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postman1 on April 24th, 2011

How much you should tip at a restaurant depends on these factors: the size of your party, the class of the restaurant, and the quality of the service. In this case we’ll call a large party anything over 6 people, and an expensive restaurant a “four-star” restaurant. But first let’s consider more humble establishments. How [...]

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postman1 on April 24th, 2011

When a hen reaches eighteen to twenty weeks of age, she begins to lay eggs. Generally, a hen will lay one egg a day. In a natural environment, the hen will continue to lay eggs in her nest until she has several there. She then sits on the eggs until they hatch. A hen’s reproductive [...]

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postman1 on April 21st, 2011

Food takes 2-3 days to move completely through your system. So you will be going to the bathroom everyday, but the food you are pooping out is from 2-3 days ago. The best thing you can do is to try to get yourself on a schedule. Like I will wake up in the morning and [...]

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postman1 on April 21st, 2011

There are 21 amino acids found in the human body used to synthesize proteins, one of which can not be created directly by the human body. This is called Selenocysteine, and is found in eukaryotes. There is a 22nd amino acide, Pyrrolysine, which is used by some methanogenic archaea. There are many others, but these [...]

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postman1 on April 21st, 2011

The number of calories that you should eat depends of your weight, age, height, your activity levels and whether you are trying to lose, maintain or gain weight. You need balance the calories that you take each day in the diet with the calories that you expend each day. This calculator estimates the number of [...]

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admin on April 11th, 2011

A small pita bread has 80. A large pita has up to 200. Pita, white, unenriched ( large (6-1/2″ dia) : 60 g) —– 165 kcal Pita, whole-wheat (small (4″ dia) : 28 g) —————— 74 kcal Pita, white, enriched (small (4″ dia) : 28 g) ————– 77 kcal Pita is used to scoop sauces [...]

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admin on March 22nd, 2010

How much calcium do you need? Regardless of your age, one cup (8oz) of milk a day, which provides about 300 mg of calcium, is not enough to keep your bones strong and healthy. It is recommended that people in their twenties get at least 1,000 mg of calcium each day which would be about [...]

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postman1 on February 9th, 2010

How Much Tuna Can You Safely Eat? According to the FDA, up to 12 ounces of fish (two average meal portions), per week, is safe. More guidelines: The FDA advises that pregnant women, nursing women and young children avoid shark, swordfish, king mackerel or tile-fish, because they contain very high levels of mercury. Fish that [...]

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admin on February 8th, 2010

How much juice in a lemon? 1 medium lemon equals approximately 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. You can extract more juice by briefly microwaving the lemon for 5 to 15 seconds before juicing. One of the most common fruit trees. Both savory and sweet dishes benefit from the tangy, [...]

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