Protein Burns Fat

Untold millions have been spent in weight-loss crazes and fat-burning drugs, but it appears a diet high in protein might have the same metabolic effect, according to a study by The Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Researchers gave a group of 12 subjects three different meals: Two replaced about 20% of the carbohydrates in subjects’ diets with either pork or soy protein, and the third lowered the protein content in favor of more carbs.

Researchers then measured subjects’ 24-hour energy expenditures, and found that the pork and soy results showed about a 3% greater thermogenic effect than the carbohydrate diet, with pork producing a slightly greater effect than soy.

More encouraging still for carnivores is the mounting evidence that protein-rich meals lead to a greater feeling of fullness, and therefore fewer calories are consumed.

Publishing your Blog

Whether you are a blog novice or an expert you will be surely trying to come up with ideas to bring traffic to your blog or site, right?

Blogsphere was once a calm and peaceful enviroment, I remember when I started blogging with Blogger late 90’s, it was just for fun, discovering the world, for me ”traffick” was only the passage of people and vehicles along routes.

Things change and with them everyone of us and the internet that before was only a handful of personal logs now is a universe of people sharing the virtual space.

I dont actually search much for online ”traffic” in these days, never did anyway, no patience or much time to it, but sometimes I am almost obliged to do it unless I wanna lose a client.

And when I do so I try doing it the clean way, no spam and, no abuse, no false promises and the right engines.

Thought I could write a book ”100 Ways to attract Traffic to your blog or web Page” but that I leave for those huge Collection of Useless Clickbank Ebooks on Easily Making Money and what I have, I gladly give for free.

First thing I have to use when I need to attract ”Traffic” to a page is Patience, that I dont have in huge quantity.

Why patience? The huge circle of friends you have till now was built along the time, you meet someone that address someone else to you and that goes on, with a huge difference, virtually, you can travel the world in a few minutes and make even more friends into those minutes, so how does that work for ”trafficking” ?

Start Travelling and making friends: There are lots of social networks around the web, thousands of them to be precise, Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, are among the top ones so start your trips from there interacting and showing yourself up a bit wont hurt.

Be natural with people, dont rush to them showing how desperate you are for a hit on your page, be kind and polite, you will see with time you will make real good friends that will also make your network grows large, many of them come and go, you have to be aware of that too.

Visit blogs, forums, drop by a page, say hello to someone and comment…comment…comment, comment naturally on topics of your interest, on topics you have knowledge about to complement the information you just received from the author or simply compliment his good work done on that site, not just leave your web address seated there on the comment box, please, leave your mark.

Every time you comment on a page you will have your web address embedded on your user name automatically (if you happen not know how to do this just come here and ask me, will be my pleasure to give you a hand with that) so when people see your comment, they get curious about your words and then go check on you with a simple click on your name, easy like that and it means more friends and ”traffic”.

Add your web address to search engines like Google Blog Search and AlphaInventions, you can also use search engines as Yahoo, Ask, Aol, Live but once you submit your page to the top ones, the others will automatically show your page on the results cos many of those engines are merely portals.

Use the power the tags, tag your contents, your posts. Tags are your ”Internet Bookmarks” the digital image that helps you to describe a content and allows that content to be found again by searching or browsing, so don’t waste that, use complete tags that will help people to find your contents.

Been there, done that? Dont forget your appearance, use a clean template for your page, good content, clean language, add media, videos, music, widgets, but not too much to keep your visitors dizzy when they first come.

And the last but not least: Post, post interesting contents, do not underestimate your readers and visitors, they must be respected, write according to your taste but think of them as well, what they will like to read or what kind of reading they are expecting from you.

Post everyday, people who like your style are likely to come back more and more if you keep on posting, take a time of your day and write something, for yourself, for them, for who is interested or not. After all, you want some traffic but you also can’t lose your personality and having fun plays a huge role on keeping you motivated.

Now, practice your patience, the seed is spread, wait for the fruits

Thinking Of You

Thinking Of You – Katy Perry Official Video – The most amazing videos are a click away

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Windows 7 Ready to Go Free

Confirmed this month, Vista’s sucessor will be on the shelves on October 22. A kinda discount will be offered to users who needs to upgrade from the disappointing Vista. Meanwhile you can play a little bit with Windows 7 for free.

Those who want to try out the release candidate of Windows 7 only have until August 15 to download the code here. After that date, you can still install a copy you have downloaded (and even get additional product keys), but most folks won’t be able to get the code from Microsoft’s Web site.

Piangono Le Rose

I was reading someone’s Post and that reminded me of my writings and one of them is a especial one writen in Italian.

I write many things in many languages, sometimes I dont remember if it’s a song or a poem and in this case, forgive my Italian but I thought at the time I wrote it fit my emotions very right and here no matter the grammar but the feelings…

Le rose piangono
Tuo profumo adesso si transformi in lacrime,
Io me sento troppo perduta
Le rose allora piangono

Piange mi anima,
Come un uccello con le ali dannegiatta,
In il mio sogno Io cerco a te
Piange allora mi anima

Lacrime
Che invadono il mio cuore
Lacrime
Parole d’anima
Lacrime
Il puro linguaggio d’amore

Piangono le rose
Perche tu non vuoi essere qui
In assenza de tuo profumo
Io giá so che te ho perdutto
E tra le altre cose
Io piango per te

Me manche il aroma
che ho sentito quando me abbracciarvi tu
Senza tuo corpo
Senza il tuoi bacci
No c’è motivo di vivere

Benefits Of Sun Salutations

Sun Salutations (surya namaskar) are a very effective series of 12 postures to build strenght and flexibility for the body.

