The 5 foods you should eat every day

The 5 foods you should eat every day

Eating right on a budget can be a challenge, but it's certainly not impossible. Consider this your cheat sheet to the 5 inexpensive foods you should eat everyday for optimum health.

#1 Leafy greens
Medical experts call them one of nature's miracle foods. Leafy greens like Swiss chard and kale are high in nutrients like folate and vitamins A and C that can lower your risk of cancer. Just one cup of dark, leafy greens a day could also prevent diabetes and high blood pressure.

#2 Nuts
Many nutritionists recommend nuts like almonds, cashews and walnuts because they're high in natural fiber. Fiber slows your digestive process, keeping hunger and unhealthy mid-afternoon snacks at bay. Goodbye vending machine runs!

#3 Onions
Studies show that consuming onions on a regular basis may reduce symptoms of asthma and the risk of developing stomach cancer. Add them to soups and stir-fry, and just remember -- the stronger the onion, the greater the health benefit.

#4 Whole grains
Refined grains, like white rice and pasta, have lost 90% of their nutritional value through the refining process. As if that weren't reason enough to choose whole grains like brown rice, quinoa and whole oats, a recent study showed that a diet rich in whole grains actually flattens your belly by reducing fat storage in your lower abdominal region.

#5 Yogurt
Making yogurt part of your daily eating routine can improve your digestion -- if you're buying the right stuff. Check that the label lists "active cultures" to make sure you're getting healthy probiotics, and pick a yogurt rich in vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis.

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Felda, Felcra and Risda to pool their resources

Felda, Felcra and Risda to pool their resources
The NST online, 2010/02/25 By V. Vasudevan

PUTRAJAYA: Three government agencies involved in the agriculture sector are pooling their resources to reduce wastage and maximise output. The three -- Felda, Felcra and Risda -- signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise their cooperation in a ceremony witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak here yesterday.

The idea for the three entities to strategise their activities and maximise output was mooted by Najib in last year's budget. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the memorandum would result in the cooperation of the three agencies in areas like the processing and transportation of produce, and production of fertilisers for their plantations.

"This cooperation will see the three organisations sharing their experiences and knowledge in agriculture production. "It will help the three synergise their resources and reduce wastage. It will also result in a staff exchange programme among the agencies," Shafie said in his speech before the signing ceremony.

Felda, Felcra and Risda have also agreed to the formation of a consortium called Synergy Perdana with a paid-up capital of RM300 million to look at ways to improve production and market the three agencies' produce. Shafie said for starters, Synergy Perdana would be looking at producing fertilisers. He said using fertilisers sourced from a common supplier would help the agencies manage cost, if not reduce it.

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Unilever Blacklists Indonesian Planter

Unilever Blacklists Indonesian Planter
The Star Online Thursday February 25, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR: Consumer goods giant Unilever has told dealers not to source palm oil from Indonesian planter Duta Palma on concerns over rainforest destruction, an Indonesian industry official said yesterday.

Unilever, the world’s top palm oil buyer, blacklisted Duta Palma just two months after it halted a US$33mil supply contract with Indonesia’s largest producer, PT SMART. Green campaigners and consumers have turned up the heat on European firms such as Unilever, saying these companies’ palm oil suppliers are responsible for deforestation and peatland clearence that can speed up climate change.

Derom Bangun, vice-chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Board, told Reuters by telephone that Unilever did not have a supply contract with Duta Palma to begin with but was “safeguarding their supply mechanisms” following a BBC documentary that showed footage of Duta Palma staff clearing rainforests for oil palm estates that produce the vegetable oil used in Unilever products. — Reuters

IRAQ: AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION UNEARTHED

AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION UNEARTHED:

A US army helicopter flies over the stepped Ziggurat temple, a three-tiered edifice dating back to 2113 BC, in the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq on February 4, 2010. he buried antiquities of Ur, Biblical birthplace of Abraham and one of the cradles of civilisation, could one day outshine those of ancient Egypt, archaeologists and workers on the site believe. -- Picture by AFP

The NST online Feb 19, 2010 4:25 pm
 

Robbery Tactics in Highway

Taktik Rompakan Di Lebuhraya Guna Telur Ayam!

(Sekadar peringatan buat kita semua, supaya sentiasa berhati-hati walau di mana kita berada.)

