The Last Reflex: Deja

Kids Gardening

2011-11-30T16:40:00.000+07:00

Kid gardens must be kid-based. This means that kids help gene rate the ideas for what will be there, help with construction and planting, and are responsible for maintenance. Grown-up’s need to facilitate and show how, but not do everything. Focus on the process of involving them, and they will then take ownership.

Involve the kids in the site analysis process so they understand how important the light, soil, drainage and other environmental factors are to having a garden. Develop the garden so the features and plant choices are adapted to local conditions, so you are not “working against nature.”

Start the design process by determining what the children want to be doing and learning in the garden. Base the features on the practical functions they will serve, and don’t worry too much about aesthetics. Gardens that serve as hands-on learning laboratories for kids will be beautiful because they are well-used and well-loved spaces. Also remember that the children’s sense of what is pretty may not be yours; that’s ok because the garden is their space. Focus on functional garden design, not how it will look.

Be comfortable with dirt. All kids are washable, so as long as parents have been notified about the gardening activity in advance and haven’t sent them in fancy clothing, let them get dirty. If mud is a concern once the kids are going back inside the building, try plastic grocery sacks over their shoes, or set up and hand-washing and shoe-scraping station before they go back inside.

Bugs and crawly critters are cool. Children aren’t inherently afraid of things that crawl and creep. They learn that these things are bad or scary or icky from adults. When you pass on an aversion to something because of how it looks, that’s called
“prejudice.” Worms, caterpillars, grubs, in sects, spiders and all sorts of wondrous creatures are out in your garden as part of the ecosystem. Please see them as integral parts of the system, an d the kids will be amazed and curious, not afraid.

No chemicals. Given that you are gardening with children, this really should not need any explanation. Also in urban areas, it is advisable to have a basic soil assessment for lead and other urban contaminants to make sure your site is safe for children before the garden is developed. Grow some things to eat. Children are much more willing to try and consume fresh fruits and vegetables that they have
grown. In fact, they likely will try things they never have eaten before because they have tended the plants through harvest. Since 60% of kids today don’t eat enough fruits and veggies, learn more through the There’s a Rainbow on My Plate from the USDA and other kids nutrition resources. Have a harvest celebration and encourage the kids to share their bounty with others, whether informally or through national programs like “Plant a Row.”

Reinforce the lessons from the garden while indoors. Prepare the kids for their gardening experience by asking questions like, “What will we see today?” or “How much do you think things have grown since last week?” Engage kids in
keeping journals and/or scrapbooks of their garden to monitor its progress through the season and over the years. If working with a school garden, integrate the garden across disciplines beyond science.

Keep it fun. Have enough equipment, whether trowels or watering cans, to allow small teams of 4-8 kids to work together on a task. Many children do better in small group situations, and it’s also easier to guide the kids when each team has a specific assignment. Try partnering older (grades 5-8 or HS) and younger children to provide younger kids with a helper, and help older children be more responsible. Have a plan for how the kids’ time in the garden will be organized so they aren’t left idle for long, but also be open to the “teachable moments” that come along.

Gardening is a powerful experience for children. Children have fewer and fewer chances to interact with the natural world, and the connection to nature is important for their development. Children who develop regard and concern for the natural world come to be good stewards of the land and its resources. Being responsible for tending a garden also fosters their sense of “nurturing” and helps them learn to care for other living things. Kids don’t often hear much positive feedback from adults, and creating and tending a garden also empowers kids because they hear that they have “done a good job” from other adults.

Feel Richer with Android

2011-10-22T00:01:00.001+07:00

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

The getting richer effect has expanded... by LittleBard95

To overcome the problem of cell phone usage charges there are a few tips from users of straight talk.

Choose a provider that can provide unlimited service according to your financial abilities,
Just connect to the internet using Wi-Fi only.

It is rather difficult to determine the most suitable provider that fits us because everyone has a different character in terms of mobile phone use:

Make sure all the locations are affordable by the service providers.
Do not be easily tempted by a banner or billboards strewn across the road. Billboards were not necessarily guaranteeing the existence of quality.
Make sure whether we want to use it daily, weekly or monthly. Monthly usage is less expensive, but if service is not satisfactory, then we will suffer for a month. When your daily or weekly usage was considered satisfactory, and then you can choose monthly package.
Unlimited package will usually decrease the speed when we have reached the quota, so determine if it needs a large quota or even the smallest quotas alone is sufficient.

