Old Metal Dollhouse

May 30, 2013

It's a metal dollhouse from around the 70s or 80s or so. I had one exactly like it when I was little in the late 80's. Not sure what happened to it. But pretty sure it got passed down to my two little sisters and the rest was history.

So when I spotted this same one at a yard sale a few months ago, I had to grab it up. It came with bags of original furniture with it too. A super bonus!

I am going to leave it sitting in the living room for when my little niece comes up for a visit. She has the new kind with lights and stuff inside hers, but I'm sure this one will be fun as well.

What is a toy that you can remember being your favorite as a little kid?

+Dollhouse
+Vintage
+Metal
+Children
+Fun
+80's
+1980's
+1980Dollhouse
+Memories

IMAGE CREDIT: It's me the Author of this post, +Jelliedkey

ARM PAIN FROM DEGREE DEODORANT: MY STINKY EXPERIENCE

September 25, 2014

True Story.
Long, but true!

Last summer I started experiencing arm pain in my right arm. Absolutely none in my left arm. Which is why at first I didn't think much about it. I had always thought left arm pain meant something significant with your heart.

A few weeks went on and the pain increased. I had changed the way I slept and began to keep an eye on things that would make it hurt.
It was a shooting pain. A pain that stayed. A pain that got worse as the days went on. Finally, it got so bad that it hurt for me to even raise my arm up to wave. Seriously, it was an excruciating pain. But what was so strange is that it seemed to be increasing as time went on.

I was at a loss to what it could be. That is until I was talking to my uncle one day at our regular poker game night. I went to reach for something and my right arm hurt so bad that I used my other arm to help it along.

My uncle noticed this and said that it was odd that his right arm was doing the same thing.
Finally! I had my first clue to what was making this happen. I quickly was jogging my memory to find out what me and my uncle had in common with our arms. We only spend about one day a week around each other, sometimes only one day every two weeks.
So for us both to be experiencing this shooting, increasing pain in our right arms, it had to have a common link.

Then after we thought for a while we had it! A kind of eureka moment!
A few weeks earlier we had both purchased a wholesale lot size package of Degree deodorant. Was this what could be hurting the both of us? Seriously? Deodorant?
I quickly began to Google arm pain and Degree deodorant. And to my surprise there were numerous cases of this happening.

Omogosh! What?

I believe that the aluminum zirconium, or the amount thereof, that was in that Degree brand was way to high. I've read that aluminum zirconium blocks toxins from escaping our bodies and tend to build up in our lymph nodes.There has been no hard evidence of this through a medical test that I know of. But listen to this.
I convinced my uncle to stop using the deodorant and just give it a try to see if the pain would subside. I also stopped using the deodorant immediately since that was the only new thing we both had in common on the subject.

And guess what? Just about four days after stopping the use, for both of us, we noticed that our pain was less. OMGOSH! The Degree deodorant had to be the common link!
And thankfully, about two full weeks later, both of our right arms were almost back to completely normal. And now, well, neither of us have any type of pain whatsoever left from using it.

I'm just glad we realized it was the deodorant and didn't keep using it. I am so glad that we stopped when we did, or I just wander what a years worth of usage would have resulted in on our bodies.

Today, swearing that I will never touch a stick of Degree deodorant ever again in my life, I am totally arm pain free. So is my uncle.

FYI: Since this horrible experience, I have been using a natural coconut deodorant and it works great!

Article and Photo by &jelliedkey And that is the Exact Deodorant in the pic I was using!
|| +Chemicals || +Degree || +DegreeArmPain || +DegreeDeodorant || +Health || +Pain || +Personal ||

SILVER

Silver is slowly climbing back up again in the market.

Right now however is still a great time to buy silver jewelry. I have found many shops that are still offering .925 silver rings for only $9.99 to $19.99 each.

I'm not positive yet of their quality. But I did buy some and put them in my jewelry box.
I usually wear more silver jewelry in the summer as apposed to the winter. It just seems like a lighter style for me. And another great thing is that silver looks awesome on your tan.
Photo by me, +jelliedkey
+Silver +Personal +Jewelry

Why Do I Have Gray Toenails?

I got very nervous one day when I looked down. I noticed my toenails were all grayish looking. No pinkish color to be seen at all.

I immediately got nervous as I have many medical problems and don't need another.
Well, first thing I did was get up and walk around. As I had been sitting still for about an hour. And it started to fade back to normal.

A few weeks went by and it done it again. Well, I immediately called my doctor and made an appointment.

Turned out that it was nothing with me. He said when I sit for a while that the blood settles down into our feet. Temporarily giving our toes a grayish color. Just from sitting.
But he said it was good that I came in because it could have been a real problem or even a fungus. But thank goodness for me it was nothing.

