Latino Television Programs Fill a Void in Hispanic Advertising
by Louis Victor
Advertisers that are beginning to focus on the young Hispanic market have been given a gift in the form of Latino television programming. Now mind you it’s not your typical Latino television programming that you would find on Univsion, this programming is geared towards the large and most overlooked demographic, U.S. born Latinos.
Advertisers crave the buying power of the Hispanic market, the largest minority group in the United States today. But the problem is that they are limited in their knowledge of the Latino community. While they are looking for different types of media to use to hit this desirable market and have their agencies working overtime on the creative end, they are still missing the point.
They are not hitting their intended market, but that has been made much easier for them. They received a gift from the television world in the form of AIM Tell-A-Vision, a distributor of English langauge Latino television programming. Too often advertisers specially create an ad campaign in Spanish to hit the young U.S. Latino market and by doing that they are shortchanging their brand. As I have stated in various articles, the U.S. Latino market is not a mystery, but advertisers have to go beyond their ad agency and do their own homework.
AIM Tell-A-Vision has made it easier for an advertiser to hit this desirable market by developing various English langauge programs such as UrbanLatino Television, American Latino Television, Sonidos and Latination. This programming is developed especially to attract young U.S. born Latinos that speak English, which represents over two thirds of the Hispanic market here in the United States.
An advertiser can actually create an ad campaign in English and get their message in front of the intended audience and not the assumed audience. That’s not to say that an advertiser doesn’t have to gear the campaign towards the Latino market but this medium makes it easier for them to actually gauge their efforts.
Marketers have to disperse of the “Stereotype Marketing” that has engulfed the media dollars which are intended to build brand awareness within this demographic. They need to realize that the U.S. Latino market cannot be put in a cyclone, it is an evolving culture and of the over 65 million Latinos in the United States today, over 25 million are U.S. born.
So how does an advertiser looking to hit the young U.S. Latino market reach them?
Well they first need to bring in an advertising and marketing agency that understands this demographic, like New Age Media Concepts, then develop creative that is geared towards the English speaking U.S. Latino market and put together a comprehensive marketing plan that will get their message to the intended audience.
Of course this would encompass various types of media and not just television, but AIM Tell-A-Vision is an example of an overlooked medium that should be embraced if an advertiser wants to tap into the massive buying power of the U.S. born Latino market.
Louis Victor New Age Media Concepts www.namct.com
Monday, June 21, 2010
CBS Live In Los Angeles
CBS Live in Los Angeles
by Juble.com
CBS Live in Los Angeles
Juble.com
os Angeles California is the ideal vacation getaway spot for those who are fans of television, movies, and just media in general. You never know what star you are going to run into as you walk down the sidewalks of this grand city. It is not uncommon to dine in a restaurant and look up to see a movie star sitting a few tables away. Though there are many attractions to choose from for the movie and television fans, one of the more traveled is that of CBS Television City. http://juble.com/
Everyone who has ever watched television knows about the CBS (Central Broadcasting Station) network. CBS has always been a leader in the televised media industry. At the CBS Television City, you will find the home of many of your favorite television shows and game shows, as well as the home offices of many of the CBS leading executives that run the station.
The main aspect of the CBS Television City that seems to attract so many people is the box office. Here you can get tickets for many of the more popular game shows. The best part of this is that many of them are free! You can get tickets to such popular game shows as The Price is Right and even Hollywood Squares. As most television fans know, some of these shows choose their contestants from the viewing audience, so if you are fortunate enough, you might actually be on the show!
If you are a fan of daytime or nighttime television, then your next getaway needs to be Los Angeles California, where you can see and maybe be a part of some of the world's most famed television series'. When the tickets are one hundred percent completely free, what do you have to lose? http://juble.com/
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by Juble.com
CBS Live in Los Angeles
Juble.com
os Angeles California is the ideal vacation getaway spot for those who are fans of television, movies, and just media in general. You never know what star you are going to run into as you walk down the sidewalks of this grand city. It is not uncommon to dine in a restaurant and look up to see a movie star sitting a few tables away. Though there are many attractions to choose from for the movie and television fans, one of the more traveled is that of CBS Television City. http://juble.com/
Everyone who has ever watched television knows about the CBS (Central Broadcasting Station) network. CBS has always been a leader in the televised media industry. At the CBS Television City, you will find the home of many of your favorite television shows and game shows, as well as the home offices of many of the CBS leading executives that run the station.
The main aspect of the CBS Television City that seems to attract so many people is the box office. Here you can get tickets for many of the more popular game shows. The best part of this is that many of them are free! You can get tickets to such popular game shows as The Price is Right and even Hollywood Squares. As most television fans know, some of these shows choose their contestants from the viewing audience, so if you are fortunate enough, you might actually be on the show!
If you are a fan of daytime or nighttime television, then your next getaway needs to be Los Angeles California, where you can see and maybe be a part of some of the world's most famed television series'. When the tickets are one hundred percent completely free, what do you have to lose? http://juble.com/
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Japan's 'Iron Chef' Cooking Game Show
Japan's 'Iron Chef' Cooking Game Show
by Ross Everett
'Iron Chef' is a crazy Japanese import cooking game show that features accomplished chefs from around the world going head to head in a competition format that's part Julia Child, part pro wrestling. Even non-foodies are drawn to the show for its sheer entertainment value.
The show was originally created by the Fuji TV network in the Japan, and the original Japanese title translates literally to The Iron Men of Cooking. The premise behind the competition is even more outlandish. An eccentric millionaire and food lover MC Kaga, summons the summons the finest chefs in Japan to do battle in his kitchen stadium. Also in residence are three Iron Chefs, each representing a different type of cuisine (Chinese, French and Japanese). The summoned culinary challenger picks which Iron Chef he wants to take a crack at and the contest begins.
Adding even more 'spice' to the show--each dish must include the 'theme ingredient' which is kept a mystery until immediately before the competition begins. With great pomp and amid smoke and pyrotechnics, Kaga reveals the 'mystery ingredient'. Sometimes it'll be something basic like apples or tofu, other times it's more obscure like ox tail or some otherworldly shellfish.
The chefs then have an hour to prepare a seven-course meal to be served to a panel of what I presume to be mid-level Japanese celebrities. They rate and discuss each participants offering and pick a winner. At the end of the show with much fan fare Kaga reveals the winner. Its a great honor to beat one of the Iron Chefs, though its no easy feat.
The announcing is what makes the show. There's a hysterical play by play announcer, an excitable color commentator, and an even more hyperactive sideline correspondent who will break in the commentary frequently with revelations such as observing that a chef is using fresh ginger in a dish or some similar piece of trivia. Apparently one of the announcers is a legit sumo wrestling announcer in Japan, making the strange connection between 'Iron Chef' and Japanese pro wrestling even more pronounced.
The dishes that are presented are always amazing and creative. Sometimes they might not be the most appetizing creations, but that's to be expected when you have to make a desert with something like pickled carp as a theme ingredient. The creative process and the competition is what makes the show a must watch.
The Food Network has recently begun production of a native grown version called 'Iron Chef America'. It has a similar format, but really loses a lot from the Fuji TV original.
About the Author:
by Ross Everett
'Iron Chef' is a crazy Japanese import cooking game show that features accomplished chefs from around the world going head to head in a competition format that's part Julia Child, part pro wrestling. Even non-foodies are drawn to the show for its sheer entertainment value.
The show was originally created by the Fuji TV network in the Japan, and the original Japanese title translates literally to The Iron Men of Cooking. The premise behind the competition is even more outlandish. An eccentric millionaire and food lover MC Kaga, summons the summons the finest chefs in Japan to do battle in his kitchen stadium. Also in residence are three Iron Chefs, each representing a different type of cuisine (Chinese, French and Japanese). The summoned culinary challenger picks which Iron Chef he wants to take a crack at and the contest begins.
Adding even more 'spice' to the show--each dish must include the 'theme ingredient' which is kept a mystery until immediately before the competition begins. With great pomp and amid smoke and pyrotechnics, Kaga reveals the 'mystery ingredient'. Sometimes it'll be something basic like apples or tofu, other times it's more obscure like ox tail or some otherworldly shellfish.
The chefs then have an hour to prepare a seven-course meal to be served to a panel of what I presume to be mid-level Japanese celebrities. They rate and discuss each participants offering and pick a winner. At the end of the show with much fan fare Kaga reveals the winner. Its a great honor to beat one of the Iron Chefs, though its no easy feat.
The announcing is what makes the show. There's a hysterical play by play announcer, an excitable color commentator, and an even more hyperactive sideline correspondent who will break in the commentary frequently with revelations such as observing that a chef is using fresh ginger in a dish or some similar piece of trivia. Apparently one of the announcers is a legit sumo wrestling announcer in Japan, making the strange connection between 'Iron Chef' and Japanese pro wrestling even more pronounced.
The dishes that are presented are always amazing and creative. Sometimes they might not be the most appetizing creations, but that's to be expected when you have to make a desert with something like pickled carp as a theme ingredient. The creative process and the competition is what makes the show a must watch.
The Food Network has recently begun production of a native grown version called 'Iron Chef America'. It has a similar format, but really loses a lot from the Fuji TV original.
About the Author:
Ross Everett is a well known marketing consultant to the restaurant, casino and sports betting industries. He is also a freelance writer specializing in topics such as fine dining, travel and how to successfully bet on NFL football. He is currently a staff marketing and hospitality director for Sports-1 sportsbook.
Direct TV: Reasons Why You Got To Have DIRECTV
Direct TV: Reasons Why You Got To Have DIRECTV
by Dorthy Weatherbush
If you are considering getting satellite or cable television, you have to put Directv at the top of your list. If you aren't considering getting satellite or cable, you should be! Direct TV is definitely the best and ultimate in satellite television. The first reason why is that they make it incredibly easy to sign up. The only thing required on your part is your address.
As soon as they know where exactly you live, they send one of their trusted installers to your house to perform an installation. They will work around your schedule so that the installation is done at a convenient time and date for you. The installation doesn't usually take more than 90 minutes, and you don't have to lift more than the finger required to open the front door and let the installer in!
Once the installer arrives at your house, he will do some wiring and check to make sure that all of your receivers are in good and working order; the installer will also make sure that every receiver is properly programmed. With Direct tv, you can choose from HD, DVR, or HD DVR receivers. Depending on what the needs and desires are for your household, you may want either one of these packages.
Once the installer has completed the home installation of your Directv, you will be shown how to use your services so that you can enjoy the Direct TV experience for everything that it is. Directv has a variety of options to choose from in terms of packages and pricing, so that the services can be tailored to fit any budget. For those that need something a little cheaper, for instance, the family package has over 50 wonderful channels for just under $30 per month.
Movie lovers will absolutely love the number of movie channels that Directv has to offer. They have everything including Starz, HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax. They also have movies on demand which allows you to order the latest movies. But the best part is that you don't have to worry about rentals and late fees. You never have to leave the comfort of your own home, and you don't have to worry about returning anything!
If your family is into watching sports together, then you will definitely want to check out what Directv has to offer in terms of a sports package. They have great deals for football, basketball, and baseball seasons. They offer almost every sports channel available, so it's just up to you to decide what exactly it is that you want to watch.
We live in an age of movers; what that means is that people don't live in any one place for too long so its important that the moving process be made as simple and easy as possible. That's why Direct TV allows you to take your receivers to your new house and they will install a new satellite at your new house for FREE. You don't even have to worry about the satellite you left at your old place.
The decision to get satellite is a good one, but the decision to go with Directv is a great one. You will not be disappointed with DIRECTVs service or anything else, and are sure to have the best television experience ever!
