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6 Best Food for skincare

1, SALMON: It’s among the world’s greatest sources of omega-3 fatty acids. For skin: keeping your skin from looking dry and helping it battle the dangers of excessive sunlight. Other omega-3 foods: sardines, walnuts, flaxseed.

2, CARROTS: It has rich tiny orange pigments called beta-carotene. It nestle into your skin, fill in blotches, and give you a healthy glow. And what’s more, this can actually help prevent premature aging from sun damage. Other beta-carotene foods: sweet potatoes, red bell peppers, red grapefruit.

3, AVOCADO: People with higher intakes of olive oil had fewer wrinkles than people with higher intakes of butter. Why eat avocado over olive oil? Both are good, but avocados have the added bonus of B vitamins, which also help to keep your skin looking vibrant and smooth. Other monounsaturated-fat foods: olive oil, almonds, peanut butter.

4, BEANS: Smoothing out wrinkles. High intakes of legumes—alongside vegetables and healthy fats—resulted in 20% fewer wrinkles over time. The effect is likely a result of isoflavones—potent antioxidants—concentrated in the beans. Other isoflavone-rich foods: alfalfa, tempeh, tofu.

5, GRAPES: Besides providing protection from heart attack and stroke, antioxidants called polyphenols found in grapes can also help keep middle-aged skin from sagging. That’s because polyphenols improve skin’s elasticity by strengthening collagen, the primary protein in skin’s innermost layer. Other polyphenol-rich foods: grape juice, blueberries

6, WATER: No doubt. Other replacement: watermelon, peaches, celery.
=================JPN MARTIAL ARTS=====================
Iaidō 居合道 いあいどう
Kendo 劍道 剣道
Naginata  なぎなた, 薙刀
Kyudo 弓道 弓道
Battodo a swordfighting martial arts
Jodo 杖道 じょうどう
Aikido 合气道 合気道
Jujitsu 柔术 柔術

Today's USA

•    83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people.
•    61 percent of Americans "always or usually" live paycheck to paycheck, which was up from 49 percent in 2008 and 43 percent in 2007.
•    66 percent of the income growth between 2001 and 2007 went to the top 1% of all Americans.
•    36 percent of Americans say that they don't contribute anything to retirement savings.
•    A staggering 43 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved up for retirement.
•    24 percent of American workers say that they have postponed their planned retirement age in the past year.
•    Over 1.4 million Americans filed for personal bankruptcy in 2009, which represented a 32 percent increase over 2008.
•    Only the top 5 percent of U.S. households have earned enough additional income to match the rise in housing costs since 1975.
•    For the first time in U.S. history, banks own a greater share of residential housing net worth in the United States than all individual Americans put together.
•    In 1950, the ratio of the average executive's paycheck to the average worker's paycheck was about 30 to 1. Since the year 2000, that ratio has exploded to between 300 to 500 to one.
•    As of 2007, the bottom 80 percent of American households held about 7% of the liquid financial assets.
•    The bottom 50 percent of income earners in the United States now collectively own less than 1 percent of the nation’s wealth.
•    Average Wall Street bonuses for 2009 were up 17 percent when compared with 2008.
•    In the United States, the average federal worker now earns 60% MORE than the average worker in the private sector.
•    The top 1 percent of U.S. households own nearly twice as much of America's corporate wealth as they did just 15 years ago.
•    In America today, the average time needed to find a job has risen to a record 35.2 weeks.
•    More than 40 percent of Americans who actually are employed are now working in service jobs, which are often very low paying.
•    or the first time in U.S. history, more than 40 million Americans are on food stamps, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that number will go up to 43 million Americans in 2011.
•    This is what American workers now must compete against: in China a garment worker makes approximately 86 cents an hour and in Cambodia a garment worker makes approximately 22 cents an hour.
•    Approximately 21 percent of all children in the United States are living below the poverty line in 2010 - the highest rate in 20 years.
•    Despite the financial crisis, the number of millionaires in the United States rose a whopping 16 percent to 7.8 million in 2009.
•    The top 10 percent of Americans now earn around 50 percent of our national income.

