All You Need to Know About Wines

Wine is nothing but a mixture of wild species of grapes, rice and different types of yeasts without the use of sugar, enzymes or any lactic acids. The word "wine" is a Latin word derived from indo-European countries.

Composition of wines: Wines consist of water to a large extent. In addition to this, wines also contain variety of acids such as lactic acids, ethyl acid, minerals such as iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphates and vitamins such as vitamin A and vitamin P.

There exist different types of wines according to the base product, two of which are listed below:
1) Fruit wine: ex-apple, berries
2) Vegetable wine: ex- wheat, barley

The production of wines was first found in places of Georgia and Iraq at around 6000 BC to 5000 BC. Traces of wines were also found in Greece, ancient Europe.

Cultivation of wines was started in North East areas at around 3000 BC. Cultivation of red and white wine, as we know them today, first started in Egypt, but wide-scale cultivation of wines began in Rome, which produced the best quality wine. They produced different flavors of wine.

Dry wine is one of the most popular types of wines. During fermentation, when sugar is converted into alcohol, the toxic alcohol kills the yeast and the resulting wine is called as dry wine. Wines are mainly produced from the grape species known as Vitis vinifera.

There exist different types of wines like red wine, white wine etc. They are distinguished on the amount of sugar used and the time required for fermentation.

A few types of wines are listed below:
1) Vintage wines: In order to produce a vintage wine it is a must that at least 95% of the volume of grapes used, are produced in a single year. They are mostly produced in USA.
2) Non vintage wines: They are produced from vintage wines itself. In these, at least 50% of the grapes used should have been produced in the same year.
3) Organic wines: Organic wines are produced from grapes without the use of fertilizers and pesticides. They do not contain any harmful material and are used to cure a number of diseases.
4) Red wines: They are produced from black grapes and are red in color. It prevents cancer and heart diseases because of its anti-inflammatory properties.
5) White wine: They are produced from white grapes; and they are pale yellow in color.
When alcohol is added in a wine it is called as fortified wine. Taste of wines depends on the drinker's palate.

Vintage wines are costliest of all wines. They can cost thousands of dollars per bottle.
Some of the most expensive wines are Bordeaux and Cult wines.

Production:
France is the largest producer of wines. Italy is the second largest producer.
Italy is the largest exporter of wines.

Uses: Wine is the most popular beverage, and can also be used as a flavoring agent.
Wines also have a good effect on cardiovascular problems. Wines can also used for religious and ritual purposes.

Hoodia Diet Patch

Hoodia Diet Patch discovered many centuries ago, by the Bushmen of the Kalahari, Hoodia reduced their cravings for food and water in the extreme desert surroundings and satisfied their hunger after eating only small amounts. Hoodia Gordnii Extract which effectively makes the Hoodia Diet Patch #1 in the diet aid world.

Tom Mangold (from the BBC) has been quoted as saying after trying the Hoodia Diet Patch: "It is a magic plant with a miracle ingredient which could help us all become thin once again."

Leslie Stahl of 60 Minutes stated after using the Hoodia Diet Patch:

"it's very different from diet stimulants like Ephedra and Phenfen that are now banned because of dangerous side effect. Hoodia does not stimulate at all. Scientist say it fools the brain by making you think you're full, even if you've just eaten a morsel. Stahl said she felt no after effects. There wasn't a funny taste in her mouth, no queasy stomach, and no racing heart. She wasn't hungry all day.

The New Hoodia Patch is the most effortless way to lose weight. It is also the most powerful diet patch on the market. The Hoodia Diet Patch is 100%, pure Hoodia Gordonii Extract. It has been heralded on 60 Minutes, the BBC and in O, The Oprah Magazine. As mentioned before, there are no side effects, the extract is completely natural and safe.

The process is simple. Apply the patch to a relatively hair free part of the body, and after 24 hours replace the patch with a new one in a slightly different part of the body to allow the skin to breath. By using the Hoodia Diet Patch a 100% of the essence of Hoodia is transfered directly into your body

benefits of chocolate

Although healers in ancient Latin American societies used chocolate extensively in medicinal practice, modern societies took a dim view of chocolate as having benefits. Chocolate has been reputed to cause acne, cavities, and a host of other health problems. Recent scientific evidence however, has been debunking what they call "chocolate myths." And, to the chocoholics delight, concluding that not only is chocolate not detrimental to your health, it can actually be beneficial.

Let us look at the acne myth. There have been two scientific studies devoted to this subject, one at the University of Pennsylvania and one at the US Naval Academy. Both studies concluded that ingesting chocolate had no effect on acne. There have also been other studies which have found that there is no relationship between diet and acne.

Studies have also been done on the effect of chocolate on tooth decay. While chocolate does contain sugar, the Eastman Dental Center found that chocolate contains certain phosphates and other minerals which minimize the effect of the sugar. Therefore chocolate is one of the least likely desserts to cause cavities. Another study at Osaka University in Japan stated that there are antibacterial agents in cacoa that actually counteract tooth decay.

Then what are the health benefits that can be derived from chocolate? Chocolate contains flavonoids, powerful antioxidants, stearic acid, phenylethylamine, theobromine plus many essential minerals such as magnesium and iron.

Flavanoids or phenolic phytochemicals are compounds present in plant foods which have been recognized as having health benefits. In humans they have been found to fight against cancer and heart disease. They exist in a wide variety of foods and beverages such as apples, peanuts, onions, cranberries, red wine, and tea. Two important

In a study conducted at Cornell University, Dr. Chang Y Lee, team leader, compared the presence of the phenolic compound gallic acid and the flavonoid epicatechine in chocolate with red wine and green tea. Chocalate had 611 mg of gallic acid (GAE) as compared to 340 in red wine and 165 in green tea. Chocolate contained 564 mg of epicatechin (ECE) whereas red wine had 163 and green tea only 47.

