Thursday, November 27, 2008

Let's Stop & Laugh Awhile...


These are Girls profiles taken from shaadi.com.These are actual ads on a matrimony site. Grammar and spelling errors have no place in a profile description as everything is straight from the heart!

Disclaimer : I am not responsible if you forget your basic grammar after reading this bulletin…
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Hello To Viewers!
My Name is Sowmya,
I am single i dont have male,If any one whant to marrie to me u can visite to my home. I am not a good education but i working all field in bangalore.. if u like me u welcome to my heart…
when ever u whant to meet pls visit my resident or send u letter..
Thanks
yours Regards
Sowmya ~*~
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I want very simple boy. from brahmin educated family from Orissa state she is also know about RAMAYAN, GEETA BHAGABATA, and other homework.
(What Homework?) (n y Orrisa only)
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I am a happy-go-lucky kind of person. Enjoys every moments of life. I love to make friendship. Becauese friendship is a first step of love. I am looking for my dreamboy who will love me more than i.

Because i love myself a lot. If u think that is u then why to late come on ……..hold my hand forever !!!
(The dilwale dulhaniya effect)
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i am simple girl. I have lot of problem in my life because of my lucknow i am looking one boy he care me and love me lot lot lot.
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I want a boy with no drinks if he wants he can wear jeans in house but while steping out of house he should give recpect to our cast.
(by not wearing his jeans? Wat the hell…)
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HYE I AM A GOOD LOKING GIRL,WHO HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MAKE ANY BODY TO LOUGH.I BELIEVE IN GOD AND ACCORDING TO ME FRIENDS ARE THE REAL MESSENGER OF GOD. THE 3 THINGS I AM LOOKING FROM A BOY
THEY ARE
1.THEY MUST BELIEVE IN GOD.
2. THEY HAVE TO LIKE MY PROFFESION
3. THEY SHOULD NOT GET BORED WITH ME WHEN I WILL TRY TO MAKE THEM LOUGH.
(Sure!Now I am loughing {laughing})
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whatever he may be but he should feel that he is going to be someone groom and he must think of the future life if he is too like this he would be called the man of the lamp.
(I am clueless, I feel so lost. Can anyone tell me what this girl wants)
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I love my patner OK,i marriage the patner ok, i search my patner and I love the patner ok, thik hai the patner has a graduate.ok
(I am again clueless but I liked the use of “ok”. The person is suffering from “Ok-syndrome”)
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iam pranati my family histoy my two brother two sister and father & mother sister completely married
(somebody please explain me how to get married ‘completely’ ?)
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my name is farhan begum and i am unmarried. pleaes you marrige me pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes
(height of desperation!)
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iam kanandevi. i do owo businas.one sistar.he was marred.
(No comments)
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hello i am a good charactarised woman. i want to run my life happily. i divorced my first husband. his charactor is not good.i expect the good minded and clean habits boy who may be in the same caste or other caste accepted …
(but credit cards not accepted..?? ?)
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Iam Sharmila my colour is black, but my heart is white. i like social service.
(Zebra..???)
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no pain, no gain!


Christmas is the time to be kind & warm to those who are less in life and I believe that Xmas is the best excuse to give yourself a gift.. Yesterday, we found out that my Dad (who is still stuck in Bahrain due to fear of pirate attack) won't be coming home for Xmas, so, me & mAh decided to shop (ehem... for the house decors) and spend loquaciously on gifts (plus, it was a one-day sale @ SM). We bought gifts for the kiddies & inaanaks plus new christmas decors. Our problem in buying decors is that me & mAh's taste in fashion is way different.. She likes the classic (that soon looks dull & old) & i like the combination of the new ones & classic... She likes colorful Xmas decors but I like the decors to be a fusion of two colors that doesn't look chaotic. Anyways, we're done with that & it's always her decision that matters, although she asks for my opinion. hmp! After all the stress (in shopping...& arguing what colors to match) I felt like I need to sit down & just stare at the floor for minutes just to relax my sore feet & eyes.. mAh decided to have a facial treatment, I agreed... totally! I'd be crazy enough to decline the offer! When we were in the Forever Flawless Center, I just can't wait to get a face fix! hahaha... My mAh's "suki" attendant was Gwen & mine's Menz.. I had the acne control treatment while mAh had the age-defying one..amazing! It took more than 2 hours to fix my face (imagine the impurities, blackheads & whiteheads!!!) and after the oxygenation mask, i feel like 18 again! char! I wouldn't deny that the treatment is s0o0o damn effective since my mAH's face is on the way to recovery from chemical burns (she got it using different products in the market considering she has sensitive skin). Menz (my attendant) advised me to use the acne control kit (worth 1000) consisting of SAS soap (that smells like ripe guava), skin refiner, oil control lotion, whitening lotion, sunblock ointment, & toner. I also este... mAh also purchased an oil-control powder that can be used even without cleansing your skin..Next session, IL be on an oil-control facial & treatment.. bongga! Another 3000 just for my treatment! Anyways, I wanna get rid of my acne so I have to go with the program.. Hahaay... Last thing, I told Iris it wasn't painful but I lied! It was torture!!! The blackheads in my nose area was cleared up but it's (my nose) still sore! Thanks Menz & Gwen!! You girls did a good job! Till next month! ;)

Wednesday, November 26, 2008





"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way."--Napoleon Hill

"Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway."--Joey Adams

"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation, and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind."--Leonardo Da Vinci

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly."--Richard Bach

"Don't just live the length of your life, live the width of it as well."--Diane Akerman

"The wealthy man is the man who is much, not the one who has much."--Karl Marx

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."--Robert F. Kennedy

"All of us are born with a reason, but all of us don't discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others."--Danny Thomas

"It's great to be great, but it's better to be human."--Will Rogers

"Today is worth two tomorrows."--Franklin

"Each today, well lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this one day, for it and it alone is life."--Sanskrit Poem

"Happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think."--Dale Carnegie

"I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days or great days."--Lance Armstrong

"Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back."--Harvey Mackay

"The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible."--Richard DeVos

"We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance."--Benjamin Disraeli

"When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a light."--H. K. Barclay

"Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it."--Cullen Hightower

"If you have it [Love], you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have."--Sir James M. Barrie

"Looking back, we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings."--Dan Millman

"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts."--Charles Dickens

"Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others."--Oscra Wilde

"Your problem is never really your problem, your reaction to your problem is your problem."--Brian Kinsey

"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."--William Jennings Bryan

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."--Goethe

"I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back."--Philip Brookes

"To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of your life you are the solution."--Joe Cordare

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."--Groucho Marx

my patron saint....


