Saturday, October 30, 2004
Friday, October 22, 2004
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Dark Chocolate!
DID YOU KNOW THAT CHOCOLATE IS GOOD FOR YOU?
"... chocolate can contribute a significant portion of dietary antioxidants, and the pleasure of pairing red wine and dark chocolate could have synergistic advantages beyond their complementary tastes."
"Chocolate may be a vital ingredient in fighting heart disease and the darker the better, researchers in America claim. In a study that will bring pleasure to cocoa addicts, confectioners and dentists, the winning recipe for good health would be to combine chocolate intake with red wine. Dr. Andrew Waterhouse and researchers from California University found that chocolate contains significant levels of phenol, which prevents oxidation of a specific type of combined fat and protein complex in the blood. Oxidation of these low density lipoproteins is known to be linked to furring of the arteries which can lead to heart attacks.
"Chocolate doesn't just tingle the tongue: it makes people feel good in some fundamental, undefinable way. No surprise, then, at a report in the current Nature. Chemicals found in chocolate, it seems, go after the same brain receptor system targeted by marijuana. …Unlike THC, the active ingredient in pot, chocolate's chemicals turn on only a few circumscribed regions of the brain. …But chocolate craving is evidently a real, physiological phenomenon. It's too early to tell precisely how the process works…"
"Chocolate could be good for you, especially if you sniff it. Its smell has been shown to boost the immune system …Scientists at the University of Westminster made the discovery while studying how pleasurable experiences affect the immune system."
"Here's more good news about chocolate: chocolate neither causes nor aggravates acne … chocolate isn't so bad for your teeth. Because it melts quickly, it's less likely to cause cavities than you might fear. Better yet, several substances in cocoa actually inhibit cavity promoting bacterial growth. The fat (stearic acid) in chocolate doesn't raise blood cholesterol levels. … chocolate does seem to smooth the edges of a hectic day or stressful week. …So, just what causes chocolate's cheering effect? One current theory suggests that eating chocolate may help increase the amount of serotonin, a brain chemical that helps brighten your mood. "
http://www.chocolatebyjamieson.com/culture/chocoindex3.shtml
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Dark Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure, and Dark chocolate -- but not milk chocolate or dark chocolate eaten with milk -- is a potent antioxidant. Antioxidants gobble up free radicals, destructive molecules that are implicated in heart disease and other ailments.
"Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate ... and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate."
http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/73/81921.htm?pagenumber=2
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Pregnant women rejoice. Eating chocolate is good for the baby, say Finnish researchers.
http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/003273.html
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... flavan-3-ols, the main flavonoids found in cocoa, are associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. "Cocoa contains the same nutrients found in other plant foods, including minerals and specific antioxidants that help ward off diseases such as heart disease". "What's more, researchers reported that Europeans living in the 17th century praised chocolate for its healing powers. They believed that chocolate 'comforted the liver, aided in digestion and made one happy and strong,'"
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030102212836_health_news.shtml
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HOW TO EAT CHOCOLATE:
"Chocolate is best tasted on an empty stomach. The proper temperature of the chocolate should be between 66 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Never put your chocolate in the refrigerator - it will cause the cocoa to separate and form a white 'bloom'."
"If you are trying several different chocolates, always start with the one that has the least cocoa, most likely a milk chocolate - unless it's white chocolate, which has cacao butter, and no cocoa at all."
"When tasting dark chocolate, let the chocolate sit in your mouth for a few seconds to release its primary flavors and aromas. Then chew it a few times to release the secondary aromas. Let it rest lightly against the roof of your mouth so you experience the full range of flavors. Finally, enjoy the lingering taste in your mouth."
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030102212836_health_news.shtml
"... chocolate can contribute a significant portion of dietary antioxidants, and the pleasure of pairing red wine and dark chocolate could have synergistic advantages beyond their complementary tastes."
"Chocolate may be a vital ingredient in fighting heart disease and the darker the better, researchers in America claim. In a study that will bring pleasure to cocoa addicts, confectioners and dentists, the winning recipe for good health would be to combine chocolate intake with red wine. Dr. Andrew Waterhouse and researchers from California University found that chocolate contains significant levels of phenol, which prevents oxidation of a specific type of combined fat and protein complex in the blood. Oxidation of these low density lipoproteins is known to be linked to furring of the arteries which can lead to heart attacks.
