Featured Katropa Artist : New Mission dance group

Mga katropa, I'm back and i would like to introduce to you the dance group named "New Mission". This talented group are composed of our katropang youth that came from Southville. Watch the video where they are dancing in Lakeside Nest Subdivision fiesta occasion.

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IT News : Tech giants unite against Google

Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google's attempt to create what could be the world's largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive. They oppose a legal settlement that could make Google the main source for many online works. "Google is trying to monopolise the library system," the Internet Archive's founder Brewster Kahle told BBC News.
"If this deal goes ahead, they're making a real shot at being 'the' library and the only library."
Back in 2008, the search giant reached an agreement with publishers and authors to settle two lawsuits that charged the company with copyright infringement for the unauthorised scanning of books.
In that settlement, Google agreed to pay $125m (£76m) to create a Book Rights Registry, where authors and publishers could register works and receive compensation. Authors and publishers would get 70% from the sale of these books with Google keeping the remaining 30%.
Google would also be given the right to digitise orphan works. These are works whose rights-holders are unknown, and are believed to make up an estimated 50-70% of books published after 1923.
Comments on the deal have to be lodged by 4 September. In early October, a judge in the Southern district of New York will consider whether or not to approve the class-action suit.
In a separate development, the US Department of Justice is conducting an anti-trust investigation into the impact of the agreement.

'Open access'
Critics have claimed the settlement will transform the future of the book industry and of public access to the cultural heritage of mankind embodied in books. The techniques we have built up since the enlightenment of having open access, public support for libraries, lots of different organisational structures, lots of distributed ownership of books that can be exchanged, resold and repackaged in different ways - all of that is being thrown out in this particular approach," warned Mr Kahle.
The non-profit Internet Archive has long been a vocal opponent of this agreement. It is also in the business of scanning books and has digitised over 1.5 million to date. All are available free.
As the 4 September deadline approaches, the number of groups and organisations voicing their opposition is growing. But with three of the world's best-known technology companies joining the chorus, the Open Book Alliance can expect to make headlines the world over.
Microsoft and Yahoo have confirmed their participation. However, Amazon has so far declined to comment because the alliance has not yet been formally launched.
"All of us in the coalition are oriented to foster a vision for a more competitive marketplace for books," said Peter Brantley, the Internet Archive's director of access.
"We feel that if approved, Google would earn a court-sanctioned monopoly and the exploitation of a comprehensive collection of books from the 20th Century."

'Trust'
Much of the focus of the proposed settlement has been on anti-trust and anti-competitive concerns, but just as many are worried about privacy. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the ACLU of Northern California and the Consumer Watchdog advocacy group wrote to Google to ask the company to "assure Americans that Google will maintain the security and freedom that library patrons have long had: to read and learn about anything... without worrying that someone is looking over their shoulder or could retrace their steps".
"We simply don't like the settlement in its current form," said Consumer Watchdog advocate John Simpson.
"There are serious questions about privacy and Google seems to be taking the view 'let us put this in place and we will do the right thing down the road'. That is simply not good enough."
The American Libraries Association (ALA) agrees.
"We do think the product in essence is good but the proposed settlement asks us to trust Google and the other parties a little too much," the ALA's associate director Corey Williams told BBC News.
"When it comes to privacy, the agreement is silent on the issue and with regard to what Google intends to do with the data it collects. It's a great idea but it requires more trust than I think we feel comfortable being able to extend at this point," said Ms Williams.

'Brave new world'
In its defence, Google has argued that the deal brings great benefits to authors and will make millions of out-of-print books widely available online and in libraries.
In a statement, the company said: "The Google Books settlement is injecting more competition into the digital books space, so it's understandable why our competitors might fight hard to prevent more competition." Despite the increasing tide of criticism over the settlement, there are some who believe there is not that much to fear.
Michelle Richmond is the author of New York Times best seller The Year of Fog, which is also being turned into a movie starring Rachel Weiss.
"The thing I keep hearing from authors is 'I don't know what this settlement really means'. But this is the brave new world and we don't really know where it is going," Ms Richmond told BBC News
"Most authors work for so little and start from the point of we are doing this for the love it. But when there is this company that has nothing to do with the creation of the book or its publication, I think a lot of authors are concerned about this being a portal to greater access to their work without compensation for writers."

