Sunday, July 15, 2007

Never Eat Your Hair!

Rapunzel Syndrome (also known as Trichobezoar) is an extremely rare intestinal condition in humans resulting from the consumption of hair.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Diamond Mines At Sandton Hotels, Johannesburg

Hi All. Do you like diamond? I bet every female love it. It's a beauty and the hardest material on earth. Guess what, South Africa is the place abundant with diamond! The largest city in South Africa is Johannesburg.

As a matter of fact, I was very optimistic to visit Johannesburg someday. Maybe I can get a free smallest possible diamond for free :) Other than that the customary service offered by Sandton Hotels too was very eye-catching. I browsed around to search for any kind of information available about the Hotels in Sandton. I heard a lot people talking about Hotels in Sandton, its exquisiteness was incomparable to other hotel.

Hotels in Sandton were available throughout the whole season. Off course to be safe, you can book Sandton Hotels online. Better be safe I presume. In due course I will start saving my money to get to Johannesburg.

Britney Spears Watchful Moment

ONE FOR THE GIRLS YOU CARE ABOUT. " THIS IS NOT A JOKE "

I got this today and thought of as many women as I could to tell. If this is true, please think twice when you buy a new lipstick!

Something to consider next time you go shopping for lipstick....

This comes from someone who works in the breast cancer unit at Mt. Sinai Hospital , in Toronto.

From: Dr. Nahid Neman
If there is a female you care anything about, share this with her. I did!!!!!

Recently a lipstick brand called "Red Earth" decreased their prices from $67 to $9.90.

It contained lead.
Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.

The lipstick brands that contain lead are:
CHRISTIAN DIOR
LANCOME
CLINIQUE
Y.S.L
ESTEE LAUDER
SHISEIDO
RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK

The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer.

After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y.S.L. lipstick contained the most amount of lead.

Watch out for those lipstickswhich are supposed to stay longer.

If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.

Here is the test you can do yourself:

1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
3. If the lipstick colour changes to black, then you know the lipstick contains lead.

This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Sydney The Aussie City

One of the place I want to visit before I died is Sydney, Australia. Besides, Sydney Hotels :) I have heard a lot about Sydney. When the right time come, for sure my name must be in the list of any Sydney Hotel.

The reason is quite simple. Sydney is one of the most beauty capital in Australia. Their Sydney Hotels too are very pleasing and attactive. Whenever one choose to visit Sydney the most important thing to consider is their hotel rates.

They are many Sydney Hotels to choose from. Hotel in Sydney were ranging from 2 star till 5 star hotels. Feel free to browse any Sydney Hotel before you book the hotel. Accomodation is 2 thumbs up there :)

Top 5 Family Travel Tips

Recently, the Travel Channel asked me about our top tips for family travel. I pulled together this list and figured I’d share it on the site as well:

1. Attitude is everything: expect problems, go with the flow and everything will work out great. Travel is hard and traveling with kids is even harder. But if you treat your trip like an adventure, annoyances, missteps and mishaps simply become small obstacles for your hearty band of explorers to overcome. I mean, seriously, do you think Dora would let a two-hour delay get to her? Would Indiana Jones get stressed out because the restaurant doesn’t have chicken fingers? This applies just as much for parents as for children. If dogs can sense fear, you better believe your seven-year-old can. If you get stressed when you can’t find your hotel, your kids will get stressed too. When you think of it as “exploring the neighborhood,” everyone will feel better.

2. Things to bring:

  • Don’t forget the drugs. It’s always a good idea to travel with some children’s Tylenol (or whatever you prefer) so that you don’t have to worry about tracking down a drug store in a strange neighborhood at 11 P.M. Depending on how much space you have, you might want to bring small containers of cough syrup or Claritin as well. Finally, some parents swear by it and some parents detest it, but Benadryl can go a long way. Especially with long flights, giving you child something to help them sleep can make everyone a lot happier.
  • And definitely don’t forget the baby wipes. Even if your kid was out of diapers during the Clinton administration, baby wipes are invaluable when traveling. As one reader wrote, “You can clean hands, faces, toilet seats, almost anything with them. On a hot day you can even wipe your face & neck with them to cool down a bit.”
  • Other useful items. Kids get dirty, especially when they’re traveling. Bring a small container of special travel detergent (the Tide from your garage won’t work) so you can use your hotel sink to remove the damage from your child’s meatball mishap. Ziplock bags have thousands of uses and take up hardly any space. Bring a variety of sizes if you can. Finally, a small, sturdy nightlight can help turn a scary hotel room into a cozy den.

