Friday, April 23, 2010

Brain games makes you smarter???

People playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests.

In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive skills didn't get any smarter.

Researchers recruited participants from viewers of the BBC's science show "Bang Goes the Theory." More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week.

They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn't play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet and answering general knowledge questions. All participants were given a sort of I.Q. test before and after the experiment.

Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn't do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet. On some sections of the test, the people who surfed the Net scored higher than those playing the games.

The study was paid for by the BBC and published online Tuesday by the journal Nature.

"If you're (playing these games) because they're fun, that's absolutely fine," said Adrian Owen, assistant director of the Cognition and Brain Sciences unit at Britain's Medical Research Council, the study's lead author. "But if you're expecting (these games) to improve your I.Q., our data suggests this isn't the case," he said during a press briefing on Tuesday.

One maker of brain games said the BBC study did not apply to its products. Steve Aldrich, CEO of Posit Science, said the company's games, some of which were funded in part by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, have been proven to boost brain power.

"Their conclusion would be like saying, 'I cannot run a mile in under 4 minutes and therefore it is impossible to do so," Aldrich said in a statement.

Posit Science has published research in journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing their games improved memory in older people.

Computer games available online and marketed by companies like Nintendo that supposedly enhance memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills are played by millions of people worldwide, though few studies have examined if the games work.

"There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world," said Art Kramer, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Illinois. He was not linked to the study and has no ties to any companies that make brain training games.

Kramer had several reservations about the BBC study's methodology and said some brain games had small effects in improving people's cognitive skills. "Learning is very specific," he said. "Unless the component you are trained in actually exists in the real world, any transfer will be pretty minimal."

Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can spark new connections between neurons and produce new brain cells. "Fitness changes the building blocks of the brain's structure," he said.

Still, Kramer said some brain training games worked better than others. He said some games made by Posit Science had shown modest benefits, including improved memory in older people.

Other experts said brain games might be useful, but only if they weren't fun.

"If you set the level for these games to a very high level where you don't get the answers very often and it really annoys you, then it may be useful," said Philip Adey, an emeritus professor of psychology and neuroscience at King's College in London.

If people are enjoying the brain games, Adey said they probably aren't being challenged and might as well be playing a regular video game.

He said people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really wanted to improve their brain power. "To stimulate the intellect, you need a real challenge," Adey said, adding computer games were not an easy shortcut. "Getting smart is hard work."

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100421/ap_on_hi_te/eu_med_brain_games

7 Rahasia Wanita... Is it true???

1. Harga asli lebih mahal
Jujur saja, wanita sangat menikmati acara belanja. Apalagi kebanyakan dari kaum wanita memang tak bisa menahan diri saat musim sale tiba. Sadar kebiasaan ini bisa memicu perdebatan dengan pasangan, banyak wanita yang memilih menyembunyikan harga sebenarnya dari barang-barang yang dibeli.

2. Sering memikirkan tentang seks
Bukan cuma pria yang suka memikirkan tentang seks, wanita juga, hanya bedanya yang ada dalam fantasi wanita adalah pasangannya. Sayangnya, di malam hari terkadang kaum hawa ini terlalu lelah dan kehabisan energi untuk mewujudkan fantasinya.

3. Takut komitmen
Memang benar bahwa wanita sering memimpikan pernikahan yang romantis, serba putih, dan bersanding dengan pangeran tampan. Tapi, wanita juga tak berbeda jauh dengan pria, mereka juga cemas dan takut saat memikirkan komitmen. Segala hal yang menimbulkan ketidak pastian memang membuat hati ragu. Apakah pria ini akan jadi suami yang baik, apakah pernikahan kami akan bahagia, dan sederet keraguan lainnya langsung hinggap di kepala saat membicarakan tentang pernikahan.

4. Tetap butuh bantuan
Wanita masa kini memang lebih modern dan mandiri, tapi bagaimana pun juga dalam hati kecil setiap wanita membutuhkan bantuan dan perlindungan dari pasangannya. Membetulkan mobil yang mogok, memiliki pengetahuan yang luas, atau sekadar membawakan tas, sudah membuat wanita merasa lebih feminin dan aman bersama si dia.

