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After Reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again!

NEVER look at a banana in the same way again!

> > Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose
> > combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial
> > boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough
> > energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number
> > one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
> > But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also
> > help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions,
> > making it a must to add to our daily diet.
> > Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people
> > suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This
> > is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body
> > converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and
> > generally make you feel happier.
> > PMS: Forget the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates
> > blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
> > Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in
> > the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
> > Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in
> > potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat blood pressure.
> > So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana
> > industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk
> > of blood pressure and stroke.
> > Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped
> > through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and
> > lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the
> > potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
> > Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore
> > normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to
> > laxatives.
> > Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana
> > milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the
> > help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk
> > soothes and re-hydrates your system.
> > Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you
> > suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
> > Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood
> > sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
> > Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the
> > affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it
> > amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
> > Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
> > Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria
> > found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and
> > crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese
> > were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to
> > avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels
> > by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels
> > steady.
> > Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders
> > because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that
> > can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes
> > over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
> > Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling"fruit
> > that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant
> > mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure
> > their baby is born with a cool! temperature.
> > Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because
> > they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
> > Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6,
> > B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help
> > the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
> > Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat,
> > sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we
> > are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium
> > levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana
> > snack.
> > Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine,"
> > eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by
> > strokes by as much as 40%!
> > So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it
> > to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three
> > times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other
> > vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best
> > value foods around.
> > So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana
> > PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
Banana peel is also good for poison ivy

Serious Riders, Your Bicycle Seat May Affect Your Love Life

Some saddle designs are more damaging than others, scientists say. But even so-called ergonomic seats, to protect the sex organs, can be harmful, the research finds. The dozen or so studies, from peer-reviewed journals, are summarized in three articles in September's Journal of Sexual Medicine.
In a bluntly worded editorial with the articles, Dr. Steven Schrader, a reproductive health expert who studies cycling at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, said he believed that it was no longer a question of "whether or not bicycle riding on a saddle causes erectile dysfunction."
Instead, he said in an interview, "The question is, What are we going to do about it?"
The studies, by researchers at Boston University and in Italy, found that the more a person rides, the greater the risk of impotence or loss of libido. And researchers in Austria have found that many mountain bikers experience saddle-related trauma that leads to small calcified masses inside the scrotum.
This does not mean that people should stop cycling, Dr. Schrader said. And those who ride bikes rarely or for short periods need not worry.
But riders who spend many hours on a bike each week should be concerned, he said. And he suggested that the bicycle industry design safer saddles and stop trivializing the risks of the existing seats.
A spokesman for the industry said it was aware of the issue and added that "new designs are coming out."
"Most people are not riding long enough to damage themselves permanently," said the spokesman, Marc Sani, publisher of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. "But a consumer's first line of defense, for their enthusiasm as well as sexual prowess, is to go to a bicycle retailer and get fitted properly on the bike."
Researchers have estimated that 5 percent of men who ride bikes intensively have developed severe to moderate erectile dysfunction as a result. But some experts believe that the numbers may be much higher because many men are too embarrassed to talk about it or fail to associate cycling with their problems in the bedroom.
The link between bicycle saddles and impotence first received public attention in 1997 when a Boston urologist, Dr. Irwin Goldstein, who had studied the problem, asserted that "there are only two kinds of male cyclists - those who are impotent and those who will be impotent."
Cyclists became angry and defensive, he said, adding: "They said cycling is healthy and could not possibly hurt you. Sure you can get numb. But impotent? No way."
The bicycle industry listened, said Joshua Cohen, a physical therapist in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the author of "Finding the Perfect Bicycle Seat." Manufacturers designed dozens of new saddles with cut outs, splits in the back and thick gel padding to relieve pressure on tender body parts.
Scientists also stepped up their research. Since 2000, a dozen studies have been carried out using sophisticated tools to see exactly what happens when vulnerable human anatomy meets the bicycle saddle.
The area in question is the perineum, between the external genitals and the anus. "When you sit on a chair you never put weight on the perineum," Dr. Schrader said. "But when you sit on a bike, you increase pressure on the perineum" sevenfold.
In men, a sheath in the perineum, called Alcock's canal, contains an artery and a nerve that supply the penis with blood and sensation. The canal runs along the side of a bone, Dr. Goldstein said, and when a cyclist sits hard on a narrow saddle, the artery and the nerve are compressed. Over time, a reduction of blood flow can mean that there is not enough pressure to achieve full erection.
In women, Dr. Goldstein said, the same arteries and nerves engorge the clitoris during sexual intercourse. Women cyclists have not been studied as much, he added, but they probably suffer the same injuries.
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THE WORLD

