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August 22nd, 2007
Scientists have determined how to test the urine of an entire community using a small amount of sewer water from that city.
The isn’t to determine any single user of illicit drugs. It would instead enable federal agencies track drug patterns and spread across the country.
OSU scholars performed the tests on 10 unnamed cities for drugs, prescribed and otherwise, from the sewers. They were able to give a good idea of the consumed substances.The results were presented to the American Chemical Society in the city of Boston.
The government has tried testing the waterways to see if its possible to drug test a whole city, but the students have made much more progress.
The chemical seen most was caffeine.
July 30th, 2007
Often, if a recipe only wants an egg or two, you can omit the egg. Be sure to add a bit more liquid to it though, to keep things balanced.
Perhaps someone in your home has an allergy to eggs, in that case a full substitution will be needed.
1 egg = :
1/2 banana
or
1/4 cup applesauce
There are others i am sure, but those are the ones i know. Perhaps your dietician can recommend others. As far as i know theres no commercial soulutions available, as there is for items like milk.
July 8th, 2007
I used to be really afraid of flying. Days before a trip I would get so stressed i would be sick, and i would stay sick.
I had to get meds from my doctor just so i could calm down some.
Over time i did get over my phobia. Now i can fall asleep during takeoff. Heres my strategy:
Try to sit in view of the attendants. This is routine for them, and they done it a million times, its just another day to them, and perhaps you will find that comforting.
If you cant feel the vibrations of the aircraft, it makes the flight seem a bit less real, and you can imagine you are simply in a a movie theatre. Try putting your feet on your luggage, or use the bar from chair in front of you.
Its a blessing when the pilots announce prior to trubalence that the chance is likely that the plane will see some. Its nice to be prepared, and its nice ot know that the pilots are prepared as well.
Bring a book, or a crossward puzzle. Anything that can hold your attention and shift your focus. A good magazine is excellent.
In the end, after you do this enough, it will become a second nature to you, and you will find yourself increasingly more comfortable with air travel.
July 2nd, 2007
Use Knowledge to Overcome Violence…study the situation at hand and look for a peaceful solution. Violence stems from wanting to recover what a person believes was taken. Maybe this was valuables, property, pride, etc—violence is only a short term fix to try to recover these lost items and calm, enlightened methods to repair yourself give the best results.
Use Understanding to Overcome Anger…stop, listen and understand and comprehend what the anger is saying. Rage is frustration and when its not heeded it becomes more loud. Many times anger can be reduced drastically when given a calm audience. You dont have to agree with the thought of the argument to be supportive to the person behind it.
Use Love to Overcome Hate…hate is cancerous. Every person has qualities that are wonderful and some that are less than so. Demonstrating love slows down the chance you will get hate in return. Hating the hate breeds more hate, but answering hate with love weakens the hate..
June 24th, 2007
The eyebrows do serve a function. Eyebrows function to keep sweat and rainwater out of your eyes. While this is not important anymore, in primitive times they were very important, for the human was escaping a predator perhaps they start sweating, that salty water in the eyes would blind them and make them food for whatever was chasing them. Eyebrows still plays an important role in our culture because they’re useful for communicating nonverbal expression and women seem to enjoy plucking and pruning them to convey themselves to be more beautiful. Younger people tend to pierce eyebrows, but even with all these things, they still function to wick water from the eyes to the sides of the face. You might consider them the eyes’ is umbrellas.
June 20th, 2007
Pros
- Might be fun
- Might become less self absorbed
- Parenting could be interesting
- A new unconditional relationship.
- Seeing things through the eyes of a child
- Improves sense of joy!
- A child is what you leave when you pass, they pick up the torch for you;
Cons
- Kids require alot of attention
- babies are very expensive
- Parenting could be boring
- Bye Bye Spontaneity
- Diagreements between parents.
- Might change your mind later.
I am of the thought that everyone, well, everyone in the sense of a mentally stable, non addict, should likely be a parent. I mean lesser people are doing it. Hell, my son gave me a reason to live. If i ever do anything great, i will do it in his name, even now just thinking of him i have tears in my eyes. hes the greatest thing in the world. SO yeah. if you can, do. Becuase the moment your kid is born, its like the colors get brighter, and nothing is the same, everything you thought you knew, it changes, your view changes, when you first hear his first sounds, they are backgrounds by angels singing. its just god damn incredible.
June 16th, 2007
What I Liked about Smoking:
- The feeling of togetherness i had with other smokers.
- The pattern or ritual type activity.
- Watching it burn, and watching the smoke swirl around.
- I recieved immediate gratification.
What I Hated about Smoking:
- The way everything stunk.
- inability to properly breathe .
- Smokers cough.
- Voice loss, phlegm.
- Heartburn.
- getting easily winded.
- headaches..
- high pulse.
- high blood pressure.
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- mouth tastes like an ashtray
- the yellowing.
- crappy skin.
- Anxiety
- craving.
- the need, of needing
- shame
- wasted time
- midnight smoke runs
- beinf removed from public places
- addiction.
- Dry mouth
- Dry, chapped lips.
- The cost.
- Tar build-up
May 23rd, 2007
Theres a natural ingredient in black tea that makes it something like a dye. If you want highlights, a bunch of shine, and yet still darken you hair, this mya be something worth trying for you. Just brew 2 strong cups of black tea, and just use it to rinse the shampoo out of you hair after you wash it. Careful! Very strong black tea could stain your skin a bit.
Alone, Black tea isnt terribly effective for dye jobs, theres a few other ingredients needed for it to be truly effective. These other ingredients have a great side effect, they make your hair thicker, prevents fall out, and your hair will grow faster!!
Perhaps you wanna try it:
~~ A cup of Black Henna
~~ 2 cups of plain yogurt
~~ 10 black tea teabags
~~ a cup of water
**a cup of water
Soak the teabags in plain water, til the brew is very strong. Then simply use this water to mix up the henna and yogurt together. Apply to hair, cover, and let it sit in your hair for 6-8 hours. Wash your hair normally, and you will see the dramatic and wonderful change.
Since henne coats and seals the hair shaft, it actualy protects your hair. Doing this 2 times a week or so and your hair will be noticeably healthier. I
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