Friday, August 29, 2008

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Delicious Filipino Recipes: Menudo

Ultimate Microwave Oatmeal

Per serving: 207 calories (9 percent from fat), 2 g fat (0 saturated), 0 cholesterol, 4 g protein, 46 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 11 mg sodium.

clipped from www.miamiherald.com

prefer the slightly chewy texture of ''old-fashioned'' oats

If the oatmeal is still very watery after 1 ½ minutes, continue to microwave, stopping to stir every 30 seconds, until almost all of the water is absorbed. Microwaving for longer than 2 ½ minutes nonstop tends to cause the oatmeal to bubble over.

Seasonal fresh fruits such as blueberries or sliced bananas

1/3 cup old-fashioned uncooked oats
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, honey or maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1 tablespoon toasted, chopped walnuts (optional)

Place the oats and 2/3 cup water in a microwave-safe cereal bowl that has a capacity of at least 2 cups. Microwave, uncovered, on high, until the oatmeal is thick and almost all of the water is absorbed, 1 ½ to 2 ½ minutes depending on the power of your microwave. Remove the bowl and stir in the cinnamon. Let the oatmeal stand until all the water is absorbed, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

brown sugar, raisins and walnuts

oatmeal in the microwave

clipped from www.miamiherald.com

Serve this Ultimate microwave oatmeal with apple slices and orange juice.

Here are a few tricks for microwaved oatmeal success:

best to make one bowl at a time, using no more than 1/3 cup uncooked oats

The oatmeal will bubble up as it microwaves, and if your bowl is too small, the cereal can spill over the sides before it is done. Stopping in the middle of microwaving to stir helps prevent this.

cooking time depends on the power of your microwave. In general, it should be done in 1 ½ to 2 ½ minutes. The oatmeal is ready when almost all of the water is absorbed. If you overcook it, just stir in a tablespoon or so more water

Topped with raisins, brown sugar and perhaps a sprinkle of nuts, a steaming bowl of oatmeal sends everyone off for the day (or night!) happier and healthier.

And we've all heard about the cholesterol-lowering bonus.

Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and they are also potent
inhibitors of tissue damage and inflammation caused by high levels of blood
sugar.

When researchers tested extracts from 24 common herbs and spices, they found
a direct correlation between antioxidant phenol content and the ability of the
extracts to block the formation of compounds that contribute to damage caused by
diabetes and aging.

Cloves (ground)
Cinnamon (ground)
Jamaican allspice (ground)
Apple pie spice (mixture)
Oregano (ground)
Pumpkin pie spice (mixture)
Marjoram
Sage
Thyme
Gourmet Italian spice

This is not the first time scientists have declared culinary herbs and spices as potent anti-diabetic alternatives.

Cinnamon and cinnamon extracts have previously been shown to effectively lower blood sugar. As a matter of fact, cinnamon was found to increase glucose metabolism 20-fold, in one such study!

1 in 4 Americans Now Suffer From Pre-Diabetes or Some Form of Diabetes

#Sour Milk Smells
Get rid of the smell of stale, sour milk on fabrics. Soak in white vinegar for a couple of hours and wash in the normal way. If you can't wash the fabric, dab the area with tissue and then apply white vinegar. Dab again and get the area as dry as possible. You might have to do this several times.

#Stale Freezer Smell.
Freezer defrosted? The smell can be really bad. Empty the freezer and wash out with soap and warm water then wash the inside with bicarbonate of soda dissolved in a little water. Finally put a cut onion in the bottom and leave overnight. Remove the onion and leave the door of the freezer open for a while. This should get rid of the bad smell.

#Musty Old Carpets.
To take smells out of old carpets, use a steam cleaner and put a scoop of Oxyclean, or similar into the water. It will freshen it up again and stop the odour.

#Plastic Containers
can sometimes smell, especially if they are stored with their lids on. Crumple a piece of newspaper and put it inside the box, replace the lid and leave overnight. This will remove the smell.

clipped from www.gomestic.com

Fishy Smells.

Cut a lemon in half and boil it in a little water. The steam disperses the aroma and neutralises the fish smell.

Pet Puddles.

White vinegar in warm water will help to get rid of the smell left behind by pet accident

Damp Cupboard.

put a box containing cat litter in there. The cat litter will absorb the damp smell and leave the room/cupboard smelling fresh.

Smelly Microwave.

