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ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:55:00 +0700

Berinvestasi melalui Reksa Dana tidaklah sulit. Justru akan memberi kemudahan pengelolaan investasi terutama bagi investor individu. Proses pemilihan reksa dana merupakan suatu proses yang pararel dengan memilih Manajer Investasi.

Akan tetapi sebelum masuk ke dalam proses pemilihan tersebut kita harus terlebih dahulu memperhatikan faktor-faktor sebagai berikut:

1. Menentukan tujuan dan batasan investasi
Hal ini berhubungan dengan jangka waktu berinvestasi, jumlah dana yang akan diinvestasikan, profil risiko serta tingkat pengembalian yang diharapkan.

2. Membandingkan Reksa Dana yang sejenis
Hal ini berguna untuk melihat Reksa Dana mana yang memberikan imbal hasil yang tertinggi di jenisnya/hasil investasi riil. Mengetahui biaya pengelolaan yaitu selling fee & redemption fee.

3. Memilih Manajer Investasi
Manajer Investasi dengan reputasi baik dapat dilihat dari pengalaman (track record), kinerja historis (profil risk & return), gaya investasi, besarnya asset yang dikelola, jumlah nasabah, kualitas sumber daya dan pelayanan.

4. Sponsor dari Reksa Dana
Sponsor Reksa Dana menunjukkan bonafiditas dan jaringan kerja dari Manajer Investasi.

5. Kemudahan Melakukan Transaksi (Pembelian & Penjualan Kembali)
Transaksi yang dapat dilakukan dengan ATM, Phone Banking dan Internet Banking akan menjadi pilihan karena waktu yang dibutuhkan lebih singkat.

6. Jumlah Investor Perorangan
Investor reksa dana terdiri dari korporasi/institusi dan perorangan. Jumlah dana dari investor korporasi biasanya cukup besar sedangkan investor perorangan biasanya kecil. Apabila kepemilikannya dana lebih banyak oleh investor perorangan jika terjadi penjualan kembali (redeem) maka tidak akan mempengaruhi penurunan nilai aktiva secara significan. Sedangkan apabila yang melakukan penjualan kembali (redeem) adalah investor korporasi maka dana yang keluar akan cukup besar sehingga nilai aktiva akan turun drastis. Hal ini disebabkan manajer investasi harus menjual asset dalam portofolionya (biasanya dengan harga lebih murah) untuk memenuhi permintaan investor korporasi tersebut.

Dengan memperhatikan faktor-faktor di atas maka jenis Reksa Dana, Manajer Investasi yang sesuai dengan harapan akan terpenuhi. Selamat Berinvestasi.

Kiat Memilih Franchise: Investigasi Sebelum Investasi

Jika Anda ingin membeli franchise teh yang ditawarkan oleh tea franchisess, anda harus investigasi dulu sebelum investasi. Jangan sampai uang seperti uang pensiun amblas begitu saja karena salah memilih franchise tea. Anda harus membedakan juga mana yang teh franchise dan bisnis teh. Berikut ini ada beberapa kiat memilih bisnis franchise:

1. Jangan mudah percaya dengan brosur, bahkan calo waralaba teh
Informasi yang sepihak biasanya bias dan cenderung subyektif dari sisi teh waralaba. Jangan pertaruhkan uang, hidup, reputasi dan masa depan anda. Carilah konsultan bisnis waralaba yang dapat anda percaya/andalkan.

2. Jangan ingin cepat kaya.
Tidak ada jaminan bahwa dengan jalur franchise teh usaha akan cepat untung besar. Meski peluang tea franchise lebih besar dibanding bisnis tradisional. Reputasi merek dan sistem yang bagus pada akhirnya kembali pada kemauan dan kemampuan franchise tea.

3. Jangan memilih teh franchise dari faktor murahnya harga yang ditawarkan.
Bisnis teh / bisnis franchise membutuhkan investasi yang besar untuk membangun bisnisnya, oleh karenanya mereka menuntut pengembalian investasi waralaba teh bisnisnya melalui besarnya fee dan royalty.

4. Tentukan tujuan anda memasuki bisnis teh waralabaBeberapa orang mempunyai tujuan mengikuti bisnis waralaba yang berbeda. Ada yang ingin karena ingin mencoba bidang bisnis baru, ada yang ingin sekedar mendapat pekerjaan untuk dirinya sendiri, ada yang ingin merintis usaha Goodtea yang nantinya dapat diwariskan pada anak cucunya, ada yang memang ingin menjadi wirausaha Goodtea. Nah, itulah beberapa kiat apa saja yang perlu dipertimbangkan dalam memiih franchisor dan tawaran bisnisnya. Masih ada beberapa tips lagi yang akan kami bagikan kepada anda. Memilih franchisor tidak seperti beli kucing dalam karung. Selidiki dulu, baru memutuskan. Investigating before investing! Sudahkah anda lakukan?

6 Tahap Menginstal Linux dengan USB

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:59:00 +0700

Selain Windows, sistem operasi Linux juga bisa dijalankan dari sebuah USB (flash disk). Hanya dalam 5 menit, Anda dapat menginstal Linux dari USB.

Anda bisa menggunakan tools bernama UNetbootin. Untuk bisa menginstal Linux dari flash disk, Anda wajib memiliki flash disk berkapasitas meinimal 1GB.

Selain USB, pastikan Anda telah menentukan distribusi Linux yang diinginkan, yaitu: Arch linux, BackTrack, CentOS, CloneZilla, Damn Small Linux, Debian, Dream Linux, Elive, FaunOS, Fedora, Frugalware, Gentoo, Gujin, Kubuntu, Linux Mint, Mandriva, netBSD, NTPasswr, openSUSE, Ophcrack, Parted Magic, PClinuxOS, Puppy Linux, Slax, SliTaZ, Smart Boot Manager, Super Grub Disk, Ubuntu, Xubunu, Zenwalk.

Sebagai contoh, instalasi kali ini menggunakan distro Linux BackTrack 3 dan Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, dengan USB Kingstone DataTraveler 2.0 1GB.

Berikut langkah-langkah instalasinya :

1. Download UNetbootin, simpan pada desktop.

2. Klik kanan UNetbootin pada desktop, lalu pilih Properties.

3. Klik tab Permissions, beri tanda centang (v) pada kotak ‘Allow executing file as program’, lalu klik tombol Close.

4. Tancapkan terlebih dulu USB ke port komputer. Ini sangat penting karena Anda tidak akan bisa menggunakan USB jika menancapkannya setelah Anda membuka aplikasi UNetbootin.

5. Selanjutnya, klik dua kali file exe UNetbootin yang sudah di-download tadi, lalu ketikkan password hingga aplikasi UNetbootin terbuka.

6. Pilih distribusi dan versi Linux yang Anda inginkan, lalu pilih tipe instalasi dan klik Ok untuk memulai instalasi.

Selesai! Reboot komputer Anda dan booting-lah dari USB. Kini Anda dapat menggunakan sistem operasi Linux portabel Anda

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20 Tips Turunkan Berat Badan

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:32:00 +0700

Tidak bosan-bosannya saya menampilkan artikel mengenai tips-tips yang menarik untuk penurunan berat badan, karena kemungkinan ada tips dan cara yang sangat berguna bagi pembaca, Berikut ini tips-tipsnya:

1. MULAILAH HARI INI Anda dengan segelas jus jeruk bali agar tingkat trigliserida menurun. Trigliserida sering diasosiasikan dengan masalah penyakit jantung.

2. HINDARI OLAHAN makanan yang mengandung lebih dari lima bahan. Semakin banyak bahan yang digunakan, maka proses mengolahnya semakin lama.

3. AMBIL SEDIKIT saja makanan favorit Anda. Ini cara yang sangat jitu untuk menghindarkan diri tergantung pada camilan tersebut.

4. JANGAN MENGUPAS kulit buah tertentu, seperti apel, misalnya. Dengan mengupasnya, kita bisa kehilangan 25 persen vitamin, mineral, dan serat yang dikandungnya.

5. JAUHKAN WADAH permen di ruang lain, jauh dari tempat Anda biasa "mangkal". Penelitian menunjukkan, dengan berjalan untuk mengambil permen, sebenarnya Anda hanya menyantap setengah dari permen itu. Belum lagi kalau Anda tidak jadi menyantapnya karena malas bergerak untuk mengambilnya.

6. KONSUMSI LEBIH banyak protein jika ingin menurunkan berat badan dengan stabil. Jangan lupa sumber protein non-hewani seperti kacang, tofu, sereal wholegrain, dan kacang buncis. Protein dapat menambah kinerja tubuh sehingga lebih banyak membakar lemak.

7. SIMPAN DAN SAJIKAN semangka pada suhu ruangan. Nutrisinya akan meningkat sebanyak 40 persen. Menurut ahli, kondisi ini dimungkinkan karena terjadi proses pematangan.

8. JANGAN MEMBUANG sayur yang bagian daunnya berwarna hijau gelap, seperti pada bayam atau pak coy. Justru bagian ini paling bernutrisi.