5. Ingin dicemburui
Rasanya setiap wanita ingin diperhatikan oleh pasangan dan sedikit dicemburui. Hal itu akan membuat wanita merasa menjadi orang yang dibutuhkan dan disayangi pasangannya. Itu sebabnya, saat ada pria lain memuji kecantikan, kami berharap pasangan mengetahuinya dan memperlihatkan rasa cemburu.

6. Curhat pada sahabat
Pada sahabat kita leluasa bercerita tentang berbagai hal, tapi tak semua hal dibuka begitu saja. Ada hal-hal tertentu yang tetap kami simpan sendiri terutama yang sifatnya sangat pribadi, misalnya kesedihan suami saat orangtuanya meninggal, dan sebagainya.

7. Suka pada hal-hal romantis
Setiap wanita pada dasarnya menyukai hal-hal yang romantis atau sesuatu yang bisa menimbulkan sensasi bahagia, seperti saat sedang jatuh cinta. Makanya, untuk mengulang sensasi jatuh cinta ini, kebanyakan wanita adalah penggemar film-film cinta atau komedi romantis.

Jangan Pakai Bra 24 Jam!!

Beberapa wanita percaya menyangga payudara secara terus menerus bisa menghindari payudara turun. Namun kebiasaan itu ternyata bisa memicu peningkatan suhu tubuh sekitar payudara yang lama-lama berisiko terkena kanker.

Dua ilmuwan Sydney Singer dan istrinya Soma Grismaijer pada tahun 1991 melakukan penelitian mengenai berapa lama waktu yang ideal untuk memakai penutup dada wanita atau bra?

Jawabannya ternyata kurang dari 12 jam. Wanita yang ingin menghindari kanker payudara harus memakai bra dalam waktu sesingkat mungkin, dan sebaiknya kurang dari 12 jam per hari.

Singer dan Grismaijer mempelajari kebiasaan memakai bra 4.500 wanita di lima kota di seluruh Amerika Serikat. Hasil studinya telah dipublikasikan dalam sebuah buku Dressed To Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras.

Hasil studi menunjukkan wanita yang memakai bra selama 24 jam sehari berisiko paling tinggi terkena kanker payudara. Sedangkan wanita yang jarang memakai bra paling sedikit risikonya.

Perbandingan hasil studi tersebut menunjukkan:
  1. 3 dari 4 wanita yang memakai bra 24 jam per hari
  2. 1 dari 7 wanita yang memakai bra lebih dari 12 jam per hari, tetapi tidak menggunakannya saat tidur
  3. 1 dari 152 wanita yang memakai bra kurang dari 12 jam per hari
  4. 1 dari 168 wanita yang jarang atau bahkan yang tidak pernah memakai bra sama sekali

Jadi risiko wanita yang memakai bra selama 24 jam memiliki 125 kali lipat risiko terkena kanker payudara dibanding yang jarang memakai bra.

Waktu yang paling tepat untuk mengistirahatkan payudara dengan tanpa memakai bra adalah saat tidur. "Jangan tidur dengan bra," kata Sydney Singer, seperti dilansir dari chetday, Jumat (23/4/2010).

Memijat payudara disertai menarik napas panjang setiap kali melepas bra dapat memperlancar aliran getah bening dan mencegah berkembangnya kanker pada payudara.

Sistem limfatik pada payudara hanya berkembang sepenuhnya selama kehamilan dan menyusui, sehingga wanita yang memakai bra sehari-hari, menunda memiliki anak dan yang tidak menyusui dapat terkena risiko kanker payudara lebih tinggi.

Sekitar 75 persen wanita yang terkena kanker payudara sebenarnya tidak memiliki faktor risiko kanker. Hal ini memunculkan dugaan bahwa penggunaan bra yang tidak pas atau terus-terusan memakai bra merupakan faktor yang dapat menjelaskan hal tersebut.

Ukuran bra yang tidak tepat atau terlalu ketat dapat membantu pertumbuhan kanker di payudara. Karena bra yang salah dapat menghambat penetralan bahan kimia berbahaya dalam tubuh yang menyebabkan kanker. Dan sekitar 80 persen wanita menggunakan bra yang salah.