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8200624.stm

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12 Amazing But Useless Facts!!!

1. The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

2. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

3. What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

4. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

5. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

6. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

7. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

8. Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

9. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

10. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

11. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

12. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

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Super Fast Mental Calculation Technique (Square Root)

Here's another math mind calculation technique... Watch and learn...

Funny Magic Trick

Enjoy watching the video clip.

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Amazing Basketball Trick Shots

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Amazing Facts Between Abraham Lincoln & John F. Kennedy

Strange coincidences & Amazing Facts between Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy


Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both of their wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both were shot in the head.

Both were shot with one bullet.

Both were rumored to be killed in a conspiracy. Neither was confirmed to be a conspiracy.

Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater.
Kennedy was shot in a car made by the Ford Motor Company (a Lincoln no less).

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both successors were named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

Their first names both contain six letters.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.

Both names comprise fifteen letters.

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Both assassins were assassinated before their trials.

The only complete filming of Kennedy's assasination was shot by Abraham Zapruder.
The only complete account of Lincoln's assasination was written by John Zelfindorfer.

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was with friends in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with his friend Marilyn Monroe.

Lincoln's last child, Tad, had his funeral held on July 16, 1871. Later he was exhumed and moved to a different grave site.
Kennedy's son JFK Jr. was lost at sea on July 16, 1999. Later he was found, brought up, and then re-burried at sea.

Note:
1 Note: It is an urban myth that Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy. There is no record of that.
2 Note: There is no record whether or not Kennedy's secretary warned him.
3 Note: Booth actually fled to a farm and was killed in a tobacco barn. It might be a stretch to call it a warehouse.

But two years after his death, Booth's body was temporarily moved to a warehouse.
Also, after the assassination, the government closed the Ford Theatre and turned it into a warehouse.

Other interesting facts:
Apparently Lincoln had a dream several days before the assassination that he had been killed.He told his wife that he had seen himself in a casket.Also, Lincoln's son Tad had a pet turkey named Jack. Tad asked his father not to kill the turkey for Thanksgiving.Although Harry S Truman started the official tradition, Lincoln was the first to "pardon" a Thanksgiving turkey.

Now what would be real interesting is if Kennedy had a pet named Abe or had pardoned someone by that name. Thus far, I haven't heard of that. Skeptics disagree.

Some skeptics say that you could take any two famous people and find a number of similar-type coincidences between them.

The only problem with that theory is that there really haven't been any listings of such comparisons.

And certainly none has been as extensive as the Lincoln-Kennedy similarities.

Summary:
Facts concerning the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy are amazingly similar. It is uncertain if such coincidences have any meaning, but they certainly are strange.


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Super Fast Mental Calculation Technique (Division)

Did you watch the video for super fast mental calculation multiplication technique? Did you like it? Now here's another technique and this time it is for division. Watch it.

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Super Fast Mental Calculation Technique (Multiplication)

Do you want to know how to multiply numbers close to 10 in smarter way? Find out the technique by watching the video.

Mga katropa please let me know if it helps you the technique... :-)

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Why is a hotdog called a hotdog?

Why is a hotdog called a hotdog?

In 1987, Frankfurt, Germany celebrated the 500th birthday of the frankfurter, the hot dog sausage. Although, the people of Vienna (Wien), Austria will point out that their wiener sausages are proof of origin for the hot dog. (By the way, ham, being pork meat, is found in hotdogs.) According to Douglas B. Smith in his book "Every wonder why?" the hotdog was given its name by a cartoonist.
A butcher from Frankfurt who owned a dachshund named the long frankfurter sausage a "dachshund sausage," the dachshund being a slim dog with a long body. ("Dachshund" is German for "badger dog." They were originally bred for hunting badgers.) German immigrants introduced the dachshund sausage (and Hamburg meat) to the United States. In 1871, German butcher Charles Feltman opened the first "hotdog" stand in Coney Island, selling 3,684 dachshund sausages, most wrapped in a milk bread roll, during his first year in business.
In the meantime, frankfurters - and wieners - were sold as hot food by sausage sellers. In 1901, New York Times cartoonist T.A. Dargan noticed that one sausage seller used bread buns to handle the hot sausages after he burnt his fingers and decided to illustrate the incident. He wasn't sure of the spelling of dachshund and simply called it "hot dog."
EatingRecipes for placing meat between slices of bread date back to Roman times. However, that was for steak, not minced meat. Thus, the steak burger is older than the hamburger!
Sausage is one of the oldest forms of processed food, having been mentioned in Homer's Odyssey in the 9th century BC.
The tongue is a muscle with glands, sensory cells, and fatty tissue that helps to moisten food with saliva. You cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For instance, if salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to identify it. As soon as saliva is added, the salt dissolves and the taste sensation takes place.
There are 4 basic tastes. The salt and sweet taste buds are at the tip of the tongue, bitter at the base, and sour along the sides.