"Chocolate doesn't just tingle the tongue: it makes people feel good in some fundamental, undefinable way. No surprise, then, at a report in the current Nature. Chemicals found in chocolate, it seems, go after the same brain receptor system targeted by marijuana. …Unlike THC, the active ingredient in pot, chocolate's chemicals turn on only a few circumscribed regions of the brain. …But chocolate craving is evidently a real, physiological phenomenon. It's too early to tell precisely how the process works…"
"Chocolate could be good for you, especially if you sniff it. Its smell has been shown to boost the immune system …Scientists at the University of Westminster made the discovery while studying how pleasurable experiences affect the immune system."
"Here's more good news about chocolate: chocolate neither causes nor aggravates acne … chocolate isn't so bad for your teeth. Because it melts quickly, it's less likely to cause cavities than you might fear. Better yet, several substances in cocoa actually inhibit cavity promoting bacterial growth. The fat (stearic acid) in chocolate doesn't raise blood cholesterol levels. … chocolate does seem to smooth the edges of a hectic day or stressful week. …So, just what causes chocolate's cheering effect? One current theory suggests that eating chocolate may help increase the amount of serotonin, a brain chemical that helps brighten your mood. "
http://www.chocolatebyjamieson.com/culture/chocoindex3.shtml
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Dark Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure, and Dark chocolate -- but not milk chocolate or dark chocolate eaten with milk -- is a potent antioxidant. Antioxidants gobble up free radicals, destructive molecules that are implicated in heart disease and other ailments.
"Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate ... and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate."
http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/73/81921.htm?pagenumber=2
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Pregnant women rejoice. Eating chocolate is good for the baby, say Finnish researchers.
http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/003273.html
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... flavan-3-ols, the main flavonoids found in cocoa, are associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. "Cocoa contains the same nutrients found in other plant foods, including minerals and specific antioxidants that help ward off diseases such as heart disease". "What's more, researchers reported that Europeans living in the 17th century praised chocolate for its healing powers. They believed that chocolate 'comforted the liver, aided in digestion and made one happy and strong,'"
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030102212836_health_news.shtml
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HOW TO EAT CHOCOLATE:
"Chocolate is best tasted on an empty stomach. The proper temperature of the chocolate should be between 66 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Never put your chocolate in the refrigerator - it will cause the cocoa to separate and form a white 'bloom'."
"If you are trying several different chocolates, always start with the one that has the least cocoa, most likely a milk chocolate - unless it's white chocolate, which has cacao butter, and no cocoa at all."
"When tasting dark chocolate, let the chocolate sit in your mouth for a few seconds to release its primary flavors and aromas. Then chew it a few times to release the secondary aromas. Let it rest lightly against the roof of your mouth so you experience the full range of flavors. Finally, enjoy the lingering taste in your mouth."
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030102212836_health_news.shtml
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Hello is this Mrs
Duster? Hi, my name is Helen, and I'm calling for DØST BØSTERS!! (Dust Busters) May I just ask, do you have ducted heating in your home?? Yes, centreal heating. Yes? How long since you had it checked or cleaned?? We are in your area right now offering a free no obligation inspection of your ducted heating. Would you be interested in that??
Will you please also shoot me?
Will you please also shoot me?
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
This Is Not Art
... just back from the Student Media Conference in Newcastle, a part of the This Is Not Art festival!! I had a lovely time! Me, "Motherfucker', 'Skidmark' and Bob went together, and rented a house there together.
First it was sun, then it was rain, rain and rain, and then it was sun again. I learned a lot, but it's good to be home...
Links and info from the conference and the festival:
Electronic Art Links - go to TASTE
Freedom to write, freedom to read = PEN
http://www.energypeakoil.net
Animal lib
HERE IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
intimate converstations Intimate conversations hopes to capitalise on the wealth stored secretly in your in-box. With the low-tech materials supplied (typewriters, rubberstamps, idiosynchratic stationary ...) , or more contemporary items of your own choosing, we will synthesize our private SMS into (some kinda) public form. How? -is up to you.
Further info: http://tinywords.com, http://www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/web/, http://www.textually.org, http://sistero.sysxorg/sms/sms.html
Undergrowth. 'The future is here, it's just not widely distributed yet'. William Gibson. A nice quote from Undergrowth there, the digital magazine discuss counterculture in the 21th century, social and environmental writing and the challenge of creating a sustainable future. With Anto Skene, Nic Low, Rak Razam and Tim Parish. Check out Shelly Innocence, in Melbourne (all about happiness).
