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Reasons Why You Should Eat Popcorn Ask your retailer for mushroom style kernals, they are bigger and more of them pop. The main reason that people love going to the movies is because of the popcorn. There is something magical about walking into the lobby of your favorite theater, and smelling the warm and inviting smell of hot buttery popcorn. POPCORN IS HIGH IN FIBER- Eating bran, whole grains, and oats is not the only way to get fiber. Many do not realize that popcorn actually has more fiber than snacks with refined flour. Popcorn is made from a seed, which is actually a whole grain. Therefore when popped, it's considered to contain as much fiber as other grainy treats. POPCORN PREVENTS HUNGER- Salty chips and chewy candy bars are good ways to alleviate that snacky feeling. Because popcorn is a fibrous food, it's heavy enough to make one feel full, but light enough to stave off hunger and prevent overindulging at meal time. POPCORN IS LOW IN CALORIES - Provided that there is ...

Dr Oz Popcorn Recipe Popcorn—One of Dr Oz’s favorite smart snacks ¼ C popcorn (mushroom variety-most pops -less waste) Pour in brown bag (bag can be reused) Fold over top Put the bag in microwave for 2 minutes or until popping stops Pour into container 1 tsp. of olive oil margarine (Becel) microwaved 30 seconds Sea Salt to taste. This reminds me of movie popcorn served back in the 1950's. (sans the grease, I hope!) This popcorn has no synthetic fats and is a good alternative to fatty snacks. Also high in fiber.

 Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Victims of Wednesday’s crash are: Michael Bleakney, 57; Connor  Boyd, 21; Kyle Nash, 21; Karen Krzyzewski, 53; and Rob More, 35. Woodard (bus driver) had very mild diabetes, but that couldn’t have  been a factor in the crash, his brother said. “He took care of himself health-wise, food-wise,” Steve Woodard    advised. He had been with the bus company for ten years  and he had a good driving record.  More than 30 other people were injured in the collision, which took  place just before 9 a.m. in Ottawa's southwest end. On Friday, the Transportation Safety Board said the gates, lights and  bells at the rail crossing where the crash occurred were all in proper  working order at the time. They had been activated 47 seconds  before impact and the gates were “fully horizontal” 25 seconds prior  to the collision, the TSB said.  Ontario law states...

Ontario's Negative Wind Policy It's one thing for Ontario's wind turbine owners to be paid extravagantly for the electricity they produce, but it's quite another for them to be paid not to produce electricity. But that's what's happening. As of Wednesday, Ontario has been paying its wind generators not to produce electricity. The government says the deal will actually save money, because the turbine operators will halt production when the province's electricity system is in surplus. Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli says turbine operators will be paid reduced rates not to produce electricity, a deal that should save about $200 million a year. It sounds like a Monty Python sketch, but the problem is electricity generated at these volumes can't be stored. Not only have wind turbine companies been handed generous contracts to generate electricity, contracts that are arguably unsustainable, now they're going to be paid not to produce power...

Quebec would become the only jurisdiction in North America to  impose a sweeping ban on religious clothing for public employees  including at schools, hospitals and courthouses, under a “Charter of  Values” whose details were released Tuesday following months of  speculation. If adopted by the Quebec Provincial Legislature, the plan would apply to hijabs, kippas,  turbans and larger-than-average crucifixes worn by religious public  servants. It would impose a career-or-faith dilemma on judges, police, and  prosecutors; public daycare workers; teachers and school  employees; hospital workers; municipal personnel; and employees at  state-run liquor stores and the auto-insurance board.

Do you laugh a lot? Are you happy? Do you enjoy life? Do you  worry? Are you sad? Are you angry? Researchers examined how every day people felt about their lot, their life and their prospects. Their answers were cross-referenced with their country's economic  social, political, environmental and religious profiles. What the researchers discovered was that six factors — per capita  income, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices,  freedom from corruption, having someone to count on in times of  trouble and personal generosity — accounted for three-quarters of  the variation in national happiness. The second point that jumped out of the data was that mental illness  — a low priority for most governments — was the single most  important cause of global unhappiness. Their third observation was that life satisfaction rose in Latin  America, the Caribbean and sub-Saha-ran Africa and fell in the  Middle East and Western Europe. To...

Solar panels could destroy U.S. utilities ??? Solar power peaks at midday, which means it is strongest close to the point of highest electricity use — “peak load.” Problem is, providing power to meet peak load is where utilities make a huge chunk of their money. Peak power is the most expensive power. So when solar panels provide peak power, they are reducing demand, they’re reducing demand for the utilities’ most valuable product. Utility investors are accustomed to large, long-term, reliable investments with a 30-year cost recovery — fossil fuel plants, basically. The cost of those investments, along with investments in grid maintenance and reliability, are spread by utilities across all ratepayers in a service area. What happens if a bunch of those ratepayers start reducing their demand or opting out of the grid entirely? Well, the same investments must now be spread over a smaller group of ratepayers. In other words: higher rates for those who haven’t switched to solar. First, the ...