"If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men."-–St. Francis of Assisi.

Francis loved everyone and everything. He has been called “alter Christus” or other Christ and with good reason.

I admire this great man although I am a muslim,Muslims are taught that any good advice or learning should be accepted as valid regardless of where it comes from.I seek Knowledge.

Every Muslim man's and every Muslim woman's prayer should be:"My Lord! Enrich me with knowledge.." (Quran, 20:114)

I am sure that we have all come across people, who know very little and they understand even less; yet they think that they know everything. Remember, "Empty vessels make the most noise."

In the words of the great poet Alexander Pope: " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or drink not from the Pyrenean Spring; whereby a little intoxicates the brain, and only drinking largely sobers it again".

The only cure for getting drunk on a tiny bit of knowledge, is to consume heavy doses of even more useful knowledge, so that understanding can develop and wisdom can lead to real enlightenment.

Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] said: "Seek knowledge, from the cradle to the grave; seek knowledge, even unto China."(Narrated by Anas,Ibnu umar and many others - Hadith HASAN MASHHUR, Wallahu Taala Alam wa Ahkam.)

As we grow physically from youth to maturity, so also must we grow emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. Our advancing years should reflect some growing wisdom and understanding of life.

I know that my thirst for knowledge is as essential as water to a plant.

As life goes full circle from womb to tomb, the happiest people in the world are still growing with minds more fertile than ever, as they draw their last breath, knowing that we humans have more than one dimension and:

"You're either green and growing or ripe and rotting."

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was a great scientist, physicist, astronomer, sociologist, linguist, historian and mathematician whose true worth may never be known. He is considered the father of unified field theory by Nobel Laureate - late Professor Abdus Salam. He lived nearly a thousand years ago and was a contemporary of Ibnu Sina (Avicenna) and Sultan Mahmoud of Ghazni.

When he was on his deathbed, Biruni was visited by a jurisprudent neighbor of his. Abu Rayhan was still conscious and on seeing the jurisprudent, he asked him a question on inheritance law or some other related issue. The jurisprudent was quite amazed that a dying man should show interest in such matters.

Abu Rayhan said, “I should like to ask you: which is better, to die with knowledge or to die without it?”

The man said, “Of course, it is better to know and then die.”

Abu Rayhan said, “That is why I asked my first question.”

Shortly after the jurisprudent had reached his home, the cries of lamentation told him that Abu Rayhan had died.

Francis of Assisi is not for everyone. Even many saints would not be comfortable with Francis. He appeals primarily to the heart. He would never be accused of being lukewarm, for he lived his life afire. Francis found God in real life. He led a life of radical devotion to God and to service of other people, especially poor people.

He was always drawn to life, to the preciousness of the everyday. He shunned intellectualizing and instead looked for God in the flesh, in the earth, and in simple things. He preferred to pray with his feet, with his hands, and with his voice raised in song.

Francis often is credited with the St. Francis Prayer and though it is one of my favorites.

“May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and turn their pain to joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.

Amen.”

Tuesday, November 25, 2008


Check this out...this may give you one opportunity to laugh...
Ever wondered how a HR Manager could write a love letter to his girlfriend ??

To,
Juliet

Sub: Offer of love!
Ref: Meeting in coffee shop

Dearest Ms Juliet,

I am pleased to inform you that I have fallen in Love with you since the 14th of October (Saturday).

With reference to the meeting held between us on the 13th of Oct. at 1500 hrs, would like to present myself as a prospective lover.

Our love affair would be on probation for a period of three months and depending on compatibility, would be made permanent. Of course, upon completion of probation, there will be continuous on the job training and performance appraisal schemes leading up to promotion from lover to spouse.

The expenses incurred for coffee and entertainment would initially be shared equally between us. Later, based on your performance, I might take up a larger share of the expenses. However I am broadminded enough to be taken care of, on your expense account.

I request you to kindly respond within 30 days of receiving this letter, failing which, this offer would be cancelled without further notice and I shall be considering someone else.

I would be happy, if you could forward this letter to your sister, if you do not wish to take up this offer.

Wish you all the best!

Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours sincerely,

HR Manager
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With regards

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Golden Courie is the Family's Haven...





Good food, good service, good ambiance topped with accessible location..that's what our family like about Golden Courie.. Everytime we want to bond & just talk & laugh out, we take a cab & go to SM to eat @ GC... yumyum the food woe! Our faves? Let's start with mine... I love the bicol express, baked scallops, sinigang & babyback ribs!!!! ugh! I'm hungry just typing 'em foodies! Next, Modart's faves are CRISPY PATA (di jud palupig!), dinuguan (but he calls it "dugo2x), baked scallops & mango shake...oh I forgot, the ribs, he loves the ribs! For Matthew, he eats everything we order.. hahahaha.... Mama's preferences are ribs & scallops too. Daddy, he likes sinigang & scallops.. All in all, the bill almost exceeds 2k! Just for 5 people! Imagine? However, yesterday, it was only the 4 of us coz Dad's not around. After the sumptuous meal, we try to burn the choles by strolling & doing window shopping.. Ahhh... It's s0o0o perfect! I'm so0o0o blessed with a very supportive Mother, understanding Father, and crazy Brothers... Thank You Lord for the food that we eat, shelter that we live in, people that we care for, protection from harm (esp Daddy) and the love that binds & keeps us strong as a family... mwah!

