...electricity, cars, TV, radio, computers, planes, watches, and rings. Moreover, they totally decline to have any relation with the state and are against the individualism. All these are done in order not to let things from outside effect the internal world of the person and its perception of the reality. Rules and the leadership. The Amish are strictly keeping their rules that are called the Ordnung. It is a symbiosis of religious rules and practices concerning how to organize everyday routine, work process, lifestyle, and clothing. The Gelassenheit is the other semi - formal concept that is regulating the life of the Amish. It is a general view of a good person rather than a guide on how to behave. Due to the Gelassenheit, the honorable person should be modest, calm, kind, and quiet one. The nature of the Amish leadership is ministerial, which means they are choosing a minister for each district. A ministry is concerned to be an awesome and honorable responsibility. The ordained bishop is recognized as the mayor, the president, and the head of all matters. Moreover, he controls if members of the community are keeping to the Ordnung. Personal Life. The Amish family is probably the strongest in the world. They do not recognize divorces and believe that the big families are blessed by...
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...things on His behalf, President James E. Faust said, “Part of the spirit of the Word of Wisdom is moderation in all things, except those things specifically forbidden by the Lord.” One thing we know for sure from these passages: we are not to eat in excess; yet at every Church function I attend, “food” that has zero health benefits (and as I’ll show later, actually harms our bodies-our temples) are abundantly strewn before me and my children, with very little-to-no options of actual healthful food. While I entrust my children to fellow members at our meetings, candy is shoved into their precious hands, which goes straight to their mouths before I can rescue them from inevitably fueling their little drug-addict bodies. Why did I just call my children drug addicts, you may ask? Because sucrose, the compound found in cane and beet sugar, and high fructose corn syrup (at least one of which are among ingredients found in the majority of our mainstream American diets today) have the same addictive qualities as heroin and cocaine, and are not only void of any nutritional value, but are toxic to our bodies. According to Robert Lustig, a specialist on pediatric hormone disorders and the leading expert in childhood obesity at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, processed sugars, or sucrose and high fructose corn syrup, are exactly that: toxic. In his lecture, “Sugar: The Bitter Truth,” he likens sugar (as defined previously) to tobacco and alcohol in both the harmful...
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... reports that more teens are downing energy drinks; in 2003, 16% regularly consumed the drinks, while in 2008, that percentage jumped to 35%. Another study of college student consumption found 50% of students drank at least one to four energy drinks a month. This year, research documented a jump in energy drink-related emergency room visits; and politicians and consumers called upon the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to look into deaths associated with the drinks. So, what are the ingreadients that are causing this harm? * Caffeine Which is a stimulant that acts on the nervous system to speed up the messages to and from the brain. it is the main active ingredient in energy drinks . Caffeine can make a person feel more alert and it also has been shown to help exercise endurance. However, it can also have some negative side effects, such as heart palpitations and insomnia in case of overdose. (Laurent, 2000). There is no official recommended limit for the amount of caffeine a person can consume, but excessive caffeine has been linked to a variety of adverse effects such as high blood pressure, premature birth and possibly sudden death. * Sugars The sugar content in energy drinks ranges from 21 grams to 34 grams per 8 ounces, and can come in the form of sucrose, glucose, or high fructose corn syrup. "Users who consume two or three...
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...Thelonius P. Hepplewhite People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 501 Front Street Norfolk, VA 23515 Re: My Revelation from Saint PETAS Dear Kind People at PETA: Recently I learned of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) “Fish Empathy” campaign to discourage the consumption all forms of seafood. Prior to reading PETA’s campaign information, I was unaware that fish and other forms of “seafood” were intelligent, sensitive, pain feeling creatures that have full knowledge of everything happening to them. Belatedly, I now understand and endorse PETA’s stated position that that fish and seafood deserve to be eaten no more than household pets because of the pain and suffering engendered when fish are caught and processed. Learning of the suffering of fish was a revelation for me, and this knowledge motivated me to learn more about the feelings and sensitivity other widely consumed foodstuffs. My studies revealed that all forms of plant life also seem to be intelligent, sensitive, and feeling organisms. Biologists have proven that plants; just like fish, fowl, pigs and bovines are much more intelligent than they appear. It is now believed that plants actually have cognitive powers equal to those of some forms of vertebrate life. What’s more, plants are known to possess long-term memories, and some forms of plant life can even use their own tools to build complex structural things. Recently Swiss scientists using highly sensitive recording...