Antioxidants are important for their ability to destroy free radicals. The effectiveness of antioxidants is measured in ORAC units. Dark chocolate contains over 13000 ORAC units. If the body does not have sufficient levels of antioxidants damages takes place which leads to an increase in plaque formation on arterial walls and an increase in LDL choresterol.

Another nutrient which is the subject of many myths is fat. Nutritionists continually recommend avoiding saturated fats and opting for monosaturated fats as saturated fats raise cholesterol levels.

The fat content of chocolate is one-third oleic acid, one-third stearic acid and one-third palmitic acid. Oleic acid is a mono-saturated fat like olive oil. According to research studies, stearic acid has not effect on cholesterol. Palmitic acid is a saturated fat and does affect cholesterol levels. However, according to Dr. Phillip Drew Minton who has written a book about the health benefits of chocolate, some saturated fat is necessary in diet as saturated fats provide protection against skin cancer and unsaturated fats do not do this.

So, although one can eat chocolate now without guilt, you must eat it properly to derive the maximum health benefits. Dark chocolate is more beneficial than milk chocolate. The chocolate should be high quality to have a high cacao content. It should also be pure chocolate not combined with marshmallow, caramel, nougat and other unhealthy substances. And like all foods, moderation is the key. Don't gorge the entire box but restrict yourself to no more than 3.5 ounces per day.

Notebook vendors flock to Indonesia

If you wonder why I have been reviewing so many notebooks lately, it's because notebook vendors have been upbeat about the Indonesian market and aggressive in promoting their products here.

Their highly positive outlook conforms to International Data Corporation (IDC)'s report I received last week. The IDC says that the shipment of PC microchips reached record levels in the second quarter of 2008. Intel drove the growth with a market share of almost 80 percent. The company particularly dominated the mobile PC processor segment by achieving a market share of 86.5 percent.

Desktop computers are still selling well in the country, but notebooks are now becoming the first choice thanks to lower prices. As quoted by Bisnis Indonesia on Aug 21, Intel's country manager for Indonesia Budi Wahyu Jati said that in Indonesia the sales of notebooks had already surpassed the sales of desktop PCs.

Vendor enthusiasm is also seen in the amount of ads placed in major local newspapers. Take a look at any Indonesian newspaper and you will see notebook product advertisements from various vendors.

These days, it is also far easier for me to get a demo unit than it was before. In a lot of cases, I don't even have to request a loan of the demo unit, as the vendors themselves offer me the opportunity to review their products for two to three weeks.

In fact, I sometimes have to politely decline offers because the models they are about to let me try out are too ordinary or have too many weaknesses.

Further proof of the PC vendors' strong confidence in the Indonesian market is perhaps the scale of their presence in the country. Lenovo and Dell are just two among the newcomers in Indonesia, while the incumbents include companies such as Acer, Asus, Fujitsu, HP, NEC, Sony and Toshiba.

Lenovo has a rep office in Wisma BNI, in the same prestigious building as Acer Indonesia. Earlier this month, Dell inaugurated what it called a "Liaison Office" in the newly built Grand Indonesia Menara BCA

centrino 2 consumess less power

Up to a few years ago, CPU makers -- especially Intel and AMD -- were obsessed by speed. The faster their processor, the more they could say to strike a blow against their competitors.

However, faster clock speed required more electricity and generated more heat. Because the machines were hotter, more cooling was necessary. Cooling also consumed a lot of energy.

Now, with Green becoming the color of the technology everywhere, chipmakers have shifted their attention to making processors perform better while consuming less electricity. This is even more relevant to mobile computers.

To begin with, nobody likes a notebook that becomes as hot as a toaster after it has been used for a while. On the other hand, energy-efficient components will reduce power consumption and prolong battery life, which is a very important consideration for any mobile worker.

Intel, which makes the processors inside the majority of computers in the world, announced last week the latest platform for mobile computers: Centrino 2.

Intel is very good at creating marketing confusion, as there is also Centrino Duo. It is no surprise that many of us prefer to call Intel's technologies by their codenames. The new platform is called "Montevina".

The power consumption of the new Centrino 2 family of processors has been reduced from 35 watts to 25 watts. The amount of L2 cache memory in some processors has also been raised to 3 and 6 MB, which means computers can now have more space for data to move at a faster speed.

With the proliferation of High Definition content, Intel has also designed Centrino 2 to include HD encoding capability. Another new feature is the possibility to switch graphics engines. Then, while the original Centrino supports the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g wireless connection, the Centrino 2 has a native support for the n standard.

When this new standard is adopted here in Indonesia, the speed of data will reach up to 450 megabits per second (Mbps). Support for WiMAX is also included.

The new processors come with or without the vPro management and configuration features that used to be available only on desktop computers. Company-provided notebooks can take advantage of the Centrino 2 with vPro processors; home users will not need it.

The processors themselves are made using 45-nanometer (nm) technology. Again, to go Green, Intel claims that it does not use helium in the production process.

Clock speeds range from 2.26 GHz to 2.8 GHz. For true speed buffs, there is the Intel Core 2 Extreme with a clock speed of 3.06 GHz.

In around three months, the first quad core processor for the notebook will be available. Of course, these high-speed processors may not fit into the ultra-slim and lightweight notebooks. They are more likely to be used to drive large notebooks such as the 18.4-inch Acer Aspire Gemstone Blue.

There will be 14 different processors to choose from. So, folks, get ready for even faster notebooks with longer battery life

anti - aging diet

An anti aging diet should consist of three different components. If you focus on these three as your base, you'll be on your way to looking younger and feeling younger.

