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Eat pie on Pi Day

March 14, 2010 By: bozobouffe Category: Uncategorized

Happy Pi Day! Find out about Pi Day.

Pi Day and Pi Approximation Day are two holidays held to celebrate the mathematical constant π (pi) (in the mm/dd date notation: 3/14); since 3, 1 and 4 are the first three decimal digits of π. March 14 is also the birthday of Albert Einstein and the two events are sometimes celebrated together.

There are a large variety of ways of celebrating Pi Day and most of them include eating pie and discussing the relevance of π.[1] The first Pi Day celebration was held at the San Francisco Exploratorium in 1988, with staff and public marching around one of its circular spaces, then consuming fruit pies. The museum has since added pizza to its Pi Day menu.[2] The founder of Pi Day was Larry Shaw,[3] a now-retired physicist at the Exploratorium who still helps out with the celebrations.

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ReTrain Your Tastebuds

March 14, 2010 By: bozobouffe Category: Uncategorized

ruth is, your DNA alone doesn’t dictate what you like (and don’t like). Even after decades of hiding uneaten peas, you can learn to prefer healthy foods. This writer’s husband did just that—and lost 55 pounds. Here’s how.

When I met my husband Jack nine years ago, he was three sizes larger (XXL) than he is now. On one of our first dates, I watched in silent horror as he inhaled a huge slice of pizza piled with pepperoni, sausage and extra cheese—washing it down with Dr. Pepper. I was (still am) a vegetarian and a registered dietitian who teaches people how to eat well. I soon discovered that, more than pizza, Jack loved deep-fried tacos. He rarely touched fruit. Most of the vegetables he ate were battered and fried.

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5 surprising ways to clean your home with lemons

March 14, 2010 By: bozobouffe Category: Uncategorized

Believe it or not, lemons are actually a handy tool to clean your home.

We touched on this earlier when we suggested cleansing your garbage disposal by tossing in leftover lemon wedges, but as it turns out there are plenty more uses for this naturally antibacterial, supremely refreshing fruit around your home.

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Toyota says RAV4s being offered by Tim Hortons are OK after recall

March 14, 2010 By: bozobouffe Category: Uncategorized

MONTREAL — Java junkies who win a Toyota RAV4 in the latest Tim Hortons roll-up-the-rim contest shouldn’t have to worry about the 2010 Toyotas r-r-rolling out of control down the highway.

In January, Toyota Canada announced a massive recall of approximately 270,000 vehicles to correct accelerator pedals that were sticking on eight of its models.

Company official David Gollom says the 2010 RAV4 was part of the recall, but that any problems with the model would have been corrected.

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Walmart cuts prices on food staples

March 14, 2010 By: bozobouffe Category: Uncategorized

TORONTO (Reuters) – Walmart Canada said on Friday that it plans to cut prices on staple goods in Western Canada as it ramps up a price war in that hotly contested area.

The company, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N: Quote) (WMT.N: Quote), said the items include everything from milk and bread to eggs and butter.

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