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A brief history of the toothpick. - By Henry Petroski - Slate Ma Charles Forster was a marketing genius who might have sold a side of beef to a vegetarian. He was born in 1826 in Charlestown, Mass., into an old and aristocratic New England family. While working for his uncle's import/export business in Brazil, he noticed that the natives had beautiful teeth, which he attributed to their use of handcrafted toothpicks. At a time when virtually everything was becoming mass produced, Forster vowed to make a fortune producing wooden toothpicks so cheaply by machine that he could export them to South America. Forster himself was not mechanically inclined, but he had the business savvy to acquire the rights to a patent that gave him a monopoly on a toothpick-making process. It was a byproduct of the work of Boston inventor Benjamin Franklin Sturtevant, whose own passion was making shoes by machine. The Yankee tradition was to whittle a toothpick on demand. He first targeted stationers, who dealt in small items.

SurvivalBlog.com I often get e-mails from folks that have just found SurvivalBlog or that have just finished a copy of my my novel "Patriots" , that they received as a gift from a relative or a friend. Their response is surprisingly uniform: People feel overwhelmed by the enormity of what it takes to get a family prepared. First, take a deep breath and relax. First Things First Before you begin to prepare, pray. Then consider, Survival Isn't About Stuff, It is About Skills. Read my Precepts page, to see the basics of what it means to be a modern day rational survivalist. Now you are ready to embark on an adventure that will result in not only greater logistical preparedness, but also in learning valuable skills that you can use throughout your life. Start with a "List of Lists" As I described in my novel "Patriots" , you should start your family preparedness stocking effort by first composing a List of Lists, then draft prioritized lists for each subject, on separate sheets of paper. Food Storage List

ABC News: Cola Causes Bone Loss Too many cans of cola might mean bad news for your bones. Some women drink diet cola to help keep the weight off, but a new study suggests that drinking diet, regular and decaffeinated cola can actually lower bone density and put women at increased risk for osteoporosis. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, roughly 55 percent of Americans, mostly women, are at risk of developing the brittle-bone disease, which leaves bones dry, weak, and more likely to fracture. Cola drinks -- such as Pepsi-Cola or Coca-Cola -- seem to increase that risk, according to research published in today's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University looked at data from 2,500 men and women who were part of the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. Women who drank more cola had reduced bone mineral density at all three hip sites but not at the spine. Cola consumption did not affect men in the same way.

Heavy Editing Is Alleged In Climate Testimony - washingtonpost.c Testimony that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to give yesterday to a Senate committee about the impact of climate change on health was significantly edited by the White House, according to two sources familiar with the documents. Specific scientific references to potential health risks were removed after Julie L. Gerberding submitted a draft of her prepared remarks to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. Instead, Gerberding's prepared testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee included few details on what effects climate change could have on the spread of disease. A CDC official familiar with both versions said Gerberding's draft "was eviscerated," cut from 14 pages to four. CDC spokesman Tom Skinner sought to play down the White House changes. "What needed to be said, as far we're concerned, was said," Skinner said from Atlanta, where the CDC is based. Sen.

Cooking the Farmyard Fowl for Modern Eaters, by Irishfarmer In an austere situation, or even an economically challenged one, what do you do with those old hens, the ones eating more than laying, and especially, extra males, like all those roosters that hatched or came with the hatchery order? We're not talking here about raising broilers from the hatchery, feeding and sweating over them for the required number of weeks, doing the killing all in one or two days and then packing them into the freezer. This article is for the person who is facing eating real barnyard birds. Cooking the farmyard fowl begins long before the killing cone. Better would be to begin with the philosophy that this bird is going to help feed us by giving eggs, by breeding, and by eventually having a clean and painless death. I personally use a killing cone, tie the legs of the bird so it will not struggle (they won't, instinctively), always speaking in a low voice, and tie both the bird and the cone to a tree. Don't waste the feet in an austere situation. Very simple.

Roadside Art Online: The Gyros Project Take The Gyros Tour 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Plus, The Gyros Experience: Why It Matters The Red Hot Taqueria Annex S.C. nuclear-waste landfill is closing The International Center for Reiki Training -{ Hanttula.com }- -{ Presents: The Museum of Food Anomalies™ }- Title: “Pleasant Pickle Face” Media: Pickles. Pickle fluid. Pleasant demeanor... or something sinister? Submitted by: Leticia H. Title: “Walking Bird Fry” Media: Potato. Title: “Nutri-Grain E.T.” Title: “Watermelon Skull” Media: Watermelon. Title: “Heart Potato, Face Potato” Media: Potato. Title: “Banana… Jesus?” Title: “Pac-Man Chip” Media: Waka waka waka waka waka Submitted by: Cindy L. Title: “Suffocated Candy” Media: Candy. Title: “Oatmeal/Craisin Alien… Or, The Craisalien” Media: Oatmeal. Title: “Smiling Fry” Media: French Fry, Pleasant Demeanor, Hat of Ketchup Submitted by: Niels de G.

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