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Wynter wrote:
I used to be in that position as well. Then I got my sister hooked. Than my brother. One with Nobuta wo Produce, the other was Gokusen. But if you'll believe it, it's become more of a pain now, because plots twists are prematurely revealed, endings are ruined, character's are criticized, etc.

This is where older sister uses seniority priviledges on younger siblings. Being a younger brother, I am painfully aware of this process :puppydog: [/list:u]

gaijin mark wrote: This is where older sister uses seniority priviledges on younger siblings. Being a younger brother, I am painfully aware of this process :puppydog: [/list:u]

Awwwww... ickle Musa! :patpat:

For the TV, I'm usually the one getting screwed, no matter that I'm the oldest. Now, if mine was a matriarchal family, I'm sure things would go differently. :beaten:

WASHINGTON - Americans should ring in the new year without undue worry about a terrorist attack, the White House homeland security adviser said Thursday.

"People ought to come, have a good time, they ought to feel confident," Frances Fragos Townsend said in a nationally broadcast television interview.

Townsend said that while the Bush administration takes every threat seriously, it has heard of no plot or plan that should cause alarm as the nation celebrates New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

I'm going out and buying a helmet and a flak jacket, , , NOW!!![/list:u]

Wynter wrote:

Awwwww... ickle Musa! :patpat:

For the TV, I'm usually the one getting screwed, no matter that I'm the oldest. Now, if mine was a matriarchal family, I'm sure things would go differently. :beaten:

I'm the dad in my family..... and i'm the one who misses out :(


PS Hey, 2K posts for g-mark..... 4K for Wyn-chan..... :)

[8-bit missile command "music"]

i hope terrorists start parachuting out of the sky, like in Red Dawn, im itching to test out the new trigger on one of my rifles. :twisted:

[/8-bt missile command "music"]

ralphm1999 wrote:I get excellent detail on my Lucroms Daewoo 17" monitor for computer related stuff. But now that you have me thinking about it, possibly the relative sizes make detail on a 27" TV come into greater focus than when they are compressed to a 17" monitor. My colors are super brilliant. So that I have to turn down the brightness.

Time to buy a bigger computer monitor. :victory:

Anime Dad wrote:


I'm the dad in my family..... and i'm the one who misses out :(


PS Hey, 2K posts for g-mark..... 4K for Wyn-chan..... :)

We come in pairs, Musa and I. :thumbsup: Although a new random fact can be that he and I share more coincidences than is normal. :headscratch:

Just saw Al Sharpton pontificating about James Brown....

That guy is so in love with the melodic sound of his own voice. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Just saw Al Sharpton pontificating about James Brown....

That guy is so in love with the melodic sound of his own voice. :shakehead:

he's actually more in love with chitlins, ham hocks, and short cakes...

Tu_triky wrote:he's actually more in love with chitlins, ham hocks, and short cakes...

That comes after his soapbox speech.


I just don't get why he gets to deliver the eulogy for The Godfather of Soul rather than a peer from the industry or similar. :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
That comes after his soapbox speech.

hehe. :hehe:

I just don't get why he gets to deliver the eulogy for The Godfather of Soul rather than a peer from the industry or similar. :headscratch:

as discussed in the Tatta Hitotsu no Koi thread

Does the Consumption of Green Tea Reduce Lung Cancer Risk Among Smokers?

http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/nel066v1.pdf

edit: this study was recently released....I haven't posted this particular information before

Interesting read... Looks like they need to do more testing, though.

But it looks like drinking 3+ more cups a day won't hurt. :)

Though the amount of polyphenols that you get from green tea can vary from manufacturer and within each manufacturer's product... So how do you know if you're getting the same dosage as from the experiment? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Interesting read... Looks like they need to do more testing, though.

But it looks like drinking 3+ more cups a day won't hurt. :)

Though the amount of polyphenols that you get from green tea can vary from manufacturer and within each manufacturer's product... So how do you know if you're getting the same dosage as from the experiment? :sweat:

yes that's a very good point...the potency of green tea supplements varies considerably....guess you have to do your research....and go with a company that is reputable in its manufacturing of quality supplements. as i mentioned before i do take a green supplement from a very reputable company with high quality products...the product is called EGCG MAX from AOR - Advanced Orthomolecular Research.

EGCG Max has more EGCG and related catechins per dose than any other product i've come across

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An abstract from a clinical study published in the December 2004 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Background: Green and black tea polyphenols have been extensively studied as cancer chemopreventive agents. Many in vitro experiments have supported their strong antioxidant activity. Additional in vivo studies are needed to examine the pharmacokinetic relation of absorption and antioxidant activity of tea polyphenols administered in the form of green or black tea or tea extract supplements.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the pharmacokinetic disposition of tea polyphenols and their effect on the antioxidant capacity in plasma 8 h after a bolus consumption of either green tea, black tea, or a green tea extract supplement.

Design: Thirty healthy subjects were randomly assigned to 3 different sequences of green tea, black tea, or a green tea extract supplement in a 3 x 3 crossover design with a 1-wk washout period in between treatments.

Results: Flavanol absorption was enhanced when tea polyphenols were administered as a green tea supplement in capsule form and led to a small but significant increase in plasma antioxidant activity compared with when tea polyphenols were consumed as black tea or green tea. All 3 interventions provided similar amounts of (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate.

Conclusions: Our observations suggest that green tea extract supplements retain the beneficial effects of green and black tea and may be used in future chemoprevention studies to provide a large dose of tea polyphenols without the side effects of caffeine associated with green and black tea beverages.

BMW

Re: Al Sharpton and James Brown.

Part activist and part entertainer, he founded the National Youth Movement right out of high school, played with James Brown on the song "God Smiled On Me" and toured with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

Sharpton did have a history with Brown, and for all of his political asperations, he is a Minister. So it's not that wierd.

Geezer wrote:Sharpton did have a history with Brown, and for all of his political asperations, he is a Minister. So it's not that wierd.

Yeah, Al is a reverend.... But I think his presence undercuts the event.

Just my perception.

Spike Lee will be directing a movie on the life of James Brown. Or so I heard on TV.

Wynter wrote:Spike Lee will be directing a movie on the life of James Brown. Or so I heard on TV.

Yeah, the timing of that announcement is very interesting....

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, the timing of that announcement is very interesting....

O?

Wynter wrote:O?

Well, since James Brown just died four days ago... :sweat: