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Looking At Microwave Cooking

Submitted by: Tom Tessin

Microwave cooking became all the range in modern society because it cooks food in a very short amount of time. Microwave cooking became very popular when food manufacturers started making foods that could be made very quickly with a great taste. The first innovative format was that of TV Dinners used by airlines to serve their passengers. Microwaves became very useful in hospitals as a form of sterilizing surgical instruments. The system uses very little electricity so it became known as a very economical way to prepare a meal. Consumers found that they could cook whole meals or prepare snack foods just as easily without having to work hard. You can cook a ham, chicken, or other types of meat for a family dinner just as easily as making popcorn or fudge.

The recipes for microwave cooking started flowing from the food kitchens and the new cooking equipment became very popular as well. Microwaves started a whole new industry of products from foods to the type of materials needed to prepare the foods. The fast way of making such dishes as lasagna that tastes yummy has soon taken over the kitchen oven. You can buy your food prepared and frozen for instant preparation or you can make food from scratch. It is totally up to the cook how they wish to fix that evening meal. The microwave prepares food in an instant only heating up the food not the pan in which it is prepared with.

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Today, microwave meals are more much advanced and tasting better than ever. You re going to find that many of these meals are going to cost you under $2 but it s a lot easier than going out and spending a fortune for a meal of your own that you have to start from scratch. Sure, a meal in the microwave may not be that healthy but you just have to make sure that you read the ingredients on the back of the box to ensure yourself that it don t have a load of calories or sodium. These are the ingredients that you will find a lot of when it comes microwave cooking.

When looking for meals in the store, there are many to choose from. You can find meals anywhere from frozen noodle entrees that come with a complete meal like garlic bread and fries. If that doesn t sound like something you want, you can also look for other things like pot pies, frozen little pizzas and more. Just make sure that when you pick up a box, you look on the back to see if you can cook it in the microwave. Most of the time, you can cook anything from the frozen food section besides the bigger stuff that obviously fits.

When you re looking at smaller microwaves, make sure that you don t get one too small because you may find out that what you usually cook may not fit inside the microwave itself. This is why it s important to look at all the sizes properly and not buy based on the price.

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News briefs:June 16, 2010

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Parts of internet break as ‘512k day’ reached by routers

Thursday, August 14, 2014

On Tuesday many internet routers, used to find the pathways to different parts of the web, reached their memory limit of 512,000 entries in the tables they use to store the routes, causing problems for many users.

A router is used to direct a user towards the area of the internet where they will find the content they are looking for, e.g. a web page. The recent problem was caused by the arbitrary memory limit built into the design of many aging routers. A limit was needed to prevent the cost of hardware from becoming prohibitively expensive in the days when physical data storage was still comparatively expensive. This small amount of memory in turn limits the number of directions which can be stored on a single router leading to different parts of the internet. When this limit was reached, it caused outages of services among Internet Service Providers. Many routers, including older ones provided by Cisco Systems Inc., are limited to storing a total of 512,000 routes or paths.

This limit was reached on Tuesday, reported to have been triggered by Verizon publishing another 15,000 paths. Those affected included eBay, LastPass, and clients of the web hosting company Liquid Web, who lost much of their services until Verizon withdrew some of these new paths. Problems nevertheless continued throughout the day, even after the withdrawal.

A longer term fix is possible, but it would require manually replacing old routers with newer, more capable ones. It is hard to tell what issues would temporarily cascade though the internet by taking down routers from part of the internet for maintenance. Many experts have warned that problems could continue until these difficult fixes have been implemented, although the recent switch to a newer form of IP Addresses, IPv6, will temporarily help the issue. Wired News reported that Andre Toonk, a network engineer, had stated that the number of network outages on the internet, typically around 1,500, yesterday peaked at 2,587, enough to become clearly noticeable.

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Professional Dog Walkers In Nyc Vs Asking A Friend

July, 2017 byadmin

The quickest way to end a friendship is to ask a friend to walk your dog, professional dog walkers in NYC are a much better choice. A lot of people make the mistake of depending on friends, family, neighbors and others to walk their do while they are away during the day. The disappointment can be palatable when you find that the friend that promised to walk your dog did not make it there in time to walk the dog. The same can be said about imposing on neighbors to do it as well.