1. Fats.

First you should eliminate all the "bad fats" from your diet. These are such a huge contributor to aging it isn't even funny. On top of that they contribute to having low energy and even sickness and disease. Bad fats are that which contain high amounts of saturated fats. Generally these are the foods you pretty much know you should stay away from: fried foods, greasy foods, much of what is considered junk foods and fast foods.

On the other hand, there are "good fats" which you can, and should, consume in moderation. These fats are actually healthy for you, and don't contribute to disease as do the bad fats. These good fats are such things as olive oils, avocados, and fish oils.

2. Antioxidant Foods.

Antioxidant foods are huge in a anti aging diet. They essentially prevent heart disease as well as cancer, reduce blood pressure and slow the effects of aging.

Let's get right to it. Here are some antioxidant foods which you will definitely want to include in your anti aging diet:

Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, broccoli, tomatoes, garlic, spinach, green tea and carrots.

There are more, but these are some of the common foods which are heavyweights in the antioxidant department.

3. Raw Vegetables.

This is another big one. Consuming your vegetables in the raw form, uncooked, will hold in all the anti aging qualities you are looking for. When you cook you veges, you unfortunately cook out some of the anti aging benefits.

The good news is there are actual raw vegetable restaurants opening up which prove you can have delicious meals with raw veges. There are also online guides available which will provide great recipes for an all around anti aging diet rich in antioxidants, healthy fats, and raw veges.

bye-bye BEIJING, see you in LONDON

Finally, the Beijing Olympic Games have come to a superb end.

Looking back on the Games' preparation, such a great success holding the world's top sporting event seemed unlikely.

China began its preparations in shaky fashion as obstacle after obstacle threatened to derail the event.

The worldwide torch relay faced numerous rallies calling for a boycott of the Games in light of human rights abuses in Tibet. Its readiness as the host was also heavily questioned by the international media over issues ranging from air pollution to food safety.

Back home, when it rains, it pours: a huge tremor devastated Sichuan province on May 12, killing more than 69,000 people in what was to become a national tragedy.

Then, four days before the Games were set to kick off, two men drove a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen and threw explosives into their barracks, killing 16 and casting dark shadows over the event's security preparedness.

Such formidable hurdles failed to dampen the spirit of the 1.3-billion strong nation. Instead, it was a baptism of fire.

China awed the world with a lavish and dazzling display at the opening ceremony in the iconic stage of the Bird's Nest stadium.

Then, Chinese athletes turned the sporting world on its head by fighting off their contenders from the beginning until the very end, allowing no letup.

Their efforts paid off as they won most of the gold medals up for grabs -- even in events they had never won before -- to dethrone traditional world No. 1 the United States, despite no icing on the cake following the abrupt withdrawal of Chinese hero hurdler Liu Xiang due to injury.

SKorea company clones dog

Bernann McKinney says he beloved pit bull "Booger" saved her life when another dog attacked her, then learned to push her wheelchair while she recovered from a severe hand injury and nerve damage.

He died in 2006, but now he's back - at least in clone form, after the birth last week of puppies replicated by a South Korea company.

"Yes, I know you! You know me too!" McKinney cried joyfully Tuesday, hugging the puppy clones as they slept with one of their two surrogate mothers, both Korean mixed breed dogs, in a Seoul
laboratory. "It's a miracle."

The five clones were created by Seoul-based RNL Bio in cooperation with a team of Seoul National University scientists who in 2005 created the world's first cloned dog, a male Afghan hound named Snuppy.

It is headed by Lee Byeong-chun, a former colleague of disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, whose purported breakthroughs in stem cell research were revealed as fake. Independent tests, however, proved the team's dog cloning was genuine.

Lee's team has since cloned some 30 dogs and five wolves, but claims Booger's clones, for which McKinney paid $50,000, are the first successful commercial cloning of a canine.

The procedure, which costs up to $150,000, is drawing criticism from animal rights groups which oppose cloning pets. They say it can lead to malformed offspring and exploitation of surrogates and egg donors, as well as unfounded claims that the new animal is an exact copy of the original.

"It's fraught with animal welfare concerns and it does not bring back a loved o," said Martin Stephens, vice president for animal research issues at The Humane Society of The United
States, based in Washington.

"A dead animal's DNA does not guarantee the offspring will be identical to the deceased. It takes more than just genes to create an animal," said Stephens, who is a biologist.

He said the cloning process also subjects hundreds of dogs and cats to invasive procedures as egg donors and surrogates. According to a report released by The Humane Society in May, 3,656 cloned embryos, 319 egg donors and 214 surrogates were used to produce just five cloned dogs and 11 cloned cats who were able to survive 30 days past birth.

There are millions of homeless dogs and cats in the U.S., Stephens said, and "we don't need new sources to compete with animal shelters and reputable breeders."................

underwater paradise of papua

Manta Rays

After breakfast, we set out on another diving trip amid rather strong winds. The waves were quite high with a strong enough current following the night-to-dawn downpour in the area.

We arrived at Manta Point after more than an hour to start the third day. Two speedboats had arrived earlier, one of which carried Miss Universe 2006 runner-up Kurara Chibana.

As we shifted our gaze from the beauty queen of Japanese origin to the ripples left on the surface of the water by tiny jumping fish, a small dark fin was seen emerging and moving around, followed by several other fins.

"Manta... Manta!" yelled Saka. I also hurried to the water with my snorkel along with the other divers to approach the manta rays.

I got overexcited seizing the opportunity for a close glance. Five mantas were swimming down there, tussling for plankton with numerous gold-banded fusiliers.

The mantas were scattered all over, which made it difficult for us to swim closer to them. So we had to find out where they were heading and screamed at each other when any of us noticed their positions.

