Beyoncé Set To Give Birth To Baby Girl Soon

Now it's the most beautiful time of the year -- especially for Beyoncé and Jay-Z because according to MediaTakeOut.com, the pop star is expected to give birth to her baby girl soon. Two nurses at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York City told that an alert was put out last night to the hospital's nurses and security that a famous celebrity would be arriving today to give birth. The nurses also revealed that half the floor of the hospital's...

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Genesis Tutorial Suggestion Box

My senior blogger friend Brian Gardner is now opening Genesis Tutorial Suggestion Box as I have quoted below.  Now that I’m (relatively) happy with my current site design, it’s time to focus on content. You may have notice that recently I added a code section , and now I want to focus on creating a tutorials section. So far, here is a list of tutorials that I have written for using the Genesis Framework:  How to Add Social Media Icons to Your Website  How to Create a Custom Archives Page  How to Make Money With the Genesis Box  Kickstart...

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When Life Becomes Too Easy

For those of you who have followed me over the years, you know that my wife Shelly and I have participated in the 3-Day for the Cure. It’s an annual event that supports breast cancer research and each year we’re required to raise a minimum of $2,300. I won’t try to convince you that walking 60 miles over a weekend is easy, but I will say that throughout the years it’s become easier for me. Since we started in 2001, Shelly and I have walked over 1200 miles – and have raised more than $100,000 for this noble cause. Funding breast cancer research...

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The Story of Two Lakes

It was said that in the interior of Java, Indonesia, there were two villages. Both had a spring or lake that was used as a source of drinking water. However, the two villages are quite different in the treating of the lake. The first Villagers considered as their sacred village pond . The Lake was always sprinkled with flowers every Friday night. In fact, on Friday night the villagers held a special ritual in honor of the lake. Flowers are sown more and more in it. Fragrances are also sown the edges. Chant prayers and hopes of citizens had always...

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Torrential Rains and Flooding Have Happened in Indonesia

In this wet season, torrential rains and flooding have happened in Indonesia. According to The Jakarta Globe that I quoted below, they kill two persons in Riau. Pekanbaru, Riau. Torrential rains since Friday triggered widespread flooding and landslides in Kampar district in Riau, killing two people and rendering thousands homeless over the weekend. Officials said the heavy rains caused the Kampar River to overflow and flood entire villages in the district. Zurizal, the head of the Kampar Kiri Hulu subdistrict, said the flash flood claimed two...

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Japanese Unique Tradition

The Japanese always seem mysterious. They rarely smile, stiff and often mutually visible behavior. Knowing what's behind the habit of many might be lifted a little mystique. Kimono, sumo, chopsticks and sake are the four things that are always associated with Japan. They affect too much their way of life. Kimono Kimono for example, this traditional dress was not just cover the body. Many of the philosophy of life contained in them. Wearing...

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Introduction to App Inventor for Android

Introduction to App Inventor for Android Adding information to the previous post I have quoted below the basic orientation to App Jnventor. App Inventor for Android lets beginning programmers create mobile applications for Google Android. With App inventor, you create applications on your laptop, using a Web browser, and install them on the phone to run them. Applications made with App Inventor are run just like any other Android application. You build App Inventor projects by combining standard components. Components are program elements...

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App Program Builder

According to the rapid development of Information Technology , Android, iPad, and the iPhone becomes an integral part of human life nowdays. . In this connection, the communication facilities make us more flexible in working on something wherever we are. This is part of the ever evolving technology and provide more benefits to people, especially business people. . We can now make and develop apps. This program was interactive, eye catching...

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Long Weekend in Puerto Rico

Some time ago I have posted some Travel Destinations, namely China, Paris, Camping, Romania, etc. Now I want to add another next destination that I have qouted below. Puerto Rico is an ideal Caribbean Island for a island for number of reasons; history - with buildings that date back to the 1520's there is no older "western culture" in the Western Hemisphere. Christopher Columbus claimed Puerto Rico for Spain in 1493. Food - Puerto Rican...

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The Little Blue House

The Little Blue House (LBH) works with children and their parents in low-income communities to foster students' social and academic development in a safe, supportive environment. Through constructive activities and focus-improving exercises, the organization aims to ensure healthy behavioral development, including full participation in class and the formation of strong social bonds with both peers and adults. LBH hosts an Out-of-School Time...