Kisah ni terjadi sewaktu member kepada member aku ni, Mat Hassan (bukan nama sebenar) sedang memandu di Lebuhraya Kesas dekat Plaza Tol Puchong menuju ke Kajang 23 Disember 2007 lalu lebih kurang jam 11 malam.

Dia bersama isterinya Tipah (juga bukan nama sebenar), pulang dari makan malam di rumah adiknya di Bandar Sunway. Kemudian, sebuah motosikal memotongnya. Si pembonceng tiba-tiba melempar dua biji telur ayam ke arah cermin hadapan (windscreen) kereta Mat Hassan. Habis kotor cermin tu, sampai susah nak tengok depan.

Mat Hassan yang terus ter-refleks, tariklah spray wiper. Apalagi terus hilang pandangan hadapan! Langsung tak nampak apa-apa. Mana taknya, telur tu bila diratakan dengan bilah wiper, makin memutih la kat atas cermin tu dengan sebati dan sekata lagi....

Terus Mat Hassan berhenti mengejut di lorong kecemasan. Dia pun keluar dari kereta, lap kesan telur tadi. Tipah pulak cemas je dalam kereta. Tiba-tiba sebuah Proton Satria berhenti belakang kereta Mat Hassan.
3 orang lelaki sasa keluar dari kereta terus meluru ke arah Mat Hassan dengan pedang Samurai sebilah seorang sambil menempik menyuruh diorang serah diri - bagi kunci kereta, wallet, dan handset.

Nasib baik laa, nak dijadikan cerita, Mat Hassan ni polis. Polis apa, aku pun tak tau (member aku tak citer pun). Terus dia keluarkan revolver dia dan melepaskan 2 das tembakan kecemasan amaran ke udara. 3 lelaki tadi terus lari lintang pukang, melompat masuk macam orang gila, ke dalam kereta dan terus blah, dengan lajunya, dengan tak bagi isyaratnya...

Mat Hassan pun terus call bantuan, dan mereka akhirnya selamat. Kesan telur pecah jer tak sempat nak lap lagi. Modus operandi sebegini sebenarnya dah banyak digunapakai di lebuhraya. Mangsa yang dituju biasanya golongan perempuan - lebih lagi yang bawak anak kecil kat belakang.

Jadi, tolonglah kita sama-sama kena ingat. Bila perkara sebegini berlaku kepada anda, pastikan:

1. Jangan sesekali tarik spray wiper;
2. Teruskan memandu dengan apa jua keadaan pun, ke mana-mana stesen
minyak, balai polis, 7-Eleven, atau mana sahaja tempat tumpuan orang ramai.

Tolong pesan sekali kepada semua ahli keluarga, sedara mara dan rakan-rakan Pandulah dengan selamat, wallahu a'lam. Kadang-kadang bila kita dengar banyak cerita macam ni, kita akan jadi lebih berhati-hati. . Bila perkara yang seumpama ini berlaku pada kita, kita akan jadi lebih alert dan tindakan kita akan jadi lebih proaktif dan berkesan.

All cleaned out after leaving wallet in the wash
TheStar online, Monday February 8, 2010 By JOSHUA FOONG

PETALING JAYA: A mechanical engineer had RM200 literally “washed away” when the print on his new RM50 notes disappeared after he accidentally left his wallet in the laundry.

Yeoh Jit Shiong, 25, was shocked to find that the damaged notes were almost unrecognisable on Saturday evening. What remained were the security threads and watermarks.

Faded notes: The four new RM50 notes that were decolourised after they were left in the washing machine by mistake. “The printing was completely washed off, including the serial number. “What’s surprising is that an old RM50 note that got washed along with the new notes wasn’t damaged at all,” said Yeoh.

“If an old RM50 note can withstand being in a washing machine, why not the new RM50 note, which is supposed to be an improved, upgraded version?” he asked.

Yeoh had withdrawn RM300 in RM50 notes from an ATM in USJ earlier in the day. He said the notes from the ATM were new and genuine. “I used RM50 to pay the cashier at a petrol station, who validated it with a bank-note detector. “With the serial numbers washed off, how am I going to take the notes back to the bank for an exchange?”

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When it called upgraded it shall mean being upgraded from normal
to the better condition and not vice versa..

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