About the Author:
by Dorthy Weatherbush
If you are considering getting satellite or cable television, you have to put Directv at the top of your list. If you aren't considering getting satellite or cable, you should be! Direct TV is definitely the best and ultimate in satellite television. The first reason why is that they make it incredibly easy to sign up. The only thing required on your part is your address.
As soon as they know where exactly you live, they send one of their trusted installers to your house to perform an installation. They will work around your schedule so that the installation is done at a convenient time and date for you. The installation doesn't usually take more than 90 minutes, and you don't have to lift more than the finger required to open the front door and let the installer in!
Once the installer arrives at your house, he will do some wiring and check to make sure that all of your receivers are in good and working order; the installer will also make sure that every receiver is properly programmed. With Direct tv, you can choose from HD, DVR, or HD DVR receivers. Depending on what the needs and desires are for your household, you may want either one of these packages.
Once the installer has completed the home installation of your Directv, you will be shown how to use your services so that you can enjoy the Direct TV experience for everything that it is. Directv has a variety of options to choose from in terms of packages and pricing, so that the services can be tailored to fit any budget. For those that need something a little cheaper, for instance, the family package has over 50 wonderful channels for just under $30 per month.
Movie lovers will absolutely love the number of movie channels that Directv has to offer. They have everything including Starz, HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax. They also have movies on demand which allows you to order the latest movies. But the best part is that you don't have to worry about rentals and late fees. You never have to leave the comfort of your own home, and you don't have to worry about returning anything!
If your family is into watching sports together, then you will definitely want to check out what Directv has to offer in terms of a sports package. They have great deals for football, basketball, and baseball seasons. They offer almost every sports channel available, so it's just up to you to decide what exactly it is that you want to watch.
We live in an age of movers; what that means is that people don't live in any one place for too long so its important that the moving process be made as simple and easy as possible. That's why Direct TV allows you to take your receivers to your new house and they will install a new satellite at your new house for FREE. You don't even have to worry about the satellite you left at your old place.
The decision to get satellite is a good one, but the decision to go with Directv is a great one. You will not be disappointed with DIRECTVs service or anything else, and are sure to have the best television experience ever!
About the Author:
Dorthy Weatherbush has a family of her own and they enjoy watching satellite TV with Direct TV. With www.Directv.com she gets more channels for a better price than anywhere else.
ABC Lost: A Brilliant Combination Of Mystery And Drama
ABC Lost: A Brilliant Combination Of Mystery And Drama
by J. D Theis
It a known fact that the Lost on ABC is an extraordinary and a unique series that includes suspense, mystery and drama. Its viewers have been hooked on to it over the period of five years. ABC lost is about many things apart from the suspense element to its plot. It has passing references to most of the events happening on the earth be it present or past.
At any point you will be able to point out more than one connection between the things happening on and off the island in the ABC Lost and the real world. For instance, the books read by the characters on the Lost on ABC or the games played by them in their leisure time are not much different than the games we play or the bestseller books in the market. Imagine there is a makeshift golf course on the island and the phrases on Rousseau's map are actually the lyrics from a song.
Thus references like these compel a hard core fan of the ABC Lost to wrack his mind behind the linking the events of the show and reach to a solution of these secrets and mysteries as to what will happen in the show. However, the makers of the ABC Lost are bright enough to see to it that the fans' attempts go all in wane.
Seriously, one should see the frenzy of activity going on in the mind of a typical lost fan in the way he attempts to solve the mystery surround a certain character or event in the Lost on ABC. Just visit www.lost-tv-show.com and check out the blog section and the lost TV forum to realize the truthfulness of the above statement. Hold on, does the grin on your face imply that even you are one of the ABC Lost fans? If yes, then feel free to share your opinion and speculations with the multitude of fans here engrossed in unlocking the locked lost secrets.
www.lost-tv-show.com is a portal only for this excellent and widely watched and loved series on America television ever, the Lost on ABC. This site includes all large and small details about the series and the people playing these characters. You may even win prizes if you participate and prove that you possess immense knowledge about the show.
About the Author:
by J. D Theis
It a known fact that the Lost on ABC is an extraordinary and a unique series that includes suspense, mystery and drama. Its viewers have been hooked on to it over the period of five years. ABC lost is about many things apart from the suspense element to its plot. It has passing references to most of the events happening on the earth be it present or past.
At any point you will be able to point out more than one connection between the things happening on and off the island in the ABC Lost and the real world. For instance, the books read by the characters on the Lost on ABC or the games played by them in their leisure time are not much different than the games we play or the bestseller books in the market. Imagine there is a makeshift golf course on the island and the phrases on Rousseau's map are actually the lyrics from a song.
Thus references like these compel a hard core fan of the ABC Lost to wrack his mind behind the linking the events of the show and reach to a solution of these secrets and mysteries as to what will happen in the show. However, the makers of the ABC Lost are bright enough to see to it that the fans' attempts go all in wane.
Seriously, one should see the frenzy of activity going on in the mind of a typical lost fan in the way he attempts to solve the mystery surround a certain character or event in the Lost on ABC. Just visit www.lost-tv-show.com and check out the blog section and the lost TV forum to realize the truthfulness of the above statement. Hold on, does the grin on your face imply that even you are one of the ABC Lost fans? If yes, then feel free to share your opinion and speculations with the multitude of fans here engrossed in unlocking the locked lost secrets.
www.lost-tv-show.com is a portal only for this excellent and widely watched and loved series on America television ever, the Lost on ABC. This site includes all large and small details about the series and the people playing these characters. You may even win prizes if you participate and prove that you possess immense knowledge about the show.
About the Author:
Explore all the fun of ABC Lost at www.lost-tv-show.com
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Tips On Setting Goals - Setting Goals Objectives
Tips on setting goals - setting goals objectives
by Cheryline Lawson
by Cheryline Lawson
The greatest salesman in the world, and renowned self-help author Zig Ziglar in his book “See You At The Top” has laid out the importance of goals in every sphere of life. A person has goals that are physical, family-oriented, mental, social, career-oriented, financial and spiritual. Every goal is woven around an action plan that can lead to its success.
One of the best tips on setting goals is to write them down on a piece of paper or a planner on your computer. Most of us are skeptical about doing so and think it is waste of time to write down their goals. But we do not know that our memory can cheat us easily. Life demands so much from us every day that it is very easy to lose sight of our goals. So it is important to write your goals on paper and keep them in front of you every day, so that you can see yourself working on them.
Another intelligent tip on setting goals is to find out the obstacles and hurdles that can stop you from achieving your goals. This is not a negative approach, but a realistic one. On a busy day, there is heavy traffic and vehicles that hinder your car from reaching your destination by a required time. But if you know what time, the traffic is at its lowest, you will be able to reach your destination faster. It is right when experts say that when you have identified a problem properly, it means you have solved it. Once you identify the hurdle or obstacle to your goal, you will be able to cruise along smartly.
Last but not the least, one more important tip on setting goals is to make sure that your goals or targets are not unrealistic. If you are thinking about earning one million dollars in one year, you are being unrealistic. A professional wrestler should challenge the fighter who ranks above him to start with, rather than the champion of the year. Success is nothing but ‘gradual, progressive’ realization of your dreams. In time, you will be able to achieve anything and everything.
If you really want to learn how to start your very own personal goals list, then head on over to http://tipsonsettinggoals.blogspot.com right now.
Organizing Your Scrapbook Space To Help Your At Home Scrapbooking Business.
Organizing your scrapbook space to help your at home
scrapbooking business.
by Colleen Shiach
How do you keep all those scrapbooking supplies organized to run
your scrapbooking company efficiently. Here are several helpful
tips to keep your scrapbooking business organized and efficient.
In this article we will cover, theme items, fibers, ribbon and
paper.
There are an endless number of tools and supplies that help us
turn plain pages into works of art for our customers. But
organizing and storing all those wonderful embellishments we use
to create with can be challenging. Spending time digging through
drawers and boxes looking for supplies is frustrating and time
consuming and time is money. There are simple and inexpensive
ways to help you spend less time searching for your supplies and
more time exactly creating.
Sorting supplies by categories or themes is very useful and you
can tell at a glance what you have in stock. Some useful
categories are Winter, Christmas, Easter, Valentines, Baby girl,
Baby boy, etc. Create interesting labels using 2"x 4" address
labels and your computer. You can have fun with this too by
adding small graphics and matching the font to your business
cards.
Be sure to save all those scrap pieces of paper into themes
also. A great item for this are those accordion style keepers
available at most office supply stores and 12"x 12" Paper
Envelopes by Cropper Hopper. By saving all those scraps of paper
you can use them to make die cuts and punches to match those
wonderful pages you are creating.
What to do with all those fibers and ribbons ? Place fibers in
small plastic bags and store them in your theme containers.
Smaller plastic containers work great to store fibers by colors.
You can also use recycled clear jars, cleaned and labels
removed, and sort by color. Add your creative labels to these
also. Photo boxes are a great size for holding spools of ribbon
and these come in clear also. Another great solution is to hang
a pretty curtain rod on your wall and thread those ribbon spools
on the curtain rod.
Paper is one of the most important staples and storage is also a
major problem for most at home scrap booking businesses. Paper
comes in hundreds of different colors, patterns, textures and
weights. It needs to be kept dry and clean, be photo safe and
stored in plain sight. Paper can be stored in a wide variety of
ways but horizontal is the best. There are lots of wonderful
products out there, from wire storage racks to clear stacking
plastic trays and are a very good investments.
scrapbooking business.
by Colleen Shiach
How do you keep all those scrapbooking supplies organized to run
your scrapbooking company efficiently. Here are several helpful
tips to keep your scrapbooking business organized and efficient.
In this article we will cover, theme items, fibers, ribbon and
paper.
There are an endless number of tools and supplies that help us
turn plain pages into works of art for our customers. But
organizing and storing all those wonderful embellishments we use
to create with can be challenging. Spending time digging through
drawers and boxes looking for supplies is frustrating and time
consuming and time is money. There are simple and inexpensive
ways to help you spend less time searching for your supplies and
more time exactly creating.
Sorting supplies by categories or themes is very useful and you
can tell at a glance what you have in stock. Some useful
categories are Winter, Christmas, Easter, Valentines, Baby girl,
Baby boy, etc. Create interesting labels using 2"x 4" address
labels and your computer. You can have fun with this too by
adding small graphics and matching the font to your business
cards.
Be sure to save all those scrap pieces of paper into themes
also. A great item for this are those accordion style keepers
available at most office supply stores and 12"x 12" Paper
Envelopes by Cropper Hopper. By saving all those scraps of paper
you can use them to make die cuts and punches to match those
wonderful pages you are creating.
What to do with all those fibers and ribbons ? Place fibers in
small plastic bags and store them in your theme containers.
Smaller plastic containers work great to store fibers by colors.
You can also use recycled clear jars, cleaned and labels
removed, and sort by color. Add your creative labels to these
also. Photo boxes are a great size for holding spools of ribbon
and these come in clear also. Another great solution is to hang
a pretty curtain rod on your wall and thread those ribbon spools
on the curtain rod.
Paper is one of the most important staples and storage is also a
major problem for most at home scrap booking businesses. Paper
comes in hundreds of different colors, patterns, textures and
weights. It needs to be kept dry and clean, be photo safe and
stored in plain sight. Paper can be stored in a wide variety of
ways but horizontal is the best. There are lots of wonderful
products out there, from wire storage racks to clear stacking
plastic trays and are a very good investments.
