Water or Coke

WATER

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
   (Likely applies to half the world population)
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
   that it is mistaken for hunger.
3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
   for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of
   Washington study.
5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
   water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
   for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
   memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on
   the computer screen or on a printed page.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
   colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
   cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop
   bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water
   you should drink every day?
   
   COKE

1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the
   toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour,
   then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes
   stains from vitreous China.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:
   Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds
   Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour
   a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
   away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola
   to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into
   the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.
   Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke
   into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run
   through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen
   grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your
   windshield.
   
   
   FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
   commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place
   cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean
   engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water? or Coke?

Climate Change and Rising Fuel Prices Equals Political Instability and Rising Food Costs Worldwide

John Holmes, the UN’s top humanitarian official, points to a worldwide 40% hike in food prices since mid-2007, as a contributing factor to the protests and clashes over food in Haiti and Egypt. To say that a lack of food causes political instability is nothing new. Starving people have been a catalyst for change many times over history. Up until now however, the food shortages have always been localized.

Rising fuel prices combined with poor crops due to the extreme weather associated with climate change, are giving rise the “perfect storm” of food shortages. The average gas-guzzler driving, slightly chubby North American may not be feeling the pinch yet but if current trends continue we may be very soon.

In Canada, wheat shortages have caused the price of flour to double in the first two months of 2008. "It's a very, very tight situation," said Canadian Wheat Board analyst Bruce Burnett. "World production has been under [its] consumption in the last couple of years, so we have been drawing stocks down … and we've finally hit levels that have made the market very, very concerned about supplies and rightly so."

References:

Soaring food costs threaten world's political stability: UN official
Wheat shortage sends bread, pasta prices soaring