Alasan utama mengapa bra yang ketat dapat membahayakan kesehatan adalah karena bisa membatasi aliran getah bening di payudara. Normalnya, cairan getah bening mencuci bahan limbah dan racun lain, serta menjauhkannya dari payudara.

Menggunakan bra terlalu lama juga meningkatkan suhu jaringan payudara, dan wanita yang memakai bra memiliki kadar hormon prolaktin (hormon yang berfungsi merangsang kelenjar air susu) yang lebih tinggi. Kedua hal ini dapat mempengaruhi pembentukan kanker payudara.

dikutip dari: http://health.detik.com/read/2010/04/23/151146/1344227/763/demi-payudara-sehat-jangan-pakai-bra-24-jam?993306755

MauTerlihat Kaya???

5 Mobil yang Bikin Anda Terlihat Kaya
Kia Soul 2010 (automild.com)

VIVAnews - Anda kini tidak perlu mengeluarkan duit banyak untuk membeli mobil yang membuat Anda tampak kaya. Ada banyak mobil baru yang terlihat mahal dari sebenarnya. Jadi tidak usah khawatir bila Anda ingin tampil sebagai pribadi kaya di depan sejawat Anda.

Berikut adalah lima mobil keluaran 2010 yang harganya miring, tidak lebih dari US$ 29.000, atau sekitar Rp 260 juta, seperti dikutip dari U.S. News & World Report, Jumat 23 April 2010.


2010 Kia SoulKia Soul 2010

Mobil kecil ini memiliki desain interior yang menyejukkan. Banyak gadget berteknologi tinggi yang umum ditemukan pada mobil mewah, seperti jek USB untuk musik dan teknologi nirkabel Bluetooth. Plus, desain eksterior futuristik. Mobil ini dipasarkan U$ 13.300 - U$ 18.195 per unit.

Suzuki Kizashi 2010

Suzuki Kizashi 2010

Suzuki Kizashi dilengkapi dengan sunroof yang bisa membuat Anda melihat awan atau bahkan bintang-bintang pada malam hari. Tidak hanya menyenangkan untuk dikemudi, sedan menengah ini tampaknya paling sporty dibandingkan pesaing yang lain.

Demikian juga dengan interiornya. Kizashi dibuat dengan bahan-bahahan berkualitas tinggi, seperi pada dashboard dan panel pintu. Mobil ini hanya dijual US$18.999 - US$26.749.

Mazda MX-5 Miata 2010Mazda MX-5 Miata 2010

Dengan satu tombol, Anda bisa membuka atap mobil ini. Dan dengan satu tombol pula Anda bisa menutup atap. Dengan membeli mobil ini, Anda seperti memiliki mobil mewah. Kenyataannya, Mazda MX-5 Miata adalah salah satu mobil sport dengan harga yang paling terjangkau. Mobil ini dipasarkan US$ 22.810 - US$ 29.350.

2010 Chrysler 300Chrysler 300 Keluaran 2010

Chrysler 300 sangat ideal bagi Anda yang hemat anggaran, tapi ingin tampil mewah. Sedan besar ini tidak terlalu menyenangkan untuk dikendarai. Namun dengan mobil ini, Anda akan terlihat kaya. Bahkan, banyak orang mengatakan Chrysler 300 menyerupai sedan mewah. Chrysler 300 dijual US$ 27.260 - US$ 44.865.

Ford Flex 2010Ford Flex 2010

Mobil jenis SUV sudah terkenal tidak murah. Namun dengan harga sedikit miring, Anda bisa mendapat Ford Flex yang dijual dengan harga US$ 28.950 - US$ 42.465. Pasti, dengan mobil ini Anda terlihat seperti orang kaya. (mt)


dikutip dari; http://otomotif.vivanews.com/news/read/146111-5_mobil_yang_bikin_anda_terlihat_kaya

Monday, April 12, 2010

Love me for a reason, let the reason be love....

Don't find love, let love find you. That's why it's called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall.

Lucky is the man who is the first love of a woman, but luckier is the woman who is the last love of a man.