Walk Away







Today, I woke up in a bright mood.. grinning & everything... Even as I ate my breakfats (coz bacon+eggs= breakfats!), I couldn't help but be happy of what's going on in my life.. I got a new job, new websites, new movies downloaded, new pix of Nina Louise (my bb cousin) and the chocolates that I crave for..Everything was perfect! Then after my "lamoy" session, I decided to check my mails & websites hoping another good news comes up. I opened yahoo first, then opened another window for multiply & friendster. I read through my mail for more than 30 minutes then I decided to check my other accounts such as hi5, perfspot and facebook. I updated my profile, uploaded new pix then check the online stores for goodies... After all the stuffs I did, I finally got the chance to check my multiply website. The first word that caught my attention was "ABP", it was from Oslec's account. I checked the site out and saw A LOT of pix from ABP Kandos 2. I saw old, familiar faces that made me feel depress. I saw the smiles of Alethea Louise Candari, the "weird" poses of AJ Bombers, the funny faces of Hoecst Bulaklak ng ABP, the agtang of Pidang that I really, really miss, and all the peepz in the photos... I s0o0o0o miz my bitches! bwahahhaha.... It's not that I miz working there, It's just that I miz the people who works there.. It's been 9 months since my resignation and I still couldn't detach myself from my co-workers...from my friends... ugH! I s0o0o0o hate this feeling! Now, more than ever, I miz ma' hommies back at PS...

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

wag isnabin ang leche flan.. hehehe



Flan

The history of flan (and custard, a closely related recipe) begins with the Ancient Romans. Eggs figured prominently in many Roman recipes. The flan prepared by the Ancient Romans was quite different from the food we eat today. Their flan was often served as a savory dish, as in "eel flan," although sweet flans, made with honey and pepper, were also enjoyed. When the Romans conquered Europe, they brought their culinary traditions with them. One of these was flan. Both sweet and savory flans (almonds, cinnamon & sugar; cheese, curd, spinach, fish) were very popular in Europe during the Middle Ages, especially during Lent, when meat was forbidden. According to Platina's De Honesta Voluptate[On Right Pleasure and Good Health], an Italian cookery text published approximately 1475, custard-type dishes were considered health food. In addition to being nourishing they were thought to soothe the chest, aid the kidneys and liver, increase fertility and eliminate certain urinary tract problems. Creme caramel evolved in France.

"[English] Roman period...eggs took on a much greater importance in Roman times, when domestic fowl first became common. With eggs for the first time available on such a scale, it was now possible to consider them seriously in cookery..[the Romans] exploited eggs as a thickening or binding agent for other foods. They borrowed from the Greeks the idea of combining eggs with milk to form a custard mixture, which was either cooked very slowly in an earthenware pot, or fried in oil...Another kind of egg confection was made of fruit or vegetables, or fish or shredded meat, bound with eggs and lightly cooked in the open dish called a "patina." ...The "flathons" (flans), "crustards" and other open tarts of medieval cookery again recall the old "patinae," with the shallow open dish of the Romans replaced by an open pastry crust, and the filling once more mixed and bound with eggs."
---Food and Drink in Britain: From the Stone Age to the 19th Century, C. Anne Wilson [Academy Chicago Publishers:Chicago] 1991 (p. 138, p.142)
NOTE: This book has an excellent chapter on the histoy of eggs in English cookery (pages 137-148)

"Flan is an open tart filled with fruit, a cream, or a savoury mixture. A flan may be served as a hot entree or as a dessert. The word comes from the Old French "flaon," from the Latin "flado," [meaning] a flat cake. Flans have been in existence for centuries. They are mentioned in the works of the Latin poet Fortunatus (530-609AD), and featured in medieval cookery--Taillevent gave numerous recipes for flans. The word flan in France and Spain is also used for an egg custard, often carmel-flavoured, that is made in a mould and then turned out and served cold."
---Larousse Gastronomique, edited by Jenifer Harvey Lang [Crown:New York] 1989 (page 445):

"Flan is a term with two meanings. The one most familiar in Britain...is An open pastry or sponge case containing a (sweet or savoury) filling. A typical flan of this sort is round, with shortcrust pastry. It is either baked blind before the hot or cold filling is added, or baked with the filling. The filling, especially if it is a sweet one, may incorporate custard. In France, the term "flan" carries the first meaning as described above, but often has the second meaning: a sweet custard which is baked in a mould in the oven until set, when it may be served in the mould or turned out. The second meaning is the one which is used in Spain and Portugal, where flan is a standard dessert, and in many countries, e.g. Mexico, where either language is used. The second and very widespread meaning is the one which corresponds to the etymology of the term. The Old French "flaon" derived from the Latin "flado" had as its principal meaning a "custard." From the same Latin root came the Middle English word "flaton" and "flawn" from which much later came flan."
---The Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson [Oxford University Press:Oxford] 1999 (p. 305)

About flan in Spain
"Both Spain and Portugal also have a Moorish inheritance of very sweet egg-rich desserts, some ingeniously using up the egg whites left over from a pudding using only egg yolks--Pudim Molotoff (Molotoff Pudding), for example. Flan, caramel custard, the Creme Renversee au Caramel of the French, is universally popular. It may be flavoured with orange, if liked, but it is the traditional caramel custard that enjoys such popularity and is an equal favorite throughout Latin America...Quite literally everyone loves flan."
---The Food of Spain and Portugal: The Complete Iberian Cuisine, Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz [Atheneum:New York] 1989 (p. 264)

"...the Spanish sweet tooth is gratified by a range of dessert wines and liqueurs and special-occasion candies, some of almost Oriental sugariness. Almonds and honey are included in many of them Turron, or nougat, white or dark, soft or brittle, is exceedingly more-ish and is now a big industry in Jijona. The Arabic influences in candy-making are pronounced and candies such as amarguillos date from Moorish times...In the Spanish kitchen, milk and cream are commandeered for desserts, particularly in the north...The national dessert...is caramel custard, called flan."
---Recipes from a Spanish Village, Pepita Aris [Simon & Schuster:New York] 1990 (p. 124)