Squeeze half a lemon into some water and place the dish into the microwave. Place in the microwave on full power for two minutes. Once the water condenses inside the microwave wipe with a soft absorbent cloth

Cigarette Smoke.

in a car can hang around for ages. Soak two towels in white vinegar. Put each into a plastic bowl. Put these near the ashtray and the back seat. Leave over night. When you take the bowls out the smell will have gone

Stale Smelling Fridge.

soak a piece of cotton wool in vanilla and leave inside. It will give it
a lovely clean, fresh aroma

What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like?

clipped from www.diet-blog.com

Breakfast - 290 Calories
1 whole wheat English muffin
2 pats low fat butter
1 hard boiled egg
1/2 cup of fruit
8 oz fruit juice
8 oz water

Baked potato - 305 Calories
1 medium baked potato
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons salsa
1 cup sliced melon
12 oz water

Oatmeal - 325 Calories
1 cup oatmeal with raisins
1 cup of fruit
1 cup coffee or tea
1 banana

Chicken - 345 Calories
6 oz of chicken
1 cup of green beans
2 pats of low-fat butter
1 small tossed salad
2 tablespoons reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing
12 oz water

Scrambled eggs - 360 Calories
2 scrambled eggs
2 strips of turkey bacon
1 piece whole wheat toast
1 pat of low fat butter
1 coffee or tea
8 oz water

Chicken and Rice - 395 Calories
6 oz cooked chicken
2 tablespoons of barbecue sauce
1 cup of mixed vegetables
1/2 cup of brown rice
1 small tossed salad
2 tablespoons reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing
12 oz water

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

pics to make you stay on the ground!

clipped from www.slightlywarped.com

anton ferdinand worth 50,000 a week - i think not

West Ham accuse Ferdinand of forcing their hand - Premier League, Soccer - Independent.ie

West Ham United came out fighting yesterday by accusing Anton Ferdinand of forcing his £7m sale to Sunderland by demanding more than £50,000 a week in wages.

The deal was due to be completed last night after the central defender underwent a medical and agreed personal terms,

Contract talks at Upton Park with the 23-year-old defender broke down irretrievably earlier this month, with sources at West Ham citing his excessive wage demands -- more than double his present deal -- as the primary reason for the collapse.

It was pointed out to Ferdinand that he was not a first-team regular, given his injury record and the competition at the club, and was not in a position to make such demands.

Nevertheless, West Ham had offered Ferdinand around £35,000 a week which, in itself, represented a significant hike in his present wages.

Ferdinand's arrival in the north-east is a reward for Roy Keane's protracted pursuit as he attempts to complete his ninth summer signing.

The manager said: ''I met him last week and it went well. He will be a good addition to our squad and it will keep people on their toes.''

edit>>>The over petulant Ferdinand is now equal wages with Micah richards and some notable centre backs which CAN ALSO SCORE GOALS....lets see if he lives up to his wage!

why you never should eat fried foods

'Why I'll never eat a fry-up again' - Diet & Fitness, Health - Independent.ie

photosynth - making panorama pics

Install Photosynth

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Tools for Capturing Screenshots in Firefox

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

badass baby

whatchalookinat!!!

clipped from photo.livevideo.com

Song Lyrics for CHildren

Children's Animal Song Lyrics from KIDiddles

Monday, August 25, 2008

english premier league 25 August 2008

The premier league shows that the new boys will cause heartache at home to the established bunch. My poker money flew out the window as i gambled on lots of netters between Blackburn and Hull and between fulham and arsenal only to be shown how good defence is at home games.

Fulham 1: Arsenal 0 at Craven Cottage

Norwegian defender Brede Hangeland was a Craven Cottage hero as Fulham held on for a good 1-0 victory over Arsenal in making amends for last week's 2-1 defeat at promoted Hull where where they lost courtesy of a stuff-up by the left-back, Paul Konchesky (absent today). It was a opportunist effort by 6ft 5ins centre-back whose height is a big weapon .Lanky Finland left-back Toni Kallio a sole change to the team that lost at Hull. Were Arsenal bad or Fulham very good. Time will tell, it's only early days - when fresh and motivated players have their say. Me thinks Fulham though, will struggle for goals until injured £10.5million signing Andrew Johnson starts.

