Mexican mogul Slim edges out Gates as world’s richest person

Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world’s richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ name was not at the top.

This year, the title of “World’s Richest” went to Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim, with a net worth of $53.5 billion.

Slim, whose holding company America Movil contains a sprawling collection of telecom assets, is the first non-American to be declared Forbes’ richest person since 1994, when Japanese real estate kingpin Yoshiaki Tsutsumi held that honor. (He has since disappeared from the list entirely).

But Slim’s financial edge over Gates is, well, slim, at least by billionaire standards — just $500 million. A $1 increase in Microsoft shares, the compilers of the Forbes list noted at a press conference Wednesday, could send Gates’ net worth ahead of Slim’s.

Also, were it not for his extensive philanthropy, Gates would have a net worth in the ballpark of $80 billion, Forbes’ Matthew Miller estimated.

Gates is the world’s second richest person, with a net worth of $53 billion. Warren Buffett came in third this year, with a net worth of $47 billion.

Billionaires’ total net worth rose 50 percent to $3.6 trillion. After sharply contracting the previous year, the total number of billionaires also increased from 793 to 1,011, Forbes’ list showed. The number is still lower than the record 1,125 billionaires recorded in 2008.

Not only are there more billionaires than last year, but the ones at the top are even richer than last year. The top 10 billionaires have a combined net worth of $342 billion, up from $254 billion in 2009, Forbes said.

In terms of the international scorecard, the United States still boasts more billionaires than any other country — 403, or nearly 40 percent of all billionaires. New York, similarly, has more billionaires than any city on the globe.

But America’s billionaires have not rebounded from the recession as strongly as other countries’ billionaires.

The United States “is not doing as well as the rest of the world in coming back,” publisher Steve Forbes said.

As U.S. billionaires’ dominance of Forbes’ list wanes, Asian countries are seeing their ranks of billionaires swell, especially China. Mainland China has the second-most billionaires after the United States, overtaking Russia for the first time. Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and India also saw significant upticks in their billionaire tallies.

Elsewhere, Turkey’s billionaire community expanded notably, jumping to 28 members from 13, while Western Europe, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates underperformed by comparison.

As in years past, the Forbes list showed a severe gender imbalance in the world’s billionaire population

Eighty-nine of the 1,011 billionaires are women. Fourteen of those female billionaires are self-made, including Oprah Winfrey, whose net worth dipped $300 million to $2.4 billion. Half of the world’s self-made female billionaires are from China.

For three years running, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, 25, secured the distinction of being the list’s youngest billionaire, climbing to the 212th rung with a net worth of $4 billion.

On the opposite end of the age spectrum is Switzerland’s 99-year-old Walter Haefner, ranked 287th.

The year’s biggest winner was Brazilian minerals magnate Eike Batista, who added $19.5 billion to his net worth in 12 months, enough to catapult him to eighth place on the list, from 61st. Modesty is apparently not one of Batista’s many possessions: He has vowed to become the world’s richest person.

On the flip side, German heiress Madeleine Schickedanz’s bank account had a hideous year. After clocking in as Forbes’ 142nd richest person in 2007, she plunged into relative penury and now “claims to be living on several thousand dollars a month,” said Forbes senior editor Luisa Kroll.