Organizing A High School Musical
Organizing a High School Musical
by Gary Ewer
So you're school has decided to do a musical. Musicals can be
very exciting and rewarding experiences for both staff and
student alike. It's a great way to teach the arts to students,
and to bring together visual arts, music, drama and dance in a
unique way.
The success of a high school musical will depend mainly on your
good planning of the event. You need to start early. The
following is a musical timeline for putting a typical high
school musical together:
(Months/Weeks/Days Before Show):
12 Months: -Create production team (producer, stage manager
musical director) -Contact rental company. -Estimate of price.
-Hire a director; negotiate price. -Meet with school admin.
-Obtain performance venue.
6 Months: -Production meeting - Chose the show. -Contact rental
company, obtain rights. -Arrange to obtain piano/vocal score
right away. -Reserve performance venue.
5 Months: -Announce auditions. -Hire rehearsal pianist for
auditions and rehearsals. -Choose audition music and make
available.
4 and a Half Months: -Hold auditions/call-backs. -Choose main
characters. -Post cast list. -Advertise within school for
backstage crew (building sets, paining scenery, assembling
props).
4 Months: -Read through script with entire cast. -Props crew:
Begin constructing sets. -Begin onstage and music (singing)
rehearsals.
3 Months: -Form the following committees: Constume/Make up,
Publicity/Ticket sales, Lighting/Sound. -Contact extra musicians
for pit.
9 Weeks: -Hold pit orchestra auditions.
8 Weeks: -Begin advertising campaign. -Cast should now have
costumes. -Post pit orchestra member list.
7 Weeks: -Begin pit rehearsals -Optional production meeting
(communication between production team and all committees)
4 Weeks: -Production meeting - Plan final week of rehearsals,
stage use by various teams. -Acquire necessary permission to
excuse students from class for any schedule conflicts. -Invite
area schools to preview show.
2 Weeks: -Rehearsal with pit and cast (Sing through). -Pit
rehearsal(s) of dance music with dancers. -Run-thru of show with
onstage cast/ piano.
1 Week: -Props and scenery complete and ready for use. -Run of
scene changes with stage crew. -Complete run of show with pit
orchestra and cast.
5 Days: -Final pit rehearsal to iron out problem spots.
-Cue-to-cue: work out lighting cues.
4 Days: -Technical run of show with sound, all props, light
cues, scene changes.
3 Days: -Complete run of show with orchestra. Give notes after
run.
2 Days (or day before show): -DRESS REHEARSAL
(Give one day before public run as a day off, to rest the cast.)
General Advice for Doing Good School Musicals:
Administrative: 1) Delegate! Don't try to be the onstage
director, musical director, producer, chief bottle-washer, etc.
Find as many different people within your school as possible to
fill these roles. The people you will need, at a minimum:
Director Music Director Producer Stage Manager Props & Scenery
Coordinator Choreographer Lighting & Sound Director Costume
Coordinator Publicity Coordinator
2) Know your venue. Do not plan a musical without knowing where
you will be performing it.
3) Auditions: -Be good to your students when they come in for
their audition. Remember that many students are doing the first
audition of their lives, and are probably terrified. Set them at
ease - be lighthearted and friendly, not austere and demanding.
-Encourage students to sing out with a full voice at the
audition.
-Congratulate them after auditioning, and always find something
positive to say to them about how they performed.
4) Onstage: -Begin rehearsing chorus early in the process.
There is a need to get the main characters' part of the show
worked out early of course, but you will benefit from the
excitement generated by rehearsing chorus early. Chorus numbers
tend to be energetic and exciting, and much momentum can be lost
by ignoring chorus at the beginning of the rehearsal run. Chorus
members are very important. They are your "townspeople", your
various unnamed characters that give vital atmosphere to a show.
Tell chorus members to invent a character name, and to develop a
short one or two-paragraph biography. This will help to
eliminate that "onstage furniture" look that so many high school
students have.
-All singers should sing in their character's voice. If the
character speaks with a southern drawl, he/she should sing with
a southern drawl.
-Chorus should sing with eyebrows raised and backs straight.
-A musical theatre voice is a big voice with distinctive
character, not a choir voice. Invite a singing professional to a
rehearsal to teach young singers how to safely project their
voice.
5) Miscellaneous Onstage/backstage -Teach students to never
touch props or scenery unless specifically instructed to do so.
This applies even to props that are used by that character.
Unless it is show time or rehearsal time, props should be placed
and moved only by backstage crew.
-Onstage characters must be taught to be mindful and respectful
of backstage crew. Backstage crew have an important job to do
during runs of a show. The precise timing of scene changes
requires actors to stay out of the way.
-Actors must never appear in house in costume or make-up.
During the show's intermission, no actors should be meeting
public, family or friends.
-Backstage during a show must be very quiet. Actors waiting in
wings to make an entrance must stay well off to the side to
prevent being seen until entering the stage.
-Be sure to tell students to thank any professionals you have
invited to perform in your pit orchestra, or who are involved in
other aspects of the show. Point out to the students how lucky
they are to have people donating their time and efforts to their
show.
A musical will provide lifelong memories for you and your
students. And it will provide a unique opportunity to bring
together various aspects of the fine arts in your school. You
will also find that musicals will engage people in an artistic
endeavor who might not normally involve themselves in the arts.
Enjoy the experience! -Gary Ewer The Essential Secrets
of Songwriting, Gary Ewer's Easy Music
Theory
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by Gary Ewer
So you're school has decided to do a musical. Musicals can be
very exciting and rewarding experiences for both staff and
student alike. It's a great way to teach the arts to students,
and to bring together visual arts, music, drama and dance in a
unique way.
The success of a high school musical will depend mainly on your
good planning of the event. You need to start early. The
following is a musical timeline for putting a typical high
school musical together:
(Months/Weeks/Days Before Show):
12 Months: -Create production team (producer, stage manager
musical director) -Contact rental company. -Estimate of price.
-Hire a director; negotiate price. -Meet with school admin.
-Obtain performance venue.
6 Months: -Production meeting - Chose the show. -Contact rental
company, obtain rights. -Arrange to obtain piano/vocal score
right away. -Reserve performance venue.
5 Months: -Announce auditions. -Hire rehearsal pianist for
auditions and rehearsals. -Choose audition music and make
available.
4 and a Half Months: -Hold auditions/call-backs. -Choose main
characters. -Post cast list. -Advertise within school for
backstage crew (building sets, paining scenery, assembling
props).
4 Months: -Read through script with entire cast. -Props crew:
Begin constructing sets. -Begin onstage and music (singing)
rehearsals.
3 Months: -Form the following committees: Constume/Make up,
Publicity/Ticket sales, Lighting/Sound. -Contact extra musicians
for pit.
9 Weeks: -Hold pit orchestra auditions.
8 Weeks: -Begin advertising campaign. -Cast should now have
costumes. -Post pit orchestra member list.
7 Weeks: -Begin pit rehearsals -Optional production meeting
(communication between production team and all committees)
4 Weeks: -Production meeting - Plan final week of rehearsals,
stage use by various teams. -Acquire necessary permission to
excuse students from class for any schedule conflicts. -Invite
area schools to preview show.
2 Weeks: -Rehearsal with pit and cast (Sing through). -Pit
rehearsal(s) of dance music with dancers. -Run-thru of show with
onstage cast/ piano.
1 Week: -Props and scenery complete and ready for use. -Run of
scene changes with stage crew. -Complete run of show with pit
orchestra and cast.
5 Days: -Final pit rehearsal to iron out problem spots.
-Cue-to-cue: work out lighting cues.
4 Days: -Technical run of show with sound, all props, light
cues, scene changes.
3 Days: -Complete run of show with orchestra. Give notes after
run.
2 Days (or day before show): -DRESS REHEARSAL
(Give one day before public run as a day off, to rest the cast.)
General Advice for Doing Good School Musicals:
Administrative: 1) Delegate! Don't try to be the onstage
director, musical director, producer, chief bottle-washer, etc.
Find as many different people within your school as possible to
fill these roles. The people you will need, at a minimum:
Director Music Director Producer Stage Manager Props & Scenery
Coordinator Choreographer Lighting & Sound Director Costume
Coordinator Publicity Coordinator
2) Know your venue. Do not plan a musical without knowing where
you will be performing it.
3) Auditions: -Be good to your students when they come in for
their audition. Remember that many students are doing the first
audition of their lives, and are probably terrified. Set them at
ease - be lighthearted and friendly, not austere and demanding.
-Encourage students to sing out with a full voice at the
audition.
-Congratulate them after auditioning, and always find something
positive to say to them about how they performed.
4) Onstage: -Begin rehearsing chorus early in the process.
There is a need to get the main characters' part of the show
worked out early of course, but you will benefit from the
excitement generated by rehearsing chorus early. Chorus numbers
tend to be energetic and exciting, and much momentum can be lost
by ignoring chorus at the beginning of the rehearsal run. Chorus
members are very important. They are your "townspeople", your
various unnamed characters that give vital atmosphere to a show.
Tell chorus members to invent a character name, and to develop a
short one or two-paragraph biography. This will help to
eliminate that "onstage furniture" look that so many high school
students have.
-All singers should sing in their character's voice. If the
character speaks with a southern drawl, he/she should sing with
a southern drawl.
-Chorus should sing with eyebrows raised and backs straight.
-A musical theatre voice is a big voice with distinctive
character, not a choir voice. Invite a singing professional to a
rehearsal to teach young singers how to safely project their
voice.
5) Miscellaneous Onstage/backstage -Teach students to never
touch props or scenery unless specifically instructed to do so.
This applies even to props that are used by that character.
Unless it is show time or rehearsal time, props should be placed
and moved only by backstage crew.
-Onstage characters must be taught to be mindful and respectful
of backstage crew. Backstage crew have an important job to do
during runs of a show. The precise timing of scene changes
requires actors to stay out of the way.
-Actors must never appear in house in costume or make-up.
During the show's intermission, no actors should be meeting
public, family or friends.
-Backstage during a show must be very quiet. Actors waiting in
wings to make an entrance must stay well off to the side to
prevent being seen until entering the stage.
-Be sure to tell students to thank any professionals you have
invited to perform in your pit orchestra, or who are involved in
other aspects of the show. Point out to the students how lucky
they are to have people donating their time and efforts to their
show.
A musical will provide lifelong memories for you and your
students. And it will provide a unique opportunity to bring
together various aspects of the fine arts in your school. You
will also find that musicals will engage people in an artistic
endeavor who might not normally involve themselves in the arts.
Enjoy the experience! -Gary Ewer The Essential Secrets
of Songwriting, Gary Ewer's Easy Music
Theory
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Quick Organizing Tips From Assistance For You
Quick Organizing Tips From Assistance For You
by Yvonne Thompson
by Yvonne Thompson
Keeping on task and getting organized starts with a basic plan that can be implemented into everyone's daily life. Just by following these simple steps you can be on your way to a more productive and friendly work environment. Below are some quick tips to get you started on the right track towards self improvement and a better work style.
Organize Your Office
Keep all frequently used items within arms reach. Make your workspace work for you. You shouldn’t have to work for space. Create a simple, yet friendly, filing system (tickler) that you will use everyday. File continuously. Don’t stockpile stack of paper. always put things back where you intend on storing them for easy retrieval in the future.
Plan Your Day Everyday
Plan your tomorrow today and always stick to the plan. Keep a calendar or daily planner so you can pre-plan meetings, tasks and appointments. Use your calendar or daily planner to check off each task as they accomplished. Schedule blocks of time for specific tasks. Plan a “clean-up” day at least once a month.
