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Fresh Lemon Grass Drink Causes Apoptosis to Cancer Cells

A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to prompt cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.Israeli researchers find way to make cancer cells self-destruct - Ben Gurion UniversityAt first, Benny Zabidov, an Israeli agriculturalist who grows greenhouses full of lush spices on a pastoral farm in Kfar Yedidya in the Sharon region, couldn't understand why so many cancer patients from around the country were showing up on his doorstep asking for fresh lemon grass. It turned out that their doctors had sent them. 'They had been told to drink eight glasses of hot water with fresh lemon grass steeped in it on the days that they went for their radiation and chemotherapy treatments,' Zabidov told ISRAEL21c. 'And this is the place you go to in Israel for fresh lemon grass.'It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills cancer cells in vitro, while leaving healthy cells unharmed. The research team was led by Dr. Rivka Ofir and Prof. Yakov Weinstein, incumbent of the Albert Katz Chair in Cell-Differentiatio n and Malignant Diseases, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at BGU.

Citral is the key component that gives the lemony aroma and taste in several herbal plants such as lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), melissa (Melissa officinalis) and verbena (Verbena officinalis. )According to Ofir, the study found that citral causes cancer cells to 'commit suicide: using apoptosis, a mechanism called programmed cell death.' A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to prompt the cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.The BGU investigators checked the influence of the citral on cancerous cells by adding them to both cancerous cells and normal cells that were grown in a petri dish. The quantity added in the concentrate was equivalent to the amount contained in a cup of regular tea using one gram of lemon herbs in hot water. While the citral killed the cancerous cells, the normal cells remained unharmed.The findings were published in the scientific journal Planta Medica, which highlights research on alternative and herbal remedies. Shortly afterwards, the discovery was featured in the popular Israeli press. Why does it work? Nobody knows for certain, but the BGU scientists have a theory. 'In each cell in our body, there is a genetic program which causes programmed cell death. When something goes wrong, the cells divide with no control and become cancer cells. In normal cells, when the cell discovers that the control system is not operating correctly - for example, when it recognizes that a cell contains faulty genetic material following cell division - it triggers cell death,' explains Weinstein. 'This research may explain the medical benefit of these herbs.' The success of their research led them to the conclusion that herbs containing citral may be consumed as a preventative measure against certain cancerous cells. As they learned of the BGU findings in the press, many physicians in Israel began to believe that while the research certainly needed to be explored further, in the meantime it would be advisable for their patients, who were looking for any possible tool to fight their condition, to try to harness the cancer-destroying properties of citral. That's why Zabidov's farm - the only major grower of fresh lemon grass in Israel - has become a pilgrimage destination for these patients. Luckily, they found themselves in sympathetic hands. Zabidov greets visitors with a large kettle of aromatic lemon grass tea, a plate of cookies, and a supportive attitude. 'My father died of cancer, and my wife's sister died young because of cancer,' said Zabidov. 'So I understand what they are dealing with. And I may not know anything about medicine, but I'm a good listener. And so they tell me about their expensive painful treatments and what they've been through. I would never tell them to stop being treated, but it's great that they are exploring alternatives and drinking the lemon grass tea as well..'Zabidov knew from a young age that agriculture was his calling. At age 14, he enrolled in the Kfar Hayarok Agricultural high school. After his army service, he joined an idealistic group which headed south, in the Arava desert region, to found a new moshav (agricultural settlement) called Tsofar. 'We were very successful; we raised fruits and vegetables, and,' he notes with a smile, 'We raised some very nice children.' On a trip to Europe in the mid-80s, he began to become interested in herbs. Israel , at the time, was nothing like the trend-conscious cuisine-oriented country it is today, and the only spices being grown commercially were basics like parsley, dill, and coriander. Wandering in the Paris market, looking at the variety of herbs and spices, Zabidov realized that there was a great export potential in this niche. He brought samples back home with him, 'which was technically illegal,' he says with a guilty smile, to see how they would grow in his desert greenhouses. Soon, he was growing basil, oregano, tarragon, chives, sage, marjoram and melissa, and mint just to name a few.His business began to outgrow his desert facilities, and so he decided to move north, settling in the moshav of Kfar Yedidya, an hour and a half north of Tel Aviv. He is now selling 'several hundred kilos' of lemon grass per week, and has signed with a distributor to package and put it in health food stores. Zabidov has taken it upon himself to learn more about the properties of citral, and help his customers learn more, and has invited medical experts to his farm to give lectures about how the citral works and why..