The complete list of all songs #1-100 in 80’s

The complete list of all songs #1-100

1. Bon Jovi / “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986)

2. Def Leppard / “Pour Some Sugar On Me” (1987)

3. Duran Duran / “Hungry Like the Wolf” (1982)

4. Michael Jackson / “Billie Jean” (1982)

5. Prince / “When Doves Cry” (1984)

6. Hall & Oates / “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” (1981)

7. Guns N’ Roses / Sweet Child O’ Mine (1987)

8. Madonna / “Like a Virgin” (1984)

9. Run-D.M.C. / “Walk This Way” (1986)

10. AC/DC / “You Shook Me All Night Long” (1980)

11. Journey / Don’t Stop Believing (1981)

12. Whitney Houston / “How Will I Know” (1985)

13. U2 / “With Or Without You” (1987)

14. The Bangles / “Walk Like an Egyptian” (1986)

15. Van Halen / “Jump” (1984)

16. INXS / “Need You Tonight” (1987)

17. Whitesnake / “Here I Go Again” (1982)

18. Dexy’s Midnight Runners / “Come On Eileen” (1982)

19. Cyndi Lauper / “Time After Time” (1984)

20. Rick Springfield / “Jessie’s Girl” (1981)

21. Michael Jackson / “Beat It” (1982)

22. The Cure / “Just Like Heaven” (1987)

23. Cyndi Lauper / “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1984)

24. A-Ha / “Take On Me” (1985)

25. Go-Go’s / “Our Lips Are Sealed” (1981)

26. Guns N’ Roses / “Welcome to the Jungle” (1987)

27. Kajagoogoo / “Too Shy” (1984)

28. Wham! / “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” (1984)

29. Talking Heads / “Burning Down the House” (1983)

30. Pat Benatar / “Love is a Battlefield” (1983)

31. Queen and David Bowie / “Under Pressure” (1981)

32. Night Ranger / “Sister Christian” (1983)

33. Soft Cell / “Tainted Love” (1981)

34. Poison / “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” (1988)

35. Phil Collins / “In the Air Tonight” (1981)

36. Tommy Tutone / “867-5309/Jenny” (1981)

37. Aerosmith / “Janie’s Got a Gun” (1989)

38. U2 / “Pride (In the Name of Love)” (1984)

39. Modern English / “I Melt With You” (1982)

40. The B-52’s / “Love Shack” (1989)

41. Mötley Crüe / “Dr. Feelgood” (1989)

42. The Clash / “London Calling” (1982)

43. ABC / “Look of Love” (1982)

44. Bananarama / “Cruel Summer” (1984)

45. Janet Jackson / “Nasty” (1986)

46. The Police / “Every Breath You Take” (1983)

47. Twisted Sister / “We’re Not Gonna Take It” (1984)

48. Bruce Springsteen / “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)

49. Beastie Boys / “Fight For Your Right” (1986)

50. Eurythmics / “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” (1983)

51. Ratt / “Round and Round” (1984)

52. Dead or Alive / “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)” (1985)

53. Billy Idol / “White Wedding” (1988)

54. Salt-N-Pepa / “Push It” (1986)

55. A Flock of Seagulls / “I Ran (So Far Away)” (1982)

56. Bonnie Tyler / “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983)

57. Toni Basil / “Mickey” (1981)

58. Culture Club / “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” (1982)

59. John Mellencamp / “Jack & Diane” (1982)

60. Young M.C. / “Bust a Move” (1989)

61. Styx / “Mr. Roboto” (1983)

62. Berlin / “Take My Breath Away” (1986)

63. Devo / “Whip It” (1980)

64. Paula Abdul / “Straight Up” (1988)

65. Foreigner / “I Want to Know What Love Is” (1984)

66. Depeche Mode / “Just Can’t Get Enough” (1981)

67. REO Speedwagon / “Keep On Loving You” (1980)

68. Public Enemy / “Fight the Power” (1988)

69. R.E.M. / “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” (1980)

70. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / “I Love Rock N’ Roll” (1981)

71. Rick James / “Super Freak” (1981)

72. The Fixx / “One Thing Leads to Another” (1983)

73. Nena / “99 Luftballons” (1983)

74. George Michael / “Faith” (1987)

75. Prince / “Little Red Corvette” (1983)

76. Thomas Dolby / “She Blinded Me With Science” (1982)

77. New Edition / “Candy Girl” (1983)

78. Blondie / “Call Me” (1980)

79. Human League / “Don’t You Want Me?” (1981)

80. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock / “It Takes Two” (1988)

81. Cameo / “Word Up!” (1986)

82. Squeeze / “Tempted” (1981)

83. Prince / “Kiss” (1986)

84. Lionel Richie / “All Night Long (All Night)” (1983)

85. Robert Palmer / “Addicted to Love” (1985)

86. Bow Wow Wow / “I Want Candy” (1982)

87. Falco / “Rock Me Amadeus” (1986)

88. Chaka Khan / “Ain’t Nobody” (1989)

89. The Pretenders / “Brass in Pocket” (1980)

90. Tone-Loc / “Wild Thing” (1989)

91. Katrina and The Waves / “Walking On Sunshine” (1983)

92. New Kids on the Block / “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” (1988)

93. Gary Numan / “Cars” (1980)

94. Rolling Stones / “Start Me Up” (1981)

95. Debbie Gibson / “Only in My Dreams” (1987)

96. Men at Work / “Down Under” (1982)

97. The Romantics / “What I Like About You” (1980)

98. Bobby Brown / “My Perogative” (1988)

99. Wang Chung / “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” (1986)

100. Loverboy / “Working for the Weekend” (1981)

UFO : The Key of Our Future?

UFO’s: The Key to Our Future?

Do UFOs Really Exist? Where do the ETs come from? What is the implication of this discovery to our world?

The UFO Controversary continues…

UFOs — Extra-terrestrials — Visited by beings from other worlds — Abductions — Lights in the Sky…. these are all terms or phrases to describe this most intriguing world mystery.  A subject that has inspired writers of science fiction for over the last fifty years and which still captivates us through all the movies, films and television programs that are aired throughout the world.

In South America, the people totally believe in UFOs, because most of them either know someone who has seen  a UFO or have had an experience themselves.  And these people are disappointed if they missed the sighting.  A few years ago, in Mexico City, UFOs will appear almost daily over a period of a week.  Or what about the Dogon tribe in Africa that has exact star maps of a double star system in Sirius of which one of these stars can not be seen by the naked eye?