It takes a minute to have a crush on someone,
an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone... but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

It breaks your heart to see the one you love is happy with someone else, but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.


If love is the answer,
can you please repeat the question?

Faith makes all things possible.
Love makes them easy.

I believe that to truly Love, is the ultimate expression of the will to live. A heart that truly loves is forever young.

Love makes life so confusing, but without love would you really want to live?

Do you love me because I am beautiful
or am I beautiful because I am loved?

Love me now, love me never, but if you love me, love me forever.

Three things of life that are most valuable - Love, self-confidence & friends.

To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.

Love is like heaven, but it can hurt like hell.

Who do you turn to when the only person in the world that can stop you from crying, is exactly the one making you cry?

He taught me how to love,
but not how to stop.

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is the most fatal.

We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

Many a young lady does not realize just how strong
her love for a young man is until he fails to pass the approval test with her parents.

Is it better for a woman to marry a man who loves her than a man she loves.

Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says 'For the woman I love' and the second, 'For my best friend.'

A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it.

No one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

Love, true love, is that which can give the most without asking or demanding anything in return. ~ Mazie Hammond ~

Where there is love, there is God also.~ Leo Tolstoy ~

All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. ~ Leo Tolstoy ~

Love cures people -- both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.~ Dr. Karl énage ~

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.~ Sophocles ~

It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations. ~ Khalil Gibran ~

When they asked me what I loved most about life, I smiled and said you. ~ Tina ~

Just because you know someone doesn't mean you love them, and just because you don't know people doesn't mean you can't love them. You can fall in love with a complete stranger in a
heartbeat, if God planned that route for you. So open your heart to strangers more often. You never know when God will throw that pass at you.
~ Heather Grove ~

Love... What is love? Love is to love someone for who they are, who they were, and who they will be. ~ Chris Moore ~

Why do you say you love me, if you are only going to leave me? ~ Julia ~

Love is like a river, always changing, but always finding you again somewhere down the road. ~ Kelly Elaine ~

Love is a language spoken by everyone, but understood only by a heart. ~ Shirley Rindani ~

People need love even when they don't deserve it.~ Nikki Ledbetter ~

For every word you say, another piece of my heart you take.~ Tiara Johnson ~

Maybe God put a few bad people in your life, so when the right one came along you'd be thankful. ~ Andrea Kiefer ~

Love the heart that hurts you, But never hurt the heart that loves you.

Love me for a reason, let the reason be love.

It doesn't take a reason to love someone, but it does to like someone. You don't love someone because you want to, you love someone because you are destined too. It's because you fall in Love with them, that you then try to find a reason, but you always come up with the answer, No reason!

Love is the beginning of all the joy which nature has store for us.

Never say goodbye when you still want to try.
Never give up when you still feel you can take it.

Never say you don't love a person when you can't let go. ~ Dons ~

Say I love you and mean it, don't just say it cause you can.

When first we fall in love, we feel that we know all there is to know about life. And perhaps we are right.

Love can find an entrance, not only into an open heart, but also into a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept.

Love unexpressed is a crime against the heart.

Listen to the love around you. Your ears are open even if your mind is closed.

Falling in love reminds you that nothing else matter...

Life is eternal. Love is immortal..

Sometimes it is a relief to fiend you are not in love

When you are in love with life nothing is to hard. Everything has freshness and reason, and all is as it is.

If you want to experience love, you have to take the risk. Love's always worth the risk.

Dream on do in pursuit of your dream. The dunes are changed by the wind but the desert never changes That's the way it will be with our love for each other. If I am part of your dream you'll come back one day.

"A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss; but of all the pains, the greatest pain is to love, but love in vain."

"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction."

"Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies." -John Donne

"I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love."

"Tell me whom you love and I will tell you who you are."

"A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love." "There is no remedy for love but to love more." -Thoreau

"Love is hard work; and hard work sometimes hurts!"

"True love never dies for it is lust that fades away. Love bonds for a lifetime but lust just pushes away."

"You call it madness, but I call it love."

"If love is great, and there are no greater things, then what I feel for you must be the greatest."