My great desire to snap mantas at close quarters separated me from my peers. I kept praying while trying to find the right strategy to approach them and photograph them safely. All I could think about was how to avoid what had befallen Steve Irwin -- "The Crocodile Hunter" of a TV program -- some time earlier.

As I was preoccupied with the search for the fish, a manta was moving toward me. My heart was pounding and I was overwhelmed with admiration, fear and the urge to take pictures. There was no way of withdrawing as the moment would mark my first underwater photos.

"It's the right time!," I thought, pressing the shutter release. The manta was drawing closer to me ...

The flap of its 3.5-meter wings prompted me to refrain from disturbing it and risk infuriating it. I finally
lowered the camera as it was even closer, with our eyes meeting and holding.

Moments later I saw its mouth open wide to suck in plankton. When it was only about 3 meters from me, it turned away.

"Alhamdulillah," were my words in praise of God while again photographing the manta before it swam even farther.

Night snorkeling

after dinner I intended to go fishing because I felt something missing in Papua without this activity. Moreover, I'm a sports-fishing buff myself and three of my friends would be diving to find bamboo sharks. But as it was forbidden to fish in the resort area, I was going to head for the open sea by hiring a fishing boat.

In fact, the area around the jetty was teeming with the fish the locals call Bobara (giant trevally), weighing 1-3 kg. "If only the Seribu Islands that could be like this," I thought, an impossible wish given Jakarta Bay is now virtually the septic tank of the capital city.

By starlight, I followed my three friends diving from the jetty to start a bamboo shark hunt. Though I previously thought that sharks were mostly ferocious, further tips indicated that this species was not aggressive, which encouraged me to join the search.

As I shone the flashlight around, my eyes got fixed on a light brown fish in desert soldiers' camouflage pattern. "It's a shark!"

It was unbelievable to have found this shark in such shallow waters.

Sadly, though, the fish began to move to the left and right quickly in a frightened manner. I kept calm so as not to make it panic even more. Yet the shark was now going farther away from me, which spurred me to chase it but it dodged very fast and disappeared into darkness as I got closer.

The sight of the bamboo shark failed to quench my desire to observe blue spotted rays. Earlier in the day, several of these rays were frequently seen roaming around the jetty. This was the ray species that had reportedly killed Steve Irwin.

And my Raja Ampat trip proved to be rewarding.

The one I was looking for moved toward me, perhaps attracted by my flashlight. But the ray finally paused at a distance of about 3 meters from me, leading to another two-way stare.

Despite my composure to avoid any disturbances that might cause panic, the ray withdrew after a while. So the shark and ray wound up my night snorkeling.

beauty of IJEN CREATER

Behind the beautiful panorama of Mount Ijen, with one of the world's largest craters, in Bondowoso, East Java, lies a health hazard to the surrounding community.At least 50,000 people live in an area threatened by acidic water from the crater lake permeating through their wells. Badawi, 45, a sulfur miner at the crater -- better known as Kawah Ijen -- savored a cup of coffee at a food stall in Paltuding village, Bondowoso regency, before setting off to work. Beside his coffee cup stood a bottle of water from a well to drink on the 4-kilometer hike to collect sulfur from the crater. "People say the well water is toxic because of acid from the lake. But most residents, including myself, don't care about the effects of the water,as we have so far remained healthy," he told The Jakarta Post recently.

Badawi from Bulusan village, Kalipuro district, Banyuwangi regency, has lived in a sulfur workers camp in Paltuding for five years, together with hundreds of sulfur miners.Research conducted by Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang, Central Java, in 2007 showed that acid water in the crater lake had infiltrated and contaminated surrounding rivers and wells. As a result, local people were affected by tooth decay and bone degeneration, while agricultural production was reduced.

Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days

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Apple Inc. said Monday it sold 1 million iPhones in the first three days its newest model was on the market.

"IPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," said Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, in a statement.

However, Jobs did not address widespread software problems that plagued the launch.

On Friday, Apple's servers buckled as buyers tried to activate new iPhones in stores, while owners of older iPhones and the iPod Touch were updating and reactivating their devices.

In stores, employees who couldn't get the new iPhones working sent shoppers home to try again on their own later. At the same time, owners of the older phones were left with unusable units.

Reports of activation snags subsided over the weekend, as Apple's systems apparently recovered, and buyers were able to activate their phones through their home computers. As of Monday, the issues appeared to have been resolved, said analyst Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.

Apple did not respond to calls or e-mails requesting more information about the activation glitches.

Apple had sold about 6 million units of the first-model iPhone since it launched in the U.S. a year ago. The company has set a goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008.

Shares of Apple rose US$1.30 to close at $173.88

hunting vintages clothes

Collecting vintage clothes can be fun and hip. Nothing like finding a really cool skirt in a style none of your friends have seen. When they find out it is a vintage mod skirt and almost 40 years old the wow factor only increases. Vintage clothes are not just old clothes but they represent a time and fashion (or fad) history.

If you want fun and funky clothes to wear vintage clothes from the 1960's and 1970's would be a great place to start. 60's clothes from the mod "invasion" were re-popularized in the Austin Powers movie and are known for bright colors, short hems and sharp lines. Later years brought more psychedelic colors and patterns along with more denim and leather. All the eras have a signature item of clothing be it the mini-skirt from the mid 1960's to the suede tasseled jacket of the late 1960's.

When shopping for vintage clothing look for the original labels. Examine the clothes closely for holes, stains, missing linings or any other wear that may have occurred over the years. Make sure the colors have not faded (too much). If you are buying the clothes on-line make sure you ask questions before you bid - if it will bug you that the previous owners wrote their name in marker on the label then make sure you ask.. Make sure the vintage clothes are something that will be able to withstand multiple washed or dry-cleaning. Try it on and make sure it fits (or make sure you can return it if it does not). Don't forget to accessorize be it with a cool peace symbol or some other vintage item.

so !!! enjoy it babes !!!