It is obvious that the worldwide sightings of UFOs represents one of the most major discoveries for our world as its implications are staggering .. yet, scientists in the U.S. and the western world, avoid this subject like the plague.  Can we therefore assume by this silence that this is a general policy or admission that UFOs are real?

Our mission at the World Mystery Research Center is to work with other UFO organizations and serious researchers to uncover the best information we can share with the general public. We have within our own organizaton some in-house expertise and will avail our own resources to help and pursue research this area as well.  However, we can categorically state that a pure scientific approach will not provide a complete understanding.

Picture taken by George Adamski, the father of the UFO’s.

Ibanez PGM100RE – Paul Gilbert

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Tips for Reducing Stress

If you are one of the millions of stressed-out Americans, there’s good news. People can learn to manage stress. Start with these stress management tips:

• Keep a positive attitude.
• Accept that there are events that you cannot control.
• Be assertive instead of aggressive. “Assert” your feelings, opinions, or beliefs instead of becoming angry, defensive, or passive.
• Learn and practice relaxation techniques.
• Exercise regularly. Your body can fight stress better when it is fit.
• Eat healthy, well-balanced meals.
• Get enough rest and sleep. Your body needs time to recover from stressful events.
• Don’t rely on alcohol or drugs to reduce stress.
• Seek out social support.
• Learn to manage your time more effectively.

Technology predictions for 2010

2010 is set to be a bumper year for 3D television Photo: REUTERS

Rise of the tablet computer (led by Apple)

If the rumoured Apple tablet computer does make an appearance next year, as is widely expected, there’s a good chance that it will transform the market in the same way that the iPhone has done.

We can’t be sure that the tablet even exists because Apple never comments on rumours but there is good reason to suspect that the device will feature a 10” LCD screen and resemble a large iPhone.

Apple are not alone in the tablet computing space, of course. Microsoft’s Courier tablet – another device that exists only in rumour – looks promising and offers two screens, making it more like a giant Nintendo DS. Budget computer maker Asustek are thought to be working on a tablet and so are Dell.

Not all tablets are mythical, however. You can buy an Archos 9 for £449 and be working on one right away. Tablets offer the advantage of a netbook-sized screen but are far lighter. The major disadvantage is the lack of a physical keyboard. Many people find a touchscreen keyboard difficult to use for long periods. Still, tablets are great for video, internet use and, if and when publishers get their act together, could offer an innovative way of reading newspapers and magazines. The latter possibility makes them a real threat to the growing ebook reader market. 

Future of on-demand TV

This year will hopefully see broadband-enabled TV finally come to the living room of the masses. It’s long been heralded as the future of TV, but apart from the tech-savvy who have wired their homes appropriately, or invested in some new-fangled gizmos, there hasn’t yet been an easy device which has replicated the success of Freeview in 2002. Project Canvas, the IPTV venture backed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT and TalkTalk, is hoping to do just that. Dubbed as Freeview II – it is essentially a Freeview set top box with an internet connection. So when watching the BBC, there will then be a way of going through to the BBC’s website and its offerings – such as iPlayer. There are also rumours of the partners signing deals to get non-Freeview-related content on there too – such as LoveFilm. If it gets the all clear from the BBC Trust – and is as neat a proposition as it sounds – it should mean the end of sitting in front of the television with a laptop in tow. With each broadcaster integrating social networking applications – it should, fingers-crossed, be a truly on demand and 360 degree TV experience in the living room.

Make or break for real-time stuff

Twitter has been the single biggest technology story of 2009 – now the micro-blogging site is beginning to charge businesses for using it and Google and Bing are starting to include tweets in their search results. Those two facts mean that any doubter can be sure that “real-time” social websites such as Facebook and Twitter are here to stay. But the big question has to be how to gather their short-form contents together in such a way that it becomes genuinely useful – at the moment, the wisdom of Twitter is hard to revisit. The solution is far from obvious, however: even more so than the internet in general, Twitter especially is full of other people’s opinions, and so presenting them in such a way that their relative merits are obvious is almost impossible. What does seem certain to continue, however, is the continued predominance of individual influencers, from Stephen Fry to Ashton Kutcher. And more and more pieces of data are likely to become available instantly – the Conservative Party’s Shadow Cabinet expenses are already available on Google Docs, for instance, as soon as they’re submitted. As the real-time web becomes home to information as well as opinion, it will become even more influential. Matt Warman

3D TV

It’s set to be a bumper year for 3D television, with both Sky and Panasonic confirming that they will release 3D TVs, and Sky announcing that it is launching a dedicated 3D channel. The satellite broadcaster will even be filming the World Cup in 3D, although those games won’t be broadcast live. But a question mark remains over whether consumers will be as willing to embrace this new technology as the manufacturers and content providers are. Although Sky’s 3D channel will be available through a normal Sky HD box, viewers will need a new television to enjoy 3D pictures. The manufacturers have not yet confirmed how much their 3D sets will cost, but expect it the technology to be very expensive, at least initially. Early adopters with more money than sense and Premier League footballers are likely to be the only people able to join the 3D revolution in its first year. Then there’s the small matter of those glasses; yes, you will need to wear special specs while watching TV, at least until the next generation of 3D televisions hit the market, which will have screens that do the 3D rendering automatically. While 2010 will be a big year for 3D, it’s just the start of the story, and it’s clear that the technology will need to overcome some significant hurdles before consumers are as excited by the prospect of 3D as the film studios and consumer electronics companies so clearly are.

