Feeling Stuck, Bored, Uninspired, Restless, Frustrated For No Reason? Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone, It'S Fun

If you are an adult, whether you realize it or not, you have created an invisible bubble around yourself called the comfort zone. We all do. Your comfort zone includes all your activities and preferences, the lifestyle you have created for yourself. It is also linked to your self-concept, what you believe are your strengths and weaknesses, your talents and lacks, your abilities and limitations.

We are all creatures of habit, and we all love order and stability in our lives. We all have the need to make our lives as predictable as possible, and create a sense of regularity, structure, and smooth functioning. We do not like to experience chaos in our lives, nor do we enjoy taking on extreme challenges that threaten our sense of calm and over-stress us. Our personal bubble, our comfort zone takes care of all that, by playing a selective, organizing and protective role.

In order to satisfy the above-mentioned needs, and in connection to our self-concept, we include in our personal bubble our professional or career choices, our hobbies, the kind of friends or people we like to hang out with, our leisure activities, even such mundane things as the kinds of products we buy, or the kinds of meals we prefer.

Soon enough, though, order, stability, regularity, predictability, and structure turn into routine, sameness, rigidity and a sense of constriction and under-stimulation. The very bubble that we ourselves constructed begins to choke us, but often we don't realize the reason why we feel so stifled in our lives. This is when our comfort zone is no longer working for us. This is when we need to step out of it and create new experiences for ourselves.

So, if you are feeling stuck, stifled, bored, restless and can't figure out what's the matter with you, it's quite possible that you feel the need for change and more challenge and variety in your life and you need to step out of your comfort zone.

To create this sense of change and variety without threatening to disturb your other needs of stability, order, etc., at least in the beginning, you don't have to take any BIG steps that might intimidate you.

For example, say you you have been faithfully attending the same aerobics class for the past 3-4 years (because you have buddies in that group, because it fits nicely in your schedule, because you like the trainer, etc) but lately you feel just a little less eager and motivated to go to your class. This is a signal that you need to step out of your comfort zone and try something else, like Pilates, or Yoga. I'm sure that as you read this suggestion a lot of "yes, buts" are at the tip of your tongue..Well, that's the problem, the comfort zone is resistant to change, so you have to override it. You have to break your bubble and step out of it to create variety in your life, to become more stimulated and feel more alive.

If you examine your daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly schedule and habits carefully you will notice that there are things that you ALWAYS do the SAME way. You always go to the movies on Sunday. You always cook roast on Saturday. You always take the same route to work. You always shop at the same supermarket, you always buy the same brand of tea, you always drink coffee in the morning. Sure, these are all elements of your comfort zone, but now they are causing you discomfort!

A good way to encourage yourself to step out of your comfort zone, is to tell yourself that you will do this different thing just for today, just to see how it feels, and then, if you don't like it, you can go back to your comfortable routine. That way you can appease that part of you that is resistant to and afraid of change. But once you summon enough daring and playfulness in your attitude, you will discover the immense benefits of stepping out of your comfort zone.

So how can you go about exploring what's outside your comfort zone? What action steps can you take?

Begin by making the conscious decision to take control of the situation with a positive attitude. Make an inventory of activities that lately you have been doing with less enthusiasm, or have begun to bore you.

Find ways to make adjustments to these activities or exchange them completely for other activities you might like to try (Bored with your sketching class? Try water-painting. Sick and tired of ceramics? Try photography.)

Think of hobbies and interests that you have always wanted to take up but you were either too afraid, or too busy, or just put off pursuing and do so now. (It's not too late to learn how to ride a bicycle! You're not too old to learn a foreign language! You're not too stupid to learn how to water-ski!)

Make small, painless alterations in your daily schedule, in your small everyday choices, (like listening to a different radio station on your way to work, or buying different laundry soap next time you shop).

Consider changing your haircut, your hairstyle, your aftershave, your style of dressing, the way you usually combine and match your clothes, try new colors, new materials.

How long has it been since you took a look at your home environment, is it about time to rearrange the furniture in a different way? Add some new stuff? Add some dash and color to your living-room?

Once you begin to focus on change and experimentation, you will begin to make more changes and become more daring to tackle other areas of your life that have become stale and dull. Once you make the conscious effort to step out of your comfort zone, you will experience such joy, excitement and elation that you will become more and more playful and adventurous, and before you know it you can have a brand new life. A brand new, refreshing and invigorating comfort zone.