Don’t Procrastinate
Always address any task that can be done immediately first.
Follow-up on tasks as needed on the day you specified.
Get ahead of tasks when time permits and reward yourself for your diligence.
Reduce Paper
Keep a trash container handy. Throw away envelopes and junk mail immediately. Limit unnecessary subscriptions. Remove your name from mailing lists* Use e-mail and online resources as much as possible. Print only when needed. Incorporate the three "R" rule: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse when possible.
Get Support
Don’t be afraid to ask for assistance. We all can use some help at times. Incorporate family and friends into your daily tasks. Utilize experienced outside support services such as Virtual Assistants. If you need help with business tasks, events, mailers or seasonal tasks, Virtual Assistants can lend a helping hand.
*Assistance For You Quick Tip*
Did you know you that you can get your personal contact information removed from marketing lists through the Direct Marketing Association and by contacting each credit-reporting bureau in writing.
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About The Author
Yvonne Thompson owns and operates Assistance For You, a Virtual Assistant Support Service which specializes in assisting small businesses and individuals in becoming more efficient throught diverse administrative support. For more information visit Assistance-For-You.com
“Too Much Stuff” Syndrome Or How Decorating And Organizing Can Help Your Sanity
“Too Much Stuff” Syndrome or How Decorating and Organizing Can Help Your Sanity
by Lisa DeClue
by Lisa DeClue
This area of home life is different from others in that it involves all the senses and to that degree it is successful, engendering varying emotions. Decorating isn't really a hobby, nor is it merely an activity; it's a driving force of many people to live in comfortable and pleasing surroundings while they regenerate from a stressful world.
Yet, decorating by itself is not nearly as completely satisfying as having an organized home that is rich in beautiful detail. Decorating and organizing go hand-in-hand, like a one-two punch of home completion.
In an effort to motivate you to action, use these suggestions to help you on your way to an organized home this spring and summer.
Paper Clutter
1. If you’re like my dear Mother and you still have newspapers from 1978 because you haven’t read them all: Don’t walk, RUN to the sanitation department and rent an industrial sized dumpster to leave in your driveway for a week.
2. I’m giving you permission to touch your incoming mail and papers more than once – only if the second “touching” is on the way to the dumpster.
3. You know that pile of “things to file” that keeps growing? Guess what – dump that too. You can always print off another copy or send away for the info. over the Internet. (This, coming from the daughter of a paper monster…)
Clothing
Twice a year, my mom would make me try on clothes for the upcoming season. She would invariably choose cold mornings to try on summer things and the hottest day on record to slip into woolens and flannels… (If your kids give you flack for trying on clothes in the comfort of air conditioning, you may use this as your own example.) If you haven’t worn something in the time it took you to have your second child, it’s probably not worth hanging on to (unless, of course, the dumpster is full).
Use a great tip I just discovered: Pick three nights a week to try on 5 items in your closet, then go to your dressers and do the same thing. At this rate, the average American woman should be able to go through all her clothes in about 3 years, 9 months and 14 days. No need to worry, it’ll be a different season then!
Kids’ Toys
1. You could try to “limit” the number of toys they play with each month and cycle them to and from the garage so your little ones get variety.
2. That takes too much effort. I just threatened my boys if they left toys out on their floor at bedtime, they would be in the dumpster the next day (the toys, silly!). Do this twice, and you’ll have this hot spot under control.
I hope these points have given you some new ways to look at the problem of clutter and refreshing methods to deal with them. Given the fun you’ll have with that dumpster, you might want to consider renting a second one for the hubby’s stuff.
I’ll tell you what. If you really do rent a dumpster (okay, it can be the smaller version) I’ll have a reward for your diligence. Ladies – Email me that you filled your dumpster to the very tippy top and something funny that happened during the process. I’ll send you a coupon for a discount on a Fragrance Lamp that will fill your home with lovely aromas. Gentlemen – Email me the same (that is, that you actually rented the thing and filled it, and an amusing related story) and I will send you a Gift Certificate for your wife. Such a deal!
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Lisa DeClue is a WAHM and really does love her Mother. She owns Decorating with HGPgal, a website incorporating interior and garden/patio decorating resources, articles, tips and a monthly newsletter in addition to a unique business opportunity. Subscribe to the newsletter at http://HGPgal.com/newsletter.html and be entered into the monthly prize drawing.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Take Up Smoking - Your Food Will Love It
Take Up Smoking - Your Food Will Love It
by Michael Sheridan
by Michael Sheridan
Newsflash: there is a world beyond olive oil.
Look, I like olive oil as much as the next person and I use it extensively in my cooking. However, there are alternatives and there are very good reasons for using some of them. But let’s just stay with olive oil for a second or two longer.
How often have you seen this statement in a recipe; ”use the best olive oil you can afford.”
Well I’m here to tell you that is nonsense. The quality of olive oil is not determined by its price, nor by its fancy packaging. It’s determined by its flavor and what you propose using it for.
For example, while extra virgin olive oil is perfect for salads, there is absolutely no point in using it for high temperature cooking. When heated beyond a certain point it loses its flavor and most of its characteristics, although not its nutritional value. You might just as well use the home brand oil of the store you’re shopping in.
What’s more, the store’s own brand of extra virgin olive oil will be every bit as good as those costing many dollars more. I never buy anything else, and I have yet to come across anyone who can tell the difference. Just don’t let them see the bottle.
Adding flavor
I mentioned before that with high temperature cooking, such as frying, olive oil quickly loses its flavor. Fortunately, all fats are not the same and the best way to overcome this problem is to mix the olive oil with something else.
You could use sesame oil for example, or add a knob of butter which will not burn because, although the oil reaches its smoking point at a higher temperature than animal fats, the overall cooking temperature will be reduced by the butter.
This is not always a disadvantage and I frequently use butter instead of oil for much of the cooking I do. However, I use clarified butter, or “Ghee”, which is simply the Asian form of clarified butter and is usually sold in tins.
Clarified butter is butter with the milk solids removed so that it can be heated to a high temperature without burning. It’s also much better for you than the full fat alternative.
You can make it yourself simply by bringing ordinary butter to the boil, skimming off the solids which rise to the surface and then filtering the remainder. But for the life of me I cannot imagine why you would want to do that when you can buy a tin of it that will just about last for ever if kept in the fridge.
The great thing about using Ghee is that it retains its flavor no matter what temperature you cook it at without overpowering the rest of the ingredients.
Dangerous liaisons
Despite what the recipes may tell you, olive oil is worse than useless when used in egg liaison sauces. It makes them taste bitter.
For things like mayonnaise and hollandaise sauce, I invariably use grape seed oil. I find this has a light, clean finish and produces perfect results every time. Corn oil and canola, which is called rape-seed oil in Britain, tend to be rather too oily and I also find them very bland.
As a matter of fact, I never cook with either of them. Even my deep fat frying is done with olive oil. Which brings me to another point.
Fats and oils in cooking are mainly used for either deep or shallow frying. In both cases the food that results, with just a few exceptions such as omelets, should be crisp and fat free. The main reason this doesn’t happen is because the fat was not able to get hot enough before the food was added.
Don’t let this happen to you. Heat your frying pan until it begins to smoke. Then remove it from the heat for a minute before adding food. Do the same with your wok, and make sure that your deep fat fryer has reached full temperature before you even think about adding the tiniest morsel.
If you have any trouble judging the correct temperature, drop a small scrap of fresh bread into the fat and see what it does. It should sizzle immediately and crisp up in a couple of seconds.
Remember that all fats are not the same. Refined oils such as sunflower, peanut and corn are best for frying because they reach a smoke point of 450°F, while olive oil – which is what I use for general cooking – comes in at 410°F.
To give you some idea of the difference in cooking temperatures, ordinary butter has a smoke point of around 300°F.
One more point. Don’t try to cook too much food at once. If you do, you will find that the temperature will drop rapidly, the food will shed water and instead of frying your chicken or whatever, you will stew it.
Better by far to cook small amounts at a time, allowing the oil to reheat between each batch. Do this, and you will avoid the limp vegetables and soggy chips (French fries) that bedevil so many home cooks.
Michael Sheridan is a head chef and published author on cooking matters. This article is one of a series which may be obtained free from his website at http://thecoolcook.com
Vitamin C - The Most Common Health Food Supplement
Vitamin C - The Most Common Health Food Supplement
by Lorna Mclaren
by Lorna Mclaren
Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid was first isolated from lemons in 1932. The
C in this very important vitamin is debatable and may stand for citrus,
cold, or collagen for the following reasons.
Fruits found with the highest concentration of Vitamin C are citrus fruits,
rose hips, cherries, papayas, cantaloupes, and strawberries. Common
vegetable sources are red and green peppers, broccoli, sprouts,
tomatoes, asparagus, parsley, dark leafy greens, and cabbage.
The most important function of Vitamin C is the formation and
maintenance of collagen, the basis of connective tissue, found in skin,
ligaments, cartilage, vertebral discs, joint linings, capillary walls, bones,
and teeth.
Vitamin C is an antioxidant vitamin. It blocks the oxidation of water-
soluble molecules, which lead to the creation of free radicals, the culprits
responsible for making our bodies prone to cellular injury and disease.
A most popular disease associated with Vitamin C deficiency is scurvy.
Lack of Vitamin C in the body impedes collagen formation, causing
reduced health of the tissues. Early symptoms are poor resistance to
infection and very slow wound healing. In addition, many medical
problems have been found to be associated with low blood levels of
Vitamin C. These are common infections, colds, depression, high blood
pressure, arthritis, vascular fragility, allergies, ulcers, and even
cholesterol gallstones.
The RDA for adults is 60 mg. Only 10 to 20-mg. of Vitamin C are
required to prevent scurvy, and there is more than that in one portion of
most fruits or vegetables. For most people the minimum dosage is
between 100–150 mg. daily.
Vitamin C is the most commonly consumed nutrient supplement and is
available as regular or chewable tablet or as time-release capsule, as
well as in powder, effervescent, and liquid forms.
Lorna Mclaren has an informational website http://www.123-nutrition.com where you can find out all about health food supplements and vitamins.
Casino Food 101
Casino Food 101
by Mansi Aggarwal
by Mansi Aggarwal
Over the years, the various gambling games and the gambling joints or the casinos have undergone a change, making the experience riskier, adventurous and unique in itself. An often overlooked, but yet important component in the entire casino experience is the food. The casino towns have a variety of buffets and joints to offer to its tourist population. Cities like Las Vegas, Atlantic and Monte Carlo are revolutionizing their food regime.
Las Vegas, the God of all gambling cities has moved from being just a casino city to has now become a complete recreational hub. The city’s primary focus for ages had on casinos. Incidentally, it left out the entire food experience. Consequently, it lost many of its tourists who were non serious gamblers. Investors and casino owners have now realized that with state lotteries and Indian casinos soon catching up, they need to diversify. Many resorts and casinos have now come up which promise a complete holiday. If this is not enough, restaurants with celebrity chefs coming from all over the world have a wide range of cuisines to offer. While Caesar’s Palace now has two dozen restaurants, Bellagio has the one of the best cuisines of the place. Numerous other dining joints offer a mix of various cuisines, like the Olives which has exotic Mediterranean – American dishes on its menu.
Vegas also has the famous Emeril Lagasse’s restaurants. The renowned chef, who has an entire range of cooking accessories attributed to him, opened the New Orlean’s Fish House in the MGM Grand Hotel. The menu chiefly comprises sea food. Delmonico’s Steakhouse, another grand experience is well known for its bar and cigar collection. This Lagasse brainwave specializes in steaks.