9. ADUK SALAD dengan dressing berbahan dasar cuka, agar kenyang lebih lama.

10. GANTIKAN SOUR CREAM/krim asam dengan yoghurt rendah lemak saat menyajikan kentang panggang atau kroket. Yoghurt rendah lemak ini baik juga digunakan sebagai pengganti mentega pada mashed potatoes

11. MINUMLAH AIR hangat dengan jus lemon pada pagi hari. Ini seperti mini-detox yang membantu pencernaan dan membersihkan liver Anda.

12. COBALAH MENYANTAP 20 - 30 bahan makanan yang berbeda untuk memperoleh nutrisi maksimal dan manfaat antioksidannya.

13. GANTI SANTAN pada masakan bersantan dengan susu skim evaporated. Kalau ingin tetap ada aroma kelapanya, tambahkan saja sedikit esens kelapa.

14. BAIK SEKALI kalau Anda sering-sering mengonsumsi buncis. Anda bisa menambahkannya pada saus bolognaise. Atau, sajikan buncis dengan saus celupan yang dibuat dari blenderan bawang putih, campurkan minyak zaitun, dan jus lemon sebagai bahan celupan. Bisa juga menambahkannya pada salad.

15. SEBAGAI CAMILAN, lebih baik menyantap sayuran panggang/rebus ketimbang mengunyah sekaleng keripik kentang.

16. JANGAN BERLEBIHAN mengonsumsi produk berlabel low fat atau low carb (karbohidrat rendah). Seringkali produk semacam ini kandungannya tak jauh beda dengan versi aslinya.

17. JANGAN MENCOBA semua menu makanan saat ada jamuan buffet. Cukup pilih satu atau dua jenis yang paling Anda suka, lalu lanjutkan dengan salad.

18. GUNAKAN MINYAK canola atau minya zaitun sebaga olesan pada baking pan dan hidangan, panggangan atau penggorengan. Ini lebih sehat ketimbang mentega atau minyak goreng biasa.

19. JANGAN LAPISI wajan Anda dengan minyak. Tapi campurkan dua sendok makan minyak pada daging, baru masukkan ke wajan panas.

20. MINUMLAH JUS sayur segar setiap pagi. Cobalah wortel, seledri, bayam kecil, timun, selada air atau lobak. Campurkan dengan jus apel sebagai pemanis.

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Pelaporan SPT Tahunan Secara Online

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:56:00 +0700

Dari sebagian besar warga negara indonesia, sudah memiliki NPWP. Bagaimana caranya biar kita tidak di repotkan dan dipusingkan masalah SPT tahunan solusinya anda bisa klik langsung di www.pajakpribadiku.com

TATA CARA DOWNLOAD MP3

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:57:00 +0700

1.Pertama kita pilih dulu mp3 yang akan kita download,klik pada tulisan ato copy-paste kode ke new windows.

2.Akan muncul website RapidShare spt gambar dibawah ini.

turun kebawah dan klik pada tombol free spt gambar dibawah untuk gratisan ato premium untuk kelas
premium

3.Tunggu sebentar sampai muncul kode yang diberikan oleh RapidShare spt gambar dibawah.

4. masukan kode pada kolom yang telah disediakan,lalu tekan enter pada keyboard, ato klik download.

5.Simpan mp3 pada folder yang anda inginkan,selesai deh tinggal nunggu downloadan anda selesai.

Have Nice Sex

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Sun, 5 Apr 2009 06:34:00 +0700

Kadang orang melupakan cara yang satu ini untuk menghilangkan stress or suntux.

Sejarah Facebook.com, sang pendiri Mark Zuckerberg

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Sun, 5 Apr 2009 04:36:00 +0700

Sekarang bukan jamannnya FRIENDSTER apalagi Mailinglist. Ada orang muda berumur 23 tahun menjadi trilyuner berkat internetan.Kekayaannya sekarang mencapai $ 1, 5 Billion atau sekitar Rp 13,95 triliun, atau Rp. 13.950.000.000.000,00 atau kalo dibeliin es cendol bisa buat berlayar hehehe. Berkat hobinya internetan dia menelorkan ide kreatif nya dengan membuat situs Facebook yaitu social-networking semacam Friendster. Heran juga sih ketika kita yang udah punya domain dot com tapi masih berkutat di google adsense sementara banyak banget ide2 kreatif yang bisa di gali untuk meningkatkan pendapatan. Yang lebih mengagumkan adalah Facebook mulai dirintis tahun 2004 jadi gak terlalu lama untuk berkembang sedemikian dahsyatnya. Jadi bagi kita kayaknya belum ketinggalan banget untuk memulai sebuah dot com yang prospeknya cerah itu. Nama Anak muda itu adalah Mark Zuckerberg. Adapaun perkembangan riwayat Facebook hingga mencapai 60 juta pengguna aktif diawali dari kreatifitas Mark Zuckerberg saat kuliah di Harvard. Berikut rangkuman perjalanan lahirnya Facebook hingga sekarang.

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg atau Mark Zuckerberg lahir lahir pada 14 Mei 1984 di Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York, Amerika Serikat (AS)

- Dia suka menyibukkan diri dengan mengutak-atik peralatan elektronik atau program komputer. Pada saat itu, dia bersekolah di Exeter High School, New Hampshire. Di bangku sekolah itulah dia pertama kali berkenalan dengan Adam D’Angelo, yang di kemudian hari menjadi Chief of Technical Officer atau salah satu Direktur Facebook.

- Zuckerberg dan D’Angelo pernah membuat piranti lunak pemutar musik MP3 yang mampu mendeteksi perilaku dan kebiasaan mendengarkan musik penggunanya dan pernah mau dibeli oleh Synapse tapi ditolak oleh mereka.

- Zuckerberg lulus dan masuk Harvard University, awalnya membuat program Coursematch yang memungkinkan mahasiswa di kelas yang sama bisa melihat daftar teman-teman sekelas.

- Proyek selanjutnya membuat facemash.com. Ini merupakan situs pemeringkatan foto-foto mahasiswa di Harvard. Para pengunjung bisa memberi stempel “keren” atau “jelek” foto seorang siswa, dan membuat Zuckerberg beken di kampus dan dipanggil oleh Badan Administrasi Universitas Harvard karena dianggap membobol sistem keamanan komputer kampus, melanggar peraturan privasi di internet, dan melanggar hak cipta.

-Karena itu mahasiswa bandel ini malah bikin Facebook dan diluncurkannya pada tahun 2004. Karena kebekenannya itu dalam waktu singkat duapertiga mahasiswa Harvard jadi pengguna Facebook.

- Teman sekamarnya, Dustin Moskovitz dan Chris Hugh, dberhasil mengembangkan sayap ke Universitas Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Ivy College, dan beberapa sekolah lainnya di wilayah Boston. Dalam waktu singkat, mereka meluncurkan Facebook ke 30 sekolah.

- Zuckerberg bersama Moskovitz dan beberapa teman lain pindah ke Palo Alto, California, liburan musim panas 2004 menyewa rumah kecil buat kantor, ceritanya mereka berlibur sambil kerja eh malah keterusan ngerjain facebok, gitu deh kalo dah dapet duit, dan gak balik ke Harvard, putus sekolah meninggalkan kuliah.

-Di kantornya itulah Zuckerberg bertemu Peter Thiel, pendiri Paypal, yang ngasih dana segar sebesar US$ 500.000 ,merupakan investor pertama mereka, sesama programmer saling membantu kali, sehingga mereka bisa pindah ke kantor yang lebih besar di di Universitas Avenue yang dinamai sebagai kantor “Kampus Urban”

- pada September 2004, Divya Narendra, Cameron Winklevoss, dan Tyler Winklevoss, pemilik situs jejaring sosial HarvardConnection menggugat Facebook. Mereka menuding Zuckerberg telah memakai kode program yang sudah disiapkan untuk situs yang kemudian bernama Uconnect itu, secara ilegal.

- di akhir 2004, pengguna Facebook telah melampaui angka satu juta

- Pada Mei 2005, dia menggandeng Accel Partners. Accel mengucurkan dana US$ 12,8 juta untuk Facebook.

- pada 23 Agustus 2005 Zuckerberg membeli domain facebook.com dari Aboutface Corporation senilai US$ 200.000 atau sekitar Rp 1,86 miliar. Setelah itu, dia membenahi situs Facebook agar profil halamannya lebih bersahabat.

- Pada 2 September 2005, Zuckerberg meluncurkan situs Facebook khusus untuk anak-anak sekolah menengah atas. Hanya dalam waktu 15 hari sejak peluncurannya, sebagian besar sekolah di AS sudah menjadi anggotanya.

- pada akhir tahun 2005, Facebook telah mencakup sekitar 2.000 kampus dan 25.000 sekolah menengah atas di AS, Kanada, Inggris, Meksiko, Puerto Riko, Australia, Selandia Baru, dan Irlandia.

