V for Value

Attribute to Geek

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Jeans called Beauty and The Geek are totally made for geeks. The Holland duo, Erik de Nijs and Tim Smit are really made some invention on wireless keyboard that really expensive and also controversy in my own perspective.

I guess this jeans are never meant to use for ladies, or also to be wear on public place. Look where does the return button place at?

This wireless keyboard jeans doesn't also mention to be waterproof. I assume that this jeans is suitable for those geek jeans collectors that never wash their jeans. If it able to reach global market for the price of £250, will you buy it? Because when I wrote this post, the Holland duo still didn't have enough money to get it ready for the market.

But, still, eventhough it is a quiet weird invention and unusual idea to gain control on your computer without sitting closed behind your PC or laptop, it is really an artistic invention. I guess the high price to get it, due to its artistic value, because you can buy a new laptop with the price of £250.

What Would You Choose? Butter or Margarine?

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:35:00 +0000

You would found very hard to get a butter in the traditional market, or even in the supermarket, near your neighbourhood, if you live here in Indonesia. Nearly all Indonesian people thought that margarine and butter are just the same. The naming and use are often equated. Butter as margarine, or margarine as butter. Also often been mistaken to consider butter as cheese.

If you don't pay enough attention on both of them, they seem to have a similar color, but apparently they're not. Each of them have a very distinctive aroma, texture, color, and flavor. Butter is derived from milk or animal fats. Butter enriched with vitamin A, D, E and K, which are not soluble in water. Butter is capable of providing a longer sense of fullness and give more savory flavor and aroma that is more sharply on food.

While margarine is made from vegetable oils or fats. Margarine consist of a water-in-fat emulsion, 80% fat, 20% water, fortified with vitamin A, and D to match butter's nutritions. Margarine is also known to be butter's substitute. For years, margarine was believed to be more healthy than butter, which was known contains lots of cholesterol and saturated fat. Most people assumed that margarine is also good for your heart, but their assumption turned out to be wrong.

Margarine is produced by heating hydrogen to harden vegetable oils, a process called hydrogenation, or partially hydrogenating. It converts the oil into a solid, which makes easier to carry. However, the high temperature on hydrogenation process, destroys vitamin E and other nutrients left in the vegetable oil.

Based on Harvard study, margarine actually contains trans fatty acids, or trans fats, due to its partially hydrogenating vegetable oils. Trans fats are worse for cholesterol levels than saturated fats, because they raise bad LDL and lower good HDL, it may lead to increasing the risk of inflammation, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Excessive consumption of margarine also can trigger diseases such as colitis and arthritis.

Partially hydrogenated oils are not only in margarines, but also found in commercially prepared baked goods, snack foods, processed foods, French fries, restaurants's fried foods and fast food franchises. That's why the term junk food are came from.

The good news is that margarine manufacturers are now cutting their total trans fat levels as close to zero as possible. They switched the partially hydrogenated vegetable oil to water or liquid vegetable oil.

What would you choose then? Butter or margarine?

If it is possible, you can skip using both of them. Use olive oil, canola oil, or another liquid vegetable oil. It's best way for us to stay healthy by being mindful of the amount of food we eat, in relation to the amount of calories we burn in a day, suggest Harvard scientist.

References :

The Nutrition Source
Fats and Cholesterol: Out with the Bad, In with the Good
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/

Butter vs. Margarine:
I am still confused over the age-old controversy "butter vs. margarine." Which is better for me to eat?
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/askdietician/margarine.aspx

Bacterial Infections

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:46:00 +0000

Bacteria are important in the production of cheese, butter, yoghurt, sour cream, sauerkraut, pickles, and vinegar. Bacteria are used to process linen and to soften animal hides. Certain antibiotic drugs are obtained from bacteria. The important industrial solvents, acetone, and butyl alcohol are produced by bacterial fermentations.

The primitive microscopic organisms belonging to the lowest division of the plant kingdom, are widely distributed in nature. Bacteria are being found in soil, air, water, on plants and animals. Bacteria exist in environments where few other life forms can maintain themselves, such as hot springs where the temperature reaches 180 °F (82 °C), in the Antarctic Ocean, and in deep oceanic waters where they live under pressures of thousands of pounds per square inch.

Despite their extremely important role to other living organisms and the cycle of organic processes, they are also responsible for many plant, animal, and human diseases. Few events in the history of mankind have been as devastating as the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which swept through Europe in the 14th century (1348 to 1350), killing approximately 25 million people, 30–60 percent of Europe's population. Physicians have been identified a host of ailments as being caused by bacteria, including syphilis, typhoid fever, diphtheria, scarlet fever, diarrhea, and many other.

Exposure to pathogenic (disease-producing) bacteria doesn't guarantee that disease will result. This depends upon particular bacteria involved, the number of organisms that enter the body, and the ability of the body to fight the infection (immunity). Some bacteria are everyday inhabitants of the skin and the intestinal tract. As long as they remain confined to these places they are harmless, however, should they gain entrance to other parts of the body, they are capable of producing serious diseases. Infections of the kidneys (pyelonephiritis) or bladder (cystitis) are caused by bacteria that have escaped from intestinal tract.

Bacteria may produced the symptoms of disease through the effects of bacterial poisons (toxins). These substances may be secreted by the bacteria (exotoxins), or be built into the structure of the bacterial cell (endotoxins). The endotoxins are liberated only upon the death of the cell.

Bacteria are selective in the parts of the body that they choose to invade. The staphylococci infect the skin, producing boils and acne. The streptococci attack the throat. Tuberculosis and pneumonia are caused by organisms that settle in the lungs. Meningitis, an infections of the tissues surrounding the brain, is caused by various organisms, including the meningococcus, pneumococcus, streptococcus, and staphylococcus.

Bacterial endocarditis, bacterial infection of the lining of the heart, particularly of the heart valves. It usually appears in anyone who have previously had rheumatic or congenital heart disease. Treatment is with antibiotic drugs and depends upon the proper identification of the infecting bacteria. Penicilin-resistant organisms may be responsible in some cases and require special selection of antibiotics.

Diseases such as diptheria, tetanus, meningitis, and typhoid can be prevented by immunization, and many other bacterial diseases can be treated by antibiotic drugs. Tuberculosis patients must daily consume of antibiotic drugs for 6 month treatment. Most death from bacterial infections are caused by organisms that have become resistant to the action of antibiotics.

Source Encyclopedia International by :

Jerard Hurwitz, Professor, Department of Development Biology and Cancer Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
Jerome D. Waye, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medicine School; Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Trafalgar Hospital, New York.
Irving Solomon, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medicine School, New York.

Frustrated Inc.

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:23:00 +0000

Misery, everyone must have felt, at least once in a lifetime. I wrote this post after listening to the song from Soul Asylum - Misery. By being such thing, often made someone so desperated to keep on continuing to do anything. Have no desire on anything. Life's so boring..

Actually, it was you, the one who made your own misery. Broken heart? Does it make your life misery? No, it was not. You are the one who thinks your life would be miserable after being dump by your lover. Life is not that short. You should remember this..

' A drop of mother's tear is worth than a cup of lover's tears '

Does your mother cry to see you were being dump by your ex? Then why should you cry? Does your mother feel sad to see you sad? Well.. She must have been.. But enough is enough, sad for today is only for today. There are lots of beautiful lifes await you for tomorrow.

