do? The benchmark fell" or "the market fell." And the answer to that is, you don't have to stick with the benchmark when the market is falling.

There are periods of times when owning stock is not prudent. That's right, I'm saying you should not always own stocks, you shouldn't always necessarily own stock.

Conventional wisdom says that if you're not in the stock market, you don't win. That's garbage. There are periods of time when you should not be in the stock market. Wall Street "experts" tell you investing is a highly complex business and you had better act like a lemming and do what your trusted financial expert tells you to do. But this strategy only works in long-term secular bull markets. What about the other 50% of the time?

Thi wonderfull post on Tips-for-woman.blogspot.com from By Ronal Peck

Choosing A Car Accident Insurance Policy

2009-07-27T18:35:00.000+07:00

Everyone who drives a car needs car accident insurance policy. In most states, it is actually required by law. The problem arises with what kind of car accident insurance policy you should get.

Car accident insurance policy is based on different factors like age, gender, model of car and of course the type of coverage you are looking for.

Before deciding on a car accident insurance policy, the first thing you need to find out is what coverage you need. Some of the coverage may be required by law while others are optional.

Here are some basic types of coverage you can get:

• Liability – This covers the expenses for injuries and property damages other people sustained after an accident including medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost wages. It also pays for damages to property and to the vehicle. This will only cover those costs if you are at fault

• Collision – Pays for damages to your car that is caused by a collision with another vehicle or object.

• Comprehensive – Pays for loss or damage that is not a result of a car accident. This includes loss as a result of fire, flood, vandalism or theft.

• Medical Coverage – Pays for your medical expenses regardless of who is at fault as long as injuries are caused by a car accident.

• Personal Injury Protection (PIP) – Required by some states, it pays for the medical expenses of the insured driver for injuries that are caused by a car accident.

• Uninsured Motorist – Pays for the damages to your car if the one at fault has no liability insurance.

• Underinsured Motorist – Pays for the damages to your car if the one at fault has insufficient liability insurance.

• Rental Reimbursement – Pays for the damages to a rented car that was a result of a car accident.

After you understood the types of coverage, you can consider these factors to decide what kind of car accident insurance policy you need.

• Know your state laws – Know what car accident insurance coverage is required in the state you live in. For the record, 47 out of the 50 states require all drivers to have liability insurance and fifteen states require all drivers to also buy PIP.

• Know your options – Know what type of coverage you need. That is the key to choosing the right car accident insurance policy.

• Know how much are you able to spend on insurance – After you examined what is required by law and your actual insurance needs, the first thing you need is liability coverage. It is not recommended to purchase the minimum coverage because if you are the cause of a car accident, it might be insufficient. For the other types of coverage, examine how much more can you spend for insurance after getting sufficient liability coverage.

• Know your car – Ask yourself, if your car was totaled or was stolen, will you be able to replace it? If not, then you may need comprehensive and collision coverage.

• Know about your other Insurance – A lot of people do not realize that other types of insurance like health and homeowner’s insurance may cover damages caused by car accidents.

Guides and Tips to Car Accident Insurance Claims

2009-07-27T18:26:00.001+07:00

Millions of car accidents happen each year in the United States alone. With these accidents come thousands of fatalities and countless injuries.

When you sustained a personal injury or one of your family members died because of a car accident, you may be entitled to some compensation from your insurance company or the insurance company of the person who is at fault for the accident.

Car accidents are traumatic enough for the victims, the physical stress coupled with high emotions and the worry about the future can put one on edge especially if the victim is a breadwinner or someone who contributes a significant amount to the family’s finances.

The complications of claiming car accident insurance might add to the trauma if one does not go about it correctly.

Car insurance companies may look like the friend you really need during times of distress but these companies’ priorities are still themselves so they would look to pay you the least amount possible or nothing at all.

What you can do after a car accident is follow some basic steps if you want to ask compensation from your or the person at fault’s car insurance company.

Here are some steps you can follow when you want to file for a car accident insurance claim:

• File an accident report even if it is just a minor accident.

• Get a copy of the police report.

• Check what kind of protection your car accident insurance provides.

• Make sure that your medical record will be released and presented to the insurance company.

• File a claim for physical injuries through medical coverage.

• If another party was at fault for the accident, file the claim under uninsured motorist coverage.

• Prepare car repair estimates from at least two companies.

• Document all expenses including car towing and storage.

• If you have rental reimbursement coverage then you can ask the insurer to arrange a temporary car for your use.

• If other damages were discovered during repair, you should notify the insurer as well.

An attorney who has experience with negotiating with car accident insurance companies will be very helpful to your cause.

Here are some things that you can do to help speed up and ensure your claim’s success:

• Notify the insurance company about the accident immediately.

• Read your insurance policy so that you are aware of what type of coverage you have.

• Get details of the accident. Include location, road conditions and the weather. Get the car model, color and plate number of the vehicles involved as well.

• Take note of the insurance details of the other people involved.

• Document all expenses and receipts that you accumulated because of the car accident.

• Check if you have other insurance that covers the same accident.

• Consult with a car accident lawyer.

These are just some tips you can follow to ensure the success of your car accident insurance claim.

Over 2,000 Indonesians in Taiwan Married to Locals

2009-07-25T18:19:00.000+07:00

Over 2,000 Indonesians in Taiwan are known to have married locals in the past few years, Dr Andrew Nien-Dzu Yang, secretary of the Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies, said here on Thursday.

The figure was still small compared to the number of marriages between Taiwanese and Chinese as well as Thai, he said in a lecture to participants of a workshop on development of Taiwan’s media.

"We don’t have any problem with Indonesian spouses. Many of them are Indonesians of Chinese descente," Yang said.

He said over the past two decades Taiwan had experienced an assimilation boom composed largely of spouses from mainland China and Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Indonesia. These new immigrants, more than 90 percent of whom are female, numbered more than 399,000 at the end of 2007, making them the fifth largest demographic group in Taiwan.

To help these immigrants assimilate, the government plans to spend NT$3 billion (USD91.4 million) in ten years following 2005 to support council services, educational programs and other schemes designed for foreign spouses.

Various government agencies and non governmental organizations have also provided translation services and free language classes for foreign spouses to help them overcome linguistic and cultural difficulties, he said.

Furthermore, the government conducted a program to financially support foreign spouses of middle-and low-income families. Those who have remained jobless for more than 12 weeks are eligible for subsidies of as much as USD472 per month for up to six month. Free vocational training program, in the meantime, are also available to assist them o find employment, he said.

Go Green: Turning Your Jealousy Into Strength

2009-07-24T13:25:00.000+07:00

The other day I read about an acquaintance, another author, I know who was featured in The New York Times. As I came upon the story, try as I might to fill my mind with the bird songs and daisies of good will, I felt sandpaper scrape my soul. Immediately, her shiny success became my failure.

Jealousy stung me like tear gas, laced with longing and sadness. Yes, of course, I’d much prefer you think I’m someone who levitates on my good desires for everyone else. And, really, I am sometimes. But other times, I’m tiny-hearted, insecure and ratty with psychic holes that leak out precious energy.

But finally, I’m no longer interested in making myself wrong for these falls from grace. I’m interested in restoring my natural light. I’m devoted to using everything I have, at every moment, to take me into the life of my purpose, my peace, my freedom and my own true success.

Since everybody’s “going green” these days, and proud of it, I thought I’d like to turn “green with envy” into an alternative power source as well. Lord knows, many of us have warehouses of this fuel. Besides, our emotions are never wrong. They are simply the yellow check engine lights, telling us that something needs our attention and care.

Jealousy is an emotion that many creative, intelligent, ambitious people feel. It’s the darkened cousin of the wholesome desire to reach your own dazzling potential. Unfortunately, it’s the wounded one that feels powerless or as though life is unfair or that somehow you will be forever deprived of what you need and deserve. It’s a misguided focus. It happens. But the good news is that you can use this activated energy to get even more focused, loving, and graceful in your own life.

Here’s three different approaches I’ve found helpful to turn jealousy into strength:

Put Your Focus Where It Belongs

I imagine drawing a circle around myself and staying inside my circle. It’s my reminder to focus on my own good life, and the purity and power right in front of me. I choose to bless my life, just as it is, for all that I have and all that I do not have. I choose not to reject my own life, but to embrace it with the ultimate tenderness and reverence.

I remind myself that Spirit is the source of my good. I am never deprived of what is truly mine. My job is to tend my own garden. When I’m jealous, I’m so busy watching my neighbor’s garden grow, that I allow my own fruits and flowers to wither with neglect. Jealousy reminds me to water my own plants, stand on my own soil, take important and timely actions, and focus on tending the bounty I have and the harvest yet to come. If I look outside my circle to see what someone else has, it drains energy from my sphere, my budding wonder, and my responsibility.

Turn Jealousy into Clarity

Your jealousy is a powerful flashlight. It shines a beam on your true desires. Take the focus off what the other person has, and begin to notice and name what you truly want. Jerry and Esther Hicks, in “The Law of Attraction,” write that it’s the contrast of what we don’t yet have that causes us to “launch rockets of desire.” When you see something that stings you, it helps you to stir up passionate energy about your desire. Take a moment to imagine having that desire come true for you. Stay in the good feeling place, of “yes, this is exactly the kind of thing I want in my life,” perhaps as though you found something in a catalog you’d like to order. Pretend you’re ordering it now. Avoid the negative backlash of “but I don’t have that in my life and I probably never will.” Bring your attention back to your clarity. Is there an action you’d like to take now that you have this clarity? Would you like to take this moment and commit to this desire? Or pray for this desire, ask f or help in seeing what thoughts or attitudes you might want to shift? Real clarity often inspires commitment, movement, and right action.

Bless the Ones Whose Turn It Is

I find it helpful to celebrate the success of others. Of course the first time someone suggested this to me, it sounded as though I was supposed to swallow arsenic and call it pepperoni. But it works. Instead of standing in the shadows, and seeing myself as different, (read in inadequate), I cross the finish line with them and enjoy the ribbons. I imagine the dreamer in them that hoped for a triumph such as this, and I’m grateful they got it. I’m grateful dreams come true. I don’t see us as different. We’re all going to win and we’re all going to lose. I choose to bless the ones whose turn it is now to stand in the sun for a moment. I also know I don’t know their whole story. Even if I think “they just lucked out,” I don’t know the road they walk on, what struggles they have faced or yet will face. I know that no one is where they are by accident and that we’re all the favored children of a loving, generous Universe. I also know I can block my good, by resisting their good. It’s hard to be in the flow, when you’re grinding your teeth.

A friend of mine, a speaker, once told me that she loved seeing other speakers who spoke on her topic get better speaking engagements than her. I must have looked as though I’d seen a ghost, because she quickly explained. “We’re on the same team. They’re teaching the same message. And the more people they reach, the more people are now available for my message.”

So next time you hit some healthy jealousy in your life, don’t allow that hot stone to sit upon your heart. Go green. Recycle. Use that disagreeable fire. And burn your way back into grace.

by: Tama J. Kieves

iPhone 3

2009-07-23T23:15:00.000+07:00

I like the iPhone. I really like it. With all the phones thrown our way I still went out and bought the original iPhone. It has been a game changing device. It has made other cellphone companies work on improving their interfaces and phones - or at the least they outright copy the iPhone.

Unfortunately the 3.0 OS update has all the feel of a rush job. That however is not Apple's biggest sin with this release. Apple has unprecedentedly, and arbitrarily, withheld the best of the new features from iPhone 2G and 3G model owners. The features that are exclusive to the 3GS have been proven to work just fine on all iPhones. In short, evidence strongly suggests that Apple is forcing users to buy an entire new phone in order to get software features that have been proven to run very functionally on existing iPhones. Suggesting that not even Apple thinks the new iPhone 3GS is that big of an upgrade.

The evidence of Apple's rush job are many, starting with the iPhone OS 3.0 update itself. Rather than the hundreds of new features they claim, it really does little more than fix some bugs and inferface issues and add in features missing on the iPhone that every other smartphone had since before the iPhone was concieved. Apple gets their figures by breaking down each item, such as finally making landscape mode work in all built-in applications, into each application and more.

Greed

While I won't go over all the new features in detail here, as you can (and probably already have) read them on Apple's website or in any of numerous articles elsewhere, I will give you the highlights:

Various interface changes and bug fixes
Cut and Paste
Landscape Typing for email, notes and more.
Improved Safari
Voice Memo app
Enhanced Push Features
Stereo Bluetooth
Tethering (where allowed)
MMS
Voice Control
Video Recording

The first six items are common to all iPhone models for updating. However the 2G won't get stereo bluetooth, tethering or MMS. The 3GS is the only model to get Voice Control and Video recording which are arguably the two most exciting enhancements.

The chipsets used in the various iPhones are all capable of A2DP (Stereo). In fact this was a bitter complaint from the days of the first release of the iPhone. Most annoying is that Apple still hasn't enabled all the bluetooth features with this upgrade.

There have been tethering applications for (jailbroken) iPhones that work on the 2G just fine. It's not as useful to tether to an 2G's EDGE connection but it's better than nothing.

SwirlyMMS and others have also proven that the 2G can handle MMS and in fact, during the 3.0 OS beta period, some developers were able to turn these on for the 2G and they worked.

Voice Control clearly can work on all models of iPhones as apps like Cactus and Melodius' Dialer has shown. I doubt anyone needed this pointed out to them.

Video Recording can work, if not at 30fps VGA, on all iPhones as well. Cycorder (again for jailbroken phones) is a great proof of concept that shows this can be done. Yes it's not top quality but then again, videos from the 3GS aren't top quality either.

Aside from video recording, which will be forthcoming apparently, the new Palm Pre is a big competitor on all these fronts and in many cases handily bests the iPhone. Apple is rushing and reacting, where it shouldn't, as they perceive the Pre as threat. More on this later.

Splitting features across these models is bad for Apple, bad for developers and bad for users. This can lead to third party applications and games that only work on specific iPhone models. Developers having to decide to support the 3GS's newer and faster processor and graphics unit and deal with confused and irritated users who don't understand.

Marketing's fine fingerprints are all over this release. They're crippling it all over the place to force upgrades to newer hardware and hoping no one realizes. This is simply shortsighted and greedy on their part. It's over promising and under delivering. Not a usual Apple hallmark.

It's not like we don't pay for these upgrades. Sure, iTouch users pay an upgrade fee, but iPhone users pay a monthly bill that they get a part of for every account. Original 2G owners, like myself, didn't get their phones subsidized and paid a huge amount of money and still had a two year contract that Apple shared. We all pay for this upgrade every month - so why don't we get the same features?

Blink

There's one clear reason why Apple would throw together this underwhelming upgrade. The Palm Pre. The first real competition the iPhone has faced. The Palm Pre is another game changing smartphone that not only provides similar ease of use but improves on the iPhone OS in many ways. Apple's marketing has tried to either match these features with the 3.0 upgrade or disparage the features with falsehoods (ie: multitasking uses up your battery faster than push technologies). Another strong indication of a "Rush job" is the fact that the 3GS is outwardly identical to the previous model, it's much easier to rush out a new version when you don't change ANY of the external hardware.

The Palm Pre is also an attractive device with more features. It fits nicely in the hand, offers a physical keyboard, it's fast, and Sprint's service plan is very competitive against AT&T. You can argue Sprint vs AT&T all you like - it really comes down to location and how well these carriers serve your market. In my location both work very well and very fast for wireless Internet.

So Apple moves quickly to counter the Palm Pre with an interim upgrade that addresses most software differences with other smartphones and tosses out upgraded hardware. But marketing steps in and the OS upgrade gets diced up so that you only get certain features on certain models of iPhone. Again remember that the upgrade is not free. Like all smartphones, and many non-smartphones, upgrades to firmware are part of the price of admission and your monthly fee. It's been a standard issue in the wireless market long before Apple joined it.

Black Eye

Apple also has now driven a huge wedge between the graphic processing abilities of the various iPhones. Knowing that an Apple phone would eventually see a massive upgrade of its graphic processing ability was a given. That said, giving an otherwise incrementally updated iPhone a massive boost in graphics ability is a very mixed blessing for both game players and game developers. Game consoles are based on stability, the least common denominator factor. Once a console is released, developers and gamers can both be certain that any game will run on any version of a given console platform. A Sony PS2 game developed this year and purchased today will run fine on a console made 9 years ago.

While the iPhone isn't a game console, it has become a strong contender, perhaps overwhelmingly so, in the portable game arena. The 3GS hardware upgrade should allow for better looking games, but developers may have to create different versions of the same game for the iPhone platform. If they decide not to develop multiple versions, they'll either ignore the new features and develop to the least common denominator, or restrict iPhone 2G and 3G owners from buying their titles.

Experience has shown that when a platform is segmented like this, developers tend to disregard the better graphic features and code for the largest segment of the market until an overwhelming number of users have the newer hardware. Given the number of 2G and 3G iPhones currently in user's hands, widespread developer use of these new features may take quite a while. One wonders if the graphics update was simply a "me too" response to the graphic ability of the Palm Pre, as both the 3GS and Pre have nearly identical power.

This will be a problem for developers who can no longer develop to a generic iPhone. Now they have to keep in mind that the bluetooth is deliberately crippled on the original iPhone, that the video recording APIs only work on the 3GS and too many other differences to list.

The 3.0 OS upgrade, if all features were equally available on all models, is a solid upgrade. But that's not what Apple has done. Instead 2G and 3G owners get a 2.6-ish upgrade. Evidence strongly suggests the only reason new features are exclusive to the 3GS is because Apple's marketing department decided to withhold those features from existing users. Only the new iPhone gets everything and it's the smallest iPhone market share. Which is likely to mean these new features won't get exploited by anyone but Apple. Users of other models will be unhappy.

So instead of the new iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3.0 OS shooting down the competition, the Palm Pre and others get to dodge the bullet and Apple gets a black eye in the process. Bad move.

Risoles

2009-07-23T13:55:00.000+07:00

Ingredients: 250 gr flour, 70 gr butter, 1 egg, 2 pieces of chicken legs, 100 gr carrot, 50 gr scallions, 4 pieces of shallots, 2 pieces of garlic, 15cc sweet soy-sauce, 200 gr bread crumbs, salt.

Direction:

Mix 1/2 of the egg with flour and butter
Form thin layer of squares - for wrappers
Remove the bones from the chicken legs, cut into small pieces
Skin carrots, boil until half done, and cut into
tiny pieces. Cut scallions into tiny pieces.
Grind shallots and garlic.
Heat pan with butter. Put in shallots and garlic.
In a couple of minutes, put in chicken
Stir a little bit, and put in carrots, scallions
Mix evenly.
Add salt and pepper to taste, add sweet soy-sauce.
Cook until chicken is done.
Put 1 spoon of the result above into each square.
Wrap it.
Dip it in the 1/2 egg left, pour flour.
Heat oil in a pan.
Deep fry the risoles on medium heat until golden brown.
Serve with hot chili pepper.

Buying Real Estate - A Guide For the Savvy Investor

2009-07-22T20:26:00.000+07:00

We are in a New Era. Obama. The credit crunch. Globalization. Localization. The economic recession.

Whoah.

The world is smaller. Internationals are looking to buy property here because it is cheap and abundant. There's a fire sale going on and you don't want to miss out.

Warren Buffet said in his famous quote "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful."

My financial mentor by proxy, Robert Kiyosaki says that we are moving from a three class system --the Poor, the Middle Class, and the Rich, to a two class system -- the Poor and the SuperRich. I don't know about you, but I choose to be in the SuperRich class. Guess how most of us will come to be a part of the SuperRich? You guessed it...most will make their money in Real Estate! Even if you, like me have other interests and hobbies, real estate is a great place to start building a nest egg!

Folks, now is the time to let go of fear and get greedy. Not greedy in the bad Mr. Scrooge-sort of way, but get greedy in the let's make it happen now - I have the power to uplift my whole community if I can get my stuff in gear and make some moves in this market - sort of way.

The pundits say that the market will bottom out this year, which means act now. Act soon. Just Act.

So how can you get in now, when the getting's good?

Step 1: Stop Listening To The News.

Alternately, I should say stop internalizing it. The news is driven by fear. There is opportunity everywhere. Realize this before it is too late. People will look back on this time we are living right now and say "Wow - that was when the money was made." In five years you will wish you had acted now. The wealthy are still strong. You can become one of them. Live in the world of infinite possibilities.

Step 2: Get Informed

Use the Internet as your first step. The more informed you are, the better you are able to snag some deals. You can research target markets, trends, neighborhoods etc, and learn about the good deals cheaply and often before everyone else does. Get your preliminary information together. Craft your housing dream. This may include a personal residence or investment residences that you plan to buy and hold for later.

Step 3: Figure Out What You Really Want

After you have done your research, make a list of what it is you really want. Make a plan for what you really want. Maybe you're just starting a family and are a first time home buyer (you get the sweet $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit!). Maybe you simply want to buy your first home for now, and build up to owning a couple of investment properties that you will rent out. Maybe your kids are grown and you want to rent your home and move into a smaller apartment. Maybe you would like to take a humanitarian role and buy a couple of section 8 homes (which cash flow like crazy!). Maybe you want an apartment building. Maybe you want to purchase some commercial properties. Find something you like that fits you.

Also, figure out what you can afford vs. what you are willing to pay (these can be very different). For instance, I wouldn't recommend paying more than a third of your income toward your property if you are paying off a mortgage.

Some advice and things to consider when deciding what it is you really want:

DO buy in a district with good schools. When you are ready to sell your property, this will count a lot to most home buyers and substantially raises the value.