It's a promise!

Copyright © 2009 Ismini Apostoli

Hi, I am Ismini Apostoli and I am a psychotherapist working in Greece. In addition to in-office therapy my services are open to people from all over the world, through online counseling by emails.
I work with individuals, couples and families in order to resolve a variety of issues, like depression, anxiety, stress, couple and relationship issues.
I also particularly enjoy helping people enhance their self-esteem, uncover hidden talents and abilities and develop their potential.
I invite you to visit my site at http://www.yourempowermenttherapist.com where you can get to know me better and read some more of my articles.

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iPod Basics and Purchasing Guide

this time I want to post interesting about iPod Basics and Purchasing Guide

So, you are looking to purchase an iPod? Please take the time to read this brief article which will at best help you get the most out of your new iPod, and at the least, help you avoid mistakes and misconceptions. This article is written out of my personal experience with iPods.


1. What is an iPod?

An iPod is a MP4 player, not a MP3 player. Basically, the MP4 format is a proprietary format only recognized by Apple products, such as iPods and QuickTime™. In order for music to play on an iPod, it must be in MP4 format. Apple's music download site, iTunes™, offers music only in the MP4 format. The iTunes™ software which comes with an iPod will convert MP3 music files to MP4 format, so they will play on your iPod. An iPod will not play MP3 files, neither will Windows Media Player play MP4 files. Both the Nano and Video iPod will store and display photos, but a video iPod is needed to play video files.


2. What is iTunes?

® Apple hosts the world's largest music download site called iTunes™. As of March 2006, over 1 billion files have been downloaded for use in iPods. Pretty amazing. This site offers music files for 99 cents each, and you need not download an entire album, but can select only the music files you want and download it into your computer. The iTunes™ software in your computer is the vehicle by which files are loaded into the iPod. Simply place your iPod into its dock (which is attached via USB to your computer), start iTunes™ and your iPod is updated automatically with new music, playlists, Podcasts and so forth. I have tried other music download sites and have not found any which I like as well as iTunes™, even though they may offer music cheaper than iTunes™. A basic search will locate alternative music download sites.

There are a variety of other files available on iTunes™ called Podcasts. These are audio or video files which include news broadcasts, informational programs, comedy programs and many others. The great majority of Podcasts are free, and others are not.


3. What You Get

iPods come with the following:

iPod with battery
Earphones (called "earbuds")
A generic pouch for the earbuds
A docking station (to transfer files and charge the iPod)
iTunes™ software CD
Instruction manual
That is all.


4. What You will Need

Every iPod user will need a case, and we strongly recommend a screen protector.
Both the iPod Nano and 5th generation (5G) Video iPod are susceptible to scratching, and the black units seem to show scratches worse than the white ones. This is true of both the iPod housing AND the screen. Nothing is worse than having your iPod blemished with unsightly scratches, especially when it is easily avoidable by using a case and screen protector. Having your unprotected iPod floating around inside your purse or in your pocket will absolutely cause your iPod to quickly accumulate scratches both on the housing and on the screen. Be warned! This is not really a defect, but just the way it is.

5. Using iPods in your Car

Most people quickly realize that it would be great to be able to have their iPod play music through their car stereo. No longer would they have to mess with CDs or tapes. How many CDs would you have to carry to have your entire music library with you in the car? You can take it all in the palm of your hand with an iPod. So, how does one play music through their car stereo? There are several options.

First, there are cables available for most car stereos which plug into the iPod and the other end of the cable plugs into a port on the back of the stereo. Removal of the stereo is usually required to accomplish this task. Also, the wire used to connect your iPod is exposed. It does, however, sound great! Some car stereos have a line input on the faceplate. In this case, all one needs to do is use an adaptive cable from the headphone jack of the iPod to the input on the stereo. In both of these scenarios, the iPod will run on its internal battery unless a car charger is used as well.

Second, (and by far the most popular) method, is to use an FM transmitter to transmit a signal from your iPod to your FM radio and play it as if it were a radio station. There are a variety of FM transmitters from several manufacturers. We recommend using a unit which is a dock and not a plug into the iPod port. The plug-in units consume power from the iPod battery and seem to produce a weak signal resulting in poor audio quality. A docking unit (such as the Griffin RoadTrip™) holds your iPod in place, charges the iPod and produces a strong signal. The RoadTrip™ also features a removable FM module which allows it to plug into your computer. You can therefore listen to FM radio through your computer without having to install software.