I read about the news lately, there's a couple of boy and girl who celebrate Valentine moment, ended up with a suicide done by the boy. The boy's friend had already noticed that he's going to kill himself and his girlfriend on the Valentine's Day. ' Valentine's Day is a death day, ' said the boy to his friend, on the day before he found hang himself on the wood, next to his girlfriend body lying on the ground, with severe injuries found on her neck.

Desperate people really have no standpoint! As said by Soul Asylum on the song lyric, ..we created the cure, we made the disease.. So, it was you who can cure yourself, not your mom or even your shrink. Talk to someone would be better. It will reduced the heavy burdent that you are carrying.

Make yourself more busy is another way to help you forget your misery. But before doing that, you must forgive yourself! You can not forget anything without forgiving yourself. No matter if you are right or wrong, the very first thing to do is to forgive yourself.

Have a nice weekend!!

Quality of Communication: Key to Lasting Marriage

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:38:00 +0000

A few years after getting married, some couples would have found their romance was not like at the first time they both met. Both of them were no longer felt their past romances, no more passion.

The waning romance could be increasingly congested due to your busyness partner. You could feel very lonely in your marriage. Especially if you already had children, the time for being together with your partner would be very valuable moment.

But, by the time you were being together, it often that you would spend it on a fight. A trivial matter that being discussed led to a huge uproar.

" It can be overcome by the quality of your communication, " said Ratih Ibrahim, a psychologist. "Communication can work well, if love and trust of each other is good. If not, you will get lots of misunderstanding. What you're talking about will get different interpretations," explains Ratih to wolipop.

Based on her experience as a psychologist, Ratih frequently discuss marital issues, and with her own 22 years of wedding, for her, trust is to be one of the key to lasting marriage. " If you have enough trust on your partner, every little things that your partner had done would be forgiven. Nobody's perfect, including yourself, " she said.

Always be positive thinking about your partner. By opening your mind and not always feel suspicion or get easily emotion to your partner, you will always feel with full of positive energy, and then the limited time to meet each other would be qualified. You would feel no longer, a loneliness in your marriage.

When you choose to love and trust your partner, it means that you also must accept all the consequences. True loves for me, means loving your partner due to her/his negativities or un-perfections. If you are willing to accept all of your partner un-perfections, means that you're trully love your partner.

" The Perfect Marriage is not Expecting Perfection "

Nobody's Perfect!!

Addicted to Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000

I'm consider to be coffee addicted. But I managed to drink coffee for 3 cups maximum a day, although it was on my day job. I regularly drink coffee 2 cups, 1 cup in the morning, and the other on the afternoon. My extra cup was on mid-day, when it's time for coffee break at work. My regular coffee is black coffee with sugar rates 1:1. Based on an article I've ever read, doctor advised to use 4 tablespoon of sugar for a day consuming, this is the maximum dose for consuming sugar.

Based on my experience every end of the month, when I had an overtime job until 12 pm. I went home at 1 am with my tired body, drink a cup of hot coffee, and 30 minutes later, I went to sleep. I usually drink coffee no longer than 15 minutes, due to I hate a warm or even a cold coffee. A cold coffee is different from an iced coffee, a cold coffee will get my stomach colic. So, if your body was too tired, Caffeine were no longer awaked you.

Will Drink Too Much Coffee Make You Sick?

Many issues have been developed regarding the negative effects of drinking coffee on the body, such as increased risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes, insomnia, heart disease, and loss of concentration.

Research on Harvard reveals the opposite. Caffeine in coffee was able to suppress the growth of cancer cells in stages. Caffeine can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by maintaining the body's sensitivity to insulin.

Caffeine in coffee has also been shown to prevent heart attacks. In some cases, consumption of coffee can keep you awake and improve concentration, though it's not significantly. Lots of athletes consumed coffee before competing, due to the active compounds in coffee can increase the body's energy metabolism.

Coffee also contains antioxidant compounds in considerable amounts. The antioxidants can help the body in warding off the effects of destruction by free radicals, such as cancer, diabetes, and decreased immune response. Some examples of the antioxidant compounds found in coffee are polyphenol, flavonoid, proanthocyanidin, coumarin, chlorogenic acid, and tocopherols.

Coffee consumption may protect against type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, liver cancer, and liver cirrhosis. Harvard latest study on coffee found that, people who regularly drank coffee actually had lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease than those who rarely drank coffee.

Research on Harvard did not find any relationship between coffee consumption and increasing the risk of death from cancer, or death from cardiovascular disease. Even people who drunk up to 6 cups of coffee everyday, were at no higher risk of death.

But...

If you're drinking too much coffee, you will get tremors, have sleeping problems and often getting insomnia, feeling stressed and uncomfortable. Harvard study on coffee was based on a black coffee, or with less milk, or less sugar. The study was not on coffee that sold on famous cafe, such as Starbucks. Starbucks's whipped cream Mocha Frappachino has almost 500 calories. This could lead you to weight gain over time, which could in turn increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Drinking coffee as a lifestyle habit is side by side with unhealthy cigarette smoking activity. Smoking while drinking coffee are such activities that can't be separated.

Harvard scientists suggests us, that if we want to improve our health, it's better for us to focus on our lifestyle factors, such as increasing our physical activity, quitting smoking, or eating more whole grains.

References :

Ask the Expert: Coffee and Health
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/questions/coffee/

The Relationship of Coffee Consumption with Mortality
http://www.annals.org/content/148/12/904.abstract

The Relationship of Coffee Drinking and Death
http://www.annals.org/content/148/12/I-40.full

Wingko Toetri ''23''

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:06:00 +0000

Wingko Toetri "23" adalah makanan khas yang berbahan dasar kelapa muda, tepung ketan, gula, mentega, & telur. Produk makanan home industry, made in Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur, Indonesia.

Survei awal pembuatan Wingko Toetri "23" dimulai tahun 2000. Dimulai dari ide untuk menyempurnakan makanan khas Kota Babat, Jawa Timur, yang menurut Ibu saya rasa khasnya mulai pudar. Setelah "trial & error" selama kurang lebih 5 tahun, Wingko Toetri 23 mulai dipasarkan dengan menggunakan logo baru. Teknik penjualannya dengan metode Direct Selling, yang terbukti lebih berhasil daripada "hanya" dipajang di etalase.

Metode Direct Selling berhasil karena konsumen dapat terlebih dahulu mencicipi sebelum kemudian memutuskan untuk membeli. Meski terkadang cara ini tidak berhasil pada segmen konsumen yang hanya suka mencicipinya saja tanpa berniat membeli. Alias minta sample gratisnya saja. "Gratis Yes, Beli No Way"

Daya tahan Wingko Toetri ''23'' kami optimalkan hanya untuk 5 hari dengan penyimpanan di taruh di meja tanpa tertutup apa pun. Jika disimpan di lemari es, rasanya akan berubah & Wingko Toetri "23" tidak menjadi kenyal lagi. Testimoni dari salah satu konsumen yang membawa Wingko Toetri "23" untuk oleh - oleh ke Palembang. Ternyata Wingko Toetri "23" tahan sampai 10 hari tanpa berubah rasa maupun bau tengik. Gula adalah kunci dari bahan pengawet alami yang digunakan. Semakin manis Wingko Toetri "23", daya tahannya menjadi semakin lama.

Info pemesanan sms/telp : +6281331031009. Harga per pack @ 10 pcs Rp 7.500,-. Untuk pemesanan di luar area Surabaya & Sidoarjo. Dikenakan biaya ongkos kirim & pembelian minimum 4 pack.

