ONE COOL FAMILY

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A little explained, a little endured,
A little forgiven, the quarrel is cured.

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If you do what you should not
You must bear what you would not.

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A harvest of peace is produced from a seed of contentment.

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He that would live in peace and ease
Must not speak all he knows,
nor judge all he sees.

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A good example is the best sermon.

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Nothing dries quicker than a tear.

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Quarrels never could last long
if on one side lay all the wrong.

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There is more trouble in having nothing to do
than in having much to do.

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Little boats must keep near shore
Larger ships may venture more.

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A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.

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It is wise not to seek a secret ...
... and honest not to reveal it.

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He who will not keep a penny --
shall never have many.

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This is a story about 4 people
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it.
Everybody was sure Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody would'nt do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when actually Nobody asked Anybody.

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When It Comes to Chocolate, Order Dark, Not White
NEW YORK (Reuters Health): Mon Mar 21, 2005
Dark chocolate -- but not white chocolate - may help reduce blood pressure and boost the body's ability to metabolize sugar from food, according to the results of a small study.

Investigators from the University of L'Aquila in Italy found that after eating only 100 grams, or 3.5 ounces, of dark chocolate every day for 15 days, 15 healthy people had lower blood pressures and were more sensitive to insulin, an important factor in metabolizing sugar.

In contrast, eating roughly the same amount of white chocolate for the same period of time did not affect either blood pressure or insulin sensitivity.

This is not the first study to demonstrate potential health benefits of dark chocolate, which contains high levels of a kind of antioxidant called flavonoids. Research shows that flavonoids that can help maintain a healthy heart and good circulation and reduce blood clotting, which can lead to heart attacks and stroke.

Dr. Claudio Ferri and co-investigators explained that flavonoids help the body by neutralizing potentially cell-damaging substances known as oxygen-free radicals, which are a normal byproduct of metabolism.

However, despite dark chocolate's apparent benefits, Ferri urges caution when interpreting the results. Dark chocolate contains antioxidants, but also a lot of fat and calories, Ferri said, and people who want to add some chocolate to their diet need to subtract an equivalent amount of calories by cutting back on other foods, to avoid weight gain.

# He added that each 100 grams of dark chocolate contains roughly 500 calories.

# Other research validates that when it comes to chocolate, type does matter. One study found that eating milk chocolate did little to raise antioxidant levels in the blood, perhaps because milk interferes with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate.

# Another study showed that elderly people with high blood pressure experienced a drop in pressure after eating dark chocolate bars, but not white chocolate, which contains no flavonoids.

* "The identification of healthy foods and the understanding of how food components influence normal physiology will help to improve the health of the population," Dr. Cesar G. Fraga of the University of California, Davis, notes in an accompanying editorial.


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