By using straight talk you can cut your cell phone bill in half. Its “All You Need Plan” meets even the needs of heavy phone users with 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data. Unlimited Monthly service is only $45, and includes calls, text, picture messaging, and web. Wow, imagine unlimited calls, text, picture messaging and web for a whole year, for only $499.00! Don’t worry, 411 calls are included at no extra charge.

Finally, there are no activation, reactivation, or termination fees. Straight Talk International Long Distance Service is a flexible prepaid calling service that enables you to Feel Richer with Android at low rates. You can also check this video to get any further information about The power of Android.

All You Need is Straight Talk

2011-09-13T10:00:00.001+07:00

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

To overcome the problem of cell phone usage charges there are a few tips from users of straight talk:

Choose a provider that can provide unlimited service according to your financial abilities,
Just connect to the internet using Wi-Fi only.

It is rather difficult to determine the most suitable provider that fits us because everyone has a different character in terms of mobile phone use:

Make sure all the locations are affordable by the service providers. Do not be easily tempted by a banner or billboards strewn across the road. Billboards were not necessarily guaranteeing the existence of signal.
Make sure whether we want to use it daily, weekly or monthly. Monthly usage is less expensive, but if service is not satisfactory, then we will suffer for a month. When you daily or weekly usage was considered satisfactory, and then you can choose monthly package.
Unlimited package will usually decrease the speed when we have reached the quota, so determine if it needs a large quota or even the smallest quotas alone is sufficient.

By using straight talk you can cut your cell phone bill in half. Its “All You Need Plan” meets Everything you need even the needs of heavy phone users with 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data. Unlimited Monthly service is only $45, and includes calls, text, picture messaging, and web. Wow, imagine unlimited calls, text, picture messaging and web for a whole year, for only $499.00! Don’t worry, 411 calls are included at no extra charge. Finally, there are no activation, reactivation, or termination fees. You have to be crazy to be on a contract these days when you can get everything you need without one.
Straight Talk International Long Distance Service is a flexible prepaid calling service that enables you to Call a friend from your home, cell or office phone at low rates.
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Coin by Vodafone

2011-09-05T21:27:00.000+07:00

Ever wondered what goes through Jenson’s mind when he’s driving? Look behind the scenes with Vodafone and find out for yourself.

Lebaran, Mendadak Sirion- Deja Lover

2011-07-27T09:23:00.001+07:00

Lebaran, Mendadak Sirion- Deja Lover

The Tabasco's Magic

2011-01-15T09:00:00.001+07:00

This post brought to you by TABASCO® Original Red. All opinions are 100% mine.

30 years living in Indonesia which people like spicy food, I still cannot eat condiment. Eating tom yum is still ok. But all kinds of condiment ... I could not. Even eating sauce bottle should be mixed together with tomato sauce with a ratio of 1:2 (meaning most of tomatoes). Suddenly, after living in the United States precisely lately so I like to eat condiment! Weird enough right? Now, I so love to eat shrimp paste sauce.

Once in Indonesia, my mom likes to make shrimp paste sauce. I always ask for the special sauce which is not hot. So usually my mom uses a big chili that was not spicy. Well now here I like to eat shrimp in a spicy sauce! Although afterwards I would gasp for breath, but I love it! Fortunately there is a restaurant near my house with great shrimp paste sauce. Even better it is free, just took when you need.

Then again, lately also, I so love TABASCO® Original Red! I only ever once tried Tabasco when I was a kid as a pizza restaurant recently opened in Indonesia. Oh my God… I still remember the taste of Tabasco was really awful. Sour and the hot are so stabbed! Since then I do not ever want to try Tabasco again. But somehow, when I am eating in one restaurant, I just want to try to feel Tabasco again! Weird, very weird! Yes, TABASCO® Original Red unlocks or enhances the flavor of food so I can get the best of every bite.

No wonder on every football season and the Super Bowl you could make pizza and TABASCO® Original Red as a game day tradition! Check out the Game-Day Party Menu page for some simple ideas & recipes for food everyone loves!

Here is a sample of recipe you can found on Pizza Perfected:

Salad on pizza is a delicious combination that, unfortunately, when delivered gets wilted and soggy. To keep things fresh, mix Caesar salad dressing with Original TABASCO^® Sauce, and toss it with crisp Romaine lettuce. Then top each slice with a healthy-sized serving.

Diapers Rash Care

2011-01-15T07:00:00.001+07:00

This post brought to you by Boudreaux's Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine.