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Tricks for Simple Math Using Finger Calculation

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LED Tootbrush Makes Your Teeth Whiter

Not the most exciting of inventions today, but a twist on an everyday object, which you would imagine would already have been implemented, but hasn't. Take a normal toothbrush, add in a Japanese idea and you have a toothbrush with a built in LED light.

The LED is fixed into the brush itself and will enter inside your mouth to assist with brushing and shine up those white teeth more strongly.The LED toothbrush is said to help with illness prevention, according to the Japanese explanation. We're not sure as to how this would contribute to illness prevention, perhaps due to the ability to clean your teeth more thoroughly, but initial thoughts are somewhat sketchy.

Yet no pricing information has been mentioned. It will also be difficult to get hold of one of these unless you can ship one over from Japan itself.


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Real Names of Famous Musicians

• Alice Cooper (Vincent Damon Furnier)
  Alicia Keys (Alicia Augello Cook)
  Babyface (Kenneth Edmonds)
  Beck (Bek David Campbell)
  Billy Idol (William Michael Albert Broad)
  Billy Ocean (Leslie Charles)
  Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman)
  Bonnie Tyler (Gaynor Hopkins)
  Bono (Paul Hewson)
  Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
  Cat Stevens (Stephen Demetre Georgiou, later Yusuf Islam)
  Coolio (Artis Ivey, Jr.)
  David Bowie (David Robert Jones)
  Donna Summer (LaDonna Andrea Gaines)
  Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)
  Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus)
  Eminem (Marshall Mathers III)
  Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold Dorsey)
  Eric Clapton (Eric Clapp)
  Fatboy Slim (Quentin Cook, later Norman Cook)
  Freddie Mercury (Faroukh Bulsara)
  Garry Moore (Thomas Garrison Morfit)
  Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson)
  Ice T (Tracy Morrow)
  Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.)
  Jerry Lewis (Joseph Levitch)
  John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.)
  Judy Garland (Frances Gumm)
  Judy Holliday (Judith Tuvim)
  LL Cool J (James Todd Smith)
  Mariah Carey (Maria Nuez)
  Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner))
  MCA (Adam Yauch)
  Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday)
  Moby (Richard Melville Hall)
  Natalie Portman (Natalie Hershlag)
  Nelly (Cornell Haynes Jr.)
  Ozzy Osbourne (John Osbourne)
  Patti Page (Clara Ann Fowler)
  Paul McCartney (James Paul McCartney)
  Pink (Alecia Moore)
  Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson)
  Queen Latifah (Dana Owens)
  Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson)
  Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)
  Seal (Sealhenry Samuel)
  Shania Twain (Eileen Regina Edwards, later Eileen Regina Twain)
  Slash (Saul Hudson)
  Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
  Stevie Wonder (Steveland Morris)
  Sting (Gordon Sumner)
  Sugar (Stephanie Beard)
  The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace)
  Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock)
  Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle)
  Ziggy Marley (David Nesta Marley)
  2Pac (Tupac Shakur - born Lesane Crooks)
  50 Cent (Curtis Jackson)

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Why is a hamburger called a hamburger although it contains no ham?

Why is a hamburger called a hamburger although it contains no ham?

During a trip to Asia in the early 1800s, a German merchant - it is said - noticed that the nomadic Tartars softened their meat by keeping it under their saddles. The motion of the horse pounded the meat to bits. The Tartars would then scrape it together and season it for eating. The idea of pounded beef found its way back to the merchant's home town of Hamburg where cooks broiled the meat and referred to it as it as Hamburg meat.