"...in looking for the roots of Spanish food traditions one must go back to the Phoenicians, who founded the city now called Cadiz in 1100BC; the ancient Greeks, and the Carthaginians...and more important, the Romans who used Spain as a major source of food, especially wheat and olive oil...Introductions by the Arabs were also of fundamental importance for Spain's future. They are particularly associated with the use of almonds (the essential ingredient for so many Spanish desserts, baked goods, and confectionery items); with the introduction of citrus fruits (including the lemon and the bitter (Seville) orange, without which British marmalade would never have been born); sugar cane and the process of refining sugar from its juice..."
---Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson [Oxford University Press:Oxford] 1999 (p. 741)
[NOTE: this book has plenty of information on the history of almonds, citrus, sugar cane etc. Ask your librarian to help you find a copy.]

How to pronounce the word flan? That depends upon which language you speak. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the English pronunciation is expressed as "flaen," which would rhyme with "man." According to the Food Lover's Companion, Sharon Tyler Herbst, 3rd edition (p. 237) the correct pronuncation is "flahn," which would rhyme with "balm." More pronuncations here.

Historic recipes for flan (adapted for modern kitchens):

* Ancient Rome: Tiropatinam
* 15th century, England: A Flaune of Almayne
* 16th century, France: Flaon Cochus

If you are conducting an extensive project on the origins of flan, ask your librarian to help you find books on Ancient Roman and Medieval European food history and reprints of period cookbooks. Check the indices for flan, custard and darioles. This will give you a better understanding of the types of flans and typical ingredient combinations that were prepared during these periods. You might also compare/contrast them with today's recipes. Think about this: if you were a French noble from 1475 dining in a restaurant today would you recognize the flan served at the end of your meal? http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpuddings.html#flan

Please pray for the crew & their family

When I heard about the hijack that happened in Somalia, I just ignored it until I heard the name of the company that owns that vessel: VELA. I immediately turned the volume on and crossed my fingers coz my Dad works for one of Vela's ships, MT LIBRA STAR. I freaked out for a minute there! I was relieved when I found out that the name of the ship that was hijacked is MT SIRIUS STAR! PHEW! But still, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the family and love ones of the crew.. The one responsible for the safety of the ship is the 2nd mate, which is my Dad's job. He said in one of his calls that they have high-tech equipments that could monitor unidentified ships or possible pirate ships, however, during that time Sirius Star settled in SE of Mombasa 450 miles and away from the danger zone so the 2nd mate in charge didn't turn on the alarm system that automatically shuts the entrance & exit passageway of the ship. These Somalian pirates are really pain-in-the-ass! They know exactly where to attack considering most ships usually pass through the Gulf of Aden where there are navy ships guarding the area. Too bad at that time, the officer changed route to avoid the pirates. Instead of following the usual route, they took a different one and landed as captives. I heard they (Somalian pirates) demand for a ransom. Too bad Dad's info was inaccurate cz according to the VELA office in Manila, the crew is still held captive & the worst part, 2 boats are loading stuffs from the crew. Yes! Pirates are stealing the crew's stuffs & the ship's ammenities! Baga ug lepz! Those bastards should rot in prison! The Brits better do something bout their pets! The ransom, BTW, is $50M...guess what, one of the insiders told me that one of the ships was sold around $49M!!! But it was really intended to be sold since VELA bought new ships... bongga! tubusa pd ng mga crew woe! letse! The info about the negotiations is still unknown since the owners of VELA are avoiding the media..(alangan, dili bya pwed mo hatag ug ransom.) It's so similar to what happened to Ces Orena Drilon. Media was not informed about the ransom. It's t0o damn impossible that kidnappers would just let you go without a "boarding & lodging" fee... ;) What do they think of us, stupid?! sheeesh!

Friday, November 14, 2008

have a heart....


The world may be categorized into seven major areas for ease of study and understanding. They are: Latin America and the Caribbean; the Middle East and North Africa; Africa—Sub-Sahara; Europe and Central Asia; East Asia and the Pacific; South Asia and North America.

In a major study of global poverty, the World Bank (2001) estimated that 1.2 billion people lived in poverty in these seven major areas. Additionally, UNICEF (2001) reported that in a $30 trillion global economy, this figure represents one-fourth of the human race that is living in conditions of almost unimaginable suffering and want. Nearly 1 billion people in the world are illiterate. Approximately 1.3 billion people lack safe water. Over one-half of the developing world's population (2.6 billion people) is without access to adequate sanitation.

The United Nations Department of Public Information (1996) estimated that more than two thirds of the world's poor people live in only ten African and Asian countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, central and western China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam. In Africa, the majority of the countries that are poor gained their independence from European colonial powers in the second half of the twentieth century. In Asia, most of the poverty is concentrated in the southern and eastern areas.

More than a billion people still live on less than $1 a day (World Bank 2001). The majority of the world's poor people are women and children. Most of these reside in rural areas. More than 110 million children of school age do not attend school. Easily preventable diseases (pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, and measles) account for the deaths of nearly eleven million children under the age of five each year. Between 600 million and 700 million children, representing about 40 percent of all those in the developing world, are poor (World Summit for Social Development and Beyond).

Many hundred of millions of people in the poorer countries are preoccupied solely with survival and elementary needs. For them work is frequently not available or, when it is, pay is low and conditions often barely tolerable. Homes are constructed of impermanent materials and have neither piped water nor sanitation. Electricity is a luxury. Health services are thinly spread and in rural areas only rarely within walking distance. Primary schools, where they exist, may be free and not too far away, but children are needed for work and cannot be easily spared for schooling. Permanent insecurity is the condition of the poor. There are no public systems of social security in the event of unemployment, sickness or death of a wage earner in the family. Flood, drought or disease affecting people or livestock can destroy livelihoods without hope of compensation.

