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GARIS PANDUAN DIET MALAYSIA

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:57:00 +0000

GARIS PANDUAN DIET MALAYSIA

1. MAKAN PELBAGAI JENIS MAKANAN

i) Tidak terdapat satu jenis makanan yang dapat membekalkan kesemua
jenis zat makanan yang anda perlukan.
Semua makanan dapat memberikan beberapa jenis zat makanan dan
menyumbang kepada rasa, bau, warna, tekstur dan kenikmatan kepada
sesuatu sajian. Setiap jenis makanan mempunyai gabungan karbohidrat,
lemak, vitamin dan mineral yang berbeza. Terdapat sesetengah makanan
yang mempunyai zat makanan tertentu yang lebih berbanding dengan
yang lain. Serat makanan hanya boleh diperolehi daripada tanam-tanaman.
Makan pelbagai jenis makanan dapat menjamin badan kita mendapat zat
makanan yang diperlukan. Makanlah sedikit daripada setiap jenis makanan
tetapi tidak terlalu banyak daripada hanya satu jenis makanan sahaja. Tidak
ada makanan yang harus dipantangkan kecuali atas sebab-sebab
kesihatan yang tertentu.

ii) Pilihlah makanan harian daripada gabungan makanan yang berasaskan
Piramid Makanan.
Makanan dikelompokkan mengikut kandungan zat - zat makanan utama
dan fungsinya. Ada 5 kelompok atau kumpulan utama makanan yang
ditempatkan di aras-aras tertentu dalam Piramid Makanan. Ini membantu
kita mengimbangkan pengambilan pelbagai jenis makanan dalam
sajian atau diet harian kita.

iii) Makanlah dengan tetap.
Melangkau sesuatu masa makan boleh membawa kepada kelaparan yang tidak
terkawal. Ini akan menyebabkan kita makan makanan dengan berlebihan pada
waktu makan yang berikutnya. Apabila kita lapar, kita biasanya akan terlupa tentang
pemakanan yang baik. Mengambil snek di antara masa-masa makan boleh
menghindarkan kita daripada kelaparan tetapi jangan makan terlalu banyak
sehingga snek tersebut menjadi salah satu hidangan makanan (meal) kita.

Elakkan diri daripada tidak mengambil sarapan pagi, tidak makan atau
makan tengah hari sedikit sahaja dan makan malam dengan banyak.
Amalan yang baik ialah mengambil sarapan pagi, makan tengah hari dan
makan malam. Jika anda mengambil bahagian (portion) makanan yang
munasabah, maka tidak ada masalah bagi anda untuk makan makanan
yang anda mahu dan mengekalkan berat badan yang sihat.

2. IMBANGKAN MAKANAN YANG DIMAKAN DENGAN AKTIVITI FIZIKAL

i) Umur, jantina dan aktiviti fizikal menentukan keperluan makanan anda.
Semakin tua umur kita semakin kurang keperluan kalori. Jika anda aktif
semasa kerja (dari segi fizikal) seperti buruh, petani dan kerja-kerja berat
yang lain atau terlibat dalam kegiatan sukan dan permainan dengan tetap,
anda perlu makan dengan lebih banyak. Kaum lelaki biasanya memerlukan
lebih banyak kalori berbanding dengan kaum wanita.

ii) Capai dan kekalkan berat badan idaman.
Mengekalkan berat badan sihat membantu mencegah masalah kesihatan
dan memberi imej tubuh yang lebih baik. Terlalu kurus atau terlalu
gemuk meningkatkan risiko masalah kesihatan.

3. PILIHLAH MAKANAN YANG BANYAK MENGANDUNGI BIJIRIN DAN KEKACANG

i) Sumber utama tenaga harus diambil daripada bijirin penuh.
Bijirin penuh (wholegrain cereals) mengandungi karbohidrat kompleks dan serat
yang tinggi. Serat daripada bijirin membantu mencegah sembelit di samping dapat
membekalkan protein, vitamin jenis B dan beberapa jenis mineral yang penting. Contoh bijirin ialah nasi, hasil bijirin, pasta dan mi.

ii) Kacang kering,
kekacang adalah sumber serat dan protein yang baik. Kacang kering dan kekacang seperti kacang
dhal, kacang merah, kacang hijau dan kacang hitam adalah sumber protein dan serat yang
baik.
Makan pelbagai jenis makanan berserat adalah sangat baik untuk
melawaskan saluran najis (bowel). Makanan berserat juga boleh mencegah
sembelit, penyakit usus dan buasir dan mungkin juga boleh mengurangkan
risiko penyakit jantung, diabetes dan beberapa jenis kanser.

Tips Penyediaan Makanan Rendah Lemak

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:15:00 +0000

Berikut adalah serba sedikit tips untuk penyediaan makanan rendah lemak, antaranya ialah :-

Buang kulit ayam sebelum memasak
Buang lemak yang ada pada bahagian daging sebelum memasak
Elakkan menggoreng semula makanan yang telah di goreng
Gunakan kertas/tisu penyerap minyak untuk menyerap minyak pada makanan yang bergoreng
Gunakan kuali yang tidak melekat untuk menjimatkan penggunaan minyak (non stick)
Pastikan minyak betul-betul panas sebelum menggoreng.
Gunakan kaedah memasak yang sihat iaitu dengan memanggang,merebus,mengukus dan banyakkan penggunaan ketuhar gelombang mikro.
Gunakan santan cair atau susu cair
Sejukkan sup atau air rebusan daging dan buangkan lemak yang berada di permukaan kuah.
Buangkan lemak yang berada di lapisan permukaan hidangan.
Gunakan salad dressing yang rendah lemak.

Cantiknye.. Handbag Kak mah..

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Cuba Perhatikan Handbag kak mah kesayangan kita ni..lawa tak?..kulit buaya tau..:) cuba godek2 kat ebay berapa harga handbag dia..nama handbag tu ialah Hermes Birkin

Cayalah...

Credit to : tranungkite

9 Cara Diet Sihat

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Tue, 31 May 2011 06:06:00 +0000

Berikut adalah 9 cara diet sihat :-

Bagi anda yang mempunyai anak, mungkin sukar untuk menurunkan berat badan. maklum sahaja , apa yang di makan oleh anak , pasti anda juga akan mengambilnya. Walaubagaimanapun cara boleh membantu anda untuk berdiet..
Jangan berikan anak-anak makanan yang berlemak seperti pizza atau burger. Ataupun elakkan sama sekali menghabiskan makanan yang diambil oleh anak-anak.
Gosok gigi secara teratur,apabila gigi anda bersih, tentu anda merasa sayang untuk mengotorkan gigi anda dengan makanan lagi.
Berikan perhatian sepenuhnya dengan senaman yang boleh memberi manfaat. Contohnya mengikuti larian amal atau memeriahkan sesuatu perlawanan sukan..Pasti anda bersemangat untuk melakukannya.
Sentiasa meletakkan kenderaan anda di seberang jalan. Bukan sahaja untuk memudahkan anda meletak kenderaan tetapi tidak perlu naik turun lif untuk ke tempat letak kenderaan .
Berjalan-jalan sambil menyorong kereta bayi atau menggendong bayi anda. Boleh juga menggendong bayi anda sambil naik turun tangga. pasti menyihatkan..
Banyakkan minum air putih kerana ia boleh mengurangkan rasa lapar dan kehausan. Jangan tunda waktu makan kerana mengambil waktu makan yang tetap dan teratur , boleh menstabilkan nafsu makan anda.
Dalam tempoh seminggu, cuba luangkan masa selama 10 minit untuk merencanakan makan malam yang sihat, dengan cara memasak sendiri.
Duduk ketika makan, kerana dengan cara ini, akan membuatkan anda sedar dan tahu berapa banyak makanan yang telah anda nikmati.

The Well-Fed Vegetarian For health and Diet

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Tue, 17 May 2011 04:03:00 +0000

When my daughter and I became vegetarians, I didn’t envision it would last very long. How, I wondered, would I replace our daily habit of eating chicken or turkey?

Surprisingly, three years later, we’re still vegetarians. Not that it was easy. Doing it right was a challenge in the beginning because we had so many questions. Would we get the right vitamins and minerals? Would our diet fall short nutritionally? Did we really need to eat meat to be healthy?
If you’re considering going meatless, here’s how to make sure your vegetarian diet is nutritionally sound:

PROTEIN, IRON, AND ZINC
“If vegetarians just cut out meat from their diet without putting back plant proteins, they’re destined to be deficient in protein, iron, and zinc,” says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, LDN, author of The Flexitarian Diet and an American Dietetic Association (ADA) spokeswoman. That’s probably what accounts for the misconception that vegetarians must be anemic.
Plant-based proteins include beans, lentils, and legumes, and if you don’t get enough of them, you may experience fatigue, lethargy, and more than your share of colds and flu.
“For every ounce of meat you would have eaten, eat 1⁄4 cup of beans or lentils,” says Blatner. As the adage goes, eat beans at every meal.

CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D
Most people get their calcium and vitamin D from fortified cow’s milk and dairy products. Lacto-ovo vegetarians, who eat dairy and eggs, and lacto vegetarians, who eat dairy but no eggs, can similarly count on dairy to get enough calcium and vitamin D. But vegans, who do not eat dairy or eggs, can turn to fortified soy, almond, or rice milk—about two to three cups daily depending on their overall calorie needs—to fulfill these requirements. Check labels on these milks to make sure they are fortified.
“You can get some calcium and D, which ensures bone health and regulates metabolism among other functions, from cheese [if you’re not vegan], but cheese is higher in calories and saturated fats, so limit it to 1 or 2 ounces daily,” says Andrea Giancoli, MPH, RD, an ADA spokesperson based in Los Angeles.

OMEGA-3s
Pesco-vegetarians, or pescatarians, eat fish, but if you don’t include fish in your diet, consider other sources of omega-3 fats to fill that nutrient gap. Omega-3s lower cholesterol and keep your arteries from clogging.
You can nab these benefits from chia seeds, ground flaxseeds, walnuts, and walnut and flaxseed oils. Plant-based omega-3s are slightly different than animal-based varieties and may contain slightly less EPA and DHA compounds (the essential nutrients that provide health benefits) but, Blatner says, they are still highly advantageous to your health.

VITAMIN B12
Vitamin B12 deficiency is really a concern only for vegans. If you don’t consume any animal-based products, you can get B12 from nutritional yeast. (Think of it as the vegan equivalent of Parmesan cheese.) If you’re vegan and don’t eat nutritional yeast, take a B12 supplement, Blatner advises.
Nonvegan vegetarians can get enough B12 from milk, eggs, yogurt, and cheese if they’re eating these items daily.

FAUX MEAT FIXATION
One mistake some vegetarians make is basing their veggie diets on faux meats, replacing all meat with
processed mock meat such as fake corn dogs, faux chicken nuggets, and packaged veggie burgers. “Their grocery carts are not filled with beans and lentils, fresh fruit, and vegetables but with all these boxed, processed faux meats,” says Blatner. These products are fine occasionally and can be time-savers, but if you’re eating processed faux meat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you may be loading up on sodium and sugars and forgoing taste as well as the health benefits of fruit, veggies, and legumes. Swap at least one meal of packaged meat substitutes each day for beans, legumes, or lentils.