When first we fall in love, we feel that we know all there is to know about life. And perhaps we are right.

"Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds."

Love Quotes

Love Quotes

Ada Curug dalam Gentong!!

Bagi Anda yang akan berwisata ke Depok, ada satu pilihan oleh-oleh yang dapat dibawa dan merupakan asli buatan tangan sepasang suami istri di Komplek Samudra, Jalan Sersan Aning, A5 I RT01/06, J Depok, Pancoranmas, Depok.

Rita Apriyanti dan Rery Enrico membuat kerajinan khas Depok, yaitu curug gentong yang berarti miniatur air terjun di dalam gentong.

Curug gentong (CG) yang dibuat pasangan tersebut memiliki keindahan tersendiri. Dengan sentuhan seni yang tinggin air terjun dipadu dengan nuansa alam pedesaan serta rumah tradisional Sunda itu seolah-olah terlihat nyata.

Keindahan curug dengan nuansa alam pedesaan itu juga ditampilkan ke dalam guci yang dilubangi dan juga disajikan di pot kembang terbuka, baik itu yang berukuran besar maupun kecil. Untuk harga buah tangan tersebut antara Rp200,000 hingga Rp800,000. Sedangkan untuk pesanan yang berukuran besar harganya bisa mencapai Rp1,8 juta.

Hasil karya seni itu pun menarik perhatian warga Singapura, Amerika Serikat, Kanada, dan Jepang. Demi mendapatkan karya seni khas warga Depok itu, mereka rela jauh-jauh datang ke Depok.

Sementara itu, Rita mengatakan, ia belum berani memasarkan curug gentong secara besar ke dunia internasional karena membutuhkan persiapan yang matang baik itu sumber daya manusia dan permodalannya.

Namun sejauh ini, untuk pemasaran secara nasional sudah mencapai seluruh provinsi di Indonesia. Pengiriman curug gentong itu melalui ekspedisi yang dipercaya Rita dan ongkos pengiriman ditanggung pembeli. Produksi curug gentong setiap harinya, lanjut Rita, dapat mencapai tiga sampai empat gentong. "Namun untuk selesai sampai penyelesaian akhir membutuhkan waktu hingga tiga sampai empat hari.
Setiap hari produksi gentong," katanya.

Menurut Rita, material yang digunakannya merupakan bahan daur ulang. Untuk gentong dibelinya di kawasan Depok. Meski, Curug gentong banyak diproduksi oleh perajin lain di wilayah Jabodetabek, namun Rita mengklaim, dibanding dengan curug gentong lain, buatannya memiliki kualitas jauh lebih baik.

Dinas Perindustrian dan Perdagangan Kota Depok pun memfasilitasi Rita untuk ikut serta dalam berbagai ajang pameran, termasuk Batam Expo pada 2007. Terakhir kali tampil dalam Jakarta Fair 2008.

Karena itu, bagi Anda yang singgah di Depok, jangan lupa untuk membeli oleh-oleh asli Depok, yaitu curug gentong.

dikutip dari http://news.okezone.com/read/2009/07/26/1/242021/wah-ada-curug-dalam-gentong-di-depok

Creative Curug Gentong

This is a product of craft Curug Gentong or miniature waterfall in the gentong. beautiful shapes and provide coolness. Paired natural color, and sound gemericik water to create an atmosphere of the beautiful and quiet.

Curug Gentong craft centers are located in Depok, West Java. the author Hajah Ritta Rico with her husband. Located not far from the road Margonda Raya, Depok.

Proses making handicrafts Curug Gentong this is not so difficult. The necessary creative ideas with rigor, perseverance and patience. Gentong raw materials made from clay that holed.

In part it is given a fraction of debris coated cement, so that the views of forming a Curug or a beautiful waterfall. To appear more artistic, in a part given cement and be painted a natural.

Untuk add beautiful scenery, in part in the gentong given miniature bridges and lodging. To create the feel of scenic waterfalls, gentong equipped with a water pump Aquarium.

So that the water from the base gentong can be pumped to the top, and flow to the bottom, like the atmosphere around the waterfall. Making a Curug Gentong this takes 3 to 4 days.