Augmented reality in information and games

GPS and compasses in mobile phones have made augmented reality, the layering of digital models and data over moving pictures of your surroundings, not just possible but already useful in an early-adopting geeky sense.

There are already applications for iPhones and Android mobiles that help with finding restaurants (always a popular start), commemorating terrorist attacks, performing running repairs on armoured vehicles and identifying local architecture.

Location-based games will spread, littering the landscape with puzzles, monsters and easter eggs, and navigation displays will move from bird’s-eye-view map-based diagrams to arrows on the road.

Forgetful people will find their lives transformed as their phones remind them of the names of the people they meet and blank walls will become huge, constantly-updated displays.

The goggles that would make the world an always-on augmented place as you move around it are still purely military technology for now, but your phone screen will become a much more interesting place in 2010.

The Ultimate Products in 2010

The Best 10 Gadget of CES 2010

Fresh off the CES 2010 show floor, we look at the top 10 best gadgets that stole our attention more than any others this year.

CES lives on. Despite slashed budgets, lower attendee numbers, and the lack of one show-dominating product, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been one to remember. After returning home, recouping about 34 hours of sleep debt, and reviewing our experiences, we’ve rounded up the top ten items from this show that stand out as the best manufacturers have to offer. From 3D TVs to next-generation e-readers, these were the products that we can’t wait to see on store shelves in 2010.

Asus NX90

We never would have predicted that the perpetually budget-minded crew at Asus would team up with the no-expenses-spared audiophiles at Bang & Olufsen, but the lovechild of their oddball relationship is one to be admired. The 18-inch notebook features an extra-long form factor with side speakers that totally overlap the keyboard, a clean metallic design, and – for some reason – duals touch pads. Don’t laugh – they’re more fun and practical than you think, and Asus claims that eventually software will allow you to use them as turntables.

Toshiba Cell TVs

We knew from the first day of press conferences that this would be the TV to see at CES 2010. Besides using the same type of processor used in the PlayStation 3 and offering native 3D capability, Toshiba has packed it full of every feature we ever could have dreamed of (and some we probably wouldn’t have). A side-by-side video demonstration making last year’s stellar SV670 look weak pretty much sealed the deal for us on the series, although we’re still braced for prices that could suck the magic right out of our early infatuation.

Samsung LED 9000 Series

Just when we thought Toshiba’s “Touch of Color” design was getting a little stale, the company threw it away and produced this beauty, which has to be about the slickest HDTV we’ve ever seen. The set is as thin as a number two pencil, the bezel has been clad entirely in brushed metal, and the criss-crossed spider legs remind us of something from a museum. Oh yea, and like every high-end set this year, it will do 3D right out of the box.

Plastic Logic Que E-Reader

Ignoring the $649 price tag ($799 if you want lifetime data connectivity from AT&T), this will be the e-reader to own in 2010. The flat body reaches almost sci-fi-like thinness, and because the 11.6-inch screen has touch capability, the bezel is entirely free of buttons except for “home,” just like an iPhone or iPod Touch. Plastic Logic has also forged partnerships with over 300 newspapers and magazines to have their content specially formatted for the device to preserve the print-like formatting – an important aspect of those publications that is largely lost on other e-readers.

Panasonic 3D Camcorder

Panasonic’s 3D plasma sets get just as much credit as the other 3D TVs at the show, but we chose their 3D camcorder for our Best of CES round up simple because nobody else has shown one yet. While production-quality 3D cameras have been around for a while (see: Avatar), Panasonic will be one of the first to bring 3D video to the consumer level when this camcorder launches in fall 2010 for $21,000.

Spring Design Alex E-Reader

The Kindle-sized e-ink screen on the Alex may not scream of innovation, but the full-color touch screen below running Android certainly does, blurring the line between mini computer and e-reader. The Alex offers all the benefits of e-ink (smooth text, low power consumption), with most of the benefits of a smartphone (e-mail, Web browsing, calendar functions) as well. The size of the LCD screen also puts to the Barnes & Noble Nook to shame, and unlike our first Nook review unit, it actually worked!

Motorola BackFlip

The second Android-powered device on the list gets major props for its innovative design – the keyboard is actually on the rear, and flips over backwards for typing while facing the screen. Motorola also gives this potentially-flimsy design the build quality to feel rock solid, and some clever uses like table-top mode, which turns the phone into a makeshift alarm clock when you position the screen 90 degrees to the base.

