Don't tinker with my Chocolate!

I was going back from an appointment in the hospital today and heard in NPR about FDA proposal to change the ingredients of chocolate..... I was shock and upset!

FDA basically considers allowing manufacturers to replace the true and natural fat from cocoa bean: cocoa butter, with vegetable fats and oils.

Please submit your comment to the following website with docket number 2007P-0085 FDA

FDA accept comments by fax, mail or online till April 25.

For more opinion about this, read this article: LA TIMES Story

Posted by Angela on April 24, 2007 9:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Pablo Neruda - You Will Remember

You will remember that leaping stream
where sweet aromas rose and trembled,
and sometimes a bird, wearing water
and slowness, its winter feathers.

You will remember those gifts from the earth:
indelible scents, gold clay,
weeds in the thicket and crazy roots,
magical thorns like swords.

You'll remember the bouquet you picked,
shadows and silent water,
bouquet like a foam-covered stone.

That time was like never, and like always.
So we go there, where nothing is waiting;
we find everything waiting there.

Posted by Manto on April 10, 2007 4:18 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mercy Corps Support Mukhtar Mai

Even in this 21st century, many women still live under fear and oppression. Learn more about Mukhtar Mai life's journey toward freedom and equality and Mercy Corps' effort to support her cause. http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/women/1686

Posted by Angela on April 9, 2007 6:14 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

NEW! The Interactive Autism Network to Accelerate Autism Research by Linking Researchers and Families Nationwide

Kennedy Krieger Institute Launches First National Online Autism Registry

April 2, 2007 (Baltimore, MD)—Kennedy Krieger Institute today announced the launch of the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) – the first national online autism registry – at www.IANproject.org. Parents are filled with questions about autism, and, unfortunately, researchers are still struggling with many of the same questions. IAN brings these two groups together in a way that's never been done before, through an online registry, to find answers.

Designed to drive autism research forward more quickly and efficiently, IAN will facilitate the exploration of causes, treatments and the search for a possible cure to this puzzling disorder. The Kennedy Krieger project is spearheaded by the husband and wife research team of Drs. Paul and Kiely Law, physicians by training and parents of a 13-year-old son with autism.

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Posted by Angela on April 3, 2007 11:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 19, 2007 Annual Education Conference and Food Faire Extraordinaire

Celiac Disease Foundation presents our Annual Education Conference & Food Faire on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California from 8:30am to 4pm at the Moseley-Salvatori Conference Center.

This year CDF is proud to present six outstanding professionals, all experts in their field! Don't miss this opportunity to hear them speak—all in one day!

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Posted by Angela on April 2, 2007 11:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)