MINUS THE MEAT
Yet another group of vegetarians may just subtract the meat from their plates. If a typical meal contains
chicken breast, sweet potatoes, and broccoli, they’ll just skip the chicken breast and eat the rest. Problem is, they’ll fall short in many nutrients. Plus, sweet potatoes and broccoli don’t make a nutritionally complete meal; they contain no protein, iron, or zinc. Instead of simply skipping the meat, replace it with beans, lentils, or legumes or, occasionally, a faux meat; don’t just omit the meat from your plate.With a little knowledge and preparation, you can enjoy a healthy vegetablebased diet that is as nutritionally sound and fulfilling as any meat-based diet...

Lastly...Make sure your meatless diet doesn’t come up short nutritionally

Plyometrics

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:52:00 +0000

Plyometrics
Want to add some oomph to your sports performance? Try mixing plyometrics into your workout routine.

Ever wonder how elite athletes become so strong and powerful? Sport-specific training incorporating a technique called plyometrics often gives them that competitive edge.
Plyometrics are exercises that cause the muscles to rapidly reach maximum force. In scientific terms, the muscles are eccentrically contracted and then immediately concentrically contracted to improve neuromuscular function. In plain language, a plyometric exercise involves lengthening or loading the muscles before contracting or shortening them for a fast, powerful, explosive movement. The goal is to allow an athlete to perform better—pitch harder and farther, hit harder and faster, run faster, or jump higher, depending on the sport.

Runners may use plyometric exercises—for example, a standing long jump followed by a short sprint and high-knee skipping with jumps—to improve running performance. Powerful vertical squat jumps and fast zig-zag hopping can benefit basketball, football, hockey, and tennis players by improving speed and maneuverability.
But plyometrics also benefit the upper body by including exercises such as push-ups with a clap in between each one (think Rocky Balboa), throwing and catching a medicine ball, and swinging a free weight. Exercises such as these enhance performance for racket games, golf, baseball, and other sports requiring arm and back strength and power.

But plyometrics aren’t just for athletes; they’re also popping up in workouts for the average exerciser. The increasingly popular kettlebell workout, for example, is based on plyometric principles, and boot camp training and health club classes also include plyometric exercises. Even traditional fitness classes such as step and dance aerobics integrate plyometrics—when the instructor urges you to do those power moves that involve jumping, that’s plyometrics.

Are these exercises appropriate for beginners? A full plyometrics workout is likely to be too intense, but adding some basic plyometric-based movements to moderate workouts can increase fitness level and give beginners a sense of accomplishment without the pain and potential for injury. Always remember to thoroughly warm up before performing plyometrics. Then try these simple plyometric exercises to boost the intensity of a walking workout:

- Jump onto the curb while walking in your neighborhood. Start with five or 10 jumps and increase to 15 or 20.

- Hop sideways and back and forth 10 to 20 times. Try hopping from one foot to the other and also with both feet together.

- Add 10 seconds of very fast walking or running with powerful steps and arm swings. Try repeating this every 3 minutes during a 30-minute walk.

- Do plyometric push-ups against a wall. Push your body away from the wall enough so your arms extend and your hands come off the wall about 6 inches. Use your upper body muscles to control your movement as you bring your chest back to the wall....

STRESS LESS WEIGH LESS TIPS

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:46:00 +0000

STRESS LESS WEIGH LESS
Fretting about finding the perfect Mother's Day present could make you pile on extra kilos. A nine-year study published in the Journal of Epidermiology found that financial strain is one of the top reasons for weight gain, especially in people who are overweight. The likely reason? Levels of the stress hormone cortisol,which is linked to increased cravings and hungger, may shoot up faster and stay elevated longer in those who are overweight, says study co-autor dr Jason Block.Save your sanity(and your waistline)-make he card this year.

Rx for Preventing Heartburn Expert Tips to Help Beat the Burn

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Wed, 11 May 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Your chest burns like a ring of fire and the flames keep getting higher. Ring a bell? More than 25 million adults experience heartburn on a daily basis, and more than one-third of adults in the United States feel the burn at least once a month, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
“Heartburn is a sensation of burning or pressure in the chest that occurs when stomach contents and acid back up into the swallowing tube [esophagus] from the mouth to the stomach,” explains Victor S. Sierpina, MD, author of The Healthy Gut Workbook, which offers a helpful integrative approach to easing digestive distress. The pain, which typically arises after meals, can flare in the evening.

“Heartburn is not related to the heart but is so called as symptoms are near the heart and can be mistaken for serious heart problems like a heart attack,” adds Sierpina.

An occasional bout of heartburn may often be managed with preventive diet solutions, weight management, positive lifestyle changes, natural remedies or over-the-counter antacids. But if you experience heartburn frequently, see your physician because the symptoms could indicate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which may lead to serious problems over time.

California-based dietitian Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo, PhD, RD, an expert in gastrointestinal nutrition and national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, offers these suggestions to help you prevent the burn:

- SQUELCH ACIDS. When added to the acidic content of the stomach, acidic foods such as citrus and tomatoes can trigger heartburn because the combination results in more reflux to irritate the esophagus.
l MONITOR FAT. “Foods rich in fat take the longest to leave the stomach,” so there’s more time for reflux to occur while you digest the foods. Heartburn triggers include whole-fat dairy products, high-fat meats, fried foods, and fatty desserts.

- HOT HEADS BEWARE. “Spicy foods and onions will often trigger heartburn in some people for no particular reason other than that they just irritate an existing condition.”

- CUT THESE CULPRITS. Since alcohol and caffeine ignite the burn, cut back or eliminate them. “They cause heartburn because they lower the pressure of the esophageal sphincter, allowing stomach acid to reach the esophagus,” adds Gazzaniga-Moloo.

- WHITTLE YOUR WAISTLINE. Excess weight, especially around the middle, can exacerbate heartburn. “Losing weight may help lessen symptoms,” says Gazzaniga-Moloo.

- PORTION PATROL. “Eat small, frequent meals low in fat,” she notes, also recommending that you drink fluids at least 30 minutes before or after a meal and limit what you drink while eating. If you notice that a particular food bothers you, “Either cut it out altogether or try eating smaller portions.”

Sierpina, whose professional practice focuses on natural health approaches to disease prevention, offers more heartburn help:

-TURN DOWN TRIGGERS. Avoid other foods, fluids, and substances that cause relaxation of the esophageal sphincter such as spicy items, tobacco, and peppermint.

- KEEP YOUR HEAD UP. “Don’t lie down for at least two hours after eating, since the recumbent posture provides a lower resistance to gut contents backing up into the esophagus.” Sierpina suggests elevating the head of the bed by 6 inches to reduce the occurrence of heartburn when you recline or sleep.

- TRY A NATURAL RX. Gut-friendly licorice in the form of DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice) may offer soothing support because “DGL is a demulcent and coats the stomach and esophagus,” explains Sierpina, who recommends taking two DGL tablets before meals. Aloe vera juice, rice bran oil, and slippery elm, he says, may all be useful in acute or chronic heartburn.

- SALIVATE. Chew gum between meals. “Chewing gum activates saliva, which is alkaline,” explains Sierpina. “It also stimulates esophageal and stomach peristalsis in some of the same ways eating does.”

- HAVE A BANANA. Bananas are alkaline, high in potassium, and their texture and consistency soothe inflamed mucous membranes.

- CHANGE YOUR HABITS. Managing stress, being mindful of food choices, chewing well and slowly when eating, and drinking eight to 10 glasses of water each day are also helpful, says Sierpina.

“See your doctor if such measures and over-the-counter antacids such as Tums, ranitidine, famotidine, or omeprazole do not control symptoms,” advises Sierpina. He warns that if symptoms are increasing—you have progressive pain, trouble swallowing, or you’re losing weight—these are all indications it’s time to visit your doctor.

Plan For 3 Day Fat-Burning Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Fri, 06 May 2011 22:40:00 +0000

Fat burning meal plans are extremely flexible and easy to follow. There is something for vegetarian fans by everyone, meat, and everyone else. It is a matter of choosing what you like better without follow, simple instructions. Choose meals and snacks that sounds good and fits your taste and schedule so simple. The simplest and most meals can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.

1. Stay about 1,600 calories per day:

300 calories for breakfast, 450 calories per lunch and dinner and two snacks 200 calories. The research shows that you burn more calories to eat every day, every 4-5 hours.

2. Eat more foods rich in magnesium.

Most of us do not consume 320 mg recommended (for women) is an essential nutrient that fuels muscles. Sources: spinach, ground black beans, flax seeds, shellfish, tuna, almonds, cashew nuts and brown rice.

3. Drinking 8-10 cups of cold water every day.

It takes energy to your digestive system of hot fluids at body temperature. In one study, the participants burned about 50 extra calories per day by drinking 1.5 liters of cold water.

The Soups That Make You Fat

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:37:00 +0000

Soup can be comfort food. It's hot, it is nutritious, and you do not even need to chew. No wonder Mom was always when you're sad, cold, or just under the weather.

But here's the dirty little secret: A lot of soup a little comfort food. Their food insecurity. That is because they can do a lot of discomfort every time you step on the scale you measure your blood pressure, or try to sneak in a bathing suit last year. Everyone loves gravy, rich, but the soup is Donald Trump Eating: too fat, too fat, and finally full of shit. (And as Donald, are some pretty salty, too!)

So if you weight, blood pressure, or just looking for your overall health, a second look at what's in your bowl. Here's how to find a bad cookie, quick!

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# 9: Soup WORST Schedule
New England Clam Chowder Campbell Mini of (1 cup)
230 calories
13 g fat (2 g saturated)
890 mg sodium

Each box contains two servings, so that the damage clean bowl full of 460 calories and 1780 milligrams sodium. Eat more of a simple ham and cheese sandwich and your face tariffs almost 1,000 calories of energy. Good news? Campbell's Collection Request for Quotation very healthy, the latest version of the classic favorites. Creating a swap here and cut 200 calories just like Slash and sodium over 50 percent.

Instead, eat!
Campbell's Healthy Request New England Clam Chowder Maine (1 cup)
130 calories
3 g fat (1 g saturated)
410 mg sodium

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# 8: Asia and worst SOUP
P. F. Chang and spicy soup (bowl)
400 calories
15 g fat (5 g saturated)
5000 mg sodium

The soup is loaded with sodium is famous, but no other side dish is anywhere close to 5,000 milligrams per Chang Hot & Sour. Minerals needed for normal body functions, but no one should take more than 2,300 milligrams per day. Most people would be maxing better about 1,500 milligrams. consume at current levels, the Americans more than double the recommended daily dose of them, which probably explains why one of the three live more than 100 million Americans with high blood pressure. Unfortunately, there is no safe dish on the menu for Chang, so if you want soup, you need the size of the starters back. Drop the egg is the best choice, but if you move and ordered a bowl full, you can expect to rise to 2410 milligrams of sodium.