In this place also held training for those who want to learn to make handicrafts waterfall. Generally, the training, students participate in the Kimberley. Training starts from the easiest, namely, to create miniature waterfall in the open media.

Inilah various creations results Gentong Curug mother Ritta Rico. Various forms, ranging from the size of small, medium, to large. Everything looks beautiful and soothing eye.

Crafts Curug Gentong is marketed to various areas in Indonesia, from the Jakarta area, and other big cities in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi. The price varies, ranging from 150 thousand to 750 thousand rupiah (source: www.indosiar.com)

as taken from: http://dekranasjabar.com/berita/kreasi-curug-gentong/?lang=id


PS: kabarnya bisa ikut pelatihan juga lho!!

Kontak & Alamat Ibu Ritta Ariyanti:

Komp. Samudra Indonesia Blok 45 No.1
Depok, Jawa Barat 16431
Telepon: 021-77824251

Friday, April 09, 2010

Love..Love...Love


Love is a many splendid thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love!
~ from the movie Moulin Rouge ~

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
~ by Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
~ by Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) ~

The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is to love and be loved in return.
~ From "Unforgettable with Love" by Natalie Cole

Soul meets soul on lover's lips.
~ by Percy Bysshe Shelly ~

I have found men who didn't know how to kiss.
I've always found time to teach them.
~ by Mae West ~

You Gotta Be - Des'ree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKW3zREFA00

Listen as your day unfolds

Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Others they may cause your tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be counted don't be shamed to cry

You gotta be, you gotta be bad
You gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know love will save the day

Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, love will save the day

Herald what your mother said
Read the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My, oh, my, hey hey hey

You gotta be bad
You gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know love will save the day

Time asks no questions it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace
The world keeps on spinning can't stop it if you tried to
The best part is danger staring you in the face
Whoa

You gotta be bad
You gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know love will save the day


Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Others they may cause your tears
Go ahead release your fears
My, oh, my, hey, hey, hey

You gotta be bad
You gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know love will save the day

You got to be bold, you got to be bad
You got to be wise, don't ever say it
You got to be hard, not too too hard
All I know is love will save the day

Love, love, love will save the day
Love, love, love will save the day
Love, love, love will save the day
Love, love, love will save the day

You gotta be bad
You gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know love will save the day

You gotta be bad
You gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know love will save...

The day

Oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh oooh, oooh

Celebration of the 40th anniversary of Erasmus





18.00 public celebration

Everyone is cordially invited to celebrate the anniversary together with us. We have put together a varied programme. Musical performance by the singer Hind and her band (see: concert), furthermore there will be Indo Rock, Golden Oldies, Kids Percussion, Mosselband etc. You can also eat and drink. Bring friends and family and come to the celebration!

Max Kisman is a graphic designer, typedesigner and illustrator. He is of Indonesian descent. As a pioneer in the application of computer technology he experiments since the 1980-s with type and images. His work is characterized by bright colors and the effective use of shape and form. Always looking to visualize the essence of complex information with the use of minimal means.

Max Kisman about the logo: “I have tried to incorporate in a simple but clear manner something of the relationship between The Netherlands and Indonesia”.

Friday, I'm in Love!!

"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two."
-St. Augustine

Thursday, April 08, 2010

AC bikin gemuk???

VIVAnews - Tanpa sadar kita menghabiskan sebagian waktu di dalam ruangan berpendingin udara atau air conditioner (AC). Mulai dari kantor, mobil, angkutan umur, pertokoan, hingga kamar tidur.

Kita sekadar mencari kenyamanan di tengah iklim tropis yang mudah membuat gerah. Tanpa peduli efek buruk di balik kenyamanan hawa dingin yang dihasilkan mesin penyejuk ruangan. Apa saja efek buruknya?

1. Gemuk

Sejumlah penelitian menguatkan tudingan bahwa suhu udara yang nyaman menjadi salah satu dari 10 penyebab utama kenaikan berat badan. Suhu udara yang nyaman seringkali membuat kita malas bergerak.