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...America is the consequence of over seventy years of information and deception spread by private interests who needed weed illegal for their own particular gains. As just a regular citizen and someone that doesn’t even use marijuana, I think that the drug should be legalized for all uses. Consuming marijuana for pharmaceutical purposes is not a new discovery. Actually, written references to consume medical marijuana go back to almost 5,000 years ago (herer, 167). Western treatment included marijuana’s medical properties in the mid-1800s, and by the start of the 20th century, doctors had issued more than 150 credentials in the Western medical literature recommending its use for a variety of disorders (Miron, 117). These conditions include relief from pain, glaucoma, nausea and movement disorders. It can also be used to help patients that have or had HIV/AIDS or cancer patients that have to go through chemotherapy because it motivates their appetites. In our day, thousands of patients are capable of use marijuana as an effective technique of cure for their illnesses. This is probable because fourteen state governments across the country already have documented cannabis’ active healing properties and officially legalized its consumption for pharmaceutical resolutions with the approval of a licensed physician. Though, these patients are at the sympathy of the federal government and its authority. One of the largest progressive influences that the marijuana...
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..."There is no way for us to learn the right way to eat in order to live a long life, except through the guidance and teachings of Allah, Who came in the person of Master Fard Muhammad." The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, How to Eat to Live...Book one Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Right Way to Eat Vegetables Food God Suggests Why They Urge You to Eat the Swine The Pig...Swine Fasting One Meal A Day Beware of Starchy Foods and Sweets How Allah's Way Prolongs Life How To Keep Food from Hurting Us The Proper Food and the Proper Time to Eat it The Right Food and the Proper Time to Eat it is becoming a "MUST" Fruit is digested better when eaten Raw Overindulgence, The Enemy Our Biggest Problem is Eating too Much and too Often Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Why and How we Fast in December The Food and It's Eater Food Can be Life or Death How to Live More than 100 Years Proper Food for Body and Mind Equals Good Health The Benefits of Eating Once a Day A List of Foods We Must Not Eat You Don't Need Numerous Diets; Just Eat Once Daily Feeding Babies Meat, Part 1 Know the Truth About the Flesh of The Swine Live a Thousand Years Train Yourself to Eat as Allah has Prescribed "The Death Way" Do Not Take Birth...
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...Year of establishment and very brief history Heineken International is a Dutch brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. It owns over 190 breweries in more than 70 countries and employs approximately 85,000 people. Cruzcampo, Tiger Beer, Żywiec, Starobrno, Zagorka, Birra Moretti, Ochota, Murphy’s, Star and Heineken Pilsener are some of it’s well known brews all over the world. Milestones of Heineken history; 1864 Gerard Adriaan Heineken buys the Haystack brewery on February 15th 1873 On January 11, HEINEKEN’s Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij N.V (HBM) is established. 1889 HEINEKEN is honored with the "Diplome de Grand Prix" at the World’s Fair in Paris 1900 HEINEKEN imports first beer into Africa. 1932 HEINEKEN co-founds Malayan Breweries and starts to brew Tiger for the first time 1933 After 13 years of prohibition, Heineken® sets foot on American soil 1937 HEINEKEN’s Nederlandsch-Indische Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij, Multi Bintang, begins operation 1939 HEINEKEN is listed on the Dutch stock exchange 1946 HEINEKEN enters Nigeria 1968 HEINEKEN acquires Amstel, its major rival in The Netherlands 1974 HEINEKEN acquires a majority stake in the Dreher Group 1975 A new Dutch brewery opens in Zoeterwoude, the largest modern brewery in all Europe at the time. 1991 The former Amsterdam brewery on the Stadhouderskade is converted to a Heineken museum which was renamed Heineken Experience in 2001. 2003-20010 HEINEKEN acquires Brau Union...
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...Food and Culture Chapter 1 Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Feeding and Eating • Food – Any substance that provides the nutrients necessary to maintain life and growth when ingested • When animals feed The repeatedly consume those foods necessary for their well-being – Do so in a familiar manner at each feeding • Human do not feed, they eat Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Feeding and Eating Differences • Eating is distinguished from feeding by the way in which humans use food • Humans not only gather and hunt food – Humans cultivate plants and raise livestock • Certain foods are regularly available to a group – This Leads to development of specific food customs Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Feeding and Eating Differences • Humans: – Cook food • Greatly expands the number and variety of edible substances available – Choose what foods to eat together • Create meals – Use utensils • Have rules and manners – Share food – Have standards about who eats with whom Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Food Habits (Food Culture or Foodways) • Refer to the ways in which humans use food – How it is selected, obtained and distributed – Who prepares, serves and eats it • This is part of what makes us human Food and Culture, Kittler & Sucher, 4th Edition, ©2004 Omnivore’s Paradox • Humans can consume and can digest a wide...