3. Leave at the right time. If you kids nap, use their schedules to your advantage. For example, if you’ve got a long car ride, see if you can’t leave an hour or so before their nap time. Most kids can entertain themselves for a little while so that buys you some time right there. Once they fall asleep around their normal nap time, you just bought yourself an hour or two of bliss on the way to your destination. This can work for flights as well. If you want to push your luck with this strategy, consider a red-eye flight. Especially if you’re flying coast to coast (at least in the U.S.), you can try to entertain a kid for 6 hours on a daytime flight or you can have them sleep on a flight that leaves at 11 PM. Be warned, however, this is a high-risk, high-return gambit. When executed to perfection, you get on the plane, give your kid his teddy bear and wake up 3,000 miles away. When things go awry, however, you are awake all night enduring glares from the people seated near you and the whole family is transformed into cranky zombies the next day.

4. Getting the most out of your flight.

  • Do a little pre-planning. I always start with SeatGuru.com to check out the layout of my flight and try to pick good seats. Map out aisles, windows and think about where to place your family. Do you want everyone in the same row or would you really rather spread them out a little because Johnnie is always getting under Janie’s skin? You can get creative here.
  • Special meals. For the airlines that still serve food, most have Children’s meals. They tend to include more kid friendly options and often come with toys or stickers.
  • Board separately. Lots of airlines have dropped special boarding for families with small children. If that’s an option for you, consider using it, especially if there is only one grown-up. But for me, I like to split up the parents to minimize the amount of time you spend on the plane. Send Sherpa Daddy onto the plane first with as much stuff as he can carry. Keep Mom or Grandpa or whoever in the boarding area until the gate agents physically force you onto the plane. This way your kids can run around and burn energy in the much roomier boarding area than in the 672 square inches they will attempt to occupy for the next four hours.

5. Choose your toys and books wisely. Toys with lots of small, moving parts are bound to end up as vacuum food. “One-trick” toys also take the express train for boredom town. Things like a good set of portable art supplies with crayons, markers and some paper can transform into hours of amusement (or at least distraction). One school of thought is to bring your kids’ favorites. If you daughter can play at home with her Groovy Girl for four hours, it’s probably a pretty good bet it will entertain her in the car as well. Another school of thought suggests holding toys in reserve for travel. Save a couple of brand-new toys to be dramatically unveiled just when your child is about to meltdown.

From: http://www.travelwithyourkids.com/before-you-go/top-5-family-travel-tips

London Chimes Nearby

One of my good friend was at London until now. I really missed her. The last time we met was during the summer last year, when she came back to Malaysia from her holidays. But this time, I decided to come and visit her :)

First thing first, I need to find a suitable Hotels in London. Thank God many Hotels in London are able to be book online. The rate varies but I can choose which one that support my wallet.. :)

London Hotels basically were much cheaper compared to here. There is value in my money. From what I heard Hotel in London offered you tip top services and they are quite cheaper. My friend recommend me some hotel but I decided to pick myself. I still have a lot things to do if I'm ever gonna visit London soon.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Basic Hard Disk Drive Components

Many types of hard disk drives are on the market, but nearly all share the same basic physical components. Some differences might exist in the quality of these components (and in the quality of the materials used to make them), but the operational characteristics of most drives are similar. The basic components of a typical hard disk drive are as follows:

Disk platters

Read/write heads

Head actuator mechanism

Spindle motor (inside platter hub)

Logic board (controller or printed circuit board)

Cables and connectors

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Steps For Buying Insurance

Use these three steps when buying insurance:

Step One: Do I need this type of insurance at all? Figure out what the type of insurance you are considering covers and decide whether you need it.

Step Two: How much of this type of insurance do I need? Policies vary in how much they cover. Some cover specific dollar amounts. Others cover percent of loss. Some have a deductible. Others exclude certain types of damage. Look at these differences among policies and decide which one is for you.

Step Three: Where will I buy it? If you are working on your own, the web has a host of services to help you comparison shop among companies. Type in "insurance" on most search engines and you will come up with a number of sites. If you are working with an agent, you may be working with a captive agent which means (s)he can only sell you policies form one company or an independent agent which represents several.

When selecting a company, consider also whether the company is both able and willing to pay on claims should you make one.. AM Best and other companies rate the financial solvency of insurance companies. The web comparison shopping services usually include and explain the ratings. You can also ask the company itself or your agent.

Consider also the company's record for trying to refuse to pay claims. Your state insurance commission may have a record of complaints.

When buying any insurance, you will most likely save money if you pay annually or semi-annually. Sometimes buying several types of insurance from the same company will save you money. Often taking steps to make claims more unlikely, such as installing deadbolt locks or taking a safe driving course will lower your premiums.

When shopping for insurance, also look into group policies offered by alumni associations, professional associations, or religious bodies. Usually you can forget about specialized insurance advertised on television with paid endorsers. They usually cover very little.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

How to bypass Megaupload download toolbar, Workaround for IE6 or IE7

Start–>Run–>Regedit–>OK

In Registry Editor window:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mcft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform]

Right click Post Platform–>New–>String Value–> Type “Alexa Toolbar"=""

Restart PC. Done!

Note: For IE 7.0 the “Post Platform” will located at:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mcft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent\Post Platform]