"Why cant I do yoga?"
Funny Animal Photos by Ty Buchanan
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Mancat Monday
Hi there Tees here and I am home for awhile anyway. I am enjoying this lovely sunshine. We have had some chilly mornings so this sunshine feels really good.
Like all the cats here, we all love our Ande Dog. She just loves to cuddle with us.
Here I am just a rubbing on Ande. She is very patient with all of us.
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Everyone have a marvelous Monday and have some fun too.
Being Overweight Causes Osteoporosis
Being overweight leads to heart disease but it can also cause osteoporosis. This is due to people cutting out vital elements in the diet in their attempts to lose weight. Dairy products are essential for strong bones. Yet milk, butter and cheese are precisely what it being disregarded in diet by 30 per cent of women. Another danger is the consumption of bread. An astounding 40 per cent of women have stopped eating this food that is calcium fortified. It must be remembered though that bread has only been part of the human diet for 10,000 years. It could be the cause of many humans "diseases".
Research has shown that the real cause of weight gain is carbohydrates. Yes, it's as simple as that. People who only cut out sugar lose weight very quickly and maintain a low body weight thereafter. People concentrate on eating low fat diets even though research shows this to be the wrong thing to do. Look at movies made up to WWII. Actors and actresses and especially the extras were all quite skinny then. In those days most Western nations had not developed the high sugar habit. And most workers then went to work on a large fatty fried breakfast.
Danger in the future will not be with low fat diets. Young people today just refuse to eat vegetables. Cabbage and broccoli are high in iron. Young people steer well clear of these. Hope lies with the intake of fish. The young do like fish. Note the dash for seafood at Christmas. Fish contains calcium and minerals. Processed food is high in sugar. Government needs to have a policy aimed at lowering sugar intake in our diets.
Research has shown that the real cause of weight gain is carbohydrates. Yes, it's as simple as that. People who only cut out sugar lose weight very quickly and maintain a low body weight thereafter. People concentrate on eating low fat diets even though research shows this to be the wrong thing to do. Look at movies made up to WWII. Actors and actresses and especially the extras were all quite skinny then. In those days most Western nations had not developed the high sugar habit. And most workers then went to work on a large fatty fried breakfast.
Danger in the future will not be with low fat diets. Young people today just refuse to eat vegetables. Cabbage and broccoli are high in iron. Young people steer well clear of these. Hope lies with the intake of fish. The young do like fish. Note the dash for seafood at Christmas. Fish contains calcium and minerals. Processed food is high in sugar. Government needs to have a policy aimed at lowering sugar intake in our diets.
Conservation by Ty Buchanan
Easy like Sunday
Two Two here and I am exhausted, finally. So I thought I would take a short break and then get back at my chores of entertaining everyone.
Hi there, Mahoney here with my pet chicken and we are or were taking a nice nap. Isn't my chickie cute. We do have a good time together.
Hi there, Ohs here, Bees and Tees brother. I do take it easy sometimes too although I stay very busy with all the activities outside.
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Every one have a super Sunday.
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Every one have a super Sunday.
Yoga Saturday.
Hi there, Two Two here doing my morning Yoga. This is my downward stretch. I also managed to catch my tail.
This is my upward stretch. I will catch that toy while doing my exercises. Do all of you do your morning exercises. Sometimes we have races too.
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Have yourselves a really fun day.
Australian Headset Slows a Car During Driver Inattention
Every car manufacturer in the world is working on a self-drive vehicle, but is this the way of the future? How is it possible to have self-driven and human-driven cars on the same road at the same time in the "change-over" period? Auto-drive vehicles tend to be small, though there is no real need for this. It seems designers are trying to force us to accept tiny cars that get around on their own. Most elderly people use their cars to do the weekly shopping. with no boot/trunk this is impossible.
Accidents are caused by drivers not cars. It is human error, particularly not paying attention that is to blame. If human concentration can be improved there will be no need for auto-driven vehicles.
Researchers in Australia are working on a "headset" that monitors brain activity during driving. As brain activity changes when a driver is distracted the cars automatic braking system comes into action.
At the moment the headset is quite large - it has 14 sensors. This is only the beginning of the program though. Several different types of distraction were used: switching radio stations, using mobile phones, drinking water and reading maps.
Gaze rate, blink rate, blink duration and dwelling on a fixed point were also measured by the headset. A great deal of data is collected. This is not difficult to analyse with modern computers. Reducing accidents by making a car slow down then speed up again is paramount to lessen the 46 per cent of fatal accidents caused by inattention.
Conservation by Ty Buchanan
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Formerly Feral.
Hi there, Bees here, and I am enjoying this chair here. The Person likes to sit here so she can talk to all of us so I do let her sit here once in awhile. As you can see, I am looking pretty darn good. Take care.
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Please remind all your neighbors and friends to get their pets spayed and neutered, then we will have fewer cats and dogs in the shelters.
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Hope all have a fabulous Friday.
Tortie Thursday
Hi there, Splitters here sitting with the Person in the computer chair. It is a really comfy chair and I sure wish she would move to another chair.
Finally I conviced that Person to just go do something else besides the Computer. So I get this chair all to my self. Whooooo Hooooooo.
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Hope everyone has a terrific Thursday.
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Hope everyone has a terrific Thursday.
New Food Varieties From Plant Enbryo Culture
Natural pollination was used for years in plant research. it was thought to be the only way that a "pure" line could be preserved. Plants vary in characteristics depending on altitude and longitude. Crossing plants from different geographical region was the method put forward by Nobel Prize Laureate Dr Norman Borlaug who led the way in the Green Revolution.
This method only produced three generations of new varieties each year. A different system was needed. Embryo culture is the result. This is used in combination with changes in water, temperature, humidity, light and potting mix and is much more productive. Plant embryos are like stem cells. The neutral "baby" plants are nurtured and placed onto a media culture that determines what type of plant they will become.;
Pure-line plant genotypes are obtained in a shorter period. This is a major change in the creation of new crops that will feed the world's growing population. It will obviously take several decades to achieve the higher growth rates of the new food crops. However, scientists are optimistic.
Conservation by Ty Buchanan
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