DO plan for holding costs, such as the mortgage you will be paying while you are fixing your property up preparing it for sale, or while you are finding a good tenant.

DO your due diligence in finding a tenant - a bad one will cause you a world of pain. Spend time up front finding a good one.

DO buy with equity.

DO get a good deal on a home that has been on the market a long time.

DO make good use of the fact that we are in a buyers market.

DO think long-term. A buy and hold strategy works better in this market than buy and flip.

Step 4: Cash, Credit, and Hard Money

Once you have figured out what you want, you need to figure out how you will pay for it. It's no secret that we are in a new matrix. Banks aren't giving away loans like they were two years ago.

1. Cash

If you are among the wealthy and can pay cash - all the better (get those jaws off the floor - there are still, and will continue to be, scores of people that can afford to do this!). My advice is to definitely contact a real estate wholesaler because cash is still king. With a wholesaler you can easily find what you are looking for for as low as 50 cents on the dollar.

2. Credit

If you need financing from a bank, they have tightened their requirements and you will need a better credit score and a good down payment. Regardless, you can still get a mortgage loan if that is what you are looking for. Have a good credit score or raise a poor one. This is not as daunting as it sounds. It can be relatively easy. Pay off old debts. Clear negative remarks. Get some help. It can be done. Next, you will need a 20% down payment.

3. Hard money

Hard money is awesome. They are like banks but their terms and rates are very different. If you are not familiar, find and read a good article on hard money lenders.

Hard money is an option when cash and bank credit are out.

Step 5: Shop for It

Communicate your needs and wants to either an agent or a wholesaler that can help you get what you want. Develop this relationship. Real estate wholesalers often have their finger on the pulse of the deals and they can find you what you want before everyone else does, and at a much cheaper price. Whichever way you decide to go, whether it is with a realtor, a wholesaler, or even on your own through a for sale by owner sale (FSBO), take advantage of the glut of homes on the market.

No matter what you do, you should look for a discount. In this market, the deals are out there and you would be crazy to buy retail.

I would be very wary of those websites and 800 numbers that make you pay for listings of discounted properties, as these are usually scams and/or use old listings that are probably sold already. Also, banks keep information about their failed loans private, so any site that says that they list REOs (bank owned properties) is probably also a scam.

When considering a property, hire your own inspector and appraiser that are looking out for your interests exclusively.

Step 6: Buy and Enjoy

Congratulations! Whether your new purchase is for your personal use or for building your wealth portfolio, enjoy it and build upon it. Keep moving toward your goal of joining the SuperRich.

by: Miko Crawford

Raja Ampat Island

2009-07-22T19:34:00.004+07:00

The Raja Ampat Island in Irian is group spreads out over a huge area and consists of over 610 islands. The four largest islands are Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. The area's reefs are covered in a diverse selection of both hard and soft corals. Most of the areas reefs are pristine, with mile after mile of perfect hard corals, drift after drift of soft corals of many species and colors ranging from brilliant red, to shocking yellow pretty pink and exotic purple. Most reef dives are very colorful. The tourist would be able to experience the best dives sites within those islands, which include Cape Kri, Mellisa's Garden, Sardines Reef, The Passage, Nudibranch Rock, Wai Island Night Dive.

Raja Ampat is the western island of Papua Island. The name of Raja Ampat based on the legend. This area had begun with 6 eggs that found by King Waikew in Waigeo Island. But from the 6 eggs, just 5 eggs had crack. The last was become an egg stone till now on.

From the fifth eggs that had cracked, the 4 eggs was become men who become King of four big islands that is Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. While the one egg became a woman, had wash away and stranded in Biak Island. That woman was born a child named Gura Besi that known as the historical man of Raja Ampat, because of his heroic story.

The regency that formed based on the constitution number 26 in 2002, is the development of Sorong regency on 12 April 2003. This area has 46.000 km2. But, 85% of this area is archipelago area. There are 610 islands in this area. But most of them have no social life. This regency has 10 districts and 85 villages with about 48.707 men.
Geographically, this area has strategic location. Its boundaries is:

North side: Pacific Ocean
West Side: North Maluku
South side: Maluku Sea
East Side: Sorong Regency

For the fauna sector, Raja Ampat has rarely fauna, such as; red birds of paradise (Paradise Rubra), Wilson birds of paradise (Cicinnurs Republica), Maleo Waigeo (Spilocuscus Papuensis), and rainbow fishes. Hence, for the flora, Raja Ampat has many kinds of Orchids, Waigeo palm, ironwoods or black woods, 'keruing', 'ulin' woods, etc.

Because of its various nature profit, Raja Ampat will declared by Maritime Ministry Freddy Numberi as ancient regency, based on its location that not only rich of fishes, but also its sea herb and the pearl.

North Maluku Jolted by 5,3 Earthquake

2009-07-22T19:30:00.002+07:00

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted North Maluku at 8:46 p.m. local time on Saturday, the meteorology and geophysics agency (BMG) said. The epicenter of the quake was located at 1.75 degrees southern latitude and 128.98 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 33 km below the sea level, but had no potential to cause tsunami.

But so far there was no immediate report of casualties and material damage from the earthquake which occurred 209 kilometers southeast of Labuha, North Maluku; 227 kilometers northeast of Ambon; 275 kilometers southwest of Sorong in West Papua; 333 kilometers southeast of Ternate. At 3:52 a.m. on Saturday morning another earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale also rattled the northeastern part of Manado in North Sulawesi province.

The tremor’s epicenter was located at 4.87 degrees northern latitude and 126.52 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 30 km beneath the sea level, around 98 km northwest of Melonguane, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in its official website. The earthquake did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, the BMKG said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage. In addition, on Friday (July 10), an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale also rocked the eastern part of Central Sulawesi province, forcing thousands of residents to rush outdoors.

The epicenter of the quake which struck at 11.50 a.m. was in Tomini Bay about 52 km southeast of Gorontalo city at a depth of 211 km beneath the sea level, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in its official website. Meanwhile, last July 6, an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Meulaboh, Nangro Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Province.

The temblor’s epicenter was located at 3.14 degrees northern latitude and 93.35 degrees eastern longitude, around 327 km southwest of Meulaboh at a depth of about 10 km below sea level. Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.

On December 26, 2004, a 8.9 magnitude undersea earthquake and a subsequent tsunami devastated part of Aceh province, killing around 200,000 people.

source from Harian Kompas

Borobudur Temple

2009-07-22T15:10:00.001+07:00

Borobudur was built on a small hill in the Kedu Basin, a rich, fertile valley surrounded by spectacular volcanoes. To the east lie Merapi and Merbabu and to the north lies Sumbing and Sindoro. The unusual jagged Menoreh Hills encircle the temple to the South and West. The temple is also located near the meeting place of two rivers, the Elo and the Progo. These rivers are believed to be symbolic of the Gangga and Yamuna, the two rivers feeding the Indus valley in India. The location was most likely chosen for its central location and expansive views.

Borobudur lies directly south of Tidar Hill, a small knob on the valley floor which according to myth nailed the island of Java in place. We get a sense of the grandness of the landscape when we rise to the final terrace of the monument which opens up into a 360 degree view of the magnificent valley. This feeling of freedom and openness evokes the sense of spiritual release that occurs in Buddhist philosophy when one enters the Arupadhatu, the sphere of enlightenment which is manifested on the final terrace of the monument.

This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at the top, a monumental stupa. The walls and balustrades are decorated with fine low reliefs, covering a total surface area of 2,500 m2. Around the circular platforms are 72 openwork stupas, each containing a statue of the Buddha. The monument was restored with UNESCO's help in the 1970s.

The Touch of Golden Red

2009-07-22T15:07:00.000+07:00

Marriage is beautiful, every wedding dinanti by all humans human. Not one if you choose red color as the best for your cosmetology in this special day. Gradient red and gold is a unique blend and make you appear fresh.

Application of gold mixed with red eyes and correct at your lips. Select a light red or red is often called china. To get a blend of sweet, use eye shadow and lipstick with this color, while a blush on the right with orange-peach rather than pink.

Form of finery for the smokey eye with you use china in the red, followed by a sheath of gold powder (glitter) on the bone above the eyes to the side to side. Meanwhile, for the lips, after using the color, the gold powder to give integrates perfectly. The result? Outstanding!

Top 10 Wedding Beauty Tips

2009-07-21T13:02:00.000+07:00

You find the perfect wedding dress, invitations, photographers, music, flowers, and many more. But there is still one more thing: your face. Beauty on the wedding day should be the priority.

This is a day where you will be guaranteed to be a star. It is natural to feel depressed because you know everyone will notice you. Not time in the day you try something risky, or experiment with make up to look right. Beauty trends change as quickly as fashion trends so very good to make a beautiful appearance that is not cracked time. Photographs taken at the wedding is for you forever - you would not want to see photographs of these 20 years later and see which looks untidy.

All makeup products you must be a strong durable, beautiful, and integrates to give the best look at the photos. To make sure you use it the right way, follow the top 10 wedding day beauty tips from expert, Bobbi Brown:

1. Flash photography emphasizes pink color tone, so be sure to even out skin color with yellow-toned foundation. Start from the nose and mouth, and to Justify the entire face.

2. Complete the concealer and foundation with a sheer finish loose powder to make it more durable and to ensure the skin does not shine at the photos.

3. If you have neck gown open, make sure to give your neck and chest topping bronzing powder.

4. Although you will not weep to think - there are certainly opportunities. Use water-resistant eye liner that can hold water eyes. If you choose to make use of the brush slightly wet eyeliner to make them more durable. End with water-resistant mascara.

5. After applying all eye makeup, end with a highlight on the brow bone to the effects of bright. Use your finger to wipe light matte shade shadow on the outside corner of your brow bone.

6. For the cheeks bright durable, use two layers blush. First, application neutral shadow on the cheekbone - Justify to the hair, then down to a more soft look. Then the application on the cheekbone shadow.

7. Neutral lipstick and pale akan lost time in the photos, so choose a lipstick one or two times brighter than your regular life. Pink, red plum and roses is a good choice for the bride.

8. To make your lip color last longer, make the line and cover mouth with a neutral color lip pencil before applying lipstick.

9. Bring touch-up kit that includes concealer, pressed powder, lipstick or lipgloss, lip liner, tissue, and mint. Also, make sure you have a small equipment box sew (for emergency clothing repairs, such as plunging down a button or casual), static spray, and brush away lint to makeup or food stains.

10. It's your big day. Take a deep breath and have fun!

Teaching Children about Money

2009-07-20T20:54:00.002+07:00

You want to teach children to better appreciate the money given him, and more intelligently manage financially? Do not think things like this are only the responsibility of the teachers in the school. This is your responsibility, as a parent. There are three things that are key to teaching children to be more intelligent handling of money, namely; example, experience, and communication.

Give an example to the small. We learn how to handle money begins when we go adults. Find the three values that you want to make the grip for the small in managing money. Search also the three things that should not have made money on children, such as debt. Ajari it to do so themselves. Create an experience for the small to learn about money. Next you can teach the children about money according to age:

Age 4-8 years. Start with a clear savings. Can also be made with a large glass closed. He will feel tertantang to make savings in full. You can also try to give pocket money secukupnya started when children aged 7 years, can be daily, can per week. Teach him to record the expenditure as well.

Age 9-12 years. At this age, you can introduce children to make. How much money is spent, what more sparingly, and more. When the savings are sizeable celengannya many, or when he was still save the money cash-aunt and uncle, opened savings on name. Get it to the bank, among the banks around it, and introduce the interesting and how to save money.

Age 13-15 years. At this age, children may be you are curious to follow the trend according to friends seusianya. Try to invite him to understand more about money. You can get him clothes shopping with a specific target of money. Do not leave it when one wishes to buy goods with you. Your machine is not printing money, right?

Meanwhile, for the communication, teach your children about money with a clear case, not a problem with the abstract. Philosophy of "Saving, do not dispose of waste of money" just will not hit on her. If you want to call it dialogue, the reason you purchase a higher price rather than a similar item, different brand, or a cheaper one. Children over time to shop, get them to exchange opinions, why they need to buy the goods they purchase. Teach different from the needs and desires.

If your child knows, you never borrow money from relatives or have your credit card bills, terangkan to have your child needs to make a loan (debt) is. That you have the obligation and the need to meet the needs of families. That you also need to meet family financial goals. To achieve this, you need to create a perhituangan financial, savings, while the income was not sufficient. By providing information honestly, children will be able to understand more about finance.

Bombing terror has nothing to do with Islam: Tarbiyah

2009-07-20T14:43:00.002+07:00

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Tarbiyah Islamiyah Organization said resorting to terror was not Islamic so that bombing terrors such as the bomb blasts at the two top hotels here on Friday had nothing to do with Islam.

"Islam does not adopt terror such as bombings," chairman of the organization`s central executive board, Basri Bermanda, said here on Sunday.

He made the remarks to express his attitude with regard to the bomb attacks on JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels and in responding to present condition after the terrorist attacks.

He said that terrorist acts were against Islam but they could be done by quarters using the label of Islam or by non-Muslims who wanted to tarnish the image of Islam.

Basri also refused to accept that Islam was identical with the symbol of violence and cruelty. "Islam teaches peace and goodness," he said.
He said that if there were people who linked Islam with terrorism they did not know what Islam is really about.

On the occasion, the organization`s central executive board strongly condemned the bombings of the two hotels which killed nine people and injuring over 50 others.

He said that the attacks were done to create political, economic and government instability.

Adnan Harahap, member of the organization`s central executive board, said that most Muslims in Indonesia belonged to the `Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah` group who practiced the prophet`s tradition.

"Even though most of Indonesia`s population are Muslims, they do not adopt the extremist attitudes," he said.

He said that what was happening nowadays was that the Islamic symbols were being abused in serving certain interests. The abuse is against Islamic teachings.

In the meantime, a Muslim cleric once described as hardliner extremist said the perpetrators of the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotel bombings in Jakarta were "enemies of Islam,"

"Those who did the bombings have caused Muslims to become a scapegoat for terrorist acts," Abubakar Ba`asyir, former chairman of the Indonesian Mujaeedeen Council (MMI), said.(*)

Apartments can compete with the Housing

2009-07-20T14:33:00.002+07:00

Some developers claim to apartment development in the field of business can compete with the apartment housing business.

"We sure can compete with the property through the provision of a number of bids that consumers want," said Director of Marketing Gapura Prima (GP) Plaza Gatot Subroto, Andi Chandra, Rei exhibition at Expo 2009 in the Central Council of Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, Thursday ( 7 / 5).

Quotes consumers want that, among other locations in the center of the city, has full facilities, easy access to the toll gates, and near shopping centers, hospitals and schools.

"The price is cheaper when compared to buying a home that is located in the middle of the city," he said. He said the price ranges from Rp 250 million and Rp 500 million.

According to him, in the GP Gatot Subroto the Plaza offers a number of comprehensive facilities, such as a swimming pool, security guaranteed, 'laundry' (laundry), and other facilities that ease the apartment.

He says, although new construction is completed later in mid-2011, but the number of orders have been quite a lot. "The number of rooms are prepared as much as 312 units and 100 units of office," he added.

It also said senada by marketing staff of PT. Brothers wonder Sejati, Apartment developers bersubsidi MT. Haryono Residence, Marcella Liu. According to him, the number of consumers who will buy an apartment in the MT Haryono already quite a lot, even though the new building is completed later in 2011.

Three floors have been ordered even though consumers new development will be done later in June 2009, "he said.

The apartments are located in the center of this city will be built 15 floors with 40 rooms each floor unit with relatively inexpensive prices, ie, about Rp 144 million / unit.

K-Touch A7726 : Simple Mobile Phone with Touch Screen

2009-07-20T14:08:00.004+07:00

Rod-shaped design with a slightly rounded tip, and black mengilat, making K-Touch A7726 seemed resistant rock. Touch screen is quite wide, 2.4 ".

The keypad, though a bit hard, just as uncomfortable as typing a large-size and large width. Four-way navigation button-shaped box, also can be accessed easily and the response is good.

Simple effect of the body appear on the phone when there is only the volume key and a port for a data cable, and charger.

Interface
others such as local phone, the phone menu's the same. However, the icons that appear on the main menu is quite interesting with a little animation. The letter-letter, a standard look huge, but it is comfortable to read.

Menus can be accessed via the stylus stored in the slots that are available, via the keypad or the keypad with the touch of a finger directly. Response obtained via the stylus, keypad and finger quite quickly, so that moved the features and sub menu feels comfortable. Handwriting in response to touch the screen fast enough, but the experiment must be done several times before the phone can recognize the characters any posts quickly and precisely.

Multimedia
Full multimedia features available in this phone, and everything must be accessed from the menu, the alias entry to the menus by pressing the keypad 4 - 10 times depending on the features desired. To play a song for example, must squeeze 8 times can be a new entrance to the music player. This is making.

Sound heard from the speakers sounded loud and clear, especially for middle and high tones, which can be arranged through the Equalizer is available in the Sound Effects (Party, Pop, Rock, Normal, Bass, Dance, Classical, Treble). But do not try selecting the Bass, the speaker will vibrate and suaraa become hoarse.

Using a 2 megapixel camera, although quite a high average quality. FM radio can be enjoyed only headset has stuck. Interestingly, the radio broadcast can be recorded. The radio can also be used as an alarm by choosing a particular station. So, early in the morning you can be built by a radio station favorite.

More important, the phone supports Java applications and games in full. Of course, adjust the screen resolution of 240x320 pixels so that it can run well.

As a complement, in the Business Zone there are several useful features for day-to-day, such as anti-theft (Anti steal), block calls from certain numbers (Black List), block SMS (SMS Black List), protection of personal data ((Protect private ) and the engine autoresponder (InCallLeaveForward).

PREFACE TO THE OTHER ...
Phone a simple but full -

Source: Signal

Plus: the response to the fast, clear sound, Java

Minus: need a radio headset

Specifications: K-Touch A7726
Network: GSM 900/1800 MHz
Forms: Bars
Dimensions: 115x52x13 mm
Weight: 100 grams
Battery: Li-Ion 3.7 V 1200mAh (TYM751 type)
Standby time: average of 600 hours
Talk time: an average of 6 hours
Screen: 2.4 "TFT Touchscreen, 240x320 pixels, 262 thousand color
Internal Memory: 59 MB
Additional Memory: MicroSD up to 2GB
Connectivity between peranti: data cable, Bluetooth v1.2 A2DP
Internet Connectivity: GPRS Class 10
Camera: 2 MP (1600x1200 pixels)
Ringtones: Poly, MP3, Truetone
Phonebook: 1000 entries
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Chat, Email
Applications: Image Viewer, Camera, Video Player, Video Recorder, Sound Recorder, Audio Player, FM Radio, Print Picture, Calculator, Java Games, Black List, Calendar,
Alarm, To Do List
The contents of the package: Charger, headset, manual, microSD memory

I Need to Buy Dollars?

2009-07-20T14:01:00.001+07:00

Economic conditions in the middle of the flagging dollar, you may have to weigh whether you should buy the dollar or not. So that not one step, see tips from sapphire Senduk below.

1. Only Buy dollars at the official Trader
One of the things that make most people afraid to buy when the dollar is a dollar to get fake money. Well, one way to avoid the possibility is with the seller to buy the official, such as a bank or money changer.

Indeed, a bank or money changer can even sell fake dollars to you. But they certainly have the interest that you would always return to their place and become customers. That is, they also maintain the reputation. If for a customer disappointed ago to enter their name in the letter in the newspaper Readers? Wah, so ads can be bad for them.

Now, compare with the seller of dollars, and not individuals who generally do not officially have a reputation that is built so that usually does not also have a reputation to maintain.

2. Do not ever take a long time holding the money
Why is that? Because only a few physical changes on the money you can make a dollar valued lower than they should. Once a day my wife and I get paper U.S. dollars from a friend.

The amount is 200 dollars. We get one in four of 50 dollars. Rate was about Rp 9,100 per dollar. When trying to sell the money changer, the physical sheet is quite yellow. Simply staff there said he did not want me to buy dollars at Rp 9,100, but must be deducted Rp 50.

This means, for one sheet of 50 dollars, I loss Rp 50 per dollar. I think, fortunately only a sheet of yellow physical form. If all of them, wah ... So, once again, not too long a dollar bill. Selekasnya you better keep in safe deposit box, or save it to the bank.

Indeed, sometimes when we deposited the cost difference is a rate you. But I think, because the loss rate difference is still more than mendinglah physical changes due to loss of dollars. Take a long time, can-dollar money you can not even be the same once the physical form of a truly damaged. If paid to the bank, cash your dollars will be recorded in their accounting system, not in physical form. In addition, can also be flowers. Not bad, eh?

3. Know the meaning of term Exchange Buy and Sell Rates
Many of us still interpret one (or often any means) exchange rate and buy sale at the sale and purchase of dollars. Okay, suppose that you come to the bank. Then there are there any posts in the exchange rate of Rp 9,000 to buy and sell exchange rate of Rp 9100. The question now, if you want to buy dollars, the price is you will buy the dollar?

The answer is on the selling exchange rate. That is, selling is the exchange rate at which banks are willing to sell dollars. Instead, exchange rate is to buy a bank in which you are willing to buy dollars you have. You should always see and interpret the size of the exchange rate from their side, not from your side.

Choosing a Life Insurance Policy Based on Age

2009-07-19T22:51:00.000+07:00

Some time ago, I discussed with one end of the freshman program Strata 1 (S1) Department of Economics, a private university in Jakarta. He put several questions related to basic knowledge about the importance protect themselves with the various life insurance products.

