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Sex is everything. To go beyond sugarcoating the issue, wether it be in relationships, advertisement, media, and the like, sex is everything and everywhere. Wether it be part of an innuendo, a sub-context, flat out blatant in your face, or anything between, it's undeniable that sex is an integral part in not only our culture, but our everyday life.Artificial Colors in Medicine
As many of you know, I am not a fan of artificial colorings in our food. Earlier this year I wrote a four-part series on these petroleum-based dyes and their effects on our health.
But these colorants are not just in processed food.
Garlic hummus dip
Ingredients 2 15-oz. cans garbanzo beans 4 or 5 large cloves garlic 1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste) 3 to 4 tbsp fresh lime juice 3 tbsp olive oil Salt, to taste Pita chips or other dippers Method Drain garbanzo beans, reserving liquid. Combine beans, garlic, tahini, lime juice and olive oil.Food Tidings - A site to simplify the process of organizing meals
A Mommy in our Mommy group is going through a tough time. It turns out her son has a hole in his heart and at 10 months will require open heart surgery. We all rallied together and made close to 5 weeks of meals for her family.UN Budgets and Follow the Money
UN Budgets and Follow the Money Kenneth Anderson • November 8, 2009 9:01 pm The New York Times reports on budget season at the UN and various battles hotting up. It’s a good piece by Neil MacFarquhar, dated November 7, 2009. As the article says, that fact that it costs the United Nations an average of $2,473 per page to create every single document in its six official languages, while outside contractors complete the same work for around $450, prompts diplomats to accuse the organization of running amok during a global financial crisis.Healthy Monday: Baltimore Schools Go Meatless
The Baltimore City Public School system is about to become the first fully Meatless Monday school system in the U.S. They’re joining a growing international movement of individuals, organizations, communities and cities making the commitment to lower meat consumption and enjoy a plant-based diet on Mondays. The 80,000 young people BCPS serves will begin each week with a Meatless Monday menu.HAPPY MEAL?
Dear Family, something to share about Happy Meals... I realize that all of us have a tendency to desire a 'Happy Meal' or rather it's equivalent. At the time, I am so certain that the particular 'Happy Meal' is ALL I want and desire.Heavy infant in Grand Junction denied health insurance
Frustrated parents of a big infant who is being denied insurance view the system as "absurd." By Nancy Lofholm The Denver Post GRAND JUNCTION — Alex Lange is a chubby, dimpled, healthy and happy 4-month-old. But in the cold, calculating numbered charts of insurance companies, he is fat.E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection
By MICHAEL MOSS
Published: October 3, 2009
Stephanie Smith, a children’s dance instructor, thought she had a stomach virus. The aches and cramping were tolerable that first day, and she finished her classes.
Then her diarrhea turned bloody.
Philippine Floods--Why wasn't Manila prepared?
By ISHAAN THAROOR Ishaan Tharoor – 38 mins ago In Manila, millions of residents now live in a world of mud. Torrential rain over the weekend triggered the worst flooding the Philippines' capital has seen in over four decades, submerging more than 80% of the city, killing at least 246 people and displacing hundreds of thousands more. By Tuesday, the water had receded in many places, but it left behind ruined homes and swept-away neighborhoods, and according to health officials, it disabled the majority of Manila's medical facilities.
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