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2011-08-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

Sweet and Sour Pork

2009-01-01T19:43:00.000-08:00

Sweet and Sour Pork with pineapple, carrots and bell peppers

Rhonda Parkinson

This sweet and sour pork is prepared American-style with more batter and deep-fried twice for extra crispiness.

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

3/4 pound pork tenderloin
2 - 3 teaspoons soy sauce
Pinch of cornstarch
Sauce:
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water or reserved pineapple juice
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 4 tablespoons water
Batter:
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 cup warm water, as needed
Other:
1 carrot
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 green bell pepper
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
3 cups oil for deep-frying, or as needed

Preparation:

Directions for sweet and sour pork
Cut the pork into 1-inch cubes. Marinate in the soy sauce and cornstarch for 20 minutes.

To prepare the sauce, in a small bowl, combine the sugar, ketchup, dark soy sauce, salt, water or juice and vinegar. Set aside. In a separate bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the water. Set aside.

Peel the carrot and chop on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces. Cut the bell peppers in half, remove the seeds and cut into cubes.

Heat the oil for deep--frying to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

For the batter, combine the flour and cornstarch. Stir in the egg white and vegetable oil. Add as much of the warm water as is needed to form a thick batter that is neither too dry or too moist. (The batter should not be runny, but should drop off the back of a spoon).

Dip the marinated pork cubes in the batter. Deep-fry in batches, taking care not to overcrowd the wok. Deep-fry the pork until it is golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.

(If desired you can deep-fry the pork at second time to make it extra crispy. Make sure the oil is back up to 375 before you begin deep-frying again).

To prepare the sweet and sour sauce, bring the sauce ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the carrot, green pepper, and pineapple. Bring to a boil again and thicken with cornstarch mixture, stirring. Check the sauce one more time and adjust seasonings, adding salt and/or vinegar if desired. Serve hot over the deep-fried pork. Serve the sweet and sour pork over rice.

2008-12-23T01:36:00.000-08:00

"Chocolate and almonds top off a rich buttery toffee. A simple recipe that you could easily remember and whip up any time. I always get compliments and requests for more. Use any type of nut that you like in place of the almonds."

PREP TIME	5 Min
COOK TIME	15 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 20 Min
Original recipe yield 2 pounds

SERVINGS

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Servings

METRIC

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 cups butter
2 cups white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup finely chopped almonds

DIRECTIONS

In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the butter, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the butter is melted. Allow to come to a boil, and cook until the mixture becomes a dark amber color, and the temperature has reached 285 degrees F (137 degrees C). Stir occasionally.
While the toffee is cooking, cover a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
As soon as the toffee reaches the proper temperature, pour it out onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the chocolate over the top, and let it set for a minute or two to soften. Spread the chocolate into a thin even layer once it is melted. Sprinkle the nuts over the chocolate, and press in slightly. Putting a plastic bag over your hand will minimize the mess.
Place the toffee in the refrigerator to chill until set. Break into pieces, and store in an airtight container.

RECIPES

2008-12-21T03:43:00.001-08:00

Kalderetang Baka

Preparation Time	Cooking TIme	Nutritional Value

Main Ingredients:

1 kilo beef (for stewing, cut into chunk cubes)

1/2 kilo beef liver (cut to almost the same size as the beef

6 cloves garlic (minced)

2 medium onions (diced)

6 big tomatoes (quartered)

3 big red peppers (diced)

3 big green peppers (diced)

1/2 cup pitted green olives

4 pieces chili pepper (minced) 1/2 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons tomato paste

3/4 cup all purpose cream

3/4 cup grated cheese pinch of salt & pepper to taste

3 cups beef stock

1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch in little water

Procedure:

In a casserole, saute garlic, onion, tomatoes and all the pepper.

Add in the beef and the liver. Cook for a little while and take out the liver and set aside.

Pour in the stock and tomato paste.

Bring to a boil and lower the fire and let simmer until beef becomes tender.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add in olives, and diluted cornstarch.

Grate liver and add into the mixture.

Allow sauce to thicken and add in cream and grated cheese.

Serve hot

2007-11-28T07:40:00.000-08:00

*********at 10:24 PM Maddyindiana32 joined the room

Maddyindiana32 “Hi everybody.”