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People Mean Well

It is not that your neighbor or your friend or your family does not want to “help you out” it is that they have a busy life too and throwing in a regularly scheduled dog walk can make things hectic. Unfortunately, the pup is the one that gets stuck with the shorter than usual walk. When you pay a professional you do not have to worry about hard feelings toward the well-meaning people in your life.

It Must be About the Dog

Ultimately, the service must be focused on what is best for the dog. A professional understands the important role that they play in the care of your pet and they:

  • Show up on time
  • Show up joyfully and ready to walk
  • Walk the pup for the agreed upon amount of time
  • Have the skills that make every dog comfortable

Paying a professional service is the best way to make sure that your fur baby is taken care of the right way. It is an easier solution that feeling like you may be putting someone out by requesting that they see to the care of your pet! Smiley Pets are the dog walkers in NYC that makes life easier!

Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

Thursday, August 16, 2007

The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to a mass communication medium. Last January Dr. Cailliau retired from CERN, the European particle physics lab where the WWW emerged.

Wikinews offered the engineer a virtual beer from his native country Belgium, and conducted an e-mail interview with him (which started about three weeks ago) about the history and the future of the web and his life and work.

Wikinews: At the start of this interview, we would like to offer you a fresh pint on a terrace, but since this is an e-mail interview, we will limit ourselves to a virtual beer, which you can enjoy here.

Robert Cailliau: Yes, I myself once (at the 2nd international WWW Conference, Chicago) said that there is no such thing as a virtual beer: people will still want to sit together. Anyway, here we go.

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Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

Thursday, August 16, 2007

The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to a mass communication medium. Last January Dr. Cailliau retired from CERN, the European particle physics lab where the WWW emerged.

Wikinews offered the engineer a virtual beer from his native country Belgium, and conducted an e-mail interview with him (which started about three weeks ago) about the history and the future of the web and his life and work.

Wikinews: At the start of this interview, we would like to offer you a fresh pint on a terrace, but since this is an e-mail interview, we will limit ourselves to a virtual beer, which you can enjoy here.

Robert Cailliau: Yes, I myself once (at the 2nd international WWW Conference, Chicago) said that there is no such thing as a virtual beer: people will still want to sit together. Anyway, here we go.

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When In Thailand, Shall I Drive Or Go By Public Transportation?

Submitted by: Sakprasit Meeharn

Driving a car in Thailand is relatively fun. Behind the wheel, Thai people are as friendly and easy as we are famed for. You wouldn t hear lots of honking and yelling on the streets. Road signs usually comply with the international standard or at least they are quite obvious and effective with bilingual signing. As good as it sounds, but foreigners should bear in mind that there are a few things you should be careful about when driving in Thailand.

First, always remember that some Thais don t take traffic rules seriously. They regard a yellow light as a sign to speed up to pass that intersection before the light turns red. If you see the yellow, check with the rearview mirror before you decide to stop. Other drivers who follow you closely may be accelerating and won t be able to stop unexpectedly. Second, you should know that it is not unusual to see motorbikes or cars drive in the opposite direction (drive on the roadside against the traffic direction). Some people would think that it saves time and gas to do so instead of making their way to the next u-turn. The third warning is to watch out for the drunk drivers especially during the festivals such as New Year and Songkran. Thai people love to celebrate and often neglect the safety rules. Finally, you should also be aware of the road conditions. Normally, most roads are in an excellent condition. Chances are slim but it could happen that you will occasionally experience an uneven road surface or drive on a road which has inadequate lights at night-time.

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Public transportation in our country is incredibly cheap. In Bangkok, there are various choices to go by from air-con and non air-con buses to public vans and many forms of taxis (cars, motorbikes, Tuk-tuk or three wheelers and converted mini trucks). More often than not, you will find that the buses in Bangkok are very crowded and we have no timetables. So it depends mostly on luck. Skytrain and subway are very useful to avoid Bangkok s heavy traffic. In short, you can conveniently travel in Bangkok using any of these services. Meanwhile, in other provinces, choices for public transportation are few and usually inefficient, even in the big tourist cities like Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya, etc. Relying upon the public services in the provincial towns may be inconvenient and may take a long time to wait. Therefore, in tourist cities, some visitors prefer to use hotel services or hire a taxi or rent a car as it is more convenient. Some car rental companies in provinces such as Phuket offer their car rental services right at the airport and can give cheaper rental rates.

