Learn From Bamboo
This a good articel to start ur new days so just face it...
This is a very beautiful message worth passing on to everyone. I totally agree with everything said here.......worth keeping for inspiration and to keep us all going........
One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. "God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care ofthem. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from theearth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo." He said.
"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.
"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge itcould not handle." He said to me.
"Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"
"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you." "Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful." "Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high"
"How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return."As high as it can?" I questioned "Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can." I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. He will never give up on you.
Never regret a day in your life.Good days give you happiness; bad days give youexperiences; both are essential to life
29 February 2008
Learn From Bamboo
Happy Birthday Party
Wrong Conclusion
Last two week represent me anniversary which is 35 year age and of my mood do not too good at that morning. I go down for breakfast on the chance of my wife will say with full of happiness " Happy birthday my affectionate husband" and might possibly with a anniversary gift for me. Time elapse and even she do not congratulate morning. I think, yes, that's wife, but possible my children will remember if today I are is recuring of year (my brithday). My Children come to dining table for breakfast but they nor telling one broken word anything.
Finally I go to office with sorrowful and disappointed full of feeling . When me step into room, My Secretary, Janet, addressing me " Good Morning Boss, Happy birthday". And finally I feel a little a little knowing there is someone considering my anniversary.
I work until high noon and later;then Janet knock at my room and say " Do You do not realize that today so fair outside and today is your anniversary, let us go lunch, only both us. I say " Wow, that is remarkable word which I hear today, let us go we both go lunch. We do not go to place where us usually lunch, but us go to silent place. We order 2 bottle of martini and very is enjoying of our lunch. Inbound to office, she say, " You know this is day which so respect, We needn't return to office, are we?. I think needn't, my answer. Then she invite me to stop by to its apartment. After arriving at its apartment, she say, " Boss, if You do not object, I will go to cubicle and discharge something so that balmier.”
Of course shout me happily. She go to her room and about six minute later, then she go out to bring anniversary cake which is big to be accompanied by wife, my children and a number of our job friend at the same time singing a song Happy birthday. I am only siting to fetch up all standing there. In a sofa,.......naked without clothes.
27 February 2008
chocolate
Every sure woman very is taking a fancy toflower like rose, jasmine, tulip, and others. but is not happened to me, this is matter odd things in my life that is me frown upon flower. I do not suspect why can like that. But that big no matter for me person. Exactly very think much of is chocolate. This chocolate so make I live it up. Chocolates made in Dutch is chocolate becoming my favorite, like dove, galaxy, mars, snickers, milky way and others. Likely very is differing from of local brand in Indonesia, soft likely and more felt its make more special from local brand chocolate in Indonesia. My family in Dutch always send this chocolate to me. They always send chocolate me counted 10 kg or more one year once and that last for 6 months. How about you are ?
26 February 2008
SECRET STRENGTH OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR
Six Strength of Nucleus, which must haveall Entrepreneur if them wish continual Successfulness.
1. STRENGTH OF BELIEF ( Faith Power)
Strength of Belief, " unavoidably"... representing matter most fundamental and most important... nomer one which must have by Entrepreneur. Strength of Belief, besides interpreting that us (it) is true [is] obliged to trust, that THE INFINITE surely will help us... also oblige us to " believing" or believing anything walke we which have go through that (it) is true truely correct. Don'tbecome one who always hesitates... so
2. STRENGTH OF MIND ( Mind Power)
Strength of its Mind meaning, we don't be easy think to surender, don't easy to to think unable to. Because anything which we think of. truely correct, and surely extant to immediately become fact. Because, Considering...! our mind [of] super strength. Become don't look down to our own mind. Mindset we have to be real correct if wishing to go forward in life
3. STRENGTH OF HEALTH ( Healthy Power
Strength of Health remind all of us,so that always keep in good health physical and also is psychical, health of soul and body. We don't doze with only trying in business, so that forget health... finally we fall sick physically and also is psychical. This can cause our shot to pieces business...!!! Our money also can finished just for medicinize to doctor, to paranormal, to soothsayer
4. STRENGTH OF DREAM ( Dream Power)
Strength of Dream no doubt again, as activator machine [go] to our aspiration. Without dream, don't hope we can make a move to [go] to successfulness. What of your dream.
5. STRENGTH OF WILLINGNESS ( Will Power)
Strength of Willingness of course also we have to have. If not there willingness, how we come walk? Willingness here the including willingness to execute activity goals or plan, do not only desisting in planning. Wise reputedly kan like this: " Where there is Willingness, There is a solution.