Elvis_fan_4_life “Sup.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“How’s it going?”

Maddyindiana32

“Okay. Kinda tired, though. Just got done with a huge argument with my teenage daughter. God, she can be so evil sometimes! Lol.”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Lol…I know what you mean! I have a thirteen year old son and he’s always coming home in a police car. Teenagers are evil.”

Maddyindiana32

“So, where are you from?”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Tennessee. I visit Graceland once a week.”

Maddyindiana32

You like Elvis, eh? I never got into him myself. I was a Zeppelin fan.”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Oh, not me, the king is the king.”

Maddyindiana32

“What happened to that Hatchet guy? Is he still online?”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Yeah…he’s pretty weird, though. We were talking later and I’d ask him a question, but he’d take like three minutes to answer. He’s probably just reading our conversation, that creep.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I’d shut your mouth if I was you.”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Oh yeah? And what if I don’t?”

Maddyindiana32

“Oh, come on. Don’t be fighting.”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Don’t worry…he won’t answer for another 35 minutes or so. Lol.”

Maddyindiana32

“Well…still, you shouldn’t be mean.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Thank you, Miss Maddy.”

Maddyindiana32

“It’s no problem.”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Oh, so now you two are teaming up. Well, HaTcHeTfAcE, you gonna answer my question?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“What question was that again?”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“What if I don’t stop talking about you? What the hell are you gonna do about it?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I’ll chop your mother’s guts open and feed them to you.”

Elvis_fan_4_life

“Fuck you, ya sick bastard.”

*********at 10:33 PM Elvis_fan_4_life left the room

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Thank God he’s gone.”

Maddyindiana32

“Umm…are you like…sick in the head?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Lol…no, I was just sick of him talking smack. In truth, I wouldn’t hurt a fly. Sorry if I scared you.”

Maddyindiana32

“That’s okay, but he didn’t seem that bad to me.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Lol…you didn’t hear him before. He was swearing more than somebody waiting in line at the DMV.”

Maddyindiana32

“Lmao! I’m glad he’s gone, then.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“So, what do you do for a living?”

Maddyindiana32

“I’m a artist. I illustrate books.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Really? I never killed an artist before.”

Maddyindiana32

“What?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Lol…just kidding.”

Maddyindiana32

“Oh…lol…what do you do?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I’m a homicidal maniac (lol jk). I work at a law branch. I don’t want to talk about my job, though, I can’t stand it as it is. Your name is Madison, correct?”

Maddyindiana32

“Yes.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Such a beautiful name.”

Maddyindiana32

“Thank you! What’s your name?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“HaTcHeTfAcE.”

Maddyindiana32

“That isn’t your real name…is it?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“No…of course not.”

Maddyindiana32

“So, what’s your real name?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I don’t want to tell you.”

Maddyindiana32

“Ummm…ok then…”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Let’s say we talk about something else, okay?”

Maddyindiana32

“Okay. What shall we chat about?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I don’t know. Can I ask you a question?”

Maddyindiana32

“Sure.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“How do you want to die?”

Maddyindiana32

“Excuse me?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I asked you ‘how do you want to die?’”

Maddyindiana32

“I’m afraid I don’t know what you mean.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Well…I have a duffle bag full of things. I have (of course) a hatchet, a butcher knife, a screwdriver, a Desert Eagle .50, and a sawed off shotgun. So, which one of those wonderful weapons do you want to be killed by?”

Maddyindiana32

“Oh, I get it…another joke. I’m Lmfao, okay? Well, just to be fun, how would you kill me? You don’t even know where I live.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I’m in your house, Madison.”

Maddyindiana32

“Oh, yeah? How can you be in my house if you’re on a computer?”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“I’m using you dead daughter’s pink laptop.”

Maddyindiana32

“My daughter isn’t dead.”

HaTcHeTfAcE

“She is now. She’s laying on the white carpet in her room with a puddle of blood leaking out of her head. Her brown hair is a mess! So, you gonna answer my question? How do you want to die? Like your daughter, (I used the hatchet on her), or possibly the sawed off shotgun? You decide.”