German immigrants introduced the recipe to the US. The term "hamburger" is believed to have appeared in 1834 on the menu from Delmonico's restaurant in New York but there is no surviving recipe for the meal. The first mention in print of "Hamburg steak" was made in 1884 in the Boston Evening Journal.

The honor of producing the first proper hamburger goes to Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin, USA. In 1885 Nagreen introduced the American hamburger at the Outgamie County Fair in Seymour. (Seymour is recognised as the hamburger capital of the world.)
However, there is another claim to that throne. There is an account of Frank and Charles Menches who, also in 1885, went to the Hamburg, New York county fair to prepare their famous pork sausage sandwiches. But since the local meat market was out of pork sausage, they used ground beef instead. Alas, another hamburger.

The first account of serving ground meat patties on buns - taking on the look of the hamburger as we know it today - took place in 1904 at the St. Louis World Fair. But it was many years later, in 1921, that an enterprising cook from Wichita, Kansas, Walt Anderson, introduced the concept of the hamburger restaurant. He convinced financier Billy Ingram to invest $700 to create The White Castle hamburger chain. It was an instant success. The rest of the history, we might say, belongs to McDonald's.

And, no, a hamburger does not have any ham in it. Well, it's not supposed to. Hamburger meat usually is made of 70-80% beef and fat and spices.

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Amazing Facts & Trivia

• A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
• A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
• A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.
• About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.
• A typical bed usually houses over 6 billion dust mites.
• A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet
• A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.
• A zebra is white with black stripes.
• Porpoises and dolphins communicate with each other by squeaking, growling, moaning, and whistling. Porpoises and dolphins are mammals. There are about 40 species or kinds of porpoises and dolphins. Most porpoises and dolphins navigate by using "echolocation". The largest member of the dolphin family is called an orca or killer whale.
• The hippopotamus gives birth under water and nurses its young in the river as well, though the young hippos do come up periodically for air.
• A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime
• How the wind blows. As the sun warms the earth’s surface, the atmosphere warms too. Some parts of the earth receive direct rays from the sun all year and are always warm. Other places receive indirect rays, so the climate is colder. Warm air, which weighs less than cool air, rises. Then cool air moves in and replaces the rising warm air. This movement of air is what makes the wind blow.
• Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
• Why do we might feel warmer wearing a dark-colored jacket than a light-colored one? . Dark colors absorb light energy. Light colors and white reflect light energy. When light shines on your dark jacket, the jacket fabric absorbs light energy. The absorbed light energy causes electrons in the atoms of the jacket to vibrate. This activity releases heat energy, which makes the jacket—and you—warmer. That's why we like to wear more dark colors in winter and more light colors in summer.
• While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth.
• At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal.
• A flute made of bone is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world. It’s a flute carved from a bird’s wing bone more than 9,000 years ago. The flute was discovered with other flutes at an ancient burial site in China.
• The fastest dog, the greyhound, can reach speeds of upto 41.7 miles per hour. The breed was known to exist in ancient Egypt 6,000 years ago
• Glue dates back to prehistoric times. Artists once mixed colorings with raw eggs, dried blood, and plant juices to make sticky paints for cave murals. Later, ancient Egyptians and other people learned to make stronger glues by boiling animal bones and hides. Today companies make glues using synthetic substances.
• A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum , a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
• A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.
• A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.
• The grizzly bear can run as fast as the average horse!!
• The female lion does more than 90% of the hunting while the male simply prefers to rest. !!
• A jellyfish is 95 percent water!
• At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.
• Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
• You blink over 10,000,000 times a year!
• Of all the words in the English language, the word ' set ' has the most definitions!
• The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!-
• Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?!
• A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
• A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
• A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.
• More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
• Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language
• The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.
• No word in the English language rhymes with "month".
• An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
• The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
• All polar bears are left handed.
• Ants don't sleep.