6. Using iPods at Home

iPods can easily play through your home stereo. One can simply use an adaptive cable which plugs into the headphone jack of the iPod and into the stereo input of your stereo. In this setup, the iPod is operating on battery power unless the iPod is also plugged into a charger.

Docking your iPod is the preferred method, and there are a variety of docking solutions available. The iPod docks into a base which charges the iPod, and an output jack on the base connects the iPod to your stereo via a cable. Some units offer remote controls for your iPod and others do not, but often these remotes are weak and have very limited range and field of reception. We have found that some television or stereo programmable remote control units can be programmed to work with certain iPod docking systems, while others work partially or not at all. It is worth trying if you have a programmable remote.

Some docking units also have a video output for use with the 5G Video iPod, which allows one to watch videos or photos stored in the iPod on a television. We have found that the picture quality is poor on large screen televisions, but ok on a smaller screen. Using a dock with S-video output will provide a far superior picture than units using an RCA connector. As of now, iPods do not support high definition.

There are speaker systems which contain their own amplifier and operate as a stand-alone unit with an iPod. These are not all created equal. Our testing has found that a high price does not always equal high quality. We have found $150 systems which in our opinion sound significantly superior to $400 units. It is best to listen to the various systems before making your selection; or if buying online, follow the recommendations of the seller IF they have tested the systems and can provide you with recommendations based on testing results.

There are alarm clock radios (such as iHome™) which allow you to go to sleep listening to your iPod and wake up to it as well. We have tested the iHome™ and others, and found iHome™ to be our unit of choice.

7. Loading Movies into Your 5G Video iPod

When the Video iPod first came out, I gave it a high ranking on the "Dumb-O-Meter." Who wants to watch a movie on a 2.5 inch screen? However, after having used one, I have recanted my original opinion. It is now my iPod of choice. Unfortunately, iTunes™ and other MP4 download sites usually have little to offer in the way of legal movies which are formatted to play on an iPod. ITunes™ does have some short films, music videos and television shows, but not much else.

An easy solution for this is to convert your own DVDs into a format that the iPod can play. This can be accomplished by means of a software product called a DVD to iPod converter, such as Cucusoft, Lenogo and others. It is a simple process. Put a DVD in your computer, start the converter program and let it convert the movie to iPod format. Then, move the converted file into your iTunes™ video list. The next time you dock your iPod to your computer, it will load into your iPod. Some converter programs will also convert AVI, MPEG, MPG, WMV and other computer video formats for use on an iPod. This can allow you to convert your family videos and view them on your ipod. IPod movies are great for entertaining children on the road, for the business traveler stranded at an airport or for long airplane trips.

DVD converters we recommend are available here.

8. iPods and your PC

The music files for your iPod are stored in two places: in your PC in the iTunes™ program, and in your iPod. If your PC crashes and you loose your hard drive or have to reformat, you will loose EVERYTHING contained in your iTunes™ folder, including all of the songs you have purchased from iTunes™. Furthermore, iTunes™ does not offer the means to re-download songs you have purchased for free. You will have to buy them again. Neither does the iPod come with a means to load files into a computer. Fortunately, there are software programs which allow you to copy the contents of your iPod into a PC or from one iPod to another. These programs are usually titled "iPod to PC", or something similar. If your computer crashes, you will kick yourself for not having this program to restore your music files back into your computer.


IPod to PC programs we recommend are available here.

Jika Tergoda Dunia Maya

Di zaman Internet seperti sekarang dunia jadi terbuka lebar. Banyak hal bisa terjadi, termasuk berkenalan dan menjalin persahabatan dengan banyak orang. Bahkan jatuh cinta dengan teman yang ditemui di dunia maya bukan menjadi barang baru lagi. Padahal, fenomena kencan dalam dunia maya merupakan ancaman yang serius bagi pasangan yang telah mempunyai ikatan di dalam dunia nyata.