Healthy Labelled Foods

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:36:00 +0000

Many food processed products turn out to be unhealthy. Many fast foods, and variety meat processed products whether they come from factory, or small home industries are contain preservatives, or atificial sweetener in their food products.

Using artificial sweeteners may seem like a smart idea to avoid extra calories. But you may be exposing yourself to a diet sweetener commonly used in food products. An artificial sweetener that you should be watch out for is aspartame. Aspartame has been identified as the cause of several fatal diseases, and it is derived from genetically modified bacteria.

By labelling food processed products with "Fat Free" or "Healthy", many people are interested and believed that the foods are healthy. Here are some would say healthy foods, but apparently they were not:

"Fat Free" Labelled Foods
Fat-free doesn't mean calorie free. Simply because it contains no fat, doesn't mean good for your health. There are many healthy foods and fat-free, such as apples, chocolates, or any others fruits, vegetables and delicious foods for diet.
Sports or Energy Drinks
Sports drinks may contain important electrolytes such as potassium and sodium, which is required in the sport intense, or endurance training. While energy drinks contain a lot of corn syrup with fructose, added sugar, and saturated fat.

Most sports drinks contain 125 more calories per 20 lbs, and some energy drinks contain at least 350 more calories than other snacks. However, the drinks were not required on light activity. For daily activity, choose only water to avoid dehydration.
Restaurant Baking Potato
A baked potato is very healthy. Potatoes are rich in vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. Medium-sized baked potato contains about 160 calories.

However, if you bought it from a restaurant, do not assume those baked potatoes are a healthy choice. Many restaurants serve baked potatoes which contains butter, cream cheese, meats, and other materials that can add up to about 600 calories and 20 grams of fats.
Salad
Salad of tuna, chicken or shrimp often laden with fats, and contains as many calories as high mayonnaise content. Tuna sandwich contains 700 calories and 40 grams of fats. Choose a salad which made with low fat mayonnaise and pay attention on your salad portion.
Low-Fat Peanut Butter
Low-fat peanut butter doesn't always mean a healthy version of regular peanut butter. Regular or low-fat peanut butter contain the same calories, but the low-fat butter contains more sugar. Regular peanut butter is a natural source of good unsaturated fats. Look for regular peanut butters that are not containing added oils.
Dairy Products
Many cows in the United States are injected with bovine growth hormone in large number to stimulate the production of milk. Cheese may also made using cow's milk that produced from genetically modified cows. Cheese is also produced from a genetically modified enzyme called chymosin.
Muffin
Muffins made with healthy materials, but the problem is on the portions. Some muffins that are sold in many coffee shops and restaurants are contained with a portion more than 350 calories.

Muffins that are sold in some famous bakery shops could contain 600 mg sodium, approximately one-third of the maximum limit of sodium per days. Healthy food if consumed excessively can be unhealthy. Eat only half portion of muffins and keep the rest for the afternoon.
Smoothies
Smoothies are juice that is mixed with yoghurt or low-fat milk. Large portion of smoothies with an added sugar, or ice cream can lead to a very high calories.
Packaging Processed Turkey
Turkeys are a source of protein without fats, and a good choice for lunch or dinner. Unfortunately, a sliced of processed turkey loaded with sodium. 2lbs of processed turkey contains nearly one-third of maximum daily sodium intake. Be sure to buy a fresh turkey.
"Wheat" Labelled Bread
Sometimes not a lot of wheat bread is made from healthy grains, that are good for the heart. Wheat bread products often were labelled with "Seeds" and "Wheat".

In fact it was made with refined grains, or even worst if it produced using genetic modification, so it doesn't contain nutrients from whole grains. Read carefully on the nutrition fact labels. If the wheat flour in the ingredient list is refine, then it is not 100% whole wheat bread.

Despite all unhealty foods above, you can still minimize the risk for your body. Drink lots of water after you eat all those foods, will purify your body. Eating from an organic foods perhaps will be a very good choice. Foods that are grown without the use of any chemical fertilizers and pesticides, will make your healthy life even better. Healthy life is priceless and that's the fact.

Reference : Ways to Avoid Eating Genetically Modified Foods By Urvashi Pokharna
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-eating-genetically-modified-foods.html

The Papal States of The Holy See

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:50:00 +0000

Papal States, former Italian territory under the temporal rule of the Popes. Although earlier papal claims had been made to Rome and other parts of Italy, the states formally originated in 754, when Pepin The Short (c.714-768), 1st Carolingian King of the Franks, conquered the Lombards and bestowed a large portion of central Italy upon Pope Stephen III (752-757). Pepin founded the temporal power of Papacy, which endured until 1870.

In 773, Pope Hadrian I (772-795) prevailed upon Charlemagne, or Charles The Great (742-814), son of Pepin, to come to his help. The Frankish King repudiated the Lombard Queen he had married, and the Lombard alliance she had represented, then marched into Italy. In 774, Charlemagne deposed the last German Lombards, and claimed the title for himself. He confirmed for the Pope the ' Donation of Pepin', by which his father had recognized the regions around Rome as Papal territory (the Patrimony of St. Peter). On Chistmas night, 800, Charlemagne was crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795-816). However, throughout his reign, Charlemagne himself and not the Pope remained the effective ruler of Papal States.

Europe and the Papacy suffered cruelly during terrible civil wars among the descendants of Charlemagne, and more terrible raids of the Vikings, Saracens, Avars, and Magyars. Saracen raiders sacked St. Peter's in 846.

Further territory was conferred upon the Church during the Middle Ages, but the status of the Popes as secular rules remained ambiguous, due to political conflicts with the Holy Roman Emperors. At their widest extent the Italian Papal States stretched in a rough diagonal from coast to coast in central Italy. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the county of Venaissin, with Avignon, in what is now France, was added.

While the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century increased the spiritual authority of the Pope, the political power of the Papacy declined. Twice during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic times, the Papal States were formally abolished and came under French hegemony. In 1815, Congress of Vienna restored papal control under Austrian protection.

The 19th century Popes were generally opposed to the movement for Italian unification. In 1859, as a result of the Italo-Austrian War, the Papacy was deprived of more than two-thirds of the 16,000 sq. mi. that constituted its traditional domain. In 1870, when an occupation force of French troops was withdrawn by Napoleon III, the remaining papal territory, centering around the city of Rome, was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy.

The Popes refused to recognize the legality of the action. Until Lateran Treaty, an agreement in 1929, between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy that healed the breach between the two created by Italy's seizure of Rome in 1870. It consisted a political agreement, a financial settlement, and an ecclesiatical concordant regulating the relations between the Church and the state in Italy. In February 11, 1929, under the terms of political agreement, the Holy See recognized the Kingdom of Italy, with Rome as its capital, and the new state of Vatican City, a small area of 108,7 acres within the city of Rome. Vatican City's inviolability and neutrality were guarantee by the Italian government, was created under the sovereignty of the Pope. The Lateran Treaty increased temporally the prestige of Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. The republican constitution adopted in 1947, recognized that relations between the Church and the Italian state were governed by the Lateran Treaty.

Happy 83th Independence Day to The Papal States of The Holy See

Source Encyclopedia International by :

Robert D. Warth, Hunter College. (Papal States, book 14:50)
Istvan Deak, Professor of History and Director of the Institute on East Central Europe, Columbia University. (Pepin The Short, book 14:187)
David Herlihy, Professor of History, University of Winconsin. Author, Pisa in the Early Renaissance: A Study of Urban Growth. (Charlemagne, book 4:256)
Armand Patrucco, Associate Professor of History, Rhode Island College. (Lateran Treaty, book 10:372)

Fight Against Cancer Using Your Own Toxic Waste

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Urine Therapy

Would believe it? Drink your urine to heal your cancer. Urine therapy is a method to maintain health and treatment that uses your own urine as a drug. More than 3 million of people in China who do the therapy believe this process will make your body more healthy. Also in India, this tradition is still performed by most society.

