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You may find quinoa (KEEN-wah), millet and buckwheat groats (kasha) in the ethnic or baking aisles or near the pasta and rice. Here are answers to commonly asked questions about whole grains, from Posner and the Free Press Test Kitchen. Q: What is a whole grain? A: A whole grain contains all the parts of the kernel. It has the bran (the outer shell) the endosperm (the middle layer that provides energy) and the germ (where the nutrients come from). Q: What is the recommended number of whole grain servings to eat daily? A: The goal is three full servings of whole grains, totaling 48 grams. Q: What should I look for in the ingredient list to tell if a product is made with whole grains? A: The first ingredient listed is the one the product contains the most of.
Lightening the power load with daylight saving
SOUTH Africans are starting the year with the uncomfortable realisation that we will live in a power constrained country for the foreseeable future. Until new generating capacity is up and running in the medium term, we need short-term solutions. One of the policy options on the table is the introduction of daylight saving time. This refers to the practice of setting clocks forward (usually by an hour) in spring, and then setting them back again in autumn. This means everyone gets up an hour “earlier” in summer to make use of early morning sunlight, and then gains an additional hour of daylight after work. Daylight saving could bring several benefits to SA. More daylight for commuters would reduce f road accidents.
Omnicom Appoints Kuperman as Digital Development VP for Asia Pacific
SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicom Group Inc. ("Omnicom") (NYSE: OMC - News), the leading global advertising and marketing services group, has appointed Jason Kuperman as Vice President, Asia Pacific Digital Development. Kuperman was formerly Managing Director of the Shanghai office of Agency.com, part of the TBWA\network. In his new role, Kuperman will work closely with all Omnicom agencies to further enhance their digital capabilities and profiles. Kuperman will be based in Shanghai and report to Michael Birkin, Omnicom's Vice Chairman and Chairman and CEO of Asia Pacific. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080220/NYW129 ) .
Oceanic high
Old songs are not just great sources of inspiration, but also provide musicians with a perfect base to build up a musical superstructure, says Saurabh Malik after talking to four-member boy band Indian Ocean
CALL it fusion, or just amalgamation: Indian Oceans rippling music hits you with the intensity of Tsunami. For, unlike most music videos and cassettes flooding the market, its not just about adding basic beats to the existing numbers before labeling the stuff as remix versions. Its something original.
Making Waves: Members of the indian Ocean Band performed in the city on Saturday. Photo Vinay Malik
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Davidson Calendar: Feb. 15-24, 2008
AARP Tax-Aide: The nation's largest free, volunteer-run tax counseling and assistance service will be offering help in tax preparation at 86 sites in in 42 Tennessee counties. Membership in AARP or being a retiree is not required, although the service is directed at middle- and low-income taxpayers, particularly those 60 and older. AARP Tax-Aide volunteers, trained in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, can be found in many libraries, senior centers and churches. Service is also available for home-bound individuals whenever possible. Most sites offer computerized tax return preparation and offer electronic filing as well. All services are provided without charge. For details on locations in your area, call 1-888-277-7669, visit www.aarp.org/
taxaide or check for a list of sites at your local library or senior center.
Chicken caper made news a century ago
In a couple of posts I put up Sunday and Monday, there was some discussion about the quality of local newspaper coverage these days compared with that of an earlier era. Since the debate involves purely subjective considerations, and such masses of raw data that one is always comparing apples and oranges, it is an argument that can never be settled. But I think we can all agree that the following story, printed in a 1908 edition of The Billings Daily Gazette, and discovered by me this morning in the course of some microfilm research on another story, is a classic. It is definitely a period piece and it features the kind of casual racism that was common then, and it might have been invented out of whole cloth, but it's a doozy. Here it is, verbatim: An attempt has been made to bribe Jailer Heagney of the city jail in order to secure the release of a prisoner.
Saving cash without sacrificing your style
Buying all the best brands? Not so frugal. Picking through your neighbor's trash? Not so fabulous.
With the country's economic health on the line, how can you save money without suffering style? Here are some ideas to live the fabulous life while still being frugal:
Do your own darn toenails. The only people who might look at your feet closely enough to know the difference between a DIY pedicure and a fancy spa treatment won't judge you for it anyway, suggests Megan O. Steintrager, 35, an editor in New York. Use pale colors; a bright red coat might show if it's out of the lines.
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BA pilot feared the worst as he struggled to land plane
THE pilot of the British Airways aircraft that crash-landed at Heathrow said he feared the flight would end in "catastrophe" as he struggled to cope with a double engine failure just two miles from touchdown. First Officer John Coward, 41, said both engines lost power simultaneously, leaving him with just seconds to bring the aircraft down. He managed to clear the perimeter fence before landing short of the runway with "not just one thud but a series of thuds". Investigators examining the wreckage of flight BA038 are now focusing on the theory that the crash was caused by a failure in the avionics and electronics systems that control the plane’s engines. British Airways is expected to examine the systems of every aircraft in its 43-strong fleet of Boeing 777s, although the Air Accidents Investigations Branch says there is no need to ground the planes at this stage.
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