Masalahnya, banyak orang yang terlena lewat nikmatnya berkomunikasi lewat Internet. Ngobrol, atau istilahnya chatting, merupakan cara termudah untuk menjalin persahabatan, termasuk bagi mereka yang tinggal di daerah terpencil, juga bagi mereka yang kurang mampu secara fisik, kaum tua, dan mereka yang pemalu atau rendah diri. Internet memberi kesempatan untuk membangun rasa percaya diri dan mengembangkan keterampilan sosial tanpa "ancaman" lingkungan. Misalnya, tanpa takut orang tahu bahwa ia memiliki cacat fisik, tak memiliki wajah cantik atau tampan, dan sebagainya. Tetapi bagi sebagian orang lagi, kemudahan akses ini menciptakan masalah baru.

BISA BOHONG
Komunikasi lewat internet memungkinkan terciptanya kedekatan suatu hubungan dengan mudah dan cepat. Bila Anda berbicara dengan seseorang tanpa berhadapan langsung, Anda akan merasa leluasa. Anda tidak akan melihat ekspresi muka lawan bicara jika mereka tidak percaya dengan apa yang Anda katakan. Di sisi lain, lawan bicara juga tidak dapat melihat muka Anda yang panik atau malu. Hal ini berarti sebelum saling bertemu, Anda berdua telah terlebih dahulu saling memberikan informasi pribadi masing-masing.

Sisi negatifnya adalah bila tidak dapat melihat wajah lawan bicara, sulit bagi Anda untuk mengetahui apakah dia berbohong atau tidak. Anda sendiri pun demikian, dapat dengan leluasa menceritakan sesuatu yang tidak benar mengenai diri Anda. Dan bagi mereka yang putus asa dalam mendapatkan sahabat ataupun kekasih, maka mereka akan membayangkan lawan bicara sebagai calon pasangan sempurna seperti yang didambakan selama ini.

Pertemanan lewat internet dapat berlangsung lama. Dari hasil suatu penelitian terbukti, 75 persen hubungan yang dimulai melalui Internet sama berhasilnya dengan hubungan tatap muka langsung. Ada yang mengatakan, hubungan yang terjalin melalui Internet lebih dapat bertahan lama karena kedua pasangan telah saling mengenal satu sama lain sebelum terikat. Biasanya Anda bertemu langsung dengan seseorang kemudian memutuskan apakah hubungan tersebut akan berlanjut atau tidak. Nah, di dunia maya, yang terjadi adalah sebaliknya.

JADI SELINGKUH
Bagi mereka yang merasa kesepian atau merasa diasingkan, Internet merupakan tempat di mana mereka dapat menemukan seseorang sebagai pendengar yang baik. Apa pun alasan untuk tidak bahagia (patah hati ataupun masalah pribadi lainnya), internet dapat menjadi hiburan yang menggoda.

Celakanya, berkenalan dengan seseorang di internet sering memperburuk keadaan. Banyak suami/istri marah karena pasangannya menghabiskan begitu banyak waktunya di Internet dan tidak meluangkan waktu untuk berdua. Semakin banyak waktu yang dihabiskan dengan seseorang di Internet, semakin jauh hubungan Anda dan pasangan. Keterikatan perasaan Anda yang semakin jauh dengan pasangan, memungkinkan terjadinya perselingkuhan dengan teman kencan di dunia maya.



Banyak orang yang melakukan chatting melalui Internet karena memang sengaja ingin mencari teman kencan. Tetapi sebenarnya pertemuan di dunia maya bertujuan untuk memulai persahabatan. Sebegitu cepatnya kedekatan yang berkembang melalui Internet, sampai-sampai membuat banyak orang terkejut mendapati bagaimana cepatnya hubungan Internet berubah menjadi hubungan seksual.

Ada yang mencoba membenarkan perilaku mereka dengan beralasan, hubungan yang terjadi bukanlah perselingkuhan. Tetapi para konsultan perkawinan sepakat, jika ada seseorang yang mengingkari kepercayaan pasangannya, seringkali karena menjalani perselingkuhan di dunia maya.

ATASI MASALAH
Bila Anda melakukan kencan melalui Internet, sadarilah, hal ini tidak akan membantu mengatasi masalah yang sedang Anda hadapi. Memang betul, Anda menikmati hubungan yang terjalin, tapi itu hanyalah sementara dan hanya untuk jangka waktu yang pendek. Pada akhirnya Anda malah akan menghadapi masalah yang lebih pelik karena harus menentukan pilihan tentang masa depan hubungan Anda.

