In the present scenario, all people want to be healthy but the biggest barrier is that they do not have enough time for their self. There are several and unique healthy cooking tips to be healthy without spending much of their valuable time. There are some very useful healthy cooking tips for those who want to be healthy. Under mentioned are some of them. These healthy cooking tips are very simple and easy to follow.

1. One should avoid boiling the vegetables. Instead of boiling, microwave or steamed vegetables should be preferred because they are healthier. By boiling, all essential and beneficial nutrients of vegetables and its color may disappear.

2. In the place of salt, one can add lemon juice, herbs and olive oil to increase the flavor of the dish. One should avoid the use of soya sauce, processed sauce and tomato sauce because they contain lot of salt in them which can be harmful for the bones.

3. Use those products which contain low fat elements. One should drink water in place of sodas and drink plenty of milk containing low amount of fats in it. In daily schedule one should decrease the quantity of fat intake, as it leads to obesity.

4. Instead of refined grains one should use whole wheat grains because they are more beneficial.

5. One should eat fats in minimum quantity. Always purchase lean cuts of meat and try to eat fish in place of other meat products because it contains lot of proteins in it and the fat content is on the lower side.

6. Minimum use of oil in daily routine cooking helps one to be healthier. Instead of using butter and oils for cooking one should use spray lubricants as they have low fats. For cooking non-stick utensils are highly recommended.

So the bottom line is that the healthy cooking tips lead you to enjoy life free from health problems and diseases.

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I don’t know how he does it.

But he does.

The proof is in the finger prints.

The problem didn’t start until a few years into our marriage. Probably because when
we first got married we were dirt poor and didn’t have the money to spend on
extras. But as our financial situation strengthened, I started experimenting.

One day while grocery shopping I decided to try something bold. I bought my
husband a bottle of chocolate milk. Now, before you start saying, “Big deal? Who
hasn’t tried chocolate milk?”, I’ll tell you who hadn’t tried chocolate milk - my
husband.

You see, Barry, (my husband) didn’t grow up in the US. He is from South Africa and
thus arrived in America with a completely different set of taste buds and food wants.
It took quite a bit of convincing for him to try anything new - including chocolate
milk.

I now look back on those simple days and think, “What kind of a monster have I
created?”

Chocolate milk.

It’s an addiction that he must feed.

I’ve seen him go out in a torrential rain storm just to buy the stuff — and I’m not
just talking about little bottles, I’m talking gallons.

According to the Mayo Clinic, an addiction is, “An illness in which a person seeks
and consumes a substance, such as alcohol, tobacco, chocolate milk or a drug,
despite the fact that it causes harm.”

Ok, I added the chocolate milk part, but not the harm.

“What’s the harm in drinking chocolate milk?” I’ll tell you the harm. It’s stinking
everywhere. If smoke gets in your eyes, then chocolate milk gets on everything else.

I have never seen anything like it.

If we use his truck to go someplace, I have to stand back when I open the door. Like
Fibber McGee’s closet, when you open the truck door a torrent of little plastic
chocolate milk bottles comes flooding out towards you.

I can spend hours cleaning the kitchen, come back 5 minutes later, and there it is.
On every surface, handle and knob. He’s like a junkie who needs a fix so bad that he
leaves the needle in his arm after he shoots up.

I find huge chocolate milk hand prints on the refrigerator’s handle; pools of
chocolate milk puddles on the floor; rivers of chocolate milk running down the front
of cabinets.

We always have to have a bottle of Hershey’s chocolate syrup in the house as an
emergency back-up source. (This way if we run out of chocolate milk, he can
improvise and make his own.)

One day after cleaning a big, sticky, chocolate mess off the counter, I rolled my neck
backwards in an effort to stretch it. In doing so my eyes focused on the kitchen
ceiling and my mouth dropped open in shock. Was that actually chocolate syrup on
the ceiling?

I walked over and stood under the dark brown streaks of chocolate. How was this
even possible?

