The holidays are the time many people meticulously clean the house
and fastidiously prepare large tasty meals. Both of these
activities can seem obsessive or compulsive, but neither is
considered medically significant. However, for some, these
obsessions and compulsions last all year.
Anal retentive (anal) is used to describe a person who pays such
attention to detail that the obsession becomes an annoyance to
others, and potentially to the detriment of the anal-retentive
person. Traits include orderliness, stubbornness, a compulsion for
control, as well as a generalized interest in collecting,
possessing, and retaining objects. Those who are anal can take
pleasure in organizing and re-organizing, in keeping things neat
and in their proper place.
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) people can have obsessions,
compulsions, or both. OCD is a mental illness. Usually the person
has a feeling that they are staving off unspecified doom, such as
"Something terrible will happen if I don't wash my hands exactly
seven times and tap my toes in rhythm." The acts of those who have
OCD may appear paranoid and potentially psychotic. However, people
with OCD generally recognize their obsessions and compulsions as
irrational and may become further distressed by this realization.
Those who have OCD suffer extreme distress from a disruption in
their routine.
Obsessions are intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness,
apprehension, fear, or worry. If the obsession is with a certain
activity, performing it, or thinking about performing it later
does not relieve the stress, pressure, or obsession. We all have
things that distract us from our daily businesses, but those with
true obsessions try to make them go away with no success.
Compulsions are repetitive behaviors that a person must perform,
such as checking to make sure the front door is locked, organizing
items in groups of arbitrary size, or keeping things in a specific
order or position. Compulsions are aimed at reducing the
associated anxiety. Most often these rituals become not just a
part of daily life, but the person feels that they must repeat
them every day in order to keep something horrible from happening.
Bottom line - If you must get things done perfectly and
meticulous, you might be anal, but if you must get things done
perfectly and meticulous or you will be continuously and
seriously agitated and upset, you could have OCD.
Nov 21, 2014
World Headlines
There is a wonderful headline site to get
all the news in the world on one page. You can compare what
different countries say about the same topic. It shows no
pictures, has no ads, and shows just headlines. You can get the
world news update in minutes, then waste the rest of the day
answering email. http://www.veryquiet.com/news.php
Bitter, Sweet, and Salty
Salty and sweet are distinct
tastes which our taste buds are usually able to detect. However,
if you add salt to some foods, they do not taste salty, but become
sweeter tasting. This is because salt is not just a taste, it is
also a taste enhancer.
Bitter and sweet cancel each other out to some degree. Think of adding sugar to naturally bitter coffee and you get the idea. It cancels/masks the bitterness. Some people add a bit of salt to the grounds before making coffee, for the same reason.
Pineapples are sweet, but also have some bitterness to them. If you neutralize the bitterness, it should taste sweeter. Adding salt can do this. When salt mixes with the pineapple, the salt splits up into sodium and chloride ions. The chloride is tasteless and our tongues ignore it. The sodium bonds with the acids in the pineapple and forms a similarly tasteless salt, but the bitterness effectively disappears. What remains is the sweetness of the pineapple. Add a little bit of salt to your fresh pineapple and enjoy the enhanced sweetness. It also works with watermelon, oranges, grapefruit, dark chocolate and other foods that are both bitter and sweet. Perhaps this is one reason why it is said that bacon is the food that makes other foods taste better. My father always salted apples before eating and usually paired with extra sharp cheddar cheese.
Adding salt works less well with canned or other processed fruits as many are already artificially sweetened.
Bitter and sweet cancel each other out to some degree. Think of adding sugar to naturally bitter coffee and you get the idea. It cancels/masks the bitterness. Some people add a bit of salt to the grounds before making coffee, for the same reason.
Pineapples are sweet, but also have some bitterness to them. If you neutralize the bitterness, it should taste sweeter. Adding salt can do this. When salt mixes with the pineapple, the salt splits up into sodium and chloride ions. The chloride is tasteless and our tongues ignore it. The sodium bonds with the acids in the pineapple and forms a similarly tasteless salt, but the bitterness effectively disappears. What remains is the sweetness of the pineapple. Add a little bit of salt to your fresh pineapple and enjoy the enhanced sweetness. It also works with watermelon, oranges, grapefruit, dark chocolate and other foods that are both bitter and sweet. Perhaps this is one reason why it is said that bacon is the food that makes other foods taste better. My father always salted apples before eating and usually paired with extra sharp cheddar cheese.
Adding salt works less well with canned or other processed fruits as many are already artificially sweetened.
