Why....

A huge blunder by the Obama administration. Just so they can get a panoramic pic of Air Force One and the statue of liberty, they flew the plane low. New Yorkers rightfully thought that another 9/11 was about to occur were scared for their lives. Here is the shot that they got.. At least it's a nice picture.

World Clock

This is pretty cool. This world clock shows how many people are being born, dying, and what they are dying from, and many more stuff it is quite interesting. I've spent the last 5 minutes watching it.

www.shambles.net/worldclock/worldclock.swf

Girl Gets Pwned

I need not say more just read the picture and enjoy. The guy who wrote the email in my book is a legend.

J.K. Rowling You Ripoff

Wow George Lucas is about getting ready to sue j.k. rowling. Look at the striking resemblances between the two stories...

More Interactive Stuff

Damn cool stuff, I have no idea what it is but it is pretty cool to mess around with.


http://bomomo.com/

Politics in Leyman Terms

Politics for Dummies

FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.

PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.

BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you need.

FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk.

PURE COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.

RUSSIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.

CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you.

DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.

PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk.

BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.

PURE ANARCHY: You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors try to take the cows and kill you.

LIBERTARIAN/ANARCHO-CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.

SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

Evil Cats

Don't cats always look like they are scheming something? They are always suspicious of their surroundings and are damn quick. They also have them piercing eyes. Why all these characteristics of cats? It's because secretly they are trying to kill you. Don't believe me check it out.....

www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php

Legalizing Pot?

"California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday he welcomes a public debate on proposals to legalize and tax marijuana, which some suggest could provide a lucrative new revenue source for the cash-strapped state...." I definitely do not think this is a good idea. I mean sure people who smoke pot always find ways of obtaining it but they have to pay a decent amount of money. If it's legalized, not only will it be publicly accessible to all but it will also cost less money to obtain. So this will only lead to more people being high all the time and how good can that possibly be... Read the rest of the news here....

http://uk.reuters.com/article/usPoliticsNews/idUKTRE54503R20090506

Face Off

I don't know how many of you saw "Face Off" the movie starring John Travolta and Nicholas Cage so I'll do a quick synopsis. The characters in that movie have their faces removed and switched with each other so now Travolta is Cage and Cage is Travolta. It's pretty interesting but of course in modern medicine in was near impossible. But not anymore.....

Only too true

As college students we are easily distracted by the "internets". When we have school work due we make sure that we procrastinate till the very last minute until we have to do it. One of the main reasons for the procrastination is the internet. There are just so many things on it that it's just impossible not to get distracted. I mean there you are typing your paper and on the background your browser is open and you stumble on to something interesting, you just lost an hour of work time reading something while you could have been writing your paper. Anyway I happened to find this on some site which I thought expressed my thoughts exactly.

How to write a paper in college/university:

1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer.

2. Log onto MSN and ICQ (be sure to go on away!). Check your email.

3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.

4. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some chocolate to help you concentrate.

5. Check your email.

6. Call up a friend and ask if he/she wants to go to grab a coffee. Just to get settled down and ready to work.

7. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lit place.

8. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.

9. Check your email.

10. You know, you haven't written to that kid you met at camp since fourth grade. You'd better write that letter now and get it out of the way so you can concentrate.

11. Look at your teeth in the bathroom mirror.

12. Grab some mp3z off of kazaa.

13. Check your email. ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR YET?!

14. MSN chat with one of your friends about the future. (ie summer plans).

15. Check your email.

16. Listen to your new mp3z and download some more.

17. Phone your friend on the other floor and ask if she's started writing yet. Exchange derogatory emarks about your prof, the
course, the college, the world at large.