- Pada 27 Februari 2006, dia mulai mengizinkan para mahasiswa yang menjadi pengguna situs ini untuk menambahkan siswa-siswa SMA sebagai temannya. Bayangin aja gimana gak tambah rame nih situs

- BusinessWeek, melansir kabar bahwa Zuckerberg tengah bernegosiasi dengan calon pembeli potensial Facebook. Tapi, akhirnya, dia menolak tawaran yang disebut-sebut bernilai US$ 750 juta atau sekitar Rp 6,97 triliun. Pasalnya, Zuckerberg menganggap harga itu terlalu murah. Saat itu, dia memperkirakan nilai Facebook US$ 2 miliar.

- Pada April 2006, investor pertama situs ini, yaitu Peter Thiel, Greylock Partners, dan Meritech Capital Partners, menambah investasi di Facebook dengan menyetorkan dana US$ 25 juta. Facebook pun masuk ke India melalui Institut Teknologi India dan Institut Manajemen India. Dua bulan berselang, Facebook terpaksa mengeluarkan duit US$ 100.000 untuk menyelesaikan masalah hak cipta dengan quizsender.com.

- Pada Juli 2006, Facebook memperkenalkan layanan baru yang bisa memberikan pendapatan tambahan bagi perusahaan. Dengan menggandeng raksasa komputer, Apple Inc., mereka bekerja sama mempromosikan iTunes. Setiap pekan, iTunes bakal mengirimkan 25 contoh lagu secara gratis kepada pengguna Facebook yang menjadi anggota Apple Student Group.

- pada pertengahan 2006, situs ini sudah merambah Eropa dan Timur Tengah

- Facebook Notes. Fitur baru ini merupakan fitur blogging yang memungkinkan pengguna memberikan tagging, memasukkan gambar, dan fitur-fitur lainnya. Selain itu, pengguna bisa mengimpor blog dari situs Xanga, LiveJournal, Blogger, dan situs blogging lainnya. Berkat fitur baru tersebut, pembaca bisa memberikan komentar terhadap tulisan yang dimuat pengguna Facebook.

- September 2006, Zuckerberg membuka layanan Facebook bagi semua pengguna internet. Namun, langkah ini justru menuai protes dari para pengguna dan pelanggan setianya. Alhasil, dua minggu berselang Facebook terpaksa membenahi layanan baru itu dengan membuka pendaftaran bagi pengguna internet yang mempunyai alamat surat atau e-mail yang jelas.

- Yahoo! mengajukan tawaran akuisisi senilai US$ 1 miliar. Namun, belakangan rencana itu batal terealisasi karena kinerja keuangan Yahoo! di penghujung 2006 anjlok.

- Peter Thiel, memprediksi pendapatan situs ini pada 2015 nanti bisa mencapai US$ 1 miliar. Nah, pada saat itu, nilai perusahaan pun bakal ikut meroket menjadi sekitar US$ 8 miliar.

-iklan baris gratis di Facebook. Fitur yang diberi nama Facebook Marketplace ini diluncurkan pada 14 Mei 2007. Layanan baru ini pun langsung menjadi pesaing perusahaan-perusahaan online lain. Craigslist yang sudah lebih dulu menempatkan iklan baris di situsnya. Bisnis Zuckerberg pun kian mengalir lancar. Bahkan, Apple rela memperpanjang kerja sama dengan Facebook untuk memajang contoh musik iTunes

- Facebook membeli perusahaan Parakey Inc., dari Blake Ross dan Joe Hewitt, pada Juli 2007. Parakey adalah produsen aplikasi komputer yang mempermudah transfer data berupa tulisan, gambar, dan video ke sebuah situs di internet.

- Gideon Yu, mantan Direktur Keuangan You Tube, menjadi Direktur Keuangan Facebook.

- Bill Gates, pada Oktober 2007 membeli 1,6% saham Facebook seharga US$ 240 juta. Pasalnya, Zuckerberg tidak berniat menjual semua saham Facebook sekaligus. Alasannya sederhana dan sungguh mulia, dia ingin Facebook tetap independen.

- Pada 7 November 2007, situs ini meluncurkan layanan terbaru berupa pemasangan iklan dengan sistem yang disebut Facebook Beacon.

- triliuner Hongkong, Li Ka-shing, tertarik untuk menanamkan duit senilai US$ 60 juta di Facebook pada 30 November 2007.

- sekitar 60 juta pengguna aktif pada akhir tahun lalu. Jumlah pegawainya sendiri telah mencapai 400 orang. Namun, Facebook adalah perusahaan unik. para eksekutif dan petingginya masih berusia muda, antara 24 tahun-37 tahun.

- Markas besar Facebook lebih mirip asrama mahasiswa.Para pegawai, yang setiap hari mendapat jatah makan gratis, bekerja sambil melakukan kegiatan favoritnya. Ada yang bermain gitar, bersepeda, main pesawat kontrol, atau bergoyang ditemani musik racikan seorang disc jockey (DJ). Mereka juga tak perlu berpakaian rapi. Celana pendek dan sandal jepit adalah kostum favorit mereka di kantor. Zuckerberg mengaku ogah suasana kantor yang terlalu formal.

- Meski sudah mampu menghimpun harta kekayaan hingga US$ 3 miliar atau sekitar Rp 27,9 triliun Zuckerberg tetap tampil apa adanya, seperti pemuda kebanyakan yang menggemari pakaian santai. Dia juga masih tinggal di apartemen tipe studio dengan perabotan seadanya: selembar kasur yang diletakkan begitu saja di atas lantai dan dua buah kursi.

- para analis memperkirakan nilai perusahaan Facebook sudah melonjak jadi US$ 15 miliar. Zuckerberg belum tertarik menjual sahamnya di lantai bursa

Tips: Guide to Contraception Methods

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:25:00 +0700

There are two important reasons for choosing a contraception method. Usually patient choose a contraception which have less side-effect. Side-effects of using contraception are such as becoming fat, thin, got a headache and etc. These side-effects can happen to everyone but with less possibility which is about 2 - 3 %. There are some contraception methods such as sterilization, contraception pills, injection, IUD, contraception barrier method, another method and calendar method.
The Rank of Failure Ratio of Contraception Methods sorted from less failure ratio to high failure ratio as below:

1. Sterilization.
This method have the least side-effect. The failure ratio of sterilization is about 2 - 6/100. 000 patient in a year.Sterilization on women is usually called MOW ( medis operatif wanita ) or tubectomy and on men is called MOP (medis operatif pria ) or vasectomy.Sterilization on men is done by making a blockage on the vasdeferens. By doing this, sperm route to the ovum is blocked, so the sperm won't be able to reach the ovum. Women and men can use this method. The blockage process is done outside the testicles so sterilization won't have a dangerous side-effect and safer.
2. Contraception pills.
Contraception Pills contain normal hormone in the women's body and this hormon make the condition of women's body similar to the condition of pregnancy. The failure ratio of contraception pills is about 1%.Pills method is intended for a neat person and someone who have a good memory.Patient must eat the pill regularly in order to make it work. There are many kind of pills such as pills which produced by BKBN, it's very cheap, pills with blue and gold square (lingkaran biru and emas) which is subsidized by the state, or pills with less doses and it's expensive. Don't use pills if the woman had abnormal bleeding. Someone who have a varices is also not permitted to use these pill because contraception pills can disturb the cycle of blood.
3. Injection.
There are many period of injection such as 1 month, 2 month or 3 month.Injection also contains sexual hormone of a woman, so it will disturb the cycle of menstruation but don't worry about that. Usually a woman thinks that menstruation blood is a dirty blood so she thinks that irregular menstruation can have bad effects or psychomatic disease such as headache.
4. IUD
IUD is similar to injection but have longer period of time.The period is about 1 year until 3 years. IUD is done by inserting a cylastic tube into the uterus. A cylastic tube must be taken out if the period is over. The side-effects of IUD is similar to the side-effects of injection.
5. Contraception barrier method (condoms or diaphragms)
The failure ratio of contraception barrier method is about 3 - 30 %.Condoms can be used for variations in sexual performance and can prevent sexual transmitted diseases. There are many kinds of condom. There is a condom which have texture for sexual variations or there is a condom which can be used as the extension of a penis.Diaphragm is a round elastic rubber which is inserted inside the vagina to prevent sperm from getting in the uterus.
6. Another method
Another method is using spermicyde to kill sperm so it can't fertilize the ovum. A spermicyde is chemical substance which can kill sperm. Women can use a vagina tablet, which have function similar to the function of a spermicyde.
7. Calendar method
This method have the biggest failure ratio. The manner of this method is by paying attention to the cycle of menstruation and the end of fertile period. Sometimes this method is used together with condom's method. Condom is used during the fertile period and calendar method is used during the infertile period. Calender method is intended for a woman who have a regular menstruation.