Sleep Calories
Many variables that go into the
calorie-burning equation, such as age, sex, weight, metabolism,
diet, and physical and nonphysical daily habits. The two most
important factors in determining how many calories you burn while
sleeping are weight and number of hours slept. On average, a
person burns between 0.4 and 0.5 calories per pound, per hour. For
example, a 100 lb. person burns 40-50 calories per hour. In eight
hours of sleep, this person will burn approximately 360 calories.
A pound of muscle burns fifty calories a day on average and a pound of fat burns nine calories. A leaner, more muscular person is going to burn up to five times more calories per pound.
If you weigh 160 pounds, you burn 69 calories per hour while sleeping, the FitWatch website calculates up to 552 calories burned during eight hours of sleep. A 120-pound person burns about 51 calories per hour sleeping, or 408 for eight hours; a 200-pound person burns 86 calories per hour, or 868 for eight hours of sleep.
Fifteen minutes of laughter a day will burn ten to forty calories, depending on a person’s weight and the intensity of the laughter. A study by Loma Linda University found that laughing raises the levels of immunoglobulins, which ward of disease, by fourteen percent. Laughter also has other benefits, including increased pain tolerance, relief of emotional stress and a workout for the muscles of the diaphragm, abdomen, back, and shoulders.
A pound of muscle burns fifty calories a day on average and a pound of fat burns nine calories. A leaner, more muscular person is going to burn up to five times more calories per pound.
If you weigh 160 pounds, you burn 69 calories per hour while sleeping, the FitWatch website calculates up to 552 calories burned during eight hours of sleep. A 120-pound person burns about 51 calories per hour sleeping, or 408 for eight hours; a 200-pound person burns 86 calories per hour, or 868 for eight hours of sleep.
Fifteen minutes of laughter a day will burn ten to forty calories, depending on a person’s weight and the intensity of the laughter. A study by Loma Linda University found that laughing raises the levels of immunoglobulins, which ward of disease, by fourteen percent. Laughter also has other benefits, including increased pain tolerance, relief of emotional stress and a workout for the muscles of the diaphragm, abdomen, back, and shoulders.
Nov 14, 2014
Happy Friday
"By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property."
Voltaire
We can all appreciate the excellence of another Happy Friday!
We can all appreciate the excellence of another Happy Friday!
Wordology, Handicap
The word handicap is known to originate
from the old English trading game Hand-in-cap. The game was based on
trading possessions, and proceedings would take place with the help
of an umpire. The umpire had a responsibility to decide if the items
were valued the same, and if not, he had to decide what the
difference was. The two players then put the money in a cap. They
had to place their hands in the cap and subsequently remove them
either holding money or not, to show if they had accepted the terms
of the deal.
Other uses for the word handicap include a condition that markedly restricts a person’s ability to function physically, mentally, or socially. The word also means a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in sports such as golf, horse racing, and competitive sailing in order to make the chance of winning more equal.
Other uses for the word handicap include a condition that markedly restricts a person’s ability to function physically, mentally, or socially. The word also means a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in sports such as golf, horse racing, and competitive sailing in order to make the chance of winning more equal.
Famous Inventions by Women
A Shaker community in
Massachusetts had a woman named Tabitha Babbitt who worked
as a weaver. She would regularly witness the men cutting the wood
with a pit saw (a two-handled saw that needed two individuals to
operate). Although the saw needed to be pulled in two directions to
cut the wood, there was only cutting going on when the saw was being
pulled in a forward direction making the backward motion useless. In
1810 Babbitt developed her own draft of a saw that was circular in
shape and would eventually be commonly used in saw mills. She
attached the blade to her own spinning wheel in order to make every
movement count toward cutting results.
Admiral Grace Murray Hopper joined the military during 1943 and was stationed at Harvard University where she was employed using IBM’s Harvard Mark I computer, which was the first large-scale computer in the US. She was the third individual programming the machine and she wrote a handbook of operations that led the way for many that would follow her. During the 1950s, the Admiral came out with the compiler, which converted English instructions into a computer code. This meant that computer code could be developed by programmers with less errors and complications. Hopper then created the Flow-Matic, which was utilized to program the UNIVAC I and II computers. Hopper had also been overseeing the advancements of Common Business-Oriented Language or (COBOL), which was one of the very first computer languages. She went on to obtain various awards for her work and even had a US warship named after her. Heard her speak one time and she used a length of wire 11.8 inches long as a prop. She described how light traveled that distance in one nanosecond.
Admiral Grace Murray Hopper joined the military during 1943 and was stationed at Harvard University where she was employed using IBM’s Harvard Mark I computer, which was the first large-scale computer in the US. She was the third individual programming the machine and she wrote a handbook of operations that led the way for many that would follow her. During the 1950s, the Admiral came out with the compiler, which converted English instructions into a computer code. This meant that computer code could be developed by programmers with less errors and complications. Hopper then created the Flow-Matic, which was utilized to program the UNIVAC I and II computers. Hopper had also been overseeing the advancements of Common Business-Oriented Language or (COBOL), which was one of the very first computer languages. She went on to obtain various awards for her work and even had a US warship named after her. Heard her speak one time and she used a length of wire 11.8 inches long as a prop. She described how light traveled that distance in one nanosecond.
Leather Stain Removing
If you have an oil stain on your
favorite leather handbag, coat the stain with baby powder and let it
stand overnight. By morning, the stain should be gone. If a bit
still remains, repeat the process until the stain is completely
gone. Also, add a few drops of vinegar in a bowl of water and scrub
for water stains on leather shoes or boots.
Origin of Scotch Eggs
Scotch eggs are hard-boiled eggs
wrapped in sausage meat, dipped in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried.
According to food historian Alan Davidson, the Scotch egg originated
in India and was brought back by returning soldiers of the British
Empire.
It is a descendent of the Indian dish nargisi kofta, which consists of eggs covered in minced lamb and cooked in curried tomatoes.
The first written reference to Scotch eggs, with the recommendation that they be eaten hot with gravy, was in the Cook And Housewife’s Manual in 1910.
It is a descendent of the Indian dish nargisi kofta, which consists of eggs covered in minced lamb and cooked in curried tomatoes.
The first written reference to Scotch eggs, with the recommendation that they be eaten hot with gravy, was in the Cook And Housewife’s Manual in 1910.
Bacon and the N Words
Most discussions of eggs are followed
by bacon and vice versa. Nitrates and nitrites may be unhealthy for
your body, but what most nutritionists fail to tell you is that you
can easily avoid nitrates and nitrites by simply not burning,
charring, or over cooking your bacon or by baking your bacon in the
oven.
By including some dairy and citrus with a bacon meal, the vitamins A, D and E work to effectively prevent conversion of “nitrates and nitrites into nitrosamines in the stomach, rendering them harmless to the body. Yea!
#bacon
By including some dairy and citrus with a bacon meal, the vitamins A, D and E work to effectively prevent conversion of “nitrates and nitrites into nitrosamines in the stomach, rendering them harmless to the body. Yea!
#bacon
Intel Wearable Awards
Intel’s Make It Wearable is a global
initiative to inspire ideas and fuel innovation that will evolve
personal computing in exciting new ways.
The Development track focuses on concepts that are both excitingly innovative and feasible to execute. They also demonstrate innovative solutions, creative implementation, technical feasibility, intelligent business planning, and potential for long-term success.
Intel is on a mission to identify and support wearable products and/or technology that can go to market in near future. This track features 3 rounds. All submissions are evaluated in round 1 (idea proposal submission), forty advance to round 2, ten advance to round 3, and three winners are chosen. Semifinalists and finalists gain expert support and education aimed at evolving their proposals into fully developed designs and business plans.
Nixie, the Selfie-Taking Drone, won. It is a wristband that unfolds into a remote-controlled flyable camera, and the winner of the US $500,000 prize. Each of the second through tenth place winners took home US $50,000.
In second place was Open Bionics' 3D printed, functioning prosthetic robotic hand.
Third place was won by Team Proglove's "smart glove" for production and manufacturing. It is a sensor-based "smart glove" that can boost productivity for manufacturing jobs. With an embedded Intel Edison module, and an on-board display, ProGlove allows wearers to scan, sense, and record activities.
The Development track focuses on concepts that are both excitingly innovative and feasible to execute. They also demonstrate innovative solutions, creative implementation, technical feasibility, intelligent business planning, and potential for long-term success.
Intel is on a mission to identify and support wearable products and/or technology that can go to market in near future. This track features 3 rounds. All submissions are evaluated in round 1 (idea proposal submission), forty advance to round 2, ten advance to round 3, and three winners are chosen. Semifinalists and finalists gain expert support and education aimed at evolving their proposals into fully developed designs and business plans.
Nixie, the Selfie-Taking Drone, won. It is a wristband that unfolds into a remote-controlled flyable camera, and the winner of the US $500,000 prize. Each of the second through tenth place winners took home US $50,000.