As an example in India, former Prime Minister of India, Morarjibhai Desai, became a pioneer of urine therapy, by drinking 1 cup of urine every morning. Morarjibhai do this in order to maintain his health. He began drinking at the age of 65 years, for 36 years until he was 100 years old.

Urine compositions are 95% of water, and 2.5% of urea. Another 2.5% are mixture of minerals, salts, enzymes, and hormones. That means your toxic urine is natural substances. Urine therapy is known to help boost immunity.

If water is the best medicine God has provided, then urine is the best medicine produced by the body. Babies while in the womb of the mother as well urinate and then swallow itself through the amniotic.

Urine therapy is believed to cure many diseases, such as cancer, ulcers, colitis, asthma, heart disease, high/low blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, infertility, headache, and backache. It also can make your skin smooth, plaque-loss of skin blemishes, gray hair becomes back to black, relieve constipation, helping the circulation of blood, and urine.

According to urinoterapis experts, urine therapeutic dose is unlimited, it means more urine you drink, more faster the recovery. You can't get poisoning, or overdose, and no side effects. But symptoms may occur, the reaction is called Koten (Japan) or Meigen (Chinese), which means in case of symptoms such as itching, diarrhea, bone pain, coughing, bloating, constipation, teeth and gums aches and headache. The symptoms means that you are on recovery process.

Do not fear or panic! You may stop drinking 2-3 days until symptoms disappear. You may also be taking medicine for relieve symptoms while drinking urine. It is recommended to drink in the mornings between 4 - 6 am. How your urine is taken, get rid of the beginning droplets and the end. Take the in between only.

According to an urinoterapis expert, Dr. Iwan T. Budiarso, DVM, MSc, PhD, APU, urine contains minerals, vitamins, enzymes, hormones, amino acids, antibodies, antigens, allergen, salt and other nutrients. There are ten hypotheses on how urine therapy work :

The absorption and reuse of nutrients.
The re-absorption hormone. For example, corticosteroids that can prevent infection, arthritis and asthma. Melationin as a sedative and anti cancer.
The re-absorption of the enzyme.
The re-absorption urea. Urine contains 25-30 grams of urea per day. Urea is absorbed will be converted into amino acids.
The immunity effect.
The bactericidal and virusida effect.
As the salt therapy useful to facilitate metabolism, get rid of excess blood sugar, and remove toxic substances from fluids and tissues.
To give effect diuretics, namely to stimulate kidney, increasing urine production, clean kidney and 'wash' sugar blood and toxic substances.
As the image hologram. Its Biofeedback provides full image of the body. Drinking urine will correcting and restoring the balance of body's physiology that have been disturbed by the disease.
Giving psychological effect. This therapy is considered as the healing from the inside of the body, as a mechanistic and holistically at energy levels.

Based on research, substances in the urine contained anti-neoplastic (anti malignancy), making it useful for the treatment of cancer. But there are also substances dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in considerable amounts, who have effects of anti-aging, anti-cancer and anti-obesity

Urine therapy is still become pros and cons nowadays, especially on the side view of the urine itself, nasty, dirty, disgusting, taboo or unclean to some religions, and toxic waste that should be discarded. Apart from those, this therapy can be considered for alternative treatments, if medical treatment doesn't work. I had once tried this urine therapy to heal my eye ache, by dropping it into my eye. But I'm able to continue it the next day, due to I can't get rid off the nasty feeling, so I went to see doctor. It all depends on you, take it or leave it!

Source :

Urine Therapeutics(English)
Tanya Dokter Anda by Arie Yulianto, MD(Bahasa Indonesia)
Personal experience of Bagong Julianto(Bahasa Indonesia)

History of Fashion

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:55:00 +0000

Fashion, the artistic approach to designing, selling, and, wearing clothes. To be in fashion is to conform to the constantly changing artistic ideal of the current day.

Modern fashion began at the end of World War I, when the invention of the new industrial clothing machinery made the burgeoning of the now vast ready-to-wear industry possible. Before World War I, clothes were inspired by Paris, but made with many personal interpretations by dressmakers all over the world. A situation in which two well-known women, appeared at the same public event, in the same dress, would have been virtually impossible.

Although modern fashion may seem to outsiders, to have move capriciously in many directions, since its beginning, its course has actually been uniquely simple and direct. Fashion has been tending steadly toward simplification and realism.

Fabrics have become consistently lighter in weight and more workable. Miracle drip-dry fabrics created a world-wide furor, when they were invented in the early 1940's. The development of new stretch fabrics, which move with the body have made clothes even more workable.

Fashion's most drastic change happened in the 1920's, when at the end of the war, women rebelled against restriction and artificiality. Almost overnight they shifted into the limp little short dress that was the flapper's uniform. Paris designer, Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel sparked the fashion revolution. She also introduced wool jersey, the forerunner of the popular knit fashion.

The 1930's were probably the most charming era in modern fashion. Sportswear, at first very feminine, was born to answer to women's increasing freedom. Though clothes were becoming softer and simpler, they still kept some of their old-time personal mystery. Hollywood's stars were a fashion power in the US.

Paris in the 1930's was at a peak of creative activity. The snob appeal of buying original Paris designs, to be copied by American manufacturers, had begun. Paris was full of great names like Molyneux, Vionnet, and Mainbocher. The word chic, meaning the ultimate in fashion, became popular. It was personified in Elsa Schiaparelli, whose flippant, tongue-in-cheek fashion approach was cancelled by World War II, which saw the fashion capital occuppied by invading German armies.

In Paris 1947, Christian Dior launched the New Look. The New Look, probably a subconscious rejection of uniforms and restrictions, detoured fashion into a romantic bypath. Although it didn't actually change fashion inevitable course, it was a persistent influence for 7 years.

In 1951, Italy made its 1st bid as a fashion center. Its extrovert mood has been strikingly successful, chiefly in sportswear. Emilio Pucci's bold-colored silk print shirts and pants have been world influence in fashion.

England went ahead in the fashion world with the introduction of 'mod' and 'mini' clothes, in mid-1960's. London's influence was also felt in men's fashions, which changed markedly in the late 1960's.

The US is not actually in competition with England, France, or Italy, all of which it taps for creative ideas, simply because it likes to. US creative designers like Norman Norell, James Galanos, and Pauline Trigere, chooses to concentrate on successful production offering a wide range of types, sizes, and prices. An incredibly wide range of types, sizes, and prices make US ready-to-wear the envy of the rest of the world.

Source : Encyclopedia International by Eugenia Sheppard, Fashion Editor, New York Post

Notice on The Silent Alarm Around You

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:47:00 +0000

Do not ever underestimate, if your close friend, brother, sister, or your relatives says, " I just want to die ". Sometimes, we are less concerned about our society, if there's someone who says so, infact most people even criticize, " You must not talk like that. As if You don't believe in God ". Until suddenly, one day people found his/her body hanging.

Just like this famous Korean artist, Jang Ja-yeon.

Her death became hot news around the world since 2009. A suicide note left by Jang Ja-yeon, describes how she was beaten and forced, to entertain and have sex, with several program directors, CEOs, and media executives. Jang Ja-yeon had been suffering from clinical depression, and had received medical treatment for her illness, during the past year. That note describes her main source of clinical depression.