*********at 10:45 PM Maddyindiana32 left the room

HaTcHeTfAcE

“Lol…this should be fun…”

*********at 10:45 PM HaTcHeTfAcE left the room

Health and Beauty

2007-11-13T16:53:00.000-08:00

General Health

About 8% of the adult population and 5% to 9% of children are affected by serious mental illness
Ordinary B-vitamins can enhance human mental performance and even increase happiness
Breast-feeding triggers bone loss in areas prone to fractures later in life, such as the hip, wrist, and spine. But this lost bone is completely replaced with fresh, new bone within two years of having a baby.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Nearly one-third of all adults are obese.
Studies have shown that eating close to bedtime may enhance the storage of fat and promote weight gain and body fat.
Long term use of zinc lozenges for treating colds can temporarily suppress the immune system, just the opposite of what you want when fighting off a cold.

Water and Our Body

Between 60%-75% of an adult's body weight is water
Our brain is 75% water, which is why even mild dehydration causes headaches
Our blood is 92% water
Our muscles are 75% water

Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

The expected increase in the number of men who suffer from ED is the direct result of ageing populations, unhealthy eating habits, the earlier onset of diabetes and obesity and stress.
ED is a barometer of cardiovascular health.
Sex drive is positively correlated with longevity in males
PDE 5 drugs can be used for men with spinal cord injuries. The higher up the spinal cord injury, the better the drug response.

Headaches

28 million Americans suffer from migraines. Of these people, 4,5 million have more than one attack per month. A quarter of the female population is affected and about eight in every hundred men.
Most children who get migraines, have at least one close family member who suffers from migraines too. If a child has one parent who suffers from migraines, they have a 50% chance of getting them too, if both are sufferers, this rises to 75%.
While most headaches are uncomfortable and sometimes disabling, they are mostly not dangerous. Most of them can be cured by over-the-counter headache medications and by lying down in a quiet dark room for a while.
Fasting may cause headaches, as a fasting person is likely to have very low blood sugar. But other factors, such as stress, pollution, noise, smoke, flashing lights and certain types of food may also cause headaches.
Lifestyle plays an important part in preventing headaches. If you don't smoke, don't drink excessively, get regular sleep, eat a healthy diet and get daily exercise, you are unlikely to suffer from headaches frequently, unless you have a medical problem.
Tension headache can affect anyone and is the most common from of headache. Tension headaches are often the result of neck and shoulder muscles going into spasm, and can sometimes last for days.
More men than women suffer from cluster headaches. These are intense headaches that often occur at the same time every day or every few days. People who are heavy smokers or drinkers often suffer from cluster headaches. More women than men suffer from migraines.
Ice cream headaches are no myth – you really can get them from eating this frozen dessert. This is caused by blood vessel spasms, which are caused by the intense cold from the ice cream. The spasms interrupt the blood flow and cause the vessels to swell.
Even children get headaches, some well before the age of ten. Before puberty, headaches are more common in boys. Adult women get headaches four times more often than men do, and these are linked to hormonal fluctuations. In both men and women, the severity and frequency of headaches decline with advancing years.

Backache

Most people have lower back pain. This is because the lower back bears the weight of the upper body. It also twists and bends more than the upper back.
Backache is second only to headaches as the most common location of pain.
In about 85% of acute back pain cases, the exact cause cannot be identified.
Prolonged use of back braces and supports can actually weaken the muscles in your back, thereby contributing to the problem.

Foot Facts

Most people have 26 bones in each foot, but some people have 28. These extras, called supernumerary sesamoids, are found on the bottom of the foot just behind the big toe.
Fourteen of the 26 bones are found in the toes. Each toe has three bones, except the big toe, which has two.
The skin on your feet is thicker than it is anywhere else on your body.
When you are stressed, you are more susceptible to the virus that causes warts on the foot.
When buying shoes, it is always a good idea to buy them late in the day, when your feet are tired and may be slightly swollen. In this way you are unlikely to buy shoes that are too small.

Acne

Most people outgrow acne; but in women it may last until the menopause.
5% of women of 40 years of age have acne; but only 1% of men in that age group.
Acne is not caused by dirt or surface oil. As many people believe it to be the case, they tend to overwash their skin, thereby making acne worse, drying the skin out and causing flare-ups. It is only necessary to wash your skin twice a day with a gentle soap.

