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Men's Insulated One-Piece Zip-Up Canvas Material Outfitter-Size Xlarge
Men's Insulated One-Piece Zip-Up Canvas Material Outfitter-Size Xlarge
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ONE PIECE DENTAL ASPIRATING SYRINGE 1.8CC
ONE PIECE DENTAL ASPIRATING SYRINGE 1.8CC
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One Piece T/C Mayo Scissors 6
One Piece T/C Mayo Scissors 6"
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (6mm Up Bite) 45 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (3mm Up Bite) 90 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (2mm Up Bite) 90 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (2mm Up Bite) 45 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (5mm Up Bite) 45 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (6mm Up Bite) 90 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (1mm Up Bite) 90 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (5mm Up Bite) 90 degree
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 7" (4mm Up Bite) 90 degree
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   4 Piece U-Seal Installation Tool Kit    (last one in stock)
4 Piece U-Seal Installation Tool Kit (last one in stock)
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New Tyndale FR One Piece Coveralls Unlined Camel size 2 XL
New Tyndale FR One Piece Coveralls Unlined Camel size 2 XL
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Buchanan Heavy Duty Phenolic 12-Circuit One Piece Terminal Block B112
Buchanan Heavy Duty Phenolic 12-Circuit One Piece Terminal Block B112
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5.11 Tactical TDU One Piece Jumpsuit SWAT, POLICE, SHERIFF, HRT. NWOT Sz 44 Reg
5.11 Tactical TDU One Piece Jumpsuit SWAT, POLICE, SHERIFF, HRT. NWOT Sz 44 Reg
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Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit, NEW! S small
Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit, NEW! S small
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8.5x20 CARGO ENCLOSED TRAILER CAR HAULER SCREWLESS DEXTER ONE PIECE ROOF 102x20
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Hitachi 725765 Spline 2 Inch x 22 Inch One Piece Hollow Core Bit
Hitachi 725765 Spline 2 Inch x 22 Inch One Piece Hollow Core Bit
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BodyBarrier Coveralls Paint Painting All Purpose Large L Reusable One Piece
BodyBarrier Coveralls Paint Painting All Purpose Large L Reusable One Piece
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One Piece Rigby Vaginal Retractor 6.75
One Piece Rigby Vaginal Retractor 6.75"
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 6MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 6MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 2MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 2MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 4MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 4MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 3MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 3MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 4MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 4MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 3MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 3MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 1MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 1MM Up Bite 45 Degree Angled
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One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 2MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
One Piece Kerrison Rongeurs 2MM Up Bite 90 Degree Angled
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8.5x28 Cargo Enclosed Trailer Car Hauler Screwless One Piece Roof 5200 White 28'
8.5x28 Cargo Enclosed Trailer Car Hauler Screwless One Piece Roof 5200 White 28'
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DRAIN CLEANER AIR FOOT PEDAL ASSEMBLY 6 FT. MOLDED ONE PIECE (MADE IN USA)
DRAIN CLEANER AIR FOOT PEDAL ASSEMBLY 6 FT. MOLDED ONE PIECE (MADE IN USA)
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HEAVY DUTY MEDIUM SIZE
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Andrew Heliax (R)  One Piece DIN Female Connector L7PDF-RPC 1386980 COMMSCOPE(r)
Andrew Heliax (R) One Piece DIN Female Connector L7PDF-RPC 1386980 COMMSCOPE(r)
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Andrew Heliax (R)  One Piece DIN Female Connector L7PDF-RPC 1386980 COMMSCOPE(r)
Andrew Heliax (R) One Piece DIN Female Connector L7PDF-RPC 1386980 COMMSCOPE(r)
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8.5x26 CARGO ENCLOSED TRAILER CAR HAULER SCREWLESS DEXTER ONE PIECE ROOF 102x26
8.5x26 CARGO ENCLOSED TRAILER CAR HAULER SCREWLESS DEXTER ONE PIECE ROOF 102x26
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High Power 1.6A  50W White LED one piece & one piece 10w Driver& Heat Sink
High Power 1.6A 50W White LED one piece & one piece 10w Driver& Heat Sink
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ConvaTec #413149  Box of  60 Active Life Ostomy One-Piece Closed-End Pouches
ConvaTec #413149 Box of 60 Active Life Ostomy One-Piece Closed-End Pouches
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8.5x20 CARGO ENCLOSED TRAILER CAR HAULER SCREWLESS ONE PIECE ROOF 102x20 BLACK
8.5x20 CARGO ENCLOSED TRAILER CAR HAULER SCREWLESS ONE PIECE ROOF 102x20 BLACK
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New-Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit-Large size ( US Seller)
New-Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit-Large size ( US Seller)
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Schiller AT-1 one-piece 10 lead cable and leadwire EKG Cable  AHA
Schiller AT-1 one-piece 10 lead cable and leadwire EKG Cable AHA
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Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit, NEW! M Medium
Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit, NEW! M Medium
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Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit, NEW! XL extra large
Beekeeping one piece Veil & Bee Suit, NEW! XL extra large
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1" x 2" One-Piece Wire Shelf Tag - Clear - (BULK Pack of 100 Pieces)
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One Piece Wartenberg Pin Wheel
One Piece Wartenberg Pin Wheel
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8.5x24 CARGO ENCLOSED TRAILER CAR HAULER SCREWLESS ONE PIECE ROOF 102x24 BLACK
8.5x24 CARGO ENCLOSED TRAILER CAR HAULER SCREWLESS ONE PIECE ROOF 102x24 BLACK
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CONVATEC ACTIVE LIFE 22771 ONE PIECE DRAINABLE POUCH LOT WITH  EXTRA SUPPLY
CONVATEC ACTIVE LIFE 22771 ONE PIECE DRAINABLE POUCH LOT WITH EXTRA SUPPLY
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(BRAND NEW) Aluminum Foil heat Shield Tape 2'' X 8 FT. ONE 8' PIECE
(BRAND NEW) Aluminum Foil heat Shield Tape 2'' X 8 FT. ONE 8' PIECE
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One-piece Clamp Nut and Stud for Ammco 4000 Brake Lathe
One-piece Clamp Nut and Stud for Ammco 4000 Brake Lathe
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3 Piece Durable Tool Box Set-3 for the price of one
3 Piece Durable Tool Box Set-3 for the price of one
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VR-330020-282 Veeder-Root one piece probe riser cap for Tank Probe (NEW)
VR-330020-282 Veeder-Root one piece probe riser cap for Tank Probe (NEW)
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Schrade SCHF1SM Extreme Survival One-Piece Steel Special Forces Fixed Blade Knife with Nylon Sheath Schrade SCHF1SM Extreme Survival One-Piece Steel Special Forces Fixed Blade Knife with Nylon Sheath
List Price: $92.86
Sale Price: $48.79