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...INABILITY TO CURE CAVITIES Reaffirm Your Choice to Cure Your Cavities The Real Cause of Cavities Remembering Your Connection Fear of the Dentist How Conventional Dentistry Works Micro-organisms Conventional Dentistry’s Losing Battle Against Bacteria The Failure of Conventional Dentistry Chapter 1 References CHAPTER 2 DENTIST WESTON PRICE DISCOVERS THE CURE Lack of Nutrition is the Cause of Physical Degeneration The Healthy People of the Loetschental Valley, Switzerland Modern Swiss were Losing Their Health The Healthy People of the Outer Hebrides Gaelics on Modern Foods are Losing Their Health Genetics and Tooth Decay Aborigines of Australia Nutritive Values of Diets Compared Fat-soluble Vitamins and Activators Mantesh Why Tooth Decay with Modern Civilization? Weston Price's Tooth Decay Curing Protocol Dr. Price's Protocol Summarized Chapter 2 References CHAPTER 3 MAKE YOUR TEETH STRONG WITH FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS How Teeth Remineralize 101 Hormones and Tooth Decay Cholesterol The Miracle of Vitamin D Vital Fat-Soluble Vitamin A Cod Liver Oil Heals Cavities Weston Price’s Activator X More Fat-Soluble Vitamin Sources: Bone Marrow, Brain, Kidneys, and Glands Organs from the Water Fat-soluble Vitamin Summary Chapter 3 References CHAPTER 4 REMINERALIZE YOUR TEETH WITH WISE FOOD CHOICES The Town without a Toothache Deceptive Labeling Pasteurization Kills Milk Obtaining Raw Milk Good Soup Heals Your Teeth Blood Sugar Sweeteners Protein...
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...PRACTICAL - 2 AIM: To explore the food culture in Old Delhi and New Delhi OBJECTIVES: 1. To understand food culture in Old Delhi and New Delhi. 2. To gauge similarities and differences in Old Delhi and New Delhi. 3. To study the impact of globalization on food culture in Delhi. INTRODUCTION A composite view of culture posit that the core of a culture consists in the shared assumptions, beliefs and values that the people of a geographical area acquire over generations. Assumptions, beliefs, values and norms are intermeshed and mutually interactive; they constitute the directional force behind human behaviour, which creates physical artefacts, social institutions, cultural symbols, rituals and myths. The latter in turn reinforce people's beliefs, norms and value systems and thereby enable the society of which they are part, to maintain cultural continuity (Sinha 2004). An essential feature of a culture is that its basic assumptions, beliefs and values are historically derived, traditional worldviews, transmitted from generation to generation. These temporal sociocultural links signify the distinctive achievements of a human group, thereby enabling them. to condition their future actions (Kroeber and Kluckhohn 1951: 181). By implication, culture is adaptive and changing – changing more rapidly and radically at its outer layers – artefacts, institutions and patterns of behaviours – than at its core which is primordial. Major changes in environment compel people to...
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...Introduction to Economics: Lecture Notes Margarita Rubio IE University Fall 2012 2 3 CONTENTS 1 Introduction to Economics The Fundamentals of Economics . . . . . . . . . . . Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opportunity Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positive Economics versus Normative Economics . . The three Problems of Economics Organization . . The ten Principles in Economics . . . . . . . . . . . Economics as a Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to read graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 11 15 15 15 17 19 20 20 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 26 31 31 33 34 35 35 38 40 40 43 47 47 47 48 48 48 2 Microeconomics Supply and Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Demand Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Supply Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equilibrium of Supply and Demand . . . ...