THE WORLD
DISSOLVES
BEHIND ME
I KNOW
I HAD OTHER
WORLDS MANY
WORLDS BEFORE
THIS MOMENT
WORLD IN BROOKLYN
OR ST. ELSEWHERE
WHERE EVER IT IS
I AM
I HAD OTHERS
WORLDS BEFORE
THIS ONE WORLD APPEARED
IT IS A VERY LONG
AND A VERY SHORT
STORY
THIS WORLD WON'T
BE HERE TOMORROW
OR THE NEXT MOMENT
NO
IT WON'T BE
NO MORE
ANOTHER MOMENT
WORLD WILL TAKE
IT'S PLACE IN
A MOMENT'S
MOMENT IT WILL
AND THEN IT WILL
ALSO GO AWAY
BUT FOR SOME TIME
YOU AND I WILL
REMAIN MOVING ALONG
HOPSCOTHING ABOUT
CROSSING THE RIVER
OF MOMENTARY WORLDS
A STONE AT A TIME
A WORLD AT A TIME
MOMENT TO MOMENT
WHAT WE THING
WHAT WE WRITE
WHAT WE SAY
WHAT WE EAT
WHAT WE DRINK
WHAT WE DO
MAKES A DIFFERENCE
DETERMINES
WHICH MOMENTS
WE WILL LIVE THROUGH
ALL MOMENTS WILL
GO
AND OTHER WORLDS
MOMENT'S WILL COME
ALWAYS UNTIL THEY
STOP COMING IF
THEY EVER DO STOP
WHICH WILL STILL
BE A WORLD MOMENT
OF SORTS......
BEFORE ME
NOTHING IS
YET VERY CLEAR
WHERE
WHAT
WHY
WHOM
OR HOW
WILL THE WORLD
RE-APPEAR
RE-FORMED WORLD
RE-NEWED WORLD
SO I
AT THE TIMES
IN-BETWEEN
ETERNAL WORLD TIMES
AND
MOMENTARY WORLD
TIMES MOMENTS
I STEP OUT
AND GO FORTH
FULLY ALERT
WITH MIND ON
ITS TOES AND
MINDING WHERE
MY TOES ARE
NOT FLINCHING
AT ALL
ONWARD ONWARD
I GO FORTH
I GO AHEAD
ADELANTE
ADELANTADO
ADELANTE!
THE WORLD
THE LIFE
ARE PLASTIQUE
THEY MOLD TO
YOUR WISHES
AND NEEDS
AT A PRICE
EVERYTHING
HAS A PRICE
NOT EVEN
NOTHING
IS FREE!!!
07/20/05

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Intelligencer
Destabilized in Tribeca
Could a landlord’s innovative eviction
strategy threaten rent stabilization citywide?
Or just a few artist-pioneers with good deals?
By Aili McConnon
When Henry Meer opened City Hall restaurant in 1998,
the menu was inspired by the city’s grand old oyster bars and steakhouses.
And the location, 131 Duane Street,
was redolent with history: Its fluted, cast-iron columns were forged by hand in 1863, and the former coal room under the sidewalk was perfect for a private dining room. The restaurant’s walls are lined with black-and-white photographs of pushcarts and immigrants, some from the WPA, which provided work for struggling artists in the thirties. “I wanted an environment that breathed New York,” says Meer. But his preservation impulses don’t seem to extend to his current artist tenants—most of whom are sixtysomething Tribeca pioneers who live above the restaurant. He and his partners in Duane Street Realty want to evict them to create condo lofts, or possibly a hotel, using what the rent-regulated tenants, and even Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff, describe as a dodgy new tactic: the sort-of demolition.
Last spring, the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal approved Duane Street Realty’s plans based on the provision that allows landlords to kick out tenants if they’re going to demolish the building. But 131 is landmarked, so they won’t destroy the exterior, and the restaurant isn’t closing. “They’re using this to demolish the tenants,” says housing advocate Bill Hall.
This summer, Community Board 1 urged the housing commissioner to reverse her decision and recognize that the “dangerous precedent . . . threatens all residential tenants in rent-stabilized buildings.” The demolition provision was originally intended to encourage landlords to replace dilapidated buildings; even pro-business Doctoroff wrote her to say “I believe [131 Duane] should not qualify.”
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A Duane Street Realty spokesperson says tenants haven’t been open to negotiation. “We just want to keep our homes,” counters sculptor Donna Dennis, 62, who moved to Duane Street in 1973 when it was lined with abandoned shoe warehouses. “I have limited resources and I don’t have a nest egg.”
Kara Rakowski, the owners’ attorney, doesn’t consider the case dangerously “precedent-setting.” Yet in her firm’s newsletters, she’s touted the demolition strategy under such headlines as LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! The tenants’ attorney has appealed the commissioner’s decision, and most predict the case will eventually go to State Supreme Court.
Last year, Meer said, “The sad reality is that this building needs to be upgraded.” Today, he won’t discuss it, other than to insist, “There is no connection between the restaurant and the building upstairs.” Except himself.

November 3, 2004 Broadcast

November 3, 2004
BroadcastTopic: At your beck and call
Just around the time
one listener contacted us
about the phrase
beck and call,
another listener—
apparently representing an
officeful of workers,
the whole
kit and caboodle of them—
got curious about the phrase
part and parcel.
Since we like to
consider ourselves at
the beck and call
of our listeners—
that is,
"in obedient readiness
to obey
any command
or fulfill any wish"—
we hastened to throw
our heart and soul
into the investigation
of these noun phrases.
It's easy to understand
the call in beck and call.
And the beck in that phrase
comes from shortening beckon.
The expression beck and call
has been available to English
speakers for hundreds of years.
The phrase part and parcel
has been an integral element
in our lexicon since the 15th century.
On its own, part can name
"an essential portion or integral element,"
while the stand-alone parcel
can refer to a
"company, collection, or group of things."
Put part and parcel together
and you get a powerful phrase denoting
"an essential or integral component."
We'll close with a caution
about confusing
part and parcel
with kit and caboodle.
While part and parcel
refers to something fundamental,
kit and caboodle
is used simply to name any lot,
or group of persons
or things.