The poorest of the poor . . . will remain . . . outside the reach of normal trade and communication. The combination of malnutrition, illiteracy, disease, high birth rates, underemployment and low income closes off the avenues of escape. (Brandt Commission 1980, p. 49)

The plight of poor people throughout the world continues to be much the same as what was described above.

The words sound hauntingly similar to the description of the people living in today's global poverty.

LOL!!!!!

These are Girls profiles taken from shaadi.com.These are actual ads on a matrimony site. Grammar and spelling errors have no place in a profile description as everything is straight from the heart!

Disclaimer : I am not responsible if you forget your basic grammar after reading this bulletin...
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Hello To Viewers!
My Name is Sowmya,
I am single i dont have male,If any one whant to marrie to me u can visite to my home. I am not a good education but i working all field in bangalore.. if u like me u welcome to my heart...
when ever u whant to meet pls visit my resident or send u letter..
Thanks
yours Regards
Sowmya ~*~
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I want very simple boy. from brahmin educated family from Orissa state she is also know about RAMAYAN, GEETA BHAGABATA, and other homework.
(What Homework?) (n y Orrisa only)
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I am a happy-go-lucky kind of person. Enjoys every moments of life. I love to make friendship. Becauese friendship is a first step of love. I am looking for my dreamboy who will love me more than i.

Because i love myself a lot. If u think that is u then why to late come on ........hold my hand forever !!!
(The dilwale dulhaniya effect)
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i am simple girl. I have lot of problem in my life because of my lucknow i am looking one boy he care me and love me lot lot lot.
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I want a boy with no drinks if he wants he can wear jeans in house but while steping out of house he should give recpect to our cast.
(by not wearing his jeans? Wat the hell...)
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HYE I AM A GOOD LOKING GIRL,WHO HAS THE CAPABILITY TO MAKE ANY BODY TO LOUGH.I BELIEVE IN GOD AND ACCORDING TO ME FRIENDS ARE THE REAL MESSENGER OF GOD. THE 3 THINGS I AM LOOKING FROM A BOY
THEY ARE
1.THEY MUST BELIEVE IN GOD.
2. THEY HAVE TO LIKE MY PROFFESION
3. THEY SHOULD NOT GET BORED WITH ME WHEN I WILL TRY TO MAKE THEM LOUGH.
(Sure!Now I am loughing {laughing})
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whatever he may be but he should feel that he is going to be someone groom and he must think of the future life if he is too like this he would be called the man of the lamp.
(I am clueless, I feel so lost. Can anyone tell me what this girl wants)
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I love my patner OK,i marriage the patner ok, i search my patner and I love the patner ok, thik hai the patner has a graduate.ok
(I am again clueless but I liked the use of "ok". The person is suffering from "Ok-syndrome")
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iam pranati my family histoy my two brother two sister and father & mother sister completely married
(somebody please explain me how to get married 'completely' ?)
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my name is farhan begum and i am unmarried. pleaes you marrige me pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes pleaes
(height of desperation!)
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iam kanandevi. i do owo businas.one sistar.he was marred.
(No comments)
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hello i am a good charactarised woman. i want to run my life happily. i divorced my first husband. his charactor is not good.i expect the good minded and clean habits boy who may be in the same caste or other caste accepted ...
(but credit cards not accepted..?? ?)
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Iam Sharmila my colour is black, but my heart is white. i like social service.
(Zebra..???)
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(I fell out from my seat after reading all of these!)
(i think I lost my knowledge in English, OK?!) hahahhahahaha ENJOY!

some quotes to ponder

"Generosity is giving more than you can and pride is taking less than you need."--Kahlil Gibran

"Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people."--William Butler Yeats

"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."--Winston Churchill

"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."--Immanuel Kant

"If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius."--Joseph Addison

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."--Anatole France

"Our business in life is not to get ahead of others but to get ahead of ourselves-to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by our todays, to do our work with more force than ever before."--Stewart B.Johnson

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out and meet it."--Pericles

"Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.”--William Arthur Ward

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."--Abraham Lincoln

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."--Albert Einstein

"Be a fountain, not a drain."--Rex Hudler

"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive."--Robert Louis Stevenson

"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience."--Hyman Rickover

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can."--John Wesley

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."--Aristotle

"You can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again."--Bonnie Prudden

"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."--Soren Kierkegaard

"We go where our vision is."--Joseph Murphy

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."--George Bernard Shaw

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true."--Leon J. Suenes

"That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way."--Doris Lessing

"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."--Seneca

perssonality 101



Below is Dr. Phil’s test. (Dr. Phil scored 55; he did this test on Oprah - she got a 38.) Some folks pay a lot of money to find this stuff out! Read on, this is very interesting!


Answers are for who you are now — not who you were in the past.


This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employees. It’s only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.




Ready?? Begin.

1. When do you feel your best?
a) in the morning
b) during the afternoon and early evening
c) late at night

2. You usually walk….
a) fairly fast, with long steps
b) fairly fast, with little steps
c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d) less fast, head down
e) very slowly

3. When talking to people you. …
a) stand with your arms folded
b) have your hands clasped
c) have one or both your hands on your hips
d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with. …. .
a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
b) your legs crossed
c) your legs stretched out or straight
d) one leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with…
a) big appreciated laugh
b) a laugh, but not a loud one
c) a quiet chuckle
d) a sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering you…
a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7. You’re working very hard, concentrating hard, and you’re interrupted…
a) welcome the break
b) feel extremely irritated
c) vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
a) Red or orange
b) black
c) yellow or light blue
d) green
e) dark blue or purple
f) white
g) brown or gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are…
a) stretched out on your back
b) stretched out face down on your stomach
c) on your side, slightly curled
d) with your head on one arm
e) with your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are…
a) falling
b) fighting or struggling
c) searching for something or somebody
d) flying or floating
e) you usually have dreamless sleep
f) your dreams are always pleasant


POINTS:



1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6



2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1



3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6



4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1



5. ( a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2



6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2



7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4



8. (a) 6 (b ) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1



9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1



10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1



Now add up the total number of points.