Jang Ja-yeon was found hanged at her home on March 7, 2009. She had already complained to her sister about the " overwhelming stress " she was having. She said, " to die ", to her sister by phone at the night she hang herself. Jang Ja-yeon's sister found her body hanging from the stairway banister. A police investigation concluded that her death was a suicide.

Many people commit suicide are consider a form of an experienced from their clinical severe depression. All their speech is not a joke, and it's a " Silent Alarm " to cry for help. All your advice is not what they need. By assisting, and hearing their complains, that are forms of help that they are needed. Do not even criticize or blame everything they had done. It will only be assured them, that if no one wants to understand them.

God has gave us two ears and one mouth for us, to listen more than talk. So listen to them! If someone suffers from clinical depression, their mindset will be distorted. All your words would meaningless to them.

The death rate from suicide more and more in this world. It also encourages the WHO to create a campaign to raise public awareness for prevention. Suicidal ideation is an important issue of medical-psychiatric. There's so much life to live, care for each other!

When Jaka Tarub Met Nawang Wulan

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Back in 2004, when I went to Beny's home town, Magetan, East Java, for the 1st time. After spent a night at Beny's parent house, in the morning, we both went to Lake Sarangan on motor-bike.

Lake Sarangan is one of famous tourism in Magetan. Before we reached Lake Sarangan, we passed by Lake Urung, a lake below Lake Sarangan. From that moment I felt something weird, for me, Lake Urung seems to be superstitious.

Some folks myth said that if a young couple that is going to get married, is passing by Lake Urung, their marriage will be cancelled. Because 'Urung' in Javanese language means 'not yet' or 'cancel'. Anyway, Lake Urung and Lake Sarangan are in the valley of sacred Mt. Lawu, another famous tourism for mount climbing in Magetan.

After we arrived at Lake Sarangan, my first sight is pointed me to the small island in the middle of Lake Sarangan. I sensed a lot of electromagnetic energies laid there. Beny told me that in some night, there were paranormal activities occured in that island, as also on Mt. Lawu National Park, especially on Saka's New Year eve. Many mount climbers are often get lost when climbed to Mt. Lawu for some unexplain reason without an expert guide.

After that, me and Beny took the ride to Cemoro Sewu, the entrance to Mt. Lawu from East Java side. It was a hard ride with motor-bike. I often jump off Beny's bike, due to the road is to high to climb. After arrived at Cemoro Sewu, we both took a coffee break at a small shop.

I don't have guts to enter Mt. Lawu, due to the high of electromagnetic energy I have sensed. Mt. Lawu was believed to be the center of paranormal activities in Java Island, since the Javanese ancestor, especially for His Majesty Sultans of Solo and Jogjakarta.

I don't know exactly why have I started to remember the story about Goddess Nawang Wulan, when I arrived with Beny at Cemoro Sewu. Perhaps due to lots of sacred watershed pool or small lake at Mt. Lawu, 'Sendang Panguripan' or 'Lake of Life' for instance. Couple days ago, I saw a FTV movie adapted from the legend, which was combined with modern culture. It makes me eager to write about the legend.

The Legend of Jaka Tarub & Nawang Wulan

Jaka Tarub is a handsome young man who has supernatural powers. He often went out into the woods to hunt and gain knowledge. When a full moon day in the evening, he entered a forest, from a distance he heard the faint sound of women who were joking.

Curious, Jaka Tarub goes looking for direction toward the voices. Finally he found a beautiful lake in the middle of the woods, along with 7 beautiful naked women were taking a bath and teased each other. While he was hiding, he found those women's scarfs were lying scattered. Then, he stole one of them and hide it.

A moment later, they seem were about to finnish their bathe. 6 of them were wearing their long scarfs, then flew up into the night sky. Jaka Tarub later noticed that these women were the Goddess from Nirvana. But a Goddess was left alone in the lake. Since she has lost her scarfs, she couldn't return to the sky, and then she burst into tears.

"If anyone finds my scarf, if a man, I'll make him to be my husband, and if a woman, I'll make her to be my sister," vowed the Goddess. Jaka Tarub then revealed himself and entertained the Goddess. He gave her a piece of cloth to wear, but he still hid her scarf, so that she couldn't fly.

The Goddess then fulfill her vow and is married to Jaka Tarub. Nawang Wulan is the Goddess name. Since married her, Jaka Tarub were wealthy. Large amount of harvest and his granaries are always filled with rice without ever lack. Nawang Wulan's scarf was hidden by Jaka Tarub, in a barn that is always full. They were blessed with a child and live happily.

But after a long married life, Jaka Tarub was curious. Every day, his family always eat rice, but the barn was never reduced as there is no rice that used to eat them. One day, Nawang Wulan went out. She advised her husband to keep the fire stove in the kitchen, but forbade him to unscrew the pot. Nawang Wulan also prohibit Jaka Tarub to go into the kitchen, while she was cooking. Jaka Tarub was doing what his wife told him to do, but his curiosity made him disobeyed his wife orders. He opened the lid on the pot and it turned out there was only one grain of rice.

Apparently, Nawang Wulan requires only a grain of rice to meet the rice needs of the family in a day. When Nawang Wulan went home and opened the lid of a pot, there was only a grain of rice in it. Nawang Wulan angry because her husband had disobeyed her orders.

Nawang Wulan became sad, because since then she had to cook the rice as a human being. Consequently it was used continuously. Slowly but surely, their rice was depleted, while the harvest season was still not yet arrived. When one day, Nawang Wulan was going to take the grain, she saw a piece of scarf sticking out behind a pile of rice. When drawn and cared for, Nawang Wulan remembered if it was her Goddess scarf.

"Apparently all this time you are the one who hid my scarf. And because of the barn's contents continued to decrease, in the end I could find it again. It would have to be the will of the Above, " she said to Jaka Tarub. Nawang Wulan then said goodbye and asked him to care for their children well.

Jaka Tarub asked her not to leave, but Nawang Wulan has already wore her scarf. "Remember me when you saw a full moon. I'll comfort you from up there, "said Nawang Wulan. She was later flown to the sky towards Nirvana, leaving Jaka Tarub who cried in remorse.

Such an ending! The ending that I saw on FTV movie is a happy ending.

Ultrabook for Your Lifestyle

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:23:00 +0000

A new genre of Ultrabook is created for all notebook users. Nowadays, notebook users desperately need a lighter, thinner, and powerful device, which also has a charming appearance. A thin and lightweight notebook is something that can't be compromised if you need a kind of portable device. You may just throw away that heavy portable device. Because that's not portable at all.

A powerful notebook relatively depends on how you use the device. Whether for your work on design, 3D gaming, or just to connect to your social network. Modern people are very detailed on the device appearance, they want the display to be more attractive because of lifestyle demands.

Aspire S3 was launched on October 2011, and became the pioneer of Ultrabook. The 1st Ultrabook made by Acer, on January 2012, Aspire S3 Series has won Design and Engineering Award for Computer Hardware & Components Category at CES Innovations 2012. The Acer Aspire S3 is a high-performance, ultra light notebook that powers on instantly, connects to the Web in seconds and provides up to 50 days of stand-by time. Aspire S3 using Cutting Edge Design with 13mm thickness, which when you look from the side, it will look very thin.

