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  • wwwcof
  • Topic Google Groups 10/21/2009 11:20 AM

    Just a quick invitiation to all my friends on Aimoo to come and join the World Wide Web Circle of Friends on Google - http://groups.google.ca/group/cofmembersonly?hl=en

    Don't worry the message boards on Aimoo will also stay active for those who prefer this and I will try to pop in whenever possible to check messages.  The scheduled chat, of course, will be ongoing and I hope that many of you will join us.

    The WWWCOF publishes a weekly newsletter, the next issue is scheduled to be in print on November 6.  It is a wonderful communication tool and enjoyed by all so if  you would like something published  in the best llittle online newsletter please send me your submissions by the deadline date of November 4 and every effort will be made to include it.

    Having a wonderful time in Argentina and look forward to getting home and back to my routine.  So much to tell you and so many pictures to share.

    Love,

    Sharon
  • Jandant
  • Topic Earthquakes 10/02/2009 00:36 AM

    Saw this map in the Sydney paper and thought it interesting enough to look for and post.


    Moving and Shaking



    There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller, or
    minor, plates. Six of the majors are named for the continents embedded
    within them, such as the North American, African, and Antarctic plates.
    Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important when it comes
    to shaping the Earth. The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely
    responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific Northwest of the
    United States.



    The plates make up Earth's outer shell, called the lithosphere.
    (This includes the crust and uppermost part of the mantle.) Churning
    currents in the molten rocks below propel them along like a jumble of
    conveyor belts in disrepair. Most geologic activity stems from the
    interplay where the plates meet or divide.



    http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/the-dynamic-earth/plate-tectonics-article.html


  • lulabel
  • Re:  Chiclets 09/29/2009 14:22 PM

    Hi Sharron.  My mum & stepdad lived out there, so I basically tagged along lol.  It was great fun.  (The nightlife was fantastic!)  I'd love to go back out there for a holiday and see what it's like now.

    Louise
  • wwwcof
  • Re:  Chiclets 09/26/2009 08:59 AM

    Hi Louise .... would love to hear more about what you were doing in the largest city in the United Arab Emirates.

    Sharon
  • lulabel
  • Re:  Chiclets 09/25/2009 14:06 PM

    Omg, I'd forgotten all about this till I read this.  They don't sell these in England (haven't seen them anyway.)  But when was in Abu Dhabi (about 20 yrs ago) they used to sell them there.  Just reading your article has reminded me of this lol.  Thanks!

    Louise
  • wwwcof
  • Topic Helpful Hints from Tennessee Billlie 09/24/2009 16:17 PM

    HELPFUL TIPS

    *Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little
    'stringy things' off*
    *of it. That's how the primates do it.*
    *
    *

    *Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.
    If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
    *

    *Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.
    They will stay fresh much longer and not mold!
    *

    *Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.
    Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.*
    *
    Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the
    grease
    away from the meat while cooking.

    *
    *To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of*
    *sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

    *
    *For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed.
    MeltAndes mintsin double broiler and pour over warm brownies.
    Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.

    *
    *Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and
    at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

    *
    *Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert.
    Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few
    apples.
    Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the
    apples.
    Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or withvanilla ice cream. Yummm!
    *
    *Reheat Pizza
    Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set
    heat to med-low and heat till warm.
    This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza.

    Easy Deviled Eggs**
    Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all
    broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up
    mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg.
    Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
    *
    Expanding Frosting
    When you buy a container ofcake frostingfrom the store, whip it with
    your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to
    frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar
    and calories per serving.

    Reheating refrigerated bread**
    To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place
    them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will
    keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

    *
    *Newspaper weeds away
    Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet
    newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover
    with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening
    plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

    Broken Glass**
    Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you
    can't see easily.

    No More Mosquitoes
    Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

    Squirrel Away!
    To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants
    with cayenne pepper.
    The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come
    near it.

    Flexible vacuum
    To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty
    paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent
    or flattened to get in narrow openings.

    Reducing Static Cling
    Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a
    clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when
    wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and ... ta da! ....
    static is gone.
    *
    *
    Measuring Cups
    Before you pour sticky substances into ameasuring cup, fill with hot
    water. Dump out the hot water,but don't dry cup. Next, add your
    ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

    FoggyWindshield?
    Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove
    box of your car . When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works
    better than a cloth!

    *
    *Reopening envelope
    If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something
    inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or
    two. Viola! It unseals easily.

    Conditioner**
    Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving
    cream and leaves your legs really smooth.. It's also a great way to use
    up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your
    hair.

    *
    *Goodbye Fruit Flies (WORKS:))
    To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2' with
    Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You
    will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever.

    Get Rid of Ants**
    Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it
    'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so,
    especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about
    pets or small children being harmed.

    *
    *INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
    The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things
    around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and
    he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean.
    (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) He
    told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to
    the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh
    material .. I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like.
    Well ... the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through
    it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh
    that's what burns out the heating unit. You can'tSEEthe film, but it's
    there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and
    static free .... that nice fragrance too. You know how they can feel
    waxy when you take them out of the box . well this stuff builds up on
    your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer
    units to potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way
    to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your
    electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot
    soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at l east e very six
    months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!
    How about that!?! Learn something new everyday!* /
  • wwwcof
  • Topic Chiclets 09/23/2009 21:46 PM

    Chiclets


    The original candy coated gum in the original flavor!Chiclets is another old-time classic gum brand that has been available for generations and can still be enjoyed today in its original form and flavor.


    Frank H. Fleer based his product idea on a confection that was popular around the turn of the 20th Century, candy coated almonds.