Fulham started the brighter and shut the supply, breaking up play through niggling fouls. Jimmy Bullard was inspirational in midfield as ever, carried the battle to Arsenal from the start. Fulham played well for 70 minutes - with composure and good ball-passing, then spent the last or 20 trying hard to cling on to the lead..and they forgot about their earlier "style". Even though they showed fighting spirit, It is dangerous to invite teams - especially teams of this quality - on to you. The ball was repeatedly around Fulham's penalty area. But this was where the Gunners also failed...seemed really nervous and wanted to just hit the ball up there rather than create a chances.

Arsenal's performance exposed obvious flaws in Arsene Wenger's team just days before its Champions League second-leg qualifier against FC Twente. Lucky it's a home game and Fabregas is ecpected to play. They began with a piss-weak opening 45 minutes, marked by a 21st minute goal to centre-back Hangeland who charged onto Jimmy Bullard's low corner kick while Gallas and Toure swapped details about their whacking pay-packets. Earlier, Robin van Persie missed a sitter from eight yards. Possession, passing, pure football - the Arsenal way of playing, often beautiful to observe was broken with simple fundamentals of fitness and organisation added to relentless pressure upon the visiting defenders. I've never seen an Arsenal team hit so many long balls. At one point cottage fans were singing: 'Are you Derby in disguise?'

Without Fabregas, Arsenal struggled to beat West Brom last week at the Emirates, now missing that skill, they were also very soft early against an in-your-face cottagers who were not going to deny their fans. Although Adebayor's header from Sagna's cross hit the post soon after Fulham's goal it was a once-off scare. The central midfield pairing of Denilson and Emmanuel Edoue, seldom seen in this role before, simply could not take command– the signs were there last week. The pairing were woefully lacking in experience against Murphy and Bullard, who dominated three quarters of the game.

Arsenal tried to impose its possession game in the early stages but created few chances and when Gera slipped a good ball through to Zamora in the eighth minute. He carelessly chipped a poor shot over the crossbar from a difficult angle when he should have waited for support to arrive.

Thankfully, Arsenal had Clichy getting back to dispossess Zamora shortly afterwards when the former West Ham striker came raiding again. New Emirate boy Nasri was a determined and class-above but he was not helped by team mates. The anonymous Walcott was replaced by the more muscular Dane, Nicklas Bendtner which made little difference and there was just no penetration to go with Arsenal's possession. Aaron Ramsey, might have been a better bet. Come back Gilberto Silva, Mathieu Flamini and Alex Hleb!!

Given these 2 performances...the gunners are already playing catch-up against Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.

West Bromwich 1 Everton 2 at The Hawthorns

After completely dominating for the first hour, Albion prematurely let their hair down and out of nowhere maestro Mikel Arteta pulled a rabbit out of the hat with a wonderfully timed and weighted pass into the feet of Leon Osman who fired past the keeper Carson in the 65th minute and within 11 minutes they were two ahead when Yakubu capitalised on a mix-up between Carson and his defenders to head home. West Brom cut the deficit when Roman Bednar converted a penalty in the 89th minute– courtesy of a Phil Neville handball – but it was all too late.

Everton were there for the taking. Albion producing the better football and enjoying the lion’s share of possession and chances. After another week of no dealing in the transfer market, Moyes arrived with the same young side – containing the 16-year-old Jose Baxter and the 17-year-old Jack Rodwell – which was OWNED the week before against Blackburn. Moyes is not a happy man, and admits that “six or seven” new players are needed before the September 1 transfer deadline, mainly midfield and attack . Albion's Ishmael Miller, out of his depth it seems in top flight, should have done better on at least 2 occassions. But the visitors had two titans in centre-halves Lescott and Yobo, who formed an impenetrable wall.

Albion's Gianni Zuiverloon, the right-back recruited from Heerenveen for £3.2, made his home debut and looks decent. Do-Heon Kim, the South Korean, who caught the eye at Arsenal week before, played another clever, creative performance, just off the main striker, Ishmael Miller. Albion lacked the cutting edge that Valero, £4.7m on a Spanish striker, was to give but signed too late to make his debut.

Tottenham 1 Sunderland 2 at White Hart

Even without the BULGARIAN, spurs should be better than this...just goes to show what class Keane and Berbatovare. Goals from Kieran Richardson and new signing Djibril Cisse sunk Spurs as Jermaine Jenas’ goal was consolation in Spurs’ second loss of the season.