Osteoporosis

The word "osteoporosis" comes from the Greek words "osteon" meaning bone, and "poros", meaning a pore or a passage.
People who drink a lot of coffee and alcohol and who smoke cigarettes, are at higher risk of developing osteoporosis than others are.
People who are thin or who have a small frame, are at greater risk for osteoporosis.
Women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in the 5 – 7 years following menopause.
Osteoporosis can be prevented by eating a diet rich in calcium (1000 – 1500mg/day) when you are young. This will make sure you reach peak bone mineral density.

Medications

The average cost of developing and bringing a new prescription drug to market is $802 million. It usually takes between 10 and 15 years to develop and bring a new medication to market.
Over 90% of drugs entering clinical trials fail to make it to market.
Large manufacturers like Merck and Pfizer spent twice as much on advertising and marketing cost than they do on research costs.
Each year in the United States, more than 160 million prescriptions are written for antibiotics. Humans consume 235 million doses of antibiotics annually. It is estimated that 20%-50% of that use is unnecessary.
Why is it so difficult to find a powerful pain-killing medication that does not produce addiction? Over the years, pharmaceutical companies have tried to separate these two pharmacological qualities. Perhaps because the brain areas involved with pain reduction and those involved with drug dependence are connected, it has been almost impossible to find powerful "non-addicting" painkillers that block pain transmission. On the other hand, perhaps dependence on drugs and pain reduction are two different phenomena that will someday be separated, as more refined research evolves in this important area.
The old time barbiturates that have mostly been replaced by newer drugs were powerful sedatives and hypnotics. That is, they greatly depressed the nervous system by as-yet-unknown mechanisms. They caused a lasting hangover when used to promote sleep, with a great impairment in functioning the day after they were given. They were also highly dependence producing, which is the main reason they are no longer therapeutically used.
Lithium, used for the treatment of bipolar illness, is an interesting drug. It is not addicting, perhaps because people understand that it is highly toxic if the dose is not regulated carefully. More importantly, it probably does not produce a "high" for those who like to use drugs for that reason.
Caffeine is one of the safest "drugs" known. It is not addicting, the lethal dose is very high, and it has no toxic effects on body organs. People who are sensitive to caffeine, however, can have altered heart rate with higher doses.
What is a "placebo effect"? Almost every drug (especially those that affect brain function) has a placebo effect. This is an unexplained therapeutic (or counter-therapeutic) effect that does not involve the drug's pharmacology. If a large group of people is given a sugar pill for anxiety, depression, pain relief, etc., approximately 30% of the people will have a reduction in anxiety, depression, or pain. The reasons are not entirely clear, but one thought is that people given any medical attention will expect to get better.
What are the differences between a "sedative", "tranquilizer", "anxiolytic", and "neuroleptic"? They are all related. The word "sedative" is a general (older) term for anything that calms people down. "Tranquilizer" is a more specialized (older) term for a drug that reduces anxiety ("minor" tranquilizer) or reduces psychotic symptoms ("major" tranquilizer). These terms have mostly been replaced by "anxiolytics" (anxiety reducers) and "neuroleptics" (anti-schizophrenic drugs).
By law when a physician prescribes drugs for a patient, the physician is required to ensure that the patient is fully informed of the drugs risks and benefits and consents to the drug therapy with full informed knowledge. Statistics show that this occurs in less than 20% of the patient population.

50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

2007-11-08T20:16:00.000-08:00

(or 50 Completely Useless Facts!)

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

There is a city called Rome on every continent.

It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London

Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

Something to think about!

2007-11-03T11:15:00.000-07:00

Here is a short story with a beautiful message...

Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter,
"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."
"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.
"There's a big difference," replied the little girl.

"If I hold your hand and something happens to me,
chances are that I may let your hand go.
But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens,
you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.
So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours... This message is too short......but carries a lot of Feelings. BEST REGARDS

What makes the Bible so amazing, special and important?