Among some of the question, I choose the one question that is quite interesting to see us. The question is: "At age was a professional start protect themselves with various life insurance products?" I give him the answers kontektual, and the answer is that I will also submit to you on this occasion.

Insurance Policy Priorities

Each person in the various phases of the life of each with a different challenge. In the case of work or attempt to, Phase I categorize someone travel career into three phases, namely (1) Age 20 year, (2) age 30-40 years; (3) Age 50 years and over.

First, the 20-year age range. At this phase, you enter into a new category of labor force, and most likely you've graduated from the University benches. Pascakelulusan, you start looking for work, and get your dream job, and then you get a regular income each month.

I assume that you are still single (not married) at the beginning of your career. Challenges you face in managing the revenue is still modest, that is, your attitude in the face of routine time each month.

At the same time, you can start saving to anticipate the various needs in the future, one of them for the costs of marriage. Does not close the possibility, if you sufficient income, you can save for the allocation of the purchase of a house.

Medio on this, you do not already have a large financial needs. Therefore, I suggest to you to prioritize the purchase of life insurance policy can protect your income (income protection). In addition, you need to ensure that the life insurance policy that you can protect your purchase from a variety of unexpected events in the future, such as accident or sickness, disease.

Second, the age of 30-40 years. At this age, generally you have him and have a child. Along with the increasing demands and financial obligations that you must provide for the family, you need to protect themselves and your family with life insurance products are proper.

At this phase, you need to consider protection for the life insurance policy in accordance with the increase of your revenue and increase in financial obligations to your family. Konkretnya, other than life insurance policy that you get at age 20 annual, you need to prepare ourselves with the life insurance policy that contains the elements of education cost savings for your children in the future.

Third, the age of 50 years and over. At this age, most children have completed your studies in the stool Universities. they also have to be able to work and have their own earnings. At the same time, installment house and your financial obligations of the other is almost settled and reduced.

This is the time for you to review your insurance policy. Generally, at the age above 50 years, you will begin vulnerable to illness and disease. Therefore, you must complete your insurance policy with the schemes' long term care '. This will be very useful if a time you fall sick and you can not manage themselves. In addition, you should also make sure that your insurance policy can provide benefits for your benefit during retirement.

Based on the third phase, and it is very important for you to plan for the proper financial management so you can optimize your financial resources. You should be able to select insurance policies that match your needs protection, the goal / plan your finances, and your tolerance for risk. Punctilio you in selecting the type of insurance policy in accordance with your age will determine the maximum protection that you get in the future.

Bill Gates : Chrome OS it's Only other Form of Linux

2009-07-19T22:11:00.003+07:00

Response concerning Microsoft OS Google Chrome is finally complete. After Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comment, Bill Gates now turn to give an assessment.

Same slate, for Bill Gates, Chrome OS not more than Linux. According to him, the operating system-blown Google is only one of the many Linux distro.

"There are many forms of Linux operating system everywhere and packed with different ways and different benefits," he said when interviewed CNET News recently.

He does not have a shiny new OS's Chrome. such as a browser which is applied on the netbook that has run Android. However, he confessed it surprised many people because the responses of Chrome OS excessive.

Bill Gates said, the opinion said that the browser as an operating system only abuse terminology. According to him, a browser that can run applications, variety of plug-in, and only browser that shows the concept more broadly.

FujiXerox DocuPrint C1190FS

2009-07-19T20:47:00.000+07:00

Fuji Xerox issued newest printer, the DocuPrint C1190FS not only functions as a printing machine. This printer entry category A4 color multi function.

Not only can print images and text black and white or color, this printer can also send faksmili directly from the PC (Direct Fax) without special software. In addition, we also can send e-mail scan results directly without having to scan the results mengattach (Scan to Email) and upload the results directly to scan the network FTP server (Scan to FTP).

"People will be more like the function can scan, copy, print, and fax. The speed of the copy with the same speed printernya. Faxnya up to 33 speed, 6 bps," said Teddy Susanto, Sales Manager Fuji Xerox Printers.

Not only multifunctional, this printer is also environmentally friendly. Tonernya claimed to have emissions 35 percent lower than other similar printers. DocuPrint C1190FS have also qualified as Energy Star can save energy. When not in use, this printer automatically change to sleep mode or to stand by mode.

Not sure as its function as a printer, DocuPrint C1190FS at 699 U.S. dollars can print 12 pages per minute color and 16 black and white pages per minute. The first page print speed of 14 color, 4 seconds. Printer bermemori the built-in 384 MB of this resolution have printed 600 x 600 dpi. This printer is the total weight 30 kilograms. Thickness of paper to print a maximum of 216 grams.

The printer also features a secure print system and a secure fax receive because we have to type the new password can be used to send and print. This printer is intended to support business performance of the home and small business because it is multi function.

"Results have any more color prints an impression that is not different than the color. Because the more colorful BONAFIT. The proposal that different sekai full color with the proposal that is not colored. That is the purpose of the launch of this printer," said Teddy at the time of the launch of this product in the Nikko Hotel, Sudirman, Jakarta, Wednesday.

Indonesian Salad (Gado-Gado)

2009-07-18T15:26:00.000+07:00

Serving Size : 6
Ingredients

* DRESSING 1/2 c Flaked coconut
* 1 c Hot water
* 1 Onion -- chopped
* 1 cl Garlic -- finely chopped
* 1 1/2 ts Peanut oil
* 2/3 c Peanut butter
* 1/2 c Water
* 1 tb Sugar
* 1/2 ts Salt
* 1/2 ts Chili powder
* 1/8 ts Ground ginger SALAD
* 1 c Bean sprouts
* 1 c Cabbage -- shredded
* 4 oz Bean curd -- drained and cut -into 1" pieces
* 2 tb Peanut or vegetable oil
* 1 c Potatoes -- cooked, peeled -and sliced
* 1 c Green beans -- cooked
* 1 c Carrots -- cooked & sliced
* 1 Cucumber -- sliced
* 2 Hard-cooked eggs -- peeled -and sliced

Directions

To prepare Dressing, place coconut in blender container. Add 1 cup hot water. Cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds. Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil in 2-quart saucepan about 5 minutes. Stir in coconut and remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
To prepare Salad, pour enough boiling water over bean sprouts and cabbage to cover. Let stand 2 minutes. Drain. Cook bean curd in oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, turning pieces gently, until light brown. Remove with slotted spoon. Drain. Cook potatoes in same skillet until light brown. Drain. Arrange bean sprouts, cabbage, bean curd, potatoes and remaining ingredients on platter. Pour warm dressing over Salad.

Utilizing The Feminim Side in the Work Environment

2009-07-18T09:45:00.000+07:00

World business is dominated by men. In a world of tight competition, you should be able to show a different side to be "considered" and calculated. Why not take advantage of the feminitas you? But wait, the feminine does not mean "out" the body or sexuality. Still have a feminine side eksplor and you can make you different from men. Here are 10 things that distinguish men and women. The 10 things you can use to increase your success in business:

1. Turn on EmQ (empathy Quotient)
Of course you know as women, that women have a high enough sensitivity. In the sense that, in sensitive matters related to the feeling. Women have empathy / sensitivity is good enough, thanks to this level of estrogen and oksitosin high. How to increase empathy: Be the person who didekati and easy to talk to. Try to listen more sensitive feelings of others. People will feel understood even if you will give the bad news. You can use empathy to increase consensus to achieve business goals.

2. Personal Interest
Studies show that those who are interesting not only can produce more money, but also considered more intelligent, more productive, and be better people. Women have the advantage in this field. Because women can use clothes and accessories for a variety show a different view. Dress up neat and professional can make you more and be respected. Although the business world dominated by men, you, you should not wear clothing such as men's. You can freely change the display through professional hair accessories, makeup, trousers or skirt, blazer or dress. Many styles that you can show that the professional and proficient.
3. Connection and are
Can not be denied, the woman is being friendly and have the ability to build companionship and connect with other people. Women are naturally happy to establish a network, build teams, and relationships. Take advantage of this. The bigger your network, the more capital you career. So do not just use the labor of colleagues or your friends, create a relationship of deep friendship. Use these relationships to expand the network Pertemanan you. This way, you can also learn a variety of human types.

4. Communication experts
Women's verbal message is able to process emotions rather than better man. The result, more women excel in the written tests and verbal tests, because women can use both otaknya to think. As the mother who often ask questions and critical hit against a problem, that's the woman: in the critical speech. You can use the "excess" to ask this question quality, and actively listen to the answer. When you are asked to make presentations, do the style. Believe, if you are a woman, you have this talent, just need a little training and lack of polish you.

5. The unifier
Women also have "ngemong". In the sense, women tend to be lead. Thus, they tend to avoid conflict and want to unify the two parties bertikai. In a company, no less friction there is, so often there are parties that do not run internal well. Try to become a mediator, do not want to take sides. Strive and provide different perspectives for both sides to understand each other and forgive each other.

6. Sensitive in the implicit message
Brain scan, MRI, and other research on the brain shows that women better capture the message implicit in both emotional and in the message terucap. Women can detect body language that is not the verbal terucap. Whether that message inconvenience, not happiness, frustration, even confusion. If you catch messages like this from someone, you can ask directly. Ask whether there are any, there are things you can Diperjelas. However, make sure you do not ask or accuse the tone in front of other people. People do not dare to talk, usually because he has a dilemma for the speech.

7. Motivator
Research shows that women can work in teams, and can motivate the other members in a team to complete its tasks. Typically, a style of leadership is a type of motivator, not a type of suppressor. Unfortunately, there are some women who when given the power rods are often wrong and wrong to use it. Type of this kind is exactly the type of dictator insecure with themselves.

8. View of the different
Typically, a clever woman view things from a variety of different angles and able to provide solutions or make a decision. While the men, rarely completing a problem with the linear style of thinking and transactional. While many women consideration. Try to take some sample cases, and study these issues. Try to do so quickly. Do not forget to bring creativity and innovation in your workplace.

9. People liked the easy
The workplace is a contest to be asked a lot of people liked. While women's talent for clever build a relationship, sense of affection, and empathy, making it easy to people who liked. So, the key, be a positive person, lots of smiles, rather than a person who is too serious and rigid. This way, you will have many friends, and have a big influence in the workplace.

10. Branding
Women have a very close relationship with the self-branding. Create a self-image and uniqueness of positive and fun, and you will be a time that is unique.

7 ways Shown glamorous with Jeans

2009-07-18T06:41:00.000+07:00

Jeans were originally worn by the worker rough, with thick material to be rigid and resistant when used in outdoor work. However, jeans are now a fashion item that must be for both formal and relaxed atmosphere. The problem is, if you want to wear jeans for the occasion is formal or semi-formal, such as what equipment should be shown? Superiors and accessories such as what to choose? Try to see an example below.

Use a girly blouse. Want to go dating? Try to incorporate your jeans with a girly top with ruffle accents or superior to the long sepaha. When your stomach sekencang owned by Jennifer Lopez, wearing the blouse with Floral motif bank model that appeared a little stomach this (picture 1, left).

Create a formal dress design. You can make a dress jeans look with fashion-forward design makes strapless, dress as if you create more of a luxury. Then add accessories such as the Pointy-toe pumps, big earrings, clutch, and of course the makeup that I overlook (picture 1, middle).

Provide a balance. Hayden Panettiere mini dress wear tight jeans to attend a formal event. The key to making a more official look at the jeans-jacket tuksedo it is off-white color that provides contrast effect. '80-An impression on how it appears interesting sleeve blazer is up to the elbow (picture 1, right).

Wearing shiny accessories. Do not have much time to select clothes for the event of your semi? Tiru how Mariah Carey menglihkan people's attention with a superior black (secure atmosphere for all), plus clutch or tote bag shiny color (picture 2, left).

Blazer black formal. Want to give the impression that formal lightning? Kardigan model wearing the coat and black ankle boots, or a black blazer and black tote bag worn as Gwyneth Paltrow. Suddenly t-shirt lusuhnya not so obvious anymore! Blazer black jeans also able to overcome the tie-dye patterns, as levied Fergie (picture 2, middle and right).

Wearing a jacket with a belt. Matter of appearance, Fergie is champion. One of the members of the group Black Eyed Peas put on these glasses and futuristic wedges to complete his skinny jeans, which may look a little too wild for makeup to the office. However jacket belted waist golden color, plus tote bag neatly into this sophisticated appearance change.
High heels so savior. Brooke Burke have a modest effect to the glamorous black jeans: high heels, to complete Mickey Mouse T-shirts will be used to program the children that he go.

Facebook record 250 Million user

2009-07-17T20:51:00.002+07:00

Facebook, which has become the largest social networking site in the world, has 250 million active users, or 50 million increase in about three months.

"Some 250 million of you are on Facebook these days is what gives life and create a Facebook page this means for everyone to use it," wrote Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder in blogs, on Wednesday (15 / 7).

Early April, said Zuckerberg, Facebook reached 200 million active users around the world. Network that only has 150 million users in January 2009.

"Step rapid growth and our simple thrill for us, and it asserted that people everywhere realize the power to stay connected with what is interesting for them in Facebook," Zuckerberg said in a statement.

"For us, the development of a 250 million users not only the amount that impressive, it is a sign of how much personal relationships that you can all make, and how far we should move in Facebook to expand the strength of the relationship with the billions of people around the world," he said .

Facebook, which was established in February 2004, has become a private company and bermarkas in Palo Alto, California. Mid-July, reports spread that the Digital Sky Technologies, the Russian investors, agreed to pay 14.77 U.S. dollars for one share of stock with Facebook pages so that social networking is valued as much as 6.5 billion U.S. dollars.

The Draft of the Indonesian Regulation Health: Accommodation Should be Expected for Woman Reproductive HealthD

2009-07-17T14:30:00.000+07:00

CEDAW Working Group Initiative Health Bill propose to accommodate the rights of citizens on the protection of health, including reproductive health of women. Coordinator CEDAW Working Group Initiative Herdiyani Reni at a press meet at the Health Legal Aid (LBH) Jakarta, Friday (10 / 7), said the Health Bill currently discussed in the House of Representatives have not yet entered a guaranteed access to top women's reproductive health.

In addition, sites such as the published Department of Communication and Information, also requested that the bill did not include religious institutions of the health interests of women, for example, listed in article 84 paragraph (2) Health Bill on abortion that the intervention of religious leaders in the assessment to determine allow the abortion.

"The right to abortion should be granted only with the indication of medical information, so that there is no need to intervene because there is no religious connection with the religious perspective. In addition, the perspective will appear different," said Reni.

Article that says, abortion restrictions can be excluded based on the emergency medical indications detected since the early fetus, both threatening the life of the mother / fetus is suffering from serious disease and genetic or congenital defect and that can not be repaired so that the baby's life difficult.

Then, the pregnancy due to rape that can cause psychological trauma for rape victims is recommended by the institution, institutions or experts / assessors local religious leaders. "The process that will make the process of decision making abortion an action akan relatively long, the only medical indication is sufficient. If the decision is too long, feared akan threatening the life of the mother," he said.

According to him, additional requirements or recommendations for the determination of the panel of experts / religious leaders will be the additional bureaucracy that limits access to health services, which should be given to the patient quickly. "Besides, increase the burden of psychological trauma experienced by rape victims, especially the period of pregnancy is allowed only before the age of six weekends," he said.

He explains the material section 85 which essentially is not realistic because, in this age of pregnancy is often not realize the existence of pregnancy. Reni should expect discussion of the Health Bill is open to the public because the public interest and is a fundamental requirement in addition to education.

While this discussion of the Health Bill in the House of Representatives is on the team level formulation (near the end of the discussion) pansus Commission IX DPR RI, and plans will be ratified in August 2009.

HOW TO WEIGHT LOSS BY FASTING

2009-07-17T14:00:00.000+07:00

Loss of weight indicates, almost guarantees, that detoxification and healing is occurring. I can"t stress this too much. Of all the things I find my patients seem to misunderstand or forget after being told, it is that they can"t heal in a rapid manner without getting smaller. This reality is especially hard for the family and friends of someone who is fasting, who will say, "you"re looking terrible dear, so thin. Your skin is hanging on your bones. You"re not eating enough protein or nutrient food to be healthy and you must eat more or you"re going to develop serious deficiencies. You don"t have any energy, you must be getting sicker. You"re doing the wrong thing, obviously. You have less energy and look worse every day. Go and see a doctor before it is too late." To succeed with friends like this, a faster has to be a mighty self-determined person with a powerful ability to disagree with others.

Medical personnel claim that rapid weight loss often causes dangerous deficiencies; these deficiencies force the person to overeat and regain even more weight afterward. This is largely untrue, though there is one true aspect to it: a fasted, detoxified body becomes a much more efficient digester and assimilator, extracting a lot more nutrition from the same
amount food is used to eat. If, after extended fasting a person returns to eating the same number of calories as they did before; they will gain weight even more rapidly than before they stated fasting.

When fasting for weight loss, the only way to keep the weight off is to greatly reform the diet; to go on, and stay on, a diet made up largely of nonstarchy, watery fruits and vegetables, limited quantities of cooked food, and very limited amounts of highly concentrated food sources like cereals and cooked legumes. Unless, of course, after fasting, one"s lifestyle involves much very hard physical labor or exercise. I’ve had a few obese fasters become quite angry with me for this reason; they hoped to get thin through fasting and after the fast, to resume overeating with complete irresponsibility as before, without weight gain.

People also fear weight loss during fasting because they fear becoming anorexic or bulimic. They won’t! A person who abstains from eating for the purpose of improving their health, in order to prevent or treat illness, or Eating disorders mean eating compulsively because of a distorted body image. Anorexics and bulimics have obsessions with the thinner-is-better school of thought. The anorexic looks at their emaciated frame in the mirror and thinks they are fat! This is the distorted perception of a very insecure person badly in need of therapy. A bulimic, on the other hand stuffs themselves, usually with bad food, and then purges it by vomiting, or with laxatives. Anorexics and bulimics are not accelerating the healing potential of their bodies; these are life threatening conditions. Fasters are genuinely trying to enhance their survival potential.

Occasionally a neurotic individual with a pre-existing eating disorder will become obsessed with fasting and colon cleansing as a justification to legitimize their compulsion. During my career while monitoring hundreds of fasters, I"ve known two of these. I discourage them from fasting or colon cleansing, and refuse to assist them, because they carry the practices to absurd extremes, and contribute to bad press about natural medicine by ending up in the emergency ward of a hospital with an intravenous feeding tube in their arm.

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah - Exploring Indonesia in One Day

2009-07-16T18:44:00.000+07:00

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah or Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park was built to be the showcase of Indonesia, in this park visitors will find many Indonesia natural & cultural richness such as unique replication of traditional houses (pavilion) from all around Indonesia, an Indonesia archipelago shaped lake and many other fascinating attraction. The park is an Ideal spot for week-end family outing and also international tourist who did not have enough time to explore Indonesia.

It started with the idea of the late Ibu Tien Soeharto (former Indonesia first lady). The construction of TMII began in 1971 and it was official inaugurated on April 20, 1975.

Since its existence and in the course of time TMII continues to grow and developed in line with the dynamism of the community life of Indonesia. People are the more aware of the great advantages of the existence of TMII, with the mission to be a vehicle for the preservation and development of the culture and a means to strengthen the unity and integrity of the people of Indonesia.

TMII is considered as a vehicle presenting the diversity of the people of Indonesia and the variety of cultural wealth enables the community to gain interesting experience, knowledge and information regarding various aspect of culture, tradition, customs, forms of art as far as the introduction of cultural objects.

The beauty and cultural wealth presented by TMII can easily be observed by the community through the availability of a more complete and interactive means of information. It is expected that through the website the information can be disseminated widely all over the Archipelago and even abroad so that it will facilitate the community to better know about the culture and customs of the people of Indonesia.

Province Pavilions

The bulk of the facilities at TMII is made up of the regional pavilions. With more than twenty five pavilions to walk through, representative of the architecture of each province of Indonesia, the visitor is provided a very unique opportunity to view the breadth and scale of the full range of regional architecture. Each pavilion presents at least three typical examples of the regional style it represents.

Don`t have the time or the fortitude to venture to distant or out-ot-the-way locations? No need. Visit every pavilion and you will come away with a very clear impression of the diversity and richness of Indonesian architectural and living styles. To point out just a view, there is the `Bogonjong` house of the Ranah Minang from West Sumatra, a `Lamin` of the Dayak people from deep in the interior of East Kalimantan, a `Tongkongan` from Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, a traditional Batak `Bolon` house from North Sumatra; a `Joglo` house from Central Java, etc.

Attractions

Istana Anak-anak Indonesia: Indonesia Children Castle, featuring fairy tales painting from Indonesia and all over the world.

Perahu Angsa Arsipel Indonesia: Swan Boat to explore Indonesia archipelago shaped lake.
Taman Among Putro: An amusement park for children fully equipped with games and fun activities.

Taman Ria Atmaja: a 60 Sq m stage in an 4000 Sq m area, well known as Dangdut Terminal (Dangdut: popular unique music genre in Indonesia).

Taman Renang Ambar Tirta: Swimming pool for adult and children, equipped with trainer and lifeguard.

Teater Imax Keong Emas: A shopisticated IMAX technology snail shaped theatre, with several IMAX movies featuring Indonesia natural and cultural richness.

Desa Wisata: When a day is not enough to explore TMII, there is Desa Wisata, a hostel for individual or groups visiting TMII from outside Jakarta to stay overnight.

Transportasi TMII: The means of transportation, get you around the "Archipelago".