5.6 in 1070 high carbon steel fixed blade with 4.7 in. multiple tool handle lanyard and sheath. ATTRIBUTES Blade Detail: 1070 Blade Length (inches): 5.60 Blade Material: 1070 Carry System: Nylon Sheath Handle Material: Plain Overall Length (inches): 10.30 Special Features: 6 Pc. Bit Set in Handle

Velcro One Wrap Cable Ties - 50 Pieces - Color: Black Velcro One Wrap Cable Ties - 50 Pieces - Color: Black
Sale Price: $17.00

Velcro One Wrap fasteners can be opened and closed thousands of times and are easily refastened. Made of polyethylene hooks and nylon loops. They are used for an array of jobs found everywhere wires, cable and cords run. * Available in Black, Red, Blue, White, and Cranberry (indicating flame retardant).

Heavy-Duty 12-Piece Hollow Punch Set for Metal, Wood, Leather, Plastic Heavy-Duty 12-Piece Hollow Punch Set for Metal, Wood, Leather, Plastic
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $4.25

Set of 12 steel leather punch tools.Sizes: 1/8 in., 5/32 in., 3/16 in., 7/32 in., 1/4 in., 5/16 in., 3/8 in., 7/16 in., 1/2 in., 9/16 in., 5/8 in., and 3/4 in..