I started walking, following the long brown lines all the way across the kitchen
ceiling and down the far dining room wall. This was not a short distance. We have a
very big kitchen. I was following 20 feet of chocolate stripes across my kitchen
ceiling and down my dining room wall!

When pressed for an explanation, my husband confessed that in his urgency to
make a glass of chocolate milk, he didn’t notice the cap was not secure on the
Hershey’s syrup and that the bottle had felt quite empty. In an effort to force the remaining chocolate sauce from the bottom of the bottle to the top, he had held the
container by the bottom and flung it as hard as he could in a big sweeping motion
from over his head down towards the floor.

“I cleaned it up off the floor,” he sheepishly offered. “I guess I didn’t think to look at
the ceiling.”

Indeed.

Where are the Oompa Loompas when you need them?

I handed him a sponge and walked away.

Maureen Valdes Marsh is an author and former newspaper reporter. She
currently writes a semi-punctual weekly column on her website called, “Musings
of Vintage Grace.” She is the author of the upcoming book for Collectors Press,
’70s Fashion Fiascos - a polyester romp through ’70s fashions”, set for release
Fall ‘06. You can read more of Maureen’s writing on her website, Vintage Grace
by visiting http://www.vintagegrace.com.

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University educated guy, 40, down to earth, in good shape seeks mature genuine and athletic soul mate.

I’m thirty something, presentable, an easy- going personality. Looking for men around my age. Serious about life and caring about other people.

Still looking for a partner? Would the personals work for you? What about all the horror tales you have heard? Should you still give it a shot? To help you make up your mind lets put personals under a microscope.

Each one of you would have heard a horror tale related to a personals ad. I sure have. Jacob, a 30- something guy advertised in a personals magazine and thought he had found his partner. After numerous phone calls and emails, Jacob and his heart-throb decided to meet up. At this meeting Jacob discovered that the ‘well built attractive thirty something lawyer’ was in fact, a fifty something heavy guy (At least 40 pounds heavier than he had claimed )! Jacob was so put off by the dishonesty that he swore off personals.

Marion and Vinny came face to face with a different problem. They met through personals and exchanged emails. Excited with their online interaction, they decided to meet up to take things forward, only to find that face-to-face, their sizzle factor was zillllllllch! They just had no chemistry!

These two examples point towards the biggest drawbacks of personal ads. The anonymity of personals can be misused to construct fibs and lies, because you don’t meet the real person until much later. As an extension, lack of direct interaction means physical attraction and chemistry, crucial to the development and sustenance of any relationship, are often ignored till very late into the interaction.

However, there are those who swear by the personals. Richard met Lee through the personals and they have been together for three years now. Richard who admits to a fair share of disasters with personals, says, ” The key to avoiding pain and problems is to meet fairly early in the interaction. Once things reach a stage of positive interest an attempt to set up a meeting should be made. If repeated attempts to set up meetings are rebuffed, take that as a red flag and back off.”

Max, runs a personal ads service for gays, taking personals ads and making sure they get coverage online and in print, with at least two to three repeat views says, ” The terrible reputation suffered by personals is not in the least justified. People come to us and say ‘I’m sick of looking for a partner, put up a personal ad about me and help me find my soul mate’. Contrary to expectation, most of these people are well educated, high caliber, self confident guys.”

Guys who put up personal ads are serious about meeting other men. Contrary to popular belief about con men ruling the roost, men who actually put up personal ads are often people who are sick of being picked up in bars and discos. These guys are also in a more receptive mode than they would be in other socials situations where instant face to face interaction is required, making personals a good way to meet up with other single guys.

Max also points out that there are more single men out there than you can physically meet. You cannot possibly go to every club, bar or party searching for a mate. Personals give you a wider set of people to interact with.

The key to finding success through personals is to be honest. Study the ads carefully and chose the ones that meet your requirements. If you are looking for fun alone, don’t reply to an ad from a guy looking for a long term commitment, however interesting the person may seem. Only if you keep your integrity can you expect others to keep theirs.