OVER 60 POINTS : Others see you as someone they should “handle with care..” ;You’re seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don’t always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.

51 TO 60 POINTS : Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who’s quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate..

41 TO 50 POINTS : Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who’s constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who’ll always cheer them up and help them out.

31 TO 40 POINTS : Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & = practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who’s extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.

21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.

UNDER 21 POINTS : People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn’t want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don’t exist. Some people think you’ re boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren’t.

why we should choose "wisely" (frm a good friend "Magafir")



On the wall of an Obama phonebank: "ROSA SAT DOWN, SO MARTIN COULD WALK. MARTIN WALKED SO OBAMA COULD RUN. OBAMA IS RUNNING SO OUR CHILDREN CAN FLY..." Yes, we can.

Obama has already united the world ....

Never before has the election of a US President been followed with so much interest around the world - from remote villages of Kenya to school rooms in India. And when Barack Obama was declared President-elect, people all around the world wept with joy.

Whilst in the U.S. about 48% of the population still voted for McCain in other parts of the world Obama was the clear favourite – and in some countries would have polled up to 90% of the vote.

I read an article in a paper said that surveys taken around the world showed that if Obama had been standing for President of the World, he would have won in every country except Israel, Georgia and the Philippines.

The rest of the world – as well as the majority of Americans – have high expectations for Obama.

In my lifetime there has only been one other U.S. president that I can recall as having attracted so much adulation at the time he was elected – and that was John F. Kennedy who was elected in 1961 at the age of 43. Some have likened Obama to JFK because of their oratory skills and their ability to inspire the electorate with their visions.

Just two days before polling Sarah Palin [Republican's Vice-Presidential candidate in the election and present governor of Alaska] was well and truly fooled by a prank call made by two comedians known as the Master Avengers from a radio station in Canada.

The call was purportedly from the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy.

Please read the transcript patiently (below) but the recording is even funnier:

I would have thought that one of the first things Sarah Palin’s advisors would tell her not to ever do was to take calls purportedly from world leaders, without checking out their bona fides first, because these sorts of prank calls are often staged by radio station DJs and comedians during election periods.

But even if she wasn’t given such advice, you would think she would have figured something was not quite right when the fake Nicolas Sarkozy (who had a really 'over the top' fake French accent) started telling her how good Carla Bruni was in bed. Does she really think that the President of another country on his very first call to her is going to start telling her that his wife is good in bed!

But no, Sarah fell for it hook, line and sinker.

Here is the transcript because if you don’t speak French you need to understand some of the translations to appreciate the full humour of this:

The best thing is that Sarkozy dosen't know a word in english.

Ring ring . . .

Sarah Palin’s Assistant (SP Assist): This is Betsy.

Master Avengers (MA): Hello, Betsy. This is Frank l'ouvrier [Frank the worker], I'm with President Sarkozy, on the line for Governor Palin.

SP Assist: One second please, can you hold on one second please?

MA: No problem.

SP Assist: Hi, I'm going to hand the phone over to her.

MA: Okay thank you very much I'm going to put the president on the line.

SP Assist: Okay he's coming to the line.

Sarah Palin (SP): This is Sarah.

MA: Yeah, Governor Palin?

SP: Hellloooo . . .

MA: Just hold on for President Sarkozy, one moment.

SP [To someone in the room]: Oh, it's not him yet, I always do that. I'll just have people hand it to me right when it's them.

Fake Nicolas Sarkozy (FNS): Yes, hello, Governor Palin? Yes, hello, Mrs Governor?

SP: Hello this is Sarah, how are you?

FNS: Fine, and you, this is Nicolas Sarkozy speaking, how are you?

SP: Oh . . so good, it's so good to hear you. Thank you for calling us.

FNS: Oh, it's a pleasure.

SP: Thank you sir, we have such great respect for you, John McCain and I, we love you and thank you for spending a few minutes to talk to me.

FNS: I follow your campaigns closely with my special American Advisor Johnny Hallyday(famous french singer back in the 60's), you know?

SP: Yes! Good!

FNS: Excellent! Are you confident?

SP: Very confident and we're thankful that the polls are showing that the race is tightening and . . .

FNS: Well I know very well that the campaign can be exhausting. How do you feel right now my dear?

SP: Ah, I feel so good. I feel like we're in a marathon and at the very end of the marathon, you get your second wind and you plow to the finish . . .

FNS: You see, I got elected in France because I'm real and you seem to be someone who's real as well.

SP: Yes, yeah, Nicholas, we so appreciate this opportunity.

FNS: You know, I see you as a president, one day, you too.

SP: [Muahaaa...weird laugh], maybe in 8 years. Ha ha[she would have been president since McCain would have had a heart attack when he saw he won, that is IF he had won,hahaha, Thank to God & to American People for saving this world from another disaster!]

FNS: Well, ah, I hope for you. You know we have a lot in common because personally one of my favorite activities is to hunt too.

SP: [Giggle] Oh very good, we should go hunting together.

FNS: Exactly! We could go try hunting by helicopter, like you did, I never did that.
SP: [Giggle]

FNS: Like we say in France, "on pourrait tuer des bébés phoques aussi" [Translation: “We could also kill some baby seals too”]

SP: [Giggle] Well I think we could have a lot of fun together as we're getting work done, we can kill two birds with one stone that way.

FNS: I just love killing those animals. Mm, mm. Take away a life, that is so fun!

SP: [Hahahaha]

FNS: I'd really love to go as long as we don't bring your Vice-President Cheney, ha ha ha.[In 2006, Cheney accidentally shot and injured a friend during a bird hunting trip.]

SP: No, I'll be a careful shot, yes.

FNS: Yes, you know we have a lot in common also except that from my arse(he is clearly telling as arse not as house) I can see Belgium. That's kind of less interesting than you.

SP: Well, see, we're right next door to other countries that we all need to be working with, yes.

