Instead of throwing away old vegetable and fruit cans, use them as a substitute for a treat bag at your next birthday party. After cleaning the can, let it dry thoroughly. Cut a string, yarn, or small rope the size of 5 lengths of the can. Fold the string in half and holding it by the fold, dip about two-thirds of the way into white glue, then let the excess drip off. Let the two ends of the string down into the can, using a stick or whatever you can find to arrange the strings to where they draw a line across the center bottom of the inside of the can. The two ends should be touching, or very close. Then, let the string pieces come up each side of the inside of the can. Finally, let the string hang out over the can and allow to dry.

When dry, you should be able to pick up the can with the string handle. Spray paint the inside of the cans, allow to dry. Spray the outside of the cans, allow to dry. Or, spread glue on the outside of the can and attach construction paper or cloth. Braid 3 colors of pipe cleaners together, and glue them around the edge of the can. You can then place stickers or stamp prints on the outside of the can. You can also paint each child’s name on the can exterior. Now you can put shredded paper and foil into the can, and drop in suckers, balloons, etc.

You can also have the cans prepared with the string and paint, then allow the kids to decorate their own cans. The same basic craft can also be done with a 1 or 2 liter soda bottle, after cutting it in half.

Other ideas for these cans are pencil holder, new baby gift, kitchen utensil holder and night stand jar. Other decorative exteriors: glitter, scrunched up foil, wrapping paper or photos.

It all started with Frank Mars back in 1911 when he and his wife Ethel started making and selling a variety of butter-cream candies from the spotless kitchen of their home in Tacoma, Washington. In Tacoma, Washington, back in 1911, Frank Mars and his wife Ethel began a candy business by making and selling a variety of butter cream candies.

Then in 1920, Forest Mars and his son went to a local drugstore and Forest had an idea. Why not manufacture a candy bar using malted milk and a version of chocolate? This idea became the MILKY WAY bar.

In 1920, after visiting a local drugstore with his son Forrest, he thought what a good idea it would be if they could produce a version of chocolate, malted milk that could be enjoyed anywhere. The result was the MILKY WAY bar - known in Europe as the MARS bar. It was an immediate success.

In the 1930’s while working in Europe, Forest came up with another winning idea which was to prevent chocolate from melting by giving it a protective coating. The idea became M&M’s candies. Their famous slogan “It melts in your mouth not on your hands” solved a problem for the US forces of candy they provided in their rations melting before it got to the mouths of soldiers. Purchase of his M&M candies by the US government to be part of the rations of the forces during the war ensured the success of this new non melting candy.

In the same depression years of the ‘30s, Mars was the pioneer in the pet food industry in Europe. He employed nutritional science and modern manufacturing techniques to pet food. Fast forwarding to the present another innovation has been developed by Mars which was to put meat petfood in pouches. This product is sold under the brands of Pedigree and Whiskas

Modern manufacturing techniques were also employed for the first time to parboil rice in large quantities. In 1946 the new rice product Uncle Ben’s was launched and it became America’s top selling brand of packaged long grain rice.

Mars has a direct presence in over 60 countries over 100 countries have the Mars products available for sale.

Insured Deposits:
The FDIC insures deposits in some, but not all, banks and savings associations. FDIC insured institutions must display an official sign at each teller window or teller station. Insured savings associations display the official savings association sign. Insured banks display either the official bank (FDIC) sign or the official savings association (eagle) sign. In the event of a bank failure, federal deposit insurance protects deposits that are payable in the United States. Deposits that are only payable overseas, and not in the United States, are not insured. Securities, mutual funds, and similar types of investments are not covered by deposit insurance.

The basic insured amount of a depositor is $100,000. Accrued interest through the date of the financial institution’s closing is included when calculating insurance coverage. Deposits maintained in different categories of legal ownership are separately insured. So, you can have more than $100,000 insurance coverage in a single institution. The most common categories of ownership are single ownership, joint ownership, and testamentary accounts. Separate insurance is also available for funds held for retirement purposes, like IRA’s, Keogh, and pension or profit-sharing plans.

IRA and Keogh funds are separately insured from any non-retirement funds the depositor may have at an institution. But IRA and self-directed Keogh funds will be added together, and the combined total will be insured up to $100,000. IRA and self-directed Keogh funds will also be aggregated with certain other retirement funds, namely, those belonging to other self-directed retirement plans. IRA and Keogh time deposits made before December 19, 1993, are insured separately from each other and from any other funds of the depositor.