Meet up with people of interest fairly early into the relationship to avoid later disappointment. But, and I can’t repeat myself enough on this, meet in public places. For some reason, safety as a factor is often undermined when talking about men meeting men, but that does not mean it’s not an issue. Once the first meeting is over you can take your time about it or hurry up, depending on your interaction with the person in question.

If you are the one putting out an ad, make sure it appears several times in different print or online sources. One ad is not enough. The more eye balls that notice it, the higher are the chances of the right guy being one of those. Finally, don’t let one disappointment or failure bring you down. Like any other mode of search, a few misses will lead to hit. Just hang in there for a while!

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With brand-new technological innovations such as digital TV, High-Def TV, Freesat and home cinema sound, if you’re existing TV machine is greater than five years old, then its a terrific time to acquire a new telly. Nevertheless, as equipment changes nearly every day, buying a brand new television machine can be exceedingly complex & bewildering.

This guide tries to help make clear all the most up-to-date improvements that will help to take your television enjoyment to a whole new intensity.

Hi Def TV: Maybe argued as one of the most vital innovation to the world of the television since the creation of colour technology, High-Definition (HD) television provides detail, clarity & colour, with images typically 4xs as crisp as numerous conventional TV devices. To witness High Def programmes you will need to have a Hi Definition Ready TV. Sky and Freesat have already started to offer high def television programmes so you can now enjoy a choice of your beloved TV programmes, movies & sporting occasions with astonishing realistic pictures.

Built-In Digital Tuner: A television with an integrated digital tuner (commonly referred to as idTV) permits you to view all free to air digital stations, including: E4, BBC3, Sky News and various more without the need for a separate set top box. John Lewis offers a collection of Flat Screen TVs from popular brands such as Sony and Panasonic.

Freesat: A new digital satellite telly service supplied by a partnership between the BBC & ITV, offering you free High Def TV programmes at no added price. Freesat has no contractual agreement, no subscription, just an up-front cost for the television, satellite dish and installation. Plus because Freesat is transmitted via satellite, its accessible to almost every home in the United Kingdom. Freesat TV is at this moment in instance only available through Panasonic TVs.

LCD or Plasma: Though LCD and Plasma tellies work in very different ways, the gains of both are particularly similar. But, it is critical to consider that when picking between a Plasma or LCD television, it’s if truth be hold just a question of size. LCD is at its best performance up to & including thirty two inches, whilst Plasma TVs deliver greatest performance at 37″ & higher. With this in mind, if you are looking to acquire a smaller flat panel telly set, then LCD provides the far better performance, whereas on the other hand if you are searching for a larger display size, Plasma is by far the best option.

In evaluation its crucial to keep in mind when getting the most appropriate television for you, to think about your budget, your viewing distance, the style you yearn for and if it’s to be an LCD or Plasma telly.

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Change is challenging. It impacts on people and they resist. But sometimes they resist experiencing the feelings that accompany change. Yet accepting and appreciating how you feel in changing situations can help. Here’s how…

How you feel is OK. Whoever is going through any change experience would feel the way you do, whether it is angry, sad, frustrated etc. - all the emotions are acceptable and understandable. It is OK in the moment to feel the way you do.

Change creates big shifts in emotions. Big shifts. Acknowledging these shifts is a valuable part of the experience, because it will enrich you over time and you will come through more strongly for your new future.

These ten reasons go some way to show why it’s OK to feel how you feel:-

1) It Broadens You

By going with a whole range of feelings and emotions, you become a broader person - one with many more experiences. This can be challenging as you go through it, but it will give you talents and skills that will be useful later.

2) You Get Stronger

Passing through the more challenging feelings is tough, but as you get through them, you become more capable of handling not just those bad days, but also skilled at developing strategies to cope.

3) It Authenticates You as a Person

Acknowledging the feelings you have and accepting them as OK are very validating for who you are. Much the opposite of holding in and trying to ignore what you are feeling.