D-Link Boxee Box

The powerful HTPC software we cherished when it was in alpha is finally all grown up. We could take or leave the mirrored cube design of the Box, but the real innovation might be the remote: super-simple directional pad and media controls up top, full QWERTY keyboard on the bottom. How did no one think of this sooner?

Lenovo X100e

Lenovo’s earliest netbooks seemed more or less like rebadged versions of equally flimsy competitors, but the X100e actually feels solid enough to wear the ThinkPad name. Lenovo also reached for AMD’s Neo processor over the anemic Intel Atom, a high-res 11.6-inch screen, and a full-size keyboard that feels every bit as ThinkPad as the old X61 we compared it to. In fact, we might not pin it as a netbook at all, except for that glorious $449 price tag.

Kodak PlaySport

It should be no secret that we’re fans of Kodak’s Zi8 – in fact, we shot every last minute of our CES 2010 video coverage on them. The PlaySport uses the same proven guts and optics, but wraps them in a more durable, drop-resistant, waterproof case for dragging to all corners of the Earth without worry. We also think they’ve improved the interface this time around, and while durability has shot skyward, price has somehow plummeted even further to a wallet-friendly $149.

Manfaat Minum Air Putih

Sekitar 80% tubuh manusia terdiri dari air. Otak dan darah adalah dua organ penting yang memiliki kadar air di atas 80%. Otak memiliki komponen air sebanyak 90%, sementara darah memiliki komponen air 95%. Sedikitnya, secara normal kita butuh 2 liter sehari atau 8 gelas sehari. Bagi perokok jumlah tersebut harus ditambah setengahnya. Air tersebut diperlukan untuk mengganti cairan yang keluar dari tubuh lewat air seni, keringat, pernapasan, dan sekresi. Para dokter juga menyarankan agar mengonsumsi air putih 8-10 gelas setiap hari agar metabolisme tubuh berjalan baik dan normal.

Kurang Air, Bahaya Bagi Darah

Jika Ukhtiy mengkonsumsi kurang dari 8 gelas, efeknya secara keseluruhan memang tidak terasa. Tapi sebagai konsekuensi, tubuh akan menyeimbangkan diri dengan jalan mengambil sumber dari komponen tubuh sendiri. Di antaranya dari darah. Kekurangan air bagi darah amat berbahaya bagi tubuh. Sebab, darah akan menjadi kental. Akibatnya, perjalanan darah sebagai alat transportasi oksigen dan zat-zat makanan pun bisa terganggu.

Darah yang kental tersebut juga akan melewati ginjal yang berfungsi sebagai filter atau alat untuk menyaring racun dari darah. Ginjal memiliki saringan yang sangat halus, sehingga jika harus menyaring darah yang kental maka ginjal harus kerja ekstra keras. Bukan tidak mungkin ginjal akan rusak dan bisa saja kelak akan mengalami cuci darah atau dalam bahasa medis biasa disebut hemodialisis.

Itu pengaruh kurang air terhadap kerja darah dan ginjal. Lalu bagaimana dengan otak? Perjalanan darah yang kental tersebut juga akan terhambat saat melewati otak. Padahal, sel-sel otak paling boros mengonsumsi makanan dan oksigen yang dibawa oleh darah. Sehingga fungsi sel-sel otak tidak berjalan optimal dan bahkan bisa cepat mati. Kondisi tersebut akan semakin memicu timbulnya stroke. Karena itu jangan sampai kekurangan air!!!

10 Manfaat Air Putih

1. Memperlancar sistem pencernaan

Mengkonsumsi air dalam jumlah cukup setiap hari akan memperlancar sistem pencernaan sehingga kita akan terhindari dari masalah-masalah pencernaan seperti maag ataupun sembelit. Pembakaran kalori juga akan berjalan efisien.

2. Air putih membantu memperlambat tumbuhnya zat-zat penyebab kanker, plus mencegah penyakit batu ginjal dan hati. Minum air putih akan membuat tubuh lebih berenergi.

3. Perawatan kecantikan

Bila Ukhtiy kurang minum air putih, tubuh akan menyerap kandungan air dalam kulit sehingga kulit menjadi kering dan berkerut. Selain itu, air putih dapat melindungi kulit dari luar, sekaligus melembabkan dan menyehatkan kulit.

Untuk menjaga kecantikan pun, kebersihan tubuh hares benar-benar diperhatikan, ditambah lagi minum air putih 8 – 10 gelas sehari.

4. Untuk kesuburan

Meningkatkan produksi hormon testosteron pada pria serta hormon estrogen pada wanita.

