Hal-hal kecil dalam Corel Draw yang Mungkin Belum Sobat Ketahui

Seperi yang Rendra janjikan jauh-jauh hari dalam postingan “Mengenal Beberapa Software Desain Grafis”, mulai saat ini Rendra akan membuat tutorial-tutorial tentang cara menggunakan software desain grafis tersebut di blog Fakta Unik ini. Bukannnya sudah mahir atau expert, Rendra sebenarnya juga baru dalam dunia ini bahkan bisa dibilang desainnya masih ecek-ecekan belum Wahh..! pokoknya. Tapi perkenankanlah...

do y'all feel like you have been celebrating halloween for a long time.....we have had several halloween things and i must say, i'm kind of glad it's finally halloween and today will be the last time the kiddos dress up and get more candy!!  last night, we had a neighborhood party and i was going to make some mummy cookies but i seriously think that every mom in SC is...

Teks Alay Generator

Buat teman-teman yang suka nge-Alay gak jelas di Facebook atau Twitter, nih aku buatin tool yang bisa mendukung keALAYan kalian. "Teks Alay Generator". Walupun dah banyak di Internet, yang ini tentunya sedikit berbeda karena dibuat oleh seorang newbie yang baru belajar pemrograman, hehehhe... Silakan digunakan sewajarnya anak alay. (Emang alay ada wajarnya??)[Fakta selengkapn...

The Brain Controls Insulin Action

Insulin regulates blood glucose primarily by two mechanisms: Suppressing glucose production by the liverEnhancing glucose uptake by other tissues, particularly muscle and liverSince the cells contained in liver, muscle and other tissues respond directly to insulin stimulation, most people don't think about the role of the brain in this process.  An interesting paper just published in Diabetes reminds us of the central role of the brain in glucose...

Even your mom can write this blog post

For those of you who subscribe to IEEE Spectrum email alerts, you may have seen today's snafu where there was an oopsie headline for one of their articles - "With the Arduino, Now Even Your Mom Can Program."The article and headline were quickly revised post-publication, though I noticed in google's cache that the original article contained the following quote, "'Now, even my mom can program,' Banzi says."The editor of the journal, who is a female...

seriously this blog is such a good place for me to come and daydream.....b/c my real life is so polar opposite.  it's not the easiest being a mom that works from home (and sometimes i get jealous of my husband as he leaves for work).  my youngest is going through a stage...a stage we don't remember w/ taylor.  he's very needy, he gets mad, and yes- he might hit (i said it....usually...

Fakta Unik Tentang Nanas

Walaupun di beberapa tempat sudah mulai turun hujan, tidak sedikit juga daerah yang keadaan cuacanya masih saja panas terik seperti daerah yang Rendra tinggali ini. Nah, kalau dah seperti ini enaknya makan buah-buahan yang segar seperti jeruk, apel, atau buah nanas. Khusus untuk buah nanas selain segar, rasanya juga manis dan memiliki kekhasan sendiri, sangat pas dah pokoknya menurut Rendra. Oke gak...

Update terbaru! Opera Mini 4.4 Browser Hape Ringan dan Cepat.

Tadi iseng-iseng buka news feed pada browser Opera Mini lama di hape Rendra. Eh ternyata ada berita yang baru dari developer Opera Mini. Awalnya Rendra pikir tuh update buat Opera Mini khusus hape-hape mewah seperti Android atau Blackberry. Namun karena penasaran Rendra klik juga akhirnya tuh link feed dan baaa.... Ternyata Updatenya bukan untuk hape-hape mahal seperti  yang saya sebutkan tadi...

so i have to admit, it's really hard for me to cook during the week.  i feel like i always make the same things over and over again.  i need meals that are good, that the kids will eat, that are semi healthy, and that don't take a lot of time preparing....so i am cooking out of my crock pot all week.  last night i made the best soup....you should try it (it's totally not healthy but...