Instead, eat!
PF Chang's Egg Drop Soup (Cup)
60 calories
3 g fat
640 mg sodium

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# 7: The worst POTATO SOUP
Applebee's Soup of potatoes in the oven (Bowl)
440 calories
31 g fat (14 g saturated)
1270 mg sodium

Starting a meal with a soup such as turning the wheel of the double cheeseburger a McDonald's on the way to dinner. Of course, the cheeseburger sounds saddle you with more sodium or saturated fatty acids. If you are looking for soup to start, thought the broth. It makes you hungry, without pumping you full of cream or butter.

Instead, eat!
Applebee's Chicken Noodle Soup (Bowl)
160 calories
4 g fat (1 g saturated)
1120 mg sodium

# 6: South West WORST SOUP
Chili's Sweet Corn Soup (Bowl)
450 calories
36 g fat (20 g saturated)
960 mg sodium

Unprocessed corn is a source of fiber, folate, phosphorus and manganese. But this dish? This is just a huge source of saturated fatty acids. In fact, one serving contains 20 grams per day to your healing. Instead, choose chicken soup and Green Chile. It is filled with heart-health advocate, and the heat of the chili will boost your metabolism. Sodium is a little higher, but in this case, it pays to let you go and cut 250 calories by 85 percent saturated fatty acids.

Instead, eat!
Chili's Chicken Soup and Green Chili (Bowl)
200 calories
7 g fat (3 g saturated)
1240 mg sodium

# 5: The worst vegetable soup
Einstein Bros. Broccoli and Cheese Soup (Bowl)
470 calories
33 g fat (19 g saturated fat, 1 g trans fats)
1910 mg sodium

Most of the repetitions of broccoli cheese broccoli and cheese and lots of small dishes not to mention the problem better than this figure floating Einstein Bros. stones for a bit more debris in a sea of milk are saturated fats. Choose chicken and pasta place and you will win every fight against malnutrition and received about 80 percent of vitamin A for the day.

Instead, eat!
Einstein Bros. Chicken Noodle Soup (Bowl)
180 calories
6 g fat (1.5 g saturated)
1.210 mg sodium

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Chowder worst: # 4
Red Lobster Clam Chowder New England (Bowl)
480 calories
34 g fat (20 g saturated)
1390 mg sodium

Notice something here? This is the clam chowder seconds in this list. Prepared for the New England version of the soup thick and fatty oils and creams. But do not worry, you do not have to produce the full cream soups. Only the swtich the style of Manhattan. These swap cream for tomatoes, remove the most harmful fat. If you this option is only three times a week, you will drop 9 pounds in a year. Sodium is always guilty, then try to go low in sodium for the rest of the day.

Instead, eat!
Manhattan Clam Chowder Red Lobster (Bowl)
160 calories
2 g fat (1 g saturated)
1420 mg sodium

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# 3: Cookie WORST
Au Bon Pain lobster soup (Large)
540 calories
39 g fat (24 g saturated, 1.5 g trans)
1830 mg sodium

Hummer itself has some advantages: These delicious, low in fat and loaded with protein. Too bad the benefits that can not stand it when she fell in a puddle of thick grease. This bowl is equipped with trans-fatty acids usightly place more than 20 percent more saturated fat you should consume in a day. And in terms of overall energy, you walk five miles to repair the damage. Best choice: Tomato and rice soup to go. It is a little dignified calories and this was one of the lowest amount of sodium that you lived in the register prepared soups.

Instead, eat!
Au Bon Pain tomato rice soup (Large)
170 calories
2 g fat (0 g saturated)
390 mg sodium

# 2: Worst CHILE
Panera's All-Natural Steak Chili with corn bread (Large)
580 calories
26 g fat (8 g saturated)
1330 mg sodium

Chile has many advantages: the meat protein, fiber, nuts, tomatoes and many plant-based ingredients. This bowl is in fact likely to be acceptable except for a piece of corn bread 200 calories companion. If you withdraw from a chili corn bread. If not, you're better off the bottom with a salad and soup combo.

Instead, eat!
Panera is low in fat Garden Vegetable Pesto Mayur Classic Cafe Salad balsamic vinaigrette (you pick two combo)
190 calories
8 g fat (1 g saturated)
960 mg sodium

# 1: Worst "healthy" soup
COSI tomato and basil soup Aurora (Large)
597 calories
54 g fat (33 g saturated)
1701 mg sodium

In the case of saturated fatty acids, crushed this soup the other side. He has to be much more proud. What is most frightening is that people expect tomato soup is relatively safe. Think it's true what they say: You can not judge his soup with vegetables. (Say, right?) Jump to Queso Tortilla Chicken Soup for other low calorie high protein content.

Instead, eat!
COSI Queso Tortilla with Chicken (Large)
300 calories
13 g fat (7 g saturated)
1200 mg sodium

Bonus tip: Desserts like soup. Some rev your metabolism and provide support nutrients, the waste of your diet and your body fat! Others contain more than one day's worth of calories, fat, sugar and salt! Therefore, you need this list (and certainly eye-popping) is worth 24 best (and worst) Desserts in America.

Create Your Power Of Energy: 5 Ways to instant gratification

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:33:00 +0000

I am a big fan of instant gratification. As a practitioner, I encourage both and believe in the power of small and gradual changes, but I have not had any significant change in no time. It's in our nature to want to .. Wonder why we have to buy a lot of weight loss and lottery tickets. We want more than what we want and we want it now. In my practice I have found that this is mainly for energy. No one seems to have enough energy. Everyone wants to improve, do they increase the Great, and they wanted yesterday.

When I started graduate school, I was exhausted all the time. I used to waitress in my body not just familiar with my new schedule (stay up all night, slept in the day too late.) And I'm hanging in my classes. One day I went to GNC and ask for the strongest energy drink I could find.
I took a day before the class. I do not know what was in the drink, but drink within an hour I started to sweat, my heart is really bad, what is up so hard and I was very sick. I also started plenty of saliva. I feel like I could easily to 30 miles in the emergency room, though. Shortly after this experience I came to the gym, and after two weeks of work, I fell asleep again.

Point is, I know that the exercises that will increase my energy level. And I know he will not even last very long. But it will be longer than that drinks swallow terrible danger, so I my decision.

Against the long term takes time, but that does not mean that it is not some simple solutions that begin at our disposal. So I'm going to a few possibilities, a direct difference in your energy level to make.

1. I know that he repeatedly said, but the breakfast! What to eat high protein and low in fat, you will be much longer than carbohydrates. My energy still seems to remain high if I eat peanut butter for breakfast, but eat what works for you. I did a year ago, a piece of breakfast, I swear, it seems an almost magical powers. When I started drinking, got my energy, I would stay whole hours, and I lost weight in a week. It was everything: protein powder, designer whey, water and apples. The only reason why I do not drink every day that it requires a mixer, and I'm lazy. Resolution of the food in the blender seems too much work in the morning when I always run around. But try it yourself and see what you think!

2. Even if you are not thirsty, drink a glass of water when you wake up. If you have time, have to brew green tea is even better. Most of us are dehydrated, even though we do not know. The symptoms of dehydration begin to tire.

3. You can eat the healthiest diet in the world. However, take a multivitamin. It only takes a second and makes a big difference in how you feel. If you have money, try vitamin Nutrimetrix. They are by far the best vitamin I have ever done. I know a lot of energy when I take them. Unfortunately they are expensive, I think it is $ 60 for three months supply. They are worth every penny, but if you can not afford, take a registered pharmacy. Make sure to eat with them, so your body can be processed correctly.

4. Get your heart beat faster. You do not need the gym for an hour to go do this. In fact, if you pedal slowly on an elliptical machine for an hour, you can not do much. If you do not intend to get to the gym, stairs or quick visit with a few minutes of jumping. If you train in the gym, make sure you really are signs of resistance. You must have at least a little shortness of breath, sweating, feeling the heartbeat. This should be a little difficult to continue the conversation. If you are not breaking sweat, you have probably not working hard enough to build your energy level.

5. In the world of acupuncture, the fatigue comes from one of two causes: loss or stagnation. If you stagnate, your energy is blocked and not flowing freely. It's right there ... and you too. If the defect is a problem, you do not have enough energy to reach it. Acupuncture is a great way to build and power transmission. If you do not have time for today's meeting, there are some things that will generate your energy boost and make you.

One is at the top of the head. If a line from the tip of the ear to the top of the head is, a point GV20. The stimulation of this point causes the energy to go to his head, brings a sense of clarity.

to facilitate students in the habit of acupuncture, the needle on this issue in the review, store, found up to this little trick and prohibited. If you are looking for a point, you might feel a little, you feel a little thrill when you hit the right spot. Sometimes the place is a touch vague, and he feels more sensitive than the surroundings. When you press the point, press and massage for several minutes. Another thing that can be used is on foot. Indulge your hands resting just below the knee, with the index finger on the bottom of your kneecap. In this position, your pinky should be placed approximately three centimeters from the knee. Level Rose, is there a place about 1 / 2 inch lateral bone. Palpation around until you think it would be sensitive. It is the stomach 36, one of the acupuncture points of the most powerful body. Massage this point for several minutes to the energy flow.

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The amazing health benefits of Chia seeds Superfood

