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A Collision Between Two Spiral Galaxies
2008-10-03T22:09:00.000-07:00
A collision between two spiral galaxies in the constellation of Hercules, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Hercules is the fifth largest of the 88 modern constellations. It was also one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations. It was named after the Roman name (Hercules) of the Greek mythological hero Heracles.Jali10 Steps of How to Give Good Speeches
2008-09-27T15:27:00.000-07:00Have you ever wonder how to give good speeches? Speeches that are memorable and quotable and captures all the attention of the peoples. If you looking for the way to give a good speech, here are some tips for you.
But first, before you give your speech there are some things that you need to prepare: brevity, a glass of water, an image, gestures, an emotional stance and keywords.
There are several steps. They were elaborated in the video below, but i just listed them down here to make it easy for your reference:
Step 1: Tell the audiences what you are going to tell them.
Step 2: Keep your comment short around the five second mark and give them a definitive end.
Step 3: Just be yourself.
Step 4: Have a sip, while collecting your thought, or just to shut your self up.
Step 5: Leave a small pause before and after the sentence and phrase that is the most important.
Step 6: Don't plagiarize.
Step 7: Repeat yourself.
Step 8: Rehearse three or four powerful gestures and use them sparingly to add emphasis on your most important point. Automate your move.
Step 9: Sell it with a smile but at appropriate moments.
Step 10: Repeat yourself again and again.
Also pay attention to nonverbal communications. Here's the video. Hope this could help you with your speech. :)JaliResepi Keketuk Ubi
2008-09-26T11:05:00.000-07:00
BAHAN-BAHAN :-
500 gram ubi - direbus dan dilecek
200 gram kelapa parut (putih sahaja)
200 gram gula melaka - dikisar
100 ml air gula melaka
Secubit garam
CARA MEMBUAT:- Rebus ubi sehingga empuk. Kemudian lecek. Campur ubi tersebut dengan kelapa dan juga gula Melaka serta sedikit garam.
- Bentukkan ia di dalam acuan. Hidangkan bersama air gula Melaka.
Jali- Rebus ubi sehingga empuk. Kemudian lecek. Campur ubi tersebut dengan kelapa dan juga gula Melaka serta sedikit garam.
Petai - A Wondrous Traditional Delicacy, Medically
2008-09-20T00:23:00.000-07:00
A plate of petai goreng (fried petai)..Yummy!!!..
Little did you know ... ... after reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at petai in the same way again!
Petai (Parkia speciosa) contains three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose. Combined with fiber, petai gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proved that just two servings of petai provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder petai is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way petai can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Here are some petai special qualities to our health:
PMS ( premenstrual syndrome ):
Forget the pills - eat petai. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND among people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating petai. This is because petai contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the petai industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Anaemia (lack of blood) :
High in iron, petai can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.
Brain Power :
200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating petai at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Heartburn:
Petai has a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating petai for soothing relief.
Constipation:
High in fiber, including petai in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a petai milkshake, sweetened with honey. The petai calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Morning Sickness :
Snacking on petai between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites :
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of the petai skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) :
Petai can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.
Nerves:
Petai is high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Ulcers:
Petai is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control :
Many other cultures see petai as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Holland, for example, pregnant women eat petai to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Overweight (obesity) :
Studies at the Institute in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5, 000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Stress:
Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium petai snack.
Strokes:
According to research in 'The New England Journal of Medicine, ' eating petai as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%'.
Warts:
Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of petai and place it on the wart. Carefully hold the petai in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
Smoking:
Petai can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
So, as you can see, petai really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A Petai a day keeps the doctor away'. So have lets have a petai for today's dinner. Bye. :)JaliTanzanite - A Girl's Best Friends in Years to Come
2008-09-16T18:17:00.000-07:00Diamond may be forever, but look for other stones to may break out as well. Now jewelers can't keep them in the store. A shortage of certain rubies and sapphires as well as aquamarines garnets may means that the price will go up.
Tanzanite, a hot gemstone and to be rare in the near future.
Quantities of tanzanite, one of newest and hottest gemstones will be depleted in about 12 years, which could make it pricier. But not to worry, there are plenty of places in Africa and in the Far East where new gems are just waiting to be mined.
Tanzanite is the blue/purple variety of the mineral zoisite which was discovered in the Meralani (Merelani) Hills of Northern Tanzania in 1967, near the city of Arusha. It is a popular and valuable gemstone when cut. Tanzanite is noted for its remarkably strong trichroism, appearing alternately sapphire blue, violet, and burgundy depending on crystal orientation.
