Posts by calgarygeologist

My faves are strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, pinapple, mango, pomegranite, and cherries - none of which are in season in Canada right now :(

We get berries and cherries in season in June/July, and mangos, pineapple and pomegranites don't grow here

The earth has a prograde orbit - meaning that it orbits the sun counterclockwise when the solar system is viewed from the pole star Polaris. It also has a prograde spin, meaning is spins counterclockwise around its rotation axis. Most planets exhibit prograde motion around their spin axes and when orbiting the sun. Retrograde means a clockwise spin - exhibited by Venus and Uranus. Some extraplanetary bodies (comets, asteroids) have a retrograde orbit around the sun.

Planets, by definition:
 - orbit the sun
 - are large enough to have their own gravitational field
 - said gravitational field is large enough to clear the immediate area of other objects

For example - the earth orbits the sun, is large enough that is has its own gravitational field, and has cleared the area around it of other objects (asteroids, etc). The Asteroid Belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, does orbit the sun but each individual asteroid does not have a large enough gravitational field to clear the surrounding area of other objects. Hence why this belt consists of a whole mass of debris and is not consolidated into something that would be considered a planet, by definition.

Keep in mind that many astronomical definitions are arbitrary and are based on parameters that "make the theories work"

Edited to add: I couldn't get the link to work, so maybe this wasn't the answer you were looking for at all! Hope it helped though :)

Original Post by kenzer72:

Original Post by jessicasbc:

i hate it too, but you have to look on the bright side.  If you've been overweight before then you will have a better understanding of the value of having a healthy body.

I was 252.5 lbs when I was 16 years old.  I was busting out of a size 20.  I could literally walk into a mall and not find a single thing in any of the stores.  In my eyes, I would love to be a size 12, 10, or 8.    If you've always been a size 2 then a size 8 might be your worst nightmare.   Its kind of like a child whose been spoiled.  If you are used to getting 100 dollars allowance from your parents, then if they started giving you 10 dollars allowance you'd be pissed.  If you never got allowance before in your life, you'd be happy with 10 dollars a week. 

Some people do it for attention and some people just dont know how good they've got it.  Even if you work hard to maintain your healthy/skinny body, I think its a probably a lot easier to maintain a good thing, then have to lose at least 100 lbs like some people do.

 Being skinny isn't being spoiled. While some don't have to put in any effort to keep the weight off, the large percentage of skinny people work for it. They aren't spoiled. They got jobs when they were 15, and worked their way up the pay scale until they made 6-figure salaries. And while the money may rock, it came with a lot of effort. And fat people aren't underpriviledged children who never got allowance, they are the ones who dropped out of high school and bummed off of their parents until they were in their early 30s, then decided to get minimum wage jobs.

 She isn't saying that skinny people are spoiled at all! Try reading the post first.

She is likening it to a matter of PERSPECTIVE

You can get female bike seats which have an area cutout...trust me it helps. Link below to show what they look like.

http://media.rei.com/media/dd/3b770345-660c-4 2bd-8ab0-79ff4de4a464.jpg

Padded shorts will help as well if you don't want to buy a new seat.

Peanut Butter!! Luckily (?) my boyfriend is deathly allergic to the stuff so it is an easy excuse not to have it in our house
Baked Goods, especially strudels or cookies
Sugary cereal like Corn Pops, Frosted Flakes
Ice Cream (hence why I haven't bought any frozen ice cream product in over 3 months!)

Smelling and/or tasting food is enough to kickstart the digestive system. It causes chemicals to be released by the brain as a reaction to either the sight, smell, or taste of food.

The banking system in Canada is regulated fairly heavily by the government from what I am aware of, with calls for further regulation given the current economic conditions.

Sweet potatoes also taste amazing done this way:

Slice peeled sweet potatoes like a french fry

Mix a 1 tsp olive oil with ~1 tbsp dried dill, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, pepper and seasoning salt to taste

Toss sweet potatoe fries in this mixture and bake in 350-375 oven til golden brown (about 20-30 minutes) turning once or twice

Delicious!

Recently I have found some old-school Aqua good to run to, specifically Dr. Jones, Candyman, etc.

Cheesy I know! But a great running tempo!

Hi Cellophane!

Very cool! I am just finishing my last few classes and working about 25 hours/week downtown and then starting full time in May.

I checked out your before/after pic and you look amazing! Congratulations on your motivation and dedication! :)

I have the squirt bottle kind. I use it whenever my sinuses act up (springtime usually). I swear it changed my life! I went from having joint sinus/ear infections for up to 3 months of the year to not having a single sinus or ear infection in the past year and a halp. Amazing change considering I was on 7 courses of antibiotics for recurring ear/sinus infections in 2007!

Highly reccommended!