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Modern rhythm of life, bad ecology, wrong eating and stresses cause overweight. Calories are essential for stoking the body's furnace; they become unwanted only when an excess of them is not burned up and instead turns to fat. North Americans are in general overweight, and those excess calories in the form of stored fat total about 2,300,000,000 pounds for all the adults in the United States alone.

 Recent calculations show that if these adults were to eliminate the excessive calories they have stored as fat, the slimming-down process would produce, in terms of fossil-fuel energy, 160 trillion - enough to run about 900000 automobiles for 15000 miles a year. And if all of these same adults were to maintain their ideal weights, they would consume 97 trillion fewer - each year, more than enough to supply electricity for a year to the residents of Boston, Chicago, Washington, and San Francisco combined. For many North Americans, a dinner consisting of shrimp cocktail, T-bone steak, baked potato with sour cream, tossed salad with French dressing, hot rolls and butter, and apple pie & la mode, accompanied by wine and coffee, represents a special treat. To the digestive system, however, it is intrinsically just a collection of nutrients, forty-four kinds altogether, that go into the process of growth and the replacement of dead cells. Virtually all of the nutritional elements in this meal can be found on the shelves of a supermarket and a pharmacy - such as six and a half ounces of liquid protein, half an ounce of salt, about six ounces of sugar, somewhat less than three ounces of lard, thirty ounces of mineral water, and so on. These could be purchased at a considerably lower cost than would go into purchasing the foods on the menu.
Few humans in modern societies go without food long enough to know what real hunger is like; and research indicates that humans cannot gauge accurately the difference between slight and moderate hunger, so as then to make the appropriate adjustments in the amount of food they consume. Experimental animals have been shown to respond promptly and accurately to the need for calories, but humans possess no innate mechanism for distinguishing between meals with high calories and those with low. Instead, they rely on cultural knowledge and on trial and error. In one recent experiment, humans who were given meals in which the caloric content was disguised in gruel could not distinguish between one providing 3000 calories and another providing only 400.
People eat a lot or a little for reasons that obviously do not have much to do with their awareness of the food's energy value, but those reasons are subject to at least four internal controls that regulate the body's intake of calories and thus keep the weight of most adults nearly constant..

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Much of our historical information about the ancient Middle East comes from the Bible. For those who don't see it as sacred text, it IS a historical source, whether they ike it or not. I recently read the excellent new biography of Cleopatra, which illustrates the difficulty of piecing together events from the ancient world. Unlike the modern world, in which there are probably too many hairstyles, in the ancient world, there are too few. This does not stop us from making very good educated hairstyles. I am a Catholic who is deeply disturbed to see people trying to wipe out the history of the Jews and pretend that all their suffering was invented. Instead of attacking one another and trying to destroy, we need to show respect, both for other people and for history.
 What great memories you must have created over the decades, and continue to do so with each new generation. I am sure such a gathering is an inspiration to the young to host their own Passover Seder as they come of age. May it always be a gantzeh megillah of meaningfulness and fulfillment.

I'm perennially on a diet!

I am always amazed when people say they never use their food processors.
I have some gadgets that I only use rarely, but I do use them. I bought a food processor one year when I had a bumper crop of basil so I could make pesto. I use it every summer for pesto, but I find myself using it about once every couple of months for other things. The only thing I use my pressure cooker for is artichokes (try it - it's the best thing in the world for them - 5 minutes), and the only thing I use my slow cooker for is dried beans, but I won't cook dried beans any other way. The thing I haven't used as much as I thought I would is the small batch ice cream maker, but it did save me this week when I had a batch of yogurt that didn't thicken up like it should. My bigger problem is kitchen gadgets I don't need that don't work well that people give me as gifts that I can't toss because they look for them when they come over.
My grandmother was a great cook and all she had were two pots, two pans, one cutting board, 2 knives and a colander and she cooked feasts for 10-20 people at a time on a regular basis.Oh boy, where do I start! There's the potato ricer (really, who has time to pass potatoes one by one through the clunky gadget when a hand held masher does the job in seconds). The mandolin (I pull it out in earnest but I am always puzzled on how to set it up, plus it looks dangerous so I go for my favorite knife, again). The ice cream maker (really, two days to make ice cream when I want some right now and my favorite ice cream store is only a 5 minute drive with a gazillion flavors). The pasta maker.....the meat grinder....the automatic citrus juicer....the cherry pitter....the corn cob thingy that gets the kernels out.....the creme brulee torch.....you name it. The only gadget that I wasn't sure about that I actually use a lot is a lime juicer, hand held, like a press that works like a charm. I have a new rule now: for every new gadget in the kitchen, something else must go away. It stopped me from buying a bunch of other tools that I would probably never use but they would take space.
I almost forgot, someone gave me an ice tea maker for Christmas and I rolled my mind's eyes when I saw it but I actually have used it quite a bit over summers and it is a lot easier than brewing hot tea, straining and letting it cool. It is always surprising about what gadget you end up using.
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Tunisia is a jewel of the Mediterranean

Seven years ago, we spent a wonderful vacation in Tunisia. After spending three days in Tunis with day trips to Gammerth, Sidi Bou Said and LaMarsa we rented a car and head out into the country with our primary route through Bizrete and Tabarka and the fantastic Roman ruins in Douga. The whole road trip was magical- friendly & warm people, beautiful seacoast and ruins that were perhaps the most preserved and quiet we had ever seen- making the experience all the more culturally rich. As a mosaic aficionado the Bardo Museum in Tunis cannot be matched. Driving was pleasant and easy and an excellent way to to get around.
Tunisia is absolutely safe, safer than most American cities given its very low crime rates. You can delve into history from Carthage to Kairouan, laze on a spectacular beach, hike in a cork oak forest, chat with gregarious Tunisians in French-style cafés, pamper yourself in a five-star spa (at a bargain), or explore the splendor of the Sahara, all in this one, friendly, easy-to-manage country.
Tunisia, the country whose Revolution inspired other countries in what the media subsequently dubbed "The Arab Spring", must be judged on its own and not, mistakenly, lumped in with other countries in the region. It is not coincidental that of all the so-called "Arab Spring" countries, Tunisia is the one where the transition to democracy is taking root, free and transparent elections successfully took place and despite economic problems and the occasional labor unrest and orderly political demonstrations, the visitor to the new Tunisia is in for a wonderful travel experience.
Tunisia is becoming and will hopefully be...the success story resulting from the political events that began in January 2011.
I urge anyone thinking of a visit to go now, while prices are so low and when you will really be helping this delightful country at a time when it needs and deserves our friendship.
Tunisia has a charm and sophistication that will take hold of you the moment you arrive. We can't wait to visit again.  
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Do you agree?

The restrictive practices in legal profession must end. What can we do to stop this unjustified fleecing of innocents trying to build a law career only to be shafted by a few greedy lawyers controlling entry into the profession?
Once we eliminate the legal cartel then other professions should follow. All across this land the few grab the reins of power to enrich the few without benefiting the greater society..
The United States did too until the typewriter left no work for “copy clerks” to do. Throughout the world, the U.S. is nearly alone in not requiring practical training after law school. In civil law countries a Ministry of Justice or other governmental body arranges for practical training at courts and in law offices. Legal education, like other professional education such as medicine and theology, should have a practical component outside of school in real life practice. The law schools cannot do it alone; the bar and profession have to play a part for financing and training, as they do in medicine. Medical school tuition covers only 4% of medical school costs and none of the post-medical school training costs.
The principal problem with American legal education is not the law schools; it is the American legal system. Legal education and the legal system are too important to be left to private practitioners and busy judges. The legal system is a public good and needs public supervision.
Federal governments should set up accrediting agencies and licensing bodies to oversee training and licensing of other types of legal providers. Do you agree? Do you think we should do the same for lawyers generally? If so, how would you go about wresting control of accrediting and licensing from the lawyers?

Ecologically friendly food supply

Asians have wonderful meat substitutes which I can buy easily here in Russia where I live. Whenever I'm in the US it seems there are many options, but I can't seem to find the inexpensive Asian ones like the chicken. I've made a chicken and rice dish with the fake chicken and meat eaters are pleased with it.
Why is there an assumption that the consumption of plants is ethically superior? On a cellular level, plants have the same components and mechanisms that animals have with the addition of a cell wall, which adds a structural element that in some ways is superior to the simple cell membrane that characterizes animal cells. In addition, plants utilize chlorophyll in a respiratory cycle that lets them create the glucose that powers their growth. Animals lack this ability, and have to get their glucose from external sources. Plants have the ability to sense and respond to their environment, which is why they can turn their leaves to the sun and manufacture chemicals that inhibit the attacks of insects. Both plants and animals are living things, and this assumption that the consumption of plant based foods is ethically superior to that of consuming animal based ones is suspect at best.

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The craziness of some parents....

Let kids be kids while they still have the chance. They can wait to worry about getting into Harvard. At least until the first grade.
 As we all know it only takes two consenting adults to become a parent and there is no instruction manual.  The public schools have always had the best teachers because of the pay. I hate to say some people starting coming into education not to teach but to make money and that's a problem... This "gifted" classification is kind of stupid and pushed by non educators to segregate kids, sorry but it's the truth(also think "charter" schools).
I have a friend who has prepped her son starting at the age of 2 1/2 for these gifted tests. It was very important to her that her son be gifted and she was delighted when he scored in the 98th %. Another friend of mine did not prep her daughter at all and her daughter tested the same. They both ended up at Hunter. If you need to teach and prep for the test, then the test becomes worthless. It becomes a skill that has been learned, not a measure of intelligence or giftedness. I'm sad that parents are participating in this kind of test prep behavior. But I'm also sad that kids are being measured in this way because it is a very inadequate form of measurement. The scientific research has shown that any kind of intelligence testing before the age of 7 is useless anyway. Yet we continue to test them at age 4 to find out who's smart and who's not. That's just despicable.
The kids who do the best are the ones with the concerned parents, with the loving environment. But kids still blossom or they don't. James Madison talked about his kids were derelicts back in the 1780s and how they as parents had tried so hard. Having quality teachers with the right curriculum helps so think public. Kids figure out agendas pretty quick whether parents realize it or not, so home, private, or religious are in a sense pushing parent objectives and kids know. I have never figured out why a kid is being forced to do calculus at 13 rather than 19 while in college. I recommend some upper level reading assignments that make him/her think at thirteen and let them decide whether they want to be an engineer, lawyer or teacher further down the line. School should be wonderful for kids, not work, there's plenty of time for that later.

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It's the affordability factor

I am very wary of gadgets. Most of the time, I think they're just a shopping and acquisition excuse.
I got rid of my garlic press this winter because I just like to mince garlic with my big knife.
I got an immersion blender for pureed soups and so far, I am NOT in love. I wanted to avoid pouring hot soup into my blender, but that silly immersion blender is just so wimpy. It may not last long in my kitchen - my space is valuable!
Food processor - takes up too much counter space in my small kitchen to leave out, is too heavy to always lug out of storage, and is kind of a pain to clean. I found that a 2 cup mini chopper is perfectly adequate for 90% of the tasks for which I would have otherwise used the Cuisinart and it fits easily in a cabinet, to boot. If I have to mix my bread and pasta doughs by hand when I choose to make them once or twice a year, so be it.
French press - too hard to clean, too hard to make coffee for a crowd, and too involved a process for everyday drinking. The french press made me realize that my morning cup of coffee is just a caffeine delivery method and not something I necessarily care about savoring. Not to mention that if you don't have freshly roasted beans readily available, you'd do just as well using the drip machine.
A traditional aluminum wok - too big to store properly, too hard to rinse in a standard sized sink (even if properly seasoned before use), and the benefits (on a home stove) tend to be neglible versus what you can achieve in a much easier to handle saute pan or non-stick wok.
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That is not true

If I ever eat at McDonald's it is only to have an occasional fish filet sandwich, usually on their Fish Friday. No beef, no chicken and I gave up fries when they stopped serving a small order of fries. Since I just get the fish sandwich I drink water as my beverage, so no combo meals.
Sadly, the portion of fish seems to have diminished over the years so I almost gave up the only thing I eat at McDonald's until I found out I could get a second filet on one sandwich. Ordering two sandwiches was just too much bread. I guess many others were doing the same because now McDonald's has a double fish filet on their menu.
Long way to get to my point of my quote. Sorry.
A friend also enjoys an occasional fish filet sandwich so we met for lunch recently. She ordered a combo meal and invited me to have some of her fries. I indulged myself but didn't want to eat too many. She noticed I had stopped eating her fries and encouraged me to eat more because she didn't want them to go to waste. That is her mindset, like most others in her generation.
She continued to eat more fries until I put my hand over them and told her, "You don't have to eat all of them." She got dismayed about the waste of fries but I politely reminded her that she has been complaining about her weight.
Just saying "no" to yourself when it comes to eating is the biggest part of the battle. Eat only when you are feeling hungry. Stop eating when the hunger stops.
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I think I need a drink

I've enjoyed seeing the wine cocktail making a come back. I go on a few all day river floats each year in calm waters and I was looking for a healthier alternative to cheap beer.

Pursuing my own beverage, I ended up combining elements from sangria and the wine spritzer. I'm calling it "Space Hairstyles":

A little orange juice (fresh squeezed if you can), a little lemon juice, 2 parts water/seltzer, 1 part red wine (I've been using the Block Red box Syrah from TJ's). Depending on the wine/juice sugar vs. acid balance, you can add more lemon juice or a little agave or simple syrup to taste.

I'm calling it wine-aid. The citrus juices provide the potassium you'd get from a sports drink, and I add a little sea salt or table salt to replace the sodium. It comes out to just under 4% alcohol (using a 13% alcohol wine) which is right around the "session" beer alcohol level.

Lastly, similar to an above commenter, for hot river days I'm going to mix a batch with mostly ice instead of the water. The drink will start potent and weaken as the day goes on. Normally you don't want your cocktail to get watered down by ice, but out in the sun all day it will be nice that it becomes less alcoholic as the day goes on.

Its a big hit every year!

My wife makes a great scene out of gelatin (jello) products: the parting of the Red Sea. Take two small bread loaf pans with a kool-whip mixed with jello as a bottom layer and a red jello filling the top 2/3. TILT the pans in the fridge so that when the jello comes out the two molds are slanted into a V shape. Use raisins and grapes inside the molds to represent fish. Get Fisher-Price/Sesame type little people to represent the StarsWars troopers or similar guys to represent the Egyptian style. Unmold the Jello on a plate with lettuce facing each other, Jews in the middle and Egyptians at the back and you have a fun representation.
People have traditional style for several types of haroseth, kugel, the eggs and some desserts. I buy a whole brisket from the kosher butcher at least one weekend, if not 2 in advance. Cook the brisket with tzimmes, separate everything and put in the frig overnight so the fat can be skimmed and the meat sliced. Then I put it meat and gravy back together in a double aluminum pan and freeze it. Soup is done ahead also and frozen. Matzohball mix is done night before seder and MBs cooked morning of and then allowed to sit in the warming soup for a few hours to absorb the flavor. My sister does several passover sponge cakes, one of which becomes a trifle with fruit. We try to test out new desserts every year in addition to the ones that have become traditional. Oh we also roast a turkey day of. Cousins do the set up of the tables. My uncle brings the wine. Its a big hit every year! Thanks. Hairstyles Star!

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