Menurut basil penelitian dari sebuah lembaga riset trombosis di London, Inggris, jika seseorang selalu mandi dengan air dingin maka peredaran darahnya lancar dan tubuh terasa lebih segar dan bugar. Mandi dengan air dingin akan meningkatkan produksi sel darah putih dalam tubuh serta meningkatkan kemampuan seseorang terhadap serangan virus. Bahkan, mandi dengan air dingin di waktu pagi dapat meningkatkan produksi hormon testosteron pada pria serta hormon estrogen pada wanita. Dengan begitu kesuburan serta kegairahan seksual pun akan meningkat. Selain itu jaringan kulit membaik, kuku lebih sehat dan kuat, tak mudah retak. Nah, buat yang malas mandi pagi atau bahkan malas mandi (astagfirulloh!) harus mulai dirubah tuh kebiasaannya…

5. Menyehatkan jantung

Air juga diyakini dapat ikut menyembuhkan penyakit jantung, rematik, kerusakan kulit, penyakit saluran papas, usus, dap penyakit kewanitaan, dll.

Bahkan saat ini cukup banyak pengobatan altenatif yang memanfaatkan kemanjuran air putih.

6. Sebagai obat stroke

Air panas tak hanya digunakan untuk mengobati berbagai penyakit kulit, tapi juga efektif untuk mengobati lumpuh, seperti karena stroke. Sebab, air tersebut dapat membantu memperkuat kembali otot-otot dan ligamen serta memperlancar sistem peredaran darah dan sistem pernapasan. Efek panas menyebabkan pelebaran pembuluh darah, meningkatkan sirkulasi darah dan oksigenisasi jaringan, sehingga mencegah kekakuan otot, menghilangkan rasa nyeri serta menenangkan pikiran.

Kandungan ion-ion terutama khlor, magnesium, hidrogen karbonat dan sulfat dalam air panas, membantu pelebaran pembuluh darah sehingga meningkatkan sirkulasi darah. Selain itu pH airnya mampu mensterilkan kulit.

7. Efek relaksasi

Cobalah berdiri di bawah shower dan rasakan efeknya di tubuh. Pancuran air yang jatuh ke tubuh terasa seperti pijatan dan mampu menghilangkan rasa capek karena terasa seperti dipijat. Sejumlah pakar pengobatan alternatif mengatakan, bahwa bersentuhan dengan air mancur, berjalan-jalan di sekitar air terjun, atau sungai dan taman dengan banyak pancuran, akan memperoleh khasiat ion-ion negatif. Ion-ion negatif yang timbul karena butiran-butiran air yang berbenturan itu bisa meredakan rasa sakit, menetralkan racun, memerangi penyakit, serta membantu menyerap dan memanfaatkan oksigen. Ion negatif dalam aliran darah akan mempercepat pengiriman oksigen ke dalam sel dan jaringan.

Bukan itu saja jika mengalami ketegangan otot dapat dilegakan dengan mandi air hangat bersuhu sekitar 37 derajat C. Selagi kaki terasa pegal kita sering dianjurkan untuk merendam kaki dengan air hangat dicampur sedikit garam. Nah, jika Ukhtiy punya shower di rumah cobalah mandi dan nikmati hasilnya. Oh ya, shower di rumah juga menghasilkan ion negatif.

8. Menguruskan badan

Air putih juga bersifat menghilangkan kotoran-kotoran dalam tubuh yang akan lebih cepat keluar lewat urine. Bagi yang ingin menguruskan badan pun, minum air hangat sebelum makan (sehingga merasa agak kenyang) merupakan satu cara untuk mengurangi jumlah makanan yang masuk. Apalagi air tidak mengandung kalori, gula, ataupun lemak. Namun yang terbaik adalah minum air putih pada suhu sedang, tidak terlalu panas, dan tidak terlalu dingin. Mau kurus?, minum air putih saja.

9. Tubuh lebih bugar

Khasiat air tak hanya untuk membersihkan tubuh saja tapi juga sebagai zat yang sangat diperlukan tubuh. Ukhtiy mungkin lebih dapat bertahan kekurangan makan beberapa hari ketimbang kurang air. Sebab, air merupakan bagian terbesar dalam komposisi tubuh manusia.

Jumlah air yang menurun dalam tubuh, fungsi organ-organ tubuh juga akan menurun dan lebih mudah terganggu oleh bakteri, virus, dll. Namun, tubuh manusia mempunyai mekanisme dalam mempertahankan keseimbangan asupan air yang masuk dan yang dikeluarkan. Rasa haus pada setiap orang merupakan mekanisme normal dalam mempertahankan asupan air dalam tubuh. Air yang dibutuhkan tubuh kira-kira 2-2,5 l (8 – 10 gelas) per hari. Jumlah kebutuhan air ini sudah termasuk asupan air dari makanan (seperti dari kuah sup, soto, dll), minuman seperti susu, teh, kopi, sirup dll. Selain itu, asupan air juga diperoleh dari hasil metabolisme makanan yang dikonsumsi dan metabolisme jaringan di dalam tubuh.