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Longest Jail Sentence

Did you know that the longest jail sentence passed was in the United States - 10,000 years for a triple murder?
Dudley Wayne Kyzer was jailed for 10,000 years by a court in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1981 for murdering his wife. He was then sentenced to two life terms for murdering his mother-in-law and a college student. In 1994 Oklahoma rapist Darron Bennalford Anderson received a 2,200-year jail sentence. When he appealed and won a new trial, he was convicted again and resentenced to more than 90 additional centuries behind bars - including 4,000 years each for rape and sodomy, 1,750 years for kidnapping, 1,000 years for burglary and robbery, and 500 years for grand larceny.
In July 1997, the state Court of Criminal Appeals held that the grand larceny charge was double jeopardy on the robbery conviction and thus dismissed it. So the court cut Anderson's sentence by 500 years, speeding up his release date to the year 12,744!

Future of Books

Amazing Calculation: Do It, Its Really Interesting

Mga katropa try your mathematical skill with this computation that will result on your birthday.... Start now!!!

4 x Ur birth date

+ 13

x 25

- 200

+ month u r born

x 2

- 40

x 50

+ last 2 digit of year u born

- 10500 = ???

Result = DD/MM/YY (I am right?)

Health Tips : Regular Health Mistakes

All of us make little health mistakes that cause damage to our bodies in the long run - simply because we are unaware we are doing something wrong. Here are some of the most common mistakes made by many of us.

Crossing our legs:
Do you cross your legs at your knees when sitting? Although we may believe that this is the lady-like elegant way to sit, sitting this way cuts down circulation to your legs. If you don"t want varicose veins to mar the beauty of your legs and compromise your health, uncross your legs every time you realise you have one knee on top of the other. The best way to sit is to simply place both legs together on the floor, balancing your weight equally. If you feel like changing position, instead of crossing your legs, simply move both legs together to one side. As an alternative, you could also consider crossing your legs loosely at the ankles. This is a classically elegant way to sit, and is far better for your legs and your health than sitting with your legs crossed at your knees.

Not changing our toothbrush:
How often do you change your toothbrush? Most of us wait until most of the bristles have either fallen off, or are in such bad shape that we"d be embarrassed to pull out our brush in public. However, since not many of us need to pull out our brush in public, we carry on with our frayed one until we lose it. Replace your toothbrush often. Damaged bristles can harm the enamel, and don"t massage your gums well. If you find brushing your teeth a pain like I do, but know you must do it, you might as well be doing it right. Imagine going through the annoyance of brushing your teeth twice a day only to find out that you"re damaging your enamel every time you clean your teeth. Also, use a brush with soft bristles unless your dentist has advised otherwise.

Eating out often:
There are oils that are high in cholesterol, and oils that cause little harm and are better for your heart. However, no matter how light the oil is, it is never a good idea to eat too much of it. Avoid fried foods.Remember that in all probability your favourite Indian food restaurant throws a huge, HUGE chunk of butter in a tiny bowl of dal. Rita, who worked in the kitchen of a 5 star hotel, was shocked when she saw the cook chop a 500gm butter slab in half, and throw half into a Paneer Makhani dish. No wonder the customers left licking their fingers. And no wonder they felt so stuffed and heavy afterwards. Limit outdoor eating unless you know that you"re getting served light and healthy food.

Skipping breakfast:
Never, ever skip breakfast. Remember, when you wake up in the morning it"s been around 10-12 hours since your last meal. Your body needs food now, more than at any other time.. Eat a heavy breakfast. You will then be busy through the day, and the calories will get expended quickly. If you are trying to diet, eat a light dinner. Here are some more common health mistakes we make. Being informed and making a few changes can help make us feel a whole lot better.

High heels:
High heels sure look great, but they're murder for your back. This however doesn't mean you should steer clear of stilettos. Wear them, but not when you know you will be walking around a lot. Wear them when going out for lunch or dinner - when the only walking you will be doing is to your car, to the table, and back. Avoid high heels when you are going somewhere on foot. If you are constantly tempted to wear your heels, take a good look at your flats. Is there something about them you dislike? Invest in a new pair of beautiful flats or shoes with a low heel. Buy something you love, that you will enjoy wearing. If possible, get a matching bag. You will then enjoy your flats as much as you do your heels.

