Why do we have Leap Year?

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/why-do-we-have-leap-year

Interesting Fact

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.

It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings....

DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?

Read on to the end...gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.

Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and only because they are added!

Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of other foods.

Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .

And now, for Margarine..

Very High in Trans fatty acids.

Triples risk of coronary heart disease ...

Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

Increases the risk of cancers up to five times..

Lowers quality of breast milk

Decreases immune response.

Decreases insulin response.

And here's the most disturbing fact... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC... and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT.

These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

Open a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:

* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)

* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.

Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

66 (Old) Movie Dance Scenes Mashup (Mark Ronson-Uptown Funk ft.Bruno Mars)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE

How to Cook a Frozen Steak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLWsEg1LmaE

Boston Timescape Project

http://www.mit.edu/~adalca/proj/boston/

By Adrian Dalca, this project spanned 69 months and is AWESOME !!!!!!

Lyric Theater Renovated and Open!

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2016/01/14/throwback-thursday-lyric-project-shows-the.html

Touching photo captures bond between bride and her service dog

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/15/touching-photo-captures-bond-between-bride-and-her-service-dog/78839078/

The History of New Year's Celebration

http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/newyearshistory/

Ala Modifies Provisions Regarding Redemptions

Foreclosures after January 1st. , if the property was homesteaded, will only have a 6 month right of redemption.

Alabama Modifies Provisions Regarding Redemptions

Posted:
4/24/2015

The state of Alabama modified its provisions relating to the redemption of certain real property foreclosed on under a mortgage or sold by virtue of a judgment as well as reducing the redemption period. These provisions are effective on January 1, 2016.

Photos of the 50 Snakes that live in Alabama

http://photos.al.com/4558/gallery/snakes_of_alabama/index.html#/0

List of Top 30 Musicians for 2015

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/12/08/the-worlds-highest-paid-musicians-of-2015/

5 Holiday Decor Ideas for Less

Alabama Theater Christmas Showings

http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/09/alabama_theatre_christmas_movi.html

ABC 25 Days of Christmas Family Schedule

http://www.simplemost.com/heres-full-movie-schedule-abc-familys-25-days-christmas-including-elf-christmas-vacation/

Mingle & Jingle Christmas Market Friday (11th) and Saturday(12th) at Cahaba Grand Conference Center on 280! One stop shopping for gifts and decor from over 140 Birmingham vendors & free photos with Santa and Mrs. Clause!

https://www.facebook.com/events/926120400782766/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular&feed_story_type=17&action_history=null

Thanksgiving Peace

Thanksgiving thoughts are the kind of thoughts that we should have all year long. For it is the folks with thankful hearts whose lives are filled with song. We should take time for kindness to those we hold most dear, and just extend a helping hand to others through the year. Let's set aside some quiet time and share it with a friend. For friendships brings a special joy and pleasure without end. So may the blessings of this day that I would ask for you, now fill you with Thanksgiving Peace that lasts the whole year through!

Top takeaways from the BBJ's 2016 Economic Forecast panel

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2015/11/13/top-takeaways-from-the-bbjs-2016-economic-forecast.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2015-11-13&u=21915650674d496e5cee66ed6f7075&t=1447457744

HealthSouth's Lakeshore Hospital plans $61.5M expansion project

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2015/10/22/healthsouths-lakeshore-hospital-plans-61-5m.html?ana=e_birm_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2015-10-23&u=21915650674d496e5cee66ed6f7075&t=1445611348

Quote from "End of Secrets" by Ryan Quinn

"My understanding of what it means to be average has nothing to with statistics.  The average American is truly average only in the ways he falls short of his own potential, particularly when his is motivated by the exceptions of others.  People are average when they are driven by a motivation to fit in.  The American challenge, then, is to be oneself – only, exactly and totally. Our failure is that we actively resist people who fall outside the status quo and especially those who reach beyond it on purpose.  An average American is one who cannot overcome his instinct to view the honest aspirations of others with suspicion."

Great quote by Thomas Paine

"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.  Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death".