Wednesday, December 21, 2005
If you want to try black sesame ice cream, go to Gelato Bar at Ex Plaza Indonesia. So far, it’s the only ice cream counter that sells black sesame ice cream. I have tried Haagen Dazs, Gelare, Baskin Robin and they don’t have.
Black sesame ice cream is popular in Japan and Taiwan. It is because black sesame (hei zhi ma) is known in traditional chinese medicine. It’s said that black sesame seed is a very good tonic herb.
If you happen to have your lunch or dinner at Sushi Tei, a sushi restaurant in Plaza Indonesia, order black sesame ice cream for your dessert. Then if you like it, buy 1 liter at Gelato Bar and store it in your refrigerator at home.
Black sesame ice cream is popular in Japan and Taiwan. It is because black sesame (hei zhi ma) is known in traditional chinese medicine. It’s said that black sesame seed is a very good tonic herb.
If you happen to have your lunch or dinner at Sushi Tei, a sushi restaurant in Plaza Indonesia, order black sesame ice cream for your dessert. Then if you like it, buy 1 liter at Gelato Bar and store it in your refrigerator at home.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Just received the sacrament of penitence. The priest was organized to come to our office building to confer the sacrament. My last confession was four years ago. It’s been a while…
Monday, December 19, 2005
If you’re a Firefox user, try www.stumbleupon.com. Here you can put your favourite bookmarks and have access to them anytime, anywhere. So next time, when your computer crashes, you’ll still have your important bookmarks safely saved in stumbleupon.com.
The phrase ‘stumble upon’ means come across. How does it work? It works like this: If you come across an interesting website, simply click ‘I like it!’ icon and the website will be saved in your stumbleupon.com account. You can share your bookmarks with other members.
Try it, it’s fun. You may find many interesting websites, by subjects of course.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Pacifiers reduce risk of cot deaths - study
Baby pacifiers can reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause of death in babies under a year old, according to new research published on Friday.
Scientists in the United States found babies who used a pacifier, also known as a "dummy," while they slept had a 90 percent reduced risk of cot death compared to other babies.
"Use of a dummy during sleep was associated with a reduced risk of SIDS," Dr De-Kun Li, of the Health Management Organization (HMO) group Kaiser Permanente Northern California, said in a report published online by the British Medical Journal.
"Our results also provide some evidence that use of a dummy may reduce the impact of other risk factors for SIDS, especially those related to adverse sleep conditions.
Most cot deaths occur between two to four months of age and are more prevalent in boys than girls. The cause is unknown but lying the baby down on its stomach, parental smoking and old mattresses which may harbor toxic bacteria, have been cited as possible culprits.
A campaign to encourage parents to put infants to sleep on their backs has led to a dramatic fall in cot deaths.
Scientists from Kaiser Permanente and the National Institutes of Health questioned the mothers or careers of 185 infants who died of SIDS and 312 other infants of a similar age and race.
"The use of dummies may be an effective strategy for public health intervention," Li added.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, which issued revised guidelines in October, recommends that babies are put to sleep on their back only and said pacifiers could be used to help prevent SIDS.
A pacifier is a rubber or plastic object that you give to a baby to suck so that he or she feels comforted. (AM; in BRIT use dummy)
Cot death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill. (BRIT; in AM use crib death)
(c) HarperCollins Publishers.
Baby pacifiers can reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause of death in babies under a year old, according to new research published on Friday.
Scientists in the United States found babies who used a pacifier, also known as a "dummy," while they slept had a 90 percent reduced risk of cot death compared to other babies.
"Use of a dummy during sleep was associated with a reduced risk of SIDS," Dr De-Kun Li, of the Health Management Organization (HMO) group Kaiser Permanente Northern California, said in a report published online by the British Medical Journal.
"Our results also provide some evidence that use of a dummy may reduce the impact of other risk factors for SIDS, especially those related to adverse sleep conditions.
Most cot deaths occur between two to four months of age and are more prevalent in boys than girls. The cause is unknown but lying the baby down on its stomach, parental smoking and old mattresses which may harbor toxic bacteria, have been cited as possible culprits.
A campaign to encourage parents to put infants to sleep on their backs has led to a dramatic fall in cot deaths.
Scientists from Kaiser Permanente and the National Institutes of Health questioned the mothers or careers of 185 infants who died of SIDS and 312 other infants of a similar age and race.
"The use of dummies may be an effective strategy for public health intervention," Li added.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, which issued revised guidelines in October, recommends that babies are put to sleep on their back only and said pacifiers could be used to help prevent SIDS.
A pacifier is a rubber or plastic object that you give to a baby to suck so that he or she feels comforted. (AM; in BRIT use dummy)
Cot death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill. (BRIT; in AM use crib death)
(c) HarperCollins Publishers.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Just found out that Graha Medika hospital now has a Dynamic 3-D USG scanner for scanning baby in the womb. The 3-D scanner is different with conventional USG scanner because it’s 3D and it’s dynamic which means we can see the baby’s movement inside the womb.
Graha Medika hospital purchased the machine about a month ago. It charges Rp. 600.000 per scan. It’s more convenient for those who live in west Jakarta if they want to use this facility. Still, Rp. 600.000,- is not cheap.
Graha Medika hospital purchased the machine about a month ago. It charges Rp. 600.000 per scan. It’s more convenient for those who live in west Jakarta if they want to use this facility. Still, Rp. 600.000,- is not cheap.
Friday, December 02, 2005
The other day I looked up the word ‘expose’ in my electronic version of Collins dictionary, see whether it can funtion as a noun and yes, it can function as a countable noun. I was trying to make sure that ‘public expose’ is a compound noun. Usually ‘expose’ is used as a verb but when it’s a noun, it’s pronounced differently (?k-sp?ze'), and the meaning is ‘a formal exposition of facts’.
A public expose is a formal exposition of facts of a public company. Anybody interested in the company may attend. As a shareholders’ meeting, souvenirs and lunch are usually provided :) but to attend a shareholders’ meeting, you should be a shareholder, no matter how minimum of shares you have.
A public expose is a formal exposition of facts of a public company. Anybody interested in the company may attend. As a shareholders’ meeting, souvenirs and lunch are usually provided :) but to attend a shareholders’ meeting, you should be a shareholder, no matter how minimum of shares you have.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
1 US$ is equal to Rp. 10.035,- , 1 US$ is equal to ¥en 119.86,- , 1 US$ is equal to Can$ 1.16 but it’s the other way around for Australian dollar, Euro and Poundsterling as follows:
1 Aust$ is equal to 0.7402 US$, 1 Euro is equal to 1.1774 US$ and 1 UK£ is equal to 1.7315 US$.
That’s how they are quoted every morning when I listen to the radio on foreign exchange.
I think when we talk about Rupiah, Yen, Canada dollar, Singapore dollar, Swiss Franc, the focus is on the US dollar but Australia dollar, Euro and Poundsterling are major currencies and they usually are strong against US dollar.
Thanks to Pak Andi for the enlightenment.
1 Aust$ is equal to 0.7402 US$, 1 Euro is equal to 1.1774 US$ and 1 UK£ is equal to 1.7315 US$.
That’s how they are quoted every morning when I listen to the radio on foreign exchange.
I think when we talk about Rupiah, Yen, Canada dollar, Singapore dollar, Swiss Franc, the focus is on the US dollar but Australia dollar, Euro and Poundsterling are major currencies and they usually are strong against US dollar.
Thanks to Pak Andi for the enlightenment.