Berbatov's absence left Spurs with Darren Bent leading their attack, and they suffered. Berbatov not in the right frame of mind...for his club yes, as he scored twice when Bulgaria defeated Bosnia 2-1 on Wednesday. Shades of the previous season’s nightmarish start have begun to appear.

Darren Bent was a lonesome dude upfront and he could not hold his own against Sunderland. Tottenham's main hope of finding a goal lay with Bentley, the designated free-kick and corner taker and who operated just behind Bent.

Tottenham showed several decent attacking moves, but lacked a clinical finisher like Berbatov or Keane to convert. Luka Modric and Aaron Lennon had no space to roam, as Malbranque and Richardson kept them in check.

Stoke 3 Aston Villa 2 at Britannia Stadium

At the Britannia Stadium, Stoke were scrappy, feisty and just about everything else in between. Above all, they were the most fortunate. Gabriel Agbonlahor should have been awarded a penalty and Rory Delap was the fortunate recipient of one which Liam Lawrence converted.

John Carew had a say in both Villa goals. The Villa equalizer thanks to Carew taking Ashley Young’s back heel and beating Sorensen one v one. The second thanks to Carew flicking onto Laursen off what was a poor free kick in the first place from Ashley Young. Laursen was a part of all three Stoke goals and he made amends somewhat by getting the second equalizer for Villa. Gareth Barry on the whole looked disinterested or fatigued from his England call up, However his touches were poor, a bad pass the catalyst for Stoke pulling ahead 2-1. It was Barry’s missed sitter three minutes after pulling level at one though that told me how off his game he was.

Was Agbonlahor too tentative in his play today? If his groin was bothering him that much, should he have even started? Stoke were dangerous from set-piece situations while Delap's throw-ins bombs were a constant menace to the Villa defence.

Manchester City 3 West Ham 0 Stadium of Light

Being a hammers boy, you will detect my curmudgeonly sentiments, especially of Ham's need for a forward of note. The sooner West Ham sell Ferdinand and move on the better...hopefully with some of the loot they can MAKE A PROPER BUY! The Black Cats have been HUGE spenders during the summer, as they try to steer clear of relegation and unless the owner of HAM spend something...ANYTHING!...we will join that scrap. Lets see who they sign (please let it include a defender!!!) before the transfer window closes on September 1.

Most City fans will rejoice, but maybe this game covered their bad points well. After Noble was sent off, it was a case of how many goals can we kick at Green. Obviously, the midfielders would get the job cos they had no forwards. And they will need someone soon. City will be encouraged by Kompany's debut. A natural centre-back, he started in midfield and patrolled there effectively.

The hammers were solid but unspectacular and failed to test home goalkeeper Joe Hart, while their own woodwork copped a bit of pounding. Hammers lost Carlton Cole to injury after just 31 minutes and it looks like he'll be warming the bench awhile, then when Noble bid bye bye the little cracks that were appearing got HUGE. With ten men you've got to defend properly but after the first poor clearance which fell straight to city player who took it really well. After that, the personnel we had out there looked as if we weren't going to score. Dean Ashton lost his partner Cole to an early injury, saw Manchester City close his supply lines in wide areas and became even more isolated after Mark Noble's red card. He was further stimied by the impotence of Ham's wide players.

PHOTOSHOP Tips & Fixes

PHOTOSHOP 911 Tips & Fixes FAQ

Turning a Image into a Beautiful Paint

clipped from 9tutorials.com

And this is what we will end up with:

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Getting Fit Online: Your Guide To Web Workouts

Getting Fit Online: Your Guide To Web Workouts -- Internet -- InformationWeek

the love rock - nature is an architect

earth album alpha - a slicker google maps + flickr mash-up

Saturday, August 23, 2008

L2 Cache: 4MB or 2MB?...10% diff

AnandTech: Intel's Core 2 Extreme & Core 2 Duo: The Empire Strikes Back

Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor

Filter Summary

Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor

How To Encrypt BitTorrent Traffic - ISP cant block you speeds

How To Encrypt BitTorrent Traffic (Azureus, Bitcomet & utorrent) - joejoe.org Community

tow in surfing - clovelly "bommie"

clipped from uncutvideo.aol.com

Friday, August 22, 2008

How to tell you are grown up

clipped from koelschgirl.blogspot.com

oxymorons

1 death benefits
2 original copy
3 friendly fire
4 standard deviation
5 tax return
6 upside down
7 inside out
8 industrial park
9 painless dentistry
10 genuine imitation
11 pretty ugly
12 business ethics
13 protective custody
14 natural additives
15 military intelligence
16 ethical hacking

