New Year's Eve

In the United States, New Year's Eve is a major social holiday. Who doesn't like to stay up late, party, and watch the new year ring in? Being more pragmatic, I watch the ball drop in Times Square at 9:00 pm PST and go to bed so I don't loose any sleep. I know, I know, wild times.

By the time New Year's gets to NYC, it's been going on for 17 hours. While I'm sure the Big Apple would like to think the balance of the globe holds their breath until midnight EST, that doesn't happen.

This week, a look at how the rest of the world celebrates New Year's Eve.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Carl Bard (Scottish theologian and broadcaster, 1907-1978)

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The Dark Days of Winter

December is a month full of special days. Whether you are celebrating Las Posadas, Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or Boxing Day, it is a time for family, for friends, and for peace.

Each of these celebrations involves light. It’s time to break of your candles, yule log, advent wreath, oil lamps, menorah or your flame of choice and chase away the darkest time of the year for the northern hemisphere.

This week, a look at the dark days of winter.

TTFN, Fred.

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Quote of the week:
"I heard the bells, on Christmas Day,
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American educator and poet , 1809 - 1882)

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Five Myths on the Dangers of Dining

Remember the good old days when Americans did not know too much about what they were eating and drinking? People would nod approvingly as they pushed their carts through supermarkets. The fruits and vegetables were piled high in glistening mounds, the pristine boxes and shiny cans crammed on shelves, the chickens sitting plumply in refrigerated cases, and the fish shimmering on crystalline beds of ice. The entire scene seemed drenched in wholesomeness.

Those days are long gone. Anyone who reads newspapers or watches TV knows that invisible dangers lurk in every aisle of the grocery store. Thanks to the Federal Food and Cosmetic Act and countless sanitarians over the last 100 years, these types of appalling conditions do not occur routinely in the US anymore. But given the history, if we let our guard down, the US food industry might just drift back to "the good old days" before regulation.

But how bad is it really, and how much of it is hype? This week, a look at five myths on the dangers of dining.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, 1892- 1973)

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National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 7-13)

Rising cases of drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections make the observance of National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 7-13) even more vital than before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cite that hand washing is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection. So, remember to wash dirty hands, always wash before eating, and keep fingers out of eyes, nose and mouth.

And who better to talk about washing your hands than…Henry the Hand. This week, a look at, well, Henry.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together." - Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home (American author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality, 1942 - )

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Fractionation

We've all seen it...a bottle of oil in your kitchen cabinet or a tote in the warehouse where the lower portion of the container is a different color and looks kinda solid. Oils are made up of varying portions called fractions. Given the right conditions (usually cold), they want to separate. This process can also be done mechanically and/or chemically, which is called fractionation.

This week, a look at edible oil fractionation.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." - Mark Twain (US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit, 1835 - 1910)

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