4) It Shows Others It’s OK too

As you show your feelings, others recognise them and know that it is OK to feel that way too. In a work experience or life in general, big changes come to more than one person often. Groups feel the same way - by sharing your personal experience, you will encourage others to as well.

5) Offers of Help Come

If you show that you are OK with the feelings you have and express this outwardly, others will show up to help you; to listen; to support and to co-create solutions and positive outcomes. Just discussing how you are feeling with others is a marvellous healer, Accepting help from others is a magical way to build relationships too.

6) You Let it Out

Letting out how you feel delivers relief. The act of shouting it (really!) helps. You will find solace in expressing yourself from the rooftops and remember that it’s OK to be like this! It’s part of feeling the real feelings, which helps you feel heard.

7) You are Learning

As you understand your own emotions, you are learning about your own capacity to cope and manage. This is a valuable resource to acknowledge. The learning you get from one challenging experience will enable you to generate a personal stategy for yourself (and others) for the future.

As You Change You Open to Options

Once you go down the dismal hump of disappointment and appreciate why you are going down and down, you start to realise that you have within you the choice of new possibilities. You can start to see that you have the power to choose how you feel and that changing environments have no right to make you feel badly if you choose not to. So you see the potential for the future.

9) Accepting is Easier

And hey, if you get used to the idea that whatever you cannot personally control is going to happen anyway, acceptance becomes much more bearable. Accept that you can control only 100% of how you feel and 0% of what others are in control of and you are getting there. The earlier in a change cycle you choose to do this the easier it will become for you.

10) You Can Help Others

And what a powerful support you can become., Realising that feeling how you feel is OK and there is a light at the end of every tunnel, is such a support to others. Your experience and the value you derived from it can be such a resource to others, who may be less enlightened. So share.

Feeling OK whenever change is imposed on you can, to the uninitiated, be very challenging and that in itself is OK - you can’t be expected to be perfect at stuff - this is real life!

But grasping change and deciding your own feelings is so much more powerful - and will uplift you, and your future, positively.

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You may have noticed that with each passing day, mobile phones are becoming cheaper and cheaper. Cheap mobile phone deals have a package of mobile phone handset, rental plan and freebies like free accessories, free talktime, discounts, etc. Fresh mobile deals enter the market everyday but you need to research, make comparisons and then find a deal which one is cheap for you.

The internet has made this process quite easy so you won’t find it difficult to search and compare mobile phone deals. One thing which does not vary from company to company is the price of the handset; things which vary are offers, discounts, talktime, free gifts, etc. So it is up to how much you research and finally find a mobile deal which works for you.

Nearly all the mobile networks like O2, Vodafone, Orange, provide cheap mobile phone deals with exclusive offers, gifts and accessories. But a cheap mobile phone deal may not have a mobile phone with the latest features. Some mobile companies also offer the family mobile phone deal that usually saves a family paying for individual mobile phone lines.

The deals offered in the online mobile shops are best when compared to ones offered in the stores. This is because you can find free gifts, unbelievable discounts, free handsets, etc. in the online mobile shops from which you could benefit a lot.

Some people think that cheap mobile phones are of low quality and don’t have all the latest functions and features. But this is not true. Mobile phone companies don’t comprise on quality. You may find second hand phones being available as cheap phones but you will have no complaints about quality.

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Cheap laptop computers are coming to a store near you. In fact, there are many there already. That’s because, like any newfangled electronics device, laptop computers were once the cream of the computer crop, which made them super expensive.

Nowadays, however, laptops are a dime a dozen. Held-held personal digital assistants and Bluetooth cell phone devices are the new rage. And so laptops are cheap.

This does not mean that they are cheaply made, though. Thanks to the wonders of the technological cycle, laptop computers are decreasing in price as their capabilities rise.

Of course, there are the latest, greatest laptops out theremonsters made for gaming, for instance, or for high-powered multimedia applicationsand these still cost a pretty penny.

