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Animal Products and Food-borne Illness Food-borne illness is increasing worldwide. In most cases, animal products are implicated as the main source of infection. Reactions can range from mild to fatal, with symptoms often including vomiting and diarrhea. The following graph outlines five of the bacteria most often implicated with food-borne diseases. This graph is adapted from the book Diet and Health by Professor Walter J. Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada.

Our changing world in cartograms In this series of interactive cartograms, FedEx shows our changing world (and I guess, how they are changing with it) through a variety of worldwide demographics such as access to mobile Web, growth, and happiness. Above is the cartogram for richest countries i.e. GDP. Choose a topic, press play, and the cartogram changes accordingly to match the current metric. In case you're unfamiliar with cartograms, they're the same idea as choropleth maps, but instead of using color to represent a metric, the country areas are used. A caveat of choropleth maps is that large geographic areas inevitably end up looking more prominent even if their value is lower than that of a smaller country. For example, here's the cartogram for high-technology exports. Have a look for yourself. [FedEx]

Amazing Facts - Christian Media Ministry Home - Gospel Ministries InternationalGospel Ministries International 13 Sites to Download Free eBooks eBooks have become very popular with devices such as the Kindle and the new iPad. You can get applications for your smart phone to read PDF files and eBooks from most popular book sites. There ia a large choice of eBooks and many are free. Amazon has a collection of free eBooks for their Kindle reader so be sure and check their site. Many eBooks are standard PDF files so all you need is a PDF reader on your computer or port them to your Kindle or iPad and many other devices. You can also check out a list of free eBook sites by visiting this XMarks link for free ebooks. Sites To Find Free eBooks Ebookee – Books you will find: Almost any book, magazine, even audio books you can imagine. Disclaimer: Free does not always mean the eBooks were written and intended for free distribution.

Sources of Calcium - Chart Many foods supply the nutritional elements found in dairy milk. Such common foods as greens (those low in oxalates, such as kale, are best), legumes (beans and peas), and whole grains, furnish adequate amounts of calcium. Medical studies have shown that the intake of calcium on diet free of animal products is entirely adequate. Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada.

Adventist.org: The Official Site of the Seventh-day Adventist world church iPad iBookstore Smashwords = Free, Low Hassle e-Book Publishing: Apple « Have a hankering to be a published author? With the iPad’s launch expected to exponentially increase interest in and demand for e-books, a new e-book publishing and distribution platform called Smashwords could be your ticket to , if not necessarily literary fame and fortune, at least the satisfaction of authorship and perhaps a few bucks of income enhancement. iBookstore Deal Smashwords has reportedly just inked a deal with Apple to distribute Smashwords titles on the iBookstore, with Smashwords and Apple jointly receiving 40 percent of the sale price of each copy sold, but no up front cost to the author or publisher. Apple requires ISBN (International Standard Book Number) support, which Smashwords is currently in the process of adding to its service. And of course, there are already all the “traditional” devices that support e-books such as iPhones and iPods, Amazon’s Kindle, and sundry others. Content Creator Retains Rights Related GigaOM Pro Research:

Schedule for a Healthy Lifestyle This chart can help you create a wholesome framework for your whole day. 1. Rise early and drink two 8 oz. glasses of water. 2. Spend time seeking God through Bible study and prayer. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Updated January 2009. Disclaimer: This article is provided by a third-party source. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada.

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