FNS: Some people said in the last days, and I thought that was mean, that you were not experienced enough in foreign relations, and you know, that's completely false, that's the thing I said to my great friend, the Prime Minister of Canada, Stef Carse [Stephen Harper is actually the PM,Stef Carse is a singer,Canada is an important ally country that shares a border with Alaska.)

SP: Well, he's doing fine, too, and yeah when you come into a position underestimated, it gives you an opportunity to prove the pundits and the critics wrong. You work that much harder.

FNS: I, I was wondering because you are also next to him, one of my good friends, also, the Prime Minister of Quebec, Mr Richard Z. Sirois [a famous Quebec radio host,Jean Charest is the Prime Minister of Quebec], have you met him recently? Did he come to one of your rallies?

SP: Uh, haven't seen him at one of the rallies, but it's been great working with the Canadian officials in my role as governor; we have a great cooperative effort there as we work on all of our resource development projects. You know I look forward to working with you and getting to meet you personally and your beautiful wife, oh my goodness, you've added a lot of energy to your country, even, with that beautiful family of yours.

FNS: Thank you very much. You know my wife, Carla, would love to meet you. You know even though she was a bit jealous that I was supposed to speak to you today. [Ha ha ha ha]

SP: [Ha ha ha ha] Well give her a big hug from me.

FNS: You know my wife is a popular singer and a former top model and she's so hot in bed. She even wrote a song for you.

SP: Oh my goodness! I didn't know that.

FNS: Yes, in French, it's called Du rouge à lèvres sur une cochonne [Translate: “Lipstick on a smutty girl” (some say this translates to “lipstick on a pig”)] or if you prefer in English, Joe the Plumber, [sings] It's his life, Joe the Plumber . . ."

SP: Maybe she understands some of the unfair criticism but I bet you she is such a hard worker, too, and she realizes you just plow through that criticism like . . .

FNS: I just want to be sure, I don't quite understand the phenomenon "Joe the Plumber," that's not your husband, right?

SP: That's not my husband but he's a normal American who just works hard and doesn't want government to take his money.

FNS: Yes, yes, I understand, we have the equivalent of Joe the Plumber in France, it's called, "Marcel, the guy with bread under his armpit, oui."

SP: Right. That's what it's all about, is the middle class, and government needing to work for them. You're a very good example for us here.

FNS: I seen a bit about NBC even Fox News wasn't an ally, an ally, sorry, about as much as usual.

SP: Yeah that's what we're up against.

FNS: I must say, Governor Palin, I love the documentary they made on your life, you know, Hustler's "Nailin Palin" [actually a porn film featuring a Sarah Palin lookalike]

SP: Oh, good, thank you. Yes.(Omg!what a pitty!)

FNS: That was really edgy.

SP: [Laughs] Well good.[she makes Bush look intellegent.:-( )]

FNS: I really love you. And I must say something, so, Governor, you've been pranked.By the Master Avengers. We're two comedians from Montreal.

SP: Oohhh have we been pranked? And what radio station is this? [tries to force herself to sound nice but you can tell she's cranky]

FNS: This is for CKOI in Montreal.

SP: In Montreal? Tell me the radio station call letters

[SP leaves phone, continuous griping in background, sounds like, "For chrissakes . . . that was ??? Just a radio station prank . . . chrissakes . . . "]

MA: Hello? If one voice can change the world for Obama, one Viagra can change the world for McCain.[hahaha,rfol]

[Man's voice in background: “Hang up, hang up”]

SP Assist: Hi, I'm sorry, I have to let you go. Thank you.

Best part is they called the French embassy, some 15 minutes later, just to make sure, since they could not believe it themselves.

Sarkosy's office denied any involvement in official press release to dissociate from both parties.

Do you really want a Vice President(suppose McCain became president) who gets pranked that easy? Come on, just imagine those guys were from an Israeli radio station telling her that Iran just bombed Tel Aviv. Sarah Palin would believe it and push the red button.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Peanut Butter Trivia

Peanut Trivia: Did you know?

* The two major peanut producers in the US are, in order, Georgia and Texas; peanuts are also Georgia's official state crop, with at least 50% of the production being used for peanut butter
* Other minor peanut producers are Alabama, Florida, North and South Carolina, Oklahoma and Virginia
* An 18oz jar of peanut butter needs 850 peanuts to be made
* The USA produce about 6% of the world's crop of peanuts: by comparison India and China, together, produce about 70%
* About 65% of those peanuts are used worldwide for the production of peanut oil; another 20% is used for the production of candy
* Peanut oil accounts for 8% of the worldwide edible oil production
* The national peanut month is March: it started as the national week in 1941 and was later "promoted" to a full month in 1974
* Two presidents of the USA, Jimmy Carter and Thomas Jefferson, were peanut farmers
* Peanuts are not actually nuts: they are legumes and grow underground
* Peanuts account for 2/3rds of the total snack "nuts" consumption in the USA
* The world's largest peanut is 20 feet tall, and it's currently kept in Turner County, Georgia
* One acre of peanut crop yields 2860 pounds of peanuts, enough to make 30000 peanut butter sandwiches
* Americans eat 700 million pounds every year (3lbs per person), which could theoretically cover the entire floor of the Grand Canyon

Peanut Butter Trivia: did you know?