6. STRENGTH OF NETWORK ( Networking Power)
Strength of Network also is obliged to have by a Entrepreneur. We must be out for have many friends... But yes nope promiscuously friends, networking friendship besides can extend existing business, also function to extend knowledge which we have.
25 February 2008
Onions, Grapefruits, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Eggplant, Avocado's and Pears
This is interesting info...
You are what you eat, so eat well. A stupendous insight of civilizations past has now been confirmed by today's investigative, nutritional sciences. They have shown that what was once called 'The Doctrine of Signatures' was astoundingly correct. It now contends that every whole food has a pattern that resembles a body organ or physiological function and that this pattern acts as a signal or sign as to the benefit the food provides the eater. Here is just a short list of examples of Whole Food Signatures.
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and science shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrum's and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neocortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Eggplant, Avocado's and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.
Grapefruits, Oranges, and other citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.
'The news isn't that fruits and vegetables are good for you, it's that they are so good for you, they can save your life.'
David Bjerklie, TIME Magazine, Oct. 2003
Eye
Having healthy and beautiful eye, functioning as optimal as possible, surely become craving each and everyone. So, become eye have problem, though only a little problem, otherwise is immediately overcome, will bother our activity. Many our which can matter do to realize healthy eye.
1. Experience healthy life style, for example with consuming well-balanced nutritious food.
2. Multiply to consume rich vegetable and fruits of vitamin of A.
3. When have activity in outside room (outdoor) protect eye by wearing eyeglasses.
4. When you work with computer, ascertaining its monitor screen have used glass of filter to eliminate from computer radiation.
5. Taking a rest eye after working 30 minute in front of computer .
6. Eye do not run dry, often wink and once in a while transfer sight out room .
7. Use lighting which enough at the time of working or reading in room
8. Avoid cigarette smoke.
9. Dust can make you red eye, tired and dry eye, use drug dropp eye.
10. Lessen hour watching television duration.
11. Check health of eye, minimum 6 month once.
12. Most importantly is often squeeze eye, don't too hard so that circulation of blood around fluent eye.
23 February 2008
The Little Soy
People of Japan have a lot earn to reach long age. What it’s secret ? In the reality they eat soy 30 times more than other nation. Compared to other nations in the world, Japan is nation owning many resident of have long age. In japan, soy become very special because can reduce process oldest by biologis.
Conducting soy has been in Asia since last 3000 year, speciall in Chinese, Korea and Japan. New in century 17, conducting soy in Europe by Germany botanist, and in the year 1930 United States soy conducting in big enough scale. In this time whole world have enjoyed soy in so many beverage and dishes.
Soy is also known as by functional food because owning element of nongizi very good for health. Soy becomes special because containing many genistein, strong antioksidan capable to eleminate process oldest by biologis. Besides, soy protein lapped over of acids of amino which in its ingestion not easy to oxidized.
Antioksidan in soy also can degrade enzyme activity of trombin. This enzyme water down process clothing of blood so that deliver coroner hearts attack risk or of stroke. Therefore eating many useful soy for the health of heart.
Statistical lay open that Japan people mean consumes soy 31 gram every day. Research proved that Japan people which eat soup mug of miso every day, risk attacked by cancer get down to one-third. Miso is soy product which is ferment. Antioksidan in free radical netralizer miso so that degrade its ability to destroy body cell. Antioksidan in miso come from other component and soy which created from result of ferment.
In this time many people avoiding breakfast on the chance of wishing to lose weight body. Though avoid breakfast non way of correct to lose weight body. Important breakfast as source of power to early activity. " But require to be paid attention food composition, don't too much containing carbohydrate, better contain fibre and protein. Body need time to digest food and too much carbohydrate make we become sleepy and will quickly peckish, even prior to lunch.
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21 February 2008
Indonesia is a beautiful
Indonesia is a beautiful country and more city have a part of side from their lovely nature. Like this, in my favorite city Bandung, I come to the Lake Papandayan. You can see the picture I shoot it.
20 February 2008
President of Cuba
Castro Fidel is a President of Cuba, having command of very old. In this time its age 81 year. Almost one year the condition of its downhill health. Although in this time have rather good but ability of him to lead state of cuba will be downhill. And yesterday officially he express will give its power to its brother and also he will not and do not want to become president of cuba again. Although he perforced to become president again, all authority will be limited.
Oreo Biscuit
All of you know about biscuit of oreo, this biscuit one of the food exasperation of me. Brown biscuit felt this strawberry make tongue felt is delicious. This one of the brown product made in indonesia which I like. By twio fruit of biskut flanking its cream it and contain theee in one bale, can arrest;detain to feel peckish in office especially at 3 clock evening. Its price very cheap only Rp 1000,- in minimarket. If all of you is or going to Indonesia try this biscuit. Its deicious
19 February 2008
Global Warming
Global warming is occurence the increasing of atmosphere average temperature, Earth continent and sea.