Titihan Samirono/Aeromovel: Another way to get around is the fast train, Aeromovel. This is an example of the fast and efficient train that could provide nowaday mass transportation for Indonesia.

Sky Lift Indonesia (Kereta Gantung): Want a quick and easy geography lesson? Take the Sky Lift for an aerial tour of the park and one of the sights that will stay with you is a scale model of the islands of Indonesian archipelago set in a smalll lake.

Teater Tanah Airku: The "Tanah Airku" Theatre is the first in Indonesia equipped with high technology to an international standard. The physical aspect of the "Tanah Airku" Theatre is a marriage of the typical Indonesian and the international aesthetic. Indonesian ornamentation such as 'gunungan' (mountains), elements from Javanese puppet shows, the roof shapes of Sumatra and Sulawesi, with a touch of Kalimantan Dayak style, all is harmoniously blended. Combine this with modern sound and lighting effects and the complete stage equipment of a stateof the-art theatre and you have a dramatic experience long remembered.

Panggung Parkir Utara: The North Parking Stage is a permanent stage for various entertainment activities for the visitors. Situated next to the Pancasila Flame Monument Plaza and belonging to the North Parking area the open stage has been built by the participation of private enterprises that care about the national cultural wealth presented in TMII. The 20 m x 18 m large stage with a triangular roof is the biggest stage in Taman Mini.

Transportation

From Central Jakarta, TMII is about 25 kilometers away. Five kilometers, if you're in Halim Perdana Kusuma airport (local airport). It is reachable by public transportation, taxi. Rent a car for a more comfortable journey.

By public transportation:

- Metro Mini T. 45 (Pulogadung-PT.II TMII)
- Angkot KWK S. 15 A (Ragunan - PT. II TMII)
- Angkot KWK T. 01 (Cililitan - Bambu Apus)
- Angkot KWK T. 02 (Cililitan - Cipayung)
- Angkot KWK T. 05 (Cililitan - Setu)
- Angkot KWK P. 15 (Cililitan - Cilangkap)
- Angkot KWK K. 40 (Bekasi-Kmp. Rambutan)
- Angkot KWK S. 19 (Depok - Pinang Ranti)
- Bus Gandeng PPD BT. 03 (Grogol - TMII)

Where to Stay

Inns and hotels in and around Jakarta
Graha Wisata Remaja. Ideal for teenagers and those with limited budget. It is within walking distance to small restaurants, cable car station, pool, and several museums. Have overtired legs? The terminal for transportation is nearby. The shuttle cars there will transport you to other attraction within the park that you desire.
Padepokan Pencak Silat. This accomodation equipped with meeting rooms.
Desa Wisata. Mainly for young people in groups. This place sometimes hosts several meetings, events, and seminars. You can rent the cottages for more privacy. Food abd beverages is available to order. An open theater is also available.

Moving Around

On foot, shuttle cars, Sky Lif and Aeromovel.

Dining Guide

Try Restoran Caping Gunung. Its natural lighting (no light bulbs, light is provided with roof made of clear materials) and tasty food will provide a unique dining experience.
Pasar Tiban (Tiban Market). Food sellers inhabit this small complex consisting of many buildings.
You can eat at small restaurants scattered around this area.

Souvenir Tips

TMII sells many small trinkets that will enable you to remember your experience here. Various shirts, hats, postcards are widely available.

Travel Tips

TMII is quite huge, consisting of more than 100 hectares of land. If you don't have much time, join a tour. That way, you'll save money and time. (You'll get a discount if you travel in a group)
If you want to explore this site fully, it is best if you spend the night within this area.

Other Things to See or Do

Take a trip on the cable car. You'll be able to see TMII from the top a delightful experience.
Watch Indonesia movies at Theater Imax Keong Emas.
Visit several museums in this area.
Visit the parks orchid garden and bird park.

Further Information:

TMII Management Office
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Complex
Phone : 021-8409214, 8409210, 8409270, 8409236, 8409239 ,
Fax : 021-8400709
Email : info@tamanmini.com
Website: http://www.tamanmini.com

Multilayered Butter Cake (Lapis Legit)

2009-07-16T15:23:00.000+07:00

Ingredients

* 570cc or 30 egg yolks
* 525-600 g butter, whipped or melted
* 100 g flour, sifted
* 300 g granulated sugar
* 3 Tbs. sweetened condensed milk
* 1 Tbs. special layer cake extract (optional)
* 15 g powdered milk
* ½ tps. powdered vanilla extract

Directions

Place the egg yolks, granulated sugar and vanilla into mixing bowl
. Beat to very high soft peak.
Stir in the layer cake extract, flour and butter. The batter should be very thick.
Place wax paper at the bottom of a 8x8x8 inch buttered baking pan. Spread butter on top of the wax paper as well.
Pour 3-4 Tbs. of batter into the wax covered pan and bake in a preheated 350°F oven (gas oven is better than electric oven) for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and press the cake evenly and then spread butter (not to much, just for flavoring) on cake top. Pour another 3-4 Tbs. of batter and bake it again for five minutes. Keep doing this step until the batter is finished.
Serve when cool.

Makes 30 slices.

Tricks Choosing the Right Color lipstick

2009-07-16T09:22:00.000+07:00

Often choosing a lipstick color, lipstick or disappointed because the property is not your friend look suitable for your skin? Hm ... This problem is unique to women. Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and author book Bobbi Brown Living Beauty, have a number of tricks that you can choose the right color lipstick to your mouth.

Basically, according to Bobbi, neutral lip color that can be ideal diibaratkan of jeans is perfect: basic jeans that you can make grooming completely or appear casual, and you still look cool.

* Choose neutral colors. You need to know, is not a neutral color color concealer, color or similar color. Such as skin color is only appropriate to apply makeup the models that are currently on the catwalk show. In addition matte lipstick a brighter color of your lips will make you look pale.

Most versatile color of lipstick that is slightly brighter than the color of your lips. This will show the color and shape lips in the same way when the mascara that will emphasize your eyes. For some people, the colors are Peachy Rosy pink or brown; while for you with a dark color like eggplant color.

* Fast asleep in a manner that is correct. Use the middle of the bottom lip as a specialty in choosing the right color. Try lipstick asleep in the morning to see the results the most accurate in your mouth. If you try more than three or four colors, rest your mouth first, because the lips have been stained a color that before. You also need to find a new color if you are exposed to the sun long enough, because at that time your mouth to become more dark.

* Know yourself. As a makeup artist, Bobbi Brown is often found that the original color of lips how affect produce a lipstick color. "If you see your friend wearing a great color, do not assume that the color will look good to you. Colors can be seen in the gaunt pale or your mouth," he explained.

* Do not mix the color of fear. Only because the color of lipstick that looks good on your lips is a pinky beige, it does not mean you can not wear deep Burgundy color. Fast asleep one layer lipstick on your lips, and add the thin layer of color wine, Burgundy, or any color that you want to see on the top layer. Even the color of lipstick ngejreng will adjust tone your skin and lips.

A Simple Tips How to Make Him Want You Back

2009-07-15T20:17:00.000+07:00

Unfortunately, many madly in love couples break up every day. Maybe it was a huge fight, a misunderstanding, or even something silly that made them part ways. Have you recently broken up with your husband or lover and you want to know how to make him want you back?

Breakups are sometimes temporary. In many cases, one or both parties need some time alone to reevaluate their relationship. Many people decide that they really do want to be back with their ex, and some decide that they want to part ways. If so, you are definitely not alone. If you have recently broken up with your lover, you may be devastated and not even know where to start.

Are you having trouble eating or sleeping? Are you not going out because you would rather sit by the phone and wait on his calls? Are you thinking of following him to see if he is seeing someone new? Do you feel absolutely lost without him and not sure if your friends are still "your" friends, because they are friends with your ex as well? Do you still love him and want to make it work? Do you wonder if he is feeling the same way, but doesn't know if he can call you?

If you still love him and want to know how to make him want you back, there is a resource available that just might meet your needs.

"The Magic of Making Up" is a down loadable resource written by a man that has helped over 6,100 people in 67 different countries get back together. He's not a Doctor or a Psychologist, but just a man who has the answer of how to make him want you back, which you have been searching for! He's helped thousands of other people and he can help you as well.

If you are as miserable as most, you have nothing to lose at this point. After this program works for you, you will be able to share the secret of your relationship success with all of your friends who want to know how to get back with their ex as well. By watching his videos, you can get your head back in a good place, learn some new techniques on how to make him want you back, and find out if he feels that same way that you do.

Teriyaki Salmon Skewers with Grapefruit

2009-07-15T19:59:00.000+07:00

Ingredients


1 large Pink grapefruit
1 cup 100% Florida grapefruit juice (about 8 ounces)
1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons rice wine or apple cider vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound of boneless wild skinless salmon, cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 pound cherry tomatoes
1 yellow or orange pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1 small red onion, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
12 wooden skewers

Cut the top and bottom off one of the grapefruit. Place it cut-side down on a cutting board. With a small paring knife, cut along the curve of the grapefruit and remove the peel, exposing the fruit. Turn grapefruit on its side and cut 1-inch slices across the membrane (slices will have a flower-like appearance with the membrane intact). Cut each "flower" in half and set aside.
Pour 1 cup of Florida grapefruit juice into a small saucepan. Add the soy sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sauce reduces by half and starts to thicken. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C). Cover two cookie sheets with aluminum foil. Coat the aluminum foil with cooking spray. Thread salmon, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, onion and grapefruit slices onto the skewers. Drizzle with half the teriyaki sauce and bake 10 to 12 minutes until the vegetables are soft and the salmon is no longer translucent in the center but still moist. Drizzle with remaining sauce and serve immediately.

Makes 8 servings.

Recipe created by my wonderfull friend "Skinny Chef" Jennifer Iserloh.

Crisp Sweet Striped Cookies (Kuping Gajah)

2009-07-15T19:18:00.000+07:00

Ingredients

* 500 gram wheat flour
* 150 gram granulated sugar
* ½ tsp. salt
* ½ tsp. vanilla
* 2 eggs, lightly beaten
* 1 Tbs. cooking oil
* 100 cc water
* ½ Tbs. cocoa powder
* 800 cc oil for frying

Directions

Thoroughly mix sugar, salt and vanilla. Add the beaten eggs and stir well. Add oil, stir once more, and then divide in half.
Divide the flour in half as well. Take 1 Tbs of flour from one part and add it to the other. Mix the flour with each half of the sugar and egg mixture. Add cocoa powder to the smaller mix. Add 50 cc of water to each half. Knead until smooth and not sticky to the touch. There will be two types of dough, white and brown.
Separately, roll both pieces of dough out on a plastic covered cutting board until they are about 1 mm thick. Place the two together, then roll up. Wrap with plastic and place in the refrigerator for approximately an hour or until the dough hardens.
With a sharp knife, cut the dough vertically into flat cylinders about 2 mm thick. Flatten once more with a rolling pin. Fry in hot oil until crisp. Remove, drain.

Coconut Sweet Potato Cake (Getuk Lindri)

2009-07-15T19:11:00.000+07:00

Ingredients

2 lbs. cassava
200 gram granulated sugar
½ tsp. vanila
1 cup steamed fresh-grated coconut, mixed with 1 tsp. salt
100 cc water
food color

Direction

Put in sugar and vanila in a large stockpot with water and bring it to a boil.
Steam cassava until soft. Peel cassava. Mash cassava while still hot and pour the water mixture and food color (what ever color you like) and blend well.
Use the equipment as shown on the left hand side to mold the mixture. Then put them onto a serving platter, and sprinkle with grated coconut.
Serve at room temperature, or refrigerate for an hour and serve chilled.

Makes 10-12 servings.

Kailasa Museum, the Javanese Ancient Civilization

2009-07-14T19:26:00.001+07:00

If you like religious objects, you should visit the Kailasa Dieng Museum. In this museum, you could trace the ancient Javanese Hindu civilization of the 7th and 8th centuries. The Kailasa Museum is situated in Gedung Arca Compound and belongs to the Central Java Conservation Agency in Dieng, Batur sub-district, Banjarnegara district, Central Java. Since it is situated within the Dieng area, you could also see a beautiful and cold environment because the Dieng highlands is not only famous for its ancient civilization but also its beautiful and natural scenery.

Dieng was a volcano, which erupted and destroyed its peak. This highland was made of dead cauldrons which filled with water to become a lake. The lake dried and was used for Hindu religious activities.

Historically, Dieng was a ritual site for Hindu followers. Up to the present, 22 ancient Javanese epigraphs tell about Dieng as a center for religious activities. Here, you will be astonished by temples near the Museum.

Some say, the names of these temples were taken from the names of players in Mahabrata stories such as Arjuna, Bima, Setyaki, Gatot Kaca, Dwarawati, Sembadra, Kunti, and Srikandi. In addition to these temples, you could also find loose sculptures near the Dieng temple compound such as Arca Nandi ( a bull), a symbol of Siva and Mahaguru.

When entering the museum, you will see Dieng’s antique sculptures. After that, you could climb steps to an information room where you could get as much information as possible, such as the history of Dieng highland and its temples.

Several panels provide information about the life of local inhabitants in the highlands. Some panels also tell about their lifestyle and agriculture, and information about local Mosques and Mushallas, arts, and the Myth of Anak Bajang. Other panels provide more information about the Dieng highlands as a center for Hindu ritual activities and about its temples. Dieng is taken from the word "Di" which means mountain, and "Hyang" which means God. Thus, Dieng means a mountain where Gods live.

The Kailasa Museum is taken from a epigraph. It means a holy mountain. This Museum was officially inaugurated by the Minister of Tourism, Jero Wacik, in 2008. It was built to provide information about the Dieng highlands.

Tips For Wine Storage

2009-07-14T18:59:00.000+07:00

For the wine lovers the collection of the different varieties of wine is one of the most preferred jobs. The more the number of wines they collect the more they become crazy to collect some of the ecstatic wines and of course they should know how well they need to store their loved wines. However the majority of the people do not build the wine cellar which is one of the best ways to store the wine. They do not build the wine cellar because of the cost involved in it. However there is no thing to regret as there are many other ways in which you can preserve your lovable wines.

As the storage of the wines is concerned it is essential that you identify the types of the wines, as the different kinds of the wines require the different storage. For example the sparkling wine is more likely to change when it is exposed to light or direct sunlight. It is quite ok if you are planning to keep the wine in the bottle for few days outside, but incase you are intending to serve the wine after a few days then it is preferable that you store the sparkling variety of wine in the refrigerator.On the other hand the white wines are also more prone to change when they are kept under the direct exposure of sunlight, so it would be preferable that you store the white wines in a cool place like the refrigerator. It is important to remember that while you are serving the some of the best wines not to serve then completely chilled as they tend to lose their flavors in extreme cold. The preferred temperature at which you can serve the white and the sparkling wines is not less than 45° F. As far as the wines which are served with the deserts, for these wines also they taste wonderful when they are served at the normal room temperature as the actual taste of wines is only felt at it.

Incase you are intending to serve the red wines like the Merlots then they have to be stored in the refrigerator, but as far as the serving is concerned red wines as a rule need to be served at the room temperature. As it is essential that one day before serving, you allow the wines to retain or get back to the room temperature. Incase you are intending to store all our wines on to a shelf then it is ideal that you serve the sparkling wine on to the last shelf. The white wines can be preserved on the shelf above the sparkling wines and the red wines above the white wines. This suggestion is based on the fact that there is more heat as the height increases. Hence the wines like the sparkling wine that require low temperature rest beneath. The wine rack should not be in a position that is under the direct influence of sunlight. The other alternative to the wine rack can be a classic glass door refrigerator.

Komodo National Park : New 7 Wonders of Nature

2009-07-14T18:29:00.000+07:00

Komodo National Park lies in the Wallacea Region of Indonesia, identified by WWF and Conservation International as a global conservation priority area. The Park is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores at the border of the Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) and Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTP) provinces. It includes three major islands, Komodo, Rinca and Padar, and numerous smaller islands together totaling 603 km2 of land. The total size of Komodo National Park is presently 1,817 km2. Proposed extensions of 25 km2 of land (Banta Island) and 479 km2 of marine waters would bring the total surface area up to 2,321 km2.

Komodo National Park was established in 1980 and was declared a World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1986. The park was initially established to conserve the unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), first discovered by the scientific world in 1911 by J.K.H. Van Steyn. Since then conservation goals have expanded to protecting its entire biodiversity, both marine and terrestrial.

Komodo National Park is currently among three destination in Indonesia that has been qualified in the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign held by the New 7 Wonders Foundation (two other candidates is Lake Toaba and Krakatau Island). You may support Komodo National Park to become the New 7 Wonders of Nature by voting through the following the URL:

http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/liveranking/

The majority of the people in and around the Park are fishermen originally from Bima (Sumbawa), Manggarai, South Flores, and South Sulawesi. Those from South Sulawesi are from the Suku Bajau or Bugis ethnic groups. The Suku Bajau were originally nomadic and moved from location to location in the region of Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara and Maluku, to make their livelihoods. Descendents of the original people of Komodo, the Ata Modo, still live in Komodo, but there are no pure blood people left and their culture and language is slowly being integrated with the recent migrants.

Little is known of the early history of the Komodo islanders. They were subjects of the Sultanate of Bima, although the island’s remoteness from Bima meant its affairs were probably little troubled by the Sultanate other than by occasional demand for tribute.

There are presently almost 4,000 inhabitants living within the park spread out over four settlements (Komodo, Rinca, Kerora, and Papagaran). All villages existed prior to 1980 before the area was declared a national park. In 1928 there were only 30 people living in Komodo Village, and approximately 250 people on Rinca Island in 1930. The population increased rapidly, and by 1999, there were 281 families numbering 1,169 people on Komodo, meaning that the local population had increased exponentially. Komodo Village has had the highest population increase of the villages within the Park, mostly due to migration by people from Sape, Manggarai, Madura, and South Sulawesi. The number of buildings in Kampung Komodo has increased rapidly from 30 houses in 1958, to 194 houses in 1994, and 270 houses in 2000. Papagaran village is similar in size, with 258 families totaling 1,078 people. As of 1999, Rinca’s population was 835, and Kerora's population was 185 people. The total population currently living in the Park is 3,267 people, while 16,816 people live in the area immediately surrounding the Park.

The average level of education in the villages of Komodo National Park is grade four of elementary school. There is an elementary school located in each of the villages, but new students are not recruited each year. On average, each village has four classes and four teachers. Most of the children from the small islands in the Kecamatan Komodo (Komodo, Rinca, Kerora, Papagaran, Mesa) do not finish elementary school. Less than 10% of those which do graduate from elementary school will continue to high school since the major economic opportunity (fishing) does not require further education. Children must be sent to Labuan Bajo to attend high school, but this is rarely done in fishermen’s families.

Most of the villages located in and around the Park have few fresh water facilities available, if any, particularly during the dry season. Water quality declines during this time period and many people become ill. Malaria and diarrhea are rampant in the area. On Mesa island, with a population of around 1,500 people, there is no fresh water available. Fresh water is brought by boat in jerrycans from Labuan Bajo. Each family needs an average of Rp 100,000.- per month to buy fresh water (2000). Almost every village has a local medical facility with staff, and at least a paramedic. The quality of medical care facilities is low.

SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ANTHROPOLOGIC CONDITIONS
Traditional Customs: Traditional communities in Komodo, Flores and Sumbawa have been subjected to outside influences and the influence of traditional customs is dwindling. Television, radio, and increased mobility have all played a part in accelerating the rate of change. There has been a steady influx of migrants into the area. At the moment nearly all villages consist of more than one ethnic group.

Religion: The majority of fishermen living in the villages in the vicinity of the Park are Muslims. Hajis have a strong influence in the dynamics of community development. Fishermen hailing from South Sulawesi (Bajau, Bugis) and Bima are mostly Moslems. The community from Manggarai are mostly Christians.

Anthropology and Language: There are several cultural sites within the Park, particularly on Komodo Island. These sites are not well documented, however, and there are many questions concerning the history of human inhabitance on the island. Outside the Park, in Warloka village on Flores, there is a Chinese trading post remnant of some interest. Archeological finds from this site have been looted in the recent past. Most communities in and around the Park can speak Bahasa Indonesia. Bajo language is the language used for daily communication in most communities.

TERRESTRIAL PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Topography: The topography is varied, with slopes from 0 – 80%. There is little flat ground, and that is generally located near the beach. The altitude varies from sea level to 735 m above sea level. The highest peak is Gunung Satalibo on Komodo Island.

Geology: The islands in Komodo National Park are volcanic in origin. The area is at the juncture of two continental plates: Sahul and Sunda. The friction of these two plates has led to large volcanic eruptions and caused the up-thrusting of coral reefs. Although there are no active volcanoes in the park, tremors from Gili Banta (last eruption 1957) and Gunung Sangeang Api (last eruption 1996) are common. West Komodo probably formed during the Jurasic era approximately 130 million years ago. East Komodo, Rinca, and Padar probably formed approximately 49 million years ago during the Eocene era.

Climate: Komodo National Park has little or no rainfall for approximately 8 months of the year, and is strongly impacted by monsoonal rains. High humidity levels year round are only found in the quasi-cloud forests on mountain tops and ridges. Temperatures generally range from 170C to 340C, with an average humidity level of 36%. From November through March the wind is from the west and causes large waves that hit the entire length of Komodo island’s west beach. From April through October the wind is dry and large waves hit the south beaches of Rinca and Komodo islands.

TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
The terrestrial ecosystems are strongly affected by the climate: a lengthy dry season with high temperatures and low rainfall, and seasonal monsoon rains. The Park is situated in a transition zone between Australian and Asian flora and fauna. Terrestrial ecosystems include open grass-woodland savanna, tropical deciduous (monsoon) forest, and quasi cloud forest.

Due to the dry climate, terrestrial plant species richness is relatively low. The majority of terrestrial species are xerophytic and have specific adaptations to help them obtain and retain water. Past fires have selected for species that are fire-adapted, such as some grass species and shrubs. Terrestrial plants found in Komodo National Park include grasses, shrubs, orchids, and trees. Important food tree species for the local fauna include Jatropha curkas, Zizyphus sp., Opuntia sp., Tamarindus indicus, Borassus flabellifer, Sterculia foetida, Ficus sp., Cicus sp., ‘Kedongdong hutan’ (Saruga floribunda), and ‘Kesambi’ (Schleichera oleosa).

TERRESTRIAL FAUNA

The terrestrial fauna is of rather poor diversity in comparison to the marine fauna. The number of terrestrial animal species found in the Park is not high, but the area is important from a conservation perspective as some species are endemic.. Many of the mammals are Asiatic in origin (e.g., deer, pig, macaques, civet). Several of the reptiles and birds are Australian in origin. These include the orange-footed scrubfowl, the lesser sulpher-crested cockatoo and the nosy friarbird.

Reptiles: The most famous of Komodo National Park's reptiles is the Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis). It is among the world's largest reptiles and can reach 3 meters or more in length and weigh over 70kg. To find out more about this fascinating creature click here.

Other than the Komodo Dragon twelve terrestrial snake species are found on the island. including the cobra (Naja naja sputatrix), Russel’s pit viper (Vipera russeli), and the green tree vipers (Trimeresurus albolabris). Lizards include 9 skink species (Scinidae), geckos (Gekkonidae), limbless lizards (Dibamidae), and, of course, the monitor lizards (Varanidae). Frogs include the Asian Bullfrog (Kaloula baleata), Oreophyne jeffersoniana and Oreophyne darewskyi. They are typically found at higher, moister altitudes.

Mammals: Mammals include the Timor deer (Cervus timorensis), the main prey of the Komodo dragon, horses (Equus sp.), water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), wild boar (Sus scrofa vittatus), long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), palm civets (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus lehmanni), the endemic Rinca rat (Rattus rintjanus), and fruit bats. One can also find goats, dogs and domestic cats.

Birds: One of the main bird species is the orange-footed scrub fowl (Megapodius reinwardti), a ground dwelling bird. In areas of savanna, 27 species were observed. Geopelia striata and Streptopelia chinensis were the most common species. In mixed deciduous habitat, 28 bird species were observed, and Philemon buceroides, Ducula aenea, and Zosterops chloris were the most common.

MARINE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
The marine area constitutes 67% of the Park. The open waters in the Park are between 100 and 200 m deep. The straits between Rinca and Flores and between Padar and Rinca, are relatively shallow (30 to 70 m deep), with strong tidal currents. The combination of strong currents, coral reefs and islets make navigation around the islands in Komodo National Park difficult and dangerous. Sheltered deep anchorage is available at the bay of Loh Liang on Komodo’s east coast, the South East coast of Padar, and the bays of Loh Kima and Loh Dasami on Rinca.

In the North of the Park water temperature ranges between 25 – 29°C. In the middle, the temperature ranges between 24 and 28°C. The temperatures are lowest in the South, ranging from 22 – 28°C. Water salinity is about 34 ppt and the water is quite clear, although the waters closer to the islands are relatively more turbid.

MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Indonesia is the only equatorial region in the world where there is an exchange of marine flora and fauna between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Passages in Nusa Tenggara (formerly the Lesser Sunda Islands) between the Sunda and Sahul shelves allow movement between the Pacific and Indian oceans. The three main ecosystems in Komodo National Park are seagrass beds, coral reefs, and mangrove forests. The Park is probably a regular cetacean migration route.

MARINE FLORA
The three major coastal marine plants are algae, seagrasses and mangrove trees. Algae are primitive plants, which do not have true roots, leaves or stems. An important reef-building algae is the red coralline algae, which actually secretes a hard limestone skeleton that can encrust and cement dead coral together. Seagrasses are modern plants that produce flowers, fruits and seeds for reproduction. As their name suggests, they generally look like large blades of grass growing underwater in sand near the shore. Thallasia sp. and Zastera spp. are the common species found in the Park. Mangroves trees can live in salty soil or water, and are found throughout the Park. An assessment of mangrove resources identified at least 19 species of true mangroves and several more species of mangrove associates within the Park's borders.

MARINE FAUNA
Komodo National Park includes one of the world's richest marine environments. It consists of forams, cnidaria (includes over 260 species of reef building coral), sponges (70 species), ascidians, marine worms, mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans, cartilaginous and bony fishes (over 1,000 species), marine reptiles, and marine mammals (dolphins, whales, and dugongs). Some notable species with high commercial value include sea cucumbers (Holothuria), Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and groupers.

HOW TO GET THERE

While most visitors enter Komodo National Park (KNP) through the gateway cities of Labuan Bajo in the west of Flores or Bima in eastern Sumbawa, the departure point for your trip is actually Denpasar, Bali.

By Air:
Indonesia Air Transport (IAT)
Depart : Everyday
DPS - LBJ : 10.00 – 11.30
LBJ - DPS : 12.00 – 13.30

Price:
Y CLASS : IDR 751.000
H CLASS : IDR 696.000
Q CLASS : IDR 641.000 (NON REFUND TICKET)

Trans Nusa Airlines (TGN)
Depart : Everyday
DPS – LBJ : 10.00 – 11.50 & 13.00 – 14.20
LBJ – DPS VIA BMU (BIMA) : 12.05 - 12.35
BMU-DPS : 12.50 – 13.45
LBJ – DPS : 14.35 – 15.15

Price
Y CLASS : IDR 761.000
L CLASS : IDR 651.000
M CLASS : IDR 541.000

By Land:
The gateway cities of Labuan Bajo and Bima are connected to Denpasar, Bali by overland buses.

By Sea (ferry):
Travel time: approximately 36 hours

The gateway cities of Labuan Bajo and Bima are also connected to Denpasar, Bali by inter-island ferry.

Contact the Indonesia Sea Transportation Company (PELNI) at Jalan Raya Kuta No. 299, Tuban - Bali (Tel: 0361 - 763 963) to reserve a seat on the KM. Tilong Kabila, which departs Benoa Port, Bali bound for Bima and Labuan Bajo

Benoa-Bima-Labuan Bajo
Fortnightly (every two weeks) on Saturdays: 09.00-20.00 (next day).
One-way ticket (as of 10/6/06) from Rp. 143,000.00 - Rp. 435,000.00

Labuan Bajo-Bima-Benoa
Fortnightly (every two weeks) on Thursdays: 08.00-11.00 (next day).
One-way ticket (as of 10/6/06) from Rp. 143,000.00 - Rp. 435,000.00

Note: the ferry schedule and ticket prices may change with or without prior notice

By Sea (live-aboard):
Komodo National Park is serviced by a wide range of live-aboard boats, with return packages to Komodo National Park from a variety of departure points, including Bali, Lombok, Bima and Labuan Bajo

Prices (as of 10/6/06) are ranging from USD 230.00 - USD 295.00 / person / night.

From Gateway Cities to Komodo National Park (KNP)
You can easily organize a shared boat charter by local boat from either ports at Labuan Bajo or Bima (Sape) to the two major points of access in the Park: Loh Liang (on Komodo Island) or Loh Buaya (on Rinca Island)

Charter price (as of 10/6/06) - excluding meals, KNP entrance fee etc:
Labuan Bajo: KNP: Rp. 750,000 - 1,500,000 per boat / day
Bima (Sape): KNP: Rp. 1,500.000 - 2,000.000 per boat / day

Banten Indonesia Tourism Object

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BANTEN CITY

Once the capital of Bantam Empire now Banten is a small town at the northwestern coast of Java. At this point the Dutch and the English first landed on Java and were held struggles and trade. There are still many places in Banten, which remind to the colonial time. The main site in Banten is the Mesjid Agung (The Grand Mosque). This mosque was built in 1559 by the son of Sultan Hassanudin and is the major sight in Banten. In opposite of the mosque are the remains of the royal palace Surosowan which was built by the Dutch Muslim Hendricks Lucas Cardil and destroyed by the grand child of the sultan. Later the Sultan Agung rebuilt the palace but the Dutch destroyed it again in 1832. On the road to Serang close to the Surosowan is the Kaibon Palace, which is now partly restored. Northwest of the mosque are the ruins of the fort Speelwijk. This fort was built by the Dutch in 1682 and overlooks the see. Close to the fort is the old Chinese temple. These 200 years old temple is now completely renovated and still in use. The quickest way to reach Banten is to take the bus from Jakarta to Merak and drop off at Kramatwatu. From here a minibus can bring the visitor 5 km to Banten.

Black Forest Cheesecake

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Crust:

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Filling:
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs, at room temperature 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice

Topping:
4 ounces (2/3 cup) semisweet chocolate, melted
1/2 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 325*F (160*C).
Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cocoa powder and butter. Mix well. Press into bottom and 1-inch up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in amaretto and cherry juice until well blended.
Pour filling into crust. Bake 1 hour. Turn oven off, and let stand in oven
with door ajar at least 1 hour. Remove from oven to wire rack. Cool about 1 hour, or until room temperature.
Combine melted chocolate and sour cream. Spread evenly over top of cooled cheesecake. Chill overnight. Garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries.

Makes 12 servings.

The Beauty West Of Jakarta : Enjoy Jakarta

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Spending a weekend at a tranquil destination is one of several choices in the mind of holiday-makers. For both locals and foreign tourists, there is still a lot of such places beyond Jakarta. In addition to the mountainous Puncak area with its cool weather, the are Anyer and Carita, two beach resorts. A sea journey from Jakarta to Anyer and Carita can be made from many fisherman villages in North Jakarta or one can travel by road. After a one-and-a-half hour westward drive from Jakarta, or 80 km away, one can see the enchanting panorama of Banten in West Java. AN ancient trading port, Banten is noted for its historic buildings, some of which were built by the Dutch. The Great Banten Mosque was built by Sultan Maulana Yusuf in 1559. The palace of Sorosowana is located adjacent to the mosque. About three kilometers from the palace lies an artificial lake called Tasikkardi and there is a water fountain called Panuranan. Another building of historical significance is Fort Speelwijk. Banten is also famous for debus, a traditional performance of seemingly supernatural feats. On the road journey to Anyer, one will come across many industrial estates. Anyer is therefore an accommodation base for many locals and expatriates working in the nearby factories. There is also no shortage of accommodation for tourists. Along the Anyer and Carita beaches are cheap beach-side huts, cottages, apartments, condominiums and five-star hotels. A hotel that deserves mention is Sol Elite Marbella, an international standard hotel with 580 rooms. It has various sport facilities such as tennis, golf, diving, jet ski, yachting and parasailing. Anyer and Carita offer sandy beaches and colorful coral reefs in its waters. At Karangbolong Beach, still within the area of Anyer, there is a magnificent coral reef with a big hole in its center. It was formed when Krakatau Mountain exploded in 1883. The hole is big enough for people to pass through. There are several shady areas along Karangbolong beach where one can relax and enjoy the views of the horizon. Krakatau mountain and its "offspring mountain" locally named Anak Krakatau Mountain are among the recommended places to visit in West Java. Krakatau Mountain on Rakata island caught world attention in 1883 when a massive eruption shook the entire world, with ashes falling as far away as New York in America. And the spewed lava that cooled is responsible for the rock pools that surround the beaches of Anyer and Carita. The strong smell of sulfur smites harshly on the nostrils as visitors get off their boat at Rakata island where pools of cauldron sulfur can be found. Typical activities on the island are trekking and snorkeling, diving and fishing in its clear waters. From Carita, visitors can continue southward to the national park of Ujung Kulon, which was declared by UNESCO as a Natural World Heritage Site in 1993. Covering 120.551 hectares, the park is home of the one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros Sondaicus), an extremely rare animal of which only sixty survive in their natural habitat. The difficulty of reaching the park is part of the challenge for many visitors. Though package tours are available from Jakarta, Carita and Labuan, it is also possible to travel on your own by four-wheel drive up to park headquarters in Taman Jaya. Offering eco-tourism experience, Ujung Kulon is synonymous with white sand and beautiful scenery. Thus, it is also a nice place for water-related recreation. The area is dwelled by endangered wildlife and diverse species of oxen, birds, leopards, wild pigs, deer, snakes and bears. Though the park is famous as the home of the rhino, the animal is rarely seen. It is extremely shy and has a sharp sense of smell that warms it of approaching intruders. Currently, the government is developing a new resort named Tanjung Lesung, not so far from Ujung Kulon. Covering 1.500 hectares, there will be hotels, cottages, a marina, a golf course and an arts center.

Wines of the World

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France

The nation that perfected wine making has also endeavored to cultivate a wine for every taste. Bordeaux, Burgundy, champagne, Beaujolais and Chablis are but a few of the French locales that have given their names to respected wines.

Products from these or any other of the many growing areas all have special characteristics and labeling. Appellation Controlee or A.C. on the label guarantees the method of production and that the origin listed is the area growth and fermentation. It does not, however, guarantee quality. Vineyards in secondary regions are now permitted to label their products Vins Delimites de Qualite Superieure (V.D.Q.S.). They are not cultivated in areas with overall quality of the Appellation class, but they are often good values.

The Classification of champagnes follows a reasoning all its own. Demi-sec and Doux mean semi-dry and sweet, respectively. However, both types are sweet. Sec means dry but is actually a fairly sweet champagne. The confusion continues with champagnes labeled “Extra Dry”. They are, in reality, a medium dry wine. Those customers who order dry champagne should be served from bottle labeled “Brut”.

Italy
The world’s larges producer and one of the largest consumers of wines takes great pride in products which represent eighteen growing regions. To enhance the reputation of wines, and to ensure their quality, the Italian government has created three categories of quality designation.

Denominazione di Origine Semplice (D.O.S.) are simple wines from approved regions. Denominazione di Origine Controllata (D.O.C.) are wines controlled by laws drafted by a local consortium and approved by the Italian government. The third category, Denominazione di Origine Controllata Garantita (D.O.C.G.) indicates the wine is of an exceptional quality.

Riserva means a wine has been aged at least one year longer than regular wine of its type. Riserva Speciale has been aged two years longer.

Germany
Germany’s northern climate yields a surprising number of versatile wines. Production of German wines fall into three categories: table wines, quality wine, (QbA), and specially graded quality wines (QmP).

- Tafelwein (Table wine) – light pleasant wines consumed mainly in Germany; produced from approved grape varieties from five designate regions.

- Qualitaetswein – from defined regions (QbA). An official government taste panel analyzes and test all QbA wines before giving them a control number (A.P.#). This insures that wines conform to special requirements.

- Qualitaetswein mit Praedikat (QmP) wines are divided into six tongue twisting categories that are worth noting. Kabinett are light and dry. Spaetlese are late harvested grapes in mature condition. Special attention is given to the Auslese, or noble grapes which are selectively picked from overripe bunches. Beerenaulslese are overripe grapes that are quite sweet. Exceptional quality wines made from shriveled grapes go by the formidable name of Trockenbeerenauslese. Rare wines made from grapes crushed while frozen are called eiswein.

United States
Wine making started in California in the early part of the 19th century. Today California leads the world in producing consistently good table wines. The Napa and Sonoma valley regions both yield high to very high quality wines of classical varieties. Other regions are now contributing to the state’s still-growing reputation. Noteworthy grape varieties are the popular Cabernet Sauvignons, Gamay Beaujolais, Zifandel, Chardonnay and Riesling.

New York state produce wines from native American grapes rather than from the European vines used in California . Recenly, hybrids, a crossing of the native grapes with European vines, have been introduced to the main wine growing regions around the Finger Lakes and the Hudson Valley. Catawba Pink, made from one of the first American wine grapes has been a long time favorite.

How to Make Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Juice

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You'll need an inexpensive juice machine.
All fruits and vegetables should be juiced raw.
Small seeded fruit, such as watermelon and pears, may be juiced with their seeds with the exception of papaya and apple seeds. Orange and grapefruit seeds might impart a bitter taste to your juice. Remove the large pits from fruits like peaches and nectarines, etc.
Peel all fruits and vegetables that are not organically grown because the peel is where most of the chemical residues can be found. While most skins of organically grown fruits and vegetables may be left on, with theexception of waxed produce, the skins of pineapples, kiwis, oranges,grapefruits and papaya should be removed.
Choose fresh ripe produce. Rubbery vegetables, bruised fruit, wilted greens and over or under-ripe fruits will produce juices that are neithertasty nor healthful.
Cut the fruits or vegetables into pieces that will fit into the mouth of your juice machine. Turn the juice machine on and push the pieces through the mouth of the juicer. As you juice, pulp will collect in a large receptacle. If you don't clean the pulp out right away, it will develop a sour odor and tiny gnats and fruit flies may appear after 8 to 10 hours.
It is best to drink freshly made juices within one day.

Eat Only When Hungry

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If we do this we eat only to supply the demands of the body. We cannot repeat too often the admonition, do not eat if not hungry. If this plan were followed the present three meals-a-day plan would end. Also the practice of many of eating between meals and in the evening before retiring would cease. For most people real hunger would call for about one meal a day, with occasionally some small amounts of fruit during the day.

Hunger is the "voice of nature" saying to us that food is required. There is no other true guide as to when to eat. The time of day, the habitual meal time, etc., are not true guides.

Although genuine hunger is a mouth and throat sensation and depends upon an actual physiological need for food, muscular contractions of the stomach accompany hunger and are thought by physiologists, to give rise to the hunger sensation.

Carlson, of the Chicago University, found that in a man who had been fasting two weeks, these gastric "hunger" contractions had not decreased, although there was no desire for food. The same has been observed in animals. Indeed these contractions are seen to increase and yet they do not produce the sensation of hunger. I do not consider these so-called "hunger-contractions" as the cause of hunger. Real hunger is a mouth and throat sensation.

But there is a difference between hunger and what is called appetite. Appetite is a counterfeit hunger, a creature of habit and cultivation, and may be due to any one of a number of things; such as the arrival of the habitual meal time, the sight, taste, or smell of food, condiments and seasonings, or even the thought of food. In some diseased states there is an almost constant and insatiable appetite. None of these things can arouse true hunger; for, this comes only when there is an actual need for food.

One may have an appetite for tobacco, coffee, tea, opium, alcohol, etc., but he can never be hungry for these, since they serve no real physiological need.

Appetite is often accompanied by a gnawing or "all gone" sensation in the stomach, or a general sense of weakness; there may even be mental depression. Such symptoms usually belong to the diseased stomach of a glutton and will pass away if their owner will refrain from eating for a few days. They are temporarily relieved by eating and this leads to the idea that it was food that was needed. But such sensations and feelings do not accompany true hunger. In true hunger one is not aware that he has a stomach for this, like thirst, is a mouth and throat sensation. Real hunger
arises spontaneously, that is without the agency of some external factor, and is accompanied by a "watering of the mouth" and usually by a conscious desire for some particular food.

Dr. Gibson says that, "The condition known as appetite, … with its source and center in nervous desire, and its motive in self-indulgence, is a mere parasite on life, feeding on its host--the man himself--whose misdirected imagination invites it into his own vital household; while hunger, on the other hand, is the original, constitutional prompter for the cell-world calling for means to supply the true need and necessities of man's physical nature. … Appetite does not express our needs, but our wants; not what we really need, but what we think we need. It is imagination running riot, fashioning out of our gluttonous greed an insatiable vampire which grows with our wants, and increases its power until finally it kills us unless we determine to kill it. … As long as our attention is absorbed in the pleasures of the table, in the gratification of eating for its own sake, and in the introduction of new combinations to bring about stimulating effects, we are increasing the power of our appetite at the expense of our hunger."

The hungry person is able to eat and relish a crust of dry bread; he who has only an appetite must have his food seasoned and spiced before he can enjoy it. Even a gourmand is able to enjoy a hearty meal if there is sufficient seasoning to whip up his jaded appetite and arouse his palsied taste. He would be far better off if he would await the arrival of hunger before eating.

There is no doubt of the truth of Dr. Geo. S. Weger's thought that "appetite contractions in the stomach are often excited by psychic states, as influenced by the senses." Appetite contractions thus aroused, are of distinct advantage in digesting a meal if they are super-added to preexisting
hunger contractions. We know that these psychic states increase the flow of the digestive juices--make the stomach "water" as well as the mouth--and enhance digestion.

Dr. Claunch says, "the difference between true hunger and false craving may be determined as follows: when hungry and comfortable it is true hunger. When hungry and uncomfortable it is false craving. When a sick person misses a customary meal, he gets weak before he gets hungry. When a healthy person misses a customary meal, he gets hungry before he gets weak."

If we follow the rule to eat only when truly hungry, those people who are "hungry" but weak and uncomfortable would fast until comfort and strength returned. Fasting would become one of the most common practices in our lives, at least, until we learn to live and eat to keep well and thus eliminate the need for fasting.

There are individuals who are always eating and always "hungry." They mistake a morbid irritation of the stomach for hunger. These people have not learned to distinguish between a normal demand for food and a symptom of disease. They mistake the evidences of chronic gastritis or of gastric neurosis for hunger.
Hunger, as previously pointed out, is the insistent demand for food that arises out of physiological need for nourishment. Appetite, on the other hand, is a craving for food which may be the result of several different outside factors operating through the mind and senses. Anything that will arouse an appetite will encourage one to eat, whether or not there exists an actual need for food.