Bila curiga pasangan berselingkuh melalui Internet, Anda perlu mengerti permasalahannya. Terlebih dahulu selesaikan masalah yang terjadi antara Anda dan dia. Berikutnya, buat komitmen untuk bersama-sama melakukan perubahan demi hubungan Anda berdua. Banyak orang yang mengalami hal ini mengikuti konseling, baik sendiri maupun bersama pasangannya, untuk memperbaiki kesalahan yang telah mereka perbuat, yaitu berselingkuh melalui internet.



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How to transfer music from ipod to itunes

hello, this time I want to post interesting news about Ipod


Switch the ipod to manual update and enable disk use: This is the first and most basic step for how to transfer music from ipod to itunes.

1. Open itunes on your old computer.
2. Connect your ipod to your old computer and wait for it to appear in itunes.
3. Select your ipod in the Source pane under the Devices section to display your ipod preferences in the main library window.
4. Click the Summary tab in the main itunes window.
5. Click the Manually manage music button. Changing from automatic updating to manual puts a check mark by Enable disk use. A message says "Disabling automatic update requires manually unmounting the ipod before each disconnect."
6. Click OK in the message window.
7. Click Apply in the ipod preferences section of the itunes window.
2. Is there enough room on the ipod? ipod shares its hard disk space between the songs that itunes puts on it and any files you've added when using its disk mode. To transfer music with your ipod, you need enough free space to hold a copy of all your music files in addition to any copies that may already have been placed by itunes (this is because non-purchased songs placed on the ipod by itunes cannot be copied off the ipod while in disk mode). To figure out how much space you have on your ipod:
1. Open itunes on your old computer.
2. Click on Music in the Source pane. The size of your library appears at the bottom of the itunes window.
3. Connect your ipod to your old computer and wait for it to appear in itunes.
4. Click the ipod under the Devices section of the Source pane. The amount of free space on the ipod appears near the bottom of the itunes window.
3. Copy itunes folder to ipod To copy all your music files (including the library file that holds all your playlists and other settings) to your ipod:
1. Quit itunes.
2. Locate your ipod:
? Mac OS X: On the desktop
? Windows: In My Computer
3. Locate your itunes folder:
? Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music
? Windows: Documents and SettingsusernameMy DocumentsMy Music
4. Drag the itunes folder to the ipod. This can take a while if you have a lot of songs.
5. When the copy completes open itunes.
6. Click on the ipod in the Source pane
7. Click the Eject button in the lower right corner of the itunes window.
8. Disconnect the ipod from the computer when the "Do not disconnect" message no longer appears on the ipod screen.
4. Get itunes ready on your new computer To get itunes ready to accept all your music on your new computer:
1. Download and install the latest version of itunes.
2. Open itunes on your new computer. If this is your first time to open itunes on your new computer you will need to choose your options in the itunes Setup Assistant.
3. Connect the ipod to your new computer.
5. Copy music from ipod to new computer To copy all your music files (including the library file that holds all your playlists and other settings) to your new computer:
1. Locate your Music folder (Mac OS X) or your My Music folder (Windows) on your new computer:
? Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music
? Windows: Documents and SettingsusernameMy DocumentsMy Music
2. Drag the itunes folder in this location out to the desktop.
3. Locate the ipod on the new computer:
? Mac OS X: On the desktop.
? Windows: In My Computer.
4. Double-click on the ipod to open it.
5. Drag the itunes folder from the ipod to the Music folder (Mac OS X) or My Music Folder (Windows) on your new computer. This can take a while if you have a lot of songs.
6. Open itunes.

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Kepuasan, "Ukuran" Seks Sebenarnya

BAGI pria, ukuran penis sama pentingnya dengan ukuran paha pada wanita. Artinya, ia mengganggap ukuran penis penting untuk menjaga kepercayaan dirinya saat beraksi di depan Anda.

Tentu saja, pria tidak akan bertanya, "Apakah jins ini membuat penis saya terlihat lebih besar?", tidak seperti wanita yang kerap bertanya, “Apakah paha saya kelihatan besar kalau pakai jins ini?”. Meski begitu, pria sangat terobsesi dengan ukuran penisnya.