But the average user can find themselves cheap laptop computers that provide all that they need in power, connectivity, and then some. Every major manufacturer out there, such as Dell, HD, and IBM, has their lower end and intermediate models that come with more than enough speed and usability.

The key to finding the right model for you is to figure out exactly what you need it for. Will you be using it mainly for surfing the Web or word processing? Do you need it to work from home or mainly to save your MP3s and digital pictures?

Then consider the different facets of computer, starting with its hard drive, memory, and processor. Your hard drive is essentially the brain of your computer, where all of your applications, files, and folders are saved.

Your memory, or RAM, involves the “thought processes” of a computer, and gets used whenever you have a program open, such as Word or your Firewall. Your processor essentially does as its name suggests, processing the inner workings of how each program runs.

Some other aspects to consider for your computers are also the ports involved, which can connect your computer to your camera or music player. Many cheap laptop computers today also come with wireless and broadband connectivity.

Mike Long is the successful web publisher of Laptop-SuperGuide.com providing valuable tips, advice, and info about a multitude of relevant topics including cheap laptop computers.

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Copyright “The Quipping Queen” 2005.

CALENDAR OF ODD EVENTS - JAN. 2005
– Eccentric events and odd occasions to celebrate in January 2005 –

**Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees and edited by Lord Earl Craboon

January is, to put it bluntly, a bit of a merry-impaired month as far as the Gregorian calendar is concerned.

With the ho-ho-ho season gone…things start all over again.

The origin of January comes from “Janus”, the god with two faces, one on the front of his head, and one on the back. He’s the guardian of gateways and of beginnings. So now we know who to blame for the ridiculous New Year’s resolution ritual.

Brain cell exercises aside, there are simpler if not slothful ways to get through the first month of winter — by yawning or humming not to mention less taxing titillations such as twiddling one’s thumbs and wiggling one’s ears.

For those who share an abiding interest in mild merriment, modest mirth and marvellous morsels of muddle — this month has your name on it.

So, without further adieu — here are some upcoming odd occasions to add to your “to do” list and eccentric events to celebrate on your January calendar.

Note: The funnybone-impaired should proceed with caution as excessive giggling, glad-handing, and gleams in the eye are known to cause gregarious gleeful behavior which your gloom and doom family members and friends may not understand or appreciate.

JEST JANUARY EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS

1. NATIONAL NUDE NICK DAY (in honor of Hogmany, Hogwash & Horsefeathers)

2. HOPS N’ SCOTCH DAY (in honor of hung-over heffalumps)

3. BURPING, BELCHING & BREAKING WIND DAY (yup, another survival-of-the-fittest contest)

4. LITTLE LEFT OVERS DAY (dedicated to long-forgotten things in the refrigerator)

5. PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY DAY (a fine way to restore hope in the life of Eeyores)

6. HUG A HIPPOGRIFF (a mythical beast named “Bucktooth” is waiting for you at the petting zoo!)

7. CAPRICORN AWARENESS DAY (are you sure you’re ready to “get someone’s goat”?)

8. BROWN-NOSING DAY (this is your chance to fawn and flatter your way to success)

9. TOUCH TONE TUNE DAY(time to be creative and compose a song using your telephone keypad)

10. PET ROCK RECOGNITION DAY (in honor of boisterous boulders, scintillating stones, and ribald rocks)

11. BAUBLES, BANGLES & BEADS DAY (impress your boss with trashy trinkets, garish gew-gaws, knock’em-dead knickknacks or perhaps a few paddywhacks)

12. NATIONAL CLOCK-WATCHING DAY (in honor of all pathetic procrastinators and ludricrously late-bloomers)

13. “GOTCHA” DAY (better get out the old whooppee cushion and chocolate-covered ants)