Comes with 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7-2637M inside, 4 GB SDRAM, 240 GB Solid State Drive (SSD), and 13.3-Inch Screen, you will be amazed with Aspire S3 performance. 12.6 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches on dimensions, and 2.9 pounds on weight, Aspire S3 has a variety of advantages that make it different from standard Ultrabook, even compared to some Ultrabook.

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Web Counter with Traffic and Backlink

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:47:00 +0000

Looking for a web counter or hit counter for your wesite, is the first thing we usually do after we create a website. There are many service providers of web counter on the internet. Sometimes we wonder, where does our visitors come from? Although blogger are already had statistic page that show it, but we usually unsatisfied with the stat result. There is only one web counter I knew, that can drive traffic and also give a backlink to your website.

A web counter that I love most is flagcounter from boardhost. I'm become the one from millions of fanatical fans of flagcounter. You can see here in my blog, there are 5 types of flagcounter from boardhost.

As an Indonesian, I should be proud because Indonesia becomes the fourth country that frequently access flagcounter site. This is seen from the flagcounter.com master counter here.

You can collect 51 regional flags from United States and 13 flags from Canada using free flagcounter. If you upgrade to become Pro user, you will have the ability to collect regional flags from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, and many more. For example, 33 regional flags from 33 provinces of Indonesia.

In addition, Pro users can make their flagcounter become private and can't be seen by their visitors. Pro users can also eliminate the flagcounter logo.

Flagcounter is only a simple image of html without having a javascript. It can be place everywhere on the site that support image. But on Facebook page or profile as far as I know, you can't place a flagcounter.

By avoiding too many widgets with javascript, will get your site index by Google bots faster. It will have resulting on the SERPs. That's the basic SEO that I've learnt.

One way to get more visitors or traffic to your website as well get a backlink from boardhost.com is by joining in the flagcounter forum here. By placing your website URL on your signature, it will give backlink to your website.

You can ask for other flagcounter forum members to visit your website, by posting with title 'Need a flag' for example, on flag requests section. But you must remember! You should also visit their website in return!!

I Named My Son in Honour of St. Michael

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:52:00 +0000

My son Michael was born a month earlier than it was expected. My wife didn't notice that she have been pregnant for four month age until doctor examined. All pregnancy test-pack was negative for the last three month. Valentine was supposed became the name behind Michael's name, due to the birth date prediction was on February 14.

But on Saturday night, January 19, 2008, I was accompanied my wife to doctor. The doctor said that my wife will beared her child in about 2 until 3 days from that day. That's a shocked news.

One thing makes me shocked, is that if Michael was born on Monday, it means his Javanese day of birth (weton) is Senin Pon, just like his mother. Because if Michael was born on Sunday starting at 6.00 pm (sunset) until Monday's sunset, means his 'weton' is still Senin Pon.

In the Javanese culture, if 'weton' of a child is the same with their parents, then the child must perform a ritual. The ritual is to get rid of the child, which then will be discovered and owned by their parents's relative. Their parents had to buy back their child from their relative. How much money to buy back the child is only symbolically.

Why should there be a ritual like this?

There were such cases around me that were illogical. If 'weton' of a child and a mother alike. Then the mother and child must have the same character and habits. In their future life, they would like two repelling, same magnetic poles. Which will result in a natural process, who's strong, he/she will live longer.

In the case with some couple, if their both have the same 'weton', they will never be united. If it can, their marriage will not be long, a short-lived marriage.

An obvious example around me is my uncle died when my cousin was two years old. My cousin and my uncle/his father has the same 'weton'. My wife's sister with her first child has the same weton, my wife's sister died while giving birth to her second child. My sister-in-law died at the age of 28.

Surprisingly my sister-in-law's 'weton' is the same like her mother, who apparently died six years earlier. I did not get to know with my mother-in-law. When I met my wife, she was an orphan, her mother has past already.

Why I named my son Michael?

First of all, it was based on my favourite football player Michael Owen, NBA legend Michael Jordan, and my ace idol Michael Chang. But their first name was not the basic reason. I'm a Roman Catholic in religion, so my son must have his first name after a Saint's name. I choose St. Michael's name, which also it was my elementary school's name.

Long before the USG reports that predict my second child will be a boy, I also prepare the name Michele for a girl. I wanted my second child to be my guardian angel for the family. Surely, he will become my guardian angel, due to his sister was name Marianne, derived from St. Mary and her mother St. Anna combined together. There are no St. Marianne in Catholic literature for Saint. Because also the name Anne is given in honour of my late mother-in-law, Ani.

Do you agree, if I say that St. Michael is Our Lord Jesus Christ?

(Guido Reni's painting in Santa Maria della Concezione, Rome, 1636 is also reproduced in mosaic at the St. Michael Altar in St. Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican.)

Michael means "Who is like God?". But for me, Michael is God Him-self, although human are created by God based on His image. Father is God, Son is Jesus Christ, and Michael is the Holy Spirit. Only Michael is called an archangel in the Bible.

The original meaning of the name Michael gave rise to the Latin phrase, Quis ut Deus?, which can be seen on his artistic portrayals when he rhetorically and scornfully asks, Who is like God?, as he defeats Satan. Within the hierarchy of the angels, at the highest level, St. Michael is a princely seraph.

The word archangel comes from the Greek words arche (prince) and angelos (messenger). The prophet Daniel (12: 1) called him "Michael the great prince who shall rise at the time of the end."

The question is, who will become the judge on the Judgement Day? God? Jesus Christ?, or Michael? Because the archangel who heralds the second coming of Jesus Christ is not named.

" Happy 4th Birthday to my son Michael Valerian "

The Year of Water Dragon

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:20:00 +0000

Many people thought that the water dragon year begins on January 23, 2012, simultaneously with the arrival of The Chinese New Year. But according to calculations of Feng Shui, water dragon year will begin on February 4, 2012 at 18:18. Chinese New Year calculation is based on Chinese Lunar Calendar, while the calculation of Feng Shui is based on Chinese Solar Calendar.

Then, Babies born between January 23, 2012 until February 4, 2012 at 18:17 still has Shio Rabbit, although the lunar new year celebrations have passed. Meanwhile, babies born after the date of February 4, 2012 at 18:18, they have Shio Dragon.

Year of the dragon this time called the year of the water dragon, because the stem of sky has positive element of water (Ren) and branch of earth has positive element of ground (Chen). In Feng Shui is called the year of Ren Chen.

According to Indonesian Feng Shui consultant Yohanes Cokrowibowo, which also known as Suhu Yo, water dragon is a green dragon, vicious, cruel, and has no mercy. Specifically relating to economic significance, that the water element's enemy is metal element. So that, business-related with the metal element will fall. As the price of gold will reach IDR 650,000 (US$ 72) to IDR 1 million (US$ 111) per gram, it will occur in 2012.

Car prices will also soar this year, due to metal's fear of water. The vegetation price will rise due to flooding and long drought season, and also high demand less supply. There will be food crisis. The ebbing tide of sea water makes the fish prices rise, due to lack of fish catch.

Other phenomenon that will occur in the year of water dragon is seen from the side of the dragon. Dragon is Chinese's creation, although dragon is more than a myth in some culture, but the origin story of dragon is derived from China. Chinese products will be booming this year 2012, such as electric motors, energy efficient cars from China will flood many countries. That also includes clothes, fruits, and plastics from China. Since last 3 years, plastics toys from China has been flooding Indonesia, with a lower prices. Both my children and I didn't look the quality of products, when it comes to toys.

Based on the interview with detikFinance, Suhu Yo also said that there will be major flood, that will occur from January until December 2012. I hope there will be no major flood, that will happen on December 21, 2012. Such a paranoia, I guess. Have you watched movie titled 2012 yet? Will Mayan prophecy proved in the year of water dragon?