Pria mungkin selalu menginginkan ukuran penis lebih panjang, bahkan jika Anda mengatakan penisnya telah cukup besar dan memuaskan Anda. Tapi sebenarnya, berapa ukuran penis normal itu?

Pertanyaan ini cenderung sulit dijawab karena ukuran normal tidak bisa diklasifikasikan. Nyatanya, tiap pria punya ukuran dan anatomi berbeda. Tidak ada dua penis yang persis sama!

Tetapi secara umum, panjang penis berkisar 2-3 inci saat “lemah” dan 5-6 inci ketika “mengeras”. Jika pasangan Anda berada di luar kategori ini, tidak berarti bahwa ada sesuatu yang salah dengannya. Demikian seperti okezone lansir dari Sheknows, Kamis (18/2/2010).

Apakah ukuran benar-benar penting?

Dalam buku “SheKnows.com Presents: The Best Sex of Your Life” yang disusun oleh Sheknows, jika penis dicocokkan dengan vagina, Anda berdua tentu tidak peduli lagi dengan ukuran. Sebab, “ukuran” sebenarnya adalah kepuasan, bukan ukuran fisik.

Saat bicara kepuasan seksual, kenikmatan terbesar berasal dari hubungan seks dengan seseorang yang sesuai alat kelaminnya dengan milik sendiri. Jika seks terasa menyenangkan bagi Anda, maka penis pasangan pasti akan dinilai sempurna.

Jika ingin “ukuran” lebih besar

Namun jika merasakan seks bisa lebih baik, Anda harus menemukan cara untuk mengatasi kelemahan penis pasangan. Anda bisa menggunakan sedikit ekstra lubrikan atau sex toys selama intercourse untuk merangsang gairah seks Anda. Plus, agar Anda tidak lagi memikirkan hanya pada ukuran penis pasangan. Anda juga bisa menggunakan tangan dan sex toys untuk memberikan kepuasan untuk pasangan.

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Otak Ayam Bisa Bangkitkan Libido Pria

Kali ini saya ingin posting berita menarik tentang Otak Ayam Bisa Bangkitkan Libido Pria.

Apa benar Otak Ayam Bisa Bangkitkan Libido Pria

Untuk memuaskan pasangan, pria bisa mengonsumsi makanan afrodisiak seperti otak ayam, otak sapi, dan telur burung puyuh

KONON, makanan laut (seafood) mampu memicu gairah seks pria menjadi luar biasa. Sayangnya, tidak semua pria suka menyantap seafood. Lantas, adakah makanan lain yang dapat meningkatkan libido pria?

Menurut dr Hendro Sudarpo SpOG selaku Obstetrician–Gynaecologist Siloam Hospital, ada beberapa makanan pembangkit libido pria, seperti otak sapi, otak ayam, otak babi, dan telur burung puyuh.

“Otak sapi, otak ayam, otak babi, dan telur burung puyuh merupakan afrodisiak atau makanan pembangkit gairah seks,” tutur dr Hendro Sudarpo SpOG saat acara forum media online di Kafe Betawi, Senayan City, Jakarta, Kamis (18/2/2010).

Dokter berkulit putih ini mengatakan, makanan-makanan tersebut dapat meningkatkan testosteron pria. Testosteron, kata dia, ada kaitannya dengan kolesterol. Bila kolesterol lebih rendah, maka testosteron pun rendah. Namun bila kolesterol tinggi, maka dengan sendirinya gairah seks pria meningkat.

Kendati demikian, dokter ramah ini tak menyarankan pada pria yang memiliki kadar kolesterol tinggi bebas mengonsumsi afrodisiak supaya dapat maksimal bercinta di ranjang.

”Mengonsumsi terlalu banyak telur burung puyuh berbahaya, karena bisa membuat pusing. Satu telur burung puyuh mengandung 3.640 kalori,” jelasnya.

Ternyata, efek mengonsumsi telur burung puyuh tidak hanya membuat pusing, tapi bisa pula menyebabkan stroke bagi pria yang memiliki riwayat kolesterol tinggi.

”Makan telur burung puyuh dalam sehari bisa menyebabkan stroke,” terangnya.

Untuk itu, sambung dr Hendro, pria harus berhati-hati mengonsumsi makanan afrodisiak, terutama mereka yang memiliki riwayat kolesterol tinggi.