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Freshwater Aquascaping

Entropic Aquatic is a business unit engaged in the procurement services for a variety of product-themed art aquatic life. The main focus of our efforts is to aquascaping and aquatic plants.However, we also provide services in the field of marineaquarium decor, koi pond waterfall, and garden landscaping. Aquatic entropic supported by members who experienced more than 10 years in the relevant field. For similar business units, ourservice rates...

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Ubud Writers Festival in Bali

A couple weeks ago my senior blogger fellow Colson wrote about an interesting event carried out in Bali. ANZ Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) opens with a festive Gala Opening celebration in the Royal Palace, October 5 2011. The event was officially opened by Sapta Nirwandar Director General of Marketing for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Its audiences are spreading the word and being anticipated the most diverse, rewarding and enriching Festival ever. The writers are coming, the readers are booking, Ubud is opening its...

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How Could Sun Storms Affect Climate ?

These days in Jakarta, Indonesia, it’s already raining. Usually now it has entered the rainy season. But in other areas, such as in East Java, it has not rained. Even there the air gets very hot and there are some areas that have difficulty with clean water. According to forecasts of some astronomers in 2012 will occur Sun Storms. Now it’s just about 3 months more to year of 2012. `Would Sun Storms that cause climate change drastically happen? The...

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Make Money With StudioPress

If you’re an online blogger, web designer/developer, or website owner looking to generate income and help take WordPress to a higher level by promoting products for the largest and fastest growing online blogging and website platform then the our affiliate program is perfect for you. Before applying to our affiliate program, please read the following: Sign up is easy and takes just a few simple steps.  1. Apply  Sign-up for a ShareASale affiliate account and apply for our Affiliate program in one step by filling out the application...

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Textile Painting Technique

After searching the information needed for my daughter’s fashion business, finally I got the following textile painting technique.. Textile painting can be freely interpreted as a technique to make patterns or decorate fabric by painting directly on fabric. The difference with paint on canvas, painting onfabric using a special paint that resists washed and ironed. So, this painting on cloth instead of using oil paints. This technique is easier...

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Developing Applications for Android Devices

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware, and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and libraries necessary to begin developing applications that run on Android-powered devices. This site provides information about Google projects based on the Android platform, such as external libraries that extend the platform, hosted services and APIs, and more. Everything on this site is provided by Google for the benefit of Android developers. If you are interested in developing applications...

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My Daughter’s Fashion Business

Yesterday my daughter Meilina told me that she was ready to prepare her butique studio at home. Some time ago she said that she wanted to do a fashion business . Now she is working at “Majalah NOOR” magazine as Creative in Jakarta. As her father I have appreciated and fully supported her very good idea, because I really know that she has capability in fashion design especially after she finished her four years studying in Japan. I am ready...

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Epley Maneuver

Referring to the request of a friend, I repost the following sequence of positions describes the Epley maneuver: 1. The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, with the legs fully extended and the head turned 45 degrees towards the affected side. 2. The patient then quickly lies down backwards with the head held approximately in a 30 degree neck extension where the affected ear faces the ground. 3. Remain in this position for approximately 30 seconds. 4. The head is then turned 90 degrees to the opposite direction so that the unaffected...

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Top 5 Most Popular Genesis Child Themes

This time Brian Gardner described about his experiences when he was working to create themes for bloggers. I’ve been asked a number of times what are the most popular StudioPress themes, so this morning I ran sales numbers for the past month to find out. While I had a hunch which ones would fall on this list, many were confirmed and now I have the data to back it up. Here are the top 5 most popular child themes for the Genesis Framework which are currently available on StudioPress… Happy Blogging ! ...

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Real Men Wear Pink

I received his e-mail yesterday . It reminded me about his social activities as I have quoted below. On August 5th, 2011 I will once again lace up my shoes for the Chicago Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, and start an emotional journey that will take me 60 very long and grueling miles. This walk will be hot, this walk will be painful. There will be sweat, and there will be tears. If you ever wondered what I stand for in life… It’s kindness. It’s...

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Who’s Sending the Most Traffic to Your Blog?

