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Recipe for Marshmallow and Chocolate Slice:1/2 cup butter2 cups Chocolate Chips6 cups miniature marshmallows1 cup finely chopped nuts1. In a saucepan over a low heat, melt butter and chocolate chips, stirring until blended.2. Take away from heat and cool for 5 minutes.3. Stir in marshmallows and nuts; dont let marshmallows melt.4. Pour mixture into a baking paper lined loaf tin. Wrap in foil; refrigerate about 20 minutes.5. Coat rolls in additional nuts.6. Wrap and refrigerate overnight. Cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices.Makes about 36 slices. Now Get It In Your Belly! Love Duncan

: being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted

Example Sentence:
Tom understood that Mrs. Milton disliked being beholden to anyone, so he usually let her give him a dollar or two when he mowed her lawn or shoveled her driveway.

Did you know?
Have you ever found yourself under obligation to someone else for a gift or favor? It’s a common experience, and, not surprisingly, many of the words describing this condition have been part of the English language for centuries. “Beholden” was first recorded in writing in the 14th century, in the poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” “Indebted,” which entered English through Anglo-French, is even older, first appearing in the 13th century. English speakers in the 14th century would also have had another synonym of “beholden” to choose from, a now-obsolete sense of “bounden,” which today means “made obligatory” or “binding.”

HONG KONG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an “epidemic” of lung cancers linked to cannabis.

Studies in the past have demonstrated that cannabis can cause cancer, but few have established a strong link between cannabis use and the actual incidence of lung cancer.

In an article published in the European Respiratory Journal, the scientists said cannabis could be expected to harm the airways more than tobacco as its smoke contained twice the level of carcinogens, such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons, compared with tobacco cigarettes.

The method of smoking also increases the risk, since joints are typically smoked without a proper filter and almost to the very tip, which increases the amount of smoke inhaled. The cannabis smoker inhales more deeply and for longer, facilitating the deposition of carcinogens in the airways.

“Cannabis smokers end up with five times more carbon monoxide in their bloodstream (than tobacco smokers),” team leader Richard Beasley, at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, said in a telephone interview.

“There are higher concentrations of carcinogens in cannabis smoke … what is intriguing to us is there is so little work done on cannabis when there is so much done on tobacco.”

The researchers interviewed 79 lung cancer patients and sought to identify the main risk factors for the disease, such as smoking, family history and occupation. The patients were questioned about alcohol and cannabis consumption.

In this high-exposure group, lung cancer risk rose by 5.7 times for patients who smoked more than a joint a day for 10 years, or two joints a day for 5 years, after adjusting for other variables, including cigarette smoking.

“While our study covers a relatively small group, it shows clearly that long-term cannabis smoking increases lung cancer risk,” wrote Beaseley.

“Cannabis use could already be responsible for one in 20 lung cancers diagnosed in New Zealand,” he added.

“In the near future we may see an ‘epidemic’ of lung cancers connected with this new carcinogen. And the future risk probably applies to many other countries, where increasing use of cannabis among young adults and adolescents is becoming a major public health problem.” (Reporting by Tan Ee Lyn; Editing by Alex Richardson)

Gday Gurus - My friend Anna asked me “What Is The Difference Between Jasmine And Basmati Rice” - and I had no idea so I did my own investigations and blogged my answer for you all to enjoy. I think I prefer Jasmine rice over Basmati. I guess that’s due to my enjoyment in cooking Thai food. Thai’s use Jasmine a lot. I also find it a little less potent in flavour. Anyway - enjoy the read on the two varieties of rice below. Thanks and Have a beaut day. Duncan. :-)Basmati RiceA very long, slender grained aromatic rice grown mainly in the foothills of the Himalayas in India and Pakistan. Sometimes described as the ‘Prince of Rice’. It has a fragrant flavour and aroma and is the rice used in Indian dishes. The grains are separate and fluffy when cooked. In Indian recipes it is often cooked with spices to enhance the grain’s aromatic properties. Easy cook basmati and brown rice basmati are also available. Brown basmati rice has a higher fibre content and an even stronger aroma than basmati white.Jasmine Rice (Thai Fragrant Rice)Another aromatic rice, although its flavour is slightly less pronounced than basmati. It originates from Thailand. The length and slenderness of the grains suggest that they should remain separate on cooking but it differs from other long grain rices in that it has a soft and slightly sticky texture when cooked. Good with Chinese and South East Asian food.

As the title goes … here’s some Happy Snaps from our Australia Day celebrations.