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:27:00 +0000

Chia seeds "Life in Nature" are happy to have a clever little Chia seeds, the "strength" or "make strong" means, among the Maya. He even gave names to the state of Chiapas (Chia River) in Mexico.
Chia seeds are a good alternative to the intake of essential fatty acids, specifically to increase omega-3 and to reduce the appetite by the system: no more cravings for sugar during the day! Let us help you find this valuable food.
History of Chia
Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is a plant of the family Labiatae (Lamiaceae) obtained from the central valley of Mexico and the mountains of Peru. Seeds small, round. There are two varieties, a clear Salba is called, and one black.
Color varies dependi
ng the source of Chia.
Today, chia grows in South America, Australia and the United States.
With beans, corn and spinach, is a staple of the Aztecs and Maya chia. It is also used as offerings in religious rites.
Shiites began to be used as food since 3500 BC.
It is to Professor Vladimir Vuksan, the work of the Medical Faculty of the University of Toronto at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, that we owe the most comprehensive study done on this work. This study, spread over a period of 15 years that chia more nutrients than foods that are widely known to contain.
* 50% more folic acid than asparagus * 15 times more magnesium than broccoli * 1.1 times more fiber than wheat bran * 2.5 times more protein than beans * 8 times more Omega-3 Salmon * 3 times more iron than spinach * 2 times more potassium than bananas * 3 times more antioxidants than blueberries * 6 times more calcium than milk
Just to give 2 tablespoons of seeds grams 2.5 grams omega-3 fatty acids, and 4.2 fiber!
Chia shows the effectiveness of omega-3 greater than 230% over the hemp (in animals). Significant differences caused great wealth antioxidant chia. Not contain phytoestrogens.
Chia seeds are sometimes referred to as "food runners India" (Indian food) because they are resistant food called by the Indians. The Aztecs used as an energy source for 24-hour market as chia seeds rich in fiber and fats, especially omega-3. This explains why they go to the long term with only chia as food.
Today they are in various forms in South America, such as drinking water, "chia fresca" so call'd "iskiate eaten.
Soaked in water, chia seeds form a solid gel with their outer layers are rich in soluble fiber.
In the stomach, mixed with gastric juice, they are gelatinous and thus create a barrier between carbohydrates and digestive enzymes. Carbohydrates are slowly absorbed eat chia seed to stabilize the blood sugar, so has interest in people with diabetes. (Vladimir Vuksan, 2002)
This is a 2007 study in Diabetes Care, where the researchers found, confirmed that patients with type 2 diabetes, 37 g of chia (about 6 tablespoons) a day, they see the level of protein C-reactive protein (inflammation marker ) a decrease in consumption of 32%, systolic and diastolic pressure and increased blood sugar levels.
Properties chia
Chia is a gluten-free diet with high-quality protein 30%, 30% of fiber, soluble and most powerful levels of antioxidants. Oil "in the seed well preserved and not rancid.
By their composition can be classified chia seeds in a family of vegetable oil.
We can compare chia seed is too high in omega-3 flax, but flax rancid, because there is no antioxidants do not even like chia seeds.
Its seeds are in the beverage compositions are used, or pressured to take the oil.
their daily intake should be 1 large spoon (about 15 grams). Not more than 30 grams per day.
From the perspective of food, chia seeds are attractive precisely the abundance of omega-3 and fiber, they seem to be well absorbed, as it became gelatinous upon contact with saliva and gastric juice, while flax seeds are not digested, if not destroyed.
Chia seeds contain 4.8 grams of fiber tablespoons of this fiber is very important for health.
They also play a role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (high blood pressure, inflammatory factors).
Despite promising results, chia obviously can not cure the disease itself, but all the benefits by going to reap our daily food.
How to use chia seeds
Chia seed taste is very flat. It is possible for all types of food, sweet or salty mix.
You can use to make desserts (cream, cakes, muffins or ,...) are simply mixed with the salad.
In South America, chia often consumed as a drink called "chia fresca": water, chia seeds, lemon juice and sugar.
Most recipes contain at least one tablespoon of chia seed. And Omega 3 daily recommendations are complied with.
Finally, chia seeds are highly attractive feeding.
Adopt chia seeds in our food
To take advantage of its properties, no need to grind the chia word such as flaxseed. By cons, such as food, it is recommended to chew as much as possible.
By entering into the liquid such as juices, smoothies, cereal or yogurt, seeds are soft and begin the process of germination. It can be incorporated into salad dressings or a salad, as the seeds absorb all start-up and binders for a salad. It can also be incorporated into bread dough or cake.
As food, soil, ground chia easily assimilated.
You can also set the binding effect of the whole egg with 3 tablespoons of chia in a little water or directly into the wet ingredients. If you set the whole chia, we have to wait a little longer to absorb water, the fibers and the consistency of the ice is formed. It takes about 40 minutes. If not, it will directly 3 tbsp ground chia recipes.
The nutritional benefits of Chia important
In summary:
* Chia contains does not contain gluten and is suitable for people with allergies.
* Omega-3 Chia seeds are commercially available foods that are naturally Omega-3 in the world. In fact, 2 tablespoons daily chia enough to the body with more than 100% of the required amount of supply of omega-3 per day.
* Antioxidants Chia is in natural antioxidants that help prevent oxidative stress range.
* Fiber Both same tablespoons a day only has 30% of daily fiber needs.
No more problems with constipation, no more ups and falling sugar in diabetics and finished cravings.
Although Chia absorb 14 times the weight in water: slow digestion and the release of sugar in the body and ultimately creates longer feeling of satiety. Drawn at breakfast cereals reduce the urge to eat sugar, we can adopt as part of the plan.
* Protein Excellent source of essential amino acids chia protein about 22% by weight. chia is a valuable source of protein.
* Vitamins and minerals Chia is a source of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc and copper, while containing little sodium.

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Pendaftaran

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:25:00 +0000

Langkah-langkah sebelum membuat pembelian di KEDAI BUKU KAMI

Langkah 1 - Daftar untuk menjadi pelanggan

1. Anda perlu klik pada menu "Daftar Masuk" dan klik 'Sertai Sekarang'.
2. Masukan maklumat anda dengan lengkap dan klik 'hantar'.
3. E-mel pengaktifan akaun akan sampai ke e-mel anda. Jangan lupa semak di "spam box" jika belum menerimanya.
4. Sila klik pada pautan pengaktifan akaun dan anda boleh log-in menggunakan username dan password yang telah diberikan.

***Nota

1. Sila pastikan e-mel yang anda berikan adalah betul dan masih berfungsi.
2. Jika anda sudah mendaftar, anda hanya perlu masukan username dan password pada menu 'Daftar masuk'. Anda tidak perlu mendaftar lagi.
3. Jika anda masih belum dapat e-mel pengaktifan akaun, sila semak pada ruang 'Spam' pada e-mel anda. Kepada pengguna Yahoo!Mail, anda akan mengalami kelewatan untuk e-mel masuk.

Langkah 2 - Buat pilihan produk

1. Selepas anda mendaftar masuk, anda boleh membuat pilihan prdouk.
2. Sila klik 'Beli' pada produk yang anda ingin membeli.(Ia terletak di sebelah harga setiap buku).
3. Selepas anda klik beli, akan keluar paparan Senarai Belian.
4. Anda boleh klik pada ikon pembetulan untuk mengubah kuantiti produk dan selepas itu klik pada ikon 'Right'. Anda juga boleh klik pada ikon 'tong sampah' jika anda mahu mengeluarkan produk tersebut daripada senarai belian.
5. Jika semua produk telah dipilih, anda boleh klik pada ruang 'Beli'.

Langkah 3 - Pilih cara penghantaran

1. Jika anda mahu ambil produk di Ibu Pejabat Stormreaders, anda boleh klik pada ruang 'Ambil Sendiri'.
2. Jika anda mahu produk dihantar ke alamat seperti yang ada pada profil anda, anda boleh klik pada 'Alamat Terkini'. Alamat anda akan dipaparkan.
3. Jika anda mahu produk dihantar ke alamat lain, anda boleh klik pada ruang 'Alamat Surat Menyurat'. Anda perlu masukan alamat penghantaran.
4. Jika pilihan telah dibuat, anda boleh klik pada ruang 'Teruskan untuk semak keluar pembelian'.

Langkah 4 - Pilih cara pembayaran

1. Senarai cara pembayaran akan dipaparkan.
2. Jika anda ingin membayar secara bank transfer atau tunai, sila pilih pada ruang 'Pembayaran Bank'. Maklumat pembayaran akan dipaparkan dan selepas anda membuat pembayaran, sila masukan nombor rujukan pada ruang yang diminta. Anda boleh faks atau e-mel bukti pembayaran kepada syarikat.
3. Jika anda ingin membuat pembayaran secara kad kredit, klik pada ruang 'Kad Kredit'.
4. Klik pada ruang 'Teruskan untuk semak keluar pembelian'.
5. Semak pembelian anda dan klik pada ruang 'Tempahan'.
6. Pastikan keluar paparan untuk cetak resit. Tempahan anda telah berjaya.

Langkah 5 - Periksa status penghantaran produk

1. Selepas anda berjaya membuat tempahan, anda akan menerima e-mel daripada Stormreaders berkenaan dengan status penghantaran produk anda.
2. Anda boleh semak dengan Log-in ke e-Store dan klik pada menu 'Akaun Saya'. Klik pada ruang 'Periksa Status Tempahan'

HARGA POS

Tempoh Penghantaran 3 - 5 hari bekerja.

Semenanjung Malaysia
Harga pos produk adalah mengikut berat : Minimum RM5.00 ( dinasihatkan untuk order hingga 2-3 buku untuk menjimatkan kos pos)

Sabah/Sarawak
Harga pos produk adalah mengikut berat : Minimum RM8.00 ( dinasihatkan untuk order hingga 2-3 buku untuk menjimatkan kos pos)

How To Hack Facebook !!

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:22:00 +0000

The very first thing I should mention is that when it comes to Facebook, there’s really no such thing as “hack codes.” The title of this article is partially tongue-in-cheek, because with Facebook, the rules change so often that one “Facebook hack” code that works today will likely not work tomorrow.
Facebook designers change links and features at whim – and you’re left trying to guess what’s coming next and why your link or plug-in no longer works.

I’ve previously written a couple of articles here about Facebook, such as the controversial method on how to view private Facebook profiles, or how to email mobile photos to your Facebook account. However, in addition to those tips, there are other codes and features that aren’t immediately obvious to most users – so I wanted to provide a list of the top 6 of my favorite Facebook “hack” codes and tips to other Facebook enthusiasts out there.

#1 – The Konami Code Lens Flare Hack
This is a rather silly hack, but if you’re visiting friends who may not be very computer savvy –
this is a very easy way to impress them with your hacking skills. Borrow their computer
(or bring your laptop), log into your Facebook account, and then on the computer keyboard just
type the following key sequence of arrows and letters exactly:
UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-B-A-

Then, click around on your Facebook page, or scroll up and down the page
(this seems to work best), and you’ll discover a pretty cool display of lens flare effects.

Oddly, the effect isn’t horribly annoying because it disappears pretty quickly when you
really need it to. It isn’t the most impressive hack though, because it’s probably the most
common one mentioned across the net – but it’s still kind of cool and fun to play around with.

#2 – Aye, Make Yer Profile a Pirate’s Page You Landlubber!
The second profile hack is also one of the easiest to implement. Facebook offers users the
ability to transform their Facebook pages into any language that they like. If you scroll down
to the lower left corner of your profile page, you’ll see your current language setting. Click on this,
and you’ll have a list of all languages available to you. Notice the English Pirate option?

Ahoy matey – yer now a Cap’n! Now as you go through your profile page you’ll notice some
pretty hilarious pirate variations.

Now, the wall is the Plank, your profile is the Cap’n’s Log, and you can now either
click a post as pleasin’ to me eye (like) or blabber t’yer mates (comment).
It certainly removes the “boring” factor from your old standard Facebook pages.

#3 – Upside Down Status Updates
If you’ve been on Facebook long enough, you’ve probably noticed a few people posting upside down
status updates. They sure do think they’re clever don’t they?! Yes, you too can be the envy of all
of your friends and family by posting your updates so that people have to look silly by tilting their
heads upside down so they can read it.

Most of the people you’ve seen doing this have likely installed a Facebook app just to do so.
However, I dislike installing apps because you always have to provide permissions to those
applications to access your profile. A better approach is to use the free online application at
FlipText to generate your upside down status update.

Simply copy the upside down text from the lower text box, paste it into your Facebook status box
and post!

#4 – Download Complete Photo Collections From Your Friends’ Profiles
If you have a lot of friends on Facebook, you may not have the time to keep up with all of the new
family photos they’ve posted – but you are very interested in them and would love to have them stored
in your own private photo collection to review later. Well, thanks to a very cool FireFox plug-in call
ed FacePAD, you can do just that. The add-on is awesome, and I would recommend that anyone with the
resources to do so should send in a contribution to Arthur Sabintsev for his efforts.

After you install the FacePad plug-in, make sure you select Tools->Add-Ons, and configure the
options for FacePad so it has your correct Facebook language. Then, all you have to do is go to
your friend’s photo albums, right-click on the title and select “Download Album With FacePAD.”
That’s right, you’re not downloading a single picture – but an entire album.

Once you do, FacePad downloads every single image within that album into the download folder
you’ve configured in FireFox. Don’t forget to organize all of those photos using JetPhoto, as
recommended earlier by Jeffry.