He also felt a responsibility to know what to tell his customers about its use. 'When I realized what was happening, I picked up the phone and called Dr. Weinstein at Ben-Gurion University , because these people were asking me exactly the best way to consume the citral. He said to put the loose grass in hot water, and drink about eight glasses each day.'Zabidov is pleased by the findings, not simply because it means business for his farm, but because it might influence his own health. Even before the news of its benefits were demonstrated, he and his family had been drinking lemon grass in hot water for years, 'just because it tastes good.'

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A Love Story Of Two Couples

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was alwaysthere for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only seethe world, I will marry you.'

有一位瞎女很討厭自己因為眼睛瞎了。她也討厭每個人，唯一不討厭的是她的男朋友，因為他都常守在她身旁。於是她對她的男朋友說：「如果能讓我看到這個世界，我愿意嫁給你！」

One day,someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandagescame off, she was able to see everything, including herboyfriend.

有一天，有人捐了一對眼精給她。當紗布解開時，她能夠看到一切，包括她的男朋友。

He asked her, 'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' Thegirl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. Thesight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expectedthat. The thought of looking at them the rest of her lifeled her to refuse to marry him.男朋友問她：「現在你可以看到這世界，你愿意嫁給我嗎？」那女孩看了男朋友是個瞎子，他那對蓋上眼皮的眼睛嚇到了她，這是她無法想像。她想：要我嫁給他而一生對他這個樣子，我無法接受。

Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to hersaying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for beforethey were yours, they were mine.'於是，她的男朋友很傷心的離開她，幾天後寫了字條給她：「親愛的，請你好好照顧你的眼睛，因為它不是屬於你的之前，它是屬於我的。」

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.Only a very few remember what life was like before, and whowas always by their side in the most painful situations.這也是人的腦會如何做當情況有所變動。只有少許人會記得他或她之前的生活及誰會在身旁當他或她處在困境的時候Life Is aGift生命是一份禮物

Todaybefore you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.今天，當你要講一句不善之言－－請想想那些無法講話的人Beforeyou complain about the taste of your food - Think of someonewho has nothing to eat.當你要埋怨食物的味道時－－請想想那些沒有食物吃的人

Beforeyou complain about your husband or wife - Think of someonewho's crying out to GOD for a companion.當你要埋怨你的先生或太太時－－請想想那些在向上天哭訴要一個伴侶的人

Todaybefore you complain about life - Think of someone who diedtoo early on this earth.今天，當你要埋怨生活時－－請想想那些太早離開人世間的人

Beforeyou complain about your children - Think of someone whodesires children but they're barren.當你要埋怨小孩時－－請想想那些渴望小孩而無能生育的人

Beforeyou argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean orsweep - Think of the people who are living in the streets.當你要爭論沒有人清理屋子時－－請想想那些住在街邊的人

Beforewhining about the distance you drive Think of someone whowalks the same distance with their feet.當你在哀訴駕駛的路程－－請想想那些同樣的路程以代步的人

And whenyou are tired and complain about your job - Think of theunemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had yourjob.當你很疲備而埋怨工作時－－請想想那些無工作，殘疾的，及那些多麼希望擁有你這份工作的人

Butbefore you think of pointing the finger or condemninganother - Remember that not one of us is without sin.當你想要指著人或互相譴責時－－請記得沒有一個人是無罪

And whendepressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile onyour face and think: you're alive and stillaround.當壓抑的念頭讓你無法振作時－－請你笑一笑想想：你還活著存在世間！==========================I PRAYTHIS MOVES AROUNDTHE ENTIRE UNIVERSE...我祈禱這訊息能夠繼續傳至全人類...............
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原來…海豚是這樣出生的…

知道這些照片不容易拍到後，就更想分享給大家了

在Sheffield的電車、公車上，上班日（星期一到五）都會提供免費的報紙 Metro，我想這免費報紙的收入，主要來自廣告…所以廣告的確是占了應該有一半的版面，不過…60頁少了一半，還是有不少新聞可以看啦! 電車租的我，早上一定會拿一份來看看，雖然新聞的質不是超好，但…至少不會都是八卦，國際、英國的重大新聞不會少……2007年的10月5號那天…這照片吸引了我的目光……這可能是很多人早就有的知識，可是…kaya真的是到那天才知道…原來…原來……原來海豚出生時，是從尾巴先出來的ㄟ

真的是從尾巴哦!

