Welcome to a new feature on Weighty Matters - Saturday Stories. It'll be a collection of links to stories that I thought were noteworthy throughout the week that was.
Fooducate on whether or not kids should really be served "kids food".
Australia's Sydney Morning Herald on the why funding aspiring Olympic athletes is likely a waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.
San Francisco Chronicle on how reading this blog and surfing the net may lead you to "aquired attention deficit disorder".
Lastly here's a brief video from one of my favourite researchers, Dr. Brian Wansink, describing some holiday eating strategies (email subscribers you've got to head to the blog to watch the video):
Do hockey and curling mix? 20.11.2009 10:30:0 +0000 I might have thought the answer would be self-evident but for Funny Friday you can watch the answer in all of its Youtube glory!
Have a great weekend!
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Here's a change for you - a post that's extremely positive.
The Hamilton Wentworth School Board recently published their draft new school food policy and I've got to say - those folks get it.
Their draft policies calls for:
A ban on the use of food as a reward in classrooms
That celebratory food have at least a moderate nutritional value
That school cafeterias will cook with local food when possible, display calories on menuboards, lose the deep fryers, and serve whole foods as often as possible rather than highly processed boxed meals
That school events such as "meet the teacher" nights will set a nutritional example and not serve minimally nutritious foods
That there'll be a maximum of 5 special event food days a year (eg Pizza Days)
That school fundraising will not rely on the sale of junk food
The policy has not yet formally been adopted and the school board is soliciting opinions from the public. If you want to provide feedback on their proposed policy you can fill out their brief online survey by clicking here.
Kudos to the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board!
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My Dearest Friend, if circumstance would allow at this time I would say let us walk together through our existence in this world. Thank you Cyn for the friendship :) Have a lovely weekend!
great! i have never heard of zigime, let me know im always open to anything especially if it is being brought to me by a friend. until then take care x
We all need someone to talk to in our life, a friend to whom we run in times of stress or strife: together we must each have ground that's where love's nourishment is found. Have a wonderful weekend my friend :)
Hi Cyne! In the Soo is getting cold, but, that is ok! I already look forward to ice fishing. Leaves starting to change colors and views are spectacular; fall is my favorite time of the year just like winter. Hunting season has started and plenty of time I’ll spend in the bush…yep! I love it. Where do you live? Enjoy your day and be grateful that is above the water. Warm hugs to you my friend.
MS Excel (or any spreed sheet program)would be great for that and you could also copy and paste when you need to use the links. make a columns for 'program name', 'referral link', 'ID', etc. then you can sort the columns by alphabet or whatever.
or
just create a notepad document for each program and name it after the program. Then use it like a 'notepad' for each program... keep the programs' affiliate links, user names, maybe passwords, listed on the document. Then you can put the notepad files you have for each program in a folder in 'your docs' and use the file sort features in your operating system. sort by date modified, name(alpha-numeric), file size ...etc.
Are you talking about me specifically or any one generally? what links are you referring to? you want then easy for others to find or for you to keep track of them?
9/24/2009
Cynergy Diva
47 years old Female South Eastern Ontario, Canada Hometown: Montreal QC
My nest is empty now and I'm looking for new endeavours to keep me busy.While recovering from my broken ankle, I've been let go from my office job, so I've been exploring ways to do something for myself in order to be free from the demands of other people. To that end, I've been looking at learning how to market online. Experimenting with a lot of different things - some of them turned out to be scams - I have stumbled on something that looks really intriguing that I'm going to examine further. (See MoreNiche blog)
I really like this online socializing. The internet really makes the world a small place, and I hope I can really broaden my horizons and meet a lot of new people. Lifelong learning and personal empowerment are important to me. I'm always looking for new ways to improve myself, and if anything I learn can be passed on for the benefit of others, then that makes me happy.
I love the girly stuff: knitting, sewing,quilting, crafting and shopping.
I love to read too, but I'm really passionate about seeing my fellow humans better themselves and their circumstances. Cynergy (Synergy) is my keyword.
R&B - New Country - Pop - Jazz
I like most music and I'm not fanatical about any one artist. About the only music I can't take is Opera and Heavy Metal. My favorite radio stations are: BBC Radio 2; KJAZZ; and the local oldies station AM 1220 Cornwall
Fave song as of Aug 2007 The Way I Are
Movies:
My faves are The Grapes of Wrath, Corrina, Corrina & Edward Scissor Hands - The last movie I saw was Stomp The Yard - 2 thumbs up!
TV:
My two favorites are British soaps Coronation Street and Eastenders; I love the Brit coms and westerns too
Books:
I like to read for personal development, and I love historical and generational sagas, but I'm not ashamed to say that I do enjoy trashy romance novels too. Some of the books that I have enjoyed are: The The Power of Intention by Dr Wayne Dyer - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - Just about all of Danielle Steele's novels. Now Reading: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
by Dr Wayne Dyer - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - Just about all of Danielle Steele's novels. Now Reading: 
by Eckhart Tolle 