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1). Stuffed Milkfish Recipe ( Rellenong Bangus )
Milkfish, or bangus as it is locally called here in the Philippines is our national fish. This fish is one of the many staple diets by filipinos although milkfish is wide spread in south east asia. Countries like Indonesia and Taiwan have milkfish also in their diet. To describe this fish, the scales are bright silver. Slender body and the largest I’ve seen is about two feet.

2). Jatropa Curcas: The Bio Diesel Medicinal Plant
Jatropa Curcas or locally known as Tuba Bakod in our country has been used by our ancestors as a folkloric medicine for rheumatic pains, snake bites and also insecticide. The leaves are used as medicine for muscle ailments like rheumatic pains. Simply by applying oil on the leaves and heated by flames and then applied to the skin on where the ailments are.

3). Health Benefits of Lemon Grass
Lemon grass or the local tanglad (scientific name: Cymbopogon ciatrus) is one of those wondrous herbs that one can always associate with Asian cooking Thai, Malaysian and Vietnamese homegrown meal enthusiasts always have this tropical grass at hand for its aromatic citrus flavor with a trace of ginger. Few people know that its other popular name is citronella - the common scent you usually find in candles, perfumes and soaps.

4). How Model Airplanes Fly
After the successful flight of the man-carrying vehicle made by the Wright brothers, interest in aviation spread rapidly and many models were made. Model airplane enthusiasts are already existing in the early 1900s'. Most of the models are rubber powered, twining type with double stick fuselages that are common in Europe. But even in the early days of model flying, small petrol and compressed air engines are already being used.

5). Top 10 E-Mail Health Hoaxes of the Decade
Here, In no particular order, are the 12 worst a-mall health hoaxes of the last decade. All have been thoroughly debunked by health ant medical experts

1. Antiperspirants cause breast cancer.
This hoax began circulating In 1999 and claims that the use of antiperspirant (deodorants are safety) is the leading cause of breast cancer. Citing a ''health.

6). Tea: The Natural Way To A Clear Mind
You know that it's all in your mind - small decisions here and there that multiply faster than you think, lifelong dreams that sometimes seem so real and yet in a split second seem to wander off completely. You know your mind can one day be a mine of ideas and suddenly a mountain of data. So what better way to begin any hurdle than having things clearer in your head? At the end of the day, it all boils down to having a clear mind.

7). How to Start Flying Scale Model Airplanes
Almost or many RC airplane enthusiast dream of having their favorite full size replica to bore holes in the sky. But it will not be easy just to copy the exact dimension of the full size airplane and then scale it down to what ever you desire, like for example 1/8 scale, ¼ scale so forth and so on. Even though you know how to use CAD software to design and draw the airplane, without considering the aerodynamic principles, you won’t have a stable airplane.

8). Discomfort Foods For Your Thoughts
Almost everybody loves eating chocolates and drinking soda. Years of evolution has predisposed humans to prefer sweet, sugar-loaded foods because these provide huge bouts of instant energy that prehistoric man needed to survive their hostile environment.
But this evolutionary adaptation has backfired in modern man, and is now taking its toll on our health.

9). Dietary Fiber Lowers Blood Pressure
You've heard it before, and you'll hear it again. What you eat can affect your blood pressure. Now there's an additional study to support this claim. Researchers at Tulane University analyzed data on almost 1,500 adults in more than two dozen studies and found that eating between about seven grams to 19 grams if fiber a day led to a reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure (the top and bottom figures, respectively, in a blood pressure reading).

10). How To Treat A Cold
The common cold is a frequent and expensive disease, striking some people as many as 12 times a year, and leading to some 15 million days lost from work annually in the U.S. alone. Children catch a cold the most six or eight episodes a year. In contrast, adults average two to four episodes a year, with a greater frequency found in those with children.

11). Why Free Stuffs and Freebie Sites Are Popular on Industrialized Countries
Once I've read a book the millionaire next door that mentioned about the attitude of rich people who were frugal and financially fit. They were compared to those who were physically fit and exercise regularly. Isn’t it those who have those bulges have to exercise to burn those calories? It is ironic that those who need exercise are the one’s who were not doing it.

12). History of Radio Controlled Model Helicopters
Although experiments with rotary winged aircraft may be traced back to Leonardo da Vinci, successful flights were not achieved until the 1930s, and it was not until 1941 that the first practical, full size helicopter was built by lgor Sikorsky. Model enthusiasts are notably quick to emulate full-size aviation achievements, but were not as successful with rotary wing aircraft, and it was not until 1968 that the first fully controllable R/C model helicopter appeared, built by Dr.

13). The Four Faces Of Carbohydrates
There are two main groups of sugars: mono saccharides (glucose, fructose and galactose) and disaccharides (lactose, maltose and sucrose). Glucose is present in fruits, some vegetables, honey and corn syrup. It is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. Fructose is found in fruits and honey. It is often preferred over glucose and sucrose because it is absorbed less quickly, especially when from fresh fruits.