I do not think there are babies who do not wear diapers. The first few months until he was able to dispose of their own water, diapers become part of his life. Moreover, infants can not control his bladder, so a day can urinate up to a dozen times.

Currently available are two types of diapers on the market, namely disposable nappies (diapers) and cloth diapers. Although cloth diapers are still widely used, but the today’s mothers would rather choose diapers for reasons of practicality. Besides not need to be washed, disposable diapers possess large absorption and not easily separated.

The problem that parents often worry about due to the use of diaper is diaper rash. From the name implies, diaper rash is an inflammation in the diaper-covered area, such as around the genitals, buttocks and inner groin.

Diaper rash is often experienced by infants aged less than a year. Usually accompanied by redness and itching blisters. This condition occurs because of bacteria and ammonia in feces and urine of infants. Both these substances can harm and irritate baby's skin.

The remains of urine and stools also make baby's skin wet and humid which makes itch. Friction in the itching is causing irritation and diaper rash eventually happen. Plastic layer contained in disposable diapers also often cause moisture, because there was no air circulation.

However, cloth diapers can also lead to diaper rash. Cloth diapers actually have a low absorption, so that the baby's skin becomes moist and if left can cause skin irritation.

What parents should know, babies produce relatively fewer sweat than adult. As a result, more easily distracted changes in temperature and humidity in the vicinity. Baby's skin to be more susceptible to irritant materials, as well as against infection. Diaper rash can be prevented in many ways, the main thing is to change the diaper soon after the child's bowel movements.

Every change a diaper, the skin should be cleaned with running water and dried before applying a new diaper. Before wearing diapers, apply Boudreaux's Butt Paste on the buttocks and groin area to avoid friction and irritation. This rash care was specifically formulated by a pharmacist with direction from a respected pediatrician to provide effective diaper rash care. Pediatrician recommended that this product are goes on and cleans off easily, available in convenient sizes, flip top cap (tubes), handy travel size, and pleasant scent. Fortunately, you can get free sample of butt paste visiting their website.

I always run that old ritual, and the result is my child has never experienced a rash from wearing diapers. Also, do not let your baby wear a diaper about 15-30 minutes a day. Not recommended to use disposable diapers all day.

First Choice TV Ad

2011-01-12T02:29:00.001+07:00

Last Minute Gifts by the Bushel

2010-12-24T07:00:00.002+07:00

This post brought to you by Pier 1 Imports. All opinions are 100% mine.

Gifts are an integral part of Christmas celebrations. Little things that might be warm the holiday. You can knit a sweet memory for your loved ones, with a unique holiday gifts which can be an enjoyable and memorable. Prize itself is an expression of feelings and love, which chosen by people who give. No need of expensive stuff but enough to give pleasure. Here some tips on selecting a unique Christmas gift for those you love:

Flowers

Maybe it's the cheap goods and simplest, but a bouquet of flowers will bring your message to your loved ones. Also a beautiful bunch of flowers will brighten your heart and make her home more attractive.

Christmas is the time to indulge you with delicious pastries. If you happen to have the cooking skills, you can practice it by making pastries for your family. But if you do not have enough time, now widely available a package of interesting shaped cakes delicious at the supermarket, you just buy it for your loved ones.

Memories of the Past

Special memories are the friends of all time. You can print your old photos with family, friends or lovers. Give a beautiful frame and give it to them. Perhaps these simple things seem small, but will have a value by bringing back your sweet memories with your loved ones.

A basket of Gift

You can give a personal gift basket. Some popular items, which are usually placed in those baskets are chocolate, Pier 1, decorated coffee urns, framed photos, a CD, a pen, scented candles etc.

Book

The book is the best Christmas gift. Give this gift for your family members who love to read. But first, find out the recipient's tastes of reading.

Family Calendar

If you have a large family and want to do something really special for them, make a collection consisting of photographs of overall shots of your family. Create a surprise party and give them this special collection.

Spread Holiday Cheer

During the months of November and December, you can support Toys for Tots by dropping off an unwrapped toy and/or making a cash donation at the register. You can spread holiday cheer by liking Pier 1 Imports on Facebook. For every new fan they get, they will donate $1 to Toys for Tots. This is great idea to celebrate Christmas.