Performed in a single graceful flow, each movement is coordinated with the breath, Inhale as you extend or stretch, and exhale as you fold or contract.

Different styles of yoga perform the Sun Saluation with their own variations. However, the flow presented below covers core steps used in most styles.

Benefits of Sun Salutations

*Tones up the digestive system by alternately stretching and contracting the abdominal organs.
*Thoroughly ventilates the lungs and oxygenates the blood.
*Clears elimination channels helping to expel toxins.
*Normalizes the endocrine system, especially the thyroid gland.
*Improves muscle strength and flexibility.
*Enhances mobility of the back and shoulders.
*Reduces stiffness by lubricating the joints.
*Increases mental focus and concentration.
*Helps reduce depression, anxiety and stress.
*Improves mind-body coordination.

For the series below, a single round consists of two complete sequences: one for the right side of the body and the other for the left.

On days when you think you have no time for yoga, try and do at least one or two rounds of the Sun Salutation. You’ll feel the difference.

Step 1

Stand facing the direction of the sun with both feet touching. Bring the hands together, palm-to-palm, at the heart.

Step 2

Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the head.

Step 3

Exhale slowly bending forward, touching the earth with respect until the hands are in line with the feet, head touching knees.

Step 4

Inhale and move the right leg back away from the body in a wide backward step. Keep the hands and feet firmly on the ground, with the left foot between the hands. Raise the head.

Step 5

While exhaling, bring the left foot together with the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the head with the arms, forming an upward arch.

Step 6

Exhale and lower the body to the floor until the the feet, knees, hands, chest, and forehead are touching the ground.

Step 7

Inhale and slowly raise the head and bend backward as much as possible, bending the spine to the maximum (as in the naga-asana).

Step 8

While exhaling, bring the left foot together with the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the head with the arms, forming an upward arch.

Step 9

Inhale and move the right leg back away from the body in a wide backward step. Keep the hands and feet firmly on the ground, with the left foot between the hands. Raise the head.

Step 10

Exhale slowly bending forward, touching the earth with respect until the hands are in line with the feet, head touching knees.

Step 11

Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the head.

Step 12

Stand facing the direction of the sun with both feet touching. Bring the hands together, palm-to-palm, at the heart.

Here is a Video variation to help you with the poses:

Sun Salutation Instructions

Happy Father’s Day

A dream to us is common thing, I know
When setting the sun
Therefore I will dream
The most beautiful dream

In my dreams, I see a cradle
I lean over in tears down my face
In that state, crying,
lull the son I want to embrace

Sleep my little one,
Sleep night is falling
your father is feeling so lonely
With so much love he’s aching

Suddenly I see him to become
A little boy, exactly like me
he comes, running, to kiss me
When I arrive from where I came from

A little boy always with questions to ask
An Infinite world of question
A little son to whom I give all my love
To whom I answer only ”yes”

Sleep my unquiet boy
Sleep, live is coming over
Your father is so tired
His ache is getting no better

When life at last comes to take me
For all it had given
I will feel his beard touching
In a last kiss of him

And feeling so his hand
our eyes detain
Listening to the sound of his voice
In a lull of good-bye

Sleep, my father, with no distress
Sleep, that when the night falls
Your son dreams awake
With the son he wants to embrace.

The Tiniest Pc in the world?

A Compulab an Israely engineering consulting company who released the Industrial smartphone, Exeda, is now about, since March 2009 I think, with the tiniest Industrial Pc in the world The Fit PC-2 a Full-featured PC, tiny and power saving as they say, crucial smaller and even powerful than the brother Fit Pc-1.

The Fit PC-2’s most strikinly feature is his size only 115 x 101 x 27 mm roughly smaller than a compact disc, 1″ high and a 16oz weight. You could easily call it a pocket pc if it wasn’t for the use of peripherals like cables and screen.

Fully loaded, designed around Intel Atom Z530 CPU @1.6GHz rather than the N270, 802.11g WiFi, 1GB DDR2, 1000Mb Ethernet, 160GB Hard disk, USB*6, DVI display interface, 1920×1080, Audio I/O, IR, 12V supply, 5W SDIO, and PCI Express.

The Fit Pc-2 reduces power comsumption in more than 60% and his price is running about $400 with windows and sata hard drive included.

Since Colosus, companies are making machine sizes going down everyday and with features like those only limited by the softwares it does make me think where we’re going to end up. I ‘ll just wait and see then.

Scrap Cane

This week is being so busy, thank God is gone but I think I ‘ll have pretty much like this one for the next 6 months.

Too much work, hard drives are crazy and with that a lot of desperate clients calling for me to rescue their data (what I do with pleasure, cos I know how hard it is to lose your data, sometimes, for so long storaged) too much studies, gotta anatomy tests right and left and still must keep up with the gym with my son, Yoga classes and helping my neighbor with learning how to drive, I’m so happy I can lift people’s spirits up to the point they are sure they can do anything and then do it.

But despite of so many stuff to keep up with I made something out of my scrap clay that I particularly loved. I love the element of surprise of everything especially scrap clay and the things you can do with them.

So I just took my time, distressed and made it out of nothing and thats one of the best features of clay, you don’t need to be precise, you just need to let your imagination flow and there you go, no stop signs.