...Running With Scissors By: Augusten Burroughs In this book there were many characters involved that had different parts. The main was Augusten, a young boy caught in the middle of a family falling apart. His mother Deidre who is a poet, she at times at has psychotic breakdowns. Other characters were Dr.Finch who is Deidre’s therapist which who later becomes augustens legal guardian. Neil Bookman, one of Dr Finches patient and also Augustens first lover who is much older then him. Also there is Natalie; she is one of Dr.Finch’s daughters. She and Augusten become best friends towards the end. Few other people in the book are Fern, Deidre’s first lover, Dorothy, Deidre’s second lover, and Hope the oldest daughter of Dr. Finch. This story takes place in Massachusetts, Augusten goes from living in a wonderful clean big home to living with the therapist in a rundown old Victorian home in Northampton, the house has no order what so ever, its far from being clean, Dr. Finch feels he doesn’t need to tell everyone living with him what they should do, which include his wife and children and a few of this patients. Augusten begins to live with the Finch family have the separation of his mother and father, she believes she well be unable to be good parent. He deals with many different things and learns a lot by leaving at the Finch residence. I’m not really sure how I felt about the book, it was interesting at points but I mainly read it because a friend told me I should and loaned...
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...commonly eaten with various fufu recipes: Starch, Pounded Yam, Semolina, Garri and Cassava Fufu. In the South Eastern parts of Nigeria, Banga Soup is referred to as Ofe Akwu where Ofe means Soup / Stew and Akwu means palm fruit and is used mainly as stew for the White Rice recipe. How to Cook Banga Soup/Stew [Video] The palm fruit oil extract used in cooking Banga Soup / Stew is quite different from the Palm Oil used in cooking Nigerian food recipes. Palm Oil is pure oil extracted from the palm fruit pulp at high temperatures while the palm fruit oil extract used for the Banga Soup is extracted at a very low temperature and is a mixture of oil and water. Palm fruit oil extracted for Banga Soup contains less saturated fat than palm oils. Ingredients for Banga Soup 1 kg Palm Fruits or 800g tinned Palm Fruit Concentrate Beef Dry Fish Vegetable: Scent Leaves for Ofe Akwu or dried and crushed bitterleaves for Delta-style Banga Soup 2 medium onions A handful crayfish or 2 tablespoons of ground Crayfish Salt and Chilli Pepper (to taste) Ogiri Okpei (Iru) 1-2 big stock cubes Before you cook the Nigerian Banga Soup Extract the palm fruit concentrate from the palm fruits. If using the tinned palm fruit concentrate, open the tin and set aside. Cook the beef and the dry fish with 1 bulb of diced onion and the stock cubes till done. Wash and cut the scent leaves into tiny pieces. The scent leaves give the Banga Stew (Ofe Akwu) its unique aroma and taste. If you are outside Nigeria, this may...
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...Research Paper Every plant is different. There are no two plants that are the same, nor are there two that grow the same way. Some plants grow in hot, dry environments while others grow in cold, damp environments. Some plants grow in the tropical rain forests while others grow in prairies. Even plants that are in the same family can grow in different climates and environments. Plants can be as similar as they are different. Plants need certain factors to be able to thrive in an environment. They need certain levels of water and sunlight. They need a certain type of soil and certain amount of shade. Plants are very picky on how, when and where they grow. The Beavertail Cactus, African Lilly, and Boston fern are three plants that are very different in many ways. They all grow in different regions and require different levels of abiotic factors. They are each unique in their own way and are ever different then the species in their families. The Beavertail Cactus is a part of the cactaceae, cactus family. It has a scientific name of Opuntia basilaris. The cactus is the state cactus of Texas. The lifespan of it is over twenty years. Another name that the Beavertail Cactus is referred to is “Prickly Pear.” It is referred by that name because of the fruit that grows on it. Spanish-American culture influenced a nickname for the fruit, “tuna.” The Beavertail Cactus is flat and pancake like with no leafs. It is a dull green color. The cactus can reach up to seven feet tall while...
