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POPSAnyone for Dandelion Fritters? gathering the dandelion flowers – just the tops for fritters. They are easy to pick and so bright and cheery on a sunny day. Pick more than needed, just because the gathering is so fun. Do pick them in the sunshine when they are open, and when you have time to make the fritters right after gathering.
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POPSWhat IS a Nutritarian? A nutritarian is a person whose food choices are influenced by nutritional quality. The Fuhrman Philosophy: The quality of a diet can be based on three simple criteria: 1) Levels of micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals) per calorie. 2) Amounts of macronutrients (fat, carbohydrate, protein) to meet individual needs, without excessive calories that may lead to weight gain or health compromise. 3) Avoidance of potentially toxic substances (such as trans fats) and limited amounts of other potentially harmful substances (such as sodium). Dr. Fuhrman is the founder of the health equation. H = N/C Health = Nutrients/Calories The means your future health can be predicted by the micronutrient per calorie density of your diet. Micro-nutrient per calorie density is important in devising and recommending menu plans and dietary suggestions for the most effective approach for both weight loss and for preventing and reversing disease.
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POPSElectric Green Popsicles Green Options Media is a network of environmentally-focused blogs providing users with the information needed to make sustainable choices. Written by experienced professionals, Green Options Media’s blogs engage visitors with authoritative content, compelling discussions, and actionable advice.
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POPSfrom the American Diabetes Association:
1. Beans. Whether you prefer kidney, pinto, navy or black beans, you can’t find more nutritious foods than beans. Their high fiber content gives you nearly one-third of your daily requirement in just 1/2 cup. Beans are also are good sources of magnesium and potassium, important nutrients for people with diabetes. Although they are considered starchy vegetables, a 1/2 cup provides as much protein as an ounce of meat without the saturated fat. To learn about cooking dried beans, see Cool Beans. 2. Dark green leafy vegetables. These powerhouse foods such as spinach, collards, and kale are so low in calories and carbohydrates, you can eat as much as you want. 3. Citrus fruit. Grapefruit, oranges, lemons and limes provide part of your daily dose of soluble fiber–important for heart health–and vitamin C. 4. Sweet potatoes. This starchy vegetable is packed full of fiber and vitamin A (as carotenoids)–important for vision health. Try these in place of regular potatoes for a lower GI a
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POPSTen Diabetes Superfoods By Melissa Breyer, Senior Editor, Healthy & Green Living Looking for a way to lower blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, and risks for life-threatening chronic diseases? People with many health conditions, including diabetes, need to closely monitor their blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose. With this in mind, the American Diabetes Association released its list of diabetes superfoods earlier this week. The list offers 10 foods that have nutrients necessary for good diabetes management, including fiber, potassium, healthy fats, magnesium and antioxidants. The nutrients included in these foods can promote good health and help prevent some of diabetes serious complications, such as heart attacks and strokes. The beauty of this list of superfoods is that all of the items have a low glycemic index (GI) and provide key nutrients–such as calcium, potassium, fiber, magnesium, and vitamins A, C and E–these nutrients are often lacking in a typical Western diet. The followi
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POPSAl-Arabiya TV Interviews Somali Pirates and Displays Their Mode of Operation Following are excerpts from two Al-Arabiya TV reports on Somali pirates, which aired on April 19 and 20, 2009. To view this clip, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2087.htm. Reporter: "We Wanted to Talk to One of the Most Famous Pirates, Who Is Known as Boyah, the Emir of the Pirates" Reporter: "Here in the Somali coastal town of Harardere, Sirius Star, the biggest oil tanker in the world, was anchored, until the pirates released it in exchange for a three million dollar ransom. During the three months in which Sirius Star was held captive, an Al-Arabiya TV news team made an attempt to approach it, aboard a small fishing boat. They managed to get as close as 500 meters from the Saudi vessel before the guards warned them not to come any closer, forcing our colleagues, Al-Zubeir and Al-Bukhari, to return to shore. "A few days before the tanker was released, however, one of the pirates sent us these exclusive images of this enormous Saudi tanker, which is bigger than a
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POPSThe Sun LIVE! www.portaltotheuniverse.org ...... take a look at our beautiful universe .... you won't be disappointed !!!
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POPS2009: Int'l Year of Astronomy The Portal to the Universe can be accessed at http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/ Links Portal to the Universe website: http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/ IYA2009 website: http://www.astronomy2009.org/
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POPSEarth's City Lights This image of Earth’s city lights was created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS). Originally designed to view clouds by moonlight, the OLS is also used to map the locations of permanent lights on the Earth’s surface. The brightest areas of the Earth are the most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. (Compare western Europe with China and India.) Cities tend to grow along coastlines and transportation networks. Even without the underlying map, the outlines of many continents would still be visible. The United States interstate highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city centers. In Russia, the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching from Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok. The Nile River, from the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea, is another bright thread through an otherwise dark region. Even more than 100 years after the invention of the electri
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POPSEruption from Llaima Volcano, Chile After months of low-level seismic activity, Llaima Volcano in Chile erupted in early April 2009. It quieted briefly on April 6, 2009, but resumed intermittent activity over the next several days. The activity included venting from the summit on April 14, 2009. When the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite passed overhead on April 16, 2009, however, the volcano was surprisingly subdued. Clear skies afforded the sensor an unobstructed view of lava-layered landscape around the volcano. Tree-covered hills and ridgelines rise up out of a sea of hardened, charcoal-colored lava flows. Isolated patches of snow brighten the slopes near the summit.