Climax Metal C-043 Shaft Collar, One Piece, Set Screw Style, Zinc Plated Steel,, 7/16 Climax Metal C-043 Shaft Collar, One Piece, Set Screw Style, Zinc Plated Steel,, 7/16" Bore, 7/8" OD, 7/16" Width, With 1/4-20 Set Screw, (10-Pack)
List Price: $11.90
Sale Price: $11.90

Simply slide these collars onto a shaft and tighten the set screw to hold the collar in place. Collars are easy to adjust with their set screws. Made of carbon steel with a Black-Oxide finish to offer mild corrosion resistance. Our shaft collars are available in several different styles to meet you or your customer’s needs. Climax Metal Products Co. in business for over 60 years is the leading manufacturer of shaft collars, rigid couplings & keyless locking assemblies. Climax Metals, where fair market pricing and excellent customer service is our promise to you.

Armstrong 69-554 11-1/2-Pound Sledge Head One-Piece Dead Blow Hammer Armstrong 69-554 11-1/2-Pound Sledge Head One-Piece Dead Blow Hammer
List Price: $313.22
Sale Price: $158.99

Armstrong Industrial Hand Tools have a heritage of Made in the USA since four brothers founded the company in 1890. This Armstrong brand product is created using premium material ensuring unequalled strength, toughness, and durability. Product Name: Sledge Head One-Piece Dead Blow Hammers;Weight (Pound): 11-1/2;Length (Inches): 36.000;Handle Material: Cushion;Face Finish: Urethane;Head Finish: Urethane;Comfort Grip (Inch ): Yes;Weight (oz): ;US Federal Specification (oz ): GGG-H-33a;ASME Specification: ;Head Length (Inch ): 8.000;Face Diameter (Inch ): 3.250;Dead Blow Type: Sledge Head.

Click N Vape all In One Vaporizer W/Wind Proof Torch Lighter Click N Vape all In One Vaporizer W/Wind Proof Torch Lighter
Sale Price: $5.99

Smoke any time with the touch of a button. No more carrying around grinders and tins, you can leave your pipe, rolling papers and even your lighter at home. Click-n-Smoke is the most compact vape style pipe on the market so you can leave that bulky table vaporizer at home! This pipe is all you need! Featured here is the first huge innovation in decades that will change the way you smoke.... Forever. Just load it up with your favorite legal herb or pipe tobacco then click it and your smokin'! The large burn chamber holds your stash, click the button to ignite and inhale as usual; when you are done put it in your pocket for later. Hit it whenever you want to! There is no need to have to "pack it up" every time you want a hit. Forget about smoking left over clips that smell terrible. This pipe will save you time and will maximize efficiency so you get the most smoke with out the waste. The click-n-smoke is made of aircraft quality billet aluminum and feature a powerful torch lighter heat source that burns your herbs perfect. No smoldering waste, you get every bit of smoke on demand. To use the pipe simply fill the storage chamber with your favorite thing to smoke and screw the pipe together, click it to light and your smoking. People say smoking the click-n-smoke is even better then using a regular pipe and they described the experience saying "The amount of smoke you would expect from a bowl hit with the feel of smoking a well rolled blunt. It's the best of both worlds". The lighter portion can also be used as a stand alone torch lighter, it is butane refillable and features flame power adjustment. The mouth piece is comfort formed and features a unique clog resistant, pull threw proof carbon filter that purifies the smoke and keeps the mouthpiece cool to the touch. The Click-n-Smoke comes complete in a billet aluminum carry tube that is stylish and functional. Colors Ship Assorted.

Tru-Cut PC4500 4-1/2 Taper Fit One-Piece Carbide Tipped Percussion Core Bits Tru-Cut PC4500 4-1/2 Taper Fit One-Piece Carbide Tipped Percussion Core Bits
List Price: $488.35
Sale Price: $139.00
American Standard 5357.016.020 Heritage One-piece Elongated Toilet Seat with Cover, White American Standard 5357.016.020 Heritage One-piece Elongated Toilet Seat with Cover, White
List Price: $209.00
Sale Price: $130.21

Toilet seats are non-returnable once opened.