2007-10-24T07:50:00.000-07:00

There has never been a book written in the same way as the Bible!
The Bible was written by over 40 authors...
who wrote from 3 different continents: Asia, Africa and Europe...
in many different places: wilderness, prison, traveling, islands...
at different times; covering a span of 1,500 years...
who did different kinds of jobs: fishermen, kings, shepherds, a herdsman, a politician, a doctor, a tax collector, a rabbinical scholar and more.
They all wrote about the same thing, and without any contradictions!

What was Adam like?

2007-10-24T07:44:00.000-07:00

Discover amazing facts about…
…the first man…the first man with no belly-button (or mother)…the first operation…the first husband…the first genius…the first farmer…the first taxonomist…the first father…the first man who sinned…What color was his skin?…Why did the First Adam need the Last Adam?

Adam lived 930 years (Gen. 5:5).

Also, read God's story about Adam and the human race! Complete with voice and illustrations.
Did the first man have black hair, brown skin, and brown eyes? Was he six feet eleven inches tall? These are questions we cannot answer sure, because we were not there to see Adam. However, from reading Genesis, and armed with basic scientific knowledge, we can learn a lot about what Adam was probably like.
Did Adam have a navel?
This is something I have often been asked. Actually, I believe we can have a definite answer here.
Your navel is really a scar formed from the attachment via the umbilical cord to your mother. After birth, the cord was cut, and where it was attached to your body it shriveled up and formed a scar known as your belly button. If Adam was not born of a woman, he would not have had an umbilical cord, thus no scar, and thus no navel.

Adam was the FIRST MAN

Now think about Adam. Was he born in the same way you or I were? He certainly was not. He was made directly by God from the dust of the earth.
In Genesis 2:7 we read, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
Adam was not born of a woman. He was the first human. In l Corinthians 15:45 we read, “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul.” Adam was the first man.
This is an important point by the way, there were no other human beings made alongside Adam.

Adam had the FIRST OPERATION

Consider Genesis 2:21-22,
“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
Genesis 3:20 states:
“And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was [to be] the mother of all living.”
The first woman (the first wife) was made directly from part of Adam. She was not born of a woman either. Adam and Eve were unique. Neither of them would have had a navel. When you think about it, that would have been a tremendous witness to everyone who saw them while they were alive. They had evidence that they were the first two people.
Did Adam have one fewer rib than Eve?
I have often had people ask me, after reading the passage about the creation of woman, why men don't have one fewer rib than women if God made Eve from Adam's side (or rib). The way I answer this is: If a man had an accident and his leg was amputated as a result, and then he married and had children, would all his children have only one leg?
Of course not! This is because the instructions for how we are constructed are contained in the DNA in the nucleus of our cells - in our genes. When God took part of Adam to make Eve, He didn't change Adam's genes. All the information in Adam's genes was still there.
Adam was the FIRST HUSBAND
Eve was made specially for Adam. This was the first marriage. That is why Jesus in Matthew 19:4-6 reminded people that the meaning of marriage is dependent on the origin of marriage - and the first marriage is in Genesis:

“And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
Adam was the FIRST FARMER
In Genesis 2:15 we read, 'And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.' Adam, the first man, was told to work, and to look after the garden God had made.
This would not have been a chore. This would have been a joy for Adam. This was a perfect garden. There were no thorns and thistles, as these did not come until after God had cursed the earth. And because everything God had made was 'very good' (Genesis 1:31), Adam, the plants, the garden, and in fact every thing, would have been perfect.
How different this is to today's world. How different looking after gardens and farming is today!
Adam was the FIRST TAXONOMIST
We are told that Adam named many of the animals, Genesis 2:19-20:
“And out of the ground the Lord God [had] formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field.”
Man has always given names to things. Scientists who give names to the different animals and plants are called taxonomists. Anyone who studies taxonomy knows how hard it is to remember all of those names. Adam would not have had this problem because he was made perfect. He would have been as intelligent as man could ever be.