SMS In Gmail CHAT

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:53:00 +0700

Gmail is about to introduce a new Labs feature that will let you send SMS messages to your contacts from the US, announces InformationWeek. Google explains how it works:
You can send SMS messages to your contacts' mobile phones using Gmail Chat. To do so from Gmail:

1. Enter your contact's name in the 'Search or invite friends' box in Chat, and select Send SMS from the box of options that appears to the right of your contact's name. Or, if you already have a Chat window open for this contact, just click Video & more, and select Send SMS.
2. In the dialog box, enter a phone number in the 'Send SMS messages to this number' field. For now, this feature works only on United States phone numbers. If you're outside the US, you can still use it, but you won't see the SMS option in Chat until you enable it manually in the Chat settings page.
3. Click Save.
4. A Chat window appears. Just type your message as you would normally. When you hit Enter, the message will be sent to the phone number you entered.If your contact replies, the text message response will appear as a reply in Chat. These conversations are stored in your Chat history just like regular chats (but keep in mind that you can’t go off the record while communicating via SMS).The nice thing about Gmail SMS is that each user gets a virtual phone number that facilitates replying to messages. "To write back, reply to the message as you would any other text message, and your message appears as a Chat message in your friend's Gmail account. If you don't want to receive any SMS messages from Gmail, reply with the command STOP. If you'd like to block the person who sent you the message, but still be able to get Gmail SMS messages from other contacts, reply with the command BLOCK," informs Gmail's help center.You probably noticed the reference to a new Gmail option called "Video & more", which suggests that Gmail could add video chat. I don't see the new feature, but InformationWeek mentions that it will be slowly rolled out to all Gmail users and it will only be enabled by default if you are in the US.Yahoo Mail added a similar feature last year: "From my Yahoo! Mail window (and using my comfortably full-sized keyboard), I can type a note to my son, letting him know I'm on my way to his soccer practice, and send it straight to his phone. And he can send a text message right back to my email, letting me know where to meet him. The intuitive, chat-like interface makes it super easy, even if you're a novice at text messaging.
"Even more than Yahoo Mail, Gmail wants to integrate all your communication channels, so it allows you to pull messages from other email accounts, chat with Google Talk and AIM users. The integration with GrandCentral is also bound to happen.Update: The launch has been delayed. "We found a glitch. When you'd try to turn it on, it wouldn't fully enable. We thought about keeping it out there -- bugs and all -- but the experience wasn't that great. So, in the spirit of Labs, we've pulled SMS chat back to fix it, and we'll get it back out to you as soon as it's ready -- probably within 2 weeks, so stay tuned." AOL must be happy.{ Thanks, Paul. }

Light Bulbs and Fixtures

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:39:00 +0700

Changing the world starts with simple actions. When you replace light bulbs or entire light fixtures in your home with ones that have earned the government’s ENERGY STAR, you help preserve energy resources and reduce the risks of global warming while saving money and time buying and changing lights in your home.
ENERGY STAR qualified lighting provides bright, warm light but uses about 75% less energy than standard lighting, produce 75 percent less heat, and lasts up to 10 times longer.

Did you know?
To save the most energy and money, replace your highest used fixtures or the light bulbs in them with energy-efficient models. The five highest use fixtures in a home are typically the kitchen ceiling lights, the living or family room table and floor lamps, and outdoor porch or post lamp. ENERGY STAR qualified lighting fixtures and replacement bulbs can be found at home improvement and hardware stores, lighting showrooms, and other retail stores, including on-line outlets. Find a retailer in your area with our Find a Store feature.
The smallest things can add up to a real difference. We encourage you to change out the light fixtures or bulbs at home that you use most with ENERGY STAR qualified models. If every American home replaced their 5 most frequently used light fixtures or the bulbs in them with ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR, we would save close to $8 billion each year in energy costs, and together we would prevent the greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from nearly 10 million cars.
FACT: The energy used in the average home can be responsible for more than twice the greenhouse gas emissions of the average car. When you use less energy at home, you reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and help protect our environment from the risks of global climate change.

• Strategies To Help You And Your Child Survive Homework

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:33:00 +0700

Is homework wreaking havoc in your home? If the answer is YES, then finding the real causes behind the homework problems, and taking steps to resolve them, will improve both school success and family harmony. How do we know? Homework is the single biggest issue affecting home life, according to many of the parents who bring their children to us at STRONG Learning Centers®. Here are the ten most common causes of homework problems, along with suggestions to help you resolve them.
1. THE HOMEWORK IS TOO DIFFICULT.
If the homework is continuously too difficult, with everything that entails, then a child will try to avoid it. Look into the cause. Begin by having a conversation with the teacher. If the problem is class-wide, hopefully the teacher will evaluate and adjust the nature of his or her homework assignments. If the problem is limited to your child, she may require additional help from the teacher after school, from you, from a sibling, from a teenager you hire, or from a tutor. If this fails to resolve the issue, then a reevaluation of the type of class, or course level, or teaching vs. learning style, or school may be in order. On the other hand, the cause of the problem may be a disability: physical, learning and/or attentional. Your child may have difficulty in such areas as: hearing, seeing, reading, processing language, or writing, or she may have ADD or ADHD. If the problem is one of these, sometimes it is easy to resolve. For example, corrective glasses can easily resolve some seeing issues and behavioral therapy and/or possibly medication might help AD/HD, the newer term for the disorder. In many cases, consulting teachers, counselors, or specialists in the appropriate field, might be in order. Note: If you suspect AD/HD, a valuable resource is CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder organization). For information on the learning disability (LD) issue in general, contact the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA).
2. THE HOMEWORK IS TOO CONFUSING.
When children chronically complain that assignments or directions are confusing, they are likely to become frustrated and/or anxious, eventually avoiding such assignments. Parents usually respond to these children by asking, "Weren't you listening?" Or "Just read the directions!" The children were listening or reading, but they may not have been able to process the information. In this case, the cause may be reading comprehension and/or language processing problems. You may need to seek the help of teachers or a learning specialist to help your child learn strategies she can use to overcome or compensate for her disability. For example, she may need to put the words into pictures or graphic organizers. Children who become confused due to problems with language processing, do better when they can see things visually. And, regardless of who is working with them, be sure they remain actively involved. Children (and adults too) are notorious for shaking their heads "yes" when asked "Do you understand?" even when they don't understand. Sometimes they are just yessing you and sometimes they think they understand. However, when you ask them to explain or discuss what you were just talking about, they realize that they really don’t understand. If neither of these areas are the cause of the problem, then you may need to investigate why your child continues to complain. If it turns out it is simply a ploy to get you to do the work with him, then you need to address the reason for that behavior. But wait – before you get annoyed, remember what it was like for you when you were a child. Homework isn't always fun, and sometimes it's nice to have a little company. Your child may simply want your company during homework time. Wow! How's that for the ultimate compliment?

3. THE HOMEWORK IS TOO LOW-QUALITY OR TOO BORING.
Sometimes homework assignments are low-quality boring busywork and children will avoid them simply because they don't want to do them. Unfortunately, one of life's little lessons that children need to learn is that sometimes we simply have to do boring things. If, however, every assignment appears to be dull, too easy, or too low-quality, you may need to talk to your child's teacher to determine the purpose of the assignments. Many teachers do not realize how some of the assignments are coming across to the children; chances are they will appreciate the feedback and adjust the work as appropriate.

4. THE CHILD IS DISORGANIZED.
He brings home the book and forgets the assignment. He brings home the assignment and forgets the book. Or he forgets the assignment and the book. Does this sound familiar? If so, it sounds like you've got yourself a disorganized child. The same is true for children who can’t judge time or can't manage their time. They may have the best intentions to get the homework done, but somehow it gets lost in their time-maze. It is so difficult for disorganized children to get their homework done that some of them would rather lie, insisting that there is no homework, than be criticized and punished. If poor organizational skills seems to be the issue, there are many books and articles that offer great strategies to help the disorganized child. See, for example, pp 123-127 in Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids.

5. THE HOMEWORK IS TOO INTRUSIVE.
It's a fact; homework cuts into playtime. So what's the problem? The problem is that in some cases homework time creeps up to the point of consuming the home lives of the children and sometimes that of the family as well. Besides the obvious down side, this may be harmful to children's intellectual development. Their brains are developing and they need to use all parts, and good quality play provides opportunities to use the "far corners" of the brain that might otherwise remain fallow. So, it turns out that children need to play. Surprisingly, brain research indicates that occasional boredom is good, too, as it forces children to think of things to do — that is, to use their brains to create. So if homework time seems to have taken over your home, work out a schedule with your child so that he doesn't have to lie in order to play.