Tanzanite in its rough state is usually a reddish brown color. And as such is heated to 600 °C in a gemological oven to bring out the classic blue violet of the stone.JaliGot Headache? Time to Check Your Blood Pressure
2008-09-12T08:42:00.000-07:00
Does high blood pressure cause headaches? It may, say British researchers, because blood pressure-lowering drugs seem to prevent them. In a review of 94 studies of people using thiazides, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor antagonists to treat hypertension, those who took the drugs were less likely to have headaches than those who didn't. And the more patients' blood pressure was lowered, the more likely they were to eradicate their headaches.
Other ways of lowering blood pressure, such as eating a healthy diet and exercising, might have the same effect.JaliWhy Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others ?
2008-09-04T23:59:00.000-07:00Unfair, isn't it? But if you wear light clothing, keep still and are fairly small, you are less likely to be bitten.
Mosquitoes are attracted visually by colour, shape and movement, and also by the carbon dioxide we emit. If you are in a field, for example, mosquitoes will probably first be attracted visually. If you’re deep in the forest, where their vision is limited, it’s the carbon dioxide that will lure them.
Obviously the bigger you are, the more of a visual target you present and the more carbon dioxide you give off. So men generally get bitten more than women. But if you fidget and try to swat the mosquitoes, you’ll give off more carbon dioxide and perspiration, luring the little pests to you.
Amusingly, only female mosquitoes bite. They need the proteins found in our blood in order to produce eggs, which they can’t produce by themselves. Some specialized mosquitoes bite only cold-blooded reptiles like frogs, alligators or snakes.
Perhaps the best advice about mosquitoes is that when you are giving an outdoor party or picnic, be sure to invite a large man wearing dark clothes and who fidgets a lot. The mosquitoes will bite him, leaving the rest of your guests relatively unscratched.JaliAn Inspiring Speech By Bryan Dyson…The CEO Of Coca-cola
2008-08-21T18:36:00.000-07:00
This is a very inspiring speech by Bryan Dyson, the CEO Of Coca-cola.
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit…and you are keeping all of them in the air.
You will soon understand that work is like a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
How?
Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as they would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.
Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give, the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don't forget a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step and each day along the way.
Have a good day. :)JaliRahsia Alamat Pergerakan Tubuh
2008-08-21T18:35:00.000-07:00Orang dahulu kala memang suka mengaitkan sesuatu perkara dengan sesuatu alamat. Sejauhmana kebenarannya tidaklah diketahui. Tetapi yg pasti orang tua dahulu banyak meramal sesuatu melalui pemerhatiannya dan juga melalui pengalaman-pengalamannya yang lalu. Mungkin disebabkan banyak kebetulan yang berlaku membuatkan mereka mempercayai setiap alamat. Di sini diperturunkan beberapa petanda yang berhubungkait dengan pergerakan tubuh kita.
Alamat Pergerakan Tubuh- Kelopak mata kanan bergerak - beroleh keamanan.
- Kelopak mata kiri bergerak - melihat perempuan
- Kelopak mata kiri bergerak dari atas - ada orang akan berjalan jauh.
- Kelopak mata kiri dibawah bergerak - hendak menangis.
- Biji mata kanan bergerak-gerak - akan menangis dalam bercinta.
- Biji mata kiri bergerak-gerak - gembira di hati.
- Ekor mata kanan bergerak - menerima kedatangan orang jauh.
- Ekor mata kiri bergerak-gerak - mendapat sedikit kepayahan.
- Umbun bergerak - berbahagia pada hari tersebut.
- Kening kiri bergerak-gerak - beroleh kelapangan.
- Bibir bawah bergerak - akan menangis.
- Waktu subuh kepala kita bergerak - beroleh kerja yang baik.
- Siku kanan bergerak-gerak - beroleh kebahagiaan.
- Siku kiri bergerak-gerak - orang yang mengasihi kita akan datang.
- Kepala bergerak - ada orang menyakiti hati kita.
- Kepala bergerak ke kiri - beroleh kebesaran.
- Pelipis telinga bergerak - alami kebahagiaan.
- Telinga bergerak - akan berkelahi.
- Pipi kanan bergerak-gerak - alamat sakit mata.
- Pipi kiri bergerak-gerak - sentiasa bahagia.
- Bahu kanan bergerak-gerak - harta hendak datang.
- Bahu kiri bergerah-gerak - bakal berjumpa pembesar/ketua.
- Lengan kanan bergerak-gerak - akan sakit kepala.
- Lengan kiri bergerak-gerak - beroleh harta.