18. Walk to the store and buy a pack of gum. You've probably run out.

19. While you've got the gum you may as well buy a magazine and read it.

20. Check your email.

21. Check the newspaper listings to make sure you aren't missing something truly worthwhile on TV.

22. Play some solitare (or age of legends!).

23. Check out bored.com.

24. Wash your hands.

25. Call up a friend to see how much they have done, probably haven't started either.

26. Look through your housemate's book of pictures from home. Ask who everyone is.

27. Sit down and do some serious thinking about your plans for the future.

28. Check to see if bored.com has been updated yet.

29. Check your email and listen to your new mp3z.

30. You should be rebooting by now, assuming that windows is crashing on schedule.

31. Read over the assignment one more time, just for heck of it.

32. Scoot your chair across the room to the window and watch the sunrise.

33. Lie face down on the floor and moan.

34. Punch the wall and break something.

35. Check your email.

36. Mumble obscenities.

37. 5am - start hacking on the paper without stopping. 6am -paper is finished.

38. Complain to everyone that you didn't get any sleep because you had to write that stupid paper.

39. Go to class, hand in paper, and leave right away so you can take a nap.

The World Map In The Eyes of George W. Bush

Sure he may be gone from office, but the jokes on him haven't stopped. He may have had one of the worst presidencies in the history of the U.S. but he has given us quite a bit of material to keep ourselves entertained. I stumbled upon these two great pictures of what the world map looks like in the eyes of George Bush.

Sticking It to Coca-Cola

Take this Coca-Cola or any other soft drink company that has vending machines. Make your drinks cheaper.

www.dailymotion.com/Sk8Dark/video/x22f3k_cocacola-hack_business

Piano

One of my most favorite instruments is the piano. I never got a chance to learn it but at least with this cool new site I found, I can pretend to play. It's not the same thing as playing the instrument but it will satisfy me somewhat maybe it will satisfy you somewhat as well.

www.thevirtualpiano.com

Cool clock...

more interactive stuff. it's a very interesting clock that keeps changing as you click on it. im trying to figure out a way to make it my background.

leogeo.com/28_timebeat.htm

Interactive Stuff

Create your own beats using this interesting site. I thought it was pretty interesting. Based on where you place the different instruments it gives a different amount of volume and based on that you can create your own sound.

www.datadreamer.com/2daudio/projecttwo.html

Return of the Comics

Enjoy....

Photos that changed the world…

Incredible photography:

http://photosthatchangedtheworld.com/

ASCII ART

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How lucky can you be?

After watching these..

Chance
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Optical Illusions

Stand a little far out, and guess who will you see? Marilyn Monroe..

 

 

 

Try looking at this picture for 60 seconds, then keep staring…

Swine Flu

Click to see the symptoms.

Are you an x-man (one of x-men)?

Is it x-man or x-men, regardless of being a group or individual?
They are X-Men, but they never get called X-Man, or at least I haven’t heard it before.

Nintendo Box of Rocks

 

In the news today, very funny yet scary story.. Make sure you open the box right after buying it.

 

Jodi Wykle knew her son would be thrilled when she gave him a new Nintendo DS for his birthday.

Instead, he was rocked.

According to WTSP-TV, the confused teen opened up his gift only to find bunch of stones and a rolled up Chinese newspaper in place of the popular handheld.

Needless to say, mom was equally stunned.

"When he opened it, he was pulling the seal off, my sister-in-law carries a pocket knife and she opened it and that's when he pulled it out and it was Chinese newspaper and a bunch of rocks," she explained.

The troubling discovery prompted the Florida woman to contact the local Wal-Mart where she bought the curious box and complain, but reportedly workers there told her it wasn't their problem and that she should contact Nintendo instead. Of course, Nintendo told her roughly the same thing, leaving mother and son with a $138 box of rocks.

"They don't want to do nothing. They want me to keep the box of rocks. I'm not buying a box of rocks for $138," she said.

Amazingly enough, however, Wal-Mart soon caved after learning that the same box of rocks had been previously returned by another disgruntled customer. How exactly it made it back onto store shelves remains a mystery, but for her troubles, Wykle was given a full refund and a $20 gift card.

It's not the first time Wal-Mart has gotten into hot water for selling a questionable handheld. Earlier this month, a PSP system bought at a different Wal-Mart store in Florida was found to contain a memory stick filled with pornographic images.

The comics return

I love the lakers and kobe bryant so I thought I would make a comic out of it. Enjoy.