Saturday's CL Final

At 2:30PM, On May 22nd, 2010. This should be a fascinating CL final, Italian INTER MILAN vs German Bayern Munich. Two great characters in football world. LVG is the former Ajax and Barcelona coach, he loves beautiful attacking game, he is an ultimate disciplinary trainer. JM is the self-claimed "Special" one, he plays pragmatic football, his ultimate goal is to win regardless which ways. But he is different from other pragmatic Italian coach, like Capello, Lippi, Raneiri and Zoff. JM is a bigger character considering his relations with media and fans. He is also a master of language when facing press.

At the end of the day, I love to see LVG walk away with the cup. After more than 10 years of up and down in his career, he always stuck to his philosophy of discipline and attacking football. Now, his hair becomes white. I like to see him receiving this special reward for his faith in his game.

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GeoSpatial / Mapping App Integration with MicroStrategy -- Which is the best and what is your experience?

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Maps4Strategy. Until now the maps are only available for Italy, but soon we will implement Europe and USA Maps.
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SOUTH AFRICA WCUP

正如每次世乒赛一到，人们都预测中国球员会拿到冠军一样； 每次世界杯我第一个想到的还是巴西队。 上届世界杯，我预测的第一热门球队是巴西队。这次，不得不承认巴西队还是第一热门球队。巴西队球员的实力在那里，教练邓加是个讲究实际的人： 不求场面好看，只求胜利。这种执教理念为球队的防守增加了厚度。坚强的防守，加上攻守平衡，是夺取冠军必须的。这次世界杯第一次在非洲大陆举办，南美和欧洲球队都是远途征战。从水土上来说，不分伯仲。我初步整理了一下本人对一些队伍的看法。今天是5月15号，今天写完之后就不再改了，到时候我们再回来看看，看看今天讲的有没有道理。

巴西： 法国队是他们在世界杯的克星。自从86年世界杯之后，巴西没赢过法国。以前阿根廷可以克巴西，现在也是巴西胜多负少。所以，如果不碰法国和阿根廷，巴西很有希望得冠军。
阿根廷： 预选赛表现很差，差一点无法出线。梅西在球队里发挥不了威力，全队像无头苍蝇一样场上乱跑，没有战术。作为教练的马拉多纳没有什么经验，仅靠他的名气，阿根廷就能拿冠军？我们应该相信阿根廷会比预选赛时表现的好。结论：很难预测。 很大程度看梅西是否能与球队融为一体.
美国： 我预测进入第二轮。 以后，也很难预测。
西班牙：他们是目前欧洲实力最稳定的队伍。欧洲杯冠军。这次他们能像以前的法国队一样，成为双料冠军吗？他们最要提防的是防守反击的球队。
法国： 靠亨利的手球进入了世界杯。他们还能像上届一样进决赛吗？很难，除非ZIDANE重返赛场.不过按照实力，他们应进前8，或前4.
意大利：上届冠军。但队伍老化了，欧洲杯上看的很明显。止于前8。
英国：冠军的有力争夺者。
德国：指望不大。止于前8。
荷兰：看好他们进前4.
葡萄牙：能否进入第二轮，都是一个问号。除了同组的巴西，另一个小组出线的很可能是非洲的象牙海岸队。
塞尔维亚（前南斯拉夫）：是个谜。预选赛表现很好。
非洲球队： 在本土比赛，应该有利。不知道那一只非洲球队会成为黑马？象牙海岸队，也许。
亚洲球队： 本来实力有限，这次又是在非洲大陆，几乎没戏。

2010 K2 Trek in Pakistan

FRI 08/06/2010 - SUN 08/29/2010
K2 & Gondogoro La trek in blogspot
K2 & Gondogoro La trek

Baltoro Glacier K2 Charity Trek
22 days, SAT 09/04/2010 - SAT 09/25/2010

Use Kayak.com (saved two flight alerts)
Emirates Airline (09/01 - 09/26; $1335)
Emirates Airline (08/04 - 08/30; $1653)

K2: A Trek to Danger’s Doorstep - Pakistan Side
(NY TIMES Article)