6. TOO MUCH PARENT INVOLVEMENT.
Some parents are overly involved in their child's homework. Here are the three most common types, all of whom tend to drive their children toward lying and deception. If any of these describe you, then work to change your behavior.
A. The "perfectionist parents." Perfectionists demand picture-perfect-homework. Their children hate to let them see their homework papers out of fear that they will judge the work unworthy, tear it up, and make them do it again. Besides being tedious and time demanding, in these extreme cases it is downright disrespectful of the child
B. The "helicopter parents." These parents hover over their children, making sure that every "t" is crossed and every "i" is dotted. They think they're being helpful, but here's the problem: By not giving their children any breathing room, they are delivering the tacit message that their children are not capable of doing the work themselves. Not only does this harm their self-esteem, but it also denies them the opportunity of taking responsibility for their own work.
C. The "Pandora parents." The children of Pandora parents tend to deny the existence of any homework they don't understand because asking Mom or Dad even the simplest question is tantamount to opening Pandora's box. Their well-meaning parents can't contain their enthusiasm and turn what would ordinary require a short answer into a long-winded treatise on some esoteric detail.
7. THE CHILD IS UNMOTIVATED.
Most children don't want to do homework. But while they may put up quite a fuss, somehow they manage to get the work done. If they don't, motivation may not be the problem; they may appear unmotivated, but this may be a convincing protective screen they've set up to mask a larger issue. For example, many children appear unmotivated when in fact they avoid homework to protect their egos. How's that? Because these children erroneously equate failure with stupidity. Their logic is as follows: If they try and fail, it is a reflection of their intelligence. If they don't try and fail, it is not a reflection of their intelligence; it is due to lack of motivation or irresponsibility. These labels they can live with; the label "stupid," they can't!
8. TOO MUCH HOMEWORK.
Many kids simply cannot keep up with the projects, tests, quizzes, reading and other assignments they are given. Here is a general guide for the typical amount of time children should be expected to spend on homework each school day. Grades K-2, about 10-20 minutes. Grades 3-6, about 30-60 minutes. Grades 7-12 will vary considerably, depending on subjects, projects due, tests, etc., but a reasonable average is about two hours, with more on weekends, as needed, for major projects and exams. If your child spends considerably more than this on homework, look into the cause. Begin by having a conversation with the teacher. If the problem is class-wide, hopefully the teacher will make adjustments. If the problem is limited to your child because your child works slowly, or has other issues discussed in this section, talk to his teacher and see what can be done to modify his assignments.
9. IT'S TOO NOISY.
Many kids complain that they can't concentrate at home. Their siblings are running around, TVs and music systems are blaring, someone's on the phone, people are fighting, the dog is barking, the baby is crying. I don't know about you, but I need quiet to do work that requires thinking. Closed bedroom doors don't help much, as the muffled sounds of chaos always manage to get through. Here is an idealistic solution. Even if it can't be carried out fully, at least it is something to aim for. As a family, consider designating a block of time as quiet time. Normal living continues, but more quietly than usual. Kids can use the time to do homework; parents can read, balance the checkbook, and write e-mails; those who have time to watch television can do so with headphones or the sound turned low. Sometimes quiet sounds pretty good, doesn't it? 10. THE CHILD IS TOO ALONE. Some children are lonely when required to do homework in their rooms, and don't work efficiently in that setting. Some need continuous support and direction. That is, they need someone to help them stay on task or to provide a little assistance when they get stuck. If required to work alone in their rooms, these are the kids who emerge three hours later with little or nothing accomplished. Both groups of children tend to prefer doing homework on the kitchen table. This way they have people around them, either for support or company. So, if homework causes chaos in your home, look into the reasons. Once you find them, and do what you need to resolve the problems, you'll be back on the road to school success and family harmony. (Originally published at the Strong Learning website and reprinted with permission of the authors, Linda Bress Silbert, Ph.D. and Alvin J. Silbert, Ed.D.)

15 Things That May Be Killing Your Success

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:05:00 +0700

It is often very difficult to really see the true reasons behind our inability to achieve the results we want in life. It’s almost as if we’re completely blind to the truth. Of course this is hardly surprising, considering the fact that our Ego’s are constantly working on hiding the truth from us because our Ego’s don’t want us to see our own faults.
It is for this exact reason I began working with success coaches about 16 months ago and I’ve grown in leaps and bounds. It is so much easier for someone else to see what is really blocking us from achieving a goal like making money doing what we love.
But what if you don’t have a coach to work with right now? Well, I’d like to identify a list of some of the more common areas that have stopped me from achieving what I want in life in the past, and perhaps it may help you identify the most likely culprit for your specific situation.

1. Fear
Fear comes in many, many flavors. It is an all-encompassing Ego centered energy that basically has only one single agenda - PROTECT THE EGO AT ALL COST. Rooted at the core of our being, fear’s job is to protect us. However, in order for us to really explore the world and do what we want to do and to enjoy life we have to venture past fear. There really is no point living life if you’re going to barricade yourself in some bunker and live in complete fear of everything around you. In order to make money doing what we love we have to get really good at identifying our fears. We all have our fears, and that’s ok.
Becoming aware of what our fears are, however, will help you to move forward. If for example you want to get into a career as a professional sales person, but you have a strong fear of rejection, it might be difficult to pick-up the phone to make sales calls. If you have a fear of public speaking, it may be difficult to pursue your passion of becoming a stand-up comedian. A great way of knowing if fear is stopping you, is to ask yourself “If I was completely fearless, what would I do?” and look at the answers that pop into your head. It will show you clearly what fear is stopping you from doing right now.
2. Laziness
A close cousin to fear is laziness. It is important to be able to distinguish between the two though, because you may find it very frustrating to not be able to do something consistently for a period of time and think that you’re being lazy, when in fact it is fear that is stopping you. For example, if you’re a sales person and you have to make outgoing phone-calls and you have a fear of rejection, it may be your fear that’s stopping you from hitting your goal of making 10 calls per day, not the fact that you’re lazy.
Ask yourself if you’re being lazy or if it’s really fear that’s stopping you. If you make a decision to visualize your dreams for 5 minutes every morning and you don’t do it, chances are that it is laziness that’s stopping you, not fear, because why would anyone have a fear of visualizing?
3. Limiting Beliefs
Very few people realize that it may be their limiting beliefs that are stopping them. For example, imagine if you’re trying to build a successful business that allows you to retire early in life but you have a deep-routed limited belief hidden in your subconscious mind that states that “Money is the root of all evil.” or that “Rich people are evil and they became rich by stepping over other people.”
Limiting beliefs are like shackles that hold you back. You can be taking positive action, you can be visualizing, you can be doing what you’re supposed to be doing, but you seem to find yourself always self-sabotaging your success. That’s how limiting beliefs work. They work behind the scenes to orchestrate failure. Most of us have some form of limiting beliefs around our dreams. Dig deep to find yours. Once you’re unshackled from your limiting beliefs you will feel a lot lighter and a lot more energized to move forward and live your dream like making money doing what you love.
4. In-congruent Identity
You have to make sure that whatever it is that you’re pursuing as a way of making money doing what you love fits in with your identity. You identity will grow throughout your life and you have to be willing to re-invent yourself constantly. For example, I used to be a programmer. That was my identity. I acted like a programmer, I dressed like a programmer, I got paid like a programmer.
As my experience in the business world grew I had to re-invent myself and I had to change some things about my identity. For example, if I wanted to build a career in sales, I would have to make sure that my identity includes the personality trait of starting conversations and smiling at people. As a programmer that may not have been a big deal, but as a sales person that may be super important.
Identify some of the personality traits and identity traits that would make up your character if you were already making money doing what you love. How is that different from who you are today? Are you willing to change?
5. Lack of Focus
Lack of focus is a big one for most people. Focus can be very easily controlled by controlling the habitual questions you allow yourself to ask yourself inside your head. If you’re constantly asking yourself questions like “How else can I be of value?” you will focus on totally different things in life compared to if you’re always asking yourself questions like “What if I don’t succeed?” or “How will I pay my rent this month?”
Get clear on the types of questions you’re asking yourself and identify where those questions force your focus.
6. Poor Habits
Habits are super important. If you can master the force of habits in your life you can do almost anything. If you do not understand how habits work and you simply allow them to run your life, it is going to be very difficult to achieve any long-term level of success in your life. Poor habits produce poor results. Rich habits produce rich results.
7. Lack of a Clear Vision
This is another big one. Do you have a crystal clear vision of what you WANT? Or do you focus all your time talking about what you DON’T want? Create a vision for yourself. You absolutely, positively must know exactly what you want and have a clear vision of it if you hope to achieve it.
8. Inability to Establish Relationships
No man or woman is an island. We live on this planet Earth as citizens of a common planet. Learn to establish human relationships, even if it’s only over the Internet. You don’t have to be best friends with everyone in the world, but building strong personal relationships based on integrity and trust will be paramount to your ability to make money doing what you love.
9. Not Asking for What You Want
Most people are afraid to ask for what they want. Don’t be one of these people. Just decide right now that you’re going to ASK for what you want. You may not get it, but at least you asked. I was at Swiss Chalet today picking up an order of food my wife ordered over the phone. When you order over the phone there is a platter combo that they don’t offer you unless you eat-in at the restaurant. When I got to the restaurant I asked them if there is a way that they can offer me the platter combo. They were happy to offer it to me, which saved me $4 on my order.
Did I ask for the combo to save $4 though? No, I asked because I am establishing a habit of asking for what I want. They didn’t have to give it to me. I would have been ok if they said no, but I wouldn’t have been ok with myself for not asking. How can you ever expect to have healthy relationships with people on Earth if you never ask for what you want. Unless you surround yourself with Psychics, you’ll always be disappointed. Just ASK!
10. Lack of Persistence
Persistence is a major key to success. You have to learn to clearly identify what it is that you want and to pursue it with all your energy. The universe favors those who have the persistence to stick to what they want. How could you be more persistent on your quest to make money by doing what you love?
11. Lack of Confidence
Self-Confidence is not something we are all automatically born with. Instead, it is something that we are always either building up or tearing down. Don’t mistake self-confidence as your ability to always succeed. Self-Confidence can be built up even during times of temporary failure. It is how you react and conduct yourself during the darkest hours that will build your confidence. How would you rate your self-confidence right now at your job? How would you rate your self-confidence at being able to make money by doing what you love? What can you do to build up your confidence levels?
12. Lack of Action
Ah, the great equalizer. This is where the rubber meets the road. Not everything requires massive action to be taken all the time, but at some point in time you are going to have to take action. You may be doing everything right, and your inability to make money by doing what you love may simply boil down to the fact that so far you haven’t taken enough action.
13. Lack of Purpose
If you don’t know WHY you’re doing something it is very difficult to get yourself to do it long term. Have you identified your passions and purpose in life? Maybe this is where you’re stuck right now; not knowing what it really is that you want to do.
14. Distorted View of Reality
Are you deluding yourself? Are you trying to build a $20,000/month income producing Blog in 90 days and you’re only investing 15-20 minutes into it per week? Are you trying to become the next American Idol and the only person who’s ever said that you have a good voice is your mom?
I’m not saying you can’t be or do whatever it is that you’re passionate about, but it is important to get clear on the work that may be required to become the person who you want to become.
15. Unclear Values
Get clear on what your personal values are. If your personal values don’t align with doing what you love for money, it may be impossible to sustain a level of success long term. If you don’t know what your values are, learn how to identify them.
Maybe the best thing to do is to print this list out and circle the ones your intuition thinks may be the likely culprits and then begin working on improving each one on its own. If there are specific ones on the list that you would like me to go into more depth in my future articles, don’t hesitate to ask by leaving a comment and letting me know which ones are stopping you.
I hope this self-analysis helps you identify what may have been stopping you.