In the movie 2012 is narrated the destruction of the earth by the tsunami as high as Mt. Everest. But for me, it's just a movie about Mayan prophecy. Mayan calendar will end on Dec 21, 2012. Also such a coincidence, it occurs on the year of water dragon. Don't be paranoid! Desperate people has no stand point! After all, if we know we will die tommorow, we will have more courage to face the world for our loving family.

" 恭喜发财 "

" Gong Xi Fat Choi "

" Happy Greetings & May You Gather Wealth "

Stay Healthy with The Fruit of Evil

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Apple is considered to be the fruit of knowledge based on Book of Genesis. Although is not identified correctly, is just the same as snake on Book of Genesis. Snake is described to be the most genius animal species ever that can walk and speak human language, until God curse him to be crawl using his stomach.

Why Apple becomes the fruit of evil, although it is supposed to be the fruit of knowledge? Malus, Latin name for Apple is similar in singular shape to Malum, Latin name for Evil, which is identical in plural shape, Mala. Because also after Adam and Eve eat it, they both then knew that snake is evil.

Based on research, apple can reduce the risk of colon, prostate, and lung cancer. Apple contains vitamin C (4,6mg/100g), also rich in antioxidant compounds. Fibers in apple helps control bowel movements, it will reduce the risk of colon cancer. Apple fiber also stem heart disease, as well as weight and cholesterol levels control, because apple contains no cholesterol.

Apparently apples can be be a good choice as a healthy diet to help lower blood sugar levels. A healthy diet can prevent from diabetes and prediabetes complications. Apple is considered fruit with low glycemic index value, it will cause blood sugar increase slower and stays on low level. If someone has a high blood sugar level, then it is better to consume apple than other snacks that contain high glycemic such as dried fruits or soft drinks.

New Cancer Cell Killing Machine

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:33:00 +0000

In my place in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Soursop has became rumors from mouth to mouth recently about its huge benefit in prevention and healing all kind of diseases. It is recommended to eat or drink soursop fruit juice daily for prevention. I just can ask my neighbour who grows Soursop tree, to give me Soursop leaf. To dry the leaf, you should not dry it under direct sunlight. Simply put in somewhere that sunlight can't reach.

Soursop leaf was believed for healing any disease. Take 3, 5, 7 or 9 (Javanese believed in odd number) pieces of half dry soursop leaves (dark green coloured) mixed into 3 cups of water (900ml). Boil until the water evaporated into 1 cup only. Drink everyday 1-2 times.

Research has been carried out extensively on Soursop (Annona muricata) for many years, but still we do not know anything about this. You know why? Because it is so easy that our health, our lives are controlled by money and power. Several research results were astonishing. Soursop is scientifically proven as cancer cell killing machine.

Research since the 1970s has proven that Soursop (Annona muricata) or guanábana (Spanish), graviola (Portuguese), and sirsak (Indonesia) can be:

Attacking cancer cells safely and effectively naturally, without nausea, weight loss, hair loss. 10,000 times stronger than Adriamycin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug.
Protecting the immune system and prevent deadly infections.
Patients feel stronger, more healthy during the treatment.
Increased energy and improved physical appearance.

Health Science Institute in the United States is the institution that unmasked the secrets of this magical fruit, deep in the Amazon jungle. It will change the way you think, your doctor, and the world about cancer healing process and hope to survive. No one can promise more than this, in times to come.

Most striking discovery from Catholic University of South Korea revealed that Soursop can only kill cancer cells, while healthy cells remain untouched. Unlike Adriamycin that used on chemotherapy, who can not distinguish between cancer cells, and healthy cells.

And then reproductive cells were killed by Adriamycin, which raised the negative effects of nausea and hair loss. A study at Purdue University show that the Soursop leaves are able to kill cancer cells effectively, particularly prostate, pancreas, and lungs cancer. Now you know the benefits of Soursop fruit is exceptional. 100% natural fruit without any side effects. Now it's better for you to start growing Soursop tree in your garden!

Source :

What is Soursop? Downloadable pdf file from Department of Chemistry, McGill University.
daunsirsak.net
Health Science Institute

Another Way To Boost Your SEO Rankings

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:24:00 +0000

" A bad post is worst than no post at all "

Did you ever heard the sentence above before? I'm 50% agree with that idea. You know why? Your blog content might be become the king, and then your blog design appearance should be the queen. If no post is better than a bad post or just a huge image on a blog, then why do you make a blog? Blog at first time was a kind of digital diary. People were posting to their blog to express their thought, mind, and share their expertise, and experience. No matter if there any readers that visit their blogs.

Back to the topic. If blog appearance is the queen, a way to beautify your blog is by creating slideshows. A beautiful and functional slideshow to improve your website performance, you should try SlideDeck.

SlideDeck is available as a jQuery Slider Plugin or WordPress plugin. There are two versions for both plugins: Lite (limited) version and a Pro (feature rich, customizable) version. SlideDeck is a powerful jquery slider plugin made for web designers. Automatically animate through your SlideDeck when visitors arrive on your website. You can use SlideDeck to explain how your web app works or let a user visually browse your blog posts. SlideDeck can actually boost your SEO rankings. The content from each slide is cleanly organized in your code and is automatically indexed by search engines.

With SlideDeck, you can organize any type of web content into a beautiful, user-friendly slider, and provides a great way to draw attention to your web content, while maintaining full search engine optimization. It is designed to provide understanding of a concept in less than a minute.

Today is Jum'at Legi but also Friday the 13th

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:12:00 +0000

Today is the 1st Friday the 13th on the year of 2012. Many people believe that today is related with bad luck according to history.

Fear of Friday the 13th is the most popular mythology among scientist. Fears or phobias that called friggatriskaidekaphobia. While phobias at number 13 called Triskaidekaphobia.

Then where superstitions come from? No scientists has dared called the initial appearance. But possibility appears linked with 13 men at Jesus Christ last supper. Friday is the day when Jesus Christ was crucified.

On friday, October 13, 1307, in France, 120 Knights Templars, including the grand master, Jacques de Molay, were condemned and executed, ordered by Philip IV of France. This event is believed to be the origin of the myths associated with bad luck on Friday the 13th.

On some passenger aircraft such as Continental Airlines, there are no seats numbered groups of 13.

Some airport terminals do not have gates numbered 13.

In Formula 1, MotoGP, and some other race, no car or bike that carries the number 13.

Microsoft is not going to name the next Office as Office 13, but Microsoft Office 14.

Composer Arnold Schoenberg suffered triskaidekafobia. He was born and died on the 13th.

In the United States, there is no plane named F-13 because the pilots many who believe in this superstition.

U.S. singer John Mayer has 14 songs on the album Room for Squares, although the songs of the 13 only 0.2 seconds long and no voice.

A British ship named Friday the 13th, was sailing on Friday the 13th. This ship was then no longer known its existence.

Apollo 13 was launched April 11, 1970, at 13:13. The launch is not at the 13th, but the sum of the numbers of that date (04/11/70) is 13 (0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 7 + 0 = 13). The plane then experienced an explosion in space on April 13. But the crew successfully returned to earth.

Most hospitals do not have room number 13. Similarly happen on skyscraper buildings are also don't have 13th floor.

Butch Cassidy, famous train and bank robbers in the U.S., was born on Friday, April 13, 1866. While Fidel Castro was born on Friday, August 13, 1926.