More Comics

more comic life fun

How to save water

On this “GREEN EARTH DAY” check out these ways you can conserve some water:

Summer is almost here…

This weekend is supposed to be 80+ degrees.. It has been pretty cold during last few weeks even though two weeks ago we had a blast of hot air wave.

Original Game Boy turns 20

 

We all loved game boy when we first laid our hands on it, and could not stop playing, and today it turns 20.

Smoking smarties and the newscast

Honestly, if this was never on the news most of the kids would not even know about it. If you make a news program out of it, claiming that “it is bad for you” at least don’t show links or videos on how to do it..

Newest Internet Sensation

Susan Boyle may not be a looker but she has the voice of an angel. I was just as shocked as the judges when I first saw this video. She is a contestant on a show called Britain's Got Talent. It has been viewed nearly 30 million times on youtube. Boyle became famous without even winning the competition.

i can only post the link but watch it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft is getting ready to release Windows 7, and it is also expected that they will offer free upgrade from Vista to 7 when it comes out. It could just be a way to stir things up and get more people to buy computers with Vista, but we will see.

www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7

You can watch live broadcast on Justin TV

I was browsing through and I noticed Justin TV has a lot of live broadcast of international games like soccer games.

Youtube added movies and shows today!

I don’t know if they will soon charging for it or will probably include advertisement that you have to watch  in order to start watching the movies, but at this point the collection is pretty weak, they got bunch of old movies and TV shows, and some foreign (mostly Bollywood) movies.

Check them out for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/movies

Let’s try if we can embed any movies… Enjoy XD  :)

National Geographic’s Endless Photography.

This looks great, there are also many other photography videos made up of mosaic of other related images.

Metallica Madison Square Garden Tickets… Avai.. [SOLD OUT]

How fast do these tickets sell out? How come the ebay vultures can pick them up so fast and sell at high mark-ups… I cannot imagine.

Too bad we are going to miss them again..

http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&q=metallica&search.x=0&search.y=0

Guitar Hero/ Rockband

I am an avid fan of guitar hero and rockband but with so many instruments to purchase, I don't know which series would be the most beneficial to invest in. So is it necessary to purchase them all? Not really. I recently came across this compatibility chart that shows which instruments work with which games. It is definitely a good idea to check it out if you are interested in purchasing any of the games.

Link ----->http://www.joystiq.com/Instrument-Compatibility-Matrix

Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Combos

12 hit combo in Street Fighter 2?

More Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Info

Subaru WRX STI Commercial

Very cool car, going through everything, yet seems to keep on driving. The short TV version is following, and I put a link to the full version with much more cool footage.

Long Version:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI_159118.htm

Japanese Female Robot HRP-4C

Buy Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for $59

Students now can buy Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for only $59 (That’s %91 off regular price of $679.95). What you need is that you must have a valid e-mail address at an educational institution ending with the domain suffix .EDU (ie, leina@contoso.edu) AND
You must be a student at a U.S. educational institution and must be actively enrolled in at least 0.5 course credit and be able to provide proof of enrollment upon request.

This is a great deal since it is including every office product.

		Word 2007		Groove 2007
		Excel 2007		Publisher 2007
		PowerPoint 2007		Access 2007
		Outlook 2007		InfoPath 2007
		OneNote 2007		Accounting Express 2008

Do not miss this!

http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx

Encarta no more

Microsoft announced yesterday that they will stop further development of Encarta. I loved this program, I probably had various versions since the first one we had, Encarta 97.