Adam was the FIRST GENIUS

By the way, to name the animals, Adam must have been able to speak. He must have had a complex language right from the start. He did not even have to learn to speak as we have to. He was made as a mature human being.
How different it was for Adam. He awoke after his creation, a conscious being, fully formed, able to communicate and understand.
Have you ever thought about the fact that Adam did not see God make him? The evidence that God created was all around Adam though. Adam did not even see God make Eve. This means Adam had to have faith in God's Word concerning where he came from, just as we have to have faith today. But just like Adam, we have plenty of evidence that God created just the way His Word states.
Some people think that because Adam had to name all those animals on day six of creation, this could not have been an ordinary day. They think it must have been a long period of time. I am often told that there is no way someone could name all of the names in one day. However, people who say this usually think that because they couldn't name and remember all the names, Adam could not have either.
The Bible, though, tells us that the first man Adam rebelled against God and sin came into the world. Ever since, the creation has been running down. Not only are there no perfect humans in the world now, but all humans have lots of mistakes on their genes (mutational defects or copying mistakes that slowly accumulate in the human race).
The first man had no mistakes when he was made - he was perfect.
I think we can get a glimpse (looking through a glass dimly, so to speak) of what Adam was like by observing certain people today. I have met people who have photographic memories, others who are brilliant artists. I have read about people who can play musical instruments brilliantly from a very young age, such as Mozart. Others can do extremely complex mathematical computations in their head which even advanced computers take time to accomplish.
If we put all these talents, plus much more, into one person, I think we are getting close to what Adam was like. Almost makes you feel depressed, doesn't it?
We have to realize that Adam was so much more intelligent than we are. We are even told that we don't use much of our brain power. Imagine a human who could use all of his brain power. It was certainly no problem for Adam to name and remember animals on one day.
[Editors note: See -- Adam and the naming of the animals, could all of the events recorded on the 6th day of creation really have taken place during a normal, 24-hour-type day? Answer (http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-c001.html)]
Was Adam brown-skinned?
We can't say for sure, but I suspect Adam had a middle-brown skin color. All humans have the same skin color. We have a pigment called melanin. If we have a lot of this pigment we are very dark (even black). If we don't have much of this pigment we are very fair ('white').
In The Answers, it is explained that from two people having the right mix of dominant and recessive genes for the amount of melanin, all shades of color in humans could arise. Thus, if Adam and Eve were both a middle-brown color, all shades from 'black' through to 'white' could be accounted for in their children and future generations. For the same reason, Adam and Eve probably had brown eyes and dark hair.
In a similar sort of way, if Adam had blood group 'A', and Eve had blood group 'B', all of the 'ABO' blood groups (A, AS, B. O) could arise.
See: Race and racial issues, a Christian point of view

Adam was the FIRST FATHER

Genesis 5:4 tells us that Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters. Jewish tradition has it that they had 56 children altogether! Remember Adam lived for 930 years (Genesis 5:5).
If Adam and Eve were the first humans, and all people have descended from them (Acts 17:26, 'And hath made of one blood all nations of men . . .'), then somewhere brothers had to marry sisters. (This is also explained in detail in The Answers Book.)

Adam was the FIRST SINNER
Adam was told he could not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17). Therefore, if Adam, being the head of the human race, disobeyed, all of his descendants would have to suffer the consequences.

Eve took the fruit and ate it, and gave it to her husband, Adam, who was with her, and he ate it also.Read about it in God's Story
Even though Eve was the one tempted by the serpent, and the one who first ate the forbidden fruit, Adam is the one who brought sin into the world, because he was the head of the human race and the one to whom the commandment had first been given.
Romans 5:12 states: “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.”
Because of this sin of rebelling against God's law, God cursed the ground (Genesis 3:17), caused thorns and thistles to come forth (Genesis 3:1 8), and introduced death into the world - Adam and Eve died spiritually, and started to die physically.
The first physical death recorded is that of at least one animal when “unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, end clothed them.” God killed an animal, and shed blood, and gave a covering to Adam and Eve. This is a beautiful picture of something special to come - that shed blood would be a covering because of sin.
Hebrews 9:22 states that “without shedding of blood [there] is no remission.” God requires the shedding of blood for the remission of sins. However, the blood of bulls and goats was not good enough. Because a man brought sin into the world, a man needed to atone - but it had to be a perfect man. If all descendants of Adam now suffered from sin, how could this be accomplished?
First Adam needed a “Last Adam”