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Student inventor creates £20 wind turbine out of scrap

Student inventor creates £20 wind turbine out of scrap for developing world | Mail Online

Behringer USB Guitar Link

clipped from www.gearlive.com

Become your own portable studio. Behringer’s Guitar Link interface allows you to hook up your guitar to your computer and record in 16 tracks, play, and add effects with nothing else attached. Hook up to your PC or Mac USB port and use the 3 Guitar Combos to create blues, rock, or pop sounds. Also featured is their Kristal Audio Engine multi-track sequencer and Audacity audio editor. For those who don’t want to share the music, the device comes with a headphone output. The Link is available for $74.20.

world's expensive foods

clipped from money.cnn.com

Civet coffee, aka kopi luwak

Estimated price per pound: $110

This rare coffee has the dubious distinction of being consumed before the customer has even taken a sip. The palm civet, a cat-like animal also called a luwak, ingests fresh coffee cherries but doesn't digest the beans inside. After the beans pass through the civet's digestive system, workers collect them and wash them in spring water. Supposedly, the civet's digestive enzymes make the beans less acidic, improving the coffee's flavor.

clipped from money.cnn.com

Vanilla

Estimated price per pound of beans: $50 and up

Vanilla beans come from a tropical orchid native to Mexico; today, Madagascar and Indonesia are the largest producers. Vanilla is expensive because growing and harvesting it is so labor-intensive

"Each flower is hand-pollinated, and each bean handpicked,"

clipped from money.cnn.com

Foie gras

Estimated price per pound: $50

duck or goose liver fattened by force-feeding - has been a delicacy since Roman times,

clipped from money.cnn.com

Rare golden tigerfish

Price per pound: $714

world's expensive foods

clipped from money.cnn.com

White truffles

Estimated price per pound: $6,000 and up

Their high price is due to their unpredictable growth habits: No one has been able to domesticate them, relying instead on trained dogs and pigs to sniff them out.

clipped from money.cnn.com

Caviar

Estimated price per pound: $1,550 and up

Caviar, or salted fish roe, comes primarily from sturgeon that live in the Caspian Sea; Russia, Kazakhstan, and Iran are all major exporters. Beluga caviar is thought to be the best, and at around $4,000 a pound, the most expensive

clipped from money.cnn.com

Saffron

Estimated price per pound: $1,500 and up

the most expensive spice, is usually sold by the gram

the stigmas of tiny crocuses, grown primarily in Spain, Iran, Greece and India. Since each flower only has three stigmas, many blossoms are needed

clipped from money.cnn.com

Kobe beef

Estimated price per pound: $150

renowned among carnivores for its rich flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture

also known as "Wagyu," comes from Wagyu cat

clipped from money.cnn.com

Estimated price per pound: $110

Our beautiful planet - flash satellite pics

http://www.greatdanepro.com/Blue%20Bueaty/index.htm

clipped from www.greatdanepro.com

Academy Awards - History By Year

clipped from www.filmsite.org

ACADEMY AWARDS®

Best Picture
(originally known as Best Production)

Best Actor
(Best performance by an Actor
in a leading role)

Best Actress
(Best performance by an Actress
in a leading role)

Academy Awards - History By Year

clipped from www.filmsite.org

Best Picture
(originally known as Best Production)

Best Actor
(Best performance by an Actor
in a leading role)

Best Actress
(Best performance by an Actress
in a leading role)

mondegreens - top misheard lyrics

clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk

Such misunderstandings, or mishearings, are called mondegreens. The term is a reference to the 17th century ballad The Bonnie Earl O' Murray, in which the final line 'and laid him on the green', can be heard as 'and Lady Mondegreen'.

Sting, 56, beat the Beatles, the Bee Gees, Queen and David Bowie in the online poll of 2,000 music fans.

Premier League Team of the Week - round 1 16 august

Manchester United go missing - champions absent from Premier League Team of the Week | Mail Online

early history of West Ham United

Knees up Mother Brown - West Ham United FC Online: Articles

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Drunk Builders & Mad Architects

clipped from www.darkroastedblend.com

How would you explain that all these "structures" passed the quality control and house inspections? Only by the possible fact that controllers and inspectors were drunk too. Or just near-sighted. I really want to believe the latter, but in some countries they are actually neither drunk or blind - but handsomely bribed. See for yourself:

It all starts with mad designs:

Foundation? Basement? Who needs it, lets get more creative:

Oh, I like that. Great idea -

Something somewhere did not work out for these builders... -

More than plumbing. A work of art.

