Volcanic Eruption, Obama Forced to Leave Ireland

Volcanic Eruption, Obama Forced to Leave Ireland

President of the United States, Barack Obama, was forced to shorten his visit to the land of his ancestors in Ireland, because of fear trapped Grimsvotn volcanic smoke. If it gets stuck, then Obama's scheduled visit to Europe during the week will be chaotic.
Reporting from the CBS page, May 23, 2011, Obama is scheduled to leave for England on Tuesday morning had to get out of Ireland on Monday night. This is done after the weather agency predicted Grimsvotn ash will enter the airspace of Scotland and continues to the south wind.
"Due to a change in the flow path of volcanic ash, then Air Force One will depart from Ireland to London tonight (Monday). The schedule for tomorrow will be run according to plan," said a White House statement.
Previously, volcanic Grimsvotn otherwise still too small when compared with last year's eruption Eyjafjallajokull. However, with the wind flow that leads to the south, mountain ash Grimsvotn estimated flight path of air will reach Scotland on Tuesday.
UK Civil Aviation Agency ash will affect some areas of Britain and Ireland over the next few days. Loganair, the airline based in Glasgow, they had canceled 36 flights for Tuesday morning for fear of ash.
Obama's visit though brief but enough to meet the expectations of 25,000 Irish citizens who listen to short speeches at College Green, Dublin. Obama in his speech said that Ireland is a small country that has a big inspiration to Americans.
"All the dreams and prosperity in America and ireland are still stretched. If they say that the problem you (citizens of Ireland) is too large, your challenge is too great, that we should not try, think back to what we have achieved together. Remember, the difficulty that caused by the winter will be removed by summer that will surely come, "Obama said.
Obama's ancestors from his mother's side is Fulmouth Kearney, an Irishman who immigrated to the United States with hundreds of other people in 1805. In the village of Moneygall, Ireland, Obama is reportedly still has 28 relatives of the Kearney family tree.

Making Your Own Bath Salts At Home

Making Your Own Bath Salts At Home
executive summary about Making Your Own Bath Salts At Home by Michael Vance

Making Your Own Bath Salts At Home

One product which is becoming an increasingly popular one to make at home is bath salts.

Bath salts are beneficial in a variety of ways. The salts also soak up essential or fragrance oils, and help to retain the scent in the bathwater longer. The basic ingredient for any type of bath salt is, obviously, salt. Several varieties of salt are used in making bath salts, however; iodized salt, or table salt, is very drying to the skin, so it is best to avoid it in favor of other types of salt.

A great basic recipe for bath salts is:
3 parts Epsom salt
2 parts baking soda
1 part sea salt or borax

This recipe will make a basic bath salt blend, to which you can add essential oils, colorants, dried herbs, and other additives to make a variety of products.
Dendritic salt is very fine, and therefore has greater surface area than regular salt; this means that it will help to retain colorants and fragrances better than Epsom or sea salt.

Making Your Own Bath Salts - 3 Beautiful Fragrances To Useexecutive summary about Making yor own Bath salts by Deon Du Plessis

Making your own bath salt is not only fun but it can save you a lot of money and if you are an entrepreneur it can even make you a lot of money. Bath salts are easy to make yet it sells for sky high prices in beauty store. One of the reasons why they can sell for that high is because of the unique and beautiful flavors that some of them have. While making a basic bath salt is easy, doing something that has a great balance of fragrance is both an art and a skill.

Salt works really well because it can absorb fragrance that well. It can also absorb certain minerals which is why it has certain therapeutic qualities. It all depends on what you add into your bath salt recipe. Lets quickly look at 3 great fragrances you can use.

1. Lavender
This is a classic. Whats great about lavender is the fact that you can use your own lavender from the garden for maximum effect. Simply add fresh lavender that is finely chopped into your salt mix. Then seal it with he salt and allow to rest for a few days to fully absorb the fragrance.

2. Vanilla And Honey
This is another very popular fragrance and one that is a bit harder to work with. You can use fresh vanilla beans but make sure you keep it in the stalk. Bash the stalk up before you add it to the salt mix. The best way to add hone is to mix it with boiling water so that its a runny liquid. Once you've filled your jar with salt, slowly pour the honey water over the salt and make sure you only use a small amount so that less than 1/10 of the jar ends up with liquid at the bottom -otherwise the salt will completely dissolve.

3. Lemon
This is definitely a more interesting fragrance and if you want you can combine it with orange to have a fuller citrus flavor. All you need to do is to add the zest of the lemon into your salt mix. Be sure to add enough zest to get enough fragrance into the salt.

Pickles, A Healthy Snack With Snap

Pickles, A Healthy Snack With Snap

Pickles are a popular snack, side dish, and condiment. But did you know that pickles are also a healthy part of your diet? There are many different pickle recipes out there, but each version has its own healthy benefits depending on the ingredients that went into the pickle and the method used for pickling, whether fermented or packed with vinegar. Pickles are great for most diets because not only are they low in calories, and low in fat or fat-free, many versions are also low in sugar.

Pickles are also a healthy edition to your diet for other reasons. Pickles, being made from cucumbers or other vegetables, are high in fiber which is necessary for digestive health and fighting cancer. The spices with which pickles are made are also healthy. Fermented pickles also have good bacteria that can control harmful intestinal microbes. When pickles are fermented, lactic acid is created. This acid helps to lower fat in the bloodstream, improve circulation, and lower high blood pressure. Many pickles are made with vinegars. Vinegar is also anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. So if you ever needed a reason to eat more pickles, now you have it.

Canning Homemade Banana Pickles
executive summary about homemade banana pickles by Tina Schwartz-Miller

For those of you that do not know what a banana pickle is, they are normally cut in spears rather than a round shape and they are a bright yellow color. This, I am sure is where the name comes in. They are a sweet, and if made right very crunchy pickle.

The first thing you should do when getting ready to can these pickles is to get your ingredients ready before hand. Here is a list of the ingredients you will need.

1 cup vinegar
2 cups water
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon dry mustard

Once your pickles are all pealed and deseeded, cut them into strips about 2 inches long. If you like a different size of pickles you may cut them to the desired length. Pack them into your jars. In a small saucepan bring your vinegar, water, sugar, salt, turmeric, and dry mustard to boil and then pour over the pickles in the jars. Then clean the tops of the jars and put the lids and rings tightly onto the jars.

Cold pack your pickles for about 5 minutes. If your brine for the pickles does not quite fill your jars simply add a little water to fill the jar.