September 9th, 2008 by marianogriffith
There shouldn’t be any reason that you can’t take cupcakes, if you’re willing to put in a little extra work.
We love Cherrybrook Kitchen products–they’re super easy to make. They’re boxed goodies like chocolate cake (my son’s favorite), chocolate chip cookies, vanilla cake, frostings, etc. They’re nut and dairy free (so long as you follow the recipe).
For a dairy-free product, you MUST NOT use regular butter in any of the recipes. In place of butter, we like to use Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread (100% Vegan, Non-Hydrogenated Oils).
Also, make sure that you don’t use spoons, knives, cutting boards, etc. that might have had nuts or dairy products on them. (Cross-contamination could be a big problem for someone with extreme allergies.)
You can find all of this at Henry’s Markets. I’ve also found the Cherrybrook Kitchen line at Bristol Farms.
If you talk to the preschool administrator (and maybe bring the box showing the ingredients), I’d think they would be ok bringing your treats.
If they don’t go for that (or if it’s too much work), maybe bring a fruit sorbet for a treat … or some other fun “fresh fruit” salad ingredients that the kids can put together as a birthday activity … or if you have time, bring fruits, ice, and a blender and make them smoothies. I’ve done this at my son’s preschool and the kids loved it.
Good Luck and Have Fun!!
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August 11th, 2008 by marianogriffith
There are some ways that cancer or malignant cells hurt other normal cells. One big thing is that they take their nutrients away from them. Meaning, because the cancer cells multiply and and grow, they require a lot more nutrients so they take it rather than the normal cells, so the normal cells die. Also, in areas that dont have enough space for more than the usual amount of cells, like the brain, cancer cells multiple and put a big pressure on the sculls and the normal cells (thats why sometimes they surgically remove part of the scull to relieve the pressure). So in other words, they can destroy them. Mainly though in common areas that cancer can occur in, its the lack of nutrients that the normal cells get that kills them. Hope that helps! Just learned it last semester in Cell Bio!!!
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August 10th, 2008 by marianogriffith
I don’t think it is the worst. It may not be the best, but not the worst.
I have read a few reviews where people did not find it “as funny” as they thought it would be. Lets face it, if the show were all about goofy cavemen jokes, it would lose its flavor fast.
This show is not supposed to be “slapstick” or “roll on the floor” funny. Its a situational comedy about real life events. You are supposed to relate to the characters. The fact that they are made-up into cavemen “is” the humor.
For example, you may not have gotten any of the jokes (like the wikipedia joke) because it was too smart, or you may not have found any of the dissertation remarks humorous, but cavemen playing Wii boxing is hillarious.
It is subtle humor. I enjoyed it, and I will probably watch the next epsiode to see where it goes.
This show is intelligent, which means it will fail because the majority of the people who watch prime time TV are idiots (and as I can see from some of the people answering this question didn’t even watch the show. Gott alove people answering your question that have no idea about what they are talking about).
So, to answer your question, no it is not the worst ABC show. Carpoolers is.
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August 9th, 2008 by marianogriffith
My friend, you will notice how the reactions of those feminist to waswisegirls question; What do you thank of the 12 helpful suggestion’s for men regarding conduct in feminist spaces?
what i got out of this is we men are welcome only if we sit and be silent, but speak up if one of our Owen sounds out to hush him. this is more then a suggestion to try and control trolling my friend , it is blatant push to ignore the mens point of view, as stated ( it is about women by women for women only)
This was enough for me to realize i have no place here and fact is it is way to rude from both sides any ways so i have moved to another area were the folks are a bit more kind and i see a lot less trolling and not so many folks on the attack.
besides now that i realize that my point of view is just that of a man, i don’t want to fill that way so i went to another forum to give good advice and my point of view were it might be more welcome.
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August 8th, 2008 by marianogriffith
This answer assumes you have a stock style carburetor.
It sounds like you have a bad choke pull-off on the side of the carburetor. The pull-off is a vacuum diaphragm with a linkage that just barely cracks the choke plate when you crank the engine over. If the diaphragm gets cracks in it and leaks a bit of vacuum, some times it won’t open the plate and the engine will flood a bit. It normally won’t even try to fire. If it happens to fire before it floods, the increased engine speed will increase the intake vacuum, and everything will work as it should.
The next time it won’t start, hold the accelerator all the way to the floor and crank it over for a few seconds. If it clears up and starts, it’s time to check the pull-off.