SAVE species from extinction

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With climate change increasingly threatening survival of plants and animals, scientists say it may become necessary to move some species to save them.

Called assisted colonization or assisted migration, the idea is to decide how severe the threat is to various species, and if they need help to deal with it.

"When I first brought up this idea some 10 years ago in conservation meetings, most people were horrified," said Camille Parmesan, a biology professor at the University of Texas.

"But now, as the reality of global warming sinks in, and species are already becoming endangered and even going extinct because of climate change, I'm seeing a new willingness in the conservation community to at least talk about the possibility of helping out species by moving them around," she said.

Parmesan discusses the idea in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

It is an idea that makes conservation biologists nervous.

There are plenty of risks in moving plants or animals to new locations. They may not survive, or they may become invasive, growing wildly without predators and crowding out natives of their new location.

And it is not possible to relocate every species that may need it, so how to decide which gets moved and which gets left behind to become extinct

Stanford University biologist Terry Root has been traveling thecolleagues to come up with a plan for "triage" to decide which species should be saved from global warming and which cannot be. After other biologists complained about the word "triage," Root said she now calls it prioritizing which species should be saved.

"We've got to work on the ones we have a prayer of saving," Root said.

natural treatment for " kick out " acne

Acne can be a psychologically damaging health condition which destroys confidence and self-esteem, and with the many choices available for treating it, confusion or indecision on what to do can occur. In this article we'll explore some natural tips that you can use to clear up your skin and regain your sense of well-being in a short period of time.

Food - Fried foods and harsh fat or oil based foods are known to cause the excess sebum that leads to acne. For this reason a change in your diet is a good idea and will make a big difference if you currently eat these kinds of foods.

Water - Drinking enough good quality water is another important nutritional requirement for any natural acne cure and so making a good effort to drink 2 liters a day will help tremendously. The water will help flush out impurities from the system that otherwise often end up as acne.

Coffee and Tea - These two popular drinks are diuretics, which means they increase the rate of excretion of water and so can cause chronic dehydration. Limit yourself to one or two cups a day if you're a tea or coffee drinker, and increase your intake of water to make up for the extra water loss these drinks cause. Cutting out tea and coffee can often have profound effects on skin health.

Tea Tree Oil - This natural antiseptic and antifungal is good as a topical application for acne and has shown that it reduces inflammation externally. This helps the skin heal faster and acne won't be as inflamed or cystic when using this topical. Generally topicals aren't worth using and water will usually suffice, but tea tree oil is one of the better ones.

Vegetable Juices - Nutrient intake is an important factor in treating acne from the inside, and one of the best ways to get lots of quality nutrients is to drink vegetable juices. These can be found in supermarkets or you can make them yourself with a juicer and raw vegetables.

Good oils - Hormonal balancing can be attained with the use of fish oils and evening primrose oils. These healthy oils are full of essential fatty acids and one of their primary functions is to help balance hormones. Hormones are a primary cause of acne and so taking these oils can greatly help.

This has been a good summary of some of the more popular natural ways you can clear up your acne, although you may want a more comprehensive natural system.

iPhone 3G launching

Hiroyuki Sano, a graduate student who turns 25 this week, couldn't think of a better way Wednesday to celebrate his birthday than being the first person in Japan to own an iPhone.

So he ditched class in Nagoya and headed 160 miles north to Tokyo's trendy Omotesando district, home to mobile carrier Softbank Corp.'s flagship store. Sano arrived at 6 a.m. Tuesday,
grabbed the first spot in line and prepared to wait three days and one hour until Apple's much-hyped handset goes on sale Friday at 7 a.m.

A longtime Apple fan, he brought along his MacPro laptop and iPod, as well as a change of clothes, an umbrella, snacks and a folding chair. He even got permission to skip school.

"My professor is a big Apple fan, so when I told him I wanted to come line up for the iPhone, he told me to go for it," Sano said after a fitful night of sleep in his chair. "My mom told me I was crazy."

Apple plans to sell its 8-gigabyte iPhone for US$199 in the United States and the 16-gigabyte version for US$299. The company says it has sold about 6 million iPhones so far this year and has a goal to sell 10 million

About 15 other iPhone enthusiasts had joined Sano in line as of Wednesday morning, eager to get their hands on a device that hasn't been available in Japan until now. The previous generation of iPhones, which operated on GSM-based networks, were incompatible with Japanese systems

sex and the city : the movie

if you one of ' sex and the city' lovers, of course you'll never let the movie edition of this sequel. They were once four savvy single women whose friendships came before love affairs, whose shoes came before a mortgage and whose men never came before they did, or else they'd be thrown out of bed. They were Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte of HBO's instant-hit series Sex and the City.

Ten years after the TV show's debut, promiscuity and independence is replaced with monogamy and marriage in the newly released Sex and the City: The Movie.

Dr. Astrid Henry, gender and women's studies professor at Grinnell College, in Iowa, the United States, and author of the essay Orgasms and Empowerment: Sex and the City and Third-Wave Feminism, said the film was conservative, contrived and inconsistent with the TV series.

"I was bothered by the ending, which has all the women married, except for Samantha, who, at the end of the film, is 'old, fat and alone'. She's left in a sort of 'loser' role, even though she was always happy with her autonomy in the series. The ending of the film makes her seem much more pathetic than the show did," she said, adding the characters had all become more like the character Charlotte in their quests for marriage and monogamy.

Noted writer Ashley Sayeau said the characters had evolved and the transformation from bachelorette to bride was in line with what the characters wanted.