In second place was Open Bionics' 3D printed, functioning prosthetic robotic hand.
Third place was won by Team Proglove's "smart glove" for production and manufacturing. It is a sensor-based "smart glove" that can boost productivity for manufacturing jobs. With an embedded Intel Edison module, and an on-board display, ProGlove allows wearers to scan, sense, and record activities.
Six Fruit Spreads
Jelly, jam and preserves are all made
from fruit mixed with sugar and pectin. The difference between them
comes in the form that the fruit takes. Pectin is an indigestible
carbohydrate. It is found in the cell walls of most fruit. When
heated with sugar in water, it gels, giving jam, jelly, and
preserves their thickness.
Jam is a thick mixture of pulp or crushed fruit, pectin, and sugar that is boiled gently and quickly until the fruit is soft and has an organic shape. It spreads easily and can form a blob. In addition to being a spread, jams are also good for fillings. Jam tastes much like the original fresh fruit.
Jelly is made from sugar, pectin, acid, and fruit juice and is a clear spread that is firm enough to hold its shape. Jellies can also be made from ingredients other than fruit, such as herbs, tea, wine, liqueurs, flowers, and vegetables. Unlike a jam's fresh flavor of the original fruit, a jelly's flavor is that of the fruit after several hours of cooking.
Marmalade is a spread made from the peel and pulp of fruit. Marmalade is cooked for a long time, has no pectin, and is used as spreads and glazes. It is a balanced combination of clear jelly with pieces of fruit suspended in it. This fruit may or may not be citrus. Marmalade, like jelly, does not taste of fresh fruit, though the pieces of whole fruit maintain much of the original brightness of flavor.
Preserves are spreads that have chunks of fruit in a syrup or jam. It is a broad category that includes jam, jelly, and marmalade, as well as pickles, chutneys, and any other canned food. Basically, food which lasts longer than it would on its own is considered a preserve.
Fruit butter is a smooth and creamy spread that is created by slow-cooking fruit and sugar until it reaches the right consistency. These types of spreads are sometimes translucent and often opaque. Fruit butters are best used as a spread or filling. It is a variety of jelly and is whipped or cooked down until it becomes extremely thick
Conserves are basically a jam, made with dried fruits and nuts and cooked. They have a very thick and chunky texture. Conserves work very well as a spread and as a condiment for meats and cheeses.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, jam and preserves are considered the same thing. Generally a fruit spread is a preserve if the fruit chunks are somewhat large and it is called a jam if the chunks are relatively small and mashed.
Jams and jellies are sweeter and have about half the calories of butter or margarine and unlike butter and margarine, contain zero fat.
Jam is a thick mixture of pulp or crushed fruit, pectin, and sugar that is boiled gently and quickly until the fruit is soft and has an organic shape. It spreads easily and can form a blob. In addition to being a spread, jams are also good for fillings. Jam tastes much like the original fresh fruit.
Jelly is made from sugar, pectin, acid, and fruit juice and is a clear spread that is firm enough to hold its shape. Jellies can also be made from ingredients other than fruit, such as herbs, tea, wine, liqueurs, flowers, and vegetables. Unlike a jam's fresh flavor of the original fruit, a jelly's flavor is that of the fruit after several hours of cooking.
Marmalade is a spread made from the peel and pulp of fruit. Marmalade is cooked for a long time, has no pectin, and is used as spreads and glazes. It is a balanced combination of clear jelly with pieces of fruit suspended in it. This fruit may or may not be citrus. Marmalade, like jelly, does not taste of fresh fruit, though the pieces of whole fruit maintain much of the original brightness of flavor.
Preserves are spreads that have chunks of fruit in a syrup or jam. It is a broad category that includes jam, jelly, and marmalade, as well as pickles, chutneys, and any other canned food. Basically, food which lasts longer than it would on its own is considered a preserve.
Fruit butter is a smooth and creamy spread that is created by slow-cooking fruit and sugar until it reaches the right consistency. These types of spreads are sometimes translucent and often opaque. Fruit butters are best used as a spread or filling. It is a variety of jelly and is whipped or cooked down until it becomes extremely thick
Conserves are basically a jam, made with dried fruits and nuts and cooked. They have a very thick and chunky texture. Conserves work very well as a spread and as a condiment for meats and cheeses.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, jam and preserves are considered the same thing. Generally a fruit spread is a preserve if the fruit chunks are somewhat large and it is called a jam if the chunks are relatively small and mashed.
Jams and jellies are sweeter and have about half the calories of butter or margarine and unlike butter and margarine, contain zero fat.
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