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Add Your Life 4 years by Managing stress

2011-10-30T20:51:00.000-07:00

Exercise can help a lot: Just 15 minutes of brisk walking increases your body’s production of feel-good chemicals, like endorphins. Other stress-busting tips:Start your day with 15 minutes of belly breathing. This will help relax your mind and muscles and help you power through stress that crops up during the rest of your day, says Woodson Merrell, MD, chair of the department of Integrative

Pohon Evolusi Mollusca Berhasil Dibuat

2011-10-29T07:42:00.000-07:00

Casey Dunn, pakar evolusi dari Brown University, AS, berhasil mengembangkan pohon evolusi mollusca atau hewan bertubuh lunak. Pohon evolusi adalah suatu bagan yang menunjukkan relasi antara satu spesies dengan spesies lainnya secara evolusioner.Pohon evolusi mollusca yang berhasil dikembangkan itu menjadi gambaran kekerabatan mollusca pertama yang paling lengkap dan dipublikasikan di Jurnal

International Year of Forest Dirayakan di Kiluan

2011-10-29T07:41:00.002-07:00

BANDAR LAMPUNG, KOMPAS.com - Memperingati perayaan Tahun Kehutanan Internasional (Internasional Year of Forest) 2011, Yayasan Ekowisata Cikal Lampung mengadakan kemah gembira (fun camp) di kawasan ekowisata Teluk Kiluan, Kabupaten Tanggamus, Provinsi Lampung, pada 29-30 Oktober ini.Menurut Ketua Yayasan Ekowisata CIkal Lampung Rico Stefanus, Jumat (28/10/2011), kegiatan kemah ini akan diikuti

Badak Jawa Betina Tinggal Empat Ekor

2011-10-29T07:41:00.001-07:00

KOMPAS.com — Dari 35-45 badak jawa yang diperkirakan masih hidup di Indonesia, jenis kelamin betina diperkirakan hanya tinggal empat hingga lima ekor. Hal ini diungkapkan Sekretaris Jenderal International Union for Conservation Nature (Sekjen IUCN) Simon an Stuart seusai diterima Wakil Presiden Boediono di kantornya di Jakarta, Rabu (26/10/2011)."Tadi Wakil Presiden menerima Sekjen IUCN. Mereka

Jasa Web Design

2011-10-27T23:26:00.000-07:00

Website sangat bermanfaat untuk memperluas pasar anda serta mempromosikan produk barang maupun jasa secara online. Bisnis anda akan lebih banyak dikenal masyarakat bahkan sampai ke manca negera. Sebuah Website tidak akan pernah berhenti untuk mempromosikan bisnis anda siang & malam 24 jam nonstop.Melalui Jasa web design anda dapat memperoleh website sesuai kegunaannya antara lain: Web Corporate /

Online Music War: Samsung Vs Apple

2011-10-25T07:13:00.000-07:00

Samsung has launched an attack on Apple's iTunes ecosystem with a new music streaming service offering unlimited access from $9.99 a month, but the music industry says it may not be enough to head off falling revenues.While digital sales are growing - from $79m to $105m between 2009-10, according to ARIA - they are not growing fast enough to make up for declining physical sales, which dropped

What Are The Most Common Complaints About the iPhone 4S?

2011-10-20T00:05:00.000-07:00

After getting solid reviews hopeful iPhoners have flocked in record numbers to purchase the latest iGadget, but not even Apple's offerings are perfect. The phone has those same iPhone 4S outsides and even better insides, but less than a week after the first phones made it into consumer hands the kinks are starting to come out. Let's take a look at some of the early iPhone 4S issues and how to fix

Steve Jobs - His fortune

2011-10-16T09:42:00.000-07:00

As the CEO of the world's most valuable brand, Jobs pulled in a comically low annual salary of just $1. While the gesture isn't unheard of in the corporate world — Google's Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt all pocketed the same 100 penny salary annually — Jobs has kept his salary at $1 since 1997, the year he became Apple's lead executive. Of his salary, Jobs joked in 2007: "I get 50

Android Phone Hacking Scare Alert

2011-10-09T20:58:00.000-07:00

A flaw on a number of HTC smartphones available in Australia means a hacker can find out where you are, who you have called and sent text messages to and disable your phone remotely, security experts say.To be exploited the flaw requires a rogue app to be granted access to the internet, which most apps require. Once granted access the app can then gain access to data that has been shown to be

Kindle Versus iPad

2011-10-04T05:37:00.000-07:00

Kindle has become one hot brand in Amazon! Amazon has unveiled a touchscreen tablet com-puter in an attempt to pull the rug from beneath Apple and its iPad. The Kindle Fire, which has many similar functions, will be sold in the U.S. for $199 (£128), less than half the price of the cheapest iPad available.The low cost stunned technology industry watchers, who suggested that Apple and other tablet

The 4 Best Sweeteners to Have in Your Kitchen

2011-09-27T10:52:00.000-07:00

Make sure you know the difference between the good guys and bad guys of the sweetener world. Here is a list of the good guys of sweeteners:Good Guy #1: Stevia"We need to be off of sugar, but we need good alternatives, and stevia is the safest sweetener there is, period," says Gates, who coauthored The Stevia Cookbook: Cooking with Nature's Calorie-Free Sweetener (Avery Trade, 2004). All types of