Ruland CLX-16-16-F One-Piece Clamping Rigid Coupling, Black Oxide Steel, 1 Ruland CLX-16-16-F One-Piece Clamping Rigid Coupling, Black Oxide Steel, 1" Bore A Diameter, 1" Bore B Diameter, 1-3/4" OD, 3" Length
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American Standard 2002.014.020 Champion-4 Right Height Elongated Two-Piece Toilet, White (seat not included) American Standard 2002.014.020 Champion-4 Right Height Elongated Two-Piece Toilet, White (seat not included)
List Price: $443.00
Sale Price: $286.99

Color/Finish:White, Trip Lever:Left Side Vitreous China. Permanent EverClean anti-microbial. Low-consumption (1.6gpf). Features Champoin4 Flushing System performance and platform. 4' non-adjustable, piston action accelerator flush valve. 16-1/2' rim height for accessible applications. Elongated siphon action bowl. 2-3/8' full glazed trapway. Speed Connect tank/bowl coupling system. Chrome-plated trip lever. Sweeping pier on bowl. 100% factory flush tested. 2 color matched bolt caps. 10 year warranty. Toilet complete less seat.

Meet the Champion 4, a leader in high-performance toilets. With the industry's widest 2-3/8-inch trapway and four-inch flush valve, it creates a plunger-free world for homeowners and virtually eliminates clogged-toilet callbacks for plumbers. Champion 4 Right-HeightElongated Toilet BowlAt a Glance:Vitreous chinaSurface inhibits growth of bacteria, mold, and mildewLow consumption (6.0 lpf/1.6 gpf)Elongated siphon-action bowlSpeed Connect tank/bowl coupling systemChrome-plated trip leverSweeping pier on bowl100% factory flush tested2 color-matched bolt caps10-year limited warrantySpecifications:4" non-adjustable, piston-action Accelerator Flush Valve16-1/2" rim height2-3/8" fully glazed trapway  The 4" piston action flush valve and 2-3/8" outlet virtually eliminate clogged toilets. View larger.The EverClean surface is easy to keep clean, even after years of use (shown with tank and seat). View larger.Champion 4 Flushing SystemThe Champion 4 Flushing System features the industry's largest flush valve and trapway, producing a faster, more powerful, and quieter flush.The Champion will move a mass 70 percent larger than the industry standard. It achieves the highest bulk removal rating--1,000 grams--and will even flush a bucket of golf balls! This means that your Champion 4 toilet will allow you to flush with confidence and never worry about plunging a toilet again.Engineered to PerformThis flushing system is engineered to do more and to do it better. Not only does the Champion 4 Flushing System achieve the maximum MaP (Maximum Performance) rating for bulk removal, but it also offers a surprising amount of water power--power that's fully realized due to each Champion 4 toilet's innovative design.More Power InChampion 4 toilets feature a four-inch Accelerator Flush Valve that allows more water to enter the bowl more quickly, for a more powerful flush. The largest flush valve in the industry, it helps keep the bowl clean and eliminates streaking.In fact, the large, four-inch valve opening pushes water into the bowl three times faster than a standard two-inch flush valve. That's also one-third faster than a 3-1/4-inch flush valve and almost twice as fast as a three-inch flush valve.More Volume OutThe largest fully glazed siphon trapway in the industry, the wide-open 2-3/8-inch Champion trapway can move a 40-percent-larger mass than a 2-1/8-inch trapway and an almost 70-percent-larger mass than a standard two-inch trapway.EverClean SurfaceTreated inside and out, Champion 4 tanks and bowls feature a permanent EverClean surface. This system incorporates a patented silver-ion additive right into the material to protect it from mold, mildew, algae, and fungus that could cause deterioration or staining. You'll love how the mirror-like EverClean surface is easy to keep clean and stays cleaner longer, even after years of use.Ten-Year Worry-Free WarrantyThe Champion 4 Right-Height Elongated Toilet Bowl is backed by a ten-year warranty that covers everything for residential and commercial installations, including china, inside and out.About American Standard BrandsAmerican Standard Brands has a complete lineup of chinaware featuring vitreous china or fine fire clay. From high performance to high style--and everything in between--American Standard delivers the products you need with the quality and value to fit any project.What's in the BoxChampion 4 Right-Height Elongated Toilet Bowl and two color-matched bolt caps.