Harvard Food Law Society "Forum on Food Policy" TEDx Conference

Last Friday, it was my pleasure to attended and present at the Harvard Food Law Society's TEDx conference, Forum on Food Policy.  I had never been to Cambridge or Boston before, and I was struck by how European they feel compared to Seattle.  The conference was a great success, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Food Law Society's presidents Nate Rosenberg, Krista DeBoer, and many other volunteers.  Dr. Robert Lustig gave a keynote...

Mengubah Tampilan Windows 7 menjadi Mac OS Leopard

Unik Informatika - Halo kawan,Untuk anda pecinta windows 7, saya ada trik baru ne…Trik ini adalah trik yang menggunakan software untuk  mengubah tampilan windows 7 menjadi tampilan Mac OS Leopard, software ini bernama Snow Transformation 1.5…Ini adalah tampilan windows anda setelah anda menginstal software tadi…menarik bukan?Tampilan Mac OS Leopard di Windows 7  Kalau anda ingin...

Freeze Collection!

Medium Freeze NecklaceKit Heath Autumn Winter 2011 brings to you Freeze part of our Glacier Collection.Fjordic inspired shards of silver and 18ct gold plated silver designs inspired by the natural shapes found within a deep winter landscape.   A timely arrival as the temperatures plummet and all daily fashion thoughts are lead towards warm woolly hats, boots, gloves and cozy scarves! ...

so i REALLY want someone to get this fabulous wallpaper.....it's vintage from this etsy gal....i seriously debated forever about buying it but i really don't have a great place for it.  it's so cool....*images all found on my pinterest (pinterest is acting up so i can't get my lin...

Champagne and Mars Bars

Yes, everyone is getting excited about our season ender 'Champagne & Mars Bar' run on October 29th.Always the best attended run of the year, since everyone knows we only run for chocolate or booze.The picture here has two of our trail kickers, Nancy and Angie, volunteering at the Vulture Bait Trail Races on the 15th sporting the swag from our sponsor Mountain Hardwear for the volunteers, a warm...

Losing Fat With Simple Food-- Two Reader Anecdotes

Each week, I'm receiving more e-mails and comments from people who are successfully losing fat by eating simple (low reward) food, similar to what I described here.  In some cases, people are breaking through fat loss plateaus that they had reached on conventional low-carbohydrate, low-fat or paleo diets.  This concept can be applied to any type of diet, and I believe it is an important characteristic of ancestral food patterns.At the Ancestral...

my kiddos got up at 5:15 today....i might need an inspirational quote to get me through this day......this one seems pretty good :) *images courtesy of hearts at a carnival,  house of turquoise , middle child complex, one kings l...

Advice for new professors

A summary of advice I have for new professors.*1) DelegateGraduate students were invented for a reason. Delegate everything. Data analysis. Literature reviews. Writing. Teaching prep. If you don't have any graduate students, find some undergrads. A task you might find mundane can actually be "research experience". One of my colleagues laments that their students often mess things up, causing even more work than just doing it themselves. For...

san fran

in case you can't tell, i went to san francisco....and obviously i had a blast eating and drinking my way through the entire city!!  i cannot thank y'all enough for leaving me comments on what to do while i was there.  i seriously took advice from everyone.....in case you don't believe me:callie- i loved cow hollow and alcatraz was so cool, loved the audio tourbrittanie- i totally took your...

Striking a cord!

Kit Heath are pleased to introduce cord as their new addition to the Autumn and Winter 2011 collection. The Tumble collection is simplicity at its very best captured by our designers, it includes a silver and gold version of a classic cord bracelet embellished with tumbled pebbles of Kit Heath Sterling silver.Inspired by the tumbled stones along our Devon coastline, the tumbled silver and gold...

i swear i'm alive and haven't abandoned this blog!!  i have been gone FOREVER but i have to say, i had an amazing, amazing trip to San Fran.  i am working on a real post (but have a meeting in an hour so i can't get it up in time)....so here is a little pic from our trip: the first one was taken 25 yrs ago when our parents took my brother and i to san francisco for a vacation, the 2nd one...