Wolfgang Puck is another brand name in food design. Spago, a chain of hotels opened by Puck started business in Vegas in 1992. This famous chain is the Synonym of wealth and style. Situated in the Caesar’s Palace, this hotel offers both, light dishes and dinner. The menu includes oven pizzas and pastas. Postrio another one of Puck establishments offer the New American menu. The list comprises fish and other sea food dishes. It also has a good wine collection. Other Puck restaurants in Vegas include Lupo and Chinois.
A factor that perhaps forced Atlantic City to catch up with the ‘new casino experience’ was its geographic location. New York and Connecticut have both seen an escalation in the number of casinos in the past years. This in turn has forced many gamblers to stay home and visit these weekend joints. The first step in the evolution of the Atlantic City’s casino front was the opening of a casino cum resort in 2003. The sea food buffets in the Atlantic are similar to those found in the Vegas. The Caesar’s Palace is the venue of a number of award winning restaurants of the place. Some of them include the Primavera, which is hugely dominated by the Italian Cuisine, Bacchanal which is a mini Rome, and Nero’s Grill , a famous steak and seas food restaurant.
Monte Carlo is situated between France and Italy, along the French Riviera. The city is a luxury niche which advertises its luxurious gambling experience. It boast various villas and secluded beaches, providing ultimate European comfort. Louis XV, a name that stands for wealth, royalty and prestige is an exclusive dining experience. The menu comprises fish and local vegetables cooked in French style. Le Grill, another restaurant, popular for its Mediterranean view has grilled sea food on its food list.
For years, the gambling destinations have offered cheap sea food and buffets for the serious gamblers who visit these cities. The new resort concept, complete with its multi cuisine dining rooms, now promise to offer something more than just slot machines.
Mansi aggarwal writes about casino food topics.
Safe Food Handling Practices - 10 Simple Tips For Cooking At Home
Safe Food Handling Practices - 10 Simple Tips for Cooking At Home
by Lisa Barnes
by Lisa Barnes
Many times you and family do not feel well, because you’ve eaten food that was handled or prepared in an unsafe manner. This can be avoided when preparing food at home, by keeping the following in mind during food preparation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the single most important thing you can do to prevent getting sick is "WASH YOUR HANDS." Clean hands, as well as clean cooking utensils and surfaces are your first defense against food-borne illness. Like washing your hands, most of the things you can do to help prevent a food-borne illness are really easy.
Here are 10 simple food safety tips, that together spell
F-O-O-D S-A-F-E-T-Y.
Fight bacteria by washing your hands often. Wash for about 20) seconds (sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” twice) with hot, soapy water BEFORE fixing or eating foods and AFTER using the bathroom, changing diapers, handling pets, gardening, coughing or blowing your nose.
Only thaw perishable food in the refrigerator or the microwave. Never defrost food on the kitchen counter. Cook food immediately after thawing in a microwave.
Order perishable hot takeout foods so they're delivered shortly before serving. Whether takeout or prepared at home, avoid letting foods such as meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, eggs, cut and/or peeled fruits and vegetables sit at room temperature longer than two hours.
Divide leftovers into small, shallow containers for rapid cooling in the refrigerator.
Set your refrigerator to run at 40 F and your freezer at 0 F to help stop harmful bacteria from growing. Keep an appliance thermometer in your refrigerator/freezer to monitor temperatures.
Avoid cross-contamination. Wash cutting boards, knives and other utensils in the dishwasher or with hot soapy water and rinse with hot water after they come in contact with raw meat, poultry and seafood, and before using them for another item. Avoid placing cooked food on a plate that held these raw foods. Multiple, colored cutting boards can help keep food types separate, to avoid cross contamination.
Fruits and vegetables should be thoroughly cleaned before eating. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly with running tap water just before eating. There are also special fruit and vegetable washes that can be purchased at health and grocery stores. Wash fruits and vegetables that you peel or cut, such as melons, oranges or cucumbers. Bacteria adhere to the surface of these and can be transferred to the part you eat when it is cut or peeled.
Eat foods that you know are safe. Most of the bacteria that commonly cause food-borne illness can't be seen, smelled or tasted. When in doubt, toss it out!
Take the temperature of perishable foods such as meat, poultry and seafood to assure harmful bacteria are destroyed. Cook hamburger and other ground meats (veal, lamb, and pork) to an internal temperature of 160 F and ground poultry to 165 F. Beef, veal and lamb steaks and roasts may be cooked to 145 F for medium rare and to 160 F for medium. Whole poultry should be cooked to 180 F as measured in the thigh; breast meat to 170 F. All cuts of pork should reach 160 F. Thoroughly cook fish until it is opaque and flakes with a fork.
Yolks and whites of eggs should be cooked until firm to avoid possible food-borne illness from salmonella. Store fresh eggs in their original carton and use within three weeks for best quality. Use hard-cooked eggs within one week -- do NOT return them to the egg carton for storage. Refrigerate them in a clean container.
Due to food quality and special preparation methods in restaurants and homes, some of these rules may not be adhered. Your favorite Caesar salad dressing may contain raw egg yolks, and a restaurant chef may recommend your pork chop be cooked to only 145 degrees. Usually your food server or menu will warn you about such items, so you can make an informed decision regarding your food choices. These items will probably not hurt you, however children are more susceptible to illness because they do not yet have the enzymes to fight some bacteria, thus your choices for them should be more cautious. If you are concerned about a certain food or food preparation method, avoid those items.
Lisa Barnes is the owner of Petit Appetit, a cooking service devoted to the health and palates of babies and toddlers. She is the author of The Petit Appetit Cookbook (Penguin, March 2005) and a certified safe food handler. For more information and to sign up for a free newsletter, visit http://www.petitappetit.com
Vegetarian Cuisine
Vegetarian Cuisine
by Ron Long
by Ron Long
Rabbit food. That’s what my dad calls vegetarian cooking and cuisine. Salads and vegetables – can’t be anything more to it, can there? Oh, but there is. Vegetarian cooking is at least as varied as ‘regular’ cooking – and in some cases, far more imaginative.
Nearly thirty years ago, Diet for a Small Planet, and the follow-up cookbook, Recipes for a Small Planet hit the bookstore shelves with a resounding thud that still echoes. While many of the theories of protein complementarily that Frances Moore Lappe presented have been proven to be naïve by further research, the basic theories of eating and the wonderful meatless – and truly vegetarian - recipes endure. The Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest followed, and then an avalanche of cookbooks devoted to the vegetarian gourmet.
Vegetarian cooking is more than just ‘meatless’. There’s an art to mixing flavors and textures in just the right combinations to create masterpieces that are as appealing to carnivores as to those who’ve eschewed meat. For Hindi chefs who practice Ayurvedic cooking, food is more than nutrition – it is a meditation, a gateway to the higher consciousness. There are three major components and six tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent and astringent) to be considered in the preparation of every dish, and a meal prepared according to the Ayurveda is a feast for the eyes, the nose, the mouth and the mind.
The very best vegetarian meals are not ‘meatless’ versions of dish that usually has meat in it. ‘Meatless’ lasagna suggests that something is missing from the recipe. Anyone who has dined on spinach lasagna knows that there’s nothing missing – the blend of creamy cheese and spinach and spices is perfect in and of itself. Polenta with spicy black bean sauce has no need of meat to make it more complete – made right it melts on the tongue AND sticks to the ribs at the same time.
Even within the overall umbrella of ‘vegetarian cuisine’ there are variations. Outside Western culture, most meals have little or not meat at all – so it is not surprising to find vegetarian main dishes in Indian and Chinese cuisine, nor in Russian cooking and African regional cuisines. Many base main dish meals on legumes and nuts. Peanut and cashew soups, humus with spices and lemon, fermented black bean sauces ladled over bread and pasta and rice and couscous – Middle Eastern and African cooking offers all of those and more.
If one approaches vegetarian cuisine as a ‘substitute’ for cooking with meat, one is sure to be disappointed. It is a way of eating and cooking, of spices and combinations that can be as light and fluffy as a meringue or as dense and chewy as the best seven grain bread. If you’ve never tried a real vegetarian meal – as opposed to a ‘meatless’ or ‘meat substitute’ – the very best place to start is at your nearest Indian or Middle Eastern restaurant. You’ll be amazed at the flavors and textures – and you won’t even notice that there’s no meat.
Visit The Tasty Chef for more great tips, techniques, and insights pertaining to cooking and recipes. http://www.tastychef.net
Can A Raw Food Diet Help You Lose Weight?
Can A Raw Food Diet Help You Lose Weight?
by Lee Dobbins
While raw foods are not new, the focus on eating plans that
focus on them are and this trend in healthy eating appears to be
gaining strength across the country. The focus of the diet is on
eating uncooked, highly nutritious foods - fruits and
vegetables. Of course, these foods are low in calories and
extremely good for you, but eating them raw or uncooked is
favored as it is believed that they lose nutritional value when
cooked.
Those who subscribe to the raw food diet eat fruits, vegetables,
nuts, seeds, and legumes. They drink unpasteurized milk, water,
juice, and tea. It is a revolutionary way to eat, but also a
natural way and many of those who follow this way of eating say
it keeps them thin and healthy.
However, while the raw food diet is rich in some nutrients, it
lacks others. Although fruits and vegetables do have some
protein and calcium, this diet may be lacking in these things.
Experts are torn on whether it is healthy as a long term way of
eating.
Another thing to consider when taking up a raw food diet is that
most of the fruits and vegetables that you see in your
supermarket are loaded with pesticides. Therefore, it might be
best to consume only organic raw food.
If you decide a raw food diet is for you, you might consider
supplements to compensate for the nutrients this diet is
lacking. Some supplements to consider include vitamin B12,
copper, zinc, and chromium. Also, proteins from plants do not
the same amino acids as animal protein so you'll have to consume
a variety of different type sof raw foods in order to remain
healthy.
Some medical experts see great benefits in the raw food diet. In
addition to enabling weight loss, the diet can ostensibly
increase one's metabolism, making calorie burning easier. Some
medical experts have also suggested that a raw food diet is a
good antidote to eating disorders. In addition, it can help make
your immune system stronger, and help the body rid itself of
harmful toxins. Some supporters even claim that eating raw foods
improves the look of their skin.
A raw food diet is not recommended for children, women who are
pregnant, people suffering from osteoporosis, and those who are
anemic. If you try a raw food diet, you should to plan your
meals in advance to insure that you are receiving the maximum
amount of nutrients. Also, it can be time consuming to prepare
all the foods you need so make sure that you set aside the time
to chop, blend and puree for each meal every day.
by Lee Dobbins
While raw foods are not new, the focus on eating plans that
focus on them are and this trend in healthy eating appears to be
gaining strength across the country. The focus of the diet is on
eating uncooked, highly nutritious foods - fruits and
vegetables. Of course, these foods are low in calories and
extremely good for you, but eating them raw or uncooked is
favored as it is believed that they lose nutritional value when
cooked.
Those who subscribe to the raw food diet eat fruits, vegetables,
nuts, seeds, and legumes. They drink unpasteurized milk, water,
juice, and tea. It is a revolutionary way to eat, but also a
natural way and many of those who follow this way of eating say
it keeps them thin and healthy.
However, while the raw food diet is rich in some nutrients, it
lacks others. Although fruits and vegetables do have some
protein and calcium, this diet may be lacking in these things.
Experts are torn on whether it is healthy as a long term way of
eating.