Sleeping on a soft bed:
You don't have to sleep on the floor be kind to your back, but do make sure you have a firm mattress. Although a mattress on springs is soft and lovely to sink into, it's bad for your back. If you already have an old bed with springs, you don't need to invest in a new one - simply get a thick wooden plank put over the springs, and place the mattress on the plank. Similarly, if your mattress is old and lumpy, throw it out and get a new one. Your neck and your back will thank you. The same rule applies to sofas. If you will be spending hours on a sofa, get a firm yet comfortable one. Sofas you completely sink into are not the best idea.

Pillows:
No matter how comfortable sleeping with ten cushions is, have pity on your neck and resist. Sleep with one pillow, and make sure it is not too thick. If your pillow gets lumpy, discard it and go for a new one. Get a thin pillow if you sleep on your stomach, and something a little thicker if you sleep on your back, to give your neck adequate support.

Not exercising:
So all of us know we should exercise more, but many of us don't. This is a health mistake we consciously make! And why is that? Simply because we refuse to admit the damage we are causing to our bodies by not working out. A number of people only start working out once they've experienced a warning signal. Don't wait for a heart attack to strike before you decide to opt for a lifestyle change. Make the change now. You don't need to train for the marathon to be in top shape. Half an hour of brisk walking three to four times a week will make a world of difference to your health. You could then increase this to forty minutes, four times a week - and you're all set. If you haven't exercised for a week, you're making a mistake.

Hi-tech Tent

Good news para sa mga katropang mahihilig mag camping at the same time gadget addict. Here's the high-tech tent for your needs. Read the articles below:

Camping is always fun. A chance to get away from the world, and live in a world of isolation without any form of electrical aids or entertainment. Well, up until now that is. Orange have just revealed their new solar powered tent which is labelled as a 'tent of the future'. The tent will ensure that all your gadgets and electronics will function during your camping visit, though some may feel this defeats the purpose of camping.Orange teamed up with American product design consultants, Kaleidoscope, to create this modern day tent which harnesses solar energy in order to power your gadgets and equipment via a wireless charging pouch. The tent uses a photovoltaic fabric to receive the maximum amount of energy directly from the sun throughout the day. There is also an integrated "glo-cation" technology instilled which assists campers in finding their way back to their tent. You can use your mobile phone to send a text message to your tent, which will then cause the camp to glow and become easily identifiable.

The solar powered tent has a wireless control hub which illustrates the total amount of energy generated and also the amount of that energy consumed. There is also a wireless internet signal on a touch screen display, and even a heating system, which kicks into action as soon as the temperature within the tent drops below a certain level.

10 Amazing Online Tool To Learn About Outer Space

Everyone from kids to teachers to adults who want to reach for the stars encounters problems. Telescopes are expensive and complex to operate. Observatories can be difficult to access. Information can be loaded with jargon. But with the help of the internet, these problems can be a thing of the past. Below are the most 10 amazing resources, sites, and free tools to help everyone learn about outer space.

General Space Sites

Ranging from the experts at the top of the game to amateurs, these sites have loads of information on outer space, exploration, technology, and much more.
1. NASA: A leader in space travel and technology, visitors can view everything from photos to celestial maps and get the latest information on missions and discoveries. You can even get interviews with the astronauts and mission leaders.
2. National Geographic: With options to explore the solar system and universe, this site is a must visit. You can also get a comprehensive history of space missions, as well as what is planned for the future.
3. HubbleSite: Now entering its nineteenth year, the Hubble remains one of the most prominent names in space technology. Get an array of images, research discoveries, and even a constellation guide for stargazers.
4. Chandra X-ray Observatory: X-rays are created and sent all throughout space, and this satellite captures them. You can get an array of interesting information on the satellite itself, as well as its mission.
5. Heavens Above: This site has an array of classic space exploration imagery from the 19th century. You can also get contemporary images as well.
6. Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy: Phil dedicates his site to debunking astronomy misinformation. Get the straight answers on errors in movies, television, the news, and more.
7. Astronomy Picture of the Day: Each day a different image or photograph of the universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. With pictures beginning in June of 1995, there is no shortage to the space information you can learn.
8. NASA Image Exchange: NIX allows visitors to view any of the thousands of photographs taken by NASA. Search by keyword or subjects such as aeronautics, space flights, and solar system.
9. WikiSky: Get an image of just about every major space object known to man. Popular images include the two tails of comet Lulin, Valentine’s day, and Big Bada Bum in Centaurus A.
10. Russian Space Web: Get information on the MIR Space Station, including how it was built, its many space modules, and even stories on close calls. There is also other space related information on this site.