"As in the series, the film did a good job of showing each character come to terms with what she wanted out of her life -- not what society wanted for her, or what men wanted for her, or even her friends, but what she wanted. I loved that Sam became single again," she said.

"The show said to them, if you want to marry, great. If you don't, that's great too. The same goes with the decision to have children or choose a particular career."

In its time, the show received more praise from feminists than criticism.

Dr. Nicola Evans, a media and cultural studies lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Australia, said, "Sex and the City broke new ground in the rather conservative terrain of American sitcoms. It refused to worship at the altar of marriage and monogamy, daring to suggest there might be other objectives in life worth pursuing."

Sayeau said, "It was one of the only series in the last decade that showed independent women making money, having relationships and just existing on their own terms."

Henry said, "The show made people more aware of female sexuality and the idea that women are sexual beings with desires -- and that they have a right to talk about their desires in public."

The show impressed feminists around the world with its portrayal of women as intelligent sexual beings, but critics agree the TV series' socio-economic politics did not reflect most viewers.

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300 scholarships for Indonesians in 2009

The Jakarta Post ,

The Australian government has invited Indonesians to apply for the 2008 Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) program, which will be commence in 2009-10.

Up to 300 scholarship are available, with half allocated to women and 30 percent to people from eastern Indonesia and Aceh.

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer said the scholarships were an important opportunity for Indonesians to further their education and build networks in Australia.

"This academic and personal experience is invaluable and helps talented Indonesians make a difference on their return to Indonesia," Farmer said in a media release made available to The
Jakarta Post here on Tuesday.

The scholarships are managed by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and provide funding for study at Masters and Doctorate levels in Australia.

They are targeted to individuals who are committed to addressing development issues in sustainable growth and economic management; democracy, justice and good governance; investing in people, including in health and education; and safety and peace.

"The Australian Scholarships program is conducted in close partnership with the Indonesian Government. The impact of the program is visible through the thousands of ADS alumni who have returned to Indonesia and to contribute to this country in areas of development priority," Farmer said.

The program aims to improve the quality of human resources in Indonesia and the fields of study offered are annually reviewed based on the development needs of Indonesia.

ADS is a merit-based scholarship program available to people from the government and non-government sectors who hold an S1 degree.

Candidates are required to meet all eligibility criteria including Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.9 (on a scale of maximum 4.00), minimum IELTS 5.0 or TOEFL 500 (obtained in 2007 or 2008) and be no more than 42 years of age at the time of application.

Applications for ADS 2008 close on Sept. 5, 2008. For more information visit: www.australianscholarships.gov.au or www.adsjakarta.co.id

the thinnest Cyber-shot phone

As far as pictures are concerned, the star of the just concluded cell phone exhibition was Sony Ericsson C902 Cyber-shot camera phone.

Many prominent phone brands have had their own camera phones with megapixel capability on the market since 2006. But it wasn't until Sony Ericsson launched its K850i that a 5 megapixel camera phone made sense, with picture quality rivaling that of low-end dedicated digital cameras.

Sony Ericsson C902 has raised the bar even higher with a combination of superb phone features, such as high-speed internet access HSDPA and excellent camera features.

"The new C902 is our first Cyber-shot phones launched in 2008. The phone places ease-of-use and best-in-class picture quality at the heart of its design," Sony Ericsson Indonesia's head of marketing Djunadi Satrio said during the camera phone's launch at the Jakarta Convention Center recently.

At first glance, the C902 looks like a direct descendant of the K850, but it will be another handset to inherit the latter's legacy.

Dubbed as "the thinnest Cyber-shot phone", the C902 designation does break a mold, as all previous Cyber-shot models belong to the K-series. It's now C for Cyber-shot, nice and easy.

The phone is quite compact, at only 10.5 millimeters thick, yet its full metal body adds to the total weight of 107 grams.

The ultra-compact C902 has a surprisingly small 2-inch, 262,144-color TFT display of 320x240 pixel or QVGA resolution. There are eight touch sensitive camera keys that backlight in blue around the display.

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the greatest mountainscapes : new zealand

i' sure all of you have watched LORD OF THE RING , this film take scene by mountaincsape background as you know. by the way, do you where it take place ?? yhat's right NEW ZEALAND !!!

and now i'll give you a litle resume abaout it, check out this

New Zealand has spectacular mountains ranges, excellent skiing, fijords, volcanos, thermal hot pools, good beaches and surfing locations, deep sea marlin fishing, magnificent bush-walking opportunities, whale watching in season, emerald green farmlands dotted with sheep and cattle, -- New Zealand has about ten times more sheep than people --, unspoilt villages and small rural towns, plus cosmopolitan cities and more. The nation's human population is around four million.

The rich history and culture of the indigenous Maori people is everywhere, and most place names are in the Maori language. There is now a Maori language TV channel, and the language is taught in schools to both Maori and Pakeha (white New Zealanders) children.

It's far enough South to have four distinct seasons, and the beautiful changes of the colors of the trees and spring flowers are a sight to behold in Autumn and Spring.

One of the most beautiful areas of New Zealand is the Coromandel Peninsula.

This finger of rugged green native forest and farmland, fringed by breathtaking beach scenery is only an hour and a half's drive from the cities of Auckland and Hamilton. Its northern tip lies to the east of Auckland, across the Hauraki Gulf.

A three-day leisurely driving excursion is enough time to explore the Coromandel by car. The roads are often winding and steep, a few are unpaved, and it is still unspoilt by tourist infrastructure.

Accommodation outside the few small towns is home-stay style, often in farmhouses. There are also some backpackers inns, and some high class lodges.

According to tribal narratives, New Zealand and also Coromandel were first discovered by the Polynesian sea-farer Kupe, and a group of his people, in approximately 950 AD.