There is no ignoring the facts. Crime, single parent families, and the jobless rate have skyrocketed over the last few decades. With these drastic changes comes the rising statistic of women entering the prison system. Unfortunately when a woman becomes incarcerated and there is no other parent in the home, a choice must be made on where to place the children that are left behind. There are many factors to consider when allowing a child to see their parent in a controlled environment. It is better for the inmate who has maintained contact with supportive individuals such as family and friends, and who has a safety net for when she returns to the community. Children, family and friends provide a feeling of belonging. Many prisons allow for children to stay with their mother until a certain age, usually 3 or 5 years of age, depending on the facility. This is a controversial subject that has both its good and bad points. Experts say that a child’s personality is formed by age 4, so a life in the prison system could eventually lead them to believe that this is a way of life. With proper care it could possibly not affect the child at all. A child that is nurtured is almost certain to flourish, and being kept away from his or her mother could prove to be damaging in the future. There are experts that believe that it is in the best interest of the children to stay with their mothers until they are ready to enter the school system. The biggest concerns involved with the decisions of allowing children to remain in the prison system with their mothers was re-establishing a relationship, regaining custody, health problems, the child’s emotional state and the child becoming distant due to a lack of guidance from the mother not physically being there for the child. It is commonly believed that the move is better for the development of the child and will help motivate female inmates to behave inside prison and to become an incentive for good behavior long after they are released.

Having a strong, healthy mind is key to functioning in our daily lives, and stress can affect a persons state of mind. Taking a daily multi-vitamin is extremely important as life is busy and we don’t always have the time to eat balanced meals. Folate helps to keep stress under wraps, and promotes mental awareness. Folate is a B-complex vitamin found in fruits such as oranges, strawberries, and avocados and in vegetables, such as asparagus, Brussels sprouts, artichokes, broccoli, and spinach. The synthetic form of folate is folic acid and it is found in certain fortified grain foods, such as fortified breads and cereals.

Several studies have documented a link between increased folate or folic acid intake and decreased rates of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Adequate folate intake also reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, neural tube defects, and certain kinds of cancers. Being physically and mentally active and eating a healthy diet that includes omega-3 fats from nuts, olive oil, and fish are other ways to help preserve cognitive function. A daily helping of folate appears to help ward off one of the causes of age related cognitive decline which is known as high homocysteine levels. Folate lowers blood levels of homocysteine, a protein that can damage blood vessels and cells of the brain.

200 years ago the resources of Pittsburgh of plenty of coal and rivers to carry the goods made it the place of choice for steel mills and other industries. But by the end of the early 1980’s, foreign competition and decreased demand for “raw steel” halted the many steel mills. In exchange for losing the steel industry, the city now has air that is cleaner and its waters run clear.

Pittsburgh has exhibited amazing adaptability in the wake of the steel industry’s collapse. The primary industries have shifted from steel manufacture and heavy industry to high technology, biomedics, banking, and service based fields

Pittsburgh is located at the center of a fairly expansive set of river valleys, and much of the city’s residential population is situated on or near the slopes of those valleys with certain neighborhoods (particularly south of the Monongahela) are inaccessible by car during the winter. As a result, Pittsburgh is widely believed to be right behind San Francisco as the “steepest” city in the United States

Wealthy area businessmen of the 19th century, including Andrew Carnegie, the Heinz family and Henry Clay Frick, donated large sums of money to local educational and cultural institutions. As a result, Pittsburgh is rich in art and culture. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is world-class. It owns and performs at Heinz Hall, which also plays host to a number of other events throughout the year. The Benedum Center and Heinz Hall provide venues for numerous musicals, lectures, speeches, and other performances.

The collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art is home to works by such luminaries as Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and many others, along with galleries of sculpture, modern art, the Heinz Architectural Center, a large film and video collection, and various traveling exhibits.

Pittsburgh is home to many universities and research facilities. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has over 2.1 million cataloged items available for circulation. The Health Sciences Department ([http://www.health.pitt.edu/]) at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ([http://www.upmc.com/]) operate some of the finest hospitals in the world, and an advanced medical research center that performs pioneering work in organ transplantation, AIDS and cancer research, and many other fields.

Fast becoming Americas’ new ‘wonder drug’ and seems to be replacing our old standard…asprin. With a shelf-life of about 2 years, Diphenhydramine hydrochloride is an antihistamine with drying and sedative side effects. If you have hay fever and allergy problems you will see this ingrediant in most over the counter medications for the runny noses, sneezy and sniffles, colds and flu-like symptoms.

It is being used for a varity of ailments including but not limited to: treating throat irrations,itchy and watery eyes, in the teatment and prevention of motion sickness, and as a gentle sleep aid. Available in a cream ointment it can also relieve sunburn, poison oak & ivy, stings and insect bites, as well as other minor skin irrations. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride is also included in many of the over the counter sleep aids.

Diphenhydramine hydrochloride generally available in 25mg. caplets and capsules; and available in the generic forms as well. There are minor side effects, not felt by everyone and you should exercise caution when trying any ‘new to you’ over the counter medications.
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Titanium is a metal and a proud member of the periodic table that haunts most people in their nightmares set in high school chemistry classes. Being an element, Titanium is one of very few substances in the world that is “indivisible”, in the sense that Titanium is an atomic element, something that cannot be broken down further unless it is changed at the atomic level.