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE52U1WA20090331?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews

I guess sites like Wikipedia put the final nail on Encarta’s coffin.  Encarta Japan will continue to be active until December 31st, 2009 while all other versions will be discontinued on October 31st, 2009

Backup your SQL Database using SSH

I just found out about this very easy, efficient and incredibly fast way to back up SQL databases. Instead of trying to back up each table/database one by one into separate .sql or .zip files, I just access my web server using SSH via PUTTY and just use the following structure to dump each database into my root in .dump format:

mysqldump -h [hostname] -u [username] -p[password] [databasename] > [outputfile]

EXAMPLE:
mysqldump -hdbxxx.perfora.net -udbo1xxxxxx -pxxxxxx dbxxxxxxxx >OutputFile.dump

Later on when it is time to recover or move my database to another new Database or SQL Server, I just do the opposite using mysql instead of mysqldump:

mysql -h dbxx.perfora.net -u dboxxxxxxxx -p dbxxxxxxxx < dump_file.sql
Enter password:
mysql>

K-Rock is Gone… (From Standard FM)

Last month K-Rock, the radio station I sometimes listen, just went dark, instead, in its place was Now FM, with cheap programming and mostly music with no advertisement, probably because they don’t have anyone confident enough to pay to advertise on this brand new radio station. Their current programming is made up pretty cheap phone calls, and most of them sound like it is same 5-6 girls and two guys changing their voices and calling in leaving messages. There aren’t many live call-ins at all..

Today I found out K Rock is still on the air, but only in HD-RADIO. It is free, but we would need to buy HD Radio receiver…

http://www.krockradio.com/
http://923now.com/

Tiny Tetris

http://sovietrussia.org/f/src/tetoris.swf

This is incredible. Tiny Tetris, there are bunch of small tetris pieces falling and it is almost impossible to make a complete line with these small pieces. I will keep hitting space to see how long it takes to fill up the screen until it is Game Over!

Oh Man

Check these Jiffy Lube videos.. I knew about these videos and problems with J.L. but I still went there..

I hope my car runs fine.. The dude tried to keep me busy while they were changing the oil, though. He pulled me into the little office and started talking B.S. like additive, battery service, etc.. I said Yah, Yah, Yah.

Jiffy Lube

I wonder if Jiffy Lube jibbed me? The price was already jacked up, but I was already running 2100 miles behind on my oil change! I pulled in and the dude said it is $39.99.. It was expensive for an oil change, but they throw in a free car wash coupon at a near by car wash station.. What’s interesting was when I went there I got Regular Exterior wash, as opposed to Full Service wash which was on my free ticket.. Oh well, the truth is I just had my vehicle washed the other day anyway. :)

Jiffy lube really lubes & changes oil in a jiffy, but I think they are using some old oils and cheapest oil filters…

I should be sleeping

Yes, I should be sleeping but I decided to drop a line and post the latest (or earliest) blog entry I did on any given day…

Golden Section

In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio between the sum of those quantities and the larger one is the same as the ratio between the larger one and the smaller. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant, approximately 1.6180339887.

At least since the Renaissance, many artists and architects have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio—especially in the form of the golden rectangle, in which the ratio of the longer side to the shorter is the golden ratio—believing this proportion to be aesthetically pleasing. Mathematicians have studied the golden ratio because of its unique and interesting properties.

So everything we think that is beautiful is explained by mathematics. Pretty cool.

Teacher's Have It Hard

I am an undergrad TA for organic chemistry and I can finally understand why teachers get angry at students for not being able to answer their questions. I get some really dumb questions that if only the students would read the textbook they would know the answer. It's really trivial and I refuse to answer such questions. When they really don't understand the material or the questions I am happy to answer it but please people put in some effort. I can't do all your work for you.

Some Turkish History

This is for all those who are trying to divide Turkey(Yes that mean's you, Kurds.) Please let's learn to live peacefully. We did not win back our country easily so let's keep in mind how valuable it is.

Learn some Geography please

People say Americans are stupid and video's like this show why people say that.I've noticed that most American's are very weak in geography and I remember hearing something that 60% of the Americans can't point out Iraq on a map.

Good Laugh

www.failblog.org This is just a website to show that when you say "can someone actually be that stupid?" this website shows "yes they can". Whenever I need a laugh, I go to failblog.org.