Nah, air juga dikeluarkan tubuh melalui air seni dan keringat. Jumlah air yang dikeluarkan tubuh melalui air seni sekitar 1 liter per hari. Kalau jumlah tinja yang dikeluarkan pada orang sehat sekitar 50 – 400 g/hari, kandungan aimya sekitar 60 – 90 % bobot tinja atau sekitar 50 – 60 ml air sehari.

Sedangkan, air yang terbuang melalui keringat dan saluran napas dalam sehari maksimum 1 liter, tergantung suhu udara sekitar. Belum lagi faktor pengeluaran air melalui pernapasan. Seseorang yang mengalami demam, kandungan air dalam napasnya akan meningkat. Sebaliknya, jumlah air yang dihirup melalui napas berkurang akibat rendahnya kelembapan udara sekitamya.

Tubuh akan menurun kondisinya bila kadar air menurun dan kita tidak segera memenuhi kebutuhan air tubuh tersebut. Kardiolog dari AS, Dr James M. Rippe memberi saran untuk minum air paling sedikit seliter lebih banyak dari apa yang dibutuhkan rasa haus kita. Pasalnya, kehilangan 4% cairan saja akan mengakibatkan penurunan kinerja kita sebanyak 22 %! Bisa dimengerti bila kehilangan 7%, kita akan mulai merasa lemah dan lesu.

Asal tahu saja, aktivitas makin banyak maka makin banyak pula air yang terkuras dari tubuh. Untuk itu, pakar kesehatan mengingatkan agar jangan hanya minum bila terasa haus Kebiasaan banyak minum, apakah sedang haus atau tidak, merupakan kebiasaan sehat!

Jika kuliah di ruang ber-AC, dianjurkan untuk minum lebih banyak karena udara yang dingin dan tubuh cepat mengalami dehidrasi. Banyak minum juga akan membantu kulit tidak cepat kering. Di ruang yang suhunya tidak tetap pun dianjurkan untuk membiasakan minum meski tidak terasa haus untuk menyeimbangkan suhu.

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Misteri Peradaban Lemuria

Coba perhatikan Map disamping ini, menurut beberapa versi disitulah letak dari benua Lemuria/Mu.

Banyak terdapat misteri di dunia ini yang belum bisa diketahui/dipecahkan oleh manusia hingga saat sekarang. Dan misteri-misteri itu sebenarnya mungkin kebenaran yang belum menemukan jalannya saja. Diantara misteri-misteri itu adalah peradaban sangat maju yang telah dimililiki oleh manusia yang hidup di masa ribuan tahun silam.

Mungkin sebagian diantara kita telah banyak mendengar kisah tentang Atlantis, sebuah peradaban yang sangat maju pada masa silam. Namun bagaimana dengan kisah peradaban Lemuria? Pernahkan Anda mendengarnya? Kalau belum, ada baiknya kita menyimak sekelumit kisah yang saya uraikan di bawah ini, semoga bermanfaat.

Lemuria/Mu merupakan peradaban kuno yg muncul terlebih dahulu sebelum peradaban Atlantis. Para peneliti menempatkan era peradaban Lemuria disekitar periode 75000 SM – 11000 SM. Jika kita lihat dari periode itu, Bangsa Atlantis dan Lemuria seharusnya pernah hidup bersama selama ribuan tahun lamanya.

Gagasan Benua Lemuria terlebih dahulu eksis dibanding peradaban Atlantis dan Mesir Kuno dapat kita peroleh penjelasannya dari sebuah karya Augustus Le longeon (1826-1908), seorang peneliti dan penulis pada abad ke-19 yang mengadakan penelitian terhadap situs-situs purbakala peninggalan Bangsa Maya di Yucatan. Informasi tersebut diperoleh setelah keberhasilannya menter- jemahkan beberapa lembaran catatan kuno peninggalan Bangsa Maya.
Hingga saat ini, letak dari Benua Lemuria pada masa silam masih menjadi sebuah kontroversi, namun berdasarkan bukti arkeologis dan beberapa teori yang dikemukakan oleh para peneliti, kemungkinan besar peradaban tersebut berlokasi di Samudera Pasifik (disekitar Indonesia sekarang).

Banyak arkeolog mempercayai bahwa Easter Island yang misterius itu merupakan bagian dari Benua Lemuria. Hal ini jika dipandang dari ratusan patung batu kolosal yang mengitari pulau dan beberapa catatan kuno yang terukir pada beberapa artifak yang mengacu pada bekas-bekas peninggalan peradaban maju pada masa silam.

Dari hasil terjemahan, diperoleh beberapa informasi yang menunjukkan hasil bahwa Bangsa Lemuria memang berusia lebih tua daripada peradaban nenek moyang mereka (Atlantis). Namun dikatakan juga, bahwa mereka pernah hidup dalam periode waktu yang sama, sebelum kemudian sebuah bencana gempa bumi dan air bah dasyat meluluh lantahkan dan menenggelamkan kedua peradaban maju masa silam tersebut.

