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~pt.1~DONKEY TRACKS" ~~
from: The White Donkey Society
September 8, 2004
~TRAILS of INSPIRATION~
I woke up early today
http://citycyber.com/ecard/wd.htm Peace in the Valley http://www.mamarocks.com/peace_in_the_valley.htm
~TRAILS of WISDOM~
A man travels the word over in search of what he needs, and returns home to
find it. - George Moore
"He who refuses to obey cannot command."
-- Kenyan Proverb
"The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy."
â- Florence Shinn
A new broom sweeps clean, but the old broom knows all the corners.
-- Irish Proverb
"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you, must have somebody to divide it with."
-- Mark Twain
"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue." â Anonymous
"Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something." -- Eric Sevareid
~TRAILS of KNOWLEGE~
Grapes May Cut Cholesterol and Blood Fats
Grape Compound Shows Action Similar to Prescription Drug, WebMD Medical News -- Looking to lower your cholesterol and blood fats? Help may be as close as a bunch of grapes. Grapes contain a compound called pterostilbene that may reduce cholesterol and triglycerides - a type of blood fat -- just as well as a prescription drug. That finding was reported this week at the 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society by Agnes Rimando, PhD, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Products Utilization Research Center in Oxford, Miss. Rimando measured how strongly pterostilbene affected an enzyme involved in regulating blood fat levels. In tests on rat liver cells, the researchers found that the grape compound's effect on the enzyme was equal to that of ciprofibrate, a drug used outside the U.S. to lower triglycerides and cholesterol. This drug is in the same class as drugs that are available in the U.S., including Lopid and Tricor. In addition, pterostilbene outperformed resveratrol, a similar grape compound that's also shown promise in cutting cholesterol and blood fats. Both grape compounds have also shown cancer-fighting properties in laboratory studies.Grapes don't have the market cornered on pterostilbene. Blueberries also have it, giving them fat- and cholesterol-fighting properties, Rimando reported earlier this week.How many grapes do you have to eat to reap the benefits? No one knows yet. But you can bet that researchers will head back to the grapevine for further studies.
Urine to improve diesel fumes? Swiss scientists have come up with a way to take the stink out of diesel exhaust fumes - by spraying it with urine. Researchers at Switzerland's Paul Scherrer Institute confirmed they had developed the new catalytic converter for diesel engines based on urea, a compound found in urine. Diesel motors emit nitrogen oxides that drive up ozone levels and until now there has not been a catalytic converter able to efficiently break down these pollutants.But the PSI's Oliver Kroecher, who headed the research team in Villigen in Switzerland, said: "Our method is to spray urea, which is harmless and used as a fertiliser, to break down the oxides." He explained that a urea solution is introduced into the exhaust outlet as a fine spray, where it breaks down into ammonia. The ammonia then reacts with the oxides, transforming them into nitrogen and water. Kroecher added: "We expect our technology to be on the market soon, within the next 18 months. There's been a lot of interest from truck manufacturers." The EU plans to introduce new, tougher emission limits for diesel engines by the end of next year.
~TRAILS of HE-HAWS~
#1 I have good news and bad news," the defense attorney told his client. "First the bad news. The blood test came back, and your DNA is an exact match with that found at the crime scene." "Oh, no!" cried the client. "What's the good news?" "Your cholesterol is only 180." #2 A West Virginia state trooper, stopped a woman for going 15 miles over the speed limit. After he handed her a ticket, she asked him, "Don't you give out warnings?" "Yes, ma'am," he replied."They're all up and down the road. They say, 'Speed Limit 55.' #3 There were two Indians and a Cowboy walking along together in the desert when, all of a sudden, one of the Indians took off and ran up a steep hill to the mouth of a cave. He stopped and hollered into the entrance,"Woooooo! Woooooo! and then listened very closely until he heard an answer..."Woooooo! Woooooo!". He then tore off his clothes and ran into the cave. The Cowboy was puzzled and asked the other Indian what that was all about. "Was that Indian goofy or something?"
"No", said the other Indian. "It is mating time for us Indians and when you see a cave and holler, "Woooooo! Woooooo!" and get an answer back, that means she is in there waiting for you."
Well, just about that time the other Indian spotted another cave. He took off, ran to the cave, stopped and hollered, "Woooooo! Woooooo!" When he heard a reply, "Woooooo! Woooooo!" off came his clothes and into the cave he goes. The Cowboy started running around the desert looking for a cave to find these women that the Indians had talked about. Suddenly he looked up and saw this great big cave. He was amazed at the size and thought, "Man! It's bigger than the caves those Indians found. There must be something special in this cave!"
Well, he darted up the hill at great speed with hopes of grandeur. He got in front of the cave and yelled, "Woooooo! Woooooo!". He was thrilled when he heard the answering call of "Woooooo! Woooooo!"He quickly took off his clothes. With a happy face he raced into the cave.
The headlines in the next day's newspaper read: Naked Cowboy Run Over By Freight Train! #4 A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner. "
Good morning, " said the young man. "If I could take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners. "
"Go away!" said the old lady. "I haven't got any money!" and she proceeded to close the door.
Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and pushed wide open. "Don't be too hasty!" he said. "Not until you have at least seen my demonstration."
And with that, he emptied a bucket of horse manure onto her hallway carpet.
"If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse manure from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder."
The old lady stepped back and said, "Well I hope you've got a darned good appetite, because they cut off my electricity this morning." part 1
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