”Kalau sudah hiperkolesterol, sebaiknya pria tak menyantap makanan pembangkit gairah seks. Kalau memaksakan diri malah bisa menimbulkan risiko penyakit lainnya,” tandas dr Hendro.

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Inventor unveils $7,000 talking sex robot

This time I want to post interesting news about Inventor unveils $7,000 talking sex robot.

Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- To some men, she might seem like the perfect woman: She's a willowy 5 feet 7 and 120 pounds. She'll chat with you endlessly about your interests. And she'll have sex whenever you please -- as long as her battery doesn't run out.

Meet Roxxxy, who may be the world's most sophisticated talking female sex robot. For $7,000, she's all yours.

"She doesn't vacuum or cook, but she does almost everything else," said her inventor, Douglas Hines, who unveiled Roxxxy last month at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lifelike dolls, artificial sex organs and sex-chat phone lines have been keeping the lonely company for decades. But Roxxxy takes virtual companionship to a new level.

Powered by a computer under her soft silicone "skin," she employs voice-recognition and speech-synthesis software to answer questions and carry on conversations. She even comes loaded with five distinct "personalities," from Frigid Farrah to Wild Wendy, that can be programmed to suit customers' preferences.

"There's a tremendous need for this kind of product," said Hines, a computer scientist and former Bell Labs engineer.

Roxxxy won't be available for delivery for several months, but Hines is taking pre-orders through his Web site, TrueCompanion.com, where thousands of men have signed up.

"They're like, 'I can't wait to meet her,' " Hines said. "It's almost like the anticipation of a first date."

Women have inquired about ordering a sex robot, too. Hines says a female sex therapist even contacted him about buying one for her patients.

Roxxxy has been like catnip to talk-show hosts since her debut at AEE, the largest porn-industry convention in the country. In a recent monologue, Jay Leno expressed amazement that a sex robot could carry on lifelike conversations and express realistic emotions.

"Luckily, guys," he joked, "there's a button that turns that off."

Curious conventioneers packed Hines' AEE booth last month in Las Vegas, asking questions and stroking Roxxxy's skin as she sat on a couch in a black negligee.

"Roxxxy generated a lot of buzz at AEE," said Grace Lee, spokeswoman for the porn-industry convention. "The prevailing sentiment of everyone I talked to about Roxxxy is 'version 1.0,' but people were fascinated by the concept, and it caused them to rethink the possibilities of 'sex toys.' "

Hines, a self-professed happily married man from Lincoln Park, New Jersey, says he spent more than three years developing the robot after trying to find a marketable application for his artificial-intelligence technology.

Roxxxy's body is made from hypoallergenic silicone -- the kind of stuff in prosthetic limbs -- molded over a rigid skeleton. She cannot move on her own but can be contorted into almost any natural position. To create her shape, a female model spent a week posing for a series of molds.

The robot runs on a self-contained battery that lasts about three hours on one charge, Hines says. Customers can recharge Roxxxy with an electrical cord that plugs into her back.

A motor in her chest pumps heated air through a tube that winds through the robot's body, which Hines says keeps her warm to the touch. Roxxxy also has sensors in her hands and genital areas -- yes, she is anatomically correct -- that will trigger vocal responses from her when touched. She even shudders to simulate orgasm.

When someone speaks to Roxxxy, her computer converts the words to text and then uses pattern-recognition software to match them against a database containing hundreds of appropriate responses. The robot then answers aloud -- her prerecorded "voice" is supplied by an unnamed radio host -- through a loudspeaker hidden under her wig.

"Everything you say to her is processed. It's very near real time, almost without delay," Hines said of the dynamics of human-Roxxxy conversation. "To make it as realistic as possible, she has different dialogue at different times. She talks in her sleep. She even snores." (The snoring feature can be turned off, he says.)

Roxxxy understands and speaks only English for now, but Hines' True Companion company is developing Japanese and Spanish versions. For an extra fee, he'll also record customizable dialogue and phrases for each client, which means Roxxxy could talk to you about NASCAR, say, or the intricacies of politics in the Middle East.

Hines believes that Roxxxy is a step above other love dolls -- the similar but mute RealDoll costs about $5,500 -- because her conversational abilities provide something close to emotional companionship. His customer base? Shy, awkward or older men who "have trouble meeting girls," he says.