#5 – Schedule Facebook Status Updates With Sendible
Do you like to keep your Facebook profile active, but you’re coming down with a cold and may be
offline for a few days? Maybe you’re taking a trip and won’t be anywhere near a computer for a week.
Or maybe you’ll be playing hooky from work and traveling, but you want your colleagues and boss to
think you’re stuck at home sick. Accomplish any of these wishes by using Sendible to schedule your
Facebook status updates. This is an application Daniel covered earlier, so check out his article
for more details.

But for Facebook specifically, once you sign up with Sendible, just click on Facebook and provide your
Facebook login details. Sendible connects directly with your Facebook account.
The, under “New Messages” click on “Status Updates“.

On the next page you can schedule out as many updates as you’d like! This service is
awesome – and you can distribute scheduled updates to a number of social networks including MySpace,
Blogger, Twitter and more.

#6 – Hide Your Online Status From Certain People
Look, don’t feel bad about it. When I first joined Facebook I left my online status wide open.
After a couple of weeks of getting inundated with nonstop chat requests, I simply turned off my
online status completely. Problem solved. Except, there really were certain people I wouldn’t mind hearing from – is it really fair for a few chatterbox buddies to ruin your chances for communicating with everyone? Well, there is a way for you to selectively block your online status from certain
people.

All you have to do is open up your chat icon in the lower right corner of your Facebook display,
click on Friend Lists, and create a new list called “BlockList.” Make sure after you create it that it’s configured under
“Display these lists in Chat.”

Now, all you have to do is either click “edit” and add the friends you want to block, or if they’re already online,
just click their name and drag them under this new list. Once you’ve got everyone there who you want to block from
see your online status, hover your mouse over the green dot to the right and click on “Go Offline.” Now, you appear offline to only those certain friends.

Facebook, unlike MySpace, is not really easy to tweak – which is actually a good thing. Gone are the days of those horrid eye-bleeding pages with pink flashing backgrounds and instant music that you can’t turn off. However, the tweaks and plug-ins in the list above offer at least a few ways to customize your Facebook account and usage
to suit your life and your personality.

Tool Removes the update KB971033 for Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:55:00 +0000

If you have an inscription on the desktop that your version of windows is not genuine (this can happen even if you have a licensed windows), it means that you have downloaded and installed update Windows KB971033 (can check out the journal for updates.) Do not attempt to roll back to an earlier date, or manually remove this update - it does not help! Just download the program, run it as administrator and click apply!

OS: Windows 7
Language: English
License: Cracked
Size: 8.67 Mb

DOWNLOAD

Places NOT to Use Your Debit Card

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:04:00 +0000

Debit cards have different protections and uses. Sometimes they're not the best choice.

Sometimes reaching for your wallet is like a multiple choice test: How do you really want to pay?

While credit cards and debit cards may look almost identical, not all plastic is the same.

"It's important that consumers understand the difference between a debit card and a credit card," says John Breyault, director of the Fraud Center for the National Consumers League, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group. "There's a difference in how the transactions are processed and the protections offered to consumers when they use them."

While debit cards and credit cards each have advantages, each is also better suited to certain situations. And since a debit card is a direct line to your bank account, there are places where it can be wise to avoid handing it over -- if for no other reason than complete peace of mind.

Here are 10 places and situations where it can pay to leave that debit card in your wallet:

1. Online

"You don't use a debit card online," says Susan Tiffany, director of consumer periodicals for the Credit Union National Association. Since the debit card links directly to a checking account, "you have potential vulnerability there," she says.

Her reasoning: If you have problems with a purchase or the card number gets hijacked, a debit card is "vulnerable because it happens to be linked to an account," says Linda Foley, founder of the Identity Theft Resource Center. She also includes phone orders in this category.

The Federal Reserve's Regulation E (commonly dubbed Reg E), covers debit card transfers. It sets a consumer's liability for fraudulent purchases at $50, provided they notify the bank within two days of discovering that their card or card number has been stolen.

Most banks have additional voluntary policies that set their own customers' liability with debit cards at $0, says Nessa Feddis, vice president and senior counsel for the American Bankers Association.

But the protections don't relieve consumers of hassle: The prospect of trying to get money put back into their bank account, and the problems that a lower-than-expected balance can cause in terms of fees and refused checks or payments, make some online shoppers reach first for credit cards.

2. Big-Ticket Items

With a big ticket item, a credit card is safer, says Chi Chi Wu, staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center. A credit card offers dispute rights if something goes wrong with the merchandise or the purchase, she says.

"With a debit card, you have fewer protections," she says.

In addition, some cards will also offer extended warrantees. And in some situations, such as buying electronics or renting a car, some credit cards also offer additional property insurance to cover the item.

Two caveats, says Wu. Don't carry a balance. Otherwise, you also risk paying some high-ticket interest. And "avoid store cards with deferred interest," Wu advises.

3. Deposit Required

When Peter Garuccio recently rented some home improvement equipment at a big-box store, it required a sizable deposit. "This is where you want to use a credit card instead of a debit," says Garuccio, spokesman for the national trade group American Bankers Association.

That way, the store has its security deposit, and you still have access to all of the money in your bank account. With any luck, you'll never actually have to part with a dollar.

4. Restaurants

"To me, it's dangerous," says Gary Foreman, editor of the frugality minded Web site The Dollar Stretcher. "You have so many people around."

Foreman bases his conclusions on what he hears from readers. "Anecdotally, the cases that I'm hearing of credit or debit information being stolen, as often as not, it's in a restaurant," he says.

The danger: Restaurants are one of the few places where you have to let cards leave your sight when you use them. But others think that avoiding such situations is not workable.

The "conventional advice of 'don't let the card out of your sight' -- that's just not practical," says Tiffany.

The other problem with using a debit card at restaurants: Some establishments will approve the card for more than your purchase amount because, presumably, you intend to leave a tip. So the amount of money frozen for the transaction could be quite a bit more than the amount of your tab. And it could be a few days before you get the cash back in your account.

5. You're a New Customer

Online or in the real world, if you're a first-time customer in a store, skip the debit card the first couple of times you buy, says Breyault.

That way, you get a feel for how the business is run, how you're treated and the quality of the merchandise before you hand over a card that links to your checking account.

6. Buy Now, Take Delivery Later

Buying now but taking delivery days or weeks from now? A credit card offers dispute rights that a debit card typically does not.

"It may be an outfit you're familiar with and trust, but something might go wrong," says Breyault, "and you need protection."

But be aware that some cards will limit the protection to a specific time period, says Feddis. So settle any problems as soon as possible.

7. Recurring Payments

We've all heard the urban legend about the gym that won't stop billing an ex-member's credit card. Now imagine the charges aren't going onto your card, but instead coming right out of your bank account.

Another reason not to use the debit card for recurring charges: your own memory and math skills. Forget to deduct that automatic bill payment from your checkbook one month, and you could either face fees or embarrassment (depending on whether you've opted to allow overdrafting or not). So if you don't keep a cash buffer in your account, "to protect yourself from over-limit fees, you may want to think about using a credit card" for recurring payments, says Breyault.

8. Future Travel

Book your travel with a check card, and "they debit it immediately," says Foley. So if you're buying travel that you won't use for six months or making a reservation for a few weeks from now, you'll be out the money immediately.

Another factor that bothers Foley: Hotels aren't immune to hackers and data breaches, and several name-brand establishments have suffered the problem recently. Do you want your debit card information "to sit in a system for four months, waiting for you to arrive?" she asks. "I would not."

9. Gas Stations and Hotels

This one depends on the individual business. Some gas stations and hotels will place holds to cover customers who may leave without settling the entire bill. That means that even though you only bought $10 in gas, you could have a temporary bank hold for $50 to $100, says Tiffany.

Ditto hotels, where there are sometimes holds or deposits in the hundreds to make sure you don't run up a long distance bill, empty the mini bar or trash the room. The practice is almost unnoticeable if you're using credit, but can be problematic if you're using a debit card and have just enough in the account to cover what you need.

At hotels, ask about deposits and holds before you present your card, says Feddis. At the pump, select the pin-number option, she says, which should debit only the amount you've actually spent.

10. Checkouts or ATMs That Look 'Off'

Criminals are getting better with skimmers and planting them in places you'd never suspect -- like ATM machines on bank property, says Foley.

So take a good look at the machine or card reader the next time you use an ATM or self-check lane, she advises. Does the machine fit together well or does something look off, different or like it doesn't quite belong? Says Foley, "Make sure it doesn't look like it's been tampered with."

10 reasons why PCs crash U must Know

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:55:00 +0000

10 reasons why PCs crash U must Know

Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy," it says. "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications."

You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening?

1 Hardware conflict

The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device.

For example, a printer usually connects internally on IRQ 7. The keyboard usually uses IRQ 1 and the floppy disk drive IRQ 6. Each device will try to hog a single IRQ for itself.

If there are a lot of devices, or if they are not installed properly, two of them may end up sharing the same IRQ number. When the user tries to use both devices at the same time, a crash can happen. The way to check if your computer has a hardware conflict is through the following route:

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager.

Often if a device has a problem a yellow '!' appears next to its description in the Device Manager. Highlight Computer (in the Device Manager) and press Properties to see the IRQ numbers used by your computer. If the IRQ number appears twice, two devices may be using it.

Sometimes a device might share an IRQ with something described as 'IRQ holder for PCI steering'. This can be ignored. The best way to fix this problem is to remove the problem device and reinstall it.

Sometimes you may have to find more recent drivers on the internet to make the device function properly. A good resource is www.driverguide.com. If the device is a soundcard, or a modem, it can often be fixed by moving it to a different slot on the motherboard (be careful about opening your computer, as you may void the warranty).

When working inside a computer you should switch it off, unplug the mains lead and touch an unpainted metal surface to discharge any static electricity.

To be fair to Mcft, the problem with IRQ numbers is not of its making. It is a legacy problem going back to the first PC designs using the IBM 8086 chip. Initially there were only eight IRQs. Today there are 16 IRQs in a PC. It is easy to run out of them. There are plans to increase the number of IRQs in future designs.

2 Bad Ram

Ram (random-access memory) problems might bring on the blue screen of death with a message saying Fatal Exception Error. A fatal error indicates a serious hardware problem. Sometimes it may mean a part is damaged and will need replacing.

But a fatal error caused by Ram might be caused by a mismatch of chips. For example, mixing 70-nanosecond (70ns) Ram with 60ns Ram will usually force the computer to run all the Ram at the slower speed. This will often crash the machine if the Ram is overworked.

One way around this problem is to enter the BIOS settings and increase the wait state of the Ram. This can make it more stable. Another way to troubleshoot a suspected Ram problem is to rearrange the Ram chips on the motherboard, or take some of them out. Then try to repeat the circumstances that caused the crash. When handling Ram try not to touch the gold connections, as they can be easily damaged.

Parity error messages also refer to Ram. Modern Ram chips are either parity (ECC) or non parity (non-ECC). It is best not to mix the two types, as this can be a cause of trouble.

EMM386 error messages refer to memory problems but may not be connected to bad Ram. This may be due to free memory problems often linked to old Dos-based programmes.