One is labeled "Red", the other "Blue". Can't go wrong here -

There is something in my wa...

This one will launch you into the air:

...or into the basement:

Some statues don't stay erect for very long (this time earthquake was responsible) -

Whatever it was before... (we really hope it was more than that):

Best theft protection:

Using the old bus as a brick storage:

Don't park your BMW anywhere close to these guys:

Enter the bathroom (with caution):

Abandoned Castles Of Russian Countryside

clipped from www.darkroastedblend.com

Apparently some Russian architects of the 19th century visited Europe often enough to be influenced by medieval castles and French-style palaces. Among them was architect P. S. Boitzov, who built a number of fancy castle-like mansions in Moscow area:

1.Muromtzevo Masion

One Boitzov's wealthy client, V. Khrapovitzky, decided to erect a real thing instead of poor imitations.

so Boitzov had to come up with the authentic French-style palace

Today

2. Beautiful Uspenskoe Mansion

One of the last owners of this castle was Sergei Morozov, who allowed many prominent Russian painters (including Levitan) to live in this house.

3. English-style Vasilievskoe

4. Eltzin's Retreat Area

neo-gothic castle-like mansion

it's being restored (to the tune of 250 million dollars) into Podushkino Castle

All these mansions were designed by vastly underrated and essentially forgotten architect P. S. Boitzov

illuminated fountain he designed on the Lubyanka Square

for coronation of Russian Tzar Nikolai II

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Windows XP tips & tricks for video editing

Videoguys Windows XP tips & tricks for NLE

The good news is Windows Vista bundles (out of box) a great screen capture tool called "Snipping Tool". The tool helps you to Capture a portion of your screen so you can save, annotate, or share the image.

Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots
(Thanks to my colleague Murari Rajagopal for telling me about this useful applet)

You can find the Snipping Tool either via Start > Accessories > Snipping Tool or by simply typing Snip into any Search window. But it is easy to create a shortcut for it by using the path %SystemRoot%\system32\SnippingTool.exe. This path should work in all Windows Vista (32 bit) editions. It also has rudimentary painting (pen) tool.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

bad food for you

pretzels, blueberry muffins and vitamin drinks

clipped from health.msn.com

made with refined white flour stripped of its vitamins and antioxidants. They're
also dense so they pack a ton of carb calories for a very small amount and
they’re not filling

clipped from health.msn.com

Even a trans-fat-free wild blueberry scone packs over 400 calories

over 50 percent of the maximum amount of artery-clogging saturated fat
intake for an entire day

clipped from health.msn.com

Yes, it has vitamins, but at up to 200 calories per bottle
(50 per serving with 4 servings per jug), just one of these a day can cause a 20
pound weight gain in a year's time if the calories aren't burned off.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Illustrated How to Replace a Motherboard

Replacing a Motherboard - Illustrated How to Replace a Motherboard (Removal)

the average attendance figures for Premier League clubs for the 07/08 season

clipped from soccerlens.com

Thursday, August 14, 2008

digital music and life without the labels

Indie bands talk digital music and life without the labels: Page 1

Ultimate Fiber Banana Nut Muffins

clipped from www.bakespace.com

Cooking Time: 15

Servings: 12

Preparation Time: 10

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup ground flax seed

4 ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 cup Splenda

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 stick butter, melted

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tin with paper liners.

Sift together flour, flax seed, cinnamon, nutmeg, powder, soda, and salt. Make a hole in the center.

Add banana, butter, and vanilla to the well and fold ingredients into the center, blending until just combined.

Fold in nuts.

