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Friday, March 26, 2010
Architectural concept Dubai
DUBAI Lilypad Floating City
Architectural Concept: Lilypad Floating City
Water CityBy now, most of us have heard about the Island Cities being built in Dubai , but Inhabitat has just done a feature on a new concept by artist Vincent Callebaut for a self-sufficient floating city that will never have to face a problem about finding land to build on. The "Lilypad" would take advantage of all of today's green technologies, including generating power from the sun, wind and water, and would produce zero emissions from its residents. Don't expect to see construction on one of these anytime soon, but don't be surprised if, like the Island Cities in Dubai , real estate starts branching out into the oceans in the next decade.
Architectural Concept: Lilypad Floating City
Water CityBy now, most of us have heard about the Island Cities being built in Dubai , but Inhabitat has just done a feature on a new concept by artist Vincent Callebaut for a self-sufficient floating city that will never have to face a problem about finding land to build on. The "Lilypad" would take advantage of all of today's green technologies, including generating power from the sun, wind and water, and would produce zero emissions from its residents. Don't expect to see construction on one of these anytime soon, but don't be surprised if, like the Island Cities in Dubai , real estate starts branching out into the oceans in the next decade.
Top 10 Sleep Thieves
I am particular about any minute disturbance would be enough to rob me off sleep. (even if someone whom I know died ) And the only antidote is to call upon Him. I will endlessly pray until I entered into "Alice in the Wonderland".
What Keeps You Awake?
Is a good night's sleep the first thing you sacrifice when life gets too full and busy? If so, this is your wake-up call: You're not just sabotaging your next day's performance (news to none of us), but you're actually harming your health.
For more info pls refers: http://www.prevention.com/sleepthieves/index.shtml?cm_mmc=Spotlight-_-03242010-_-Health-_-10%20Common%20Sleep%20Thieves
What Keeps You Awake?
Is a good night's sleep the first thing you sacrifice when life gets too full and busy? If so, this is your wake-up call: You're not just sabotaging your next day's performance (news to none of us), but you're actually harming your health.
For more info pls refers: http://www.prevention.com/sleepthieves/index.shtml?cm_mmc=Spotlight-_-03242010-_-Health-_-10%20Common%20Sleep%20Thieves
Vitamin D protect your body!
Why is it Vitamin D so vital and essential to your body? How does it protect our body? It sound very obvious like a science fiction movie... eh.. let me explain in this fictitious manner... ( me not a dietitian or whatsoever related profession )
Imagine a picture of an army of robot guards roams the corridors of an immense structure. When a dangerous intruder is detected inside the walls, the robots activate their antennas, ready to receive the signal that will mobilize them into action. When the signal arrives, the robots act swiftly to defeat and remove the intruder.
But if the signal doesn't arrive, the robots can't activate their defensive network.
Similarly, in your body, the "robots" are known as T cells--the killer cells of your immune system. When a foreign pathogen enters, T cells activate a vitamin D receptor. All that's needed now is a sufficient level of vitamin D in the blood stream.
When T cells find their D, they power up, go to work, and the good guys win.
For years, scientists have known that vitamin D plays an indispensable role in controlling disease. And for years they've been asking: How does D do it?
Obviously, scientists have known the importance of D for quite a long time. So how is it that so many researchers, completely independent of one another, seem to have decided all at once to investigate this remarkable vitamin?
Doctors have known for many years that severe vitamin D deficiencies can cause the bones to weaken -- that's called rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
Vitamin D is important for immune functions,people with vitamin D deficiencies are less healthy and more prone to infection. Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency include muscle pain, spasms and cramps, extreme fatigue, depression, mood swings, brain fogginess and disrupted sleep.
What vitamin D does, in simple terms, is help cells communicate with one another, as well as helping different parts of a single cell to carry on a conversation.
Another most important function of vitamin D is to control how much calcium your body absorbs from the foods you consume. Your body use calcium to build strong teeth and bones and to strengthen the nerves and muscles. Vitamin D maintains a sufficient amount of calcium in the blood and strengthens the immune system which may be a contributing factor in reducing the risk of contracting cancer, especially colon cancer.
Food such as milk, nuts, eggs, fish are great source of vitamin D. But the best supplement is the natural source from God, that is the sunlight around 8am - 9:30am and between 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Actually, with all the media coverage about the dangers of getting too much sun many are actually being deprived of the essential vitamin that can only be obtained from exposure to sunlight. Most people work indoors, and many others fear cancer due to sun exposure without sunscreen, therefore, making it difficult to maintain a healthy level of vitamin D.
