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Monday, January 12, 2015
6 FOODS TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
Dear Readers:
Since I am on the 120 year plan - I like to read articles that will help me reach my goal. So I am sharing with you. Below is an excerpt with a link below it to the complete article.
Since I am on the 120 year plan - I like to read articles that will help me reach my goal. So I am sharing with you. Below is an excerpt with a link below it to the complete article.
Your immune system plays a key role in overall health and wellness.
Unfortunately, your immune health can be compromised by destructive free
radicals and oxidative stress from environmental and lifestyle factors.
Eating foods rich in immune-boosting nutrients is essential to
supporting your overall health. To help keep your immune system strong,
include these immune boosting foods in you diet.
Here is the link to the rest of the article - http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/01/10/6-foods-to-boost-your-immune-system/
Sunday, January 11, 2015
HOW WELL DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD REACT TO THESE LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS? DO YOU SHOOT OR NOT SHOOT?
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to attend the local "Citizen's" Police Academy. Part of the 'training' was to do these simulations. Do you shoot or not shoot? Fortunately for me I scored 100%, but I was truly the rare bird. None of the others in the class did better than 50%, most scored less.
What it taught us was that situations happen in just a matter of seconds, and those seconds could mean you. or a citizen you are trying to protect, live or die.
Maybe the next time you hear about a police shooting, you will take the time to remember what you see in this video.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
WITH COLDER WEATHER COMES ITCHY SKIN
Well it's that time of year and almost everyone who lives in the cold climes has the problem with itchy skin. Here is an excerpt from an article that may give you some relief. A link is provided to the complete article.
Itchy winter skin? Try these tips
By
Chris Kilham
Chris Kilham
FoxNews.com
When winter is upon us, many people experience dry, itchy skin. This is due to spending a lot of time in closed, heated places where the humidity is low. Such conditions do not affect sunbirds who live in perpetually warm places with breezes and more time outdoors in the balmy warmth. But for the rest of us, it’s a nuisance.
In most cases, dealing with dry and itchy winter skin is no big deal, but it does require attention. Follow these simple tips, and you’ll have a more enjoyable- and less itchy- winter skin experience.
Here is the link to the rest of the article - http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/01/07/itchy-winter-skin-try-these-tips/?intcmp=features
When winter is upon us, many people experience dry, itchy skin. This is due to spending a lot of time in closed, heated places where the humidity is low. Such conditions do not affect sunbirds who live in perpetually warm places with breezes and more time outdoors in the balmy warmth. But for the rest of us, it’s a nuisance.
In most cases, dealing with dry and itchy winter skin is no big deal, but it does require attention. Follow these simple tips, and you’ll have a more enjoyable- and less itchy- winter skin experience.
Here is the link to the rest of the article - http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/01/07/itchy-winter-skin-try-these-tips/?intcmp=features
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
7 RIDICULUS PROJECTS THE GOVERNMENT SPENT YOUR TAX DOLLARS ON IN 2014
from – The Daily Signal – by Kelsey Harris
As you recover from Christmas spending these last couple days of 2014, don’t forget to account for the millions of dollars in gifts you bought the federal government all year long.
Yes, thanks to your tax dollars, wasteful programs (including ones like the $237,205 study that measures how rainfall affects red crabs) were funded with government money.
This infographic breaks down seven of those projects.
As you recover from Christmas spending these last couple days of 2014, don’t forget to account for the millions of dollars in gifts you bought the federal government all year long.
Yes, thanks to your tax dollars, wasteful programs (including ones like the $237,205 study that measures how rainfall affects red crabs) were funded with government money.
This infographic breaks down seven of those projects.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EGGS
Below is an excerpt from this article and a link provided to the complete article.
Things you didn't know about eggs
By Dan Myers
Chicken eggs are one of the most commonly eaten foods on the planet, and also one of the most versatile.
They can be fried, poached, hard-boiled, deviled, coddled, shirred,
or scrambled, and are incorporated, both cooked and raw, into thousands
of recipes. They’re the glue that holds much of the food we eat
together, from brownies to meatloaf, and on top of all that, they’re
delicious and nutritious. But we bet that there are some things that you
didn’t know about the incredibly versatile egg.
Egg consumption statistics are mind-boggling. Every year, more than
6.6 billion dozen eggs (more than 79 billion in total) are produced in
the United States, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that
each American eats about 255 eggs per year — which is actually down from
the 1950s, when annual egg consumption was around 400 per person.
There are about 280 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S., and egg
farms even have their own advocacy groups, among them the Iowa Egg
Council, the Virginia Egg Council, and the New England Brown Egg
Council.
Bird eggs have been a valuable food source since prehistoric times,
and since then eggs have been an indispensable part of global cuisine,
appearing in everything from Middle Eastern shakshuka to Taiwanese
oyster omelettes, from Mexican huevos rancheros to Iranian baghali
ghatogh, from Italian frittatas to British kedgeree, and from Jewish
matzo brei to Japanese okonomiyaki.
Their uses really are infinite.
Read on to learn a whole bunch of things you most likely didn’t know
about chicken eggs, from what the top egg-producing state is to what the
name of that little white squiggly thing inside every raw egg is.
Eggs are one of those foods that you either love or hate — some
people gag at the smell of them, and others eat one for breakfast every
day, like Abraham Lincoln did (fun fact) — but you have to admit, eggs
are one of the most indispensable foods in existence.