Stem cell research

President Obama has lifted the ban on stem cell research and it makes me very happy. With this ban gone, more research will go into finding cures for diseases that couldn't be cured. Stem cells are really amazing. Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. So they can become anything that you want them too. So if a person has a failing kidney, you could already have grown one that matches the person. The opportunities with stem cells are endless and to have had the ban on it really limited potential treatments. Again this is because of the religious groups thinking that using stem cells means killing babies and a former president that supported those views. That's no more, GO OBAMA!!!!

more on this topic here:
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=obama-ends-embryonic-stem-cell-rese-2009-03-09

Secularism in Turkey

As a Turk, I am concerned about the threat of destroying secularism in Turkey. The current prime minister and president are leaning towards an Islamic regime and ending democracy. With the elections coming up, I hope that the tide turns against the AKP(current majority party and the party of the president and prime minister) and they no longer weild power. I don't want people thinking that I am against Islam. I support my religion fully and practice it as much as I can, but I believe that when religion gets involved in government, the outcome is not good.

Fantasy Sports

I believe everyone should be playing fantasy sports. It is a great way to interact and meet new people that share common interests with you. It's a fun process starting from the drafting of players to the fierce competition of making the playoffs. My favorite part of the game is the trash talking that goes on between the people participating. If you are playing with your friends, it makes the experience much more fun. If you are dominating the league then when you see your friends, you can brag and gloat straight to their faces. Of course if you lose and you've been talking too much and pretty much being an ass to everyone, expect to get some pretty nasty remarks back.

http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy---play it :)

Shaq the Bowler

Did you see Shaq’s opening bid? Is it an answer to LeBron? I think it is interesting, check it out yourself:

Rating doctors online is causing headache to doctors…

Just like Rate my Professor which I posted below, there are also many websites where patients can rate their experience with a certain doctor, or post their reviews of the office visit, etc. One of those sites is http://www.ratemds.com/social/ 

I read in the news that many doctors are forcing their patients sign a letter stating they will not post reviews or ratings about this particular doctor online.. Here is the news article: http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090304/ap_on_hi_te/med_gagging_patients

I wonder if teachers and professors will start doing the same thing? I think nobody should sign this type of agreement, and everyone has a right to post their experiences with a certain doctor or professor and warn others if they see something wrong, or feel they are being cheated…

Finished Movie

I have finally finished the movie I was making using Windows Movie Maker. I think this one definitely tops the last one. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did while making it.

Rate My Professor

This site is absolutely brilliant. It has yet to fail me while picking classes for the semester. I just look at all the classes I need and pick the teachers that are the best(and easiest) at teaching the class. I suggest this website to any college student picking classes because it is absolutely crucial that you make a good choice when picking classes. The wrong choice is the difference between an A and a C.

Follow the link to the site:
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/

Free Stuff…

 

Today there is a report on Yahoo, showing you how & where to find free stuff… Below are some of those items, for the rest of them, check out this report:

• Log onto Freecycle and other reuse groups to search listings of items being given away by people in your town.
• Craigslist has a whole category dedicated to "free stuff" for each of its participating cities. Find everything from cardboard boxes to electric sewing machines to computer games.
• Search for free reusable items with the Local Reuse application on your iPhone.
• CouchSurfing connects travelers with hosts around the globe. The result: You get both a free place to stay and locals to hang out with for an inside glimpse of other cultures.
• Want free accommodations while travelling, but aren't up for sleeping on a couch? Use Digsville, Home Base Holidays, HomeExchange.com, and HomeLink to find traditional home-exchange opportunities.
• Favorpals is all about helping you trading skills and favors. Clean someone's house in exchange for dog walking when you're at work or for tutoring your kid in math. Or offer painting services and get help with designing a website.
• You can trade anything from babysitting and calligraphy lessons to pianos and foosball tables to cars and boats at U-Exchange.

Read the rest (Yahoo)

DSi might have virtual Game Boy

Earlier today I posted some information about the new Nintendo DS (dubbed DSi) and posted a video of the features. On that video, where the user was scrolling through the applications, there were a lot of spaces, which made everyone assume that we would have ability to add applications, etc..

Now, the reports & rumors arrive that DSi might have Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance players coming up, just like NES, SNES and N64 on Wii. So, if you own DSi and Wii you would be owning every Nintendo system made.