Read about it in God's Story
God provided a second Adam--a perfect Adam who could be the perfect sacrifice. God himself came to earth as a man.
Jesus Christ, the second member of the Trinity, was born of a woman to become a man so that the perfect sacrifice could be made. Jesus was God, but He was also man as God intended man to be--sinless. He was crucified on the cross of Calvary. He shed His blood and paid the penalty for our sins, and was raised from the dead, conquering death, the judgment which God had brought upon man because of sin.
That is why Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:20-22:
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
We read further in 1 Corinthians 15:45-47:
“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit… The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.”
First Corinthians 15:26 states: “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” Death is swallowed up in victory, Paul says. And we can say with him, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55). Christ has paid the penalty. The last Adam has conquered death and provided a means of deliverance from the first Adam's fall into sin, resulting in separation from God.

Things You Need To Know

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No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.
Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
The new 787 Boeing was revealed on 7/8/07 or July 8th, 07.
Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.
Fingerprints of koala bears are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below
Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like "baby-talk in Portuguese".
As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates
Urban birds have developed a short, fast "rap style" of singing, different from their rural counterparts.
The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.
Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.
The Pope's been known to wear red Prada shoes.
Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.
Coco Chanel started the trend for sun tans in 1923 when she got accidentally burnt on a cruise.
Up to 25% of hospital keyboards carry the MRSA infection.
In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
Sex workers (Prostitutes) in Roman times charged the equivalent price of eight glasses of red wine.
As of 2006, more than one in eight people in the United States show signs of addiction to the internet.
More than 90% of plane crashes have survivors.
The Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of Napoleon’s bedroom.
Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.
Eating a packet of crisps a day is equivalent to drinking five liters of cooking oil a year.
Plant seeds that have been stored for more than 200 years can be coaxed into new life.
For every 10 successful attempts to climb Mount Everest there is one fatality. (As of 2006)
Watching television can act as a natural painkiller for children
Forty-one percent of English women have punched or kicked their partners, according to a study.
The more panels a football has - and therefore the more seams - the easier it is to control in the air.
Music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20% and can alleviate depression by up to 25%.
The egg came first.

Funny Philosophies

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Barney = Satan
How Gullible Are We?
Thoughts from Seinfeld

Barney = Satan

The truth is finally known! Barney seems innocent and sweet but in fact he is Satan. It's all very simple:

1) Start with the given: CUTE PURPLE DINOSAUR
2) Change all U's to V's (which is proper Latin anyway): CVTE PVRPLE DINOSAVR
3) Extract all Roman Numerals: C V V L D I V
4) Convert into Arabic values: 100 5 5 50 500 1 5
5) Add all the numbers: 666
Thus, Barney is Satan

How Gullible are We?

A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project, he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide."

And for plenty of good reasons, since:

1. It can cause excessive sweating and vomiting
2. It is a major component in acid rain
3. It can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
4. Accidental inhalation can kill you
5. It contributes to erosion
6. It decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
7. It has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients

He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical. Forty-three said yes, six were undecided, and only one knew that the chemical was water. The title of his prize winning project was, "How Gullible Are We?" He feels the conclusion is obvious