About this topic Brian Gardner has sent me an e-mail containing the article that I have quoted below. I’ve written more blog posts in the past 2 weeks than I have in the past year – well, not really, but it’s pretty close if you can believe that. So it’s natural that I’ve spent time inside my Google Analytics account, which was obvious since I recently posted a graph that shows Google Chrome will overtake Mozilla Firefox.  If You Dig Deep...

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Let's Cook Together With Lim Yixin

After watching my blogger friend Lim Yixin’s pictures , I remember when I was a student abroad (in Europe) many years ago. Our student hostel provided a kitchen where we could cook our meals everyday . The students from Asia were the most widely used the kitchen . So, every time we finished college, then we rushed into the kitchen,. The simple dish most easily made was omelette. Its main ingredient was egg. Having beaten in a bowl, the egg...

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How I Lost Millions and Lived to Tell About It

Yesterday my senior blogger friend Brian Gardner has sent me a story about his great experience in online business. I think his story is very useful to share for other bloggers. Therefore I have quoted it below. Every season on America’s Funniest Videos you’ll see a clip of some poor fellow getting punk’d by his friends or family. He’s the guy seen scratching some lottery ticket and thinks he just won a lot of money. You may see him start running around with his arms flailing, kissing anything in sight. While he thinks he hit the mother...

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Fukushima cover on its way

Tepco plans to complete the construction of a cover over the stricken Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 by the end of September, according to a progress report submitted to the Japanese nuclear safety agency. Meanwhile, recent analysis suggests most of the fuel in the unit's storage pool is undamaged. A cover is being installed over the unit 1 reactor building, damaged by a hydrogen explosion on 12 March, as a temporary measure to reduce the release of radioactive materials to the atmosphere as well as to prevent the ingress of rainwater. Preparatory...

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Repairing of Cooling System in Fukushima Reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) continually strive to create conditions within the reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 safer for the staff of the reactor workers. The work was almost complete while waiting for decreasing of the humidity levels in the unit which is still very high. An alternative circulation system for the fuel cooling ponds used in Unit 2 began operations on May 31 and attempted to get a normal temperature...

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Recycling of Natural Water

Actually, the universe has done the Recycling of Natural Water, which is yawn of water on earth, including sea water. The sunlight is so hot, then it causes the water on earth to break down into water vapor which soared to the top. And because the temperature is too cold in the upper atmosphere, the water vapor condenses back into water which we call r a i n. Global warming is happening today has caused changing seasons. Therefore, the process of Natural Water Recycling is halting. In many regions the drought is occurring because of very slightly...

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Your Dream’s Coming True In The Future

We have tried to set our goals as I described on the earlier post. These goals might be your dreams. Below I give you an example how an awesome dream could be realized by working hard and smart in a Project Management. Brooklyn Bridge was built according to John Augustus Roebling's dream in 1883. At that time, Mr. Roebling had an idea to build an unusually long bridge connecting New York with Long Island. It was really a crazy dream. At that time...

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The Importance of Knock Out Goal

The Importance of Knock Out Goal When I participated in the Training of Trainers (TOT) Program on Project Management at the Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA), London, UK, I learned how to write project goals correctly and achieve results. In this lesson it had been discussed about the importance of creating a Knock Out Goal. "If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes."-Andrew Carnegie Quotes When you are creating your goals its important to set long term and...

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American Idol Season Ten

American Idol 10 singing competition has been completed. It was described by my blogger friend Jolly Princess as I have quoted below. I had the privilege of watching the finale of the show American Idol season 10. It was last Wednesday 25th of May night time in the U.S, 26th of May in the morning in Manila. I came home early from work after I learned of the result of my training. I thought of watching the news because of the typhoon in the provinces....

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Stroll Along the Seine River in Paris

Some time ago I've written about a trip to Paris. Completing my story , below I’ve quoted the story of a walk along the river Seine in Paris. It was nice weather and walking along the Seine River was not a bad experience. It was also a good way to look around the city in slow motion, see the cursing ships passing and try to guess along which part the Princess of Wales, Lady Diana really died. It was fun! Actually, we were from the Notre Dame...