In conclusion, whether to drive or to take public transportation, it depends on the location. In Bangkok, self-driving is not recommended. It can make you feel frustrated. You can just take the public transportation or call a cab; that would be easier. Use the skytrain or subway during rush hours can save time and money. On the contrary, taking public transportation in other provinces like Phuket, Chiang Mai, etc., can be quite tiresome due to lack of services. It may be a good idea to rent a car and drive. On the grounds that the roads are not as busy as in Bangkok and there are a number of reputable international car rental companies in Thailand. You can also choose a private local car rental company for cheaper rental rates. Just make sure that the company is trustworthy and offers insurance coverage.

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French Workers stay at home for Whit Monday

Monday, May 16, 2005

In France, workers by the millions stayed at home during the Whit Monday holiday despite the government’s cancellation of the traditional Pentecost public holiday. Some acted in defiance of the government’s decision, while some took leave or were put on forced leave by their employers due to uncertainties of public transportation.

Following the 2003 heat wave, which caused the deaths of an estimated 13,000 elderly people in France, the administration of prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has proposed the suppression of one day of public holiday in order to use the supplemental generated tax for a fund for the caring of the elderly.

Whit Monday was selected because, in normal years, France has several public holidays in May. Furthermore, attendance of religious celebrations is low, so holidays of a religious origin are nowadays generally mere family reunions.

However, the reception of this new working day was mixed. The administration says it promotes solidarity with the elderly. Trade unions and opposition groups argue that the measure is an ill-conceived stunt aimed at hiding the government’s bad handling of the problems of the elderly.

For instance, many remember that in 1956, the government created a tax (the vignette) on motor vehicles, allegedly for funding measures for the elderly. But in 1973, the products of this tax came, as any other tax, into the government’s general fund.

With this measure, the French government intends to raise 2 billion to be donated to a new public establishment, the “national fund for solidarity for autonomy.” The new fund would be chartered to deal with losses of self-sufficiency of elderly or handicapped people. 1.2 billion € are earmarked for elderly people, 0.8 for the handicapped.

Trade unions had called for strikes in urban public transportation and paralyzed traffic in 27 cities, including Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Montpellier ou Strasbourg. However, SNCF (the national railway operator) did not strike and RATP (the Paris transportation authority) suffered only minor disturbances, though both are normally known for their frequent and disturbing strikes.

SNCF considered the day as a holiday for payroll purposes and instead increased the work day by 1’52”, a measure that majority leader Nicolas Sarkozy considered shocking and contrary to the objectives of the government.

The protests are also widely considered to be motivated by the unpopularity of the administration of president Jacques Chirac and prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. Recent statistics show a five year-high for unemployment at 10.2%.

This discontent may result in a majority of “no” in the vote for the ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.

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Wikinews 2020: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review

Friday, January 1, 2021

After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from our contributors during 2020.

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5-year-old girl handcuffed by Florida police

Sunday, April 24, 2005

St. Petersburg, Florida police were taped on video handcuffing a five-year-old kindergarten student who had earlier torn papers off a bulletin board and punched an assistant principal. The camera happened to be filming on March 14 as part of a classroom self-improvement exercise at Fairmount Park Elementary. Video of the event has been released by a lawyer for the child’s mother.

The little girl had already calmed down from her tantrum by the time of arrival of the police, but they cuffed her anyway. Police had been called when a phone call to mother Inga Akins, had led teachers to believe that it would take an hour for Ms Akins to arrive and take the girl away.

The video reportedly shows three officers pin the passive girl’s arms behind her back and put on handcuffs, as she screams, “No!”

Attorney for the mother, John Trevena, called the incident “incomprehensible”. He provided the tape to the media this week, after obtaining it from police.

“The image itself will be seared into people’s minds when you have three police officers bending a child over a table and forcibly handcuffing her,” said Mr Trevena.

Police planned to investigate the incident and make public the findings in around two weeks.

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