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Losing 50 lbs over 14 months while working in a chocolate store gives one some challenges that few other people need to consider. Yet it also has given me some guidelines that may be useful for those that consider themselves chocoholics and are unable or unwilling to give up chocolate while losing weight. But even those that are not dieting may want to control their consumption of chocolate. After all, the many benefits of chocolate have been touted in numerous articles everywhere for the last few years. Chocolate being the food of the gods, lowers the levels of bad cholesterol, increases one's mood because it increases the levels of serotonin in the brain, increasing the anti-oxidant content in the body. A piece of chocolate a day, keeps the doctor away, I'd say!

How to incorporate chocolate in your diet in a sensible way?

1. When dieting track everything you eat during the day. This will keep you responsible and accountable. Every piece of food, every drink should be recorded. Don't leave one little nib(ble) of chocolate out.

2. Give every food item a caloric value or a dietary value(DV). Select the total amount of calories you consume in order to loose weight i.e. 1500 cal or 22 DV's. This amount depends on the amount of exercise, your daily activity, your age, your sex and your starting weight. You can establish this value by consulting your doctor, a dietician or attending a few sessions of a good dietary program.

Research the caloric value of chocolate. These values can be found on the Nutritional facts labels of most food items. Assign it a DV if you are using these. If you are tempted to consume another piece of chocolate think of the effect these calories will have on our total caloric intake of the day. I asked myself, every time I felt like having a chocolate: Is it really worth it? I could eat a day's worth of calories as chocolate, but I'd be missing a lot of other nutrients that chocolate, despite all it's godly qualities just doesn't have to offer. After all one cannot live on chocolate alone. Come to think of it, maybe the gods can?

3. Good-looking desserts and sweets tempt every one of us. A diet that is so restrictive that it doesn't allow you to once in a while give in to temptation is not recommended. Deprivation will only give you another excuse to overindulge once you have lost all your weight. The trick is to eat small amounts of that chocolate dessert: a teaspoon or a tablespoon full is often all you need to satisfy that craving.

4. If you're at a buffet, where many desserts are on display, choose the ones you would really like to try, because it allows you to explore new flavors or because they look attractive to you. Then have one bite of the different desserts. Of the one you like best you can consume more, maybe eat it all. I learned this technique because I have a problem digesting gluten, even though I'm no celiac. Eating this way satisfies my craving for what I remember good desserts taste like, it lets me enjoy it just like everyone else, it doesn't give me a lot of discomfort and I don't feel deprived.

5. Working in a chocolate store is very much like being exposed to a dessert buffet 8 hours/day, 6 days per week. Temptation is always there. The above (#4), actually works for chocolates too. It's not because you just bit into a chocolate that you have to eat the whole chocolate. You are allowed to throw the rest of it in the garbage, even if you just spend your life fortune on this one chocolate!

6. To enjoy the benefits of chocolate (see above) one is allowed to consume at least one piece of chocolate per day. Actually it should be a requirement.

7. If you are going to consume chocolate anyway, make it worth your while: eat only high quality chocolate, that melts in your mouth and that gives you the feeling that you just spend a couple of minutes in heaven.

8. Eat like the Belgians eat, drink like the Belgians drink and incorporate exercise in your daily activities like the Belgians do: enjoy every bite of the food you eat, small portions are often enough, savor a drink while spending time with a friend, making sure that what your friend has to say to you is more important than the beer you're drinking and walk or bike to the store or to work as much as possible. It will force you purchase smaller sizes of everything, because you are the one who will have to carry it all the way home. Also, you will need to go shopping more often, thereby forcing you to be more active.

9. Remember: It's not the chocolate that makes you gain weight. It's not the deserts that put on the pounds. Often it is the mindlessness with which we eat, the distractions we have when eating, the reasons why we eat and of course the sedentary lifestyles we live today more so than our parents and grandparents did in the past. Maybe our focus today on global warming and saving energy will have added benefits such as: fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

10. The most important thing I discovered is: Joy! Enjoy the food you eat, savor the different flavors, enjoy the company at the dinner table, enjoy the open air and nature while exercising. Enjoy the chocolate you really love only and consider all others as not worth your time, your effort of losing weight and your money.

Ghislaine Cleiren imports Leonidas Chocolates into Canada from Belgium. She has studied Nutrition, Pharmacy, and Business at the University of Leuven. She has wrtten articles in English, French and Dutch on a variety of topics. For more information on Leonidas Chocolates and the Leonidas Chocolate Café opportunity, please visit: http://www.LeonidasChocolates.ca You can read more articles written by her and her collected recipes on her blog: http://lechocolatecafe.blogspot.com and you can follow her on twitter.