Another thing to consider when taking up a raw food diet is that
most of the fruits and vegetables that you see in your
supermarket are loaded with pesticides. Therefore, it might be
best to consume only organic raw food.
If you decide a raw food diet is for you, you might consider
supplements to compensate for the nutrients this diet is
lacking. Some supplements to consider include vitamin B12,
copper, zinc, and chromium. Also, proteins from plants do not
the same amino acids as animal protein so you'll have to consume
a variety of different type sof raw foods in order to remain
healthy.
Some medical experts see great benefits in the raw food diet. In
addition to enabling weight loss, the diet can ostensibly
increase one's metabolism, making calorie burning easier. Some
medical experts have also suggested that a raw food diet is a
good antidote to eating disorders. In addition, it can help make
your immune system stronger, and help the body rid itself of
harmful toxins. Some supporters even claim that eating raw foods
improves the look of their skin.
A raw food diet is not recommended for children, women who are
pregnant, people suffering from osteoporosis, and those who are
anemic. If you try a raw food diet, you should to plan your
meals in advance to insure that you are receiving the maximum
amount of nutrients. Also, it can be time consuming to prepare
all the foods you need so make sure that you set aside the time
to chop, blend and puree for each meal every day.
How Popcorn Pops And How To Choose A Popcorn Popper
How Popcorn Pops And How To Choose A Popcorn Popper
by Gregg Hall
According to Native American folklore in some tribes each kernel
contained a spirit who remained quiet until heated, when they
became angry. The hotter their little homes got, the angrier
they became. When shaking was added to the mix, the spirits
would burst out and leave in a puff of steam.
Obviously, this explanation while colorful and entertaining is
not what really happens! Actually, each popcorn kernel contains
a minute amount of water inside a circle of starch which is then
surrounded by the hard outer surface of the kernel.
With heating, the water expands and with the corresponding
pressure building against the starch it eventually pushes
through the hard surface making the popcorn burst open. As this
process occurs, the soft starch inside the kernel inflates and
bursts turning the kernel inside out and the popcorn is now
popped. Now on to choosing a good popcorn popper, we want to
look for poppers which have gone under scientific lab testing
and are proven to do a great popping job by producing maximum
volume of popcorn with minimal waste.
Another consideration will be whether children are going to
operate the popper. You will want to look for easy to follow
instructions and be sure that the popper is not too heavy for
the child to handle. Also, be aware of some convenience features
that will make the job of popping easier such as an oil line for
easy measuring, dishwasher safe covers, easy cleaning surface,
and a signal light to indicate when done.
The popper should also allow for steam to escape during the
popping cycle. This will keep the popcorn from becoming soggy
and will reduce the chance of the person operating the popper
getting splattered with hot liquid when the cover is taken off.
These steam releases will vary from popper to popper. Some will
have small vents, some covers are designed to fit into a ridge
around the base of the popper with enough clearance for steam to
be released. Be sure that the popper has this feature.
Before you buy, be sure you know whether or not an electric
popper is automatic or non-automatic. An automatic popper
contains a thermostat that automatically shuts off the heating
element at the end of the popping cycle. With a non-automatic
popper you will have to watch more closely to prevent burning
the popcorn once the cycle is complete. These poppers must be
promptly disconnected. Be sure to check the label for this
information.
by Gregg Hall
According to Native American folklore in some tribes each kernel
contained a spirit who remained quiet until heated, when they
became angry. The hotter their little homes got, the angrier
they became. When shaking was added to the mix, the spirits
would burst out and leave in a puff of steam.
Obviously, this explanation while colorful and entertaining is
not what really happens! Actually, each popcorn kernel contains
a minute amount of water inside a circle of starch which is then
surrounded by the hard outer surface of the kernel.
With heating, the water expands and with the corresponding
pressure building against the starch it eventually pushes
through the hard surface making the popcorn burst open. As this
process occurs, the soft starch inside the kernel inflates and
bursts turning the kernel inside out and the popcorn is now
popped. Now on to choosing a good popcorn popper, we want to
look for poppers which have gone under scientific lab testing
and are proven to do a great popping job by producing maximum
volume of popcorn with minimal waste.
Another consideration will be whether children are going to
operate the popper. You will want to look for easy to follow
instructions and be sure that the popper is not too heavy for
the child to handle. Also, be aware of some convenience features
that will make the job of popping easier such as an oil line for
easy measuring, dishwasher safe covers, easy cleaning surface,
and a signal light to indicate when done.
The popper should also allow for steam to escape during the
popping cycle. This will keep the popcorn from becoming soggy
and will reduce the chance of the person operating the popper
getting splattered with hot liquid when the cover is taken off.
These steam releases will vary from popper to popper. Some will
have small vents, some covers are designed to fit into a ridge
around the base of the popper with enough clearance for steam to
be released. Be sure that the popper has this feature.
Before you buy, be sure you know whether or not an electric
popper is automatic or non-automatic. An automatic popper
contains a thermostat that automatically shuts off the heating
element at the end of the popping cycle. With a non-automatic
popper you will have to watch more closely to prevent burning
the popcorn once the cycle is complete. These poppers must be
promptly disconnected. Be sure to check the label for this
information.
Traditional Japanese Snack Food You Will Love
Traditional Japanese Snack Food You Will Love
by Belinda Jillie
Traditional Japanese Snack Food You Will Love
Belinda Jillie
Japanese culture is fascinating to many Americans of European descent. We have found a love of all things Japanese, most especially the food! If you're looking for snack foods or party food with a Japanese flair, here are some great Japanese snack ideas.
Yakitori - A kabob that makes for a very popular snack or party food. It goes nicely with Japanese beer and Saki, and makes for a good casual dinner accompaniment.
You'll need wooden skewers for this. Soak them in water to prevent burning.
-3 chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces -1 teaspoon sugar -2 Tablespoons sake -3 Tablespoons mirin -3 Tablespoons soy sauce
Skewer the chicken on the soaked skewers. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl. Grill the skewered chicken, using the sauce as a baste.
Edamame - It's finally gotten easier to find edamame in the grocery stores now that Americans have taken a shine to this popular Japanese snack food.
It's easy to serve. You can have it out like a bowl of pretzels (complete with beer for football games), or toss it in a bag as if it were trail mix at eat it on the go. It's a good way to get kids to eat more vegetables. (But be careful if you're allergic to soy!)
To prepare your edamame, wash it thoroughly. Then, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add one tablespoon of salt to the water, then add the edamame. Boil for three to four minutes. Drain, then add a little more salt. Let it cool, then store it in an airtight container.
Sunonomo (cucumber and Daikon salad) - This dish is excellent either as a fresh snack in the afternoon or as a side dish for any meal.
-1 daikan radish -1 cucumber -5 Tablespoons rice vinegar -2 Tablespoon sugar -1 teaspoon salt
Peel the radish first before cutting it into thin slices. Cut the cucumber just as thinly.
Cover both vegetables in salt and leave them alone for about ten minutes, letting the salt soak in. Wash the slices and then drain them completely. Mix together the sugar and vinegar, then pour the mixture over the vegetables. Let this sit for 15 minutes or so before serving.
You shouldn't have too much trouble finding Japanese snack foods, because the last few years have seen an expansion in Asian sections in grocery stores. Not to mention there are more Asian specialty stores than there used to be.
Make sure to visit our Snack Recipes site for more great low calorie snacks and even party snacks your guests will love.
by Belinda Jillie
Traditional Japanese Snack Food You Will Love
Belinda Jillie
Japanese culture is fascinating to many Americans of European descent. We have found a love of all things Japanese, most especially the food! If you're looking for snack foods or party food with a Japanese flair, here are some great Japanese snack ideas.
Yakitori - A kabob that makes for a very popular snack or party food. It goes nicely with Japanese beer and Saki, and makes for a good casual dinner accompaniment.
You'll need wooden skewers for this. Soak them in water to prevent burning.
-3 chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces -1 teaspoon sugar -2 Tablespoons sake -3 Tablespoons mirin -3 Tablespoons soy sauce
Skewer the chicken on the soaked skewers. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl. Grill the skewered chicken, using the sauce as a baste.
Edamame - It's finally gotten easier to find edamame in the grocery stores now that Americans have taken a shine to this popular Japanese snack food.
It's easy to serve. You can have it out like a bowl of pretzels (complete with beer for football games), or toss it in a bag as if it were trail mix at eat it on the go. It's a good way to get kids to eat more vegetables. (But be careful if you're allergic to soy!)
To prepare your edamame, wash it thoroughly. Then, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add one tablespoon of salt to the water, then add the edamame. Boil for three to four minutes. Drain, then add a little more salt. Let it cool, then store it in an airtight container.
Sunonomo (cucumber and Daikon salad) - This dish is excellent either as a fresh snack in the afternoon or as a side dish for any meal.
-1 daikan radish -1 cucumber -5 Tablespoons rice vinegar -2 Tablespoon sugar -1 teaspoon salt
Peel the radish first before cutting it into thin slices. Cut the cucumber just as thinly.
Cover both vegetables in salt and leave them alone for about ten minutes, letting the salt soak in. Wash the slices and then drain them completely. Mix together the sugar and vinegar, then pour the mixture over the vegetables. Let this sit for 15 minutes or so before serving.
You shouldn't have too much trouble finding Japanese snack foods, because the last few years have seen an expansion in Asian sections in grocery stores. Not to mention there are more Asian specialty stores than there used to be.
Make sure to visit our Snack Recipes site for more great low calorie snacks and even party snacks your guests will love.
Dairy And Non-Dairy Milk Compared
Dairy and Non-Dairy Milk Compared
by Russell Eaton
Whatever people think about cow's milk, it cannot be denied that non-dairy milk is absolutely delicious. If you have never tasted the cool, nutty, creamy flavour of, say, almond milk you're missing out in life. A favourite of mine is coconut milk - it's non-fattening, it keeps well in the fridge and it can be used with just about any food just like regular milk - it is so delicious that once tasted you will always want to have it.
You can make non-dairy milk from a variety of seeds, nuts, grains, and soybeans. And once made, the milk can be stored in the fridge just like regular pasteurized milk, or it can be frozen for future use.
There is a myth that to make non-dairy milk you need special milk-making apparatus and that it is a complicated process. The opposite is true! Making non-dairy milk requires no special equipment (just a regular kitchen blender). And you can make milk in just a few minutes if you have the ingredients to hand.
A big advantage of making your own milk is that you can store the ingredients at home almost indefinitely by using the freezer. The ingredients can be frozen without affecting their quality or nutritional value. This means you can make milk whenever you like. Additionally, you will save money compared to the cost of buying dairy or non-dairy milk.
But perhaps the biggest benefit of non-dairy milk is the health aspect. Cow's milk is full of substances such as cancer-causing hormones, saturated fats, harmful galactose, and mucus-forming casein, all of which impair health in a variety of ways.
Milk-consumers who switch to non-dairy milk experience a dramatic improvement in health after just a few days. So firstly you benefit by avoiding dairy milk, and secondly you benefit by enjoying the super-healthy nutrients of non-dairy milk.
As non-dairy milk is made from plant-based ingredients it is truly super-nutritious. It is packed with vitamins, minerals, health promoting oils and enzymes, plant sterols that beat cholesterol, fibre, and other healthy nutrients. Whatever your diet, culture, state of health, or lifestyle you simply cannot go wrong by enjoying non-dairy milk.
But don't limit yourself to just soy milk and rice milk which you can buy in supermarkets. By making your own milk from ingredients that are easy and cheap to buy anywhere, you will enjoy wonderful new flavours and much improved nutrition.
