TIGblogs TIG | TIGblogs GROUP TIGBLOGS LOGIN SIGNUP
Elvis O. Aigbogun - My Blog
Elvis O. Aigbogun - My Blog
« previous 10


Quality and usefullness of honey
About this event: Food for Talk

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

[b]Quality of honey[/b]

It is important not to confuse the texture of honey with the quality. If you feel that the quality of your honey is poor, it will not be the fault of the bee, the problem will lie with whomever processed the honey or poor packaging.

[b]Texture [/b]
In reality there are an infinite variables to the texture of honey, each flower that the bee has visited will create a different texture of honey, in addition to that the processing of the honey also affects the final texture of honey as does the amount of time the honey has been stored.
If you have been in a position to buy honey direct from a beekeeper, you will be able to enjoy honey that has come from specific flowers, your choice of hard or runny honey will be greater. Example of flowers that create texture are heather honey which will set very hard, or clover honey that will stay runny.
Large honey distributors of honey invariably elect to provide blended honey. This way their end product will remain consistent from year to year regardless of the quantity of any species of flower that has been available to the bee.
As mentioned earlier the way that the honey is extracted from the comb or sold in the comb will affect it's final texture, the main variable is how high it was heated to melt it from the honeycomb. The beehive itself if always warm inside and the honey is always a liquid, and when the honey is heated, cooled and skimmed to remove the wax, how fast the honey cools also reflects how thick the honey in the jar is.

Honey is a most useful food product, in both making foods and as a food itself. Many of us are starting to focus on healthier eating habits, better and nutritious foods, and we are more conscience about where we are obtaining our foods – honey is one of the foods and food ingredients that you can trust to meet your all natural needs, with no preservatives needed, honey is going to add to your vitamin and mineral intake!

[b]Usefulness of honey[/b]
Honey is beneficial when you are dieting, watching your weight, and when you are having digestive problems or constipated. Using honey in your daily meals will lessen your stress and improve your sleep. With increased exercise and controlled eating habits, you can lose weight, be in control of your life, and feel better about yourself all around.
we have been telling you, all about the various benefits of using honey in your diet, in your life and for your family in so many ways. Now, in the following pages, you are going to find some easy to use and outstanding recipes that you can add to your recipe book for when you want to try something new, tried, and exciting.

While this is a very short listing of recipes, touching on many of the various ways that you can use honey is what these recipes are striving to show you. If you want to learn to use honey, you can look through your recipe books, convert how much sugar is added to anything, and use honey instead! Using honey is easy when you have just a few minutes to look over your recipes and make that small change.
Honey is one pleasure that is also good for you as well. Learning to cook with and make the best uses of honey in your daily life will include experimenting on your own with honey, replacing other forms of sugar that do not add much more than that sweet taste and calories to your daily eating habits.
Look for your favorite recipes, in your cookbooks, and substitute honey where sugar is called for – and you will be surprised at how much of a difference you can make by substituting just one ingredient for another. You can treat your family to great nutritious meals by substituting sugar with honey.

November 15, 2008 | 5:03 AM Comments  0 comments

Tags:


RISK VS REWARD
About this event: Food for Talk
Related to country: Nigeria

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

Decisions, decisions. Every day we have to make numerous choices. Some can affect us the rest of our lives, while others are relatively insignificant. But whatever the type of choices we must make, the fact remains that WE are responsible, and we must weigh the risk versus the reward of our decisions.
Daily Dilemmas
A typical day begins with the simple choice of when to get out of bed. Then we must decide whether to take a shower, a bath, shampoo our hair, or whether to bathe at all. How to wear our hair and what clothes to wear are other decisions to be made. Shall we skip breakfast or eat, and if so, what shall we have? How will we get to school--ride with our parents, ride the school bus, hitch a ride with a friend or walk? All of these choices must be made.
Along with such obvious decisions facing today's young people are the more serious ones that really can affect lives. One such choice could be whether to study for a test, go out with friends or spend the evening talking on the telephone. We all know which choice should be made, but will it?
Choosing what to wear may seem a mundane decision, but not in today's world of gangs that sport certain colors, brands of clothing and shoes and styles of wearing those clothes. To make the wrong choice and wear "gang" paraphernalia could be dangerous. By the same token, many people judge others by the clothes worn--not just whether the clothes are clean and pressed, but whether they are brand name or generic. A student's acceptance at school can depend on such choices.
How active students are in school also can have a big effect on their success. For example, should they participate in extra-curricular activities such as band, vocal music, cheerleading, debate, football or another sport? The time required for practice can drastically cut into time needed for studying or simple free time for relaxation with friends.
Should students have a part-time job? Here again, the time a job requires would directly affect all aspects of after-school and/or weekend activities, including time to do homework or participate in activities.
Whether to use drugs, drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes are big choices that virtually every student must face. Some go along with the crowd just to belong, but the risk of such behavior can be deadly as well as dangerous to reputations where breaking the law is concerned. Using drugs and alcohol involves other decisions, such as whether to get behind the wheel or even to appear in public and risk arrest. The "reward" of a temporary high means nothing in comparison.
Career Choices
Once students have navigated through school toward graduation, there are even more decisions to be made. Some decide to drop out of school to marry, get jobs or have children. Others go on to college, and there are other major decisions to be made. Where to go? What to major in? Whether to live on campus or commute? Who to have as a roommate or have none at all? What classes to take, how many hours to carry and at what times?
Some of these choices can be made only by the students directly affected by them; others can and should be made after much thought and discussion with parents, counselors and/or friends. But no matter what our decisions, the risk vs. the reward of our choices must be considered. And the overwhelming question that must be answered is quite simply, Is it worth it?

August 19, 2008 | 6:04 AM Comments  1 comments

Tags:


Prostititution in Brazil
About this event: Rwanda: Human Rights Delegation for Young Leaders
Related to country: Brazil

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

Prostititution
The concentration of wealth and bi-polarized economic situation in Brazil results in a situation of marginality which leaves 20 million people indigent and more than 40 million children and adolescents needy or abandoned. This situation throws more children into prostitution every day. ("Use of children for prostitution and a Congressional hearing in the State of Paraiba," NGOAEs/ Interinstitutional Network Against Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse, 6 April 1998).
In over 30 municipalities especially the larger cities, there is a noteable increase in prostitution among children under the age of 14. ("Use of children for prostitution and a Congressional hearing in the State of Paraiba," NGOAEs/ Interinstitutional Network Against Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse, 6 April 1998).
In 1998, the economic and environmental crises such as the eight-month drought that has threatened 10 million people with hunger has led children into prostitution for their families’ survival. (Phil Stweart, "Brazil drought spurs child prostitution," Reuters, 23 June 1998)

Case
Ernesto Ramires Vieria in Porto Murtinho on the banks of the River Paraguay owns a typical prostitution establishment. It has 18 rooms, for 42 prostitutes. As many as 250 men visit the establishment each night. The owner claimed that he was proud of the high level of his 'customers' which include well-known football players, business men, actors and singers. During the 15 minutes in which he was giving the interview to the Folha reporter he received three phone calls asking that girl prostitutes be reserved for different clients. ("Child prostitutes used in 'sex tourism' in Pantannal," SEJUP #287, 17 September 1997).

Official Response and Action
Sections of a report that suggested actions against child sexual exploitation and implicated public figures, particularly Deputies and Assembly functionaries were removed from a 1998 Report. The Comissao Parlamentar de Inquerito carried out 17 public hearings, took testimony from government entities, NGOs, church organizations, human rights commissions linked to the problematic of children and adolescents, police officials, judges, functionaries of the state attorney general's office, accused individuals and family members of victims. It established the existence of organized networks within and outside of the state of Paraiba, linking the two major cities of Joao Pessoa and Campina Grande with cities in neighboring states.


The Report identified extremely serious cases of sexual exploitation in Joao Pessoa, involving in particular Maria Celestina Ribeiro de Barros and Itapuana Soares Dias—both named previously in a similar Comissao Parlamentar de Inquerito carried out by the Joao Pessoa City Council in 1993. 30 municipalities, especially the larger cities, had significant increases in prostitution among children under the age of 14. (Interinstitutional Network Against Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse, March 23, 1998, NEWS FROM BRAZIL)
The Brazilian government is spending $1.7 million on rehabilitating an estimated 10,000 children in prostitution in the Amazon. The project is aimed at keeping children off the streets, (Social Security Network, "Brazil spends $1.7 ml on helping child prostitutes", Reuters, 12 June 1998)
In 1997 the government of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul decided to set up commissions in all municipalities to combat the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. ("Child prostitutes used in 'sex tourism' in Pantannal," SEJUP #287, 17 September, 1997)