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Fri, 7 Nov 2008 03:31:00 +0700

Tips: Guide to Contraception Methods
There are two important reasons for choosing a contraception method. Usually patient choose a contraception which have less side-effect. Side-effects of using contraception are such as becoming fat, thin, got a headache and etc. These side-effects can happen to everyone but with less possibility which is about 2 - 3 %. There are some contraception methods such as sterilization, contraception pills, injection, IUD, contraception barrier method, another method and calendar method.
The Rank of Failure Ratio of Contraception Methods sorted from less failure ratio to high failure ratio as below:
1. Sterilization.
This method have the least side-effect. The failure ratio of sterilization is about 2 - 6/100. 000 patient in a year.Sterilization on women is usually called MOW ( medis operatif wanita ) or tubectomy and on men is called MOP (medis operatif pria ) or vasectomy.Sterilization on men is done by making a blockage on the vasdeferens. By doing this, sperm route to the ovum is blocked, so the sperm won't be able to reach the ovum. Women and men can use this method. The blockage process is done outside the testicles so sterilization won't have a dangerous side-effect and safer.
2. Contraception pills.
Contraception Pills contain normal hormone in the women's body and this hormon make the condition of women's body similar to the condition of pregnancy. The failure ratio of contraception pills is about 1%.Pills method is intended for a neat person and someone who have a good memory.Patient must eat the pill regularly in order to make it work. There are many kind of pills such as pills which produced by BKBN, it's very cheap, pills with blue and gold square (lingkaran biru and emas) which is subsidized by the state, or pills with less doses and it's expensive. Don't use pills if the woman had abnormal bleeding. Someone who have a varices is also not permitted to use these pill because contraception pills can disturb the cycle of blood.
3. Injection.
There are many period of injection such as 1 month, 2 month or 3 month.Injection also contains sexual hormone of a woman, so it will disturb the cycle of menstruation but don't worry about that. Usually a woman thinks that menstruation blood is a dirty blood so she thinks that irregular menstruation can have bad effects or psychomatic disease such as headache.
4. IUD
IUD is similar to injection but have longer period of time.The period is about 1 year until 3 years. IUD is done by inserting a cylastic tube into the uterus. A cylastic tube must be taken out if the period is over. The side-effects of IUD is similar to the side-effects of injection.
5. Contraception barrier method (condoms or diaphragms)
The failure ratio of contraception barrier method is about 3 - 30 %.Condoms can be used for variations in sexual performance and can prevent sexual transmitted diseases. There are many kinds of condom. There is a condom which have texture for sexual variations or there is a condom which can be used as the extension of a penis.Diaphragm is a round elastic rubber which is inserted inside the vagina to prevent sperm from getting in the uterus.
6. Another method
Another method is using spermicyde to kill sperm so it can't fertilize the ovum. A spermicyde is chemical substance which can kill sperm. Women can use a vagina tablet, which have function similar to the function of a spermicyde.
7. Calendar method
This method have the biggest failure ratio. The manner of this method is by paying attention to the cycle of menstruation and the end of fertile period. Sometimes this method is used together with condom's method. Condom is used during the fertile period and calendar method is used during the infertile period. Calender method is intended for a woman who have a regular menstruation.

How To Make an Origami Crane

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 01:56:00 +0700

Craft work
How to make an origami crane
Jared Soares The Roanoke Times
While thousands of cranes came to Blacksburg from all over the country and the world, Ray Thomas, who teaches origami at King's Art Center in Hanford, Calif., and Fresno City College, spearheaded the largest cranemaking effort.

IT'S ALL ABOUT ME

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:46:00 +0700

Oh, and here are the blanks:
I am: 70% introvert person. Happy at times but sad most often.
I think: life has offer me a lot of troubles. But time pleases me to fix it in the right time.
I know: i'm not a good person but I'm trying to be.
I have: a lot of things that needs to be fix. Vague things that needs to be clear.
I wish: my wishes will all come true.
I hate: when I can't do nothing but to watch things slip away....
I miss: being missed!
I fear: that destiny forbids me to be happy.
I hear: good things. THANKS!
I smell: my lovely cats.
I crave: for something sweet and salty!
I search: for a perfect person IN MY EYES.
I wonder: if the the one reading this thinks I'm a bipolar.haha!
I regret: nothing but my stupidity!
I love: being loved and loving my love ones.
I am not: feeling good at this time.
I believe: that someday I'll be desperately happy!
I dance: when I'm super happy.
I sing: all the time!
I cry: when I'm totally hurt...
I fight: for what i believe in.
I win: knowing that I have loving friends and family.
I lose: my mind when I'm down.
I never: wish for anything I don't deserve.
I always: gives out the best but I don't think it's more than enough.
I confuse: things at it's worst!
I listen: to everything you want to tell me.
I can usually be found: at work, and at home.
I am scared: to be left alone.
I need: someone who will not get tired to listen to my angts.
I am happy about: the thought that at some point I'm lucky to be me.

Why eating chocolate is good?

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:20:00 +0700

Here are 10 reasons why eating Chocolate is good for you & don't feel guilty about eating chocs next time when U wants to indulge But please over do it! Anything less will be BAD!

1. CHOCOLATE MAKES YOU Researchers at Harvard University in the U.S. studied 8,000 men LIVE LONGERfor 65 years and found that those who ate modest amounts of chocolate up to three times a month, lived almost a year longer than those who didn't eat any. They concluded that this is likely to be due to the fact that cocoa contains anti-oxidants called polyphenols, also found in red wine, which prevent the oxidation of harmful cholesterol. Anti-oxidants are also known to protect against cancer.

2. CHOCOLATE IS GOOD FOR STRESS This is thought to be because it contains valeric acid, which is a relaxant and tranquilliser. Also, the sugar in chocolate may reduce stress - sugar has been shown to have a calming and pain-relieving effect on babies and animals because sweet tastes activate the opiate-like in our brain.

3. CHOCOLATE MAKES US FEEL BETTER There are a number of scientific reasons for this. The smell of chocolate has been found to slow down brain waves, making us feel calm. Most of the time our brains are dominated by beta waves - normal waking frequency. When our brain activity slows to alpha waves, we experience a pleasant feeling of calm but alert relaxation. Also, because most of us find eating chocolate so pleasurable, we release endorphins (also released during sex) in the brain. These have similar pharmacological actions as morphine, acting as pain-relievers and giving us a sense of well-being.

4. CHOCOLATE DOES NOT GIVE YOU SPOTS Although many teenagers blame chocolate for their acne, there's no scientific data to confirm this link. Scientists at Missouri University even gave spot-prone subjects chocolate to eat and observed their skin for the next week - with no effect.

5. SAY THAT CHOCOLATE DOES NOT MAKE YOU PUT ON WEIGHT You can't blame any single food on weight gain. So long as you don't eat more calories than you burn off, you won't get fat.