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...of Tomato Fruits S. R. ADAMS*, K. E. COCKSHULL and C. R. J. CAVE Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK Received: 6 April 2001 Returned for revision: 1 June 2001 Accepted: 13 July 2001 Tomato fruits ripened 95, 65, 46 and 42 d after Øower opening when plants were grown under controlled environ- mental conditions at 14, 18, 22 and 26 8 C, respectively. A similar response to temperature was observed when the temperature of individual trusses was modiÆed while the plants were grown at 20 8 C. These data were used to develop a thermal time model for fruit maturation. However, when buds/fruits were heated at dierent stages in their development, the thermal time model proved to be a poor predictor of the time of ripening. Fruits were more sensitive to elevated temperature in their later stages of maturation. Temperature also aected the rates of fruit growth in volume; these could be adequately described using a Gompertz function. Low temperatures reduced absolute volume growth rates and delayed the time at which the absolute growth rate became maximal. However, the response of fruit growth to temperature diered when only the temperature of the fruits was modiÆed. There was a tendency towards small parthenocarpic fruits at both high (26 8 C) and low (14 8 C) temperature regimes which, combined with low Øower numbers and poor fruit set at 26 8 C, resulted in low fruit yields. Temperature also aected the shoot dry matter content...
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...despite the fact that I work-out five times a week, doing various physical activities such as, yoga, P90X, hip-hop abs, playing basketball, and running. Within this assignment, I will create a healthy eating plan for myself, implementing my personal recommendations from choosemyplate.gov website and my recommendations from mypyramidtracker.gov website. Furthermore, I will discuss my current eating habits and ways on how I plan to implement my healthy eating plan into my daily lifestyle. On any given day, I consume on average 2-3 8oz cups of Spanish espresso, way over the recommended daily amount, along with 1 12 oz. regular mountain dew. However, other than that I drink 1 full glass of 2% milk, 4-5 12 oz. bottles of water, 1-2 serving of fruits and vegetables, 4-6 serving of meats and beans and to be honest an unknown amount of fats, oils, and sweets. Other than the obvious no-no foods and drinks that I consume on a daily basis, I feel that my daily diet is not all that terrible. I am a 28 year old African-American female, 5 foot 10 inches tall, and I weight approximately 171 lbs. According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website, based on my current weight, height, and age, my approximate body mass index...
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...Rural Economy in India Overall Rating: star ratingstar ratingstar ratingstar ratingstar rating[3/5]Total Votes [ 10 ] Rate this page: 1 2 3 4 5 The Rural Economy in India is wholly agriculture based and it is of tremendous importance because it has vital supply and demand links with the other Indian industries. Agriculture is the main stay of the Indian economy, as it constitutes the backbone of rural India which inhabitants more than 70% of total Indian population. The fertility of the soil has augmented the success of agriculture in India. Further, Rural Economy in India has been playing an important role towards the overall economic growth and social growth of India. India has been predominantly an agriculture-based country and it was the only source of livelihood in ancient time. During prehistoric time when there was no currency system the India economy system followed barter system for trading i.e. the excess of agricultural produce were exchanged against other items. The agriculture produce and system in India are varied and thus offers a wide agricultural product portfolio. Today, the rural economy in India and its subsequent productivity growth is predicated to a large extent upon the development of its 700-million strong rural population. The agricultural economy of India is drafted according to the needs of rural India since majority of the population lives in about 600,000 small villages. In India, agriculture accounts for almost 19% of Indian...
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...25 Alkaline-Promoting Foods These foods may help neutralize potentially toxic dietary acids, potentially supporting organ health and trimming body mass. Posted on 1/10/2014 | Comments (4) 1K+ PRINT The typical American diet is full of foods like meat and dairy products that tend to increase the acidity of your blood. Recent research suggests that eating too many acid-promoting foods could potentially damage your kidney and your liver and might even raise diabetes risk. But you can help negate acid’s negative effects on the body by balancing your diet with foods that promote an alkaline body environment. Adding more of these 25 foods into your diet could help support organ health and trim your body mass. The foods are ordered from most neutral to most alkaline-promoting. You can also check if your favorite foods could be filling you up with acids with this list of 25 acid-promoting foods. 1. Draft beer (most neutral) 2. Honey 3. Asparagus 4. Margarine 5. White wine 6. Broccoli 7. Marmalade 8. Mineral water 9. Watermelon 10. Apples 11. Red wine 12. Zucchini 13. Hazelnuts 14. Green beans 15. Tomatoes 16. Cherries 17. Radishes 18. Cauliflower 19. Potatoes 20. Apricots 21. Carrots 22. Celery 23. Bananas 24. Spinach 25. Raisins (most alkaline-promoting) 25 Acid-Promoting Foods Check out this list to see if you could be overloading your body with potentially toxic acids...