Space knows no boundaries and is being mirrored by the eruption of excellent space and astronomy related websites. Make sure to utilize these 10 sites whether teaching about outer space or learning it yourself.

New PC Keyboard Designs

Are you satisfied with your keyboard design? If not, there are new designs that you can choose...

New Amazing Product

Try this new amazing product that can save you during emergency situation...



The amazing Roberts Toot-Tone uses smart chip technology to turn embarrassing body noises into cell phone ring tones! See demo video...

Dance Dance Evolution

Para sa mga katropa, herewith are videos of Judson Laipply about the evolution of Dance. Enjoy watching it.

Evolution of Dance part 1

Evolution of Dance part 2

The Technology in Future ! ! !

Are you ready for the future? Watch this video... Let's have a glimpse into our future...

SUSO - Ang paborito ko!!!

Ooopssss.... wag green ang thinking... basahin muna ang mga karagdagang kaalaman...

Suso is a carbonated fruit juice drink manufactured and sold in the UK. It has no preservatives, no artificial colourings or flabouring, and no added sugar. This is not breast milk. It is made by London-based Suso Drinks Ltd, run by former Red Bull managing director Harry Drnec.It is available in three flavours - Absolutely Berry, Positively Orange and Totally Lemon. All made solely from fruit juice and is sold in 250ml cans.

Kaya mga katropa lasapin natin ang sarap ng suso, taraletz...

For more info click here ===>>> suso.co.uk

Featured Online Games : Highstreet 5

It's one of the online games na kinaaadikan ng ating mga katropa (jacnicez / sharamae / majo_38 / Totoy_Bato). It's the world’s first global online dancing game, it is hottest now in the Philippine islands!!! In HighStreet 5, you can dress your character in the latest fashion and dance in extravagant 30-person dance halls along to the latest hit music. Talk to other players online and see them face-to-face using video chat, and link up with your friends using Friends system to make it easy to get together and dance! Beyond your in-game interactions, mingle with HighStreet 5 players from around the world on HighStreet Friends community site.

Download the game here .

Register here.

Or you can visit the site http://www.highstreet5.com.ph/

Featured Song : Kalikasan

Mga Katropa, here's a song/video about our kalikasan. I remembered hearing this song during 1990's rock band mainstream and played by the band named "Mga Anak ng Tupa". I really liked this song a lot, i hope you'll like it also.

Kalikasan - Mga Anak ng Tupa

Featured Artist : Black Eyed Peas

Yes, our kababayan Apl de Ap's group Black Eyed Peas back in the music mainstream. Mga Katropa would like to congratulate them for being Top in the Billboard Charts as of today, "I Gotta Feeling" currently #1 in 5 weeks and "Boom Boom Pow" currently in spot #8. You're one of the best!!! Keep it up guyz....

Boom Boom Pow Music Video

I Got A Feeling - Live Performance

Katropang Ferdie

Here's our 1st blog in MAKATAONGTROPA blogsite (buwena mano).



Mga KATROPA wants to greet, our boss and friend, Ferdie Del Rosario for his birthday today (Aug. 8) and we are wishing him to have so many birthdays to come (mukhang gasgas na yata yun ah)... ok cge na nga, sana bumaha ng inuman at pulutan para sa mga katropa... let's get happy together bwahahaha... TAGAYAN NA!!! Wait, kantahan muna natin sya...



"Hapi hapi hapi birthday sayo ang inumin, sayo ang pulutan... hapi hapi hapi birthday sana ay malasing mo kami..."



Teka ilang taon ka na nga pala... 35 na cguro hehehe (dagdag beer at pulutan yan hehehe)... Kitakits na lang ang mga TROPA HAHAHA!!! Abangan ang susunod na kabanata .................................


(Tambayan ng Tropa : A Sharing of Information and Knowledge To Our Friends)

Welcome!!!

Welcome to makataongtropa's blog!!!... This blog intend to post all activities of our TROPAKITS. To all of our TROPAKITS, please contact me so i will post anything you like. Thank you!!!