Very cool..

Letters & Documents

Did you ever find yourself trying to type up a professional letter to follow up that big job interview, or struggling to find things to say in response to that hefty bonus you received from your boss? Whatever the situation is, it is always best if you answered them professionally in writing.

When I was looking for a sample letter on the internet, I found this website:

http://insiderreports.com/resources/library/searchletters.asp?Query=old&qu=thank+you&FreeText=&RankBase=&pg=4&QType=w&SubjCatID=&prvbtn=-1&docsfnd=yes

Most of the letters are free, and with hundreds to choose from, you would be surprised to see some interesting ones among those.

Hospitals in New York City

 

I found this listing of all hospitals and their specialty, it is not the list of ALL hospitals, but it is updated continuously

http://www.citidex.com/468.htm

Nintendo DSi

Nintendo is upgrading its handheld gaming device DS to the next level, DSi. It has a lot of cool features and huge potential. I already have a DS, and it is debatable if I would get the new one… But check out these features:

Food myths

Today during dinner I was in a hurry and ate my food very fast. My mom told me to slow down because eating fast will make me gain weight. There are some myths such as the one my mom said, or if you eat late you gain more weight. I think most of these myths are false and here are 10 myths that are proven to be false. The info was obtained from http://www.womenfitness.net/top10_foodmyths_facts.htm

Top 10 Food Myths and Facts

Have you heard the one about the fat-forming carbohydrate? Food & Nutrition is continually faced with the challenge of dispelling common myths about calories and weight management, ten such myths have been covered below:


Myth: Eating most of your calories in the evening promotes weight gain.

Fact: No matter when you eat them, you gain weight when you eat more calories than you burn off. However, mindless munching in front of the TV at night can push calorie intake over the top.



Myth: Fat free is calorie free.

Fact: Some people indulge in extra-large servings of fat-free foods, such as cookies, cakes and crackers, without realizing that these foods may contain the same amount or even more calories than regular versions. Get the facts on fat-free foods by checking food labels for the serving size and number of calories per serving. Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories. However, other low fat or no fat foods may still contain a lot of calories. To make such foods taste better, extra sugar, flour, or starch thickeners are usually added. These ingredients are high in calories and may lead to weight gain.



Myth: Carbohydrates (or sugars) cause weight gain.

Fact: Carbohydrates do not cause weight gain unless they contribute to excess calorie intake. The same holds true for protein and fat. Findings from the National Weight Control Registry show that people who successfully maintain weight loss tend to eat diets that are higher in carbohydrates and lower in fat, in addition to watching their total calorie intake. However, some people who eat a diet that is extremely high in carbohydrates and low in protein and fat get hungry sooner, which may trigger overeating.




Myth: High-protein diets cause ketosis, which reduces hunger.

Fact: Ketosis occurs when fat is used as an energy source instead of carbohydrate during a high-protein diet. Ketone bodies are produced, which turn your breath a bad “fruity” odor. Ketone bodies do not reduce appetite, however, eating sufficient protein for your body type can help reduce hunger and support weight loss.

These diets may help you lose weight fast – but most of this weight that you lose would constitute water weight and lean muscle weight instead of fat. The best way to lose weight and keep it off without harming your body is by following a reduced-calorie diet that is well balanced between carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.



Myth: Yoghurt is the perfect diet food. Many dieters swear by it, but some yoghurt can be as fattening as ice cream. Greek yoghurt has 10 pc fat.

Fact: Yoghurt is good for people of all ages. Yoghurt is also important for those wanting to lose weight. As a milk product, yoghurt is naturally rich in calcium. Research shows that calcium helps reduce weight gain. Even small changes in the calcium levels of fat cells can change signals within the cell that control the making and burning of fat. What needs to be remembered is no one food is going to prove magic, it is a combination of effective diet and exercise plan that will really work. Avoid yoghurt that contains added sugars or sweetened fruit, as these upset the delicate chemical balance that allow the cultures to thrive. Sugars also feed the growth on unwanted yeasts, so you’re better off without it!