JaliKiwi Cheesecake with Spirulina
2008-08-19T22:58:00.000-07:00
Ingredients
• 450 g of Philadelphia cream cheese
• 150 g of fine sugar
• 2 kiwi fruit - minced
• 150 g of junket
• 1 1/2 packet of instant gelatin
• 2 capsules of spirulina
• Sliced kiwi fruit for decoration
Base Ingredients
• 500 g of biscuit - crushed
• 150 g of butter - melted
Method:
For the base layer:
- Mix the biscuit and butter.
- Press the mixture in a baking dish until it compact.
- Make sure additive prepared perfectly.
- Bake for 10 minutes in an oven with temperature of 180 degree Celsius.
- Take out and let it cools.
For cheesecake:
- Beat sugar and cream cheese until the sugar melts and blended material become smooth.
- Add junket and continue beating.
- Add the minced fruit and mix it.
- Melt the gelatin in hot water and add to cheese mixture.
- Mix until it blends and add spirulina powder while continue mixing.
- Pour mixture to the base layer and spread evenly its surface.
- Put into refrigerator until it hardens.
- Decorate with the kiwi slices.
Have a try. :)JaliAdorable Baby Bunny In A Bowl
2008-08-19T18:38:00.000-07:00The video below shows a cute and adorable baby rabbit in a bowl. It eats and sits inside a small bowl. I think this is the cutest rabbit that i have ever seen. Have a look and enjoy it. :)JaliHamburger Magic Trick by Cyril Takayama
2008-08-01T23:43:00.000-07:00Here's a wonderful magic trick. Done by famous Japanese magician Cyril Takayama. In this trick he take a burger out from a menu's picture, leaving the menu blank and eat it and then put it back on the menu with some bite on the menu picture. He then leaved the crown in amazement. Watch it.
Hope you like it. Bye. :)JaliRed Hair Blues
2008-07-25T08:30:00.000-07:00Some doctors have claimed that people with naturally red hair may need more anesthetic than others. It turns out they may be right.
Dr. Daniel Sessler of the University of Louisville School of Medicine decided it was time to put the issue to the test. His research group, with funds from NIH, recruited 10 women with naturally bright red hair and an equal number with black or dark brown hair.
Researchers gave the women an inhaled anesthetic, then applied a harmless shock to each woman's thigh and watched for movement. They adjusted each woman's dose until she had a reflex movement half the time, a standard method for finding the right dose of an anesthetic. Nearly all of the red-haired women needed 20 percent more anesthetic than those with dark hair.
Just about all people with red hair share a common genetic variation that affects hair and skin color. After analyzing DNA from the women, the researchers identified this variation in 90 percent of the red-haired women who needed more anesthetic.
While these findings don't directly link hair color genes to anesthetic response, they do suggest that health care providers should monitor anesthetic doses carefully in redheads. The research also opens the door to further study into the genetics of anesthetic response.
Source: National Institute of HealthJaliMicrowave Defrosting, Containers and Wrappers in Microwave
2008-07-11T00:14:00.000-07:00
Microwave Defrosting- Remove food from packaging before defrosting. Do not use foam trays and plastic wraps because they are not heat stable at high temperatures. Melting or warping may cause harmful chemicals to migrate into food.
- Cook meat, poultry, egg casseroles, and fish immediately after defrosting in the microwave oven because some areas of the frozen food may begin to cook during the defrosting time. Do not hold partially cooked food to use later.
- Cover foods with a lid or a microwave-safe plastic wrap to hold in moisture and provide safe, even heating.
- Heat ready-to-eat foods such as hot dogs, luncheon meats, fully cooked ham, and leftovers until steaming hot.
- After reheating foods in the microwave oven, allow standing time. Then, use a clean food thermometer to check that food has reached 165 °F.
Containers & Wraps- Only use cookware that is specially manufactured for use in the microwave oven. Glass, ceramic containers, and all plastics should be labeled for microwave oven use.
- Plastic storage containers such as margarine tubs, take-out containers, whipped topping bowls, and other one-time use containers should not be used in microwave ovens. These containers can warp or melt, possibly causing harmful chemicals to migrate into the food.
- Microwave plastic wraps, wax paper, cooking bags, parchment paper, and white microwave-safe paper towels should be safe to use. Do not let plastic wrap touch foods during microwaving.
- Never use thin plastic storage bags, brown paper or plastic grocery bags, newspapers, or aluminum foil in the microwave oven.
JaliCooking Safely in the Microwave Oven
2008-07-11T00:04:00.000-07:00
Microwave ovens can play an important role at mealtime, but special care must be taken when cooking or reheating meat, poultry, fish, and eggs to make sure they are prepared safely. Microwave ovens can cook unevenly and leave "cold spots, " where harmful bacteria can survive. For this reason, it is important to use the following safe microwaving tips to prevent foodborne illness.
Microwave Oven Cooking- Arrange food items evenly in a covered dish and add some liquid if needed. Cover the dish with a lid or plastic wrap; loosen or vent the lid or wrap to let steam escape. The moist heat that is created will help destroy harmful bacteria and ensure uniform cooking. Cooking bags also provide safe, even cooking.
- Do not cook large cuts of meat on high power (100%). Large cuts of meat should be cooked on medium power (50%) for longer periods. This allows heat to reach the center without overcooking outer areas.
- Stir or rotate food midway through the microwaving time to eliminate cold spots where harmful bacteria can survive, and for more even cooking.
- When partially cooking food in the microwave oven to finish cooking on the grill or in a conventional oven, it is important to transfer the microwaved food to the other heat source immediately. Never partially cook food and store it for later use.
- Use a food thermometer or the oven's temperature probe to verify the food has reached a safe minimum internal temperature. Cooking times may vary because ovens vary in power and efficiency. Always allow standing time, which completes the cooking, before checking the internal temperature with a food thermometer.
- Cook foods to the following safe minimum internal temperatures:
- Beef, veal, and lamb steaks, roasts, and chops may be cooked to 145 °F.
- All cuts of pork to 160 °F.
- Ground beef, veal and lamb to 160 °F.
- Egg dishes, casseroles to 160 °F.
- Leftovers to 165 °F.
- Stuffed poultry is not recommended. Cook stuffing separately to 165 °F.
- All poultry should reach a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 °F.
- Cooking whole, stuffed poultry in a microwave oven is not recommended. The stuffing might not reach the temperature needed to destroy harmful bacteria.
JaliThe Beautiful Supernova Shining 'Ribbon' Gas
2008-07-04T20:51:00.000-07:00The floating 'ribbon' gas image taken by Hubble Space Telescope that belongs to The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) exposes very thin part from remainder of 'supernova' originate from a star explosion happened more 1, 000 years ago.
Image shown by NASA shows the floating ribbon gas shines in our galaxy. – AP
The supernova is believed brightest ever being witness by human, in fact it surpasses planet Venus as the brightest object in the night sky, after the moon.
It can be seen at daytime for few weeks while and visible to the naked eye for the period of at least two and a half-years before gradually expires.JaliHow to Use More Than One Yahoo! Messenger in One Computer
2008-06-27T16:42:00.000-07:00
Okay, if you wonder how to run two yahoo messenger, ie using yahoo messenger with multiple login or id here is the way to do it:
First... Click Start -- Run -- type in 'Regedit' -- click Open. A new window will open. Browse 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER'.
Then .. click 'Software' ... click 'Yahoo' .. then click 'pager' ..
And lastly click 'TEST'
Now you can see an icon ab with the name 'default' on the right column.
Right click on that screen ..
Click NEW - 'DWORD value' and name it as 'PLURAL'.
Then .. double click on 'PLURAL' and modify it ..
Change the 'Value data' from 0 to 1. Click OK to close and it.
Now you can open as many yahoo messenger in your PC or computer.JaliNew Low Budget Walkman
2008-06-20T21:40:00.000-07:00If you don't have money to buy a new Walkman, then you can make it yourself. It's simple. You don't have to be high tech savvy. It's versatile and stylish. Even this guy here can make it. See it for yourself.
Have a good day. :)JaliPeterpan - Menghapus Jejakmu (High Quality Video)
2008-06-05T04:23:00.000-07:00I like this song, 'Menghapus Jejakmu' from Peterpan, a band from Indonesia. The girl trying to mimic the singer is also an Indonesian actor, name Dian. Okay, here's the clip. This is high quality video. Hope you'll like it. :)JaliKevin Carter Pulitzer Prize Winner Sad Ending
2008-06-02T03:08:00.000-07:00This is the Pulitzer Prize winning photo taken by Kevin Carter in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine stricken child being stalked by a hungry vulture. The child is crawling toward a United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away.
No one one what happened to the child, including the photographer who left the scene as soon as the photo was taken. He later confined to a friend that he wished he had intervened. Journalists at the time were warned not to touched famine victims for fear of disease.
Three month later, and only a week after being bestowed of the Pulitzer Prize, the photographer; Kevin Carter committed suicide.
What a sad end. If only we can turn back time. :(Jali
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