Find the pull-off on the side of the carb, and disconnect the vacuum hose from the carb or intake manifold end. If you have a vacuum pump/gauge, now is the time to use it. If not, suck on the hose and you should see the pull-off pull the linkage in and open the choke flap a bit. If air keeps leaking through the vacuum hose and you have to keep sucking, the diaphragm is bad.
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August 7th, 2008 by marianogriffith
You want to have your car paid down to where you do not owe more that your car is worth….if you owe more than the value of your car they call that “being upside down in a loan” and while you can trade your car anyway, what happens is the money you owe that is over the value of the car gets tacked onto the new car price and you have to pay finance on the total which drives your payment up….example….
Say you owe 4000.00 on your car but it is only worth 2000.00 book value…..when you buy a new car , lets say the new car is 10000.00 they will add the 2000.00 that your were “upside down” to the loan so now if your interest rate is 8%….adding the additional 2000.00 dollars and financing 12000.00 for you new car will drive your payment up…so it is up to you….
but if your car runs good listen to the guy that said pay it off and drive it without a payment for awhile….a car is not worth going into debt for….just to get a new one…now if yours isn’t running good and you are putting alot of money into it then it may be a consideration for you….
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August 6th, 2008 by marianogriffith
Californian’s don’t enjoy the seasons changes so much as the other states sadly.. NOT.. i love the weather here.. pretty much Fantastic all year round..
As a child the holidays were something my Grandmother worked so hard in silence to make special. She was the best pie maker i ever knew, my love to cook came from her..
She’d make cutouts from left over pie dough and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on and bake. Homemade divinity and fudge too were some of her specialize. At Christmas she would wrap the most beautiful elaborate packages with fancy bows. I am so glad, yet saddened too I took so long to tell her before she died , just how much i loved those packages all wrapped up, they were just as wonderful as her gifts inside.. Then as a tear dropped down her cheek, she related to me, that i was the only one , out of all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren who ever mentioned.
I learned a large lesson then..
Appreciate the small and simple things around you in life, but more over .. Don’t hesitate to tell those who made them possible “Thank -YOU” for.. before it’s too late..
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August 5th, 2008 by marianogriffith
Pisces- (most are) shy, compassionate, intuitive, sensitive.
Cancer- (some are) shy, emotional, empathatic and sentimental.
Virgo- (most are) shy, critical, practical, and likes to analyze.
Capricorn- (some are) shy, driven, conservative, and serious.
**these are some of the signs from experience that i myself have known to be shy, but not all signs here listed are ‘given’ to being shy. Their sunsigns are known for being shy but it also depends on the placements of their other planets as well. I know some Virgoans, Cancers, Pisceans, and Capricorns who not come close to even being shy probably because they have their other planets in other more ‘outspoken, non-shy’ ones.
Like me for example- I am VERY shy (in person- btw)because of my sunsign BUT because of my Capricorn moon- I have the ability to ‘hide’ my true emotions behind a ‘cool’ exterior. But my red face gives me away most of the time, Lol.
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August 4th, 2008 by marianogriffith
I agree that 4 months is early to be giving her anything else other than formula because her body is not ready. Some say that a lot of the food allergies are induced by giving babies solids too early. With that being said… I also think that solids are something that should be introduced slowly. Which means that you cannot go from NO solids one day to giving her solids the day she turns 6 months old. So… I would wait until she is about 5 months old and then start introducing her to some baby cereal mixed into the formula but VERY diluted. Or a couple of spoonfuls of rice cereal mixed with formula until it has the consistency of runny applesauce. I was told to start with rice cereal.
Another thing is to never introduce too many different things at the same time because you need to check for reactions. If you give her something for a couple of days and she tolerates it well, then you can try something else, but always one new food at a time.
By the time she is 6 then you can start the process with vegetables and do it the same way, one new thing at a time. That way you can figure out what things ‘agree’ with her more (she doesn’t get diarrhea, gas, colic, etc.).
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August 3rd, 2008 by marianogriffith
Here are the definitions from my source below:
Ocean: (partial entry. The whole entry is very long) The sheet of salt water
which surrounds the great land masses of the earth; it is divided into several extensive portions, each known as an ocean, and altogether covers 71% of the earth’s surface.
Sea: (full entry) One of the smaller divisions of the oceans, especially if partially enclosed by land, e.g., Mediterranean Sea, North Sea; a large expanse of inland salt water, even if completely landlocked, e.g., Caspian Sea.
The name is also loosely applied to the great mass of salt water which covers much of the earth’s surface.
Note that the last sentence would be the same as “ocean” above, so I’d use the other defintitions to make a distinction when necessary.
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