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Hydroxycut : The Wonder Drug?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

According to their site, Hydroxycut is a clinically proven fat lose drug that contains the Garcinia cambogia, chromium polynicotinate, and Gymnema sylvestre extracts. Those extracts are said to reduce hunger pangs and increase metabolism.

There are those that question the validity of it though because of the said side effects being experienced by some users of [...]

Google releases Google Health

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Ever since Google first released their search engine, it has stunned the online community. Here was an online tool that not only “searches” for information but delivers it in a clear, accurate way.
Next they released Google Adsense. Through this, your websites and weblogs earn moolah via referrals. This was a big hit in [...]

Top Ten Myths of the Century

Monday, June 16th, 2008

According to Listverse.com, the Top Ten Myths are:
1.) Toads and Warts - According to some people, warts on toads could be infectious to humans. According to scientists, that is not so as only certain species can be affected by it.
2.) Spicy Food and Ulcers - Ulcers are not caused by spicy foods. [...]

Internet vs. Sex

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

According to a study done by the JWT advertising group, Americans now think of sex less and less since the Internet came to be.
The highlights of the survey are as follows:
Participants : 1,011
Willing to forgo Internet connectivity: 17% of respondents
Willing to go a day without Internet access: 15%
Willing to go 2 days without Internet [...]

Experiences of a Stressed Employee

Monday, March 24th, 2008

As an IT professional, father to a cute child, and as a partner in a common-law relationship, stress rears its ugly head every now and then. As I started getting productivity drops and became the king of memos in the office, I realized I had to do something about my stress levels.
 
I Googled the phrase [...]

Resource Management

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I once read an article involving the death of a Navy SEAL operative during a conventional security checkpoint mission. How would this relate to the title of this article you might say? Well it’s simple mathematics. Navy SEAL training for one person would cost the United States government close to $350,000.00. SEALs are trained for [...]

Classic Games : Ancient or not?

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Classic games… ahh… nostalgia. I still remember the times when I was in the 6th grade when I first received my first PC and its cache of games. In those bygone years when a PC that had a Pentium 3, 128 MB of mem, and an 8-megabyte vid card was considered high-end, I was addicted [...]

Special Operations Myths

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

A lot of friends would call me a military buff. Ever since I was a child, I always wanted to be a soldier. Holding a sniper rifle with your enemy in your sight is cool don’t you think?
Having seen the development of television and of films such as Rambo, one would ask, is it [...]

Daily Dose of Medicine

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

They say laughter is the best medicine. Why is that? According to studies the following healthy effects are attributed due to laughing:
It reduces blood sugar levels, increasing glucose tolerance in diabetics and non-diabetics alike.
It improves your job performance, especially if your work depends on creativity and solving complex problems. Its role in intimate relationships is [...]

WHAT MAKES A GOOD RPG GAME?

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I’d like to take time from my work to discuss what makes or break an RPG game. According to numerous forums, web pages, and personal experiences of avid RPGers, a good role-playing game would comprise of the following :
Firstly, the storyline must be very, very, good, not the typical run-of-the-mill good vs. evil plot where [...]