是海豚切斷臍帶的那一刻(希望不會太血腥)

一出生馬上就可以跟海豚媽媽一起遊泳囉! 真是可愛

海豚媽媽正在幫小海豚游出水面，跟水面外的世界做第一次的接觸 …

這些照片可是得來不易，攝影地點是義大利 Oltremare Park in Rimini，攝影師 Leandro Stanzani已經拍攝海豚14年，共看了11隻小海豚出生，但這還是他第一次拍到這麼好的照片，因為只要時間、光線、站的位置、水質…有一個東西不對，就拍不到好照片了。之前也看過BBC介紹那些拍攝野生動物的攝影師們……只能說，真是要有耐心，還得很勇敢的工作…　（ps.因為沒有掃描機，所以就借了daily mail的照片，但報導其實是差不多的啦！）補充小知識：照片的海豚品種是瓶鼻海豚Bottlenose Dolphin，牠們的懷孕期一般是12個月(哇…比人還久)，生產過程從幾分鐘到幾小時都可能(這就差不多)，小海豚出生後最長會在媽媽身邊生活六年…

A Tiger In The City

A very interesting can take photo with a tiger.

But the price for taking photo with tiger was very expensive leh.....

This is a part of sweet memories in my life that I want share with all of you.

And the photo was taken at A Famosa at Melaka.

Can you guess what is the words?

Hehehe.......

The answer is UNIMAS......

And the photo is taken at Damai Beach at Kuching....

How about this one?

Let me tell you.....

This place call Culture Village......

I go with my frenz and it was very attractive and there are a lot of cultural of the ethnic

Persahabatan Yang Indah Sekali

Marilah tengok gambar ni...... Nak lihat dengan mata sendiri dengan betul-betul

pergilah kunjungi Pulau Redang yang terletak di Terengganu......

JANGAN LUPA.......

Inilah sahabatku yang dikasihi.......

Nampak cute kan....

Ditengah-tengah adalah saya

nampak macam expert dalam snorkling kan....

Hahaha..... Pertama kali je.....

你能分清楚爱和喜欢吗？

喜歡和愛咫尺千里。當你喜歡一個人時，你想和他在一起，因為他會帶給你快樂；離開後，你會想念，想著想著就會笑，然後繼續你平靜的生活，並期待著與他再一次重逢。
當你愛一個人時，你想和他在一起，那是一種牽腸掛肚的捨不得，怕他受委屈，怕他不能好好照顧自己；離開後，你也會想念，想著想著歎一口氣，'不知他現在過的怎樣？'然後你繼續你平靜的生活，希望他早日回到你身邊。

你喜歡的人在你眼中是天使，無所不能，他總會滿足你的任性的要求。你愛的人在你眼中是孩子，傻傻的，你不期望他做出什麼'好事'來，只一味縱容他那些讓人哭笑不得的舉動。你會希望你喜歡的人陪著你，然而你心中想的可能是你愛的人；你會希望陪在你愛的人身邊，看他在你面前睡得如此安逸甜美毫不設防的樣子，你會微笑，會覺得好幸福。
你喜歡的人傷害了你，你會生氣，並且一定要讓他哄著騙著逗你笑你才原諒他；你愛的人傷害了你，你只會獨自傷心，因為你怕對他大吼大叫會嚇著他，你憂傷地微笑著，看著他的眼睛，一旦發現他的眼裡流露出歉意和悔恨，你會立即心疼地摟他在懷裡，那一刻，你也是幸福的。

你可以同時喜歡很多人，你會希望和很多人在一起，但也許很多年後你才發現，原來你愛的就只有那麼一個，就那麼一個，怎麼都不會變，你以為把他忘記了，其實只是忙的沒空想起而已，對於你喜歡的人，你關注的是他的優點；對於你愛的人，你關注的是他的缺點，並且，那些缺點如果無關原則的話，它們在你眼裡是可愛的，獨一無二的。

喜歡和愛其實只有一紙之隔，任何愛都從喜歡開始，當有天你突然發現，你喜歡的那個人在你眼中不再完美，而他的瑕疵正如月中的桂影一般讓你更加依依不捨，你會覺得與他光彩照人的一面相比，你更願意看他在你面前無助的表情，不知道是不是應該祝賀你，總之，你的感情昇華了
——仰慕不是愛，甚至不是喜歡，當你對一個人只有仰慕之情時，你們在一起便失去了和諧。

有人說愛一個人很累，的確是，因為你想為他承擔，可是愛與喜歡相比最大的魅力就在於，當你和愛的人在一起時，你的感覺就像回家了！

Unbelievable

These babies are made of cake frosting, but who could take a bite?

Thought you'd be as fascinated with these as I. These are made with marzipan....really unbelievable! Every detail is amazing, and they look VERY real.