3 BIOS settings

Every motherboard is supplied with a range of chipset settings that are decided in the factory. A common way to access these settings is to press the F2 or delete button during the first few seconds of a boot-up.

Once inside the BIOS, great care should be taken. It is a good idea to write down on a piece of paper all the settings that appear on the screen. That way, if you change something and the computer becomes more unstable, you will know what settings to revert to.

A common BIOS error concerns the CAS latency. This refers to the Ram. Older EDO (extended data out) Ram has a CAS latency of 3. Newer SDRam has a CAS latency of 2. Setting the wrong figure can cause the Ram to lock up and freeze the computer's display.

Mcft Windows is better at allocating IRQ numbers than any BIOS. If possible set the IRQ numbers to Auto in the BIOS. This will allow Windows to allocate the IRQ numbers (make sure the BIOS setting for Plug and Play OS is switched to 'yes' to allow Windows to do this.).

4 Hard disk drives

After a few weeks, the information on a hard disk drive starts to become piecemeal or fragmented. It is a good idea to defragment the hard disk every week or so, to prevent the disk from causing a screen freeze. Go to

* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter

This will start the procedure. You will be unable to write data to the hard drive (to save it) while the disk is defragmenting, so it is a good idea to schedule the procedure for a period of inactivity using the Task Scheduler.

The Task Scheduler should be one of the small icons on the bottom right of the Windows opening page (the desktop).

Some lockups and screen freezes caused by hard disk problems can be solved by reducing the read-ahead optimisation. This can be adjusted by going to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System Icon-Performance-File System-Hard Disk.

Hard disks will slow down and crash if they are too full. Do some housekeeping on your hard drive every few months and free some space on it. Open the Windows folder on the C drive and find the Temporary Internet Files folder. Deleting the contents (not the folder) can free a lot of space.

Empty the Recycle Bin every week to free more space. Hard disk drives should be scanned every week for errors or bad sectors. Go to

* Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-ScanDisk

Otherwise assign the Task Scheduler to perform this operation at night when the computer is not in use.

5 Fatal OE exceptions and VXD errors

Fatal OE exception errors and VXD errors are often caused by video card problems.

These can often be resolved easily by reducing the resolution of the video display. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Display-Settings

Here you should slide the screen area bar to the left. Take a look at the colour settings on the left of that window. For most desktops, high colour 16-bit depth is adequate.

If the screen freezes or you experience system lockups it might be due to the video card. Make sure it does not have a hardware conflict. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager

Here, select the + beside Display Adapter. A line of text describing your video card should appear. Select it (make it blue) and press properties. Then select Resources and select each line in the window. Look for a message that says No Conflicts.

If you have video card hardware conflict, you will see it here. Be careful at this point and make a note of everything you do in case you make things worse.

The way to resolve a hardware conflict is to uncheck the Use Automatic Settings box and hit the Change Settings button. You are searching for a setting that will display a No Conflicts message.

Another useful way to resolve video problems is to go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Performance-Graphics

Here you should move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left. As ever, the most common cause of problems relating to graphics cards is old or faulty drivers (a driver is a small piece of software used by a computer to communicate with a device).

Look up your video card's manufacturer on the internet and search for the most recent drivers for it.

6 Viruses

Often the first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making it impossible to start. This is why it is a good idea to create a Windows start-up disk. Go to

* Start-Settings-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs

Here, look for the Start Up Disk tab. Virus protection requires constant vigilance.

A virus scanner requires a list of virus signatures in order to be able to identify viruses. These signatures are stored in a DAT file. DAT files should be updated weekly from the website of your antivirus software manufacturer.

An excellent antivirus programme is McAfee VirusScan by Network Associates ( www.nai.com). Another is Norton AntiVirus 2000, made by Symantec ( www.symantec.com).

7 Printers

The action of sending a document to print creates a bigger file, often called a postscript file.

Printers have only a small amount of memory, called a buffer. This can be easily overloaded. Printing a document also uses a considerable amount of CPU power. This will also slow down the computer's performance.

If the printer is trying to print unusual characters, these might not be recognised, and can crash the computer. Sometimes printers will not recover from a crash because of confusion in the buffer. A good way to clear the buffer is to unplug the printer for ten seconds. Booting up from a powerless state, also called a cold boot, will restore the printer's default settings and you may be able to carry on.

8 Software

A common cause of computer crash is faulty or badly-installed software. Often the problem can be cured by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling it. Use Norton Uninstall or Uninstall Shield to remove an application from your system properly. This will also remove references to the programme in the System Registry and leaves the way clear for a completely fresh copy.

The System Registry can be corrupted by old references to obsolete software that you thought was uninstalled. Use Reg Cleaner by Jouni Vuorio to clean up the System Registry and remove obsolete entries. It works on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), Windows Millennium Edition (ME), NT4 and Windows 2000.

Read the instructions and use it carefully so you don't do permanent damage to the Registry. If the Registry is damaged you will have to reinstall your operating system. Reg Cleaner can be obtained from www.jv16.org

Often a Windows problem can be resolved by entering Safe Mode. This can be done during start-up. When you see the message "Starting Windows" press F4. This should take you into Safe Mode.

Safe Mode loads a minimum of drivers. It allows you to find and fix problems that prevent Windows from loading properly.

Sometimes installing Windows is difficult because of unsuitable BIOS settings. If you keep getting SUWIN error messages (Windows setup) during the Windows installation, then try entering the BIOS and disabling the CPU internal cache. Try to disable the Level 2 (L2) cache if that doesn't work.

Remember to restore all the BIOS settings back to their former settings following installation.

9 Overheating

Central processing units (CPUs) are usually equipped with fans to keep them cool. If the fan fails or if the CPU gets old it may start to overheat and generate a particular kind of error called a kernel error. This is a common problem in chips that have been overclocked to operate at higher speeds than they are supposed to.

One remedy is to get a bigger better fan and install it on top of the CPU. Specialist cooling fans/heatsinks are available from www.computernerd.com or www.coolit.com

CPU problems can often be fixed by disabling the CPU internal cache in the BIOS. This will make the machine run more slowly, but it should also be more stable.

10 Power supply problems

With all the new construction going on around the country the steady supply of electricity has become disrupted. A power surge or spike can crash a computer as easily as a power cut.

If this has become a nuisance for you then consider buying a uninterrupted power supply (UPS). This will give you a clean power supply when there is electricity, and it will give you a few minutes to perform a controlled shutdown in case of a power cut.

It is a good investment if your data are critical, because a power cut will cause any unsaved data to be lost.

Tips For Buying a Laptop Computer

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:37:00 +0000

Tips For Buying a Laptop Computer

Picking a laptop computer will probably be more involved than reviewing five simple steps, but you have to start somewhere! Each of these steps will hopefully guide other decisions and make the process less frustrating, while also leading to the selection of the best laptop possible.

Ergonomics:

If you are going to be spending any significant amount of time working on this laptop computer, you´re going to want to be comfortable. A well-designed interface is essential for comfort, as well as good health. Carpal tunnel syndrome or tendonitis may be some of the more common conditions associated with extended computer usage, and selecting the most comfortable laptop

Connectivity:

Being able to connect to common devices is just as important on laptops as it is on desktops, but being able to add these connections down the road is not as easy on a laptop. Upgrades aren´t as easy on laptops due to the basic design, so make sure what you need is included up front.
may help avoid them all together.

Power Management:

If you are going to use a laptop as it was intended, away from your desk, you´re going to want it to provide as much battery life as possible. The first step is to shop around for a unit that offers the best battery life possible, and then seek out independent reviews to verify this performance. A good laptop should be able to run for four hours or more on a full charge, and as the technology advances, finding units that can double this time isn´t unrealistic.

Size / Weight:

All laptop computers are not created equal, and the size and weight of the various models reflect that. Some may weigh more than others due to the quantity of components included, but it may also be due to the quality of the components. Larger displays, multiple hard drives, and other integrated components will all contribute to the weight of a laptop. The largest single source of weight in a laptop may be the battery, and systems with two batteries as described above, should be expected to be much heavier.

Future Proof:

Basically, purchase as much laptop as you can afford, so that a year or two down the road you may be less likely to need a replacement.

Processors in a laptop are generally not upgradeable, or at least quite difficult to upgrade, so picking something with marginally adequate speed for today´s needs will no doubt be obsolete sooner than you might expect. Desktop computers generally offer the convenience of having their processors (and other components) upgraded, making it less of an issue, but it is important to plan ahead with laptops, or to plan on buying another one in a few years.

How To make your own Radio Station

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:27:00 +0000

How To make your own Radio Station ...

::Must HAVE Winamp (Any Version)::

First, things First your speed has to be at least 256/64 kbps (which means Dial-up users, will have alot of latency, just dnt bother)

Second, your going to have to have a domain, an updated one with the current i.p active. (Could be anything e.g. My sig)

Now, Your gonna have to download the Shoutcast Files.

Go to
:
www.shoutcast.com

to get the files.

Ok After downloading these, installing Both of them in any order i dnt care. Go to START>PROGRAM FILES>SHOUTcast DNAS>EDIT SHOUTCAST DNS CONFIG.

Ok your gonna have to Configure it:
Go Down and where it says password: change (that means your gonna have to change it to whatever, make sure u remember)

The Portbase: change it to whatever port you want it
Maxusers: (lets be realistic here, dnt put in 10000, like NXS's radio station) your bandwidth has to be extremely good, if your cable, 50 user max is ok, ADSL should stay below 10 users, and T1 connections should do whatever tickles there fantasy.

EDIT>SAVE.

Open winamp, RIGHT CLICK>OPTIONS>PREFRENCES>DSP EFFECT> and choose the NULLSOFT SHOUTCAST.

Go to OUTPUT, and then click on Connection, Through the ADDRESS, type your address which you have done through
Code:
www.no-ip.com

PORT NUMBER, whatever u did in the EDIT.txt, and your password.

Then go to Encoder, and choose your quality of your music. Go back to OUTPUT>OUTPUT CONFIG> YELLOW PAGES. this is your advertisemant information. dow hatever you like there.