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Suggestions for Getting More Tasks

Many articles have been posted about how to earn more money from your blogs, such as Make Money Fast posted recently by one of my blogger friends. This morning I have received e-mail from BlogVertise that contains some tips for new bloggers, as I have quoted below. Many advertisers like to use blogs with a lot of original content. If you're looking to get more tasks, there are a few things you can do to make your blog stand out to advertisers. • Make your own layout - instead of using the default layout, design your own. For example, use your...

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The Advantages of Internet Business

Initially I felt a little nervous and hesitant to try to manage the Internet business. Then I started surfing in cyberspace, and gathering as much information about the online business on the internet. After I read a lot of articles about internet business, now I have knowledge of either advantages or obstacles to be faced by everyone in doing internet business. Many people think that online business can bring in big profits in the near future. It is really wrong. There is no business that can make people rich in one night ! There are some big...

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My Next Destination : India

After reading my several writings that contain useful information for tourists, such as this article or another one, some friends expect me to give more information about the same topic. Well, here I try to gather it from my blogger friends. For this time being, I've found an article about Tourist Attractions of Kullu Manali as described below. Kullu is located at 240 kms from shimla,the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Kullu Manali is the...

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Serious Impacts of Japan Quake Disaster

Here again our blogger friend Stephen Barrett sent us “Tales from Japan” as I quoted a part of it below. Amidst all the news and busyness of recent events, I actually saw Chiba (my local prefecture) shown on the news for the first time last night, after a week of watching the aftermath in Tohoku and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima. Chiba`s biggest problem at the moment is not damage from tsunamis, which pummeled towns in the east after the barrage...

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Missing Rose Trace : Adventure Story of Four Teens Gang

Suddenly Dul’s eyes saw a sharp object that hurtle toward his chest. Quickly as a flash he dodged, as he grabbed it. When the knife was caught right in the wood grip, it feels great thrill, as if rotated and swung his arm by some invisible force. He staggered a bit, and scratched his left arm slightly to bleed. But the fat boy Dul soon mastered himself. He put his legs on the earth as tight as possible while mobilizing force within. Both of his...

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One Day in Cismigiu Park

Yesterday I got a message in my BlogCatalog’s profile from my blogger friend AndiBob who asked me whether I have missed something in Romania after reading about Dracula Tours in Romania on my post . Yes, of course. For example, I have missed the beautiful Cismigiu park. If you’ve ever been in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, you should’ve found Cismigiu Park there This park is quite spacious and has a leafy plant, so that in summer we can take shelter under a leafy tree. In the spring time or Primavara (as Romanians call it), the...

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Timberland Shoes and Boots

If you are a fan of shoes or boots, of course you would choose good quality ones with super brand. There are many shoes in the shop, but try this one, namely Timberland shoes . Why? The reasons why many people choose this brand are:. - they are strong and not easily damaged - they are comfortable to wear - they are fashionable, especially among young people who like Hip-Hop dancing on the streets . Timberland shoes are as a brand in terms of...

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Let Us Pray For Japan

After waiting impatiently for the news from the first hand about the Biggest Earthquake in Japan, finally this morning I could read “Tales from Japan” posted by our blogger friend Stephen Barrett who live there, as I quoted a part of it below. Well, there is not a whole much to stay that hasn`t already been said, not a lot to see that hasn`t already been seen As we were out, I made it a plan to get some food and other supplies we might need,...

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Natural Disaster in Japan

An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale has caused a tsunami as high as 4 feet that hit the island of Honshu, Japan, on Friday, March 11, 2011. It is reported that a number of people injured and entire regions of the island is now submerged. As a result of the quake was felt not only by residents of the island of Honshu alone. In Tokyo, the manager of the Tokyo Metro subway has decided to suspend operations until the state declared safe....

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Something More About Self Healing

After reading my article here some friends of mine have asked me to give more tips about Self Healing. Immediately I tried to collect related information through my BlogCatalog Discussion Forum and other sources. Then I selected a good related information , i.e. Self Healing Exercises as I quoted a part of it below. Morning energizing exercise On waking, and whilst still in a relaxed state, check each part of your body. Note any part which is not at ease. Breathe in, and as you breathe out, concentrate on your big toe, feel it coming alive --...

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