Titanium is extremely strong and extremely light. For example, if you had a small solid cube of low carbon steel roughly two inches on each side, it would weigh a bit over two pounds. Steel is also a very strong material, with a yield-strength in the range of fifty-four thousand pounds per square inch. A cube of aluminum the same size would weigh only about three-quarters of a pound, but would not be quite as strong, with a yield-strength near forty thousand pounds per square inch, which is admittedly still a pretty impressive number. The same size block of titanium would weigh just over a pound, coming in between the two others in terms of weight, but amazingly, its yield strength would be in the range of one hundred and forty thousand pounds per square inch! Pound for pound, titanium is an extremely strong material.

Titanium has grown in “public awareness” rapidly in the last few decades, as business and technology have started to design and manufacture using titanium. As one would expect, titanium’s use was originally limited to places like NASA; because of its strength, it is also difficult to process by cutting, shaping, or stretching. However, as these research facilities developed new ways to manipulate the metal, large corporations saw the advantages of this material and started the long process of integrating it as a cost-effective resource. Industries like aerospace transferred knowledge of titanium to other industries driven by a desire to keep weight low and strength high, such as racing bicycles, automotive and motorcycle track competition, sailing, and others. As more industries have started to use the metal, the cost has slowly fallen, and now titanium is even used for things like flatware and laptop computer cases, and it won’t be long before titanium is as common as the iron, aluminum, steel, brass, and copper that we see everywhere we turn today.

Planning a wedding is exactly as challenging as you allow it to become. If you’re on the ball, you talked to each other about your respective concepts of “the big day” long before the proposal, and if those images were different, you talked about how to compromise. Regardless, the first step to actually planning the wedding is to get a sense of the scope and scale of the event. The most important questions to ask yourselves as early as possible are, “What do WE want to do?” and “Who do WE want to be there?” and last but certainly not least, “How do WE afford this?”

Because exchanging vows in front of families and friends involves other people, it will be a constant battle to keep focused on the fact that it’s your day. It’s a celebration of your commitment to a life-long relationship together, not a family reunion or a weekend getaway with friends. Avoid the trap of “well, if we invite so-and-so, we HAVE to invite such-and-such”… at the end of the day, it’s about the two of you, and the invite list should be comprised of the people that you want to share the day with, and no one else. It’s an impossible-to-achieve ideal, because second cousin Jeremiah and his ex-wife will show up uninvited anyway… but strive for it.

Additionally, because it’s your day, the two of you are the ones who get to decide whether you want an ice sculpture or a live blues band, a canine ring-bearer or Elvis-impersonators as waiters. Use your imagination and plan the day the way you will always want to remember it, and the way that will bring the most smiles to your faces.

Finally, since the financial outlay involved is often considerable, there needs to be a budget. Talk about what you can afford to spend. If your wedding plan doesn’t jive with your wallet, talk to parents about whether they willing and able to contribute. Whatever you do, choose a target, flush out the details, and do your best to stick to the plan. Flowers may end up costing twice as much as you thought, the cake may only cost half of what you expected: regardless, building and maintaining a basic budget will keep you from massive unexpected debt the day after your wedding, which can put a noticeable damper on the honeymoon.

Some final words of advice: take it slow and steady. Talk to other recently married couples about their weddings, and if they are willing to share the information, inquire about their budgets. Realize that the wedding, reception and honeymoon can cost as little as a $50 marriage license and a bottle of champagne, and as much as a small townhouse; but money spent doesn’t directly translate into increased happiness. Good planning and good communication, on the other hand, generally do.

The Gettysburg Battlefield is one of the most visited and written about battlefields ever recorded. There are many attractions beyond the battlefield in Gettysburg to see and enjoy. The Lincoln Center offers a unique walk back into history into the live portrayal, Mr. Lincoln Returns. The American Civil War museum has been visited by more than 8 million curious history lovers since 1962. There is a digitally enhanced battleroom that brings history back to life with life sized dioramas of the Civil War. Gettysburg also offers a tour of the Eisenhower home, which retains nearly all its original furnishings, and offers an intimate glimpse into the life and times of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Down the street a bit, visitor’s can experience the General Lee’s Headquarters Museum. Visitors will see the kitchen of the house restored to its 1863 appearance complete with some of the original furnishings. It was in this room that General Lee and his subordinates used the table to plan the Battle of Gettysburg, considered by most to be the turning point of the Civil War.

Gettysburg has some of the most beautiful accomodations that also date back to the period of the war. There are plenty of tour guides available for sight seeing through the town or to guide you through the famous battlefield. The Gettysburg cemetary is at the top of the list for sights to see as it is the final resting place of those who sacrificed their lives for this country. It is the final resting place for American soldiers and dependents from the Civil War through the Vietnam conflict. This is also the site of President Abraham Lincoln’s November 19, 1863 speech, The Gettysburg Address, and the dedication of the National Cemetery. There are so many things to do and see and you don’t want to miss any of it so it is best that you begin your tour of Gettysburg at the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitors Center. Here you will see the Electric Map presentation and view the Gettysburg Museum of the Civil War, and licensed battlefield guides are standing by, ready and available for your own personalized tour.