So let's review the best ways to keep D levels high:
1. Whenever possible, get just a few minutes of direct sunlight exposure every day
2. Eat good quality "fatty" fish (tuna, salmon, mackerel) three or more times each week
3. Take a cod liver oil supplement or another supplement that delivers generous amounts of vitamin D3
For more info: go to the link to read http://www.womentowomen.com/healthynutrition/vitamind.aspx
Imagine a picture of an army of robot guards roams the corridors of an immense structure. When a dangerous intruder is detected inside the walls, the robots activate their antennas, ready to receive the signal that will mobilize them into action. When the signal arrives, the robots act swiftly to defeat and remove the intruder.
But if the signal doesn't arrive, the robots can't activate their defensive network.
Similarly, in your body, the "robots" are known as T cells--the killer cells of your immune system. When a foreign pathogen enters, T cells activate a vitamin D receptor. All that's needed now is a sufficient level of vitamin D in the blood stream.
When T cells find their D, they power up, go to work, and the good guys win.
For years, scientists have known that vitamin D plays an indispensable role in controlling disease. And for years they've been asking: How does D do it?
Obviously, scientists have known the importance of D for quite a long time. So how is it that so many researchers, completely independent of one another, seem to have decided all at once to investigate this remarkable vitamin?
Doctors have known for many years that severe vitamin D deficiencies can cause the bones to weaken -- that's called rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
Vitamin D is important for immune functions,people with vitamin D deficiencies are less healthy and more prone to infection. Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency include muscle pain, spasms and cramps, extreme fatigue, depression, mood swings, brain fogginess and disrupted sleep.
What vitamin D does, in simple terms, is help cells communicate with one another, as well as helping different parts of a single cell to carry on a conversation.
Another most important function of vitamin D is to control how much calcium your body absorbs from the foods you consume. Your body use calcium to build strong teeth and bones and to strengthen the nerves and muscles. Vitamin D maintains a sufficient amount of calcium in the blood and strengthens the immune system which may be a contributing factor in reducing the risk of contracting cancer, especially colon cancer.
Food such as milk, nuts, eggs, fish are great source of vitamin D. But the best supplement is the natural source from God, that is the sunlight around 8am - 9:30am and between 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Actually, with all the media coverage about the dangers of getting too much sun many are actually being deprived of the essential vitamin that can only be obtained from exposure to sunlight. Most people work indoors, and many others fear cancer due to sun exposure without sunscreen, therefore, making it difficult to maintain a healthy level of vitamin D.
So let's review the best ways to keep D levels high:
1. Whenever possible, get just a few minutes of direct sunlight exposure every day
2. Eat good quality "fatty" fish (tuna, salmon, mackerel) three or more times each week
3. Take a cod liver oil supplement or another supplement that delivers generous amounts of vitamin D3
For more info: go to the link to read http://www.womentowomen.com/healthynutrition/vitamind.aspx
When U thought I wasn't looking !
This is a message send by my friend who is living in China following her husband who works there. Unfortunately, she is unable to read my blog, facebook and many sites outside China. So not only our BN Cronies Government filtered many sites and information limitation, China does that too.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING
A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I immediately wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my favourite cake for me,
and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.
When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer,
and I knew that there is a God I could always talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick,
and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it,
and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good,
and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you cared,
and I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know
to be a good and productive person when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and wanted to say,
'Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking'
I AM pasting THIS message here in the blog TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW and who read my blog; WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS,
BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES. (But God see us the most, in fact every minute detail )
LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT.
Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend) influences the life of a child.
How will you touch the life of someone today?
Just by telling someone else of this message, you will probably make them at least think about their influence on others.
Live Simply. Love Generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING
A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I immediately wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my favourite cake for me,
and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.
When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer,
and I knew that there is a God I could always talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick,
and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it,
and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good,
and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you cared,
and I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know
to be a good and productive person when I grow up.
When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and wanted to say,
'Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking'
I AM pasting THIS message here in the blog TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW and who read my blog; WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS,
BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES. (But God see us the most, in fact every minute detail )
LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT.
Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend) influences the life of a child.
How will you touch the life of someone today?
Just by telling someone else of this message, you will probably make them at least think about their influence on others.
Live Simply. Love Generously. Care Deeply. Speak Kindly.
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