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...grape skin color is more black, the more containing flavonoids, better protect the heart rats. Grape Vitaceae Vitis woody vine, fruit spherical or oval-shaped, flowering from April to May, fruiting period from August to September. Grapes are one of the world's oldest fruit trees, grape plant fossils found in Tertiary strata, indicating that they have been found in Europe, Asia and Greenland. WEST grapes native to Asia, all over the world are cultivated grapes from around the world about 95% concentrated in the northern hemisphere. Grape glucose, organic acids, amino acids, vitamins on the brain excitatory effects, eat neurasthenia and fatigue were also beneficial. Long-term smokers may be more grapes, grapes can help lung cell detoxification, but also has expectorant effect, can ease the smoking-induced airway inflammation, itching and other symptoms. Grape juice and frail patients, hardening of the arteries and the rehabilitation of nephritis patients have secondary effects. Can help reduce organ rejection in patients implanted surgical promote a speedy recovery. Keep fit people should be aware that the grapes are not easy to get fat eating fruit. Women have to eat a dozen pieces rich in vitamin fresh black grapes or green grapes, can achieve the purpose of weight loss, but also beneficial to cardiovascular health. Raisins nutritional food for dry edible weak constitution, appetizer appetite, vomiting and tonic and analgesic effects. Grapes used to wine: However, the huge...
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...For the following assignment I have chosen kiwi fruit as my source of concentration and focus. As I started to explore this object, first I have decided to focus on the outer appearance. Just by looking at the kiwi fruit, the shape that I noticed is oval or cylindrical, kind of egg-shaped fruit, a little similar to lemon size, with the two ends on each side. It is also pretty clean and uniform in shape, meaning that it’s not wrinkled or shriveled as I look at it. Skin of the fruit is covered with the thin, short, and fuzzy little hair, almost like it’s wrapped with moss that is of brown color with the dark green layer underneath of it that is evidently flat and plain. The overall color of kiwi is a mixture of brown with dark green. As I grabbed a fruit in order to touch it and hold it, I experienced that the whole fruit is very soft and pleasant due to its hairy texture. I also felt that it is dry and subtle as well, so the fuzz present on the surface of the fruit tends to fall down while touching it. Although it seems pretty soft while holding the kiwi in hands, when I put the fruit closer to my face and touched it with my cheek, I felt a little rough skin of the kiwi fruit. When I held kiwi, I noticed that the fruit itself is massive and heavy; I would say that it was almost like holding an egg. When I squeezed it, it got softer for a moment and automatically came back to its original shape because its stable texture makes that even while pressing on it, the shape stays the...
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...Today, more and more people are eating organic fruits and vegetables without washing it beforehand. It is often said that these store bough fruits such as berries mold very quickly. Within just a few days, these fruits purchased begin to rot and a gray mold appears around the surface. Gray mold is one of the most common fruit rotting diseases. This rotting process is referred to as botrytis, it is a gray mold that often grows on berries (Boon 2004). Blackberries, blueberries, grapes and strawberries are often affected by this type of mold. Moreover, according to a recent article published by United States Department of Agriculture, “there is large amount of food in grocery stores that spoil because of moisture loss, spoilage, and other causes.”...
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...by a plethora of plant life. I was aware that a lemon sprout was growing a few yards away and sensed that I was in a land full of vegetation. Green grass and colorful flowers bloomed from all directions. In the early stages of my growth as an avocado tree, I began to better sense and respond to chemicals in the air. I knew that my existence was essential because other organisms depended on me for their survival. The multitude of bees, the squirrels, and even the spiders, found food and shelter within my branches. I could sense the positivity and peace emitting from a creature, that used to produce such beautiful noise for ten minutes a day while rubbing my trunk. The animals in the sky chirped along, and all was well. I wanted to bear fruit just to please it. I was very dependent on this creature to water and feed me. It was always when the...
