I am an American apothecary who loves blogging. I am a mother of two children. Now, I spend my life as a volunteer and social worker in AMC Hospital and MY University Indonesia. http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/apothecary Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:49:06 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.squidoo.com/dragon-fish Arowana fish or Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) is one of the most favorite fish in the world. Great endurance, price and million lovers are little many reasons that make Arowana will be the legend. Actually, Arowana cannot be spared from the commodity business. Collectors or lovers would buy little Arowana and then sell it when reaching specific size ("..I heard their profits reached up to 10x only in a year.."). In this lens, we will discuss about the tips and ways how to maintain and grow Arowana fish. In addition, I hope you also share other information about Arowana fish. pets-and-animals Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:56:24 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/fish-tank Caring for contest Betta fish is not hard. Things taken are persistence and thoroughness of fish maintenance done everyday. For example: fish feeding, regular replacement of water aquarium fish and also training of Betta fish mental. We quite often found many breeders who spend their time from morning till night just for control the condition of Betta fishes. Betta fishes have diversity of colors and types, which are full of charm. Besides easy to breed, Betta fishes also have a pretty good business opportunity. People don't be surprised if there little Betta fishes are valued up to thousands dollar. Not only children, but also adults enjoy this fish. Evenly, they make betting media for Betta fish. pets-and-animals Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:23:22 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/bonsai-plant Making bonsai looks like easy and simple. In fact, this activity is actually quite hard for common people but not too easy for those who already know about it. Clearly, making an amazing bonsai takes a long time. Based on my experience, fastest time spent to make a bonsai plant is 2-4 years. Well, the preparation time depends on the type of plant. Actually, there are four height sizes of bonsai which can be chosen. They are: miniature, small, medium and average. Miniature bonsai has only about 5cm height, which can take preparation time for about five years. Small bonsai has 5-15cm height size, which takes preparation time for about 50-10 years. Bonsai plants that have 15-30cm height size, they require preparation time for about three years. However, making bonsai requires creativity, persistence, thoroughness and affectionate. hobbies-games-toys Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:44:29 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/windchimess In the past, windchimes were not only used as a decorative, but also thought scaring off evil spirits and calming holy spirits. According to claims of the Asian ancient civilizations, musical and artistic were refinements of windchimes as theirs. Traditional or percussion windchimes were not only the simplest appearance, but also the most appropriate in design. It's the wind that causes bell hits each other or metal, wood or rubber balls that can be hung in the middle of windchimes. They are used to be decoration and creating funny and beautiful sounds. The wind was utilized as a "player and composer" or called as another name as the wind bell. arts-and-design Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:01:25 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/lowback-pain Low back pain is very common illness affecting four of five people during their lives. It is a cause of their inability at the age of 19 to 45 years old. It is also the second common cause of lost working days (after the common cold) for adults younger than 45 years old. That's why low back pain is a common thing in human live. healthy-living Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:40:42 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/stress_reducing_program Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is anxiety disorder caused by traumatic event, such as: war, grief, crash etc. Sufferers who experience PTSD will remind those events in the future. Next time, these experiences will influence sufferers and cause: phobia, inability feeling or hatred. PTSD is usually similar to nightmare or flash back, so sufferer will avoid any events that remind them to trauma. Acute stress is similar to PTSD, but it will be arising for four weeks after traumatic events have happened. However, it is happening as long as two to four weeks. PTSD is signed by reminding of traumatic event which disturbs or shocks sufferer's psychics. Many events that cause PTSD are similar to the acute stress including: an event related to war, physical and sexual violence or disaster, either natural or human made. Sometimes, PTSD's symptoms aren't appearing for few months or years after traumatic events have happened. If Post Traumatic Stress syndrome was appearing during three months or more, it's considered as chronic stress. healthy-living Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:23:57 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/treatment_for_tinnitus Tinnitus is a ringing, hissing or other sounds heard on sufferer's ears or head. That sound is really heard and seemed to come from inside of ears or head. In most cases, this disorder is not a problem. But, it will be disturbing sufferer if tinnitus is frequently occurring and severe. Uniquely, this sound is only heard by sufferer but not by others. Tinnitus is not disease but symptom of specific disease or condition. According to the result of research done by many tinnitus experts from the United States, nearly 36 million of Americans are experiencing these symptoms in their life. However, there were only few people who went to the nearest health clinics. healthy-living Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:58:18 -0600