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...everything from why popcorn at movie houses costs so much to why recycling may actually reduce the number of trees on the planet, the University of Rochester professor valiantly turns the discussion of vexing economic questions into an activity that ordinary people might enjoy." —JOE QUEENAN, The Wall Street Journal "The Armchair Economist is a wonderful little book, written by someone for whom English is a first (and beloved) language, and it contains not a single graph or equation...Landsburg presents fascinating concepts in a form easily accessible to noneconomists." —ERIK M. JENSEN, The Cleveland Plain Dealer "...enormous fun from its opening page...Landsburg has done something extraordinary: He has expounded basic economic principles with wit and verve." -DAN SELIGMAN, Fortune "An ingenious and highly original presentation of some central principles of economics for the proverbial Everyman. Its breezy tone conceals the subtlety of the analysis. Guaranteed to puncture some illusions and to make you think." —MILTON FRIEDMAN CONTENTS Introduction I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT The Power of Incentives: How Seat Belts Kill - 3 Rational Riddles: Why the Rolling Stones Sell Out - 10 Truth or Consequences: How to Split a Check or Choose a Movie - 20 The Indifference Principle: Who Cares If the Air Is Clean? - 31 The Computer Game of Life: Learning What It's All About - 42 II. GOOD AND EVIL 6. Telling Right from Wrong: The Pitfalls of Democracy - 49 7. Why Taxes Are Bad:...
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...States 1 Caught in a meager, anonymous space outside a drab Arab city, outside a refugee camp, outside the crushing time of one disaster after another, a wedding party stands, surprised, sad, slightly uncomfortable. Palestinians — the telltale mixture of styles and attitudes is so evidently theirs — near Tripoli in northern Lebanon. A few months after this picture was taken their camp was ravaged by intra-Palestinian fighting. Cutting across the wedding party’s path here is the ever-present Mercedes, emblazoned with its extra mark of authenticity, the proud D for Deutschland. A rare luxury in the West, the Mercedes — usually secondhand and smuggled in — is the commonest of cars in the Levant. It has become what horse, mule, and camel were, and then much more. Universal taxi, it is a symbol of modern technology domesticated, of the intrusion of the West into traditional life, of illicit trade. More important, the Mercedes is the all-purpose conveyance, something one uses for everything — funerals, weddings, births, proud display, leaving home, coming home, fixing, stealing, reselling, running away in, hiding in. But because Palestinians have no state of their own to shield them, the Mercedes, its provenance and destination obscure, seems like an intruder, a delegate of the forces that both dislocate and hem them in. “The earth is closing on us, pushing us through the last passage,” writes the poet Mahmoud Darwish. Tripoli, Badawi camp, May 1983. 2 The paradox of mobility...
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...Introduction Thousands of years ago, China was said to be the most advanced nation in the world. Today, they are still much more advance than most of the countries. China was named by Europeans after the ancient Ch’in Dynasty of the third Century B.C. China continues to be the oldest civilization in the world today. China was the only from the world’s great civilizations to evolve from nearly total isolation from the rest of the world. The primarily result of this was geography: the sea to the east, the Himalayas to the south, the Gobi desert to the north and inhospitable deserts and high plateaus to the west. The Yellow river in China is said to be the source of the first Chinese culture and civilization. There are many different cultures located in China such as the Yangshao culture, Hongshan culture, and Yunnan culture. Ancient Chinese agrarian religion revolved around the worship of natural forces and spirits who controlled the elements and presided over rivers, fields and mountains. Shaman known as wu acted as intermediaries between the human and spiritual worlds and performed rites to insure good weather and harvests and keep evil spirits at bay. Even though China is regarded officially as an atheist state today, it has had an officially recognized religion since 2356 B.C., when science, religion, mythology and government were all linked together. Taoism and Confucianism began to take shape around the 5th and 6th centuries B.C. but evolved from religions...
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...GMO MYTHS AND TRUTHS An evidence-based examination of the claims made for the safety and efficacy of genetically modified crops Michael Antoniou Claire Robinson John Fagan June 2012 GMO Myths and Truths An evidence-based examination of the claims made for the safety and efficacy of genetically modified crops Version 1.3 by Michael Antoniou Claire Robinson John Fagan © Earth Open Source www.earthopensource.org 2nd Floor 145–157, St John Street, London EC1V 4PY, United Kingdom Contact email: claire.robinson@earthopensource.org June 2012 Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this paper, or otherwise published by EOS, are those of the authors and do not represent the official policy, position, or views of other organizations, universities, companies, or corporations that the authors may be affiliated with. GMO Myths and Truths 2 About the authors Michael Antoniou, PhD is reader in molecular genetics and head, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, King’s Cols: lege London School of Medicine, London, UK. He has 28 years’ experience in the use of genetic engineering technology investigating gene organisation and control, with over 40 peer reviewed publications of original work, and holds inventor status on a number of gene expression biotechnology patents. Dr Antoniou has a large network of collaborators in industry and academia who are making use of his discoveries in gene control mechanisms for the production of research, diagnostic and therapeutic products...
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