U.S. President, Franklin D Roosevelt believed the myth of number 13. He will not travel on the date 13 in every month and will not entertain guests totaled 13. Napoleon and Herbert Hoover also triskaidekaphobic suffering and have abnormal behavior of item 13.

While Woodrow Wilson was on the contrary. He considers the numbers 13 as luck, but fact just the opposite. He arrived in Normandy, France at 13 December 1918 for peace talks. But the agreement failed because Congress was not agree.

Another strange numerology of number 13 like in China, the fear is on number 4. Because in Mandarin or Chinese language, the pronunciation of the word "dead" and "four" is the same. Should be noted that the sum of number 13 is 4 (1 + 3 = 4).

In Puncak Marina, an apartment estate in Surabaya, Indonesia, doesn't have 4th floor or room number 4. My house in a real-estate is on number 3a, while my left and right neighbour's house are in number 3 and 5.

Question is! Do You believe the numbers 13 and day of Friday 13th brings bad luck? I'm not. I was born on Thursday night at 8.45 pm, but my ' weton ' or my ' Javanese day ' is Friday. On Javanese day, after Sunset is considered to be tomorrow or new day begins with the dark. Some Friday in Javanese day is considered to be a lucky day, just like today, Jum'at Legi in Javanese day.

Food of The Gods

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:34:00 +0000

Recently, I just arrived at a blog that shows photo of a woman bites a huge of chocolate candy bar. That picture gives me an idea to write this post. In this post, I write about the benefit that you can get from chocolate.

Chocolate has played a special role in Maya and Aztec cultures. Aztec priests usually presented cacao seeds as offerings to the gods, and served chocolate drinks during sacred ceremonies. You know why? It all because chocolate latin name Theobroma cacao, the term of Theobroma, which in Greek roots Theo (God) and brosi (food), meaning ' food of the gods '. So it's natural for Maya and Aztec priests to offer chocolate to their gods, its food.

The word chocolate itself is origin from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, which is xocolatl, made up from the words xococ (bitter), and atl (water or drink), meaning ' bitter drink '. Chocolate also contains the alkaloid theobromine, which has a stimulating effect on the nervous system, but has lesser impact than caffein.

Although theobromine is not an addictive, but it is possible causing addiction to chocolate. Theobromine is also consider as an aphrodisiac. Theobromine has been used to treat high blood pressure, due to its ability to dilate blood vessels.

Theobromine can cause sleeplessness and will increase your urine production. So, if you want to awake all day, it is better drink hot chocolate than arabican coffee. Because arabican coffee contains less theobromine than chocolate. Other side effects that sometimes occurs are loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting, if you consume chocolate excessively.

But the bottom line is that, if you consume chocolate, especially dark chocolate regularly, and not excessively, it will reduce the risk of some diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and lower the risk of having heart attack. Dark chocolate is also consider as delicious food for diet.

Masturbation is Healthier than Brushing Teeth

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000

Masturbation activity or onanism still becomes controversy nowadays. Some people call that men solo sexual activity is dangerous. But medical experts concluded that masturbation is harmless activity, and it even healthier than brushing your teeth every day.

A famous sexologist, Gloria Brame, said that masturbation is a natural and harmless activity. Problem occurs when it done excessively, it will disrupt daily life. " Onanism is part of healthy sex life. This activity is safe and does not dangerous. It even more healthy than You brush your teeth every day, " says Brame.

Brame said, that sex or regular masturbation will train pelvis muscles, prevent erectile dysfunction, and incontinence. Brame advises for having sex or masturbation at least 3 times a week. " Doing masturbation one hour before sex also gives you more control. Masturbation can be an excellent motivation for someone to train themselves to survive longer during sexual intercourse to reach orgasm, " she said.

A study in 2003, in Australia, also mentions that the man who ejaculated more than five times every week, one-third smaller likely to suffer from cancer prostate. Meanwhile, according to hormone therapy specialist, Jennifer Landa, ejaculation can be help raise levels of hormones cortisol which works to increase immunity. " Onanism can produce an atmosphere to strengthen the body immune system, " she concluded.

Amazon Books Different Loving: The World of Sexual Dominance and Submission by William Brame & Gloria Brame.

Source : tribunnews.com

Delicious Foods for Diet

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:58:00 +0000

Desire to lose weight or maintain the body shape doesn't mean you can only eat fruit or vegetables throughout the day. There are some delicious foods that can still be eaten.

Here are delicious and nutritious foods, but still be able to control your weight.

Eggs
Eggs are not only making you become more powerful, these foods are also rich in protein. Among other benefits, when we breakfast with eggs, it can reduce appetite. So you'll feel full longer. To cultivate it, can be boiled or fried eggs with a little olive oil.
Cheese
Choose cheese made from goat's or cow's milk. Because, animals that eat grass contain conjugated linolenic acid (CLA) which can assist weight loss.
Salmon
Recent research states, protein intake can prevent weight gain. Salmon are rich in protein, more than meat. Research in Sweden shows, respondents who had lunch with salmon intake 11 percent fewer calories.
Skim Milk
One cup of skim milk has only 86 calories. Proteins in milk (whey and casein) can be filling the stomach than beverages containing sugar. The content of CLA in milk also helps fight obesity.
Dark Chocolate
In 100 grams of dark chocolate, contains only 170 calories. According to research from the University of Copenhagen, eating dark chocolate before a meal can make you eat less food portions. Compounds in dark chocolate slows down the digestive process and keep you full longer. A small piece of chocolate (about the size of business cards) can also resist the desire to eat salty foods, sweet and fatty foods.
Citrus
Citrus is one fruit that is able to give full effect in addition to apples, because the high fiber content. Many also eat fiber can fight obesity and generate a flat stomach.

Source : wolipop.com

Illegal Parking-lot Guard, Easy Ways to Become Corruptors in Indonesia

noreply@blogger.com (Verdi Laurent) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:57:00 +0000

Corruption is a disease like kleptomania. Overcoming the problem of corruption is like melting an iceberg in the Atlantic ocean. Not visible on the surface but the bottom is higher than Mt. Everest when measured from the seabed.

A complicated subject where I live in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia is parking subscribing problem. Many people complain about parking subscription in Sidoarjo. It costs IDR 25,000 (US$ 2.7) per year for motorcycles. But in practice, if we parked in public places, the road or in government agencies still have to pay IDR 1,000 for parking fee.

Sidoarjo Department of Transportation claims to have been socializing the parking-lot guard. But after 5 years of my experince in the field, there is no reality. Even for Sidoarjo no.1 person (mayor), still have to pay for parking when using his private car. Department of Transportation argued that the park service users who had to fight the parking-lot guard who still remain collecting parking fee.

The information I get from a person who have a bicycle care business said that some strategic parking-lot were auctioned off by unscrupulous of the Department of Transportation. So more busy a parking-lot, the price for a ticket for one month becomes very expensive. The impact was, users should bear the cost of parking that landowners expenses. Parking-lot guards were targeted, they must deposit some millions of Rupiah from their earnings each week to the owner of a parking-lot.

I guess it is useless to eradicate the corruption that is worth billions of Rupiah, if it can not overcome the corruption that is worth only IDR 1.000 but has ancient roots and cultures. Even in the minimarket free marked parking, we still levied by a teenager parking-lot guard. With high unemployment rate, 7.1% (2010), population below poverty line, 13.33% (2010) from total population of 245,613,043 (July 2011 est.), in Indonesia, an easy way to make money is by being a parking-lot guard.