Peer casting. 'The Internet views censorship as a network failture, and routes around it.' John Gilmore. Mark Pesce talked about peer-to-peer technologies for sharing information on the net. A new word: PEER CASTING. Get the software from BitTorrent. More useful tech from DivX and X\eD. His lecture can be obtained from his website, and webearth. QUALITY WILL OUT!
Check out alternative online news: Buzzflash, Truthout, Crikey and GNN. (+ indymedia)
Pesce talked a lot about the new documentary OUTFOXED Rupert Murdochs War on Journalism, which was shown on the conference!! It was really relevant for my thesis, so I have to get a hold on it I think... Interesting is that one can download footage from the film for free (on bazaar). For now, I'll write a small review I think.. Yeah, why not!!
REVIEW:
It's impossible to outfox Fox News in their own game: being a shameless partisan for the Bush government. But OUTFOXED outfoxed Fox (quite a mouthful) in another game, a game that Fox News and Rupert Murdoch have no experience in: THE TRUTH! This documentary is scary - it was actually worse than I thought! Fox News are not doing journalism, they are pretending to be journalists under the shameless slogan 'Fair and Balanced'. It is quite amazing that they can get away with it! I hope this documentary will open some eyes, maybe make people thing! No matter how you stand politically, this is against any democratic idea of a free media. It is worse than the propaganda from the old communist regimes - and they said this in the documentary and I agre - because in USSR people KNEW it was propaganda. Do people know that Fox News are duping them? I hope they will soon!
Other documentaries worth seeing:
Manufacturing Consent, Noam Chomsky zmag, zeitgeist
The Corporation
Control Room
Spellbound
And well, of course, Michael Moore.. and his Roger and Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11.
First it was sun, then it was rain, rain and rain, and then it was sun again. I learned a lot, but it's good to be home...
Links and info from the conference and the festival:
Electronic Art Links - go to TASTE
Freedom to write, freedom to read = PEN
http://www.energypeakoil.net
Animal lib
HERE IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
intimate converstations Intimate conversations hopes to capitalise on the wealth stored secretly in your in-box. With the low-tech materials supplied (typewriters, rubberstamps, idiosynchratic stationary ...) , or more contemporary items of your own choosing, we will synthesize our private SMS into (some kinda) public form. How? -is up to you.
Further info: http://tinywords.com, http://www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/web/, http://www.textually.org, http://sistero.sysxorg/sms/sms.html
Undergrowth. 'The future is here, it's just not widely distributed yet'. William Gibson. A nice quote from Undergrowth there, the digital magazine discuss counterculture in the 21th century, social and environmental writing and the challenge of creating a sustainable future. With Anto Skene, Nic Low, Rak Razam and Tim Parish. Check out Shelly Innocence, in Melbourne (all about happiness).
Peer casting. 'The Internet views censorship as a network failture, and routes around it.' John Gilmore. Mark Pesce talked about peer-to-peer technologies for sharing information on the net. A new word: PEER CASTING. Get the software from BitTorrent. More useful tech from DivX and X\eD. His lecture can be obtained from his website, and webearth. QUALITY WILL OUT!
Check out alternative online news: Buzzflash, Truthout, Crikey and GNN. (+ indymedia)
Pesce talked a lot about the new documentary OUTFOXED Rupert Murdochs War on Journalism, which was shown on the conference!! It was really relevant for my thesis, so I have to get a hold on it I think... Interesting is that one can download footage from the film for free (on bazaar). For now, I'll write a small review I think.. Yeah, why not!!
REVIEW:
It's impossible to outfox Fox News in their own game: being a shameless partisan for the Bush government. But OUTFOXED outfoxed Fox (quite a mouthful) in another game, a game that Fox News and Rupert Murdoch have no experience in: THE TRUTH! This documentary is scary - it was actually worse than I thought! Fox News are not doing journalism, they are pretending to be journalists under the shameless slogan 'Fair and Balanced'. It is quite amazing that they can get away with it! I hope this documentary will open some eyes, maybe make people thing! No matter how you stand politically, this is against any democratic idea of a free media. It is worse than the propaganda from the old communist regimes - and they said this in the documentary and I agre - because in USSR people KNEW it was propaganda. Do people know that Fox News are duping them? I hope they will soon!
Other documentaries worth seeing:
Manufacturing Consent, Noam Chomsky zmag, zeitgeist
The Corporation
Control Room
Spellbound
And well, of course, Michael Moore.. and his Roger and Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11.
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