Click on this link to read the entire article - http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/01/02/things-didnt-know-about-eggs/?intcmp=obmod_ffo&intcmp=obnetwork
Friday, January 2, 2015
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - WISE WORDS OF CHIEF JOSEPH OF THE NEZ PERCE
12/31/14
Dear Readers: I published this about 6 months ago and think it it worth repeating, especially the last sentence.
It seems that 135 years later, nothing has changed in Washington!
Dear Readers: I published this about 6 months ago and think it it worth repeating, especially the last sentence.
It seems that 135 years later, nothing has changed in Washington!
[On a visit to Washington, D.C., 1879]
"At last I was granted permission to come to Washington and bring
my friend Yellow Bull and our interpreter with me. I am glad I came.
I have shaken hands with a good many friends, but there are some
things I want to know which no one seems able to explain. I cannot
understand how the Government sends a man out to fight us, as it did
General Miles, and then breaks his word. Such a government has
something wrong about it. I cannot understand why so many chiefs are
allowed to talk so many different ways, and promise so many different
things. I have seen the Great Father Chief [President Hayes]; the
Next Great Chief [Secretary of the Interior]; the Commissioner Chief;
the Law Chief; and many other law chiefs [Congressmen] and they all
say they are my friends, and that I shall have justice, but while all
their mouths talk right I do not understand why nothing is done for
my people. I have heard talk and talk but nothing is done. Good words
do not last long unless they amount to something. Words do not pay
for my dead people. They do not pay for my country now overrun by
white men. They do not protect my father's grave. They do not pay for
my horses and cattle. Good words do not give me back my children.
Good words will not make good the promise of your war chief, General
Miles. Good words will not give my people a home where they can live
in peace and take care of themselves. I am tired of talk that comes
to nothing."
GEE, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF WE EARNED $15.00 AN HOUR? HERE ARE SOME CONSEQUENCES
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The Heritage study took into account 24 years of various studies on operation expenses of fast food stores, as well as 32 years of studies on how prices affect demand for such foods. In other words, Heritage’s conclusions are informed by facts and history.
Obviously, whether these conclusions will have an impact on proponents of a $15 minimum wage, as their stated goals are to increase income and employment and the $15-an-hour wage will yield neither, remains to be seen."
UPDATE 12/31/14: Thought this article was important enough to share again.
Dear Readers:
Dear Readers:
I came across this article today about the battle over the $15 minimum wage, and I thought you would appreciate some statistics. Now I'm for anybody earning as much as they possibly can, however, the reality is not all of us can start off earning $15 an hour in our current economy. Some jobs must remain at a wage for those who are entering the labor force for the first time. And it seems that most of these jobs come in the fast food industry. One item that the article below does not cover is the impact of those who are on a fixed income. For those who who are in that particular category there is no "minimum wage", or increase to that fixed income to compensate for the raise in prices that will result in the increase of the minimum wage. Enjoy the article and the graphic presented below:
"If the minimum wage for fast food stores was raised to $15 the Daily Signal illustrates that the following could happen, assuming a store made changes to maintain a positive profit margin:
"If the minimum wage for fast food stores was raised to $15 the Daily Signal illustrates that the following could happen, assuming a store made changes to maintain a positive profit margin:
The Daily
Signal also reports that when this is applied to some of our favorite fast
food items:
- A Big Mac meal increases from $5.69 to $7.82.
- Wendy’s Son of a Baconator combo increases from $6.49 to $8.92.
- Taco Bell’s 3 crunchy tacos combo increases from $4.59 to $6.31.
- A Whopper meal increases from $6.15 to $8.46. ubway’s turkey breast Footlong increases from $6.50 to $8.94.
Kind of takes away one
of the main reasons people buy fast food in the first place, right?
Their study also came up with some other effects that would be likely:
Their study also came up with some other effects that would be likely:
- Utilizing higher skilled workers to gain efficiency and productivity.
- Substitution of labor with automation.
- Many businesses will close their doors rather than risk so much capital with such a tiny return.
The Heritage study took into account 24 years of various studies on operation expenses of fast food stores, as well as 32 years of studies on how prices affect demand for such foods. In other words, Heritage’s conclusions are informed by facts and history.
Obviously, whether these conclusions will have an impact on proponents of a $15 minimum wage, as their stated goals are to increase income and employment and the $15-an-hour wage will yield neither, remains to be seen."
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
PAWS AND STRIPES - AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS OUR VETS WITH PTSD - LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM
Dear Readers:
Those of you who know me personally, and my readers who read my web page, know that I have a special place in my heart for our American Vets, especially those who suffer from PTSD. I wanted to share some information about an organization that trains Shelter Dogs to help our Vets with PTSD. The organization is called "Paws and Stripes". I will be placing their link on the left side column of my web page - look for this logo:
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They were recently on Fox News morning show (here is the link - http://video.foxnews.com/v/3882885176001/shelter-dogs-helping-our-heroes-with-ptsd/?#sp=show-clips):
Here is an excerpt from their web page:
Paws and Stripes is a nonprofit organization providing service dogs for wounded military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury through integrating service dog training and education with mental health support.
We help veterans so they can live the full and rich lives they deserve.
Our dogs come only from local rescues. Our service dog trainers teach the dogs and the veterans as a team.
We help veterans so they can live the full and rich lives they deserve.
Our dogs come only from local rescues. Our service dog trainers teach the dogs and the veterans as a team.
These dogs are not pets, they are service dogs with the complete protection and rights granted by the American with Disabilities Act.
Our program is funded through generous grants and donations from people like you. Our veterans are never obligated to pay a penny of the program's costs to enroll.
The link to their web page is - http://www.pawsandstripes.org/#!who-we-are/cee5
Monday, December 29, 2014
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