6. CHOCOLATE COULD BOOST CONCENTRATION This can occur, for example, if you eat it mid-afternoon, when blood sugar levels get a bit low. Chocolate has a reasonably low glycaemic index (GI), which means it gives long-lasting energy because it doesn't raise blood sugar too quickly. For example, a typical bar of chocolate has a GI of 70 compared with 73 for a bowl of cornflakes. This means a chocolate bar will keep you going for longer. Also, chocolate is a good source of chromium, which helps control blood sugar because it is involved in making glucose available in the body.

7. CHOCOLATE HELPS US DIGEST MILK. This means it is good for those who are lactose-intolerant. Researchers at Rhode Island University have shown that cocoa stimulates activity of the enzyme lactase in the intestine. We need this to digest lactose, the sugar found in milk. Lactose-intolerant patients showed a reduction in bloating, cramping and diarrhoea when one-and-a-half teaspoons of cocoa were added to a cup of milk.

8. CHOCOLATE BOOSTS THE APPETITE This could be because it contains cannabinoid-like substances that are known to affect the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls hunger. This isn't ideal if you're on a diet but for those who need to put on weight or who are convalescing, chocolate could be just what you need to help get your appetite back.

9. CHOCOLATE CAN MAKE YOU MORE ALERT It contains a stimulant called theobromine, a caffeine-like substance that is thought to make us more alert. But theobromine doesn't have the side-effect of giving us the jitters, like caffeine, and chocolate contains only minute amounts of caffeine - a mug of coffee has about 85mg compared with just 1mg in three squares of chocolate.

10. CHOCOLATE IS NUTRITIOUS A 50g bar of plain chocolate contains 1.2mg of iron, and 45mg of magnesium. And milk chocolate is a reasonable source of calcium - a 50g bar contains 110mg. However, we'd need to eat about seven bars to get the recommended daily allowances of these minerals.

Agricultural Backdown in Indonesia

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:41:00 +0700

Friday, 28 Augs 2008

Agricultural backdown in Indonesia
Many years ago Indonesia is famouse with it's agricultural products such as rice, mincements, fruits and etc. But now, Indonesia is in food crisis condision.5 years ago, i myself has eaten Vietname's rice, not far from it this year we know Indonesia has imported soya bean from another country.This site is hoped to be the place for whoever all around the world to write their opinion about how to help build agricultural in Indonesia

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STOP PORN

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:28:00 +0700

Anti porn
This blog will help parents, teachers or even IT officer to control their internet's traffic. Unuseful information such as porn, drugs, gambling and violence is hoped to away from children. This blog will show you the ways includes softwares and article for supporting the aim above.

Wednesday, August 29, 2008
opendns
Another way to block your computer or even your whole network is using a dns forwarding.
When you apply internet connection to Internet Service Provider(ISP) you will be directly given a DNS server from ISP.... Unfortunately DNS server that you got from your ISP doesn't has a proxy for blocking internet content. ISP always allow any web page to be opened by your network.

OPenDNS is a free dns server that can give you free service for navigating your internet traffic. Just register your network and point your DNS to OpenDNS. OpenDNS has many functionality, including here adult site blocking, Phishing Protection, Domain Blocking and many more.

I have ever tried it and running good, many web pages those give porn or adult material could be blocked strictly.

I Enjoy Smoking So Why Should I Quit? A Few Thinks You din't Know

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:23:00 +0700

Sunday, 17 August 2008
By Clare Innes

Now I know that all of you smokers out there know darned well that smoking isn't good for you, so I'm not going to go on and on about the main problems that smoking can cause you, these things are already well documented, but I will say this; you can eat five portions of fruit and veg a day and exercise regularly, but healthy behaviour means little if you continue to smoke.

People have been very well aware for many years now of the main health problems brought on by smoking. But that said, here are a number of other health issues and facts that many people are simply not aware of:

What a lot of people don't realise is that just one cigarette contains more than 4000 chemical compounds and around 400 of those are actually toxins (poison, to put it plainly). When you inhale on your cigarette, the tip burns at 700 degrees centigrade, whilst the core has a heat of around 60 degrees. What happens here is that the heat breaks down the tobacco to make various toxins, which are then concentrated towards the butt. You receive the worst of the 'poison' as you finish your cigarette.
The most damaging products are:
1) Tar, a carcinogen that causes cancer
2) nicotine is the addictive substance and raises cholesterol
3) carbon monoxide lowers the oxygen in your body

Smoking causes differing levels of damage depending on:
1) The amount of cigarettes that you smoke
2) Whether the cigarette has a filter
3) How has the tobacco been prepared

Although it is well known that smoking kills, what many smokers do not realise is that of the 300 people who die daily in the UK due to smoking, research has now shown that many of them are rather much younger than ever before.

It's almost unbelievable to say, but there are more people under the age of 70 who die from illnesses related to smoking, than of breast cancer, traffic accidents, drug addiction and AIDS combined.

I know you're all going to shout, ah c'mon at this one, but the ugly truth is this...if you started smoking at an early age, smoke more than 20 a day and inhale deeply, the greater your chances of getting lung cancer. It then takes roughly 15 years for your risk of getting lung cancer to drop to that of a non smoker.

Other cancers that are not so publicised are cancers of the mouth. If you smoke the risk is four times that of a non smoker to get cancer on or under the tongue, or on the lips. Another illness that smokers do not tend to be as aware of as lung cancer is COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), for which smoking is responsible for 80 percent of cases.

Emphysema is also a disease caused by long-term smoking, and here are a couple of scary numbers for you. If you smoke 20 a day, when you die and your lungs are examined, you will have a 94 percent chance of there being emphysema present. As a non smoker, however, that percentage drops to 90 who have little or no emphysema at all.

When anyone ages, it is a natural process for their lung function to slowly reduce. However, for a smoker this can be as much as three times faster. Over years, you can expect to become more and more breathless, until needing constant oxygen, hospital care and then death due to slow suffocation...NOT GOOD.

Here's one that I bet you guys didn't know about (at least, not until it was too late!). For men in their 30s and 40s, smoking increases the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) by about 50 per cent. Erection can't occur unless blood can flow freely into the penis, so these blood vessels have to be in good condition. Smoking can damage the blood vessels and cause them to degenerate; nicotine narrows the arteries that lead to the penis, reducing blood flow and the pressure of blood in the penis.

I can't stress this enough, but this a serious problem for you guys out there, not only for the obvious reason (as I'm sure you are with me there...). If you are a smoker and begin to have problems achieving or maintaining an erection you should go and see your doctor. A problem with the blood vessels in the penis could also mean that damage has been done to vessels in other parts of the body too.

The smoke that you do not inhale and is released from your cigarette between puffs actually carries a higher risk than inhaled smoke. Maybe it's time for a little thought for your non smoking partner, kids, friends, etc., (yeah, I'm trying the guilt trip tactic now).

Kids that grow up in a home with smoking parents are far more likely to have asthma and asthmatic bronchitis. The risk of having generalised allergies is much higher too. Younger babies and toddlers can have chest infections and even cot death.

For adults, passive smoking seems to increase the risk of lung cancer, but the evidence for an increased risk of heart disease is not yet conclusive, but what is certain is that non-smokers and ex-smokers can look forward to a healthier old age than smokers.

So after all this, what is my message? Well I hope to have given you one or two things that you had never thought of before to think about. There are folks out there who love you, and there are 100's of stop smoking programmes to help you too. Go on, give it a go...and stop smoking now!

About the Author:
About the Writer: Clare Innes has a number of lifestyle and fitness sites, including one devoted to how to stop smoking. Look out for more of her lifestyle sites in the 'First For...' series that is presently under development. You can get a unique content version of this article from the Uber Article Directory.

6 Powerful Ways to Stay Honest With Your Action & Goals

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:13:00 +0700

Saturday, August 9, 2008
By Kenny Lindsay
At times in life it can be difficult to be one hundred percent honest with ourselves when it comes to the actions we take. In a self development programme this occurs if you get 'faked out' and pretend to yourself that you're taking the correct actions when you actually aren't. In the following article there are many extremely good methods to make sure you're not faking reality and are making great progress in all of the important areas of your life.
Tracking your progress is an important technique to introduce in order to increase your chances of following through on your goals. Tracking can be done simply by making a chart which you can fill in and tick off the actions you've taken. If you've decided to do 15 minutes of reading every night from books designed to improve perfomance at your work then it is good to have it on record so you can see, over a period of time, whether or not you're taking the necessary actions to succeed.
It's of the utmost importance that you be honest with yourself and don't try and deny reality and the facts. Some 'gurus' in the personal development industry advise the use of affirmations to get your actions to improve, however, it's important not to mistake saying the affirmations for following through and taking the actions you know you must. With or without affirmations, you still take action to achieve the outcomes you desire.
Self help material can be a fantastic source of inspiration and lead people on to great achievement, but, at the other end of the spectrum it can lead to delusion and people continually consuming material but not actually applying any of it. It's really important to evaluate the self help resources that you are reading to improve your life and make sure they are full of solid actionable principles that have worked for lots of people for a long time and aren't just hyped up drivel which will leave you disappointed.
Be realistic and work with the resources and within the parameters that are available to you. For example, if you are now 30 years old and just starting golf then to set a goal to win a major would be a poor goal and almost impossible. However, to set a goal to have a single figure handicap within 3-5 years would be a very challenging but also highly achievable goal that would be both exciting and attainable.
Try and get a friend who is also setting goals and trying to do positive things with his/her life. If you can pair up to encourage each other and monitor each others' progress then it can be a powerful influence on both of your lives. The most important thing when setting up this sort of goal partnership is to be honest and tell your buddy if they are slipping up and not taking the actions that they should be.