14. NATIONAL WORRYWART DAY (brush up on your favorite sky-is-falling stories)

15. GADFLY(homo botflyillucus)CONSERVATION DAY (try cross-pollinating…with a saucy social butterfly…silly)

16. THINGS THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN INVENTED DAY in recognition of strange gizmos or unusual gadgets you’d never be caught dead buying or using)

17. EDIBLE GREEN STUFF DAY(learn to love or at least play quietly with your Brussels sprouts, cabbage or celery)

18. SLOW NEWS DAY(in honor of far-flung factoids, sanctimonious slide shows, and pithyless PowerPoint presentations that put most people to sleep)

19. NATIONAL BAD HAIR & HABERDASHERY DAY (dedicated to folks whose favorite coiffure is a ball-cap worn backwards)

20. NATIONAL LEMING AWARENESS DAY(celebrating the value of cliff-hangers and pro-active followship)

21. NAUGHTY POETRY DAY (honoring wicked haikus, salacious puns and daring double-entendres)

22. JUNGLE MOUTH ELIMINATION DAY(so what’s your favorite mouthwash or toothpaste flavor?)

23. TICKLE A FRIEND DAY(based on gender-neutral, permission-based solictations only)

24. GOOP & GUNK DAY(time for a bit of patty-cake making or harmless mudslinging)

25. HAGGIS & HIGHLAND FLING APPRECIATION DAY (A celebration of strange Scottish customs kept firmly under wraps unless your name is Robbie Burns)

26. SLIDE RULE REMEMBRANCE DAY(if you don’t know, ask an engineer how to use one)

27. SHAGGY DOG STORY DAY(honors any anecdote or joke that lasts more than 5 minutes)

28. GO FLY A KITE DAY (the only way to send your favorite Nemesis up, up, and away!)

29. NATIONAL WET NOODLE DAY (for those who know how to ‘boil water’ but can’t cook with a wok naturally)

30. MERRY VOICE-MAIL GREETINGS DAY (time to create a humorous voice mail message to amaze your family, friends, or work mates)

31. NATIONAL CROSS-DRESSING DAY (what a way to empty your chameleon clothes’ closet!)

About the Author

Lady Beatrice Blitterlees (referred to in polite circles as the Duchess of Dither) and Lord Earl Craboon (better known as the Duke of Doorknobs) are a devoted duo in the Ripsnorting Royal Court of The Quipping Queen (www.quippingqueen.blogspot.com)

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I’m done with my thinking

I came up with none

I’m tired of playing a pensive philosopher of life

‘Don’t want to fully understand it

I just want to scream and laugh and dance in glee.

I read volumes and scores of books

To get a grip on the sufferings of man

Yet none got me anywhere,

I start to yawn

And dream of choco fudge, bubble bath and water beds.

I tried to grasp the hierarchy of power

And histories of war

Get inside the psyche of the most influentials of men

But my mind drifts back to my adventures in the rain,

Butt naked, bare footed, enjoying like crazy…

To hell with figuring out the world!

October 12, 2000

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Graduation Gowns

Graduation Regalia

Graduation Stoles

Graduation stoles are included as part of the academic regalia at graduation as they add on to the color of the occasion. They also make the students to feel more appreciated more so when one-word captions are imprinted on them such as honor. Most institutions revolve around certain colors and materials when having their graduation stoles made. Although students may be given some leeway to have them done by their own designers such stoles must subscribe to certain requirements in length, width and size.

Usually, graduation stoles are expected to be four inches wide for the whole length of the piece. Furthermore, it is expected to hang about thirty inches on either side of the gown. Consequently one can alter the colors and materials from gold to stain and include the word honor but the measurements have to be observed.

Graduation Information On The Internet

Graduation information is available all over the internet. You’ll find multiple links which can assist you in your research. Gordon International offers a lot of information which can be useful to anyone ordering graduation regalia but if you’re looking for specific history please see the link provided below.
The Following Site Offers Great Information About Graduation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress wikipedia provides the searcher with a great information source for any type of search. You can go to their search wiki and place an random search in the engine and you’ll come across a few useful sources & articles.

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