Here is a great free recipe that you can download now, showing how to make Brazil Nut & Sesame Milk. This non-dairy milk is absolutely delicious and super-nutritious, and you can store the ingredients almost indefinitely if frozen until required.
by Russell Eaton
Whatever people think about cow's milk, it cannot be denied that non-dairy milk is absolutely delicious. If you have never tasted the cool, nutty, creamy flavour of, say, almond milk you're missing out in life. A favourite of mine is coconut milk - it's non-fattening, it keeps well in the fridge and it can be used with just about any food just like regular milk - it is so delicious that once tasted you will always want to have it.
You can make non-dairy milk from a variety of seeds, nuts, grains, and soybeans. And once made, the milk can be stored in the fridge just like regular pasteurized milk, or it can be frozen for future use.
There is a myth that to make non-dairy milk you need special milk-making apparatus and that it is a complicated process. The opposite is true! Making non-dairy milk requires no special equipment (just a regular kitchen blender). And you can make milk in just a few minutes if you have the ingredients to hand.
A big advantage of making your own milk is that you can store the ingredients at home almost indefinitely by using the freezer. The ingredients can be frozen without affecting their quality or nutritional value. This means you can make milk whenever you like. Additionally, you will save money compared to the cost of buying dairy or non-dairy milk.
But perhaps the biggest benefit of non-dairy milk is the health aspect. Cow's milk is full of substances such as cancer-causing hormones, saturated fats, harmful galactose, and mucus-forming casein, all of which impair health in a variety of ways.
Milk-consumers who switch to non-dairy milk experience a dramatic improvement in health after just a few days. So firstly you benefit by avoiding dairy milk, and secondly you benefit by enjoying the super-healthy nutrients of non-dairy milk.
As non-dairy milk is made from plant-based ingredients it is truly super-nutritious. It is packed with vitamins, minerals, health promoting oils and enzymes, plant sterols that beat cholesterol, fibre, and other healthy nutrients. Whatever your diet, culture, state of health, or lifestyle you simply cannot go wrong by enjoying non-dairy milk.
But don't limit yourself to just soy milk and rice milk which you can buy in supermarkets. By making your own milk from ingredients that are easy and cheap to buy anywhere, you will enjoy wonderful new flavours and much improved nutrition.
Here is a great free recipe that you can download now, showing how to make Brazil Nut & Sesame Milk. This non-dairy milk is absolutely delicious and super-nutritious, and you can store the ingredients almost indefinitely if frozen until required.
The Implications Of Food And Why We Eat
The Implications Of Food And Why We Eat
by Rita Goldman
Some people eat to live while others live to eat, and both of these examples epitomize two extreme ways of defining nutrition. The first presupposes that people eat to satisfy their physiological needs and ward off hunger pangs, the second implies a deeper more complex relationship with food that presupposes a level of planning, anticipation and satisfaction.
Unfortunately the act of eating is far more complex and multi-faceted than these two extremes suggestions. It does not only involves eating, it also involves our psychological makeup, our social environment, our genetic blueprint, our economic situation, class and also the availability of food to eat.
During the 20th century, science had advanced to a point that it was starting to understand what nutrients our bodies needs and in what quantities. However, today we have come to realize that although diets in the Western World in theory supply all our nutrients, they also directly contribute to some diseases. Today the emphasis is on what nutrients directly cause disease and we are learning that the best way to approach nutritional needs is optimum nutrition. However, altering peoples eating habits is actually quite difficult and it highlights the difficulty of even defining nutrition. At best it can be defined as the study of peoples relationship with food.
A further definition can be that nutrients are needed for the body to grow, maintain and produce the cells; but the danger with that definition is the fact that we do not eat nutrients, we eat food. This is highlighted with the increase in the mortality and morbidity rates of many diseases which are food or diet related.
In 1997, The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (IARC) studied the possible role of food in causing cancer in a consistent and a scientific way. Most cancers are more prevalent in the Western World, the Chinese call breast cancer the rich womans disease and some cancers occur up to thirty times higher in the West. This would suggest that there is a strong link between the environment and cancer, because although we tend to have the idealized thoughts that everything is cleaner in the third world, it is not always the case.
There have been many different observational studies comparing communities and their way of living, including groups within groups and migrant studies as well. However, there is still no solid proof about the real cause of cancer, and all the results are underpinned by tentative experimental findings.
Eventually we will be able to link biological markers and genetics, but before that time, more genetic research has to be done. Much of the studies have allowed the researchers to calculate risk, from the exposure to different factors.
About the Author:
by Rita Goldman
Some people eat to live while others live to eat, and both of these examples epitomize two extreme ways of defining nutrition. The first presupposes that people eat to satisfy their physiological needs and ward off hunger pangs, the second implies a deeper more complex relationship with food that presupposes a level of planning, anticipation and satisfaction.
Unfortunately the act of eating is far more complex and multi-faceted than these two extremes suggestions. It does not only involves eating, it also involves our psychological makeup, our social environment, our genetic blueprint, our economic situation, class and also the availability of food to eat.
During the 20th century, science had advanced to a point that it was starting to understand what nutrients our bodies needs and in what quantities. However, today we have come to realize that although diets in the Western World in theory supply all our nutrients, they also directly contribute to some diseases. Today the emphasis is on what nutrients directly cause disease and we are learning that the best way to approach nutritional needs is optimum nutrition. However, altering peoples eating habits is actually quite difficult and it highlights the difficulty of even defining nutrition. At best it can be defined as the study of peoples relationship with food.
A further definition can be that nutrients are needed for the body to grow, maintain and produce the cells; but the danger with that definition is the fact that we do not eat nutrients, we eat food. This is highlighted with the increase in the mortality and morbidity rates of many diseases which are food or diet related.
In 1997, The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (IARC) studied the possible role of food in causing cancer in a consistent and a scientific way. Most cancers are more prevalent in the Western World, the Chinese call breast cancer the rich womans disease and some cancers occur up to thirty times higher in the West. This would suggest that there is a strong link between the environment and cancer, because although we tend to have the idealized thoughts that everything is cleaner in the third world, it is not always the case.
There have been many different observational studies comparing communities and their way of living, including groups within groups and migrant studies as well. However, there is still no solid proof about the real cause of cancer, and all the results are underpinned by tentative experimental findings.
Eventually we will be able to link biological markers and genetics, but before that time, more genetic research has to be done. Much of the studies have allowed the researchers to calculate risk, from the exposure to different factors.
About the Author:
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Tip On Selling Your Own Home
Tip on Selling Your Own Home
by Charles and Kim Petty
Tip on Selling Your Own Home
Charles and Kim Petty
Selling your own home is never easy, and the difficulties ran more than just missing an agent. There are those memories and sense of belongings to get over, for one. You want to make sure the house you've lived in moves to the best buyer possible - and you want to make sure they're willing to pay what it's worth. Do you really think you can do this? A lot of people managed to sell their own home quickly. Here are some tips that might help:
Make sure you have every legal issues covered before you even think about handing your house over. Does your state law require you to give property disclosures to potential buyers? It's always a good idea to invest in a good attorney to help you.
An attorney also come in handy for helping you make the contract form. Selling your own home requires a contract that would both protect you and the buyer - think about the buyer deposit and the local estate laws.
A useful but normally disregarded tip in selling your own home is make sure you pick out the best picture to put in the advertisements. Like humans, not all houses are "photogenic", so pick out the best angle that still represents what your house has to offer.
Something the agents have and you don't is experience, especially in observing buyers. The large amount of potential buyers coming to your house should not convince you that everyone can finance for a house. If you're selling a house on your own, more buyers will come in hope of a more flexible negotiation - check them all. Ask if they're able to buy your house immediately, or do they need to sell their own house first.
Cleaning and preparing your house for home showings is only a part of your effort. Some potential buyers love to do drive-bys, and rely on that first impression. Make sure your lawn and the front part of your house is well maintained. If your curb appeal is low, clients are reluctant to see what's inside.
These tips on selling your own home came from people who managed to sell their house successfully. There's a lot to consider before you take every next step, so take your time. And remember, it's useless to do the selling on your own if the revenue taken from not hiring an agent is spent heavily on fixing your own mistakes!
Kim and Charles Petty,experienced in Real Estate Market. For FREE Special Report and CD and to set up strategy session on how you can make Six or Seven Figures A Year Buying and Selling Propertiesacross the USA & overseas go to (http://www.VirtualRealEstateInvestingProfits.com) VirtualRealEstateInvestingProfits or call1-800-311-9228
by Charles and Kim Petty
Tip on Selling Your Own Home
Charles and Kim Petty
Selling your own home is never easy, and the difficulties ran more than just missing an agent. There are those memories and sense of belongings to get over, for one. You want to make sure the house you've lived in moves to the best buyer possible - and you want to make sure they're willing to pay what it's worth. Do you really think you can do this? A lot of people managed to sell their own home quickly. Here are some tips that might help:
Make sure you have every legal issues covered before you even think about handing your house over. Does your state law require you to give property disclosures to potential buyers? It's always a good idea to invest in a good attorney to help you.
An attorney also come in handy for helping you make the contract form. Selling your own home requires a contract that would both protect you and the buyer - think about the buyer deposit and the local estate laws.
A useful but normally disregarded tip in selling your own home is make sure you pick out the best picture to put in the advertisements. Like humans, not all houses are "photogenic", so pick out the best angle that still represents what your house has to offer.
Something the agents have and you don't is experience, especially in observing buyers. The large amount of potential buyers coming to your house should not convince you that everyone can finance for a house. If you're selling a house on your own, more buyers will come in hope of a more flexible negotiation - check them all. Ask if they're able to buy your house immediately, or do they need to sell their own house first.
Cleaning and preparing your house for home showings is only a part of your effort. Some potential buyers love to do drive-bys, and rely on that first impression. Make sure your lawn and the front part of your house is well maintained. If your curb appeal is low, clients are reluctant to see what's inside.
These tips on selling your own home came from people who managed to sell their house successfully. There's a lot to consider before you take every next step, so take your time. And remember, it's useless to do the selling on your own if the revenue taken from not hiring an agent is spent heavily on fixing your own mistakes!
Kim and Charles Petty,experienced in Real Estate Market. For FREE Special Report and CD and to set up strategy session on how you can make Six or Seven Figures A Year Buying and Selling Propertiesacross the USA & overseas go to (http://www.VirtualRealEstateInvestingProfits.com) VirtualRealEstateInvestingProfits or call1-800-311-9228
Add Value To Your Home With Replacement Windows
Add Value to Your Home with Replacement Windows
by Linden Walhard
Add Value to Your Home with Replacement Windows
Linden Walhard
If you are considering replacing windows in your home, make sure that you're aware the projects can be very complicated. Home improvement projects might not be the most important thing on your list at the moment, however almost any home improvement project can add extra value to your home. These can also save money as they will make your home more energy efficient, this means that you will not require as much energy to heat or cool your home.
Many people are put off the idea of home improvement projects as labor costs are very expensive, however that doesn't actually have to be a huge problem. There are many different tasks which are simple enough to be completed by even an Amateur DIYer!
One of the most effective home renovation projects which you can do is to replace all of your windows. Most homeowners still use the windows which were fitted when the home was built, this means that they could be looking a bit worse for wear. Your home will almost certainly benefit from replacement windows.
Everything has improved a great deal during recent years, even seemingly simple items such as windows are much improved. These could save you a considerable amount of money. You will be very impressed when you start to look at the draft and security features of most newer designs of windows. It's not always possible to replace windows by yourself, however it will add a lot of value to your home. Your windows will be more energy efficient, but they will also add value to your home. There are a number of different styles, colors, and designs of window which you can choose from.