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POPSSea Ice ... what is it? Sea ice is frozen seawater that floats on the ocean surface. It forms in both the Arctic and the Antarctic in each hemisphere’s winter, and it retreats, but does not completely disappear, in the summer.The Importance of Sea Ice Sea ice has a profound influence on the polar physical environment, including ocean circulation, weather, and regional climate. As ice crystals form, they expel salt, which increases the salinity of the underlying ocean waters. This cold, salty water is dense, and it can sink deep to the ocean floor, where it flows back toward the equator. The sea ice layer also restricts wind and wave action near coastlines, lessening coastal erosion and protecting ice shelves. And sea ice creates an insulating cap across the ocean surface, which reduces evaporation and prevents heat loss to the atmosphere from the ocean surface. As a result, ice-covered areas are colder and drier than they would be without ice. Sea ice also has a fundamental role in polar ecosystems. When se
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POPSA NOTE TO PARENTS Dr. Kathleen McCoy told Awake! that one of the greatest mistakes a parent can make is to ignore such warning signs. “No one wants to think that something could be wrong with their child,” she says, “so some parents go into denial. They tell themselves, ‘It’s a phase’ or ‘It will pass’ or ‘She always was a bit dramatic.’ That’s dangerous. All threats should be taken seriously.” Do not be ashamed to get help for your son or daughter if he or she suffers from severe depression or another mental disorder. And if you suspect that your teen is thinking about ending it all, ask him about it. The notion that talking about suicide will encourage the act is false. Many youths are relieved when parents bring up the subject. So if your teen admits to having thoughts of suicide, find out if a plan has been devised and if so, how detailed it is. The more detailed the plan, the more urgently you need to intervene.* Do not assume that the depression will lift on its own. And if it does seem to l
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POPSYikessss .... Is this serious???? This is the actual answering machine message for Maroochydore High School Queensland, that staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine. This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be responsible for their children's absences and missing homework. The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want their children's failing grades changed to passing grades - even though those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough school work to pass their classes. The outgoing message: Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting to the right staff member, please listen to all the options before making a selection: To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1 To make excuses for why your child did not do his work - Press 2 To complain about what we do - Press 3 To swear at staff members - Press 4 To
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POPSREMEMBER: 'STRESSED' spelt backwards is DESSERTS. A special diet formulated 2 help WOMEN cope with the stress that builds thru the day is: BREAKFAST:1 Grapefruit,1 slice wholemeal toast,1 cup skimmed milk. LUNCH:1 small portion lean, steamed chicken,a cup of spinach,1 cup herbal tea,1 biscuit . A/NOON TEA:The rest of the pkt of biscuits,1 tub of ice cream with choc topping. DINNER:4 btls of wine (red or white),2 loaves garlic bread,1 family size Supreme pizza,3 choc bars. LATE NITE SNACK:1 whole cheesecake (eaten directly from freezer. REMEMBER: 'STRESSED' spelt backwards is DESSERTS. Send this to 4 women and you will lose 2 kgs...Send 2 all the women you know and you will lose 10 kgs.If you delete this msg you will gain 10 kgs... Finally ~some advice from Dr. Neil: The way to achieve inner peace is 2 finish all the things you have started, so b4 leavin this mornin, I finished a botel of Baileys, a butle of Kehuha, a pockof bisks , a res bot prozic n valum scriptins, a resof Chesecke, sum saltins an bax cholats..who gud I fel
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POPSSPEECHLESS No words describe my awe !!! (Except, perhaps ..... eat me !!!) lol
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POPSJEHOVAH GOD The Bible and Your Cell Phone Can you imagine what would happen if we treated our bible the same way we treat our cell phone? If we always carried our bible in our wallet, briefcase, on our belt, or in our purse? And if we looked through it several times a day? And went back to look for it when we forget it at home or at the office? And if we used it to send messages to our friends? And acted like we couldn't live without it? And gave it as a gift to our young ones, for their own protection, and in order to stay in constant communication with them? And took it with us whenever we travel, just in case of an emergency? Unlike a cell phone, the bible never loses it signal: We can connect with it anywhere. We don't have to worry about being low on minutes, because Jesus already paid the bill, and the minutes are unlimited. And, best of all, there are no dropped calls, and the battery never loses its charge. "Search for Jehovah, you people, while he may be found. Call
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POPSTHE IMPORTANCE OF WALKING *Walking can add minutes to your life.This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing Home at $7000 per month..... *My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60.. Now he's 97 years old and we don't know where he is. *The only reason I would take up walking is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. *I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing.. *I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks...haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there. *Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate. *I do have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them. *The advantage of exercising every day is so when you die, they'll say ...'Well, she looks good doesn't she.' *If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country. *I know I got a lot of exercise the last few years,.....Just getting over the hill
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POPSBlue Bean Circles Optical Illusions such as this are used to test the level of stress a person can handle. The slower the pictures move, the better your ability of handling stress. Alleged criminals that were tested see them spinning around madly; however, senior citizens and kids see them standing still. By the way, the image is not animated; all the dots are perfectly still.
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POPSSpinning Girl Optical Illusion A practical point... the slower the spinning, the better your chance to see this illusion. One more tip: try focusing on the left edge of the picture, then slowly pan your eyes to the right. Looking at the dancer's feet may help her turn anti-clockwise. Concentrating on the shadow may help to switch directions. History of the Spinning Dancer Illusion The spinning dancer illusion was born out of a Yale university project to test for 'Left Brain' or 'Right Brain' dominance. The study was started by Roger Sperry who was investigating epilepsy and left / right brain neural connections. Left Brain Functions Perhaps speech is the most important left brain function. This left side also processes maths and logic. Right Brain Functions The right brain is the locus for spatial awareness, imagination, fantasy also risk taking.
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