It is said they landed at Whitianga on the Peninsula, and he named it Te Whitianga-a-kupe (The crossing place of Kupe). He left some of his people here and carried on with his explorations of this newfound land, to which his wife gave the name "Aotearoa" (The Land of the Long White Cloud).

It was re-discovered and claimed for England by the explorer Captain James Cook in 1769, during his circumnavigation and mapping of New Zealand. New Zealand had formerly been visited, but not claimed as territory, in 1642 and 1943 by the Dutchman Abel Tasman, who was in the employ of the Dutch East India Company and based in Batavia (Jakarta).

He was searching for the fabled Terra Australis Incognita. Aotearoa was soon referred to as New Zealand on European maps, after the second most important Chapter of the Dutch East India Company, which was located in Zeeland (Sea-Land), the island province in South Western Holland.

This is an historic part of this relatively young country. The first Europeans came to Coromandel in 1795 when the ship "Fancy" arrived to cut kauri spars (huge native trees) for the British Navy.

In 1820 "HMSS Coromandel" arrived, and the name was given to the town and to the Peninsular. In 1854 Charles Ring discovered gold near Coromandel Town and after negotiations with the local Maori land owners, a gold rush followed. There was also ship building, flax milling, collecting and trading of Kauri gum.

In the 1872-1975 period, the town had 22 hotels, now it has two. Coromandel Town still has quite a few surviving buildings from that period. The rest of the main street is reminiscent of a Hollywood set for a wild west town. Some of the old private residences are elegant Victorian and Edwardian styles, as some people found riches through gold.

Now, Coromandel Town has charming art and craft stores, old-fashioned shops, (hardware and drapery, etc) and excellent city standard restaurants and cafes.

This is a fishing port and consequently the seafood in the restaurants is of the best possible standard, in Coromandel Town and anywhere on the peninsula.

During the 60s and 70s, Coromandel attracted a wave of new residents -- artists and craft workers, including well-known potter, Barry Brickell, who came in 1961. His clay supply was up in the rugged native-bush covered hills beyond his workshop, so he began to build a narrow-guage railway to transport the clay.

One of the characteristic images of the Coromandel is blazing red flowering Pohutukawa trees, (the New Zealand Christmas bush) seen against the blue-green of the ocean, on a bright summer day.

These native trees grow in the sand dunes, or on cliffs, almost at the water's edge, and have gnarled and ancient curling trunks and often horizontal branches drooping into the sand dunes, which children just love to play in.

Driving north from Coromandel Town brings you to Colville, a tiny settlement with only a town store, cafe and petrol station, and the local 'tennis club' opposite.

This is a location which seems to belong in a movie -- the classic "one-horse" town. Nearby there is a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, (Mahamudra Monastery) and it was an unexpected sight to see a saffron and burgundy clad monk clearing the rural letterbox at the roadside.

Beyond Colville, the road goes up the Western Coastline beside the Hauraki Gulf and comes to an end at Port Jackson facing to the north, where large Pohutukawa trees at the edge seem to wander across the dunes horizontally. There is a walking track across the rugged tip to the end of the road on the Eastern Coastline, but the two routes have not been joined.

Whitianga is one of the largest towns on the Coromandel Peninusla. Located on the eastern coast, it faces out into Mercury Bay, and was named by Captain Cook, who spent several days there while he observed the transit of Mercury, in 1769. Whitianga has a good boat harbor, and some excellent tourist accommodation, motels, and apartments. It's a popular holiday and fishing spot with the Kiwis.

The beach of Hahei has the interesting Cathedral Rock, where kayakers love to paddle through the tunnel in this rock formation, situated just offshore.

Hot Water Beach is also a unique place to visit. Visitors arrive with small shovels in their car boots. They set off along the beach to a clump of yellow colored rocks, and just in front of these at low tide, if you dig into the wet sand, you'll find hot water bubbling up to the surface.

Although the ocean waves are rolling up to the very spot, you can sit there in hot water pools. This is just one of the many manifestations of New Zealand's volcanic nature, which tourists flock to see.

This country has something in common with Indonesia, being situated on the join between two of the world's major tectonic plates. Consequently it also has many earthquakes and tremors, and there have been some destructive quakes and volcanic eruptions.

All of the Coromandel beachside towns have examples of the ubiquitous Kiwi "Bach". This is the traditional name for a weekend fishing shack or holiday house at the beach. Once they were very simple places, but in these prosperous times, many wealthy city people have built luxurious holiday homes in the Coromandel resort towns

britney spears come back !!!

our pop diva, britney spears will come back to her world after asleep so long time. it because, her " kissing " partner, madonna asks britney to join in her worl tour that planned this year. the first step, madonna will meet britney at NEW YORK this saturday and make a video clip ( the title still become a mystery ).

that video clip will be shown in madonna worl tour then not only that, madonna asks britney make a duet performance too.

madonna does it because she wants her " kissing " partner back to music world and get her gloriness again

i think britney will shout and sing " BABY ... BABY .. ONE MORE TIME, i'LL BE BACK BABY " to all of her fans

long time no see

hi ... all beloved bloggers !!! what's up ???
it's a long time not to see you again on my blog. i'm just want to tell you that i'll change the format of this blog started now. because i think the topic on my blog is too bored for you.

so just waiting the repackage of my blog ...

How To Start Your First AdWords Campaign Without Spending A Fortune

Many people are afraid to use begin using AdWords. They've heard of the stories where someone starts out and gets billed for thousands of dollars. Although this has happened, it is not a frequent occurrence and it is something that is easily prevented by entering a low maximum cost per day.

Start out by getting an AdWords account at AdWords dot Google dot com. After opening your account, use their free keyword research tool to find attractive keywords. I find it easiest to use their site based keyword generation tool. This option allows you to enter the URL of your website and Google will choose the most relevant keywords based on your site's content.