Hunger may be satisfied and appetite still persist, a not unusual thing. Our many course dinners, with everything especially prepared to appeal to the taste and smell, are well designed to keep alive appetite, long after hunger has been appeased. No man is ever hungry when he reaches the dessert, so commonly served after a many course dinner. Few, though filled to repletion and perhaps uncomfortable in the abdomen, ever refuse to eat the dessert. It is especially prepared to appeal to appetite. This style of eating necessarily and inevitably leads to overeating and disease. Too many articles of food at a meal overstimulate and induce overeating. Hunger and the sense of taste are the only guides as to the quantity and character of food required. If we eat when we are not hungry, and if the delicate sensibilities of taste have been dulled and deadened by gluttonous indulgence and by condiments, spices, alcohol, etc., it ceases to be a reliable guide.

The unperverted instinct of hunger craves most keenly the food that is most needed by the body and the unperverted taste derives the most pleasure and satisfaction out of the food or foods demanded, and will be satisfied when we have consumed sufficient of such food or foods to supply the body's needs. But, if we have been in the habit of crowding the stomach when there is no demand for food, just because it is meal time, or because the doctor ordered it, and we know no other indication that enough food has been consumed, than that the stomach can hold no more, we are headed for disaster. The existence of a natural demand for food indicates that food is required by the body and that the organs of the body are ready to receive and digest it. Eating when there is no time, or as a social duty, or because one has been able to stimulate an appetite, is a wrong to the body. Both the quality and quantity, and the frequency of meals should be regulated by the rules of hygiene rather than by those of etiquette and convenience.
Excerpt from the Classic Book “The Hygiene System” and edited by Anggy

The Best Beverages Glossary A to Z (in M)

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Madeira Wine
Wine produced on the Portuguese island of that name on the North African Coast. It is made from ripe grapes fortified with brandy made from wine, and matures at high temperature in special hot houses. Most Madeira is sweet and it is generally served chilled.

Marc
March is the French name of Grappa.

Maraschino
Maraschino is a strong white aromatic liqueur with a better-sweet, cherry-based taste.

May Wine
May Wine is a light, sweet white wine flavored with an aromatic herb called waldmeister or woodruff. Generally made and marketed in the spring. Served chilled, often with a strawberry or other fruit in the grass.

Moselle Wines
Moselle Wines is a light, delicate, fragrant, dry white wines produced in Germany from Riesling grapes grown in the valley of the Moselle River and its tributaries.

Muscatel
Muscatel is a sweet, white dessert wine made from the muscart grape.

The Best Beverages Glossary A to Z (in H, I, J, K, L)

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H

Half and half
Half and half is a mixture of two fermented malt beverages. Generally half beer and half ale. Occasionally, half beer and half porter or stout.

Hawaiian Rum
Hawaiian Rum is a distinctive rum, light, fragrant, dry and delicate, distilled in Hawaii from molasses made of sugar cane grown in soil rich with lava loam and aged in old charred oak barrels.

I and J

Irish Whiskey
Irish Whiskey is a distinctive whiskey of Ireland. Made from barley, both malted an un malted, together with oats, wheat and sometimes a small portion of rye. Generally, a blend of straight pot still whiskies, but sometimes including lighter column still grain whiskies. The malt is dried in kilns fueled with coal instead of peat, and constructed so that the smoke from the fires does not reach the malt. Aged seven years or longer, Irish Whiskey is generally heavier and more full-bodied than scotch.

Jamaican Rum
Jamaican rum is rich, dark, full-bodied and heavily aromatic rum distilled in Jamaica in old-fashioned pot stills. May be enjoyed straight, in many fixed drinks, or as a flavoring in cooking and baking.

K

Kirsch (Kirschwasser)
A colorless fruit brandy distilled from small black cherries.

Kummel (Kuemmel)
A colorless liqueur with a flavor of the caraway seed.

L

Liqueur
Liqueur is a sweet alcoholic drink usually mad by adding an infusion of fruits or herbs to grain alcohol, brandy or whiskey. Also called Cordial.

London Dry Gin
A dry colorless gin originating in England, but now considered a generic term that may appear on the labels of American Made gins as well. English made gins are inclined to be slightly heavier bodied and somewhat aromatic than the American product.

The Best Beverages Glossary A to Z (in G)

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The following are the most famous and the best beverages in the world that arranged by alphabet. Arranged from A to Z. I take this from my experiences and friends. I hope it can help anyone that need it. And this is the G section.

Geneva Gin
(Also Genever Gin or Holland Gin). A Dutch Gin, heavy in body and very aromatic. It’s produced by immersing a mixture of juniper berries and other botanicals directly into the grain mash before distillation. Or the essential oils can be extracted from the botanical mixture with the heavy distillate from the fermented grain mash of corn, rye, and barley malt. Serve it ice cold, straight or with a dash of bitters.

Gin
Gin may either be distilled originally from a grain mash or redistilled from grain neutral spirits. (Beets, cane, potatoes or grapes may also be used). It gets its characteristics flavor from juniper berries (and usually other botanicals)

Golden Gin
Golden Gin is dry gin which, due to aging in wood, has acquired a golden or straw-yellow color. Even though a distiller ages his gin, he cannot, by law, make any age claim for this product.

Grappa
After wine is made, there is always a residue of skins, pips and stalks, which can be distilled. This strong, rough spirit is known in Italy as grappa, and in France as marc.

Grain Neutral Spirits
An alcoholic distillate from a fermented mash of grain (usually corn) distilled at or above 190o (U.S) proof. Used in Blended Whiskies and in making gin, vodka and many other liquors.

Grenadine
Grenadine is a bright red syrup used for sweetening mixed drinks. It is artificially flavored to taste like a blend pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry fruits.

The Best Beverages Glossary A to Z (in C)

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The following are the most famous and the best beverages in the world that arranged by alphabet. Arranged from A to Z. I take this from my experiences and friends. I hope it can help anyone that need it. And this is the C section.

Canadian Whisky
A distinctive product of Canada – distilled, aged, blended and bottled-in-bond under the supervision of the Canadian government. Canadian whiskies are the premium whiskies, usually bottled at six years of age or more, light bodied, and thought delicate in flavor, retain a distict positive character. Corn, rye and barley malt are the principal grains used in the production of Canadian whiskies.

Chablis
Dry white wine originating from the district surrounding the town of Chablis in Burgundy, France. Also the generic name for similarly dry, straw-colored table wine produced in the United States, Chile and elsewhere.

Champagne
Celebrated sparkling wine produced from still wine. Champagne is originally fermented in barrel like other wines, but then is blended and bottled with a small amount of sugar syrup and yeast. This causes it to go through a second fermentation in the bottle and gives Champagne its natural effervescence. Later all sediment is removed and each bottle receives a small amount of sweetened, aged wine. The exact amount added determines whether the champagne shall be brut (very dry), or extra dry (slightly sweeter), dry (sweeter still) or demi-sec (very sweet).

Cherry Kijafa
Cerry Kijafa is a Danish cherry wine.

Chianti
Chianti is a dry, red, very robust Italian table wine originating in the Tuscany region of Italy. Most Chianti comes in round bottom flasks bound in straw. A few finer, aged Chiantis are shipped in regular claret bottles. There is also small amount of white chianti made which is sometimes available outside Italy.

“Classical Chianti” is wine produced in the three Communes of the ancient League of Chianti and in some other neighboring districts. Classical Chianti is ussualy marked by a label showing a black rooster as a symbol of authenticity.

Claret
The name Claret originally referred to the red wines of the Bordeaux region in France. Today, dry red wines produced in almost every country in the world, and of varying quality, are sol as Claret or Claret Types.

Cognac
Probably the greatest of the world’s Brandies. Produced in a legally limited and defined area surrounding the city of Cognac in the southwest of France. Various qualities of Cognac are sometimes indicated by stars, in ascending quality, and by letters: “E” meaning “Especial”, “F” Fine; “V” Very; “S” Superior; “O” old; “P” Pale; “X” Extra; “C” Cognac. “V.S.O.P” on a cognac label means “ Very Superior Old Pane”.

Cordial
Cordial is a synonym for liqueur.

Crème de Cassis
Crème de Cassis is a very sweet, dark, red liqueur or syrup made from black currants.

Curacao
Curacao is a liqueur made from the peel of oranges on the West Indian Island of Curacao. It is usually orange colored, but there are green and blue varieties.

The Best Beverages Glossary A to Z (in B)

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The following are the most famous and the best beverages in the world that arranged by alphabet. Arranged from A to Z. I take this from my experiences and friends. I hope it can help anyone that need it. And this is the B section.

Beer
Beer is a beverage made from the fermentation of cereal grains and malt and flavored with hops. Beer is generally brewed at lower temperatures than ale and by a process known as bottom fermentation.

Bitters
An infusion of roots, barks, herbs and other botanicals used for flavoring cocktails and other drinks, as an ingredient in cooking and sometimes as a tonic for stomach distress caused by over-indulgence.

Bock Beer
Bock Beer is a special brew, darker, heavier and somewhat sweeter in taste than regular (or lager) beer. Its production is traditionally timed for sale in the spring.

Bordeaux Wine
Bordeaux Wine is wines from the most famous wine producing regions of France. Bordeaux is comprised of five main wine districts-Graves, Medoc, Pomerol, Sauternes and St.Emilton, which give their names to the red and white wines they produce.

Brandy
Brandy is a liquor distilled from wine or fermented mash of grapes or other fruits. Brandy distilled from grape wine requires no other identification on the label. When brandy is distilled from other fruit, the type of fruit must be stated, such as Apple Brandy or Apricot Brandy. Popular as an after dinner drink, and as a basic ingredient in many cocktails.

Burgundy Wines
Named for the province of eastern France which produces red wines ranking with the world’s finest and a number of super dry, white wines. Burgundy wines are named for the town in which the vineyard lies, or for the most famous vineyard in the Paris. The Burgundy region consists of four main wine producing districts : Cote d’Or (which comprises the Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune), the Macon, Beaujolais and Chabilis.

About Choices In Cosmetic Surgery

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One can come up with many reasons why folks are not pleased with the way that they look. The unhappiness of some people stems from their childhood and from the bullying that they endured and for others it is a dislike that developed recently. No matter the reason for wanting to change something about their bodies, more people than ever are choosing to go for an aesthetic method for that thing which they want to change.

There are many people considering cosmetic surgery in the world. In most major cities such as New York, Miami, Dallas and Portland, many of these people can find a qualified board certified cosmetic dermatologist. Whether you live in Oregon or any other state, there are now a vast number of procedures available to help you to change the things that you do not like about your body. Whether you are considering a very invasive and extensive surgery to change many things about your body or are more interested in a small, simple procedure to change one small thing, you should be able to find the option that fits your situation.

Cosmetic surgery clinics offer many of the treatments that you might be considering having completed. The first thing that you will probably want to do when you are considering having a procedure completed is to schedule an appointment with the specialist that would be completed the procedure to learn about your options. You might want to have an idea of the type of treatment that you would like to have completed before your appointment as well as how invasive of a procedure you are willing to have completed. Of course, if you go into the appointment without an idea of the type of procedure you want to have completed for the part of your body that you are unhappy with, this is completely fine as well because the specialist will be able to describe all treatment options to give you a better idea of what you are looking for.

Cosmetic surgery can seem a little scary at first but you should not get too worked up especially before you meet with the specialist to learn about the risks and benefits of the procedure that you are considering having completed. You will likely find that the treatment option you decide to go with is much less invasive than you were imagining and that you will be able to get back to your normal routine in no time. Except after the procedure is completed, your normal routine with no longer include worrying about the part of your body that you are unhappy with.

Home made Facial Treatment

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Avocado Facial

Avocado is a naturally rich moisturizer. Mash the meat of the avocado intoa creamy texture. Massage into the face and neck. Leave on for 15 minutesand gently rinse off.

Facial MaskSqueeze

half a lemon and mix the juice with one beaten egg white. Leaveon your face overnight or, for a quick pick-me-up, just 15 minutes. Splashwarm water on your face to rinse. It helps to removes blotches, becausethe lemon works as a bleaching agent.

Egg & Honey Mask

Mix together 1 tablespoon honey, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon almond oil and1 tablespoon yogurt. Honey stimulates and smoothes, egg and almond oilpenetrate and moisturize, and yogurt refines and tightens pores.

Cornmeal Facial Mask

Two tablespoons of cornmeal mixed with enough water to make a thickpaste makes a great inexpensive facial mask. Gently apply to face andwash off.

Lighten Circles under Eyes

To lighten dark circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato incheesecloth and apply to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off residue andapply an eye cream.

Egg, Avocado & Mud Facial Mask (best for oilier skin types)

Clay is available in powder form at any health food store. Mix 1 tbsp. dry clay with 1 egg yolk, 1/4 of a mashed avocado and enough witch hazel to create a smooth mixture. Mud dries excess sebum while the egg yolk and avocado replenish lost moisture. Witch hazel tones.

Egg & Olive Oil Hair Mask

Mix two whole eggs with four tablespoons of olive oil. Smooth through hair.Wrap head with plastic wrap, and leave in hair for 10 minutes. Rinse well

Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask

Blend 1/2 a banana, 1/4 avocado, 1/4 cantaloupe, 1 tablespoon wheatgerm oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt. For extra conditioning, squeeze in thecontents of a vitamin E capsule. Leave in hair for 15 minutes.

Facial Exfoliater

2 heaped tsp. fine oatmeal 1 tsp. baking sodaCombine ingredients, and add enough water to make a paste. Apply to skinand rub gently. Rinse and gently pat dry.

Banana Wrinkle Fighter

Banana is wonderful as an anti-wrinkle treatment. Mash 1/4 banana untilvery creamy. Spread all over face and leave for 15-20 minutes beforerinsing off with warm water followed by a dash of cold. Gently pat dry.

Grape Cleanser

Grape juice makes an excellent cleanser for any skin type. Simply split oneor two large grapes, remove pips and rub the flesh over face and neck.Rinse off with cool water.

Strong bones with

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In addition to the onion flavor cuisine rich vitamin, especially vitamins and minerals. Onion can strengthen bones, reduce sugar and cholesterol, and prevent cancer, diabetes, hypertension, stroke and heart disease. In addition to the savory taste, the use of onion in the dish will also provide nutrients that contribute significantly, khussnya minerals and vitamins. Most minerals in the onion is potassium (144 mg/100g). The combination of high potassium and natrium low, will give a very good impact for the health. Other minerals that are also are calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, copper, mangan, and selenium.

Source of vitamin onion is, vitamin C, A, E, K, B1, B2, B3, B6, and vitamin A. folat A research conducted at the University of Ben in Switzerland ever examining the benefits of Bombay onion bones. The results indicate that onion consumption each day for 4 weeks resulted in the concentration of calcium bone brace to 17%. This property is suspected because of mineral content is high in antioxidants onion, especially sulfur.

Because the onion is often recommended for consumption by women who are experiencing menopause. Menopause women have a risk of osteoporosis are greater than those in the productive age. Onion chromium have the womb of good, so it can restore the blood sugar level to normal.

Get refresh with Yogurt and Hot Chocolate

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a tired body after a solid run activities require Relaxation therapy. Through self-refreshing drink is a powerful way to relaxation of mind, mood, and a tired body. Some drinks are highly recommended by health experts to ease stress and is also stimulating. Even a drink can be drunk after exercise to restore the energy lost. Here are some of these beverages:

Yogurt. Working hard or sports constantly steal most of your body's immunity system. Consumption probiotik every day to improve the body immunity system. Probiotik assist in the relaxation of your digestion, which is also good to remove the sense of suspense, or stress. Both at the time of the heavy work or sport.

Hot chocolate. Some health study conducted revealed that ssu warm chocolate can help to overcome the feeling tired. Even more effective than drinks.

Helping IS NOT ALWAYS helpfull

2009-07-09T18:29:00.000+07:00

Munchen in the summer of 1976 feels very different from the winter. Morning bright and warm the air that people prefer to be in parks, or doing window shopping at the roadside shop window, or sitting under a tree or a seat to see and enjoy the fresh drinks in the cafe or restorant that, in general, laying seats on the outdoor umbrella and tent sekedarnya to protect the heat in the middle of a sting.

In the summer people of this country more like the cold sun, with minimal clothing to provide opportunities for their skin to absorb sunlight, replacement of the shroud, which is always cold menyeleimuti their meetings for 4 months in the winter a new ago. Berseliweran girls with clothes and trousers pandek bikini, a hat and a black berkacamata to protect the eyes from the sun silaunya. They spoil themselves and attempt to change the color of their skin is pale as it always terbungkus winter clothing by a bold, be kecokelatan kara seared by the sun. For areas such as high Muenchen, cokeleat skin color is a luxury that can only be obtained with a vacation in the summer. That is their skin. The more chocolate is hot and glow. With a different skin that we come from the tropics, the sun is getting dirty and muddy.

Munich is the capital of the state of Bavaria, in Southern Germany. City is located at an altitude of 567 meters above sea level, and is located 10 km north of the mountains Alpen Bavaria, which has eternal snow and ice ski touring center. That is why the weather changes often occur dikota this. The city is split by a large river that has 16 bridges with sediktnya the menguhungkan roads that pass over the river is.

This city is the third largest city after Berlin and Hamburg, and is famous as a city of culture and education of the city that has buildings from the ancient medieval and beautiful artisitik.

Dijaman World War II, the city is destroyed because dibmobardir dissolved by the partners, and resulted in almost all important buildings and historic piston crushed to the ground, His strength is central Munchen Nazi party leaders of Hitler, and is the center of defense against the Nazi army in the associate. However, the 1960 historic buildings, has been renovated. And almost most majestic stands has returned exactly as the original building was built in the century to 12 - 15.

Many buildings to be characteristic of the city and symbol of the old city is unique, such as Gates Karlstor city, Sendlingertor and Isator which was built in 1158, Frauenkirche, or Cathredal of Our Lady was built in the year 1468-1488, St Peterkirche built in 14 century. Building -old building that was built with a Gothic style with the ornaments and the tower and dome of high-pitched. Some of the building, which is always visited by many tourists is the Altes Rathhaus (Old Cityhall, Gothic 1470), Stadtmuseum (City Museum, 1899), which up to now famous as a science museum is very popular.

In this museum I ever saw teorama severity Faraday cage (Faraday Käffig), which indicates that the flow of electricity, thousands akan wat does not affect what is on people who are isolated in the room. Pertunjukannya is the person who entered into a cage of iron, and confinement inside the insulation is installed, a separate room so that the flow of electricity, then from the top of the cage were given power load up to thousands of wat, samapai look like lightning strike. But people inside the jail is a no less. This phenomenon menjelasakan circumstances such as those in the car, will not be affected by lightning, although the car penghantar own electricity and can be affected by lightning. Because the cars are separated by tire rubber insulator of electricity from land,

While in Germany I work at least 3 times in Muechen. The first time when I finished with a language course in Germany Akademishes Auslandamt for 1 semester, I have no money. Arifin and friends, I suggest to leave for work in Muenchen Chinese restaurants, replacing Mas Barno, who is several months of work there. So there akupun leave at the end of the winter semester of the long and cold.

Once I arrived in the Therisen Strasse 11, where the restaurants are located, also the day I introduced with Her Nun Chie, Taiwan china a good heart, and I work the next day instead of working ditingglkan by Mas Barno. Namely to serve as a helper in the mini bar drinks in the restaurant. Pekerjaanku is to serve the drinks ordered by the kelner or restaurant waitress. 4 people have all the servants who worked alternately. Three persons namely Angelo Italy, Masimo, and Antonio, and a Turk named Ekbert. Besides, I should always check the stock of beverages, to report to Bos, and distributors to place an order. I remember pelajaranku in Johny Villa Hotel Bandung when the course hosted by Holland America Lines. At least know the types of beverages with all the category with more carefully.

I kind of know what the drink really hard. Especially Schnap or type of drink, the alcohol contents above 80%. Among other things, such as: Wishkey, Rise Schnapf, Cognaq, Smirnov, romanov, etc. .. This type of drink, if you turn on the blue fuel. Appropriate if only a few shot, people will be drunk dibuatnya. Perhaps because of the long cold weather, so the people here rely on a kind of demon drink that. Macamnya many types of wine, have called aperitive, usually small berkadar alcohol, and slightly sweet. Drink liked this woman. The names are like Martini, Rice Wine, Cote du ront, creme de mint, and others. There are more classified wine Sparkling wine, such as the type of champagne, etc.. Sommer dimusim work during the day is not too busy, but especially in the winter night almost always crowded restaurant china people visited.

I see clearly how the culture of Germany kegemarannya eating in restaurants, drinking habit and drink hard.

Morning is a restaurant where I work open hours 10.00 am as usual. Not many guests are expected to eat in Chinese restaurants that do not have a page like Cantonese Restauran, located in the Theresien Straasse it. People prefer to eat pomfrits, bratwurst and sauer krauts, or Wiener snitzel, ice cream, weisse Bier, Swartz bierr, etc.. that many are sold in the city center, which in the Sommer season is presented in the open air. As usual I bengong in front of the restaurant while people go see the thatch on the pavement, and traffic on the road.