Avant Vu in Action

2010-11-12T12:20:00.001+07:00

Selama ini pengalaman mengetahui sesuatu yang akan terjadi hanya dirasakan oleh mereka yang kita sebut “paranormal”. Kita biasa menanggapi selintas lewat saja karena memang hampir tidak ada metode ilimiah yang bisa dipakai untuk membuktikan fenomena tersebut.

Baru-baru ini Daryl Bem, seorang psikolog di Universitas Cornell, menerbitkan hasil penelitiannya mengenai fenomena paranormal ini di sebuah jurnal psikologi ternama.

Dengan nama besar Cornell dan jurnal psikologi tersebut kita bisa mengharapkan metode ilmiah yang dipakai Bem akan menjadi acuan yang valid dalam memahami dan meneliti fenomena “weruh sadurung winarah” ini.

Bagi yang berminat mengetahui metode ilmiah yang digunakan oleh Bem silakan mengunduh hasil riset tersebut di situs Bem.

His First Deja Experience

2010-11-10T06:40:00.000+07:00

T. Daily is from Minneapolis, MN. He moved to Chicago, IL for acting 1 year ago and now, he is interested in getting back into modeling. He did some modeling when he was in high school, now, it's time for him to get back into it.

He is a outgoing, fun guy who loves all things arts. He love being on this chase to his dreams, peicing together the right steps to make so he can make a good lasting career in the entertainment arts world.

Currently, he is apart of a couple improv groups (MOBERLY) that performs around Chicago. He is recording music, learning to play guitar, improving his dance skills and trying to finish his first script. He love music and all things street art.

He is all for networking with his industry folks and just meeting people who are into the same things he is. He all about having a responsible good time while working or partying, so he pretty much get along with most people.

He is open to trying different things, building up a his resume and create a good portfolio. He have a pretty open mind to the artistic world so please don't be afraid to ask.

Interestingly, according to his status on twitter today at November 10, 2010 he just felt his deja experience for the first time in ages ! What a great moment.

Get Your Energy Back

2010-10-27T11:00:00.001+07:00

An extraordinary projection mapping event, for an extraordinary car. Relive the story of a car which recycles energy as it drives - the Toyota Auris with Hybrid Synergy Drive Filmed on location in Shoreditch, London on 22 September 201

Spiderman Shattered Dimensions

2010-09-30T12:44:00.001+07:00

In this action-packed adventure explore four dramatically different parallel universes, each with its own unique Spiderman armed with varying strengths and skills.

Farewell to BlogUpp!

2010-09-29T20:54:00.002+07:00

To improve the traffic quality of my blog I use free service of a traffic generator provider called BlogUpp!. This type of traffic arriving from other referrers – all visits from other web sites, emails and banners.

An important part of the debate that’s largely ignored is the quality of organic versus paid visitors. Do visitors from organic listings behave differently than those who arrived at your site via a PPC ad? In general, which type of visitor is most likely to buy? Is there any demonstrable and consistent relationship between how a visitor arrives at your site and their likelihood to buy?

I do not know exactly the result from the use of this blogupp!. It's just that lately I feel disturbed by the presence of ads on BlogUpp! slot. These ads appear must be because I am a free-user of blogupp!, not a premium one. This is the main reason why I stopped using free services from blogupp!.

Page Rank Contradiction

2010-06-19T11:43:00.001+07:00

Google page rank of this blog is now one. A pleasant enough achievement, considering its age was more than two years. In first six months its page rank rose to 2 but not long afterwards drove to n/a before then becomes 0 until yesterday.

According to some SEO's experts, Page rank reduction is caused by many factors, one of which is the paid post. It is become a contradiction, because all pay per post providers requires a high page rank for article with a huge payment.

By the way, happy page rank 1 anyway.

It’s Reggae Time

2010-06-12T19:18:00.003+07:00

Swing is not a genre of music, rather a performance style. A musical piece can be played in swing or straight time. Musical notes and structure are identical in both performances, but the notes temporal patterns have slight, signiﬁcant differences between straight and swing performances. Here are examples of several styles of swing: American Swing, Brazilian Samba, and Jamaican Reggae.

Prior swing rhythm research discovered swing ratio as a metaphor representing some classic jazz styles of temporal variations in performed music as compared to written music. In some cases, swing ratio is inadequate to properly model the real patterns of temporal variation. A further details analysis showing that swing exists hierarchically, i.e., the patterns of temporal variation played at one time scale may differ from those played at a slower or faster time scale.