In an industry known for pushing the technological envelope, observers are curious about how Roxxxy will fare in the marketplace.

"Is this a viable product? Yes," said Sherri Shaulis, an editor at Adult Video News, a trade magazine for the pornographic industry. "There's a market for it. Granted, it's a very small market."

Maybe not. TrueCompanion claims that more than 4,000 men have placed pre-orders for Roxxxy robots, and another 20,000 or so have requested information about the product. TrueCompanion also is developing a male sex robot, named Rocky.

"There's really nothing like this on the market," said Hines, who speaks of his unique creation with what seems like genuine affection. "Whenever she's out in public, everyone wants to talk to her and pose for pictures. It's so cute."


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No love lost for 'Valentine's Day'

(CNN) -- When John Carpenter decided to make a horror movie set at Halloween, he probably had some notion that it would goose up the story and provide a neat gimmick for the marketing guys. But it was his idea, not theirs. You couldn't say the same for the next dozen movies in the series.

Lately Hollywood has become fixated on the Christmas movie -- with more TV screenings, more sales and more rentals each and every year, it's the seasonal tie-in that just keeps on giving. So it was only a matter of time before someone had the bright idea of pinning a film to the 14th of February. Why should Hallmark and Teleflora get all the action?

With "Pretty Woman" director Garry Marshall shepherding an all-star cast that includes Jessicas Alba and Biel, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner, Queen Latifah, Taylor Swift and (oh yeah) Julia Roberts -- not forgetting Ashton Kutcher and a bunch of other guys -- "Valentine's Day" might be considered the ultimate date movie. That's the dream.

The reality is forgettable, something like a Robert Altman movie without the calories, but loaded with sweetener. Or "Love Actually" with better dental work.

The smiles may be brighter, but screenwriter Katherine Fugate doesn't have the shamelessly sentimental streak that makes Richard Curtis such an irresistible proposition for some, or his knack for stacking up sequences of giddy farcical embarrassment.

It would be harsh to describe "Valentine's Day" as a pale imitation of "Love Actually" -- I disliked it less, actually -- but there's nothing remotely as funny as Bill Nighy's desperate pop crooner here, nor anything as poignant as Emma Thompson's scenes with philandering husband Alan Rickman.

Marshall does match Curtis in one respect: his failure to juggle a dozen romantic plot-lets over the course of a single day that goes through more time-zones than seems feasible in the circumstances.

The winner in this lottery is Ashton Kutcher's florist, appropriately named Reed, who begins the movie proposing to Jessica Alba and whose business provides a linchpin for several subsidiary couples. Jennifer Garner's infatuated schoolteacher also benefits from a developed romantic throughline (predictable as it may be), though she's also an actress capable of shading a formulaic scene with surprising emotional nuance. She's also a mean hand with a baseball bat.

Indeed, one way of approaching this motley box of candies would be to play the role of Simon Cowell judging all the acting idols. Garner goes through to the next round. So do Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts, charming in a trifle about two passengers on a long-haul flight.

Not so sure about Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel, though; the former even comments on his own token status ("I'm the chocolate") as a TV journalist looking for Valentine's human interest stories, while Biel overdoes it as a neurotic agent who hosts an annual "I Hate Valentine's Day" party. Topher Grace makes minimal headway in a lousy part, wondering if he should get hung up about Anne Hathaway's phone sex entertainer (a maybe).

Eric Dane's single NFL star makes the cut. Emma Roberts, as a teen planning on having sex for the first time during lunch break? I don't think so.

You begin to grasp how the movie resembles an obstacle course, with each famous face a hurdle on the way to the fade-out -- and why it feels too long by about ... a day.

Marshall does capture some sense of Los Angeles as a city, though the overwhelmingly white-bread cast hardly suggests a "Crash"-like diversity (his regular Hector Elizondo notwithstanding). But the film doesn't have time or space to press any of its stories beyond the clichés -- or the desire, for that matter.

It's too bland to get upset about, but the best use for "Valentine's Day" I can think of requires home viewing: it's a natural for a drinking game. Take a slug every time any character refers to the date. You'll be pie-eyed before Kutcher gets dumped.

"Valentine's Day" is rated PG-13 and runs 117 minutes.

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