Distance of 10 meters I notice a woman dressed in beautiful modis, jingle with the right shoes, the walk stagger. Moment-a moment to stop and bertelekan kedinding wall, or hold on to pole parking dilaluinya. I estimate from the body postures, clothing and bags that dicangklongnya, she was a model may, or may be in a sales botique that expensive. But why people suffer as beautiful as it seems? Run as lush, and can not control themselves?

Wah, didepanku right, she was even drop. Body is not as strong to sustain the weight. Surefire, I help her to stand up immediately. I also immediately and call a friend in the restaurant Antonio, kelner a restaurant that served in the afternoon. As he agreed to with the help of the hapless woman. Together we lift him and we take incoming kerestoran and mendudukannya disalah one seat. Then draw Antonio rushing white water to be given to the daughter of mabok.

Have heard the riotous diruang future, the restaurant owner's wife Frau Nun Chie wife majikanku the German people that come and find out what happened. Appear strange reaction from the face, when I saw her. Immediately he said to me only: "Wer hat die Idee zu bringen die Dame hinein?" (Idea who to bring in women to that restaurant?). With happy and full of spirit that I say that I am doing with a purpose to help the hapless woman. But then Frau Nun Chie with cynical menghardikku the question: "Warun Sie haben es getan? While hubst or ist sie haben Sie interesse an Ihr?." (What you do is what he as beautiful or because you are interested in him.?)
"Nein Frau Nun Chie, I just want to help people in distress." Sanggahku with umbrage with the tone sinisnya. And I still do not understand why there are people who do not care about the fate of others who need help. he was German, and kutolong is also German. I assume that it is a humanitarian problem.

"If you want to help people, not here!. This is not the place. This is the restaurant. What did people wait to see if this incident here. What if anything happened to her here. Do you want to bear the risk? "Well-woman show that small kekuasannya great to me as a seasonal employee.

I am so annoyed because subside answerable act upon that which I believe is correct. And he is correct that I have no rights whatsoever in the restaurant except as stiff. There are no other words except apologize: "Entschuldigen Sie Mir. Aber was soll ich machen? "(Sorry I Bu. But what should I do?
"Wenn Sie helfen wollen, Sie konen ganz einfah in an Polizei zu rufen. Sie brauchen nicht dieses restaurance in gefahr zu lassen. " (Kalu you want help, you can easily phone the police. You do not need to involve restaurants in danger.)

Discussions are apparently heard by the women of yesteryear telungkup on the table. Maybe he heard his wife bosku breathe the word "police" so that he tried to rise from the duduknya, and stagger out to jalananan, to immediately menjauh from there. Later kuketahui that perempauan is two blocks on the right Canton Restaurant, and he was a showgirl working in a bar, and often use drugs.

I have some valuable lessons in that incident. First, if people do not want to help other people to use the property. Second, helping people in big cities should be aware of the negative risks that may arise. Third, I so understand the true philosophy western "Mind your own business!", The Fourth: Do not I have not eaten accidentally correct by modern individualism, which does not need to heed the fate of others.

Angelo, Italian waitress who becomes the question kolegaku menggodaku incompetent. "Do you like girls with that?".
"Damn ye!" Jawabku fierce. "I just want to help people. Is that wrong? Are people in negerimu also not concerned with such events? See that, that the Antonio kawanmu also help. He means more licentious from you! marahku.

I meditate so that incident. Benarkan before I want to help because the girl is beautiful? And I have hope to make with it? What is a reflection sikapku earlier attitudes to caring fellow, and people who need help? Do not-do attitude that is only valid dikampungku, does not apply in the modern country and the high? . So true! Not all help is useful, and not all the goodwill will get a good reply.

In connection with the incident, ten years later, before the house in Depok, I consider accidental parents who walk down the dock and sprawl. I immediately ran kearahnya request assistance while yelling neighbors. All people who have it come around, and without question this is, we lift him kesalah a house nearby. Then one of us call a doctor who lived not far from there. The doctor came, and declared that the man was unconscious because of weak, and not eating. And that given a sweet drink and given food. Automatically come from neighbors, drinks and food, Once sober he is given food and drink. When he is restored berceritera that he had just run out of Cibinong, in circumstances not breakfast. Want to go to Jakarta with a walk, because they do not have the money. Many people gave him money and compassion to sekedarnya fare. Now the issue is completed.

Try to imagine if I have to phone the police when I saw the incident. What assistance will be coming soon? Whether the police can also help come? Should we think of safety first before we help others? Whether we will be losers if such help.

Wow, how is my philosophy "Mind your own business" which is very western, with the principle of helping us in the country .. So eh?

Depok, 25 May 2008

Nusa Dua

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Nusa Dua
Nusa Dua is a resort enklave contain large international 5-star in the southeast Bali. Located 40 kilometers from Denpasar, the capital city of Bali province.

Nusa Dua was the location of the UN Conference on Climate Change in December 2008 between 3 and 14 December 2007.

Tanjung Benoa
Enklave north of Nusa Dua is Tanjung Benoa that includes less exclusive hotels and Benoa village. A multi-region denominasional, Tanjung Benoa has a mosque, and places of worship in China and the Hindu neighborhood. Many tersapu sand beach to the sea due to storm coral mining for construction materials.

Buffalo Wings

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Portion size: 6 people

Ingredients

* 15 pieces of chicken wings, cut into 3 parts
* 1 / 2 tsp pepper powder
* 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
* 75 cc of white of eggs, shake until frothy
* 75 grams of wheat flour
* 2 tsp chili powder
* 1 teaspoon tomato paste
* 4 tbs tomato sauce
* 2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
* 2 tablespoon honey
* 2 tsp lime juice
* 1 / 2 tsp sauce english
* 3 tablespoon water

How to create

Lumuri chicken wings with salt and pepper powder to the average, and sisihkan, leave for 30 minutes.
Mixed wheat flour and chili powder, to poke the average, sisihkan ago.
Celupkan wing earlier in the egg white, mix in the flour gulingkan earlier, and fry in hot oil and lots of up to half-baked, lift, tiriskan.
Mixed tomato paste, tomato sauce, Tabasco sauce, honey, lime juice, sauce England, and water, poke the average, and enter the wings before frying, poke average, diamkan for 30 minutes.
Place the chicken wings in a plate heat-resistant, and roast in the oven (170 degrees Celsius, 30 minutes) until cooked, lift, serve.

The Best Beverages A to Z (in A)

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The following are the most famous and the best beverages in the world that arranged by alphabet. Arranged from A to Z. I take this from my experiences and friends. I hope it can help anyone that need it. And this is the A section.

A

Akvavit
Akvavit is Scandinavian liquor flavored with Caraway seeds. Colorless. Similar to Kummel, but considerably drier. Serve straight (chilled) or as an ingredient in cocktails.

Ale
A malt brew similar to but darker and more bitter than beer. Usually made with deeply malted barley and at a higher temperature than beer by a process known as a top fermentation.

Anisette
A mild, colorless liquor with an anise flavor. Sweet and reminiscent of licorice.

American Whiskey
Any one of several types of whiskey made in the U.S. These included straight corn, straight bourbon, straight rye, blended straight bourbon, bonded whiskey and blends.

American Blended Whiskey
A mixture of American straight whiskies and matured grain neutral spirits, bottled at least 80⁰(U.S) proof. The blending process gives this type of whiskey consistent uniformity, light body, mild flavor and aroma. Through a confusion in term it is common in many places for America to order “rye” when what they really want is blended whiskey.

American Bourbon Whiskey
Whiskey which has been distilled at not exceeding 160^o (U.S) proof from fermented mash of not less than 15% corn grain and stored in charred new oak containers.

American Straight Whiskey
Any rye, bourbon, wheat, malt, rye malt or corn whiskey which, distilled at not exceeding 160^o (U.S) proof, is (a) withdrawn from the distillery at not more than 125^o (U.S) proof or less than 80^o (U.S) proof and (b) aged for not less than 24 calendars months in charred new oak barrels. Straight whiskies when mixed wich each other are then labeled as blends of straight whiskey (r blends of bourbon, rye, etc)

American Rye Whiskey
Rye is distilled from a mash of not less than 51% of Rye Grain at not more than 160^o (U.S) proof and stored in a charred new oak containers. Although true Rye is not popular these day, the name “Rye” is often used by Americans in asking for blended whiskey or occasionally even Canadian whiskey.

American Bottled-in-Bond
A straight whiskey is called Bottled-in-Bound 9or Bonded Whiskey) provided it is at least four years of age, bottled at 100^o (U.S) proof and distilled at a single distillery, in a single season. It is held under government supervision until withdrawn for marketing. The term “Bottled-in-Bond” does not indicate nor guarantee quality. It is merely a tax designation.

Aperitif
A broad term used describe any drink taken before meals, to improve your appetite.

Applejack
Common name for brandy distilled from apples.

Armagnac
One of the two great grape brandies of France. The other, of course, is Cognac. Armagnac is fuller-bodied than cognac, less delicate, and generally somewhat drier. It is produced in a legal defined area of the Gers Department in Shoutwest france.

"MAKE UP"

2009-07-08T18:11:00.000+07:00

In the dictionary the word "make up" has many meanings. Among means tidy, or make up, make up, improve value, improve the appearance. It's almost the same words of the idiom, ie, to make themselves appear to be someone better than a previous appearance.

At the time of this very powerful, these words have a very knowledgeable in civilization and human behavior. Appearance, performance, behavior, performance, or charitable acts can be compared to someone from time to time, from situation to situation and from one place to another. Because the appearance related to the perception, so people are trying to find out and learn what the affect perception.

A girl who want to appear to "be 'from other people, he must improve his appearance. Then he went to the salon is expensive, buy cosmetika, a popular shopping ngetrend clothing, shoes that fashinable, and other aksesories the votes will not support the appearance, so that people will be impressed or increase the attractiveness of women. For that person must berduit, and know about the life style that made idol. The macro in the world of Showbiz, do this kind is needed. So this field involves thousands of disciplines, knowledge, professional, with billions of capital, and involves hundreds of millions of people and billions of dollars.

Students recognize the word "make up" when the end of the course that the value of the index performance is not quite as good of interest, then he must repeat the course. He must pursue so that the value is at least as dipersyaratrkan by the profession akan digelutinya. To be able to compete, he had to struggle to obtain a high value. He willing to take pains to repeat the first lesson that a good value. By the end of the good people have to struggle to get recognition of the end.

Indeed not a few facts show that the leaders of the world that are not highly educated, but can be successful in life. Many people who become successful without going through the lecture bench. Try to see in our country irrespective of which side we see, or from the wrong and right: Pak Harto degree but can not be oldest president, and Adam Malik school can not be Vice Preisden, Liong Liem Swie school can not be lead on the conglomerates of the world BLBI cases with trilyunan rupiah. But they all have shown that the quality and steady kosisten people to become successful. So exelence not only achieved through education, but with the characters.

Butuhnya how to look human, in the actualization himself! Why is that? Because both values are in the end. Value received at the end of the school semester, or end of the academic year. Index performance figures are also received after the end of the course, and a final examination ditempuhnya. Without a good value, he will not be able to find a job mulus. That is the general standard applies. Although not all success is always determined by the performance index, but that is the way of search perfection. That is in principle "in search of exelence".

End it better from the beginning. The word Quran "and indeed the end is better for you from the beginning." Q, S: 94:4). Also the ancient proverb says: "Berakit first-raft and swim, be first skit, and then have fun.." No people viewed as a specialist before he shows the ability and qualifications as a specialist. Taka is the person who votes as a teacher without proving himself by teaching in accordance with the provisions of science teaching.

I recently saw the event on TV, the show "gito Rolies Kenangan", a rocker who recently died. He is known as urakan still young at the time. Society rocker in sixties akan not forget polahnya the berhura-ray and hooligan. He never ride a motorcycle naked around the city. However, when she managed to close the old age as a missionary with the predicate. A player who is still young rock Arman Maulana kesannya and conveying a message related to the death gito says: I never forget his message: "We must strive to close our books with the color blue. Do not you end the report with the full number in red. Goods gito Rolies times including a few people who successfully achieve Khusnul Khotimah. Even the author of the song is very productive mengambarkan gito with her speech: "If we have the expression:" Young-spree spree, old rich, and death entered heaven "that traveled by gito Rolies".

Why that's a small world in which life can be ended with a sparkling good?. The answer is because the want seriously to "make up". He is aware kekeliruannya at old age. And he repent seriously, and strive vigorously to become a missionary and then. He used the rest of his life to improving the lives raport. Even in the pain Get the full length with the sincere belief that it is God's way menguruangi and redeem one's sins.

So make up will make us to be beautiful. Not make up in the salon, but make up soul, charity doings, in this life. Berbuatlah good while there is still life. "Make yourself up. Allah Khusnul khatimah can also be yours. Amien yaa rabbal alalmien.

Es Buah Semarak

2009-07-07T20:18:00.000+07:00

Ingredients
* 1 tin fruit cocktail
* 200 grams of green wine, wash clean
* 150 grams of confectionery and fro, gave red
* 150 grams of candy back and forth, give it the color green
* 100 grams of raisins
* 2 pieces of apples, cut thin without a small peeled
* 400 cc water
* 200 grams of sugar
* 2 orange lemon, water capture
* 500 cc Sprite

How to create

Mixed water, water, fruit cocktail, and sugar, to poke the average, and cook until boiling, lift, store in refrigerator
Enter cocktail, green wine, candied red back and forth, back and forth candied green, plum, and apples in large bowl, mix water and add the sugar before, poke average, store in refrigerator.
When presented akan, enter Sprite and orange juice lemon, poke the average, then add ice, serve.

Beautiful Gowns Online

2009-07-07T20:11:00.000+07:00

Now that you have a great gown for prom, what could stop you from having a fantastic evening? One thing that could stop you in your tracks is finding out that someone else has the same dress you do. This is often one of the most difficult of aspects for planning your prom day. After all, how can you know what everyone else will be wearing? Before you make a decision in a prom dress, why not expand your search to help limit the opportunities for others to be wearing the same dress you are. Go online to find the best prom gowns that no one else has.

Beautiful prom gowns are something that has always been important. The type of dress you wear says a lot about you. That is why so many people spend so much time looking for the right dress, the one that creates an amazing look for them. The web offers a large selection of both name brand and no name dresses. For prom, you want to find a dress that is all you, not only that someone else is wearing. As you start your search for the right dress, keep in mind that having a lot of options can also be scary! How will you select?

A good place to start is with the dresses themselves. Now that you have found a few online, pair them down by size and style preferences you are hoping for. Then, take a closer look at the dresses. Note how long they are, the type of material they are made form and the measurement of the waist. With this information you can get a better idea of the look and feel of the dress on your body. One of the hardest parts is getting the right size, but when you know your measurements, the process is simpler.

Now that you have all of these great dresses online, how do you make sure you buy the right one? Buy several of them and have them shipped to your home well in advance of your prom day. Then, try them on and find the one that you absolutely love. The other prom gowns can be shipped back (you should know the return policy before you buy, though!) This way, you have plenty of gowns to select from and you do not have to worry about not having the best dress of prom.

You could find a few great dresses locally, but you may find yourself unable to find one that you are confident no one else is wearing. When you do take the time to search for the best in prom gowns online, though, you can be assured that your gown will be an original. Best of all, all the other girls will envy you!

Minced Seafood Satay (Sate Lilit)

2009-07-06T20:27:00.000+07:00

Ingredients:

10 oz skinned boneless snapper fillet or other firm white fish
10 oz raw shrimp, peeled
2 cups freshly grated coconut, or 1½ cups dried unsweetened coconut, moistened
½ cup spice paste for seafood
5 fragrant lime leaves, cut in fine shreds
1 tsp. black peppercorns, finely crushed
2 tsp. salt
3-5 green bird’s eye chilies, very finely chopped
2 Tbs. brown sugar
Lemongrass, cut in 6-inch length, or bamboo skewers

Instructions:

* Combine fish with shrimp and mince very finely in a food processor or with a chopper. Add all other ingredients, except lemongrass and mix well.
* Mold a heaped tablespoonful of this mixture around a bamboo skewer or over trimmed stalks of lemongrass and grill over charchoal until golden brown.

Helpful hints: It is important to use only fresh shrimp and fish for this particular dish.

Make 4-6 servings.

Find Casual Dresses for Several Occasions

2009-07-06T20:07:00.000+07:00

Plus size dresses is truly a phenomenon in dress fashion. It gives the confidence to plus size woman to feel a lot beautiful more than ever. Because of this, plus size dresses is been involved in different occasions, making its way to compete with the beauty of designs and trendy appeals. The materialization of plus size dresses gives birth to the new fashion trends. It gives an exciting challenge for the designers by making plus size woman show their beauty despite of their size.

Just like the other types of dresses, plus size have designs and categories for different occasions. It can be considered as dress for all season, meaning, in every occasion, there is a right dress for plus size woman. Plus size casual dresses is the most common type of dress that really booms to the market. If you go to your favorite department stores or any dress making stores, you will see that there are varieties of plus size dresses that are perfect for casual occasion. This only shows that plus size dresses are competitive in every category and in every aspect that woman would really want.

Even in beauty pageant, there are now plus size pageant dresses. This only shows that beauty is not about the size, its how you reflect through those wonderful dresses that are made available for woman. Before, you can only see sexy woman ramp on the stage to show how they would carry such a beautiful pageant dresses. But now, even plus size woman have the confidence to go on stage and give a good show of beauty through this plus size dresses.

The result of plus size phenomenon can be experience in any stores of your choices. With the increasing demands, you can afford to have your own plus size dress at a good discount. This is what makes it more exciting, a beautiful dress for a special occasion, in an affordable rate. Discount plus size dresses make it more appealing to woman. With high possible discounts that you can avail, women are now having more fun shopping for the dress of their choice. Thus, if you really want to have the best plus size dress, you better mark those calendars when it will going to sale their items. Do not be hesitant when selecting dresses because there might be someone who also wants the dress that you like and might buy it immediately.

Peanut and Tiny Seafish (Teri Kacang)

2009-07-05T20:33:00.000+07:00

Ingredients:

* 100 gr. tiny salted fish (rice teri dish)
* 100 gr. peanut
* 3 small shallots
* 2 red chilies
* 2 green chilies
* 2 tsp. vegetables oil

Instructions:

* Stir fry tiny fish and peanut with 1 tsp. oil until golden brown. Remove and leak through. Set aside.
* Slice shallots very thinly and also slice both chilies in round forms then stir fry these with 1 tsp. oil until faded.
* Add the peanut and tiny fish and mix it for approximately 2 minutes. Remove and ready to serve

Make 2-3 servings.

Banana Leaf Roast Duck (Bebek Betutu)

2009-07-05T20:24:00.000+07:00

Ingredients:

* 1 whole duck, about 4½ lbs.
* 18 shallots, peeled, cut in half and sliced
* 6 cloves garlic, peeled, halved and sliced
* 3 stalks lemongrass, finely sliced
* 5 fragrant lime leaves, finely sliced
* 6 candlenuts, chopped
* 2 inches ginger root, peeled and chopped
* 3 inches fresh turmeric, peeled and chopped
* 3 inches kencur root, peeled and chopped
* 1 tsp. black peppercorns, crushed
* 5 bird's-eye chilies, sliced
* 1 tsp. coriander seeds, crushed
* 2 tsp. dried shrimp paste, roasted and coarsely crushed
* 1½ Tbs. salt
* 3 Tbs. oil
* Banana leaves, parchment paper or aluminum foil for wrapping

Instructions:

* Wipe the duck dry and set aside. Combine all the remaining ingredients, except banana leaves, in a bowl and mix well.
* Rub the duck outside with this mixture and fill the center of the duck with the remainder.
* Close the openings of the duck with bamboo skewers.
* Wrap in several layers of banana leaves parchment paper or foil and steam for 50 minutes.
* Transfer duck to a moderate oven and bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes.
* Remove banana leaves, cut duck meat up in small pieces and serve with stuffing.
* When cooked, the meat should be so tender that it falls off the bones.

Note: The flavor of this excellent duck will be even better if the final roasting is done over a slow charcoal fire rather than in the oven; be sure to turn the duck several times if cooking over charcoal.

Make 4-6 servings.

Create Mango and cabbage acar

2009-07-05T20:21:00.000+07:00

ingredients

340g of cabbage
4 tbsp of salt
3 green (unripe) mangoes
1/2 cup of white vinegar
2 finely chopped shallots
2-5 halved and seeded birdseye chillies
2 tbsp of castor sugar
4 tbsp of warm water

“A couple of years ago, just outside of Cairns, I had one of those "aha!" experiences involving a mango.”

Chef: Brigitte Hafner Photo: Quentin Jones Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday January 3, 2004 Indonesian, Quick, Contemporary, Healthy, Wheat free, Dairy free, Nut free, Egg free, Side dish

This is a dish from Sri Owen's Indonesian Regional Food and Cookery.

Method

Finely slice 340g of cabbage and toss with 2 tbsp of salt. Peel 3 green (unripe) mangoes and chop into long matchsticks. Toss with 1 tbsp of salt. Let the cabbage and mangoes sit separately for a couple of hours then rinse well to remove salt and drain. Mix 1/2 cup of white vinegar, 2 finely chopped shallots, 2-5 halved and seeded birdseye chillies, 1 tbsp of thinly sliced ginger, 1 tsp of salt, 2 tbsp of castor sugar and 4 tbsp of warm water in a large bowl. Mix well till the sugar dissolves. Mix in the cabbage and mango. Leave for an hour before serving.

Serves 6-8 as a side dish.

