We have seen in the news that some athlete was questioned for allegedly using steroids. What’s with steroids that made them end up in court? It is due to their potentially dangerous side effects and because they give the user an unfair advantage, but that’s for athletes. But, if you are to treat delayed puberty or abnormal growth and development, some types of impotence or sexual dysfunction, and wasting of the body caused by HIV infection or other diseases, then legal steroids might answer them. Legal in the sense that you are not supposed to abuse it.
Taj Mahal tower
Weekend Snapshot 25 
This is one of the four large towers of the Taj Mahal, called the minarets, each more than 40 meters tall standing at the corners of plinth, all symmetrical in every corner, made from naturally crystallized marble only found in India.
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The minarets display Taj Mahal’s penchant for symmetry. These towers are designed as working minarets, a traditional element of mosques as a place for a muezzin to call the Islamic faithful to prayer. Each minaret is effectively divided into three equal parts by two working balconies that ring the tower. At the top of the tower is a final balcony surmounted by a chattri that mirrors the design of those on the tomb. The minaret chattris share the same finishing touches, a lotus design topped by a gilded finial. Each of the minarets were constructed slightly outside of the plinth, so that in the event of collapse, a typical occurrence with many such tall constructions of the period, the material from the towers would tend to fall away from the tomb.
The Nike golf clubs advantage
I suggested to hubby few weeks back that we should play tennis together, outdoor, for fun, exercise and just spend time out. And if we can, try playing golf. We would need gold clubs then and accessories for playing. One told me to check Nike golf clubs out from the world of golf that has all the latest styles that we see the pros are using. You must have seen it too. If they are using those golf clubs, they must be the best available in the world of golf.
The advantage of direct buying
We’ve been to an exclusive store where only members can go in and shop. The advantage is that its wholesales are of factory prices so products are cheaper. Just like directbuy, a members-only showroom and home design center that offers brand name merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices without traditional retail mark-up, the same prices that manufacturers and distributors give to retail stores. For if it did, we would have to pay 43.3% more on average for home furnishings alone. It pays off to be a member then, so we can enjoy the factory prices of our purchases. Savings.
Buildings of the world
PhotoHunt 98: Wooden 
We see how the Middles East, not just Dubai, has been booming with all projects that are so amazing, making records in the world. All constructions modern and prestigious and are unending, it is really amazing to see them work.
But far from the recesses of the modern world is this one barn across the road. It has been there for more than half a century. I think it is lovely.
Microsoft’s warning on Vista update
Warning?! Seems like there’s a rough road ahead for windows vista users.
Microsoft needs a Vista success. As Service Packs are among the biggest updates Microsoft issues for its various operating systems, the software giant will be releasing the SP1 update for Windows Vista, for success in mid-March, although business customers are availing it in February. The software firm said SP1 makes Vista more secure and reliable and introduces some new features. But this needed success will be a concern for vista users.
Microsoft is warning Windows Vista users that a forthcoming service pack for the operating system may stop some twelve (12) third-party programs working.
And it happens that the list of programs that may be broken by the SP1 update for Vista are security programs that prevent Windows users falling prey to viruses, Trojans and booby-trapped WebPages six of which block viruses or keep an eye on the places someone visits online. PROGRAMS HIT BY SP1 which some will be blocked by the update, some will not run and others will lose some of their functions are:
- BitDefender AV
- Fujitsu Shock Sensor
- Jiangmin KV Antivirus 10
- Jiangmin KV Antivirus 2008
- Trend Micro Internet Security
- Zone Alarm Security Suite
- Iron Speed Designer
- Xheo Licensing
- Free Allegiance
- NYT Reader
- Rising Personal Firewall
- Novell ZCM Agent
Microsoft warned that its list was not “comprehensive” and asked people to get in touch with the maker of any affected software to fix problems, BBC said. So my security program is not gonna work? That’s a headache.
Wooden shoe-making in Netherlands
PhotoHunt 98: Wooden
These are some of the photos I took in Netherlands during our trip last October. These are in the countryside where life still rolls with the wooden shoes and windmills. The wooden shoe factories gained it’s reputation across the world and gathered display collection as far as Korea and Japan. One thing with wooden shoes is that they warm the feet when its cold and cool the feet down when its hot.
A wooden shoe-maker showing us the traditional shoe making using the same tools as old as the use of clogs themselves.
These are the finished products. Colorful and Imeldific shoes.
One more. This is what the unpainted old shoes look like:
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