Picture 1 - The Global Good Soul Vibration Podcast Hostess with The Mostess - Duncan
2 - Wendy Matthews In Vocal Flight
3 - Wendy Matthews does Wooooooo’s on the Mike
4 - (Left To Right) Anna, Simon & Duncan
5 - The Guru Boys chilling listening to some beats and grooves

 

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Australia Day is always lots of fun. All over Australia, people come together in their local towns - from the outback to the city - and enjoy a day of getting together to celebrate being Australians. Events are organised all over the country. It’s a day of celebration and a time to reflect on where we have come from and where we’re headed in the future. Australia is a wonderfully diverse community of many folks from all over the world - making Australia’s society one of the most diverse in the world. On today’s show - Duncan catches up with some locals at the Holroyd City Council Australia Day Festival in Merrylands Park Sydney and talks about the meaning of Australia Day and what is the essence of our rich and diverse community. The day of family activities was a great reel of events for a day out and great entertainment. In the evening, the fabulous Wendy Matthews took to the stage with her band and belted out some soulful tracks from her big repertoire of Australian hit classics - playing some of her most famous and loved tunes including: I Don’t Want To Be With Anyone But You, Woman’s Gotta Have It, The Day You Went Away, Beautiful View & Back To My Roots. The show was fantatastic. The day’s celebrations were finished off with a magnificent fireworks display. Happy Australia Day to all our listeners. I hope you enjoy today’s auditory stimulation from The Global Good Soul Vibration Podcast. www.happyguru.com

Rolf wrote this in 1957, inspired by Harry Belafonte’s calypsos. The song was number 1 for about four weeks in Australia in 1960; this version was re-recorded in England in 1962. Apparently, the verse marked * caused offence (leading to the song being banned in Singapore), and was removed in later years.

There’s an old Australian stockman, lying, dying,
and he gets himself up on one elbow,
and he turns to his mates,
who are gathered ’round him and he says:
Watch me wallabys feed mate.
Watch me wallabys feed.
They’re a dangerous breed mate.
So watch me wallabys feed.
Altogether now!
Tie me kangaroo down sport,
tie me kangaroo down.
Tie me kangaroo down sport,
tie me kangaroo down.
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl,
keep me cockatoo cool.
Don’t go acting the fool, Curl,
just keep me cockatoo cool.
Altogether now!
Take me koala back, Jack,
take me koala back.
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac,
so take me koala back.
Altogether now!
Let me Abos go loose, Lou, *
let me Abos go loose.
They’re of no further use, Lou,
so let me Abos go loose.
Altogether now!
Mind me platypus duck, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Don’t let him go running amok, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Altogether now!
Play your digeridoo, Blue,
play your digeridoo.
Keep playing ’til I shoot thro’ Blue,
play your digerydoo.
Altogether now!
Tan me hide when I’m dead, Fred,
tan me hide when I’m dead.
So we tanned his hide when he died Clyde,
(Spoken) And that’s it hanging on the shed.
Altogether now!

In most modern cities in Thailand today, traditional cosmetic recipes enjoy more popularity than the latest brand-name items.
SIMPLE SOLUTION: People there easily see the benefits of using homemade natural remedies instead of the massed produced chemical alternatives. Herbs are commonly used cosmetically for their natural tonifying, rejuvenative, and antibacterial properties, and the people in Thailand seem to understand this in a way that many Westerners don’t.
A favorite topical application for soothing sore muscles, Tiger Balm is also great for colds, congestion, and sinusitis, when applied to the chest and throat. Try out this pure and totally n/atural recipe:

Ingredients
10 drops essential oil of peppermint
10 drops essential oil of eucalyptus
5 drops essential oil of clove
60 ml extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil
15 g beeswax

Heat olive oil and beeswax in a double-boiler over low heat. Stir until wax is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in essential oils, and pour into small glass or metal containers to cool.

Note that commercial Tiger Balm is available in several strengths, and that you may adjust quantities of essential oils in this recipe. This recipe calls for essential oils, but extremely strong decoctions of fresh herbs may be used as well by following the directions here:

Combine fresh herbs in a pan with a pint of water; boil to reduce water. Strain. Combine liquid with oil and wax, and continue cooking over low heat until water has evaporated, making sure not to boil the oil. Remove from heat and cool in glass or metal container.

I’m a big fan of the word “Plethora” - Yes, Less will always be more … but, having a plethora of ideas just sounds so fabulous and promising.

1. overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.

2. Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.

 

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Australia Day, January 26, is the biggest day of celebration in the country and is observed as a public holiday in all states and territories. On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what’s great about Australia and being Australian. It’s the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. It’s the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better place for the future. The tradition of having Australia Day as a national holiday on 26 January is a recent one. Not until 1935 did all the Australian states and territories use that name to mark that date. Not until 1994 did they begin to celebrate Australia Day consistently as a public holiday on that date. What drew Australians together in this way? Did Australia Day become a day for all Australians to enjoy? On Australia Day we recognise the unique status of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The National Australia Day Council is committed to playing a part in the journey of reconciliation through helping all Australians move forward with a better understanding of the past and how it affects the lives of Indigenous people today. While acknowledging there is much more to do, NADC is proud of making a contribution to reconciliation. We have developed, and are committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan, an initiative of Reconciliation Australia which enables organisations to turn good intentions into actions. This initiative surrounds the 40th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum when more than 90% of Australians voted to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as citizens. This event is often referred to as the first stage of the reconciliation movement. NADC thanks the staff of Reconciliation Australia for helping us appreciate the importance of Reconciliation. With their support, we take pride in our leadership role and hope others will join us in making a contribution to the process. For loads more details on Australia Day - check out www.australiaday.gov.au. The Global Good Soul Vibration Podcast was proudly brought to you by www.happyguru.com. Happy Australia Day To All Australians.