Nasi goreng

2009-07-04T20:24:00.001+07:00

This Indonesian way with fried rice - jazzing it up with prawns, tomatoes, bean sprouts and herbs - is very handy when you have cooked too much rice, or indeed, have leftovers such as chicken, ham or salmon.

Method

Heat a wok or fry pan until hot. Add oil, and fry shallots, chilli and garlic for 2 minutes until golden.
Add tomato sauce, soy sauce, chilli sauce, tomatoes and bean shoots, and toss over medium heat until well-mixed. Add the prawns and toss, then scatter the rice over the top with your hands, breaking up any clumps. Toss well until hot, adding the parsley at the end. Serve with a wedge of iceberg lettuce and top with a fried egg. Scatter with deep-fried shallots and coriander and serve with lemon wedges.

Serves 4

Tip: Serve with a little extra sauce made up of 2 tbsp soy, 2 tbsp tomato sauce and 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce.

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp peanut oil
3 red shallots, finely chopped
1 red chilli, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
2 tbsp tomato sauce
3 tbsp soy sauce or kecap manis
1 tsp chilli sauce or sambal oelek
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup bean shoots, washed
8 prawns, cooked and peeled
3 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled
3 tbsp chopped parsley
1 iceberg lettuce, cut into wedges
4 eggs, fried
2 tbsp deep-fried shallots
8 sprigs coriander
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Sate daging Indonesia

2009-07-04T20:19:00.000+07:00

INGREDIENTS

1 kg rump steak, cut into bite-size chunks
Wooden satay skewers, soaked in cold water for 1 hour

Marinade

1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
5 tbs kecap manis
2 tbsp peanut oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tbsp palm sugar, grated
1 tsp ground coriander

Sweet black rice pudding

2009-07-04T20:15:00.000+07:00

“In the tropics, heavenly food is combined with sublime hospitality in dreamy locations”

Ingredients

1 cup black glutinous rice
3/4 cup white glutinous rice
2 pandan leaves (see note below)
¼ tsp sea salt
5 cups water
¼ cup palm sugar
¼ cup water
1 400ml tin coconut cream
fresh bananas or mangoes and raspberries in season

This is a delectable dish of sweet, black glutinous rice combined with sticky white glutinous rice cooked slowly in an earthenware pot to melt-in-your-mouth consistency. Infused with scented pandan palm leaves to add a flavour similar to vanilla, sweetened with fresh wheels of grated palm sugar, drenched with swirls of rich coconut cream to cool it, then topped with fresh mango or banana ... mmm ... That's what I call a memorable Bali holiday!

Method

Combine the black and white glutinous rice and rinse in a bowl three times to remove starch. Place rice, pandan leaves, salt and water in a heavy-based pot. Bring to the boil and simmer on medium heat.

Meanwhile, grate the palm sugar and add to the water. Bring to the boil and simmer until the sugar dissolves (about five minutes).

When the rice has been cooking 30 minutes, add the syrup and cook for another 10 minutes.

Try soaking the rice the night before to cut the cooking time in half.

To serve

Serve warm on a wintry night with lashings of cold coconut cream and fresh fruit (try frying banana slices) or chill in cups for a balmy Bali summer's night treat.

Note

Black and white glutinous rice can be found at Asian grocers. Buy fresh or frozen pandan leaves at Asian grocers. Or, instead of using pandan leaves, add a few drops of vanilla essence at the end of the cooking process.

Making Internet Content Blocker with VB6

2009-07-03T18:33:00.000+07:00

All people know to access certain sites that have pornographic content, content, and any element of religious pornography is prohibited, as is fornication and can direct people to actions that are less commendable. Approach that only adultery is forbidden, let alone make adultery?.

"Do not approach adultery that adultery is an act of indecency and a bad way. (QS: Al-Isra: 32)"

Already there are so many products, laws and regulations that prohibit pornography. And now also the more complete with the Act - Act ITE (information and electronic transactions). To be able to protect our families from the impact of bad pornography sites, we can use the following:

increase to the Lord godly
content filtering use content filtering software

The first option is the main protection and the most perfect of other options. But as we can use the backup software and content filtering at the present time there are very many available software-software, ranging from free to paying that. But we can also create your own simple and even minimal facilities.I will share with you about the making of this application porn blocker. Although I still have to learn and continue learning.

We will make use visual basic 6 (VB6). Its function is still very minimal and uses the method sedrhana:
1. close all applications that have the title / title / caption in the list
2. use the hosts file, the mapping function for the web address. with the hosts file to do this, we can redirect requests to access a site to other sites. For example there is a request to www.playboy.com we akan mengarahkannya directly to www.rumahzakat.org (so that he do so and even think for charity).

You must do and provide:

Faith and godly
SPrepare mentally and your determination to reject pornography. Because if you still think you are to enjoy pornography akan hesitate to make this application.
Bismillah. start of each work well with berdo'a.
A computer with Windows OS (must be original, because if it does not not akan blessing)
Visual Basic 6
Music, if necessary
Food and drink
Do not have to smoke a cigarette and

Once everything is ready, please create a new project. : Then follow the steps below:

Add a form, a timer and a ListBox
Enter the following code in the form and understand procedures.

Dim i As Integer 'variabel i sebagai integer.
' variabel judul sebagai array dengan tipe string dan isinya ada enam (6)
Dim Judul(5) As String
Dim x As Long ' variabel x bertipe long integer

Private Sub Form_Load()
'panggil fungsi blacklist
BlackList
'set interval timer 3 detik
Timer1.Interval = 3000
BuatFileHost
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
TutupJudul
TutupIE
End Sub

Private Sub BlackList()
' mengisi daftar judul blacklist dengan array
' daftar kata-kata ini bisa anda tambah sesuai kebutuhan
Judul(0) = "sex"
Judul(1) = "porn"
Judul(2) = "ngentot"
Judul(3) = "bugil"
Judul(4) = "playboy.com"
Judul(5) = "telanjang"

'bersihkan Listbox1
List1.Clear
'hitung dari 0 sampai 5
For i = 0 To 5
'listbox1 diisi dengan isi variabel judul
List1.AddItem Judul(i)
Next
End Sub

Private Sub TutupIE()
'karena internet explorer tdk bisa di tutup dengan sendmessage
Dim c As String
'On Error Resume Next
'tutup internet explorer dengan cmd
Shell "cmd /c taskkill /f /im iexplore.exe ", vbHide
End Sub

Private Sub TutupJudul()
'hitung variabel i sebanyak nilai array
For i = 0 To 5
'cari aplikasi apapun yg punya caption/judul seseuai daftar blacklist
x = FindWindowWild("*" & Judul(i) & "*", False)
'tutup target
SendMessage x, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0
Next
End Sub

Private Sub BuatFileHost()
On Error Resume Next
'buat file host, yang akan meredirect request akses ke suatu alamat
'menuju alamat yang lain sesuai keinginan kita
'akses ke playboy.com akan diarahkan ke localhost 127.0.0.1
Open "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" For Output As 1
Print #1, "127.0.0.1 playboy.com"
Print #1, "127.0.0.1 sex.com"
Print #1, "127.0.0.1 hentai.com"
Close #1
End Sub

3. Add a module to load functions of the other important.

Private Declare Function EnumWindows& Lib "user32" (ByVal lpEnumFunc As Long, ByVal lParam As Long)
Private Declare Function GetWindowText Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowTextA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal cch As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function IsWindowVisible& Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long)
Private Declare Function GetParent& Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long)

Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
Public Const WM_CLOSE = &H10

Dim sPattern As String, hFind As Long

Private Function EnumWinProc(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Dim k As Long, sName As String
If IsWindowVisible(hwnd) And GetParent(hwnd) = 0 Then
sName = Space$(128)
k = GetWindowText(hwnd, sName, 128)
If k > 0 Then
sName = Left$(sName, k)
If lParam = 0 Then sName = UCase(sName)
If sName Like sPattern Then
hFind = hwnd
EnumWinProc = 0
Exit Function
End If
End If
End If
EnumWinProc = 1
End Function

Public Function FindWindowWild(sWild As String, Optional bMatchCase As Boolean = True) As Long
sPattern = sWild
If Not bMatchCase Then sPattern = UCase(sPattern)
EnumWindows AddressOf EnumWinProc, bMatchCase
FindWindowWild = hFind
End Function

4. Check and understand the code you have input and make sure that no one is wrong. Then run it.

5. Please access the test with a porn site address or title phrase has a corresponding list in the blacklist.

6.Save your work

This project is very simple and you can develop according to needs. keyconcept in all the main program Internet Content Filtering database is on the list of words and addresses of the blacklist. Therefore the more vocabulary and the address of a site that is blocked on this application will make it better and more sensitive. Please develop more!

Creating Islamic Fashion Hubs

2009-07-03T18:29:00.000+07:00

DUBAI — Muslim designers are not only keen on showcasing the latest trends and designs in Islamic-inspired apparels but also want to help establish Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta and Islamic fashion capitals.

"I think it's time especially for Muslim women who take pride in the way she dress to dictate the direction of Islamic fashion," Raja Rezza Shah, the founder of the Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF), told Malaysia's Bernama news agency on Thursday, March 27.

"We don't have to take the signal from the West anymore."

Designers and fashion labels will gather in Dubai on Sunday, March 30, at the IFF's forth edition opening.

Past editions of the fashion festival were held in the Malaysian and Indonesian capitals Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

Raja Rezza says next week fashion shows will establish Dubai as a new hub for Islamic fashion.

Muslim designers hope to turn the three cities to capitals of the industry that reconciles the Muslim faith with the dictates of fashion, just as London, Paris and New York are to Western labels.

"The demand has never been more present than now," Raja Rezza says on the IFF official website.

"A gap exists at the moment, as Islamic fashion capitals and trend setters don’t have a commonplace to serve this demand to a greater market.

"The Festival aims to bridge this gap."

Avenue

A host of fashion designers from Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan will bring their creations to the runways.

The festival will bring together the latest trends and creations in Islamic fashion to an international audience.

"Our mission is also to present an avenue for Muslims with different styles of religious understanding and readiness to accept a varied choice of Islamic wear," said Raja Rezza.

The festival will create awareness about Islamic wear style among world fashionists and clear misconception about Muslims' culture.

"[It will] provide non-Muslims with a better understanding of how trendy and stylish Islamic fashion can be."

Raja Rezza added that from the economic point of view, the festival would attract the attention of global industry players to a dynamic and rapidly growing market.

International guests, media and visitors from all over the world will attend to experience closely the Islamic fashion.

"We want to utilize fashion as a medium to unite people of different cultures, religious backgrounds and race," said Raja Rezza.

Makeing Very Own Free Website With Your Own Domain

2009-07-03T18:27:00.000+07:00

If you have been eager to know how to make your very own free website with your own domain, one suggestion that I will pass along to those who would like to learn how to set up their very own free website with their own domain is to find a service that offers a free blog site. The most popular one around today is located at Google's Blogger, www.blogger.com. The website homepage then opens the set-up page for a free blog with your own domain that can be utilized for your very own website. Within the blog, you can post your own content, buy your content to post, and you can also advertise your goods and services or advertise goods and services for others that redirect traffic to those websites that have something that your audience may be interested in.

The step-by-step instructions on how to set up your very own free website with your own domain by creating your own blog at Blogger are given in three easy steps. Follow the instructions closely, and, when it comes time to pick a name for your blog/website, be sure and try to assert your creativity and look into the future of what your vision for your very own website with your own domain is going to be. There are also many helpful tips on setting up your very own free website with your own domain at the Blogger set-up site, as well as other tips all over the Internet, particularly when you are looking to promote products or services with your own site. Find out how fast and easy it is to make your very own free website with your own domain through utilizing Google's Blogger tools.

Changing the Toolbar on MSN

2009-07-02T18:25:00.000+07:00

Have you been wanting to learn how to change the toolbar on MSN? The best place to go for information on learning how to change the toolbar on MSN is to go to the MSN website itself. There, online at msn.desktop.com, you can learn all about the MSN toolbar feature. While you are there, all of your frequently asked questions pertaining to the MSN toolbar will be answered by this support website that can give you the proper advice as to changing up, installing, deleting and reinstalling your MSN toolbar. Another important piece of advice that you can obtain at the MSN website is information about the desktop toolbar and the MSN search toolbar.

Of course, if you have been an MSN toolbar user for several years, you will know, as with any toolbar from any service provider, the toolbar is constantly being upgraded and changed to assist computer users in their everyday functions, so as to make life a bit easier for the computer user who is using the MSN toolbar or any number of other toolbars. Many people keep more than one type of toolbar on their computers to assist them in making things a bit faster. What one toolbar won't do, another one will.

How to Cook Shoyu Chicken

2009-07-02T18:24:00.000+07:00

If you've been wanting to have that Hawaiian Lu'au that you've been dreaming of lately, you might as well improvise a bit and shop around the Internet at Aloha Joe's for great recipes on how to cook Shoyu chicken, a favorite Hawaiian dish. Aloha Joe's is located online at AlohaJoe.com, and the official site is loaded with many Hawaiian events, Hawaiian culture, shopping at Aloha Joe's stores, Hawaiian music, and, last, but not least, a delicious recipe on how to cook Shoyu chicken, plus a lot more. The recipe is listed below, and it is easy to follow, even for the most novice of gourmet cooks:

Ingredients:

1 cup soy sauce

1 cup pineapple juice

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 teas. wine

1 piece ginger (crushed)

2 large cloves of garlic (mashed)

3 pounds - skinless chicken thighs - cut in half or thirds (boneless)

How To:

Mix above ingredients well, add chicken. Bring to a boil and lower to simmer.
Cook slowly until chicken is TENDER.

While you're mixing up this great recipe for Shoyu chicken from the official website at Aloha Joe's, you can sing along to the Hawaiian music on the Aloha Joe Radio Station.

How to Cook Shrimp

2009-07-01T18:20:00.000+07:00

If you are wanting to find out how to cook shrimp in several different ways, you can find an ample supply of shrimp recipes by going to the super recipe website at Cooks.com's Recipe Search. Once you've searched on how to cook shrimp, you will come up with a million and one ways in which to cook one of your favorite seafoods. How does shrimp curry, barbecue shrimp, shrimp scampi, Chinese shrimp, and many others sound to you? Sounds delicious to me. So utilize this very good website for your cooking needs when you need to know how to cook shrimp.

If you are looking for a good cookbook on cooking shrimp, then I suggest that you use the search engine at Google Book search and find out who has the best cook books around filled with tempting and tasty shrimp dishes that are delightful for entertaining or staying inside and watching your favorite movies on TV. So why cook shrimp in the same way that you've been doing it forever; take a chance and switch that recipe up a bit, and you'll be the talk of the house and of your circle of friends with nothing but you talent in the kitchen.

How To Choose Vitamins For Hair Loss

2009-07-01T18:16:00.000+07:00

Hair loss is becoming more and more common in both men and women alike. It can be devastating to suffer through thinning hair and hair loss. This can happen for different reasons. There are genetic factors that come into play, as well as hormones and stress. Thinning hair or bald spots can be difficult to endure for men and women. It can cause a lower self esteem and take a real toll on a person's confidence.

More and more people suffer from hair loss nowadays. Both men and women lose hairs every day as part of the hair growth cycle, and this is normal. However, when the loss of hair at a faster rate than it can be replaced, then it may become a problem.

Vitamins have an important role in hair loss prevention. Deficiency of vitamins is one of the reasons to lose hair. Here we talk about 3 vitamins that can help you in the promotion of hair growth.

Trace Mineral Silica

Trace mineral silica is the most important vitamins when it comes to healthy hair. Unfortunately, this vitamin usually absent from most American diets due to the way of most western civilizations cook and process their foods.

It's important to supplement our diet with silica as silica alone may help us more than other vitamins combined because silica helps utilize several other nutrients. Magnesium, phosphorus, boron, fluorine, copper, zinc, strontium and manganese all benefit from silica supplementation.

Iodine

The other important vitamin for healthy hair is iodine. However, not all kinds of iodine are good for healthy hair. You can always get the right iodine from cow's milk, boiled eggs, mozzarella cheese, yogurt (low fat) and strawberries.

Zinc

Zinc is quite important when it comes to tissue growth and hair growth. Zinc can helps to secrete the scalp with much needed oil and avoid dandruff that may cause you to lose hair. Additionally, zinc also helps with the absorption of other nutrients that you eat.

Hair loss can be a shame for someone especially for women. It's better we eat enough vitamins for hair loss prevention. Those who already suffer from hair loss can always try some proven hair loss products or meet the specialists for some advices.

There are vitamins for hair loss that can help. There is a trusted product that helps inhibit DHT, and re-grow the hair that you have lost. So, you will be stopping the bad process, and fixing the damage already done. These vitamins are the only FDA approved hair treatment that is clinically proven to reverse the process so that you re-grow your hair.

This is important to know, as some products can promise the moon, but won't deliver. If you want to stop your hair loss, use these tips and search for vitamins for hair loss that work. Stop spending your money on useless promises, and take control of your hair loss.So if you are trying to retain your hair try the above vitamins for hair loss.Many people use vitamins for hair growth and they play essential roles in keeping your hair strong and healthy.

My Acne that made me shocked

2009-07-01T18:03:00.000+07:00

Adult acne can be quite shocking, especially if you had thought that it was only a problem of teenagers. You might have thought that your skin would not act up by now, but there's that acne again. What do you do? Well, you shouldn't worry, because even acne is actually quite common among adults. It is more common than many people think. More than one-fifth of men are affected by acne at some point of time in their adulthood. Women have a greater chance of being affected: about half of all women are affected by acne.

Acne among adults creates unpleasant feelings similar to those faced by teenagers suffering from acne. You may feel depressed and try to avoid social situations. Worse still, you might not have experienced acne as a youth. In any case, however, it's not so bad. Adult acne is not more harmful than acne problems of teenagers. There are even special treatments available for dealing with this type of acne.

Causes

There are many possible causes of adult acne. Among them are stress and poor skin care. Stress leads to excess oil secretion from your oil glands. Poor skin care or use of low grade cosmetics can lead to bacteria-filled pores. However, this does not mean that you should scrub your face many times a day. A gentle wash twice a day will be enough.

Acne, however, is more often inherited or caused by unbalanced hormonal production. You are more likely to get acne as an adult if your family members suffer from it or have oily skin. Hormones can cause the sebaceous glands to produce excess oil. To accurately treat adult acne caused by hormones, you will need to get your hormones checked by your doctor.

Treatment

You can take medications to cure your adult acne or make changes in your eating habits and lifestyle. The best approach would be to combine all three approaches.

- Some medications for treating acne are: salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, erythromycin and tetracycline. You should consult your physician to decide on the right medications, which will depend on the severity of the acne and the presence of other disorders.

- As far as your eating habits are concerned, you should eat a well balanced diet. However, changes in your diet only may not make a significant difference.

- Proper hygiene is essential to prevent serious outbreaks. Take proper care of your skin and protect it from pollution, direct sunlight, excessive cold and too much humidity. Make sure that you use non-oily cosmetic products that do not contain any substances that may cause harm.

Finally, you should know that adult acne is not something that should ruin you. It is a common disorder and can be treated. Just get in touch with your doctor, and she will try and help you make a treatment plan. You may also want to join message boards on the internet and get in touch with other adults whose tips may help you.

Indonesian Cuisine

2009-06-30T19:59:00.000+07:00

Indonesia consists of some 13,000 islands which stretch from west to east along the equator, from the island of Sumatra, directly south of Thailand, to Irian Jaya, just north of Australia. These islands support the fourth-most populous nation in the world, a population that is 90% Muslim, with hundreds of tribes, subcultures, and languages -- and many long and varied histories. For centuries, these islands have been the center of international trade. Rich, volcanic soil produces an amazing number of fruits and vegetables, the seas yield vast numbers of fish. Spices, however, have been the main source of Indonesia's fame. Nutmeg, clove, and pepper drew traders from India, China, Africa, and the Arab world, and later, European explorers and colonists from the Netherlands, Portugal, and England. From the 8th through the 16th centuries, powerful polities on Java and Sumatra controlled much of what is today the Indonesian Archipelago. But, by the end of the 16th century, steady European colonial expansion left the nation a collection of weak, disconnected fiefdoms, all of which came under direct Dutch control within two centuries. The Republic of Indonesia was declared at the end of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia during World War two. Indonesian cuisine reflects this complex cultural history. Cooking varies greatly by region and combines many different influences. However, most Indonesian food shares the nearly universal food trinity of fish, coconut and chile.

The main meal in Indonesia is usually served at midday. Food which was cooked in the morning is set out all at once. Family members help themselves, serving with a spoon and eating with right hands. There is less family gathering or ceremony of communal eating than in other cultures, but there is communal cooking and a strict hierarchy that determines one's role and comportment at the table. Most meals are built around a cone-shaped pile of the long-grain, highly polished rice that Indonesians prefer. A meal may include a soup, salad, and another main dish. Whatever the meal, it is accompanied by at least one, and often several sambals, spice relishes that are mixed with the food. A light meal might consist of rice, some dried fish and a chile sambal.

Indonesian cooking is rich with coconut milk. Beverages, sauces, soups, and even rice are prepared with it. Traditional spicing builds on a base of coriander, pepper, and garlic. Added to those are turmeric, cassia (the local bark that is quite close in flavor to cinnamon), bay leaf, star anise, ginger, tamarind, galangal, cardamom, lemon grass, scallion, shallots, peanuts, dried anchovies, and prawns. Even ghee finds its way into many recipes. Surprisingly, cloves and nutmeg, flavors at the very heart of the spice trade, play a marginal role, at best, in Indonesian cuisine. They are more commonly used in local medicine.