StaggerLee

I wonder if the new Liberal talk of legalization will mean the end of the older talk of decriminalization. I sure hope so... like Canned Beats said, the proposed decrim bill is seriously flawed.

The amount of calcium absorbed from vegetables far surpasses the amount of calcium absorbed from milk (when taking into consideration that sugar, caffeine, etc. inhibit calcium absorbtion and that it cannot be absorbed at all without magnesium and vitamin D in the small intestine). Vegetables provide these vitamins and minerals in a ready-to-use form that is highly superior to milk or dairy forms.

Not only is this true, but calcium absorbtion is affected phosphorus consumption as well. These nutrients must be consumed in the proper ratio for ideal absorbtion. Soft drinks contain a lot of phosphoric acid and are largely responsible for excessive phosphorus intake. This, and a lack of exercise & fresh vegetables, is a more likely reason for "kids in a calcium crisis" than a lack of moo-juice.

Also, dairy cattle are typically raised in terrible conditions. I'm not vegetarian, but I've got a lot of friends who are vegetarian and don't eat meat because they think it's cruel, yet they still eat dairy. The irony is that, from a quality of life perspective, beef cattle are usually way better off than dairy cattle.

While we're on the hiphop subject... anyone know where I can get ahold of some live hiphop? Bittorrent sites, b&p, downloads, anything? All I've been able to find is the Roots site. Wish I had the Gift of Gab and Lyrics Born coming to my neighborhood.

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Zimmerman

Good HipHop:

Blackstar

Blackalicious

Maroons

Latyrx

Me'shell Ndegeocello

The Roots -- live stuff for download at www.therootslive.com

Also check out www.quannum.com for samples of a bunch of great hiphop

Afrobeat:

Fela Kuti

Antibalas -- download from archive.org

Jazz: so much to choose from, try...

Dave Brubeck

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Wes Montgomery

John Scofield

MMW

Also check out Manu Chao who fits a few of the genres you mentioned

Don't grow fiddleheads, it's way more fun to hunt for them in the woods.

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BEEF

If you grow carrots, grow a Nantes type variety. Swedish Peanut fingerling potatoes are the best variety I've grown. Zucchini are easy and are prolific producers. Late-season broccoli is tasty. So is early or late lettuce. It's easy to grow way more tomatoes than you could ever eat, so go easy unless you plan on canning. Whatever you grow, get a soil test done and lime the soil to a pH of 6.5 -- this is even more important than manure or fertilizer. Mulch everything with straw, seaweed, or plastic unless you want to send your whole summer pulling weeds.

Sordid

Try the etree forums page... lots of techies over there.

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