After getting your list of keywords, enter a low dollar amount and your keyword list will be re-populated with the cost per click for each keyword. This allows you to calculate what your total costs would be. If this is your first campaign, look for keywords that:

1. Are within your budget and make sense financially.

If you are using Adwords to develop your mailing list, pay careful attention to the math. If your squeeze page is converting sign-ups at the rate of 30% and you send 100 people there, you can expect to add 30 people to your list. If you are paying ten cents per click, then your cost per subscriber is thirty-three cents. If you can buy subscribers from another source for twenty-five cents each, it would not make sense to use Adwords for this campaign. Always keep an eye on your numbers.

2. Have the lowest possible "Advertiser Competition" rating.

Higher competition means higher cost.

3. Have a "Low" to "Average Search Volume" rating.

I usually recommend that people start out by looking for "Low Search Volume" keywords, particularly if this is your first campaign. Although you will not get a ton of clicks using this technique, it is a good way to get your feet wet and get some hands on experience as to how the program works. As you get more comfortable, you can add keywords with higher search volume.

The most important factor when starting your first Adwords campaign is this: Always set a maximum amount that you are willing to pay that is within your budget! Do not assume that because you have chosen low volume keywords, you will automatically get few clicks. So let me repeat - Always set a maximum amount that you are willing to pay that is within your budget! By starting your Adwords campaign using this information, you can learn the process slowly, thoroughly, and inexpensively.

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The Role of Banner Ads in Affiliate Programs

Affiliate program is a perfect way to make your site more profitable. Banners are extensively used for this purpose. Its concept revolves around making more commission and sales. Under this program, a website places its web banner or text link on other related sites in order to get more network traffic. When a viewer clicks on this banner or text link, he or she is diverted to the website which advertises the banner. If the user makes some transactions on the site, then the website that provided the link to you gets some amount of commission. In certain cases, payment is based on the number of clicks.

An effective banner design always gets more clicks. The effectiveness of your banner is based on its layout, colors and animation etc., Before selecting your banner size, find out what size is acceptable on the site where you want to display your banner ad. You can use gif images or flash to animate your banner. Flash banners get better responses than gif banners. However, the main drawback of a flash banner is that it increases the load time of the banner.

The most popular banner size is 468X60 pixels. It is present in the recent version of Photoshop. Before deciding your banner size, make sure that the site where you want to display it will accept a banner of that size. Following is the list of standard banner sizes:

Banners and Buttons:

234 x 60 pixels (Half Banner)
392 x 72 pixels (Full banner with vertical navigation bar)
120 x 240 pixels (Vertical Banner)
125 x 125 pixels (Square Button)
120 x 90 pixels (Button 1)
120 x 60 pixels (Button 2)
88 x 31 pixels (Micro Button)
728X90 pixels (Leader Board)

Rectangle and Pop-Ups:

300X250 pixels (Medium Rectangle)
205X250 pixels (Square Pop Up)
336X280 pixels (Large Rectangle)
180X150 pixels (Rectangle)

Skyscrapers:

160X600 pixels (Wide Skyscraper)
120X600 pixels (Skyscraper)
300X600 pixel (Half Page Ad)

Your banner design should also be compatible with the webpage. It should look like a part of the web page.

Email Policies Are Not Just For Big Corporations

You know about email. You probably use it all the time, both in your personal life and your professional life. You may have even heard of email policies-you've probably agreed to one or two in your time. But does your organization have one? Email has become such an important part of the modern world, and nowhere is that more true in the world of small business, where internet communications provide economical and simple technology solutions. Having an email policy for your organization helps protect this important facet of your operation and increases your efficiency and productivity.

An email policy is a relatively simple document. It simply states what your organization considers a professional and acceptable use of the organization's email system. It describes what sort of content is appropriate, and who it can be sent to during work hours.

If your email policy is such a simple document, then why is it so important? Having an email policy and documenting that all of the workers in your organization have seen it and agreed to it does three things: it helps represent your organization in a professional manner in keeping with your goals, it increases productivity in the workplace and cuts down on distractions, and it protects your organization from liability. How, exactly?

The first part is very basic, and very intuitive. By promoting a professional atmosphere along all lines of communication and making your expectations clear, you encourage everyone who uses your organization's email system to use it in a more refined manner. This not only improves overall email communication, but also helps avoid embarrassing mistakes. If your email policy disallows the use of email for personal communications, you ensure that your workers stay in a professional mindset and voice, rather than switching back and forth from casual, sloppy, informal style to a more sophisticated presentation. You also limit the possibility that a worker might send out an email that was intended for her boyfriend to a customer by mistake-yikes!

This sort of restriction on acceptable use will also make your workers more productive. We all know that working at a small business can be an exhausting occupation, so whenever there is a lull in the activity, it can be easy to give in to an urge to use that time for personal uses, like an email to a friend. But we also know that there is always something to do at a small business. Workers could be using their time to catch up or get ahead, instead of catching up with old friends. By instituting an email policy that limits the acceptable use of the organization's email system, you help remove the temptation and the distraction.

Finally, an email policy helps protect your organization from liability. Think again of the employee accidentally sending her boyfriend's email to a customer. If there were inappropriate content contained in that email, your employee would be open to a harassment suit, and your organization would be liable by extension. If, on the other hand, you can document that your employee went against the explicit mandates of your organization's email policies, you are in the clear. Better yet-by instituting your email policy now, you can avoid the imaginary unfortunate email altogether.

Because it is, in this way, a document that provides your organization with legal protection, many companies choose to have a lawyer write their email policy for them. Though this can be a little costly, it might save you a lot in legal fees down the road. If you choose to write it yourself, simply look at the policies of other organizations like your own to establish useful parameters.