Around The World in 60 Seconds

2011-09-19T11:18:00.000-07:00

It took Phileas Fogg 80 days to circumnavigate the world but, thanks to the wonders of technology, it is now possible to do it in just a minute. This whirlwind video tour of the planet is a compilation of time-lapse images shot from the International Space Station (ISS).James Drake spliced together the images from the ISS, which travels at about 220 miles above the surface, to create the

‘Breaking Dawn’ Bella’s Not Looking So Good as Her Baby Bump Gets Bigger

2011-09-13T01:52:00.000-07:00

First things first: Are you sitting down? Great, because we just got our hands on an exclusive new clip from "Breaking Dawn: Part 1," featuring Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli), and Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).The 15-second theatrical trailer preview opens with some familiar snippets: Bella finds out that she's pregnant, and the

Facebook to Offer Free Online Music to Rival Apple's iTunes

2011-09-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

Facebook's 750 million users will soon be able to listen to music through the site - sharing songs in the same way that users currently share videos, television programs, Hollywood films and news links.It's a move that could put Facebook in direct competition with Apple's iTunes service - and looks certain to cement the site's position ahead of Google as the UK's most popular web destination.News

Sony Shows Wearable 3-D Personal Theater

2011-09-02T04:36:00.000-07:00

Sony is launching a head mounted display that provides a three dimensional theater of music videos, movies and games. Sony Corp. showed the 60,000 yen ($800) "HMZ personal 3-D viewer" Wednesday. The machine is set to go on sale Nov. 11 in Japan, and is planned for the U.S. and Europe, perhaps in time for Christmas, although dates have not yet been set. Resembling a futuristic visor, HMZ, which

Baby monitors Could be Hacked

2011-08-28T12:51:00.000-07:00

Having a constant ear and eye on your baby's crib is something that most parents take for granted. Baby monitors have been around for a long time, and in recent years, video-equipped versions have become very popular with new parents. What most users probably don't realize, is that the dozen or so wireless channels that these helpful devices use can often be picked up outside the home — giving

How to Trade Binary Options

2011-08-28T12:45:00.000-07:00

For those who are new to binary options, this is one of many types of online trading. Today, you can find so many different ways to trade binary options; it depends on which strategy you decide to use. Binary options and internet have become a great duo, as with the internet almost all things have made easy, that include binary options trading. This type of online trading is the latest investment

How Hi-Tech 'Tattoo' Will Monitor Patients' Vital Signs

2011-08-28T04:02:00.000-07:00

Monitoring a patient’s vital signs - such as temperature and heart rate - could soon be a simple as sticking on a tiny, wireless patch similar to a temporary tattoo. Eliminating the bulky wiring and electrodes used in current monitors would make the devices more comfortable for patients, according to an international team of researchers who report their findings in today’s edition of the journal

Jobs at Apple: Master inventor, master marketer

2011-08-28T03:57:00.000-07:00

Steve Jobs started Apple Computer with a high school friend in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, was forced out a decade later, then returned to rescue the company. During his second stint, Apple grew into the most valuable technology company in the world. Jobs invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and

Marilyn attracts smiles, scorn and skirt chasers

2011-08-21T09:35:00.000-07:00

A 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in her most famous pose was unveiled on Chicago's now-truly Magnificent Mile Friday morning. The Marilyn Monroe that now stands tall on Michigan Avenue, her head high enough to see passing boats on the Chicago River, is fortunate to be all aluminum and stainless steel, unable to read the nasty things being written about her. Passers-by wasted little

Found: Messages in Bottles

2011-08-14T22:51:00.000-07:00

One year ago, off the coast of Oregon, a ten-year-old boy tossed a message in a bottle into the Pacific Ocean. Weeks ago, a 9-year-old girl in Hawaii found it. Thomas Craig never expected his bottle to arrive safely in anyone's hands. He told West Hawaii Today newspaper, "I couldn't believe someone had found it. I was shocked. When I threw it overboard, it hit the top of my grandpa's boat so I

Apple, Samsung Smartphones Outdo Nokia in 2Q

2011-08-09T20:33:00.000-07:00

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. zoomed to the top of the list of global smartphone makers in the second quarter, blowing past Nokia Corp. and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., according to research firm IDC. Korea's Samsung made the biggest jump, from No. 4 in the first quarter to No. 2 in the second, on the strength of its Galaxy phones, which run Google Inc.'s Android software.

First Look of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises

2011-08-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

Meow! In The Dark Knight Rises, the next installment in the Batman franchise you can see Anne Hathaway as Catwoman , and here the first promo image of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. The 28-year-old actress joins veterans Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine in the Christopher Nolan-direction action flick. "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway,

MTV doesn't Celebrate its 30th Birthday

2011-08-03T20:06:00.000-07:00

MTV bizarrely refused to celebrate its own 30th birthday, and just treated it like any other day."MTV as a brand doesn't age with our viewers," explained Nathaniel Brown, senior vice president of communications for MTV, who confirmed that there were no plans for an on-air MTV celebration. "We are really focused on our current viewers, and our feeling was that our anniversary wasn't something that

Ben Affleck with Bieber Hairstyle?

2011-07-31T01:13:00.001-07:00

While stars like Channing Tatum and Matt Damon are shaving their heads, Ben Affleck is at the other end of the spectrum: He's growing out his hair.The actor stepped out in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday sporting a shaggy new 'do that channeled a certain 17-year-old multi-platinum pop star.But for those wondering if the actor has a case of Bieber Fever (he does have two daughters after all),