Global Average temperature at surface of Earth have mounted 0.74 ± 0.18 ° C ( 1.33 ± 0.32° F) during last centenary. Intergovernmental Panel of on Climate Change ( IPCC) conclude that, " most make-up of global average temperature since mid of century of ke-20 big possibility because of the increasing of glasshouse gass concentration effect of activity of human" passing glasshouse effect. Conclusion of this base have been told by at least 30 erudite body and academik, including all national science academy of nations of G8. However, still there are some man of science which disagree with a few told by conclusion is IPCC.
The increasing of estimated global temperature will cause other changes like going up of sea water face, the increasing of intensity occurence of extreme weather, and also change of pattern and amount of presipitasi. Effect of other global warming is affecting of agricultural produce, loss of glacier and is totally disappeared of him various animal type.
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(http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemanasan_global)
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18 February 2008
The Way to Happiness
The way to Happiness
Keep your heart free from hated,
your mind from worry.....
Live simply......
Expext little.....
Give much.....
Life is a Rope that Swings us through Hope
Always believe Today is much Better than Yesterday and Tomorrow will be Better than Today!
Life gives Answers in Three ways,
It says YES and gives whatever u Want
It says NO and gives u something Better
It says WAIT and gives u the Best..
Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow,
Sometimes we must fail in order to know,
Sometimes we must lose in order to gain,
Because some lessons in life are best learned through pain...
Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant -
16 February 2008
save your body
IMPORTANT … PLS READ !!
Reduce volume of tea;
Do not eat bread which JUST toasted;
Get a distance from charger;
Drink more water at the morning, less in the night;
Do not drink coffee twice a day;
Reduce volume of oily food;
Best sleeping time is from 10 at night to 6 at the morning;
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm;
Do not take alcohol more than a cup daily;
Do not take capsule with cool water;
Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping;
8 hours lack of sleep will make a person stupid;
People who get used of napping will not get old easily;
If you can't get on early morning runs, 5-8 at the afternoon is a great time for jogging;
When battery left last grid, do not answer the phone. The radiation is 1000 times;
Answer the phone by left ear. It'll spoil your brain directly by using right ear;
Do not use earphone for long time. Rest your ear awhile after 1 hour.
15 February 2008
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14 February 2008
VALENTINE DAY
Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine.
But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday?
very February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.
One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.
Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.
While some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial -- which probably occurred around 270 A.D -- others claim that the Christian church may have decided to celebrate Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to 'christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival. In ancient Rome, February was the official beginning of spring and was considered a time for purification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and a type of wheat called spelt throughout their interiors. Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.
To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.
The boys then sliced the goat's hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood and took to the streets, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goathide strips. Far from being fearful, Roman women welcomed being touched with the hides because it was believed the strips would make them more fertile in the coming year. Later in the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. The city's bachelors would then each choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D. The Roman 'lottery' system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed. Later, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February -- Valentine's Day -- should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.
In Great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes. By the end of the century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one's feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine's Day greetings. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began to sell the first mass-produced valentines in America.
According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)
Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.
Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages (written Valentine's didn't begin to appear until after 1400), and the oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British Museum. The first commercial Valentine's Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap".
11 February 2008
To all people devotee drink can beverage
IMPORTANT !!!
To all people devotee drink can beverage !! There is a woman in America at the time of vacation travel with its boat of his, last she drink some ordinary beverage can of his keep cooler cupboard at his. Tomorrow , the woman faint is then brought to hospital and placed by room of ICU, on Wednesday she die.
To know cause of its death, hence conducted by autopsy and his conclusion of its death is resulted from by a some kind of is so-called LEPTOSPIROSIS, after investigated and traced by this come from beverage can which she drink direct without using straw or glass.
And from result of test in laboratory of showed that the beverage can is infection by some kind LEPTOSPIROSIS yielded of dry mouse urine water and react to form. Result of test Lab. Showing that mouse urine water also contain various poison killing is other, therefore very suggested by if us buy to drink - beverage in can to be cleaning the can, especially at place tabletop open the beverage. This matter have occasion to because so have been produced can. The can kept in warehouse and then sent direct to shops and sold to direct of buyer without beforehand cleaning. Research in NYCU ( New York College Univ.) showing that surface of can beverage which there are its higher opener cover of its level of his of poisonous and kill from at public closet which only fulfilled by bacterium and mushroom. Become to clean ahead with cleanness everything, before put our mouth, to prevent occurence causing is fatal.