About the Author:
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10 Power Tips for Presentations with Computer Projection

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:21:00 +0700

When was the last time you sat through a terrible presentation using computer projection? When was the last time you gave one? If you want to avoid disaster and give your career a boost then apply these ten tips the next time you present with the computer projector. And if you want to do a friend a favour then slide them a copy of these tips before their next presentation.

The biggest mistake is to believe that cool graphics will make up for your lack of presentation skills. If you can not cook - it does not matter how good the stove is. Use these tips to develop your presentation skills and work with the tools. The computer is only a tool. You are the presenter. When you present with multi-media you are more than a performer. You are a producer. Be aware and stay in control of what you and your technology are doing to the audience.

1। Stand on the left side as the audience sees you।. Because we read from left to right your audience can look at you then follow your gesture to the screen. Their eyes are comfortably moving left to right, they read the text then they return to you. If you stood on the right side their eyes have to make too many movements to read the slides and watch you. If you present using Hebrew, (read right to left), stand on the right side of the screen. If you present using old Chinese, (top to bottom), climb on top of the screen, (just kidding).
2. You are the show. Be heard and be seen. Stand away from the computer and in the light. Use a remote mouse to get away from the computer. Too many people hide in the dark behind the laptop. Arrange the lighting in the room so that you are in the light while the screen is dark. You might need to unscrew some of the ceiling lights to get it right.
3. Turn off the screen savers on your computer - any that are part of the Windows software - plus the one that comes with the laptop. It is embarrassing for you to be talking about important points you thought were on the screen while they are looking at flying toasters or Bart Simpson. It is even worse when your energy saver kicks in and shuts it all down. Remember to adjust this as well.
4. Learn how to use the switch that toggles both screens on. Often this is a function key. This toggle controls whether your laptop or projector - or both are on. You want both on so you can look at the laptop while the audience watches the same image behind you on the screen. Occasionally glance quickly at the screen just to check. But put your laptop between you and the audience so you can be looking at your audience while speaking.
5. Colours appear differently on the projector, the laptop, and the desktop where you designed it. If the exact colour is important, (perhaps for a company logo), test and adjust the colour ahead of time.
6. Keep it simple with the colours and special effects. Use no more than six colours on a slide. Use slide transitions and builds to entertain without detracting from your message. Effects like partial build reveals one point at a time allowing your audience to stay right with you.
7. Motion attracts their eyes. Gesture to the screen when you want them to look there. Use moving text to grab attention. Stand still when you want them to look at the screen. Move when you want to capture their attention again.
8. Test your slides for size and readability by standing six feet away from the monitor. If you can read the monitor then your audience will likely be able to read the screen. If they can not comfortably see and read your screen all you did was to annoy them.
9. Arrive early and test everything. Re-read this line - again!
10. Murphy loves technology. Be prepared with backup files, an extra power source for the laptop and projector and spare batteries for your remote mouse. It only takes one little thing to spoil it. Be prepared to give your presentation without the hardware.
Bonus TIP: People buy you - not your technology. You are always selling yourself - don't get lost in the technology.
© George Torok is licensed to present Power Presentations™ by Peter Urs Bender, author of the best seller 'Secrets of Power Presentations'. Torok is co-author of 'Secrets of Power Marketing' and host of the radio show Business in Motion. He delivers seminars across North America on thinking and communication skills. He can be reached at (905) 335-1997 or George@Torok.com For more tips visit www.Torok.com and http://www.speechcoachforexecutives.com

The Spirit

ucoi.cruise@gmail.com (http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/bigthinkglobal) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:36:00 +0700

It was told that once in a poor remote village, there was a school having very few students because most of the school-age children had to help their parents to make a living. One day, the only school teacher in the school taught composition to his pupils. Having explained all the rules and guidance, he assigned his students to write an essay. "At home, write an essay about your dreams, about what you want to be in the future.
Tomorrow, you are supposed to read your work in front of the class.."

On the next day, each student, stood in front of the class reading his or her own writing. Most of them wanted to become teachers, farmers, or government officials, etc. The teacher, nodded his head up and down, as the sign of agreement. Then, here came his youngest student to share his dreams to the class.

He was terribly-looked; thin as a needle wearing worn out school uniform. Despite his poor-look, he boldly declared his dreams, "Someday when I grow up, I am going to have a big house up on the hill with beautiful scenery around, surrounded by small cottages for rest places. Among the house, there would be pine trees and the other shady trees. There would be a flower garden with various flowers and colors. There was also an orchard with all the most delicious fruits ever existing which could be plucked by the host and the people around. I will be a successful and happy man together with my big family and guest who go there."

And of course, the whole class burst into laughter as they were listening to the ugly-looked-little-thin boy's dream. "Hey day dreamer, get up from your nap..," said his friends rudely and humiliatingly. They could not stop making fun on him, mocked him with rude words. The teacher then became a little upset. He accused the boy the cause of the boisterous noise. He said, "What you wrote was a fantasy, not dream. You should write like any other students did. Now, you must rewrite your paragraph. Write like your friends!"

"Teacher, this is my real dream. It's not a fantasy, it can be realized," insisted the youngest student.

"Hey son... you are living in a poor village, your family is also a poor one. How can you make all your dreams come true? What a dreamer you are! Now you must write another logical dream," said the teacher impatiently.

"I don't want any other dreams. This is my only dream" said the boy with persistence.

"Please bring a new essay tomorrow. If you don't want to revise your writing, I will give the lowest mark," warned the teacher trying to threat him.

The next morning, the youngest student did not bring any new composition. Although he was threatened and mocked that way before the class, he still insisted on his dreams. Due to his stubbornness to his teacher's assignment, he got the worst mark in class.

Thirty years had passed; the teacher was still a teacher at the school. One day he took his students to have a study tour to a well-known orchard up on a hill in the village nearby. As he and his students stepped their feet on the spacious and beautiful orchard, they were amazed. Besides the orchard, there was a big and beautiful flower garden too surrounded by shady and cool trees around. What astonished them more was the big house standing tall, sturdy and beautifully-designed in the middle of the garden like a palace.

"He who built this palace must be a great man.. How can I just figure this out that there is such a heavenly place around...," said the teacher in amazement. Suddenly he heard a voice, "No, it is not a great man who built this place. It is just a naughty student who dared to have a big dream. Surely, his teacher who educated him is supposed to be greater than him. Let's come inside and have the best tea and fruit from this garden," said the voice warmly.

The teacher was shocked having heard the answer. He was astonished. His mind wondered back to a scene 30 years ago. And slowly he began to recognize who the man standing in front of him now was. Yes, he was that stubborn student, the one who did not want to change his dream and got the worst mark of all in the class. And now he had become a very successful businessman. His eyes were wet. He felt great and relieved and at the same time shameful as he mocked the boy's dream 30 years ago.

Dear readers,

If we want to realize and observer carefully, there are lots of spectacular accomplishments from the past centuries up to the millennium era today. All were born and started by an embryo.

Because of a dream, a plane was created.
Because of a dream, we can enjoy the greatness of a computer.
Because of a dream too, our life quality is increasing.
Of course, to consummate all the dreams into reality, we need the other powers. The powers should be cultivated in our inner selves, namely : The Power of bravery, trial, fight, dare to fail and dare to succeed.

Most of the time, the obstacles of someone's success is not due to his/her weakness that he/she has. But more, because they do not have a strong dream that they believe and then fight for full heartedly.

In relation to my own experience, when I got a dream to be a movie star in Hong Kong because I knew that I had the skill of martial arts, good-looking face and athletic body, but on the other hand, I had a poor family background, low education, coolie, inexperience, isn't that all the joke ever in this world?

Look of mockeries and doubts arose every time people heard of my dream. Some friends did not believe in my dream and considered it ass too high to reach. Some worried that my dream would not be consummated. Some paid pity to see me steel-like determination and fight, I made my dream to be a Hong Kong movie star.

Mockeries and doubts from other people to any big dreams were also faced by great people in the world. But these people never stopped by the mockeries and doubts. Because for those who have rich mentality, mockeries and doubts are unpaid vitamins that needed to trigger their struggle in life.

Therefore, if there are several people who mock at and doubt our dream, don't let that worry you. Just one best answer ever, strengthen your determination and spirit, and prove them that we have the right and able to get whatever best for our life.

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