Thoughts from Seinfeld

What's with the people who put carpeting on the lid of their toilet seat? What are they thinking -- "Gosh, if we have a party there may not be enough standing room; I'd better carpet the toilet too."
What's with this weird hotel custom of leaving a piece of chocolate on the pillow? I awoke thinking my brain had hemorrhaged some sort of fecal matter.
Have you ever noticed that the waiter who takes your order is not the one who brings your food anymore? What is THAT about? And which waiter are you tipping, anyway? I think that next time I go to a restaurant I'll just say, "Oh, sorry, I only eat the food. The guy who pays the bill will be along shortly."
Would somebody please explain to me those signs that say, "No animals allowed except for Seeing Eye Dogs?" Who is that sign for? Is it for the dog, or the blind person?
Why do people give each other flowers? To celebrate various important occasions, they're killing living creatures? Why restrict it to plants? "Sweetheart, let's make up. Have this deceased squirrel."
Can't we just get rid of wine lists? Do we really have to be reminded every time we go out to a nice restaurant that we have no idea what we are doing? Why don't they just give us a trigonometry quiz with the menu?
If airline seat cushions are such great flotation devices, why don't you ever see anyone take one to the beach?
Why do they call it a "building"? It looks like they're finished. Why isn't it a "built"?
Why is it when you turn on the TV you see ads for telephone companies, and when you turn on the radio you hear ads for TV shows, and when you get put on hold on the phone you hear a radio station?
Why is it illegal to park in a handicapped parking space but okay to go the bathroom in a handicapped stall?
How come you have to pay someone to rotate your tires? Isn't that the basic idea behind the wheel? Don't they rotate on their own?
All the king's HORSES and all the king's men? Are you kidding me? No wonder they couldn't put Humpty together again. Just what did those idiots expect the horses to do, anyway?
Did you ever notice, when you are sitting at a red light, that when the person in front of you pulls up a couple of inches, you are compelled to move up too? Do we really think we are making progress toward our destination? "Whew, I thought we would be late, but now that I am nine inches closer, I can stop for coffee and a danish!"
Isn't it weird that we drink milk, stuff designed to nourish baby cows? How did THAT happen? Did some cattleman once say, "Oh, man, I can't wait till them calves are done so I can get ME a hit of that stuff."
Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem. Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash.
Have you ever noticed how they keep improving your laundry detergent, but they still can't get those blue flakes out? Why do we trust them to get our clothes clean? These guys can't even get the DETERGENT white!
Did you see these new minivan ads? All they talk about are cup holders, kiddie seats and doors. What kind of advertising is that? When you see an ad for a suit, do they say, "And look at the zipper! Carefully hidden, but easily accessible when you need it!" I think not!

Insects in your Chocolate

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Insects in your Chocolate

Did you know that the average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it? Harvesting of the cacao beans occurs in the tropical countries of South America with low sanitation levels. Cacao tree beans are cut and piled in the farmer's field where they ferment for 6 days. During this process, children and adults walk over the piles; insects, rodents, small animals and other living things that make their nests in the piles. Actually the The U. S. Department of Health publishes a book entitled "The Food Defect Action Levels" in which they list unavoidable defects in food (insect, rodents etc.) all allowed by FDA.

Fun Eye Test - Brain Processing - Incredible - Determine Your Brain Processing Fun and entertaining content from the funniest and most entertaining Am

2007-09-17T20:17:00.000-07:00

Fun Eye Test - Brain Processing - Incredible - Determine Your Brain Processing Fun and entertaining content from the funniest and most entertaining American website www.berro.com - funny pictures in

The Gulp That Wouldn't Go Away

2007-09-17T19:36:00.000-07:00

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.

The Gulp That Wouldn't Go Away
Maybe you've eaten too fast. Or perhaps you've had a carbonated beverage and it's fizzing away in your stomach. For whatever reason, you suddenly experience a gulping sensation as you take breath in. Congratulations, you have the hiccups.
Hiccups are a result of irritation of the diaphragmatic muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen, and is part of what makes your lungs expand. As you inhale, the diaphragm opens up, stretching across your chest, then relaxes as you exhale. When irritated, the muscle goes into sudden spasms, or hiccups, which usually last only a few minutes. Any session lasting 24 hours or more, should be investigated by a doctor, as you may have an underlying condition that needs attention.
How do you get rid of hiccups? Everybody has a cure, whether it's a good scare, swallowing a spoon of sugar, or holding your nose while sipping water. But do any of these cures work? Oddly enough, scientists say that some will serve to interrupt the spasm of the muscle, but not in all people. So what works for one, may not work for the other.
Take poor Charles Osborne, for instance. Born in 1894, Osborne was 28-years old when he started hauling around a hog to see how big it was (likely straining the diaphragm in the process) Then he started to hiccup. And he didn't stop for 69 years. At first the spasms hit at a rate of 40 times a minute. Later in life they had tapered off to 20 a minute, during which Osborne lamented the dangers of losing his false teeth. But they had little significant effect. Osborne married twice, fathered eight children, and died at the age of 97, one year after the hiccups mysteriously stopped.

2007-09-17T19:23:00.000-07:00

Numbers And Words
If you spell all the numbers and try to find letter "A" you will have to count to thousAnd. Did you know that: 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Weird huh?