Different instruments playing swing differently from each other, locking together at certain canonical time locations representing standard counting and subdivision of the musical meter. This latter phenomenon has been previously investigated as ensemble swing. The time locking, while precise, may not be exactly synchronized. Some people refer to this as “playing around the beat”, that is a very different musical feature than merely playing sloppy rhythmic synchronization. It is one measure of how tight or loose a musical performance is.

In Reggae, the downbeat is often not played by any instrument, and other canonical beat locations may also be demarcated by silence, followed quickly by several drum beats in a complex rhythm that may end on the next canonical beat. Detection of rhythms with an empty note event as an important feature of their pattern is a challenging task, both for musicians and computer algorithms.

By the way, how could music styles of such transnational popularity and influence be fashioned by a population numbering well under 1 percent of the world’s peoples, scattered in an archipelago, and quite lacking in economic and political power?

How is it that reggae, emanating from small and impoverished Jamaica, can resound and be actively cultivated everywhere from Hawaii to Malawi? Why should it be Cuba that produces the style that comes to dominate much of African urban music in the mid-twentieth century? Or, to go farther back in time, what made the Caribbean Basin so dynamic that its Afro-Latin music and dance forms like the sarabanda and chacona could take Spain by storm in the decades around 1600 and go on to enliven Baroque music and dance in Western Europe?

Inspiration for 2010 FIFA World Cup Experience

2010-06-10T18:49:00.000+07:00

Inspiration for your ultimate 2010 FIFA World Cup™ experience featuring Chris Kamara and Jeff Stelling from Sky Sports. Tell us your ultimate football experience and you could win a Visa Fixer with £20,000. Pitch your idea at facebook.com/visafixer.

Fight Aging with Anti Aging

2010-05-24T15:16:00.001+07:00

Anti aging medicine is a medical specialty founded on the application of advanced scientific and medical technologies for the early detection, prevention, treatment, and reversal of age-related dysfunction, disorders, and diseases. It is a healthcare model promoting innovative science and research to prolong the healthy human lifespan. As such, anti aging medicine is based on principles of sound and responsible medical care that are consistent with those applied in other preventive health specialties.

OXIS International, Inc. is engaged in those research, development and sale of products that counteract the harmful effects of “oxidative stress.” Oxidative stress refers to the situations in which the body’s antioxidant and other defensive abilities to combat free radicals (highly reactive species of oxygen and nitrogen) are overwhelmed and one’s normal healthy balance is either lost or severely compromised.

Their products include therapeutic nutraceutical products, cosmeceutical products and proprietary formulations, and clinical products that are developed internally and/or out-licensed to biotech and pharmaceutical companies as drug candidates. Visit http://www.oxis.com or Oxis on Twitter to learn more.

Merantau Warrior

2010-05-06T00:12:00.002+07:00

MUK Trailer of MERANTAU WARRIOR set for release on DVD June 7th – All new Star … All new Moves … All new Action. “Jaw droppingly good … on a par with Bourne” John Mosby – Impact Magazine “Bloody, brutal, brilliant” Combat Magazine.

Urban Bowling

2010-04-26T00:04:00.001+07:00

How tough can we get testing a Qashqai? You won’t believe your eyes. In fact you’ll be bowled over.

Gabriella Cilmi Chilling with Matt Edmondson

2010-04-23T12:18:00.002+07:00

Gabriella Cilmi releases the tension of her promotional tour with zen master Matt Edmondson and his magic fingers.

Football Goes to Africa

2010-04-16T20:06:00.000+07:00

A celebration of true football. For Africa. For Football. For the insane love of the game we possess that unites us beyond borders. Bringing Football back to its roots. Because love is football.

Celine Vaugh-Cater Deja

2010-04-14T14:42:00.002+07:00

Cannes socialite, former actress and semipro tennis player, Celine Vaugh-Cater, recalls fond memories of the recently deceased Jacques d'Azur, their mixed double victories together and his legendary appearances on the red carpet at Cannes Film festival.

Jacques d’Azur Remembered

2010-04-03T17:17:00.002+07:00

Veteran bellboy at the Cannes Carlton hotel, Marcel Bellon, recalls fond memories of the recently deceased Jacques d'Azur and his stays at the hotel during his legendary Film Festival appearances.

God's Gonna Cut You Down

2010-04-01T18:55:00.001+07:00

Splinter Cell gone BAD - awesome bad! – Splinter Cell has never been more badass..!

In stores: 15th of April, 2010

Music: Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down

Creative agency: Ubisoft

Media agency: PHD