    Peppermint Chiclets were introduced in 1906 and are the original candy coated chewing gum.  Over the years, Chiclets have been made in many different flavors and colors.







    1970s Chicklets Box
    1970s Fruit Flavor Pack

    In 1929 when a box of ten Chiclets cost a nickel, a billboards and print advertising called the product "Peppermint gum iced with candy!"


    In 1899 the leading gum manufacturers organized themselves into a conglomerate called the American Chicle Company.  Gum makers in the organization included Adams, Beeman, Primley, Curtis, and S. T. Britten.  In 1914, Fleer merged his company with the American Chicle Company. 


    Tiny Size Chicklets - Yum!Chiclets Tiny Size® were introduced in 1962, the same year that American Chicle was purchased by the Warner-Lambert CompanyWarner-Lambert became part of Pfizer in 2000, and most recently was acquired by Cadbury.


    Although the brand has been transferred or sold from one manufacturing company to another over the past century, it continues to exist in the same form, flavor, and nearly the same packaging.

  • wwwcof
  • Topic Today - September 23 - 1846 09/23/2009 19:18 PM

    Neptune was discovered on September 23rd, 1846.






    Neptune  Astronomical symbol for Neptune.
    Neptune from Voyager 2


    Neptune was the first planet to be discovered by using mathematics. After the discovery of Uranus in 1781, astronomers noticed that the planet was being pulled slightly out of its normal orbit. John Couch Adams of Britain and Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier of France, used mathematics to predict that the gravity from another planet beyond Uranus was affecting the orbit of Uranus. They figured out not only where the planet was, but also how much mass it had. A young astronomer, Johann Gottfried Galle, decided to search for the predicted planet and observed Neptune for the first time on September 23rd, 1846.

    is the eighth and outermost-known planet from the Sun in the Solar System and was named for the Roman god of the sea.  It is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth.  Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2, which flew by the planet on August 25, 1989.


    Neptune has a faint and fragmented ring system,  which may have been detected during the 1960s but was only indisputably confirmed in 1989 by Voyager 2.

    Just thought you would like to know!



    Neptune




    Neptune, Roman god of the sea (eighth planet from the sun).






    Neptune,  god of the sea.



      An ocean god for an ocean-colored planet.



    Mother earth.


    Sharon
  • Jorie
  • Topic New National Hero 09/16/2009 20:14 PM

    ARGENTINA has a new national hero!!!!!!
    Did he invent a safe cure for cancer?

    Has he discovered an envirmentally friendly fuel?

    Did he carry out a successful multi-transplant operation?

    Well then, has he found a way to stop violence in schools? Prevent crime?
    Found a solution to traffic problems?
    maybe a way to resolve world hunger?



    No? well he played tennis , and won!!!

    If we put the same passion, enthisiasm and force into other walks of life,... apart from sport, the world might be a better place.
    Stay safe. Daphne

  • Jorie
  • Topic Spice rubbed Lamb Chops 09/16/2009 07:05 AM


    Hello Everyone, this weeks recipe comes from the meat dishes section of our International cookbook:
    http://www.angelfire.com/planet/worldrecipes/Cookbook/Meat.htm
    Spice-Rubbed Lamb Chops





    Yield: 4
    Servings




    Start to Finish: 40 minutes



































    1 Tsp finely
    shredded orange peel
    * 1/2 cup
    water
    * 1 tsp. ground
    cinnamon
    * 1 14.5-oz.
    can diced tomatoes
    * 1/4 tsp.
    ground cumin
    * 3/4 cup
    canned chickpeas
    * 1/8 tsp.
    salt
    -(garbanzo
    * 8 lamb rib
    chops, cut 1 inch
    -beans), rinsed
    and drained
    -thick (1-3/4
    pounds total), f
    * 1/2 cup
    whole-wheat couscous
    * 2 tsp. olive
    oil
    * 1/4 cup
    snipped fresh Italian
    * 1 medium
    carrot, halved
    -(flat
    -lengthwise and
    sliced
    -leaf)
    parsley
    * 1/2 cup
    chopped onion
    * Orange
    wedges


    1. In a
    bowl combine orange peel, cinnamon, cumin, and salt. Trim fat from lamb chops.
    Rub orange peel mixture over both sides of chops. In 12-inch nonstick skillet
    heat oil over medium-high heat. Add lamb chops. Reduce heat to medium. Cook for
    9 to 11 minutes for medium doneness (160 degrees F), turning halfway through.
    Remove from skillet. Keep warm.

    2. Add carrots and onion to skillet;
    cook and stir 3 minutes. Slowly add water; undrained tomatoes, and chickpeas.
    Bring to boiling; stir in couscous. Top with chops. Remove from heat. Let stand
    5 minutes.

    3. Transfer lamb chops to platter. Fluff couscous with fork.
    Serve with lamb chops. Sprinkle couscous with parsley. Serve with orange wedges.
    Makes 4 servings
    Nutrition Facts

    * Servings Per Recipe 4 servings

    * Calories 434,
    * Total Fat (g) 11,
    * Saturated Fat (g) 4,
    *
    Monounsaturated Fat (g) 5,
    * Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1,
    * Cholesterol
    (mg) 105,
    * Sodium (mg) 531,
    * Carbohydrate (g) 42,
    * Total Sugar
    (g) 7,
    * Fiber (g) 8,
    * Protein (g) 41,
    * Vitamin C (DV%) 29,
    *
    Calcium (DV%) 8,
    * Iron (DV%) 30,
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a
    2,000 calorie diet