Minimnya aktivitas tubuh meniadakan pelepasan energi pembakaran lemak. Dalam jangka panjang, timbunan lemak akan terakumulasi dan memicu obesitas. Sebab itu, mereka yang terbiasa hidup di ruangan berpenyejuk ruangan disarankan memiliki jadwal rutin berolah raga untuk membakar lemak tubuh.

2. Sick Building Syndrom

Perbedaan suhu udara antara ruangan berpendingin udara dan luar ruang bisa mempengaruhi daya tahan tubuh. Beranjak ke ruang dingin dalam kondisi bercucur keringat usai melakukan aktivitas di bawah sinar matahari bisa mengakibatkan sakit kepala, lemas, sesak napas, bahkan sulit berkonsentrasi.

3. Penularan penyakit

Hampir semua ruang berpendingin udara minim ventilasi. Kondisi ini membuat sirkulasi udara tidak lancar dan hanya menghasilkan udara daur ulang. Saat salah satu penghuninya membawa virus, otomatis virus itu akan terperangkap di ruangan sehingga berpotensi menular ke penghuni lain dengan cepat.

4. Penuaan kulit

Mesin pendingin udara bekerja menurunkan temperatur udara dengan menangkap partikel-partikel air di udara untuk memproduksi hawa dingin. Kondisi ini secara tak langsung menurunkan kelembaban udara yang memicu masalah kulit kering.

Jika sebagian besar waktu kita habis di ruang berpendingin udara biasakan menggunakan pelembab ekstra untuk kulit. Kita harus memiliki trik untuk menjaga kelembaban kulit demi mempertahankan elastisitasnya

Berbagai efek buruk itulah yang kemudian dijadian acuan untuk mengembangkan teknologi pendingin udara yang lebih menyehatkan. Tak heran, jika kita sering melihat mesin pendingin udara yang menjanjikan perlindungan dari virus dan sebagainya.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Chinese Zodiac Horoscope in April

Many things will be happening to you in April over which you won't have control. Generally speaking, you are flexible and don't get too exercised when life starts playing tricks on you. But this particular month will be trying for Monkeys. The Tiger's helter skelter influence is unsettling. Don't panic. You are the type of person who manages to wriggle his or her way out of most any scrape. You're stronger than you look and your sense of humor helps you to keep reversals in perspective.

What tricks am I threatening here? For starters, your job ambiance in uncomfortable. Either a boss or a co-worker keeps trying to stop you from advancing your ideas.

For Monkeys, whose job in life is to solve problems, this sort of resistance is beyond frustrating. You don't care to be the boss. But you do need to be respected for your skills. So trick number one is work environment sticky.

Further, in the first half of April, your main squeeze (if you have one) will be ultra dissatisfied about something that you cannot change or fix. Much grousing will be heard. Grin and bear it.

If you don't have someone in your domestic life, this is not likely to be the month you will find a suitable mate. You will be able to take a few moments for a fling. But you will know going in that it won't work out long term.

To make things more interesting, on the 18th we enter a period of Mercury retrograde which means everything electronic and mechanical starts crumping out. Deals do not get made. People break their promises. It gets so bad sometimes that whenever you answer the phone there is never anyone there. Mercury retrograde lasts until May 11. Don't sign anything binding till it's over.

To weather the storms of April 2010, Monkeys should amuse themselves. Learn some new jokes. Take juggling lessons. Go to an improve class. Attend comedy shows. Read funny books. May does look a lot better for you. Meanwhile, no matter what they say or do to bring you down, when you stalk out ... always leave 'em laughing.

My Horoscope from MSN (Gemini)

General:
Today can be a relaxing day, provided you make the necessary effort to deal with material constraints, Gemini. You would like nothing better than to spend much of the day planning fun activities for the future. But, alas, demands from your family, friends, or boss force you to concentrate on the here and now instead. Still, don't abandon your wonderfully pleasing ambitions altogether.

Love:
You may find it all too easy to lose your patience as everyone around you, including your lover, seems to have lost their marbles and most of their brain, as well. The position of the heavenly bodies implies mistakes and misunderstandings, and plenty of them. Don't react to an apparent insult, as it probably wasn't meant. And if it was, you couldn't be sure of that either, so keep cool!