Mitologi turun temurun para suku Maori dan Samoa yang menetap dipulau-pulau disekitar Samudera Pasifik juga menyebutkan bahwa dahulu kala pernah ada sebuah daratan besar besar di Pasifik yang hancur diterjang oleh gelombang pasang air laut dasyat (tsunami), namun sebelumnya bangsa mereka telah hancur terlebih dahulu akibat peperangan.

Keadaan Lemuria sendiri digambarkan sangat mirip dengan peradaban Atlantis, memiliki tanah yang subur, masyarakat yang makmur dan penguasaan terhadap beberapa cabang ilmu pengetahuan yang mendalam.
Faktor-faktor tersebut tentunya menjadi sebuah landasan pokok bagi bangsa Lemuria untuk berkembang pesat menjadi sebuah peradaban yang maju dan memiliki banyak ahli/ilmuwan yang dapat menciptakan suatu trobosan baru dalam ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi mereka.

Seperti banyak dikemukakan oleh beberapa pakar spiritual dan arkeologi, bahwa bangsa Lemurian dan Atlantean menggunakan crystal secara intensif dalam kehidupan mereka. Edgar Cayce, seorang spiritualis Amerika melalui channelingnya berkali-kali mengungkapkan hal yang sama.

Kuil-kuil Lemuria dan Atlantis menempatkan sebuah crystal generator raksasa yang dikelilingi crystal- crystal lain, baik sebagai sumber tenaga maupun guna berbagai penyembuhan.

Banyak info mengenai atlantis dan lemurian diperoleh dengan men-channel crystal-arystal ‘old soul’ yang pernah digunakan pada kedua jaman ini.

Beberapa Monument Batu misterius yang berhasil ditemukan dibawah perairan Yonaguni, Jepang, mungkinkah monument-monument ini merupakan sisa-sisa dari peradaban Lemuria?

Foto: Monument Batu misterius di dasar laut Jepang

Namun, berbeda dengan bangsa Atlantis yang lebih mengandalkan fisik, teknologi dan gemar berperang, Bangsa Lemuria justru dipercaya sebagai manusia-manusia dengan tingkat evolusi dan spiritual yang tinggi, sangat damai dan bermoral.

Menurut Edgar Cayce, munculnya Atlantis sebagai suatu peradaban super power pada saat itu (kalau sekarang mirip Amerika Serikat begitulah) membuat mereka sangat ingin menaklukkan bangsa-bangsa didunia, diantaranya Yunani dan Lemuria yang dipandang oleh para Atlantean sebagai peradaban yang kuat.

Berbekal peralatan perang yang canggih serta strategi perang yang baik, invansi Atlantis ke Lemuria berjalan seperti yang diharapkan. Karena sifat dari Lemurian yang menjunjung tinggi konsep perdamaian, mereka tidak dibekali dengan teknologi perang secanggih bangsa Atlantean, sehingga dalam sekejap, Lemuria pun jatuh ketangan Atlantis.

Para Lemurian yang berada dalam kondisi terdesak, ahirnya banyak meninggalkan bumi untuk mencari tempat tinggal baru di planet lain yang memiliki karakteristik mirip bumi, mungkin keberadaan mereka saat ini belum kita ketahui (ada yang mengatakan saat ini mereka tinggal di Planet Erra/Terra digugus bintang Pleiades).

Mungkin kisah para Lemurian yang meninggalkan bumi untuk menetap di planet lain ini sedikit tidak masuk akal, tapi perlu kita ketahui bahwa teknologi mereka pada saat itu sudah sangat maju, penguasaan teknologi penjelajahan luar angkasa mungkin telah dapat mereka realisasikan dijauh-jauh hari. Tentunya penguasaan teknologi yang sama pada era peradaban kita ini, belum bisa disandingkan dengan kemajuan teknologi yang mereka ciptakan. (Baca artikel Piri Reis Map sebagai bahan pertimbangan).

Foto: Crystal peninggalan peradaban Lemuria

Dari sekelumit kisah yang saya uraikan diatas, dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa para Lemurian tidak musnah oleh bencana gempa bumi dan air bah seperti yang dialami oleh para Atlantean, namun karena peranglah yang membuat sebagian dari mereka berguguran.

Sementara semenjak kekalahannya oleh bangsa Atlantis, otomatis wilayah Lemuria dikuasai oleh para Atlantean, sampai saat akhirnya daratan itu diterpa oleh bencana yang sangat dasyat yang kemudian menenggelamkannya bersama beberapa daratan lainnya, termasuk diantaranya Atlantis itu sendiri.

Berikut bukti-bukti peninggalan peradaban Lumeria/Atlantis:

Foto: Benda sejenis batere semasa peradaban Lemuria

Foto: Bekas bangunan di dasar laut