Myth: Exercise makes you eat more. Often people shy away from doing exercise using this excuse.

Fact: However, research has shown that after 20 minutes of exercise people ate no more than those who had done nothing. The only difference was that those who had exercised thought the food tasted better.


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Myth: Extra protein makes you strong.

Fact: The body has tremendous reserves and is very adaptive. The idea that you have to eat specified foods in specified amounts every day to maintain performance is unsound. You do not need to starve yourself to lose weight. When we are active, our body uses its own fat and carbohydrate for fuel. A diet that includes animal and vegetable protein supplies all the body needs to replenish its stores. There is no superdiet for super performance. Besides, high protein diet often lack key nutrients found in carbohydrate foods. You need every kind of food. Avoiding any kind of food is just as wrong as ingesting food supplements.



Myth: Lettuce makes your figure slim.

Fact: The theory adopted behind this fact is that, you can eat a food with low energy density, such as lettuce, and consume a huge amount for few calories. This belief is true to some extent as lettuce leaves practically do not contain calories. A tablespoon of butter has the same number of calories as 10 cups of leaf lettuce. However, generally they are not eaten alone and most lettuce sauces are high in fat.

Research suggests that losing ½ to 2 pounds a week by making healthy food choices, eating moderate portions, and building physical activity into your daily life is the best way to lose weight and keep it off. By adopting healthy eating and physical activity habits, you may also lower your risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.


Myth: You can burn fat by eating certain foods, like grapefruit and cabbage soup.

Fact: The grapefruit diet
require you to eat half a grapefruit before every meal to reap the benefits of the fruit's so-called fat-burning enzymes. Calories typically are limited to fewer than 800 a day, although some versions require that you eat until you are full. Grapefruit has no fat, is low in calories and sodium, and is packed with vitamin C. But the very low calories — and deficits in protein, fiber and several important vitamins and minerals — can make this diet dangerous. Similarly, the cabbage soup diet proponents report feeling lightheaded and weak because the diet is too low in protein, vitamins and complex carbohydrates. You may lose weight, but you'll probably be too queasy to enjoy it. Remember, no foods can burn fat. Caffeine-rich foods may speed up your metabolism rate for a short time. However, they do not cause any weight loss. The best way to lose weight is to reduce the number of calories you eat and increase your physical activities.



Myth: Processed foods are not as nutritious as fresh foods.

Fact: Many processed foods are just as nutritious or in some cases even more nutritious than fresh foods depending on the manner in which they are processed.
Frozen vegetables are usually processed within hours of harvest. There is little nutrient loss in the freezing process so frozen vegetables retain their high vitamin and mineral content. In contrast, fresh vegetables are picked and transported to market. It can take days or even weeks before they reach the dinner table and vitamins are gradually lost over time no matter how carefully the vegetables are transported and stored.

Some processed foods, such as breads and breakfast cereals, have vitamins and minerals added for extra nutrition. In fact, the growing interest in health and nutrition has spurred the production of a whole new range of foods with added health and nutritional benefits (called "functional foods") such as fat spreads with added fibre to lower cholesterol.

Processing can also make some nutrients more available. For example, removing phytic acid from grain foods by removing the bran helps to improve the absorption of iron from a food. Processing tomatoes into a tomato paste or sauce increases the amount of lycopene (an antioxidant) that is available to the body.

Magic and Illusions

I ran into this website the other day, and they are selling bunch of interesting items: http://www.grand-illusions.com/

The ones I really liked were the Dragons
Check out the video:

and this moving wheels (Click to see them in action)

Check the other stuff here: http://www.grand-illusions.com/acatalog/

Windows Movie Maker

There is this really cool program called Windows Movie Maker. It allows you to drag audio, images, and video and combine them all into a movie. I thought I would give it a whirl and came up with something. This is just a first draft, I will work on it a little bit more but I thought it's pretty decent.

Cool Text Effects

Using this site, you can make bunch of cool text effects, banners, animations and buttons:

Click on each one to see them full size.
The service is provided by: http://cooltext.com/