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October 28, 2006

Hot Toys For 2006

These are just some of the

Hot Toys For 2006

available from

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toys


Mack Truck Bachelor Pad Playset - Disney Cars



Princess Genevieve Doll - Barbie In The 12 Dancing Princesses


Farm Magnetic Animal Set - LeapFrog Interactive Fridge


Fisher Price Amazing Animals Sing & Go Choo-Choo Train


Roll-a-Rounds Drop & Roar Dinosaur


TMX Tickle Me Elmo


Fisher Price Kid Tough Digital Camera


Shake & Go Racers: Raceway Playset


Preschool Classics Musical Tea Set


Rock, Roll & Ride XL Trike


Here & Now Edition Monopoly Board Game


Pink Hasbro i-Dog Music Companion with Extra Purple Chill Outfit & Tattoos


LEGO Mindstorms NXT


Barbie Collector Fashion Holiday Barbie Doll by Bob Mackie

October 22, 2006

U.S. Government Bans Vegemite?

Boing Boing links to a Courier-Mail article today about a supposed U.S. ban on Vegemite.

I'm not so sure about the legitimacy of this supposed ban. The Courier-Mail article says someone was prevented from bringing Vegemite across the Canadian border because it contains "folate".

According to the NIH, folate is a naturally occuring B vitamin found in foods. The synthetic version of folate used as a supplement is called "folic acid".

Vegemite is made from yeast which is rich in B vitamins.

From the Vegemite home page -

"The original recipe of Vegemite as a concentrated yeast extract has remained virtually unchanged for 80 years.

Yeast is known as a natural source of the vitamin B complex which includes thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, p-amino benzoic acid and several other compounds."

October 18, 2006

Breathing - Thich Nhat Hanh

Interlude: Meditation of the Week


October 05, 2006

The Dalai Lama On Universal Peace

"So what is the role of religion? The role of religion is to give the means to reinforce and develop even further the natural kindness of sentient beings. I think society can live in peace thanks to the inner peace human beings have developed through their intelligence. Thus, I believe that to have world peace we must first have inner peace. Those who are naturally serene, at peace with themselves, will be open toward others. I think this is where the very foundation of universal peace lies."

Source: Inner Disarmament at inward/outward