Now Connect. to check that your Radio os on-line go to http:// (your address that you added in the prefrence)

All About Error Codes

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:52:00 +0000

Standard Original IBM POST Error Codes
Code Description

1 short beep System is OK
2 short beeps POST Error - error code shown on screen No beep Power supply or system board problem Continuous beep Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem Repeating short beeps Power supply or system board problem
1 long, 1 short beep System board problem
1 long, 2 short beeps Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)
1 long, 3 short beeps Display adapter problem (EGA)
3 long beeps 3270 keyboard card
IBM POST Diagnostic Code Descriptions
Code Description
100 - 199 System Board
200 - 299 Memory
300 - 399 Keyboard
400 - 499 Monochrome Display
500 - 599 Colour/Graphics Display
600 - 699 Floppy-disk drive and/or Adapter
700 - 799 Math Coprocessor
900 - 999 Parallel Printer Port
1000 - 1099 Alternate Printer Adapter
1100 - 1299 Asynchronous Communication Device, Adapter, or Port
1300 - 1399 Game Port
1400 - 1499 Colour/Graphics Printer
1500 - 1599 Synchronous Communication Device, Adapter, or Port
1700 - 1799 Hard Drive and/or Adapter
1800 - 1899 Expansion Unit (XT)
2000 - 2199 Bisynchronous Communication Adapter
2400 - 2599 EGA system-board Video (MCA)
3000 - 3199 LAN Adapter
4800 - 4999 Internal Modem
7000 - 7099 Phoenix BIOS Chips
7300 - 7399 3.5" Disk Drive
8900 - 8999 MIDI Adapter
11200 - 11299 SCSI Adapter
21000 - 21099 SCSI Fixed Disk and Controller
21500 - 21599 SCSI CD-ROM System

AMI BIOS Beep Codes
Code Description

1 Short Beep System OK
2 Short Beeps Parity error in the first 64 KB of memory
3 Short Beeps Memory failure in the first 64 KB
4 Short Beeps Memory failure in the first 64 KB Operational of memory
or Timer 1 on the motherboard is not functioning
5 Short Beeps The CPU on the motherboard generated an error
6 Short Beeps The keyboard controller may be bad. The BIOS cannot switch to protected mode
7 Short Beeps The CPU generated an exception interrupt
8 Short Beeps The system video adapter is either missing, or its memory is faulty
9 Short Beeps The ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in the BIOS
10 Short Beeps The shutdown register for CMOS RAM failed
11 Short Beeps The external cache is faulty
1 Long, 3 Short Beeps Memory Problems
1 Long, 8 Short Beeps Video Card Problems

Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes
Note - Phoenix BIOS emits three sets of beeps, separated by a brief pause.

Code Description
1-1-3 CMOS read/write failure
1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum error
1-2-1 Programmable interval timer failure
1-2-2 DMA initialisation failure
1-2-3 DMA page register read/write failure
1-3-1 RAM refresh verification failure
1-3-3 First 64k RAM chip or data line failure
1-3-4 First 64k RAM odd/even logic failure
1-4-1 Address line failure first 64k RAM
1-4-2 Parity failure first 64k RAM
2-_-_ Faulty Memory
3-1-_ Faulty Motherboard
3-2-4 Keyboard controller Test failure
3-3-4 Screen initialization failure
3-4-1 Screen retrace test failure
3-4-2 Search for video ROM in progress
4-2-1 Timer tick interrupt in progress or failure
4-2-2 Shutdown test in progress or failure
4-2-3 Gate A20 failure
4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode
4-3-1 RAM test in progress or failure>ffffh
4-3-2 Faulty Motherboard
4-3-3 Interval timer channel 2 test or failure
4-3-4 Time of Day clock test failure
4-4-1 Serial port test or failure
4-4-2 Parallel port test or failure
4-4-3 Math coprocessor test or failure

What Do You Know About Beep Code?

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:47:00 +0000

Beep Code Manual, Better Than Gold Techies, American Megatrends Int. & Phoenix

BIOS Beep Codes

When a computer is first turned on, or rebooted, its BIOS performs a power-on self test (POST) to test the system's hardware, checking to make sure that all of the system's hardware components are working properly. Under normal circumstances, the POST will display an error message; however, if the BIOS detects an error before it can access the video card, or if there is a problem with the video card, it will produce a series of beeps, and the pattern of the beeps indicates what kind of problem the BIOS has detected.
Because there are many brands of BIOS, there are no standard beep codes for every BIOS.

The two most-used brands are AMI (American Megatrends International) and Phoenix.

Below are listed the beep codes for AMI systems, and here are the beep codes for Phoenix systems.

AMI Beep Codes

Beep Code Meaning
1 beep DRAM refresh failure. There is a problem in the system memory or the motherboard.
2 beeps Memory parity error. The parity circuit is not working properly.
3 beeps Base 64K RAM failure. There is a problem with the first 64K of system memory.
4 beeps System timer not operational. There is problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.
5 beeps Processor failure. The system CPU has failed.
6 beeps Gate A20/keyboard controller failure. The keyboard IC controller has failed, preventing gate A20 from switching the processor to protect mode.
7 beeps Virtual mode exception error.
8 beeps Video memory error. The BIOS cannot write to the frame buffer memory on the video card.
9 beeps ROM checksum error. The BIOS ROM chip on the motherboard is likely faulty.
10 beeps CMOS checksum error. Something on the motherboard is causing an error when trying to interact with the CMOS.
11 beeps Bad cache memory. An error in the level 2 cache memory.
1 long beep, 2 short Failure in the video system.
1 long beep, 3 short A failure has been detected in memory above 64K.
1 long beep, 8 short Display test failure.
Continuous beeping A problem with the memory or video.
BIOS Beep Codes

Phoenix Beep Codes

Phoenix uses sequences of beeps to indicate problems. The "-" between each number below indicates a pause between each beep sequence. For example, 1-2-3 indicates one beep, followed by a pause and two beeps, followed by a pause and three beeps. Phoenix version before 4.x use 3-beep codes, while Phoenix versions starting with 4.x use 4-beep codes. Click here for AMI BIOS beep codes.
4-Beep Codes
Beep Code Meaning
1-1-1-3 Faulty CPU/motherboard. Verify real mode.
1-1-2-1 Faulty CPU/motherboard.
1-1-2-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
1-1-3-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values.
1-1-3-2 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
1-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize CPU registers.
1-1-3-2
1-1-3-3
1-1-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.
1-1-4-1 Level 2 cache error.
1-1-4-3 I/O port error.
1-2-1-1 Power management error.
1-2-1-2
1-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
1-2-2-1 Keyboard controller failure.
1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM error.
1-2-3-1 System timer error.
1-2-3-3 DMA error.
1-2-4-1 IRQ controller error.
1-3-1-1 DRAM refresh error.
1-3-1-3 A20 gate failure.
1-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
1-3-3-1 Extended memory error.
1-3-3-3
1-3-4-1
1-3-4-3 Error in first 1MB of system memory.
1-4-1-3
1-4-2-4 CPU error.
1-4-3-1
2-1-4-1 BIOS ROM shadow error.
1-4-3-2
1-4-3-3 Level 2 cache error.
1-4-4-1
1-4-4-2
2-1-1-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
2-1-1-3
2-1-2-1 IRQ failure.
2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.
2-1-2-4
2-1-3-2 I/O port failure.
2-1-3-1
2-1-3-3 Video system failure.
2-1-1-3
2-1-2-1 IRQ failure.
2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.
2-1-2-4 I/O port failure.
2-1-4-3
2-2-1-1 Video card failure.
2-2-1-3
2-2-2-1
2-2-2-3 Keyboard controller failure.
2-2-3-1 IRQ error.
2-2-4-1 Error in first 1MB of system memory.
2-3-1-1
2-3-3-3 Extended memory failure.
2-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
2-3-2-3
2-3-3-1 Level 2 cache error.
2-3-4-1
2-3-4-3 Motherboard or video card failure.
2-3-4-1
2-3-4-3
2-4-1-1 Motherboard or video card failure.
2-4-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
2-4-2-1 RTC error.
2-4-2-3 Keyboard controller error.
2-4-4-1 IRQ error.
3-1-1-1
3-1-1-3
3-1-2-1
3-1-2-3 I/O port error.
3-1-3-1
3-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
3-1-4-1
3-2-1-1
3-2-1-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.
3-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
3-2-2-1 Keyboard controller error.
3-2-2-3
3-2-3-1
3-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
3-2-4-3 IRQ error.
3-3-1-1 RTC error.
3-3-1-3 Key lock error.
3-3-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
3-3-3-3
3-3-4-1
3-3-4-3
3-4-1-1
3-4-1-3
3-4-2-1
3-4-2-3
3-4-3-1
3-4-4-1
3-4-4-4 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
4-1-1-1 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.
4-2-1-1
4-2-1-3
4-2-2-1 IRQ failure.
4-2-2-3
4-2-3-1
4-2-3-3
4-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
4-2-4-3 Keyboard controller error.
4-3-1-3
4-3-1-4
4-3-2-1
4-3-2-2
4-3-3-1
4-3-4-1
4-3-4-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.
4-3-3-2
4-3-3-4 IRQ failure.
4-3-3-3
4-3-4-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.
3-Beep Codes
Beep Code Meaning
1-1-2 Faulty CPU/motherboard.
1-1-3 Faulty motherboard/CMOS read-write failure.
1-1-4 Faulty BIOS/BIOS ROM checksum error.
1-2-1 System timer not operational. There is a problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.
1-2-2
1-2-3 Faulty motherboard/DMA failure.
1-3-1 Memory refresh failure.
1-3-2
1-3-3
1-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.
1-4-1 Address line failure.
1-4-2 Parity RAM failure.
1-4-3 Timer failure.
1-4-4 NMI port failure.
2-_-_ Any combination of beeps after 2 indicates a failure in the first 64K of memory.
3-1-1 Master DMA failure.
3-1-2 Slave DMA failure.
3-1-3
3-1-4 Interrupt controller failure.
3-2-4 Keyboard controller failure.
3-3-1
3-3-2 CMOS error.
3-3-4 Video card failure.
3-4-1 Video card failure.
4-2-1 Timer failure.
4-2-2 CMOS shutdown failure.
4-2-3 Gate A20 failure.
4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode.
4-3-1 RAM test failure.
4-3-3 Timer failure.
4-3-4 Time of day clock failure.
4-4-1 Serial port failure.
4-4-2 Parallel port failure.
4-4-3 Math coprocessor.

What is Band Width??

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:46:00 +0000

Band Width Explained

Most hosting companies offer a variety of bandwidth options in their plans. So exactly what is bandwidth as it relates to web hosting? Put simply, bandwidth is the amount of traffic that is allowed to occur between your web site and the rest of the internet. The amount of bandwidth a hosting company can provide is determined by their network connections, both internal to their data center and external to the public internet.

Network Connectivity

The internet, in the most simplest of terms, is a group of millions of computers connected by networks. These connections within the internet can be large or small depending upon the cabling and equipment that is used at a particular internet location. It is the size of each network connection that determines how much bandwidth is available. For example, if you use a DSL connection to connect to the internet, you have 1.54 Mega bits (Mb) of bandwidth. Bandwidth therefore is measured in bits (a single 0 or 1). Bits are grouped in bytes which form words, text, and other information that is transferred between your computer and the internet.

If you have a DSL connection to the internet, you have dedicated bandwidth between your computer and your internet provider. But your internet provider may have thousands of DSL connections to their location. All of these connection aggregate at your internet provider who then has their own dedicated connection to the internet (or multiple connections) which is much larger than your single connection. They must have enough bandwidth to serve your computing needs as well as all of their other customers. So while you have a 1.54Mb connection to your internet provider, your internet provider may have a 255Mb connection to the internet so it can accommodate your needs and up to 166 other users (255/1.54).

Traffic

A very simple analogy to use to understand bandwidth and traffic is to think of highways and cars. Bandwidth is the number of lanes on the highway and traffic is the number of cars on the highway. If you are the only car on a highway, you can travel very quickly. If you are stuck in the middle of rush hour, you may travel very slowly since all of the lanes are being used up.

Traffic is simply the number of bits that are transferred on network connections. It is easiest to understand traffic using examples. One Gigabyte is 2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes. To put this in perspective, it takes one byte to store one character. Imagine 100 file cabinets in a building, each of these cabinets holds 1000 folders. Each folder has 100 papers. Each paper contains 100 characters - A GB is all the characters in the building. An MP3 song is about 4MB, the same song in wav format is about 40MB, a full length movie can be 800MB to 1000MB (1000MB = 1GB).

If you were to transfer this MP3 song from a web site to your computer, you would create 4MB of traffic between the web site you are downloading from and your computer. Depending upon the network connection between the web site and the internet, the transfer may occur very quickly, or it could take time if other people are also downloading files at the same time. If, for example, the web site you download from has a 10MB connection to the internet, and you are the only person accessing that web site to download your MP3, your 4MB file will be the only traffic on that web site. However, if three people are all downloading that same MP at the same time, 12MB (3 x 4MB) of traffic has been created. Because in this example, the host only has 10MB of bandwidth, someone will have to wait. The network equipment at the hosting company will cycle through each person downloading the file and transfer a small portion at a time so each person's file transfer can take place, but the transfer for everyone downloading the file will be slower. If 100 people all came to the site and downloaded the MP3 at the same time, the transfers would be extremely slow. If the host wanted to decrease the time it took to download files simultaneously, it could increase the bandwidth of their internet connection (at a cost due to upgrading equipment).

Hosting Bandwidth

In the example above, we discussed traffic in terms of downloading an MP3 file. However, each time you visit a web site, you are creating traffic, because in order to view that web page on your computer, the web page is first downloaded to your computer (between the web site and you) which is then displayed using your browser software (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.) . The page itself is simply a file that creates traffic just like the MP3 file in the example above (however, a web page is usually much smaller than a music file).

A web page may be very small or large depending upon the amount of text and the number and quality of images integrated within the web page. For example, the home page for CNN.com is about 200KB (200 Kilobytes = 200,000 bytes = 1,600,000 bits). This is typically large for a web page. In comparison, Yahoo's home page is about 70KB.

How Much Bandwidth Is Enough?

It depends (don't you hate that answer). But in truth, it does. Since bandwidth is a significant determinant of hosting plan prices, you should take time to determine just how much is right for you. Almost all hosting plans have bandwidth requirements measured in months, so you need to estimate the amount of bandwidth that will be required by your site on a monthly basis

If you do not intend to provide file download capability from your site, the formula for calculating bandwidth is fairly straightforward:

Average Daily Visitors x Average Page Views x Average Page Size x 31 x Fudge Factor

If you intend to allow people to download files from your site, your bandwidth calculation should be:

[(Average Daily Visitors x Average Page Views x Average Page Size) +
(Average Daily File Downloads x Average File Size)] x 31 x Fudge Factor

Let us examine each item in the formula:

Average Daily Visitors - The number of people you expect to visit your site, on average, each day. Depending upon how you market your site, this number could be from 1 to 1,000,000.

Average Page Views - On average, the number of web pages you expect a person to view. If you have 50 web pages in your web site, an average person may only view 5 of those pages each time they visit.

Average Page Size - The average size of your web pages, in Kilobytes (KB). If you have already designed your site, you can calculate this directly.

Average Daily File Downloads - The number of downloads you expect to occur on your site. This is a function of the numbers of visitors and how many times a visitor downloads a file, on average, each day.

Average File Size - Average file size of files that are downloadable from your site. Similar to your web pages, if you already know which files can be downloaded, you can calculate this directly.

Fudge Factor - A number greater than 1. Using 1.5 would be safe, which assumes that your estimate is off by 50%. However, if you were very unsure, you could use 2 or 3 to ensure that your bandwidth requirements are more than met.

Usually, hosting plans offer bandwidth in terms of Gigabytes (GB) per month. This is why our formula takes daily averages and multiplies them by 31.

Summary

Most personal or small business sites will not need more than 1GB of bandwidth per month. If you have a web site that is composed of static web pages and you expect little traffic to your site on a daily basis, go with a low bandwidth plan. If you go over the amount of bandwidth allocated in your plan, your hosting company could charge you over usage fees, so if you think the traffic to your site will be significant, you may want to go through the calculations above to estimate the amount of bandwidth required in a hosting plan.

All About Spyware

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:23:00 +0000

There are a lot of PC users that know little about "Spyware", "Mal-ware", "hijackers", "Dialers" & many more. This will help you avoid pop-ups, spammers and all those baddies.

What is spy-ware?
Spy-ware is Internet jargon for Advertising Supported software (Ad-ware). It is a way for shareware authors to make money from a product, other than by selling it to the users. There are several large media companies that offer them to place banner ads in their products in exchange for a portion of the revenue from banner sales. This way, you don't have to pay for the software and the developers are still getting paid. If you find the banners annoying, there is usually an option to remove them, by paying the regular licensing fee.

Known spywares
There are thousands out there, new ones are added to the list everyday. But here are a few:
Alexa, Aureate/Radiate, BargainBuddy, ClickTillUWin, Conducent Timesink, Cydoor, Comet Cursor, eZula/KaZaa Toptext, Flashpoint/Flashtrack, Flyswat, Gator, GoHip, Hotbar, ISTbar, Lions Pride Enterprises/Blazing Logic/Trek Blue, Lop (C2Media), Mattel Brodcast, Morpheus, NewDotNet, Realplayer, Songspy, Xupiter, Web3000, WebHancer, Windows Messenger Service.

How to check if a program has spyware?
The is this Little site that keeps a database of programs that are known to install spyware.

Check Here: http://www.spywareguide.com/product_search.php

If you would like to block pop-ups (IE Pop-ups).
There tons of different types out there, but these are the 2 best, i think.

Try: Google Toolbar (http://toolbar.google.com/) This program is Free
Try: AdMuncher (http://www.admuncher.com) This program is Shareware

If you want to remove the "spyware" try these.
Try: Lavasoft Ad-Aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/) This program is Free
Info: Ad-aware is a multi spyware removal utility, that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them. The included backup-manager lets you reinstall a backup, offers and multi language support.

Try: Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/) This program is Free
Info: Detects and removes spyware of different kinds (dialers, loggers, trojans, user tracks) from your computer. Blocks ActiveX downloads, tracking cookies and other threats. Over 10,000 detection files and entries. Provides detailed information about found problems.

Try: BPS Spyware and Adware Remover (http://www.bulletproofsoft.com/spyware-remover.html) This program is Shareware
Info: Adware, spyware, trackware and big brotherware removal utility with multi-language support. It scans your memory, registry and drives for known spyware and lets you remove them. Displays a list and lets you select the items you'd like to remove.

Try: Spy Sweeper v2.2 (http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php) This program is Shareware
Info: Detects and removes spyware of different kinds (dialers, loggers, trojans, user tracks) from your computer.
The best scanner out there, and updated all the time.

Try: HijackThis 1.97.7 (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html) This program is Freeware
Info: HijackThis is a tool, that lists all installed browser add-on, buttons, startup items and allows you to inspect them, and optionally remove selected items.

If you would like to prevent "spyware" being install.
Try: SpywareBlaster 2.6.1 (http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html) This program is Free
Info: SpywareBlaster doesn`t scan and clean for so-called spyware, but prevents it from being installed in the first place. It achieves this by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage.

Try: SpywareGuard 2.2 (http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html) This program is Free
Info: SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against so-called spyware. It works similar to an anti-virus program, by scanning EXE and CAB files on access and alerting you if known spyware is detected.

Try: XP-AntiSpy (http://www.xp-antispy.org/) This program is Free
Info: XP-AntiSpy is a small utility to quickly disable some built-in update and authentication features in WindowsXP that may rise security or privacy concerns in some people.

Try: SpySites (http://camtech2000.net/Pages/SpySites_Prog...ml#SpySitesFree) This program is Free
Info: SpySites allows you to manage the Internet Explorer Restricted Zone settings and easily add entries from a database of 1500+ sites that are known to use advertising tracking methods or attempt to install third party software.

If you would like more Information about "spyware".
Check these sites.
http://www.spychecker.com/
http://www.spywareguide.com/
http://www.cexx.org/adware.htm
http://www.theinfomaniac.net/infomaniac/co...rsSpyware.shtml
http://www.thiefware.com/links/
http://simplythebest.net/info/spyware.html

Usefull tools...
Try: Stop Windows Messenger Spam 1.10 (http://www.jester2k.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/j...r2ksoftware.htm) This program is Free
Info: "Stop Windows Messenger Spam" stops this Service from running and halts the spammers ability to send you these messages.

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Valentine Day-14 Febuari Perlukah Kita Meraikannya ?

noreply@blogger.com (Ezzedin Al-Qassam's) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:56:00 +0000

Assalamualaikum Wbkt...jom kita lihat sejarah Valentines Day

Di dalam sepotong Hadith yang terdapat di dalam Sunan Abi Dawood, Rasulullah SAW telah bersabda,

“Barangsiapa yang meniru atau berkumpul meramaikan sesuatu kaum, maka dia adalah dari kalangan mereka”

Sabda Nabi sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam Lagi:

Kamu akan mengikuti sunnah umat sebelum kamu sejengkal demi sejengkal, sehasta demi sehasta sehinggakan jika mereka memasuki lubang biawak (dhab) nescaya kamu akan mengikuti mereka. Sahabat bertanya: Adakah mereka itu kaum Yahudi dan Nasrani, wahai Rasulullah? Sabda Baginda SAW: Ya, siapa lagi kalau bukan mereka?” - [Hadis riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim]

Manakala di dalam Al-Quran pun ada disebut ..

Para kekasih dan teman akrab, pada hari itu, akan saling menjadi musuh di antara satu sama lain, kecuali mereka yang bertaqwa” [al-Dzukhruf 43: 67]

Sesungguhnya kenyataan-kenyataan para Ulama menjadi amaran kepada diri kita agar tidak sewenang-wenangnya menelan segala yang ditemui dan di dengari. Ada sesetengah kehidupan yang mana terdapat di tengah-tengah manusia yang hidupnya adalah pesta, gembira, joli sana dan joli sini tanpa menunggu hari dan masa yang tertentu. Oleh itu hendaklah kita berusaha memelihara diri dan Iman agar tidak mudah terkesan dengan perang psikologi 24/7 ini.

Jika benar kita mahu membuktikan kasih sayang, maka buktikanlah ia menerusi cara Islam yang halal, indah, penuh barakah dan tiada kesan sampingan. Tanpa perlu menunggu 14 Februari, berkahwin adalah Sunnah Nabi SAW, yang jika kita serius ke arah itu, susunkanlah agenda hidup ke arahnya dengan baik. Usahlah dibazirkan wang untuk membeli bunga ros, kad-kad ucapan, atau candle light dinner di restoran-restoran mahal, kerana semua itu adalah keindahan yang menjadi pagar-pagar kemurkaan dan neraka Allah SWT. Kumpulkan wang dengan baik, beli buku yang mengajar cara hidup rumah tangga Islam dan laluilah 14 Februari ini seperti kita melalui hari-hari yang lain, iaitu dengan mengulangkaji pelajaran, menghadiri majlis-majlis ilmu, beribadah dan berlumba-lumba mengejar kebaikan.

Semoga Allah mengurniakan kebaikan untuk kita semua.
Wallahu A'lam bi As-Sawaab.

Buku Panduan Kegiatan Ko-Kurikulum

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