Fill each muffin cup with equal amounts of batter and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

really cool tree-houses

clipped from www.oddee.com

Too High Teahouse

dream hideaway in Takasugi-an (Chino, Nagano)

World's Largest tree house

95 miles south of Edinburgh (and next to the Alnwick Castle, the very one used in the Harry Potter films)

Nescafé Treehouse

a treehouse for a Nescafé commercial now running on Japanese television

Free Spirit Spheres

Free Spirit Spheres can be hung from the trees as shown, making a tree house

The Dome

O2 Treehouse

TreeHouse Workshop

4Treehouse

Le Lit Perché

La Cabane Perchée, a Paris-based studio that designs and builds treehouses

Everybody's Treehouse

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Remove red-eye from your digital pictures with IrfanView

clipped from help.cnet.com

Filed in: IrfanView, Software

IrfanView is a popular free image-editing program that lets you make a number of useful edits to your digital photographs. Although it's nowhere near as powerful as Photoshop, it's still a handy tool for simple photo editing tasks. One of its great feature is red-eye reduction. If you have an image where your subject has glowing red eyes, here's how you can fix it:

1) Launch IrfanView
2) Under the File menu, choose Open and open the file you want to edit
3) Move the scroll bars on the right and bottom of the IrfanView window to find the red eyes you wish to correct
4) Draw a small box around the red eye with your cursor
5) Under the Image menu, choose "Red eye reduction" (or simply hit CONTROL-Y)
6) Repeat steps 3-5 to correct any other red eyes in the image
7) Under the File menu, choose "Save As...", give the file a new name, and then hit OK

Monday, August 11, 2008

Chinese cuisine from 1000 years of starvation!

clipped from braingoodbye.com

First you must find a place to eat.
Then try Star Fish fried in Shark Oil.
On to Baby Sharks, Deep Fried Star Fish and Sea Urchins.
The appetizers continue with Turkey Vulture Schnitzels, Sea Snakes and Silk Worms.
Ohhh whats the smell? Could it be Grilled Snake? Yes, yes it could!
Theres more to this feast when we enjoy Dog Liver and veggies.
Ahhhh the feast de la resistance - Goat Lungs and Red Peppers.
With your choice of Cow Stew or Horse Stew!
Or perhaps a bowl or Dog Brain Soup for the canine lovers out there.
For dessert we’re enjoying Lizard Legs & Scorpion Brochettes.

Be sure to ask the Sous Chef to pack up a doggy bag of Black Scorpions, Silk Worms, Dung Beetles and Cicadas
Oh! I almost forgot how much grandma loves Grilled Snake. Two please.
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Sunday, August 10, 2008

broccoli is good for you - diabetics

clipped from www.redorbit.com

New research suggests that eating broccoli could reverse the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels.

key is a compound found in the vegetable, called sulforaphane.

encourages production of enzymes which protect the blood vessels, and a reduction in high levels of molecules which cause significant cell damage.

Cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes are up to five times more likely to develop in people with diabetes; both are linked to damaged blood vessels.

Sulforaphane activated a protein in the body called nrf2, which protects cells and tissues from damage by activating protective antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes, researchers found.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

how to overclock your pc

clipped from www.pcmag.com

In this Video:
Overclocking can be a mysterious process. You can save yourself money and increase your system performance by overclocking your CPU and memory.

Loyd introduces you to the basic concepts of overclocking, talks about hardware considerations and walks you through a simple overclock of an Intel quad core processor. Along the way, he'll touch on the system BIOS, voltages, front side bus and CPU core multipliers. If you've ever wanted to explore overclocking, this three-part video series should get you started.

Click on the image to play clip or watch the entire show at DL.TV.

Watch Part II of the Overclocking Your PC series.

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

list of conversations and writing sites

clipped from www.flickr.com

Monday, August 4, 2008

Compiling titles from different DVDs with DVD Shrink

DVD Shrink .info: Making a compilation with v3.1

Satirical Maps of the First World War

clipped from bibliodyssey.blogspot.com

Hark! hark! the dogs do bark!
The beggars are coming to town
Some in rags and some in jags
And one in a velvet gown [Trad.]¹^,²^,³

European Revue - Kill That Eagle
(by J. Amschewitz; London, Pub. by "Geographica", 1914)

Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914

Het Gekkenhuis (Oud Liedje, Nieuwe Wijs)
{approx: The Insane Asylum (Old Song, Newly Wise (or 'new tune'?)}
(by Louis Raemaekers; Amsterdam, Senefelder [pub.] 1915)

Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914

England hides its fleet under the skirt of home, the dog Ireland is at its back.
King Oskar of Sweden looks “intently” at Russia.
France bravely retreats, while Spain devotes itself to sweet “idleness.”
Belgium – already has!

All the above maps were spliced together from screencaps. They were obtained from the University of Amsterdam website where you can zoom in to high magnification. [via Briefe an Konrad]

clipped from dpc.uba.uva.nl