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...one! The Desert Marigold has lovely yellow flowers, like your typical Marigolds, only in the desert! They flower for most of the spring and summer, but often into the fall months as well. 11. Desert Willow This small tree features beautiful flowers, but is not actually a willow; the name comes from a similarity between its leaves and the leaves of a traditional willow. 12. Desert Lily To prove that the cactus isn’t the only thing surviving the harsh desert, the Desert Lily does an excellent show of bringing the beauty of lilies to desert areas in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. 13. Turpentine Broom With straight-up stalks standing at attention, Turpentine Brooms are so called because they typically don’t have leaves, only fruit or flowers at the top, creating a broom-like effect. 14. Mojave-aster Technically an herb, the Mojave-aster can be found in desert areas around canyons, and it has a small stem, usually with a white flower. 15. Jumping...
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...USED COOKING OIL AND BANANA PEEL EXTRACT AS AN ALTERNATIVE SHOE POLISHER Researcher: Chelsea T. Sandoval Chapter I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Nowadays, Shoe polish is widely used by people especially by students, office workers, etc. on their leather shoes. But the commercial shoe polishers were made of chemicals which can harm human’s health if used recklessly. Shoe polish is full of chemicals that smells bad and can be dangerous, especially if you have small children or pets in your house. Many people are interested in using a safer alternative for polishing their leather shoes but few people didn’t realize that they have everything they need in their homes already. Various substances have been used as shoe polish for hundreds of years, starting with natural substances such as wax and tallow. Modern polish was introduced early in the 20th century and some products from that era are still in use today. The purpose of this study is make an alternative shoe polisher and to conduct an investigation/experimentation on how to use used cooking oil and banana peels in a very convenient, practical and useful way. This study is used to lessen the chemical use in the society and to maintain a greener environment. B. Statement of the Problem General problem: This study seeks the feasibility of used cooking oil and banana peels extract as an effective shoe polisher. Sub-problems: 1.) How to make the solution. 2.) Does the...
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...REFINED SUGAR-FREE PUMPKIN PECAN COBBLER (PIC) With fall in the air I’ve been back on the pumpkin bandwagon. Lately I’ve been experimenting with replacing refined sugar in recipes. The cobbler and chocolate lava cake have proved to be harder to master as the sugar makes it gooey but I’ve managed to create a gooey caramel flavour pumpkin pecan cobbler. In this recipe I used lucuma powder and coconut sugar to replace the typical white and brown sugar. Lucuma powder is a gluten-free puruvian fruit full of antioxidants, fiber, and minerals with a caramel pumpkin like taste making it the perfect edition to this recipe! (PIC) This cobbler is: Warm Fall flavoured Perfectly sweet Simple & Perfect topped with coconut whipped cream! If you want to make the recipe gluten free use gluten free flour. If you don’t have pecans use walnuts. (PIC)...
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...Which Fruit Molds the Fastest? Problem Which fruit molds the fastest? Materials * Pears, Apples, Bananas * Plastic baggies * Fruit knife * Location: Kitchen * Pen and paper Question Which fruit, banana, pear or apple, will mold faster? Does fruit type effect mold growth? Hypothesis I think that bananas will mold faster than the apple or pear. Variables Independent Variable: Type of fruit Dependent Variable: Time to mold Variables That Need To Be Controlled: place left exposed to air, room temperature Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation Mold can be explained in the following ways: 1. Any of various fungi that often cause disintegration of organic matter. 2. The growth of such fungi. Procedures In my project I will be molding fruit that is exposed to air. To make this happen, I need a container box, one apple, one banana and one pear. I will cut each fruit with a knife and place them in a bag in a room temperature area such as my kitchen. I will need to wait for two weeks and see if any mold has grew. Every other day, I will take notes about the change that had occurred. Safety or Environmental Concerns Mold might cause sickness due to fumes. I need to throw away the fruit once it molds. Experimental Design Controlled, manipulated experiment What is your experimental unit? Molding Fruit Number of Trials: One Number of Subjects in each trial: Three Number of Observations: Fourteen ...
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