* There's a joke-phobia: people becoming hysterical when peanut butter sticks to their palate have "Arachibutyrophobia"
* Americans on the West Coast prefer chunky peanut butter, whereas those in the East Coast like it creamy
* The reason peanut butter sticks to your mouth is that its high protein content absorbs moisture
* The Aztecs had their own recipe for peanut butter
* Peanut butter was almost never used outside the US until 1960
* The first peanut butter process was patented by John H. Kellogg and his brother
* The average american boy eats 1500 peanut butter sandwiches before reaching the age of 18
* With very high pressure and temperature, peanut butter can be transformed into diamonds (althouth that's true for pretty much everything containing carbon!)
* Due to its high fat and protein content, peanut butter is used as base emergency food for famine-stricken countries
* Creamy peanut butter can be used to remove chewing gum from clothes and hair
* The Dutch have a different variety of peanut butter: it's salty and reported to taste like Satay sauce. The local name is "pindakaas", which means "peanut cheese": this name was chosen because the word "butter" had already been trademarked!.
* The world's largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich was created November 6th, 1993 in Peanut, Pennsylvania and was 40 ft long. It contained 150lbs of peanut butter and 50lbs of jelly.
* 96% of people, when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, put the peanut butter on before the jelly
* Adults actually consume more peanut butter than kids
* Although Dr. George Washington Carver is generally believed to be the father of peanut butter, he didn't invent it!
* The US market for peanut butter amounts to 800 million dollars per year

The Benefits of Peanut Butter

Health Benefits of Peanut Butter


Peanut butter is a very caloric, yet very healthy food. In general, raw peanut butter (as in less refined) is better than refined, because it retains many of the beneficial nutrients found in the skin; in addition, processed peanut butter might contain added trans-fatty acids (which have been shown to increase the risk of cardiocirculatory diseases). A further risk is that when badly preserved, it can host the mold Aspergillus flavus, that produces aflatoxin (a very toxic and carcinogenic substance), so your best bet is to always go with natural peanut butter.

Calorie Breakdown

The calorie breakdown for peanut butter is:

* 71% calories from fats
* 14% calories from carbohydrates
* 15% calories from protein

This means that the vast majority of calories come from fats, which is why it is generally advised that obese people avoid eating too large an amount of peanut butter.
The total calorie content in 100 grams of peanut butter is 589Cal, placing it among the most caloric foods in the typical U.S kitchen. A more detailed breakdown can be found in our peanut butter nutritional data page.
Most of the fats contained are however monounsaturated, and have been shown to improve the cholesterol profile by lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol.
This effect is compounded by peanut butter containing polyunsaturated fats, which in turn help raising the "good" HDL cholesterol; the synergistic effect makes this spread a very good cholesterol regulator.

In a randomized, cross-over, double-blind study involving 22 subjects, a high monounsaturated diet that emphasized peanuts and peanut butter decreased the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 21% compared to the average American diet.

Fiber, Protein and Micronutrients

Peanut butter contains fairly high quantities of dietary fiber, amounting to about 8%, which again helps in regulating both blood cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
Dietary fiber has also been shown to significantly reduce the risk of colo-rectal cancer (which is among the most common causes of death by cancer in civilized countries) and atherosclerosis (another common disease in the U.S. and Europe).

Proteins are present in high amounts (about 24% in weight), together with very important micro-nutrients such as Vitamin E, Vitamin B3 and large amounts of beneficial minerals such as iron, magnesium, potassium, copper and calcium.

Vitamin E is one of the most powerful liposoluble antioxidants, shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases; Vitamin B3 (also known as Niacin) is a water-soluble vitamin that aids in the recovery of cell DNA damage (thus protecting from cancer) and in improving sexual bodily functions by assuring the proper secretion of sexual hormones.

The minerals peanut butter contains are in variable amount (raw peanut butter with crushed skin contains much higher amounts than refined "nut-only" butter): iron is essential for the correct functioning of your red blood cells, while calcium promotes healthy bones and shields against muscle spasms.
Although not among the richest foods in potassium, peanut butter still contains fairly good amounts of it, and research has indicated that diets rich in potassium reduce the risk of hypertension (bananas are, however, a better source of potassium, try making a banana and peanut butter sandwich!).
Unique Properties

One of the most interesting and peculiar nutrients found in peanuts is Resveratrol: this is a natural antimicrobial agent, produced by the peanut plant (and in even larger quantities by red grapes) to ward off potential pathogens (bacteria, virii and fungi).
Resveratrol is actually believed to be the cause of the "French paradox" (French people having a lower risk of cardiovascular disease despite their diet rich in fats). Although harmless to humans, resveratrol is still active when ingested, and it provides the same anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties to the person consuming it. Academic research has shown a plethora of beneficial effects of resveratrol in mice, ranging from anti-cancer, antiviral, anti-aging, neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory to life-prolonging (most of these tests have not been carried out on humans yet, but the premises are there).

Another peculiar substance contained in peanut butter is p-coumaric acid, a polyphenol that helps combat oxidative stress (a syndrome believed to cause some neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases). Scientific sources such as the Food Chemistry concluded that roasting peanuts leads to a higher content in p-coumaric acid by as much as 22%.
Preventing Gallstones and Alzheimer

In a test conducted during 20 years, on 80,000 female subjects by the Nurses' Health Study, it was observed that women who eat least 1 ounce of nuts, peanuts or peanut butter each week have a 25% lower risk of developing gallstones. This quantity can easily be reached by eating one peanut butter sandwich per week!

According to the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, the niacin contained in peanuts, when eaten regularly, provides protection against Alzheimer's disease.
The study was carried on 3000 elder men (65 or older) from Chicago, who were interviewed about their diet and subsequently tested for cognitive skills: those getting 22mg of niacin/day were 70% less likely to have developed Alzheimer's disease than those consuming 13 mg/day.

In addition to this, peanut butter contains much higher quantities of antioxidants than apples or carrots.

All things considered, peanut butter deserves a place in a healthy diet for the vast range of important nutrients it contains.
Because of its high fat and caloric content, however, some doctors argue that obese people should consume only little amounts of it: there is a lot of controversy about this, and there are many studies claiming that eating nuts more than twice a week actually reduces the risk of weight gain.

One of these studies was published on the journal Obesity, it involved 8865 adult men and women in Spain and was carried out during a 28-month period: the subjects who ate nuts at least twice a week were 31% less likely to gain weight (> 5kg) than the others.

Please keep in mind this is not medical advice, you should consult your doctor before adding peanut butter to your diet (especially in light of some people being highly allergic to peanuts).


SOurce: http://peanut-butter.org/peanut-butter/Health+Benefits+of+Peanut+Butter