Another very interesting idea when replacing the windows is to add solar screens to the window. These can be made custom fit, or brought off the shelf for popular sizes of window. These will prevent the sun warming your house up too much, which is very useful during the summer in very warm countries. If you do not have solar screens then your air conditioner will be working overtime, when using solar screens you should be able to reduce your cooling costs. Not all solar screens are expensive, they are actually a fairly inexpensive option if you are already replacing the windows. If you live in a warm part of the country then you may want to consider fitting these all around the house.
It might not be a lot of fun to repair your home yourself, however it can save you a fortune in contractor costs. You might just want to add caulking around your windows to make sure that all of the drafts are excluded. New windows will save you a lot of money, and will also make your home more valuable if you ever come to sell it. Windows change how your home looks, and so are important to think about.
Linden Walhard often creates informative papers on information on hurricane window. His (http://www.replacement-windows-tips.com) publications on replacement windows are published on his site .
by Linden Walhard
Add Value to Your Home with Replacement Windows
Linden Walhard
If you are considering replacing windows in your home, make sure that you're aware the projects can be very complicated. Home improvement projects might not be the most important thing on your list at the moment, however almost any home improvement project can add extra value to your home. These can also save money as they will make your home more energy efficient, this means that you will not require as much energy to heat or cool your home.
Many people are put off the idea of home improvement projects as labor costs are very expensive, however that doesn't actually have to be a huge problem. There are many different tasks which are simple enough to be completed by even an Amateur DIYer!
One of the most effective home renovation projects which you can do is to replace all of your windows. Most homeowners still use the windows which were fitted when the home was built, this means that they could be looking a bit worse for wear. Your home will almost certainly benefit from replacement windows.
Everything has improved a great deal during recent years, even seemingly simple items such as windows are much improved. These could save you a considerable amount of money. You will be very impressed when you start to look at the draft and security features of most newer designs of windows. It's not always possible to replace windows by yourself, however it will add a lot of value to your home. Your windows will be more energy efficient, but they will also add value to your home. There are a number of different styles, colors, and designs of window which you can choose from.
Another very interesting idea when replacing the windows is to add solar screens to the window. These can be made custom fit, or brought off the shelf for popular sizes of window. These will prevent the sun warming your house up too much, which is very useful during the summer in very warm countries. If you do not have solar screens then your air conditioner will be working overtime, when using solar screens you should be able to reduce your cooling costs. Not all solar screens are expensive, they are actually a fairly inexpensive option if you are already replacing the windows. If you live in a warm part of the country then you may want to consider fitting these all around the house.
It might not be a lot of fun to repair your home yourself, however it can save you a fortune in contractor costs. You might just want to add caulking around your windows to make sure that all of the drafts are excluded. New windows will save you a lot of money, and will also make your home more valuable if you ever come to sell it. Windows change how your home looks, and so are important to think about.
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Increase The Value Of Your House With Do It Yourself Projects
Increase The Value Of Your House With Do It Yourself Projects
by Chris Channing
Increase The Value Of Your House With Do It Yourself Projects
Chris Channing
Every family enjoys coming home to a beautiful house. It increases the standard of living, and gives families a reason to appreciate what they have in their household. But many household improvement projects can be costly or require help- so what projects can homeowners undertake that won't break their wallet?
The Best Home Improvement Projects To Employ
Perhaps the most popular way to renovate a house is to simply repaint a room or two. Paint is fairly cheap, and minimal effort is needed to complete a paint job as compared to other home improvement options. Finding the perfect color for a room will enable a homeowner to completely redesign the look and feel of their home.
Equally as easy to install are chandeliers and ceiling fans. Both objects dangle from the ceiling of a room to give an elegant look to households. In the case of ceiling fans, it also gives a room better air circulation as a result. This method does take some experience, but is rather simple to accomplish with the right knowhow or help.
For the more committed homeowners, dividing a large room into two or more sections can be a great summer project. This can give a house more bathrooms, bedrooms, or storage closets. Alternatively, homeowners can tear down a wall and install bars, seating areas, or make larger rooms. This takes some construction work, so only attempt this with the right help.
A newer trend in housing is to keep houses energy efficient. This means that heat should not escape during winter time- and cool air should stay in the house during winter. This usually means replacement of windows or doors, or even the inclusion of more insulation. This improvement makes houses more appealing to buyers, who like to know they will save on their energy bills each month.
Tile is one more home improvement product that can change the way kitchens and bathrooms look. Tile takes a little bit more work to implement, as it needs special surfacing and glue. It does, however, give exotic looks to kitchens and bathrooms that can help raise the price of a house dramatically.
Home Improvement Contractors
Homeowners who don't have the time for home improvement projects but still want the benefits they provide should seek out options in hiring a helping hand. But where do homeowners go for trustworthy services?
Some special hardware stores license professional services to help aid in home improvement. This can be expensive, however, and one is usually better off finding a home improvement contractor. Contractors have special knowledge in the field that enables them to do the job with ease, experience, and at lower costs.
Lastly, you can always con family members to help. A little extra help from uncle Tom or other family members can make all the difference in the turnaround time associated with home improvement projects.
Find out more, take a look at some (http://www.RemodelTheHome.com) Home Renovations resources. Take a look at bathroom renovation/a> projects too!
by Chris Channing
Increase The Value Of Your House With Do It Yourself Projects
Chris Channing
Every family enjoys coming home to a beautiful house. It increases the standard of living, and gives families a reason to appreciate what they have in their household. But many household improvement projects can be costly or require help- so what projects can homeowners undertake that won't break their wallet?
The Best Home Improvement Projects To Employ
Perhaps the most popular way to renovate a house is to simply repaint a room or two. Paint is fairly cheap, and minimal effort is needed to complete a paint job as compared to other home improvement options. Finding the perfect color for a room will enable a homeowner to completely redesign the look and feel of their home.
Equally as easy to install are chandeliers and ceiling fans. Both objects dangle from the ceiling of a room to give an elegant look to households. In the case of ceiling fans, it also gives a room better air circulation as a result. This method does take some experience, but is rather simple to accomplish with the right knowhow or help.
For the more committed homeowners, dividing a large room into two or more sections can be a great summer project. This can give a house more bathrooms, bedrooms, or storage closets. Alternatively, homeowners can tear down a wall and install bars, seating areas, or make larger rooms. This takes some construction work, so only attempt this with the right help.
A newer trend in housing is to keep houses energy efficient. This means that heat should not escape during winter time- and cool air should stay in the house during winter. This usually means replacement of windows or doors, or even the inclusion of more insulation. This improvement makes houses more appealing to buyers, who like to know they will save on their energy bills each month.
Tile is one more home improvement product that can change the way kitchens and bathrooms look. Tile takes a little bit more work to implement, as it needs special surfacing and glue. It does, however, give exotic looks to kitchens and bathrooms that can help raise the price of a house dramatically.
Home Improvement Contractors
Homeowners who don't have the time for home improvement projects but still want the benefits they provide should seek out options in hiring a helping hand. But where do homeowners go for trustworthy services?
Some special hardware stores license professional services to help aid in home improvement. This can be expensive, however, and one is usually better off finding a home improvement contractor. Contractors have special knowledge in the field that enables them to do the job with ease, experience, and at lower costs.
Lastly, you can always con family members to help. A little extra help from uncle Tom or other family members can make all the difference in the turnaround time associated with home improvement projects.
Find out more, take a look at some (http://www.RemodelTheHome.com) Home Renovations resources. Take a look at bathroom renovation/a> projects too!
Adjustable Beds And Tempurpedic - The Right Choice
Adjustable Beds and Tempurpedic - The Right Choice
by Moe Kittaneh
by Moe Kittaneh
There are some essential features which must be taken into consideration during the purchase of an adjustable bed. Checking the base of the bed is very important. It is the base that has the adjustable feature so proper working of its motor is necessary. The adjustable beds of reputed manufacturers will provide maintenance-free motors and at 1 year full warranty with 20+ years of limited warranty coverage. This will ensure your adjustable bed experience is stress-free and has long life. If you do not want to invest too much for a bed, then you can purchase a second-hand adjustable bed at a lower cost. This will also be an economical option suitable for some people. Do keep in mind though that most manufacturers only offer warranties to the initial purchaser.
Check what options of movement the bed has and find out how it works. All adjustable beds will have a moving upper part, most have an adjustable leg section, and some even have a separate knee adjustment and height adjustment. Look at the cost factor as well. The retail price, shipping charges, handling costs etc. all have to be taken into consideration before buying the bed. There is vast information available about the adjustable beds in the market, and on the internet, which will make it easier for you to purchase one at a better price and research about the products as well.
It will provide you comfort and relieve all the stress after hard day’s work and, most importantly, it will wake you up to a better tomorrow. A quality adjustable bed is a purchase you will not regret. Even younger individuals are finding that they sleep better and wake up more refreshed, and an adjustable bed is one piece of furniture you can expect to last for a long time.
Adjustable beds can be configured to alter their shape in order to alleviate pain attributed to certain medical conditions and ailments. Some adjustable beds may qualify for a medical deduction. Physicians prescribe the use of an adjustable bed for a number of physical ailments and conditions. Check with your physician or health care professional and insurance company to see if you may qualify for a deduction on the purchase of your new adjustable bed and which types are covered.
Adjustable beds are generally prescribed for individuals who suffer from acid reflux, debilitating back pain, hiatal hernias, sleep apnea and many work related injuries. In the event that either you or your loved one happens to have a problem with snoring, you will be ecstatic to know that an adjustable bed can alleviate or eliminate snoring from certain causes.
If you’ve ever tried lying down on a Tempur-Pedic mattress you’ll have experienced how firm it felt when you first laid down on it, only to then immediately have experienced a sinking feeling as the mattress molded to your body shape. This is because memory foam is visco-elastic, meaning it uses your body heat to contour to and support your body. This makes memory foam unique from other mattresses and foams. Memory foam also differs from latex and foam because the bubbles found in latex and foam are closed, i.e. the air contained in each bubble can’t escape. The memory foam mattress developed by Tempur-Pedic uses an open cell structure whereby air can be passed from one bubble to the next when heat and pressure are applied.
Tempur-Pedic mattresses are great for relieving backache, eliminating pressure points and eliminating disturbances from a partner’s movement. It feels quite different lying down on a memory foam mattress compared to an inner-spring mattress; with memory foam you get a slight sinking feeling when you first lie down on it as it molds to your body, with springs you have metal being pushed up against you while gravity pulls you down. The Tempur-Pedic mattress (as with all memory foam mattresses) has suffered from heat build-up in the past; naturally, memory foam is quite poor at drawing away body heat and many complained of sweaty nights. Tempur-Pedic and others looked at this problem and have developed more advanced memory foam that helps dissipate body heat by utilizing an open celled structure which allows for air movement.
Tempurpedic mattresses are considered to be one of the finest-quality mattresses currently available in the market. These are very expensive, however, which means not everyone cannot afford it. While the amount charged may be worth the quality and comfort offered, today’s consumer has many other options such as toppers and other manufacturers. It is advisable to shop for a memory foam mattress that has a density of at least 4 lb and up to 6 lbs as this is the range in which you will find the most comfortable and durable mattresses. A quality memory foam mattress of 5 lb normally last for more than 10 to 20 years.
The content provided in this article is strictly for information purposes only and is not intended or designed to provide medical advice. If you have any medical questions that this article may have triggered, please consult your doctor or health care professional.
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