Posts Tagged ‘think’

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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“We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes,

lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse

that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most

inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with

ideas and each other. ” -TED.com

TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started

out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three

worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has

become ever broader. Along with the annual TED Conference in Long Beach,

California, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK, TED includes the

award-winning TEDTalks video site. TED.com began as a simple attempt to

share what happens at TED with the world. Under the moniker “ideas worth

spreading,” talks were released online.  Which rapidly grew into a

global phenomenon. TED. com provides on-demand access to the world’s

most inspiring voices.

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Good Food Good Skin

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

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Perhaps the simplest way to maintain a healthy, balanced diet and ensure the skin is getting optimal nutrition from the foods we eat is to follow the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Daily Food Guide, commonly referred to as the food pyramid. These include:

Choosing and eating at least three ounces of whole grain breads, 

cereals, rice, crackers or pasta.

Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including more dark 

green and orange vegetables.

Consuming calcium-rich foods, such as fat-free or low-fat milk and other 

dairy products.

Opting for a variety of low-fat or lean meats, poultry and fish.


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