The Rose
This is a little long but please read it, it will be worth it! Happy Valentines Day!!Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, "Be my Valentine", like all the years before." Each year he sent roses, and the note would always say, ”I love you even more this year, than last year on this day. My love for you will always grow, with every passing year." She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day. Her loving husband did not know that he would pass away. He always liked to do things early, way before the time. Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine. She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase. Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face. She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair. While staring at his picture, and the roses sitting there. A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate. With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate.Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, And there were roses sitting by her door. She brought the roses in , and then just looked at them in shock. Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain,Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain? "I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago," The owner said," I knew you'd call, and you would want to know. The flowers you received today were paid for in advance. Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance. There is a standing order that I have on file down hereAnd he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year. There also is another thing, that I think you should know, He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago. Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here, That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year."She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her finger shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote... "Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone, I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome. I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real. For if it was the other way, I know how I would feel.The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife. You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need.I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve. I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years. When you get these roses, think of all the happiness, That we had together and how both of us were blessed.I have always loved you and I know I always will. But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still. Please...try to find happiness, while living out our days. I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways. The roses will come every year, and they will only stop,When your door's not answered, when the florist stops to knock. He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out. But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt,To take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him, And place the roses where we are, together once again. Sometimes in life, you find a special friend; Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop; Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it This is Forever Friendship.You must pass this to at least 5 people within the hour of receiving this rose. After you do, make a wish. If you have passed it on, your wish will come true And love will come your way shortly. If not your life will stay the same as it has always been. (No threats) just be nice and pass it on.
>> > >>Sharon Titchell
They're really CuTe
A mixed-race British mom gave birth to twins recently - one of each. No, not a boy and a girl. Two girls - one black, the other white. The odds of such a birth are about a million to one, experts said. "It was a shock when I realized that my twins were two different colors," Kylie Hodgson, 19, told London's Daily Mail. "But it doesn't matter to us they are just our two gorgeous little girls." Hodgson and her partner, Remi Horder, 17, were both born to mixed-race parents. Little Kian and Remee share a love of apples and the Teletubbies, their proud mom says. Fertility experts speculate that a sperm containing all-white genes fused with an egg with all-white genes, and a sperm with all-black genes fused with an all-black gene egg to produce the fraternal twi! ns.
The photographs and story excerpted above appeared in a variety of UK newspapers in February 2006. As described, in April 2005 Kylie Hodgson gave birth by caesarean section to fraternal twin girls, one black and one white. Kylie and her partner, Remi Horder, are of mixed race themselves, both having been born to white mothers and black fathers. Their twin girls Kian and Remee - were both born with blue eyes, with Remee having blonde hair and Kian having black hair and somewhat darker skin than her sister. Since then, Remee's skin tone has become lighter, while Kian's has become darker and her eyes have turned brown. Geneticists opined that the odds ! of such a coupling's producing mixed-race fraternal twins were about a million to one: Skin colour is believed to be determined by up to seven different genes working together.If a woman is of mixed race, her eggs will usually contain a mixture of genes coding for both black and white skin. Similarly, a man of mixed race will have a variety of different genes inhis sperm. When these eggs and sperm come together, they will create a baby of mixed race.But, very occasionally, the egg or sperm might contain genes coding for one skin colour. If both the egg and sperm contain all white genes, the baby will be white. And if both contain just the versions necessary for black skin, the baby will be black. For a mixed-race couple, the odds of either of these scenarios is around 100 to one. But both scenarios can occur at the same time if the woman conceives non-identical twins, an! other 100 to one chance. This involves two eggs being fertilised by two sperm at the same time, which also has odds of around 100 to one.If a sperm containing all-white genes fuses with a similar egg and a sperm coding for purely black skin fuses with a similar egg, two babies of dramatically different colours will be born.The odds of this happening are
08 February 2008
Effort and simplicity
Ever hear the story of the giant ship engine that failed?
The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could
figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who
had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag
of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work.
He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's
owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do.
After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled
out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine
lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was
fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten
thousand dollars. "What?" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did
anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an
itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer $2.00
Knowing where to tap $9998.00
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Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life
makes all the difference.
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Quote 2:
One of the most memorable case studies I came across on Japanese
management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of
Japan's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint
that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty.
Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line,
which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery
department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line
empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. The engineers
worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors
manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the
line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and
fast but they have to spend many hours looking at boxes.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the
same problem? He did not get into complications of X-rays, etc. but
instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial
electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan
on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes
out of the line.
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Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem. Learn
to focus on solutions not on problems. Be simple, solve simply.