The Unique History of Chess Pieces

Chess pieces are not only the rank-and-file of a chess game, but they are also the heart and soul of the chess game experience. Chess pieces with matching or unique movement qualities completing their intended purpose make for a sharp strategic ballet with nearly limitless possibilities of progression.

Pierre Mac Orlan, famous 20th century French writer and poet, once said, “There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world”. In fact, there are approximately 1040 possible legal chess piece positions. Now consider an average chess piece position can possess as much as 218 movement possibilities. The resulting number of game play options rockets to a figure that only International Grandmasters like Garry Kasparov and super-computers such as Deep Blue are able to even begin to grasp.

Sounds daunting, but if the history and purpose of chess pieces are understood, this infinitely varied environment can be experienced and enjoyed to its fullest.

Modern regulation chess sets have a total of 32 chess pieces divided evenly between two players. Each player’s force of chess pieces consists of 2 – Rooks (Castles), 2 – Bishops, 2 – Knights, 1 – King, 1 – Queen and 8 – pawns. And their particular histories are as follows:

• King – The King has always been royalty among chess pieces and if popularly recognized lineage were to be believed, began as the Raja. Like most royalty, the ‘ King’ has always been primarily an object of protection rather than one of attack. Therefore, it has limited but dexterous movement capabilities.

• Queen – The Queen is a creature of great change in the world of chess pieces. What began as a Mantri, or counselor, was as incapable of long-reaching moves as the King, but equally dexterous. Now that modern chess has reduced the number of battling armies of chess pieces and players behind them, from four to two, that familiar 64 square board that Chaturanga was born on, opened up, allowing the General, as the Queen was also known, to assume an equally powerful offensive role in modern play.

• Bishop – The Bishop we know today started with a severely circumscribed movement capability, although it possess the modern Knight’s ability to leap to its destination. The Bishop, or Gaja as it was once known, has lost its vertical capability but its diagonal travel equals that of the modern Queen. This movement modification has made the Bishop a decisive tool of play from middle-game onwards.

• Knight – The Knight has remained the same in its shape and movement capabilities since it was first known as an Ashva, or Horse. The Ashva was intended to act as a mounted division. The Knight’s power lays in its flanking ability, so it shouldn’t typically lead the charge.

• Rook – Was initially known as the Chariot and played like a heavy infantry division. The Rook has powerful linear movement capabilities, but is susceptible to diagonal attack. Therefore the Ratha, as the Rook was formally known, was used primarily for defense and/or pinning down opponent’s chess pieces.

• Pawn – To the ill informed, the pawn, or foot infantry, was the most expendable of all chess pieces. As Paul Keres, Estonia’s chess grandmaster, once said, “The older I grow, the more I appreciate my Pawns”. Pawns, or Pedati as they were once known, form your line of approach, defining your offensive game play strategy and your defensive options. Pawns can also be instrumental in your endgame strategy, so avoid sacrificing your Pawn chess pieces when opening. Treat your Pawns with respect for as the Irish saying goes, “When the chess game is over, the pawn and the king go back to the same box”.

With this kind of history, it is easy to understand why the designs of chess pieces vary as they do. In conforming to each society’s idea of strategic conflict has created a world of design options for the avid chess player.

You can very easily find a plethora of chess piece designs over the Internet. There are large selections of chess pieces and styles to choose from.

About the Author

John Sokol is the creator of Quality Chess. Quality Chess is a provider of a large selection of unique and classical chess boards in many designs and beautiful materials.

Can you get mad cow disease from eating just one piece of infected meat?

Is one piece of infected meat all it takes for you to get mad cow disease? I mean, do you need to eat a large amount, or is just one teeny slice enough to doom your future to death?

It depends on how much the cow was affected.

Out of Bounds: Burk rips Tiger, Masters
In his piece on March 17 about how Tiger Woods' return to the Masters is a cheap shot at women , New York Daily News sports columnist Filip Bondy was missing an important ingredient: Martha Burk. She's the one, of course, who spearheaded the big protest at Augusta National in 2003, decrying the club's policy of excluding women as members.

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