Have you ever noticed your toenails to be grayish in color?

+Health +Toes +Scary
article and photo by &jelliedkey

Are You Killing the Hummingbirds?

Do you leave your hummingbird feeder up long after fall sits in?

If so, I once heard that this causes hummingbirds to stay around longer in colder regions. And therefore, keeping them from migrating to warmer climates. Which in turn, is causing them to stay by the feeder, endure the colder weather as long as they can, and eventually dieing.

Well, don't think twice about it. That is so not true.

Hummingbirds have an internal clock that will tell them when they need to start migrating to warmer climates. It's not whether or not we leave the feeders out.

In fact, I once read about how leaving a hummingbird feeder out late after fall begins may actually help the sick and young hummingbirds that either couldn't migrate and didn't realize they needed to for the first time. Since finding blooming flowers in the winter is hard, the feeders that we leave up may really be saving some hummingbirds' lives!

Photos by me, Lisa, please do not copy

Russia Sued McDonalds over Poor Food Quality

September 18, 2014

Wow, we've all heard about how McDonald's food is not good for our bodies. But people everywhere tend to ignore this and go ahead and scarf it down daily.
There's approximately 2.5 million Big Macs that are sold daily. Was one of them sold to you today?

If so, please take a moment to listen to what Russia has to say. They claim they have spotted numerous nutritional and food safety codes that have been violated throughout the restaurant chain. Including the finding of E.coli and that the nutritional values are not accurately represented.

And Russia wants to make a stand and stop the restaurant giant with banning the sales of all of the cheeseburgers, chicken and fish sandwiches banned. Along with all sales of ice cream and milkshakes they offer.

If the courts rule on the side of Russia then McDonald's should just shut their doors. Because those are the main foods of the restaurant giant.

I don't think that Russia will be successful in stopping all of what they ask for. I even read once they they want McDonald's banned in their country. But I do think that by Russia taking a stand for what they believe in, people's health, that McDonald's will be forced to change their ways.

The court date was set for Aug 13, 2014, and even though that was a month ago, I am having trouble finding the ruling. Does anyone know the outcome?

|| +News || +Food || +RussiaSuesMcDonalds || +McDonalds ||
Sources: http://www.ask.com/question/how-many-big-macs-are-sold-each-day

McDonald's Tries to Prove They Serve REAL Food?

October 16, 2014

McDonald's is famous for it's fast food with not such great health benefits. And I'm sure we have all heard the rumors that the food they serve is not 100%, well, food. Remember the pink slime incident that they admitted to adding to burgers for seven straight years? And most recently with Russia suing McDonald's over finding poor food qualities, McDonald's is now under the gun to prove otherwise.

So McDonald's has launched a new campaign called, "Our food. Your questions." They hope it will help prove they they do in fact serve real food. And after many years of being asked, they have finally opened up their doors to allow a camera crew from Good Morning America in. Of course they have had time to prep and remember, they have already stopped adding the pink slime. So I wander what else they have recently hid?
But stop and think for a minute. If they really need to be trying to prove this, why the heck are we all still eating there? Whether or not they serve real food should not even be a question they should have to try and answer!

Do you think the new "Our Food. Your Questions." Campaign will help McDonald's plundering sales?

Article by &jelliedkey
|| +News || +Food || +RussiaSuesMcDonalds || +McDonalds || +FoodSafety || +OurFoodYourQuestions || +Campaigns || +Pinkslime || +Jelliedkey ||

7th Heaven Father Admitted to Molesting Children

October 7, 2014

Wow, Stephen Collins, better known to the public as the father and pastor on 7th Heaven has admitted to sexually abusing young girls.

Isn't that kind of ironic? For eleven seasons on 7th Heaven he was a fun loving, value setting pastor and father of 7.

This just blows my mind. I wander if these two counts that he has admitted to that happened in 2012, are the only incidents? I think not. I pretty much believe that once a person chooses a certain thing like this in life and doesn't get caught soon, they will continue until they do.

I hope none of the young girls that were on the show during it's air time were molested by him. Because apparently he has an eye for very young children. Since the first time he done this, going by what he told a therapist, was with a young child, age of 11, that was a relative of his ex-wife. Isn't that just sick?

I really hope that he will be brought to justice on these two cases he has already admitted two. Because it's sad to realize that he has already gotten off on another past charge because the statue of limitations ran out.

I will never watch another re-run of that show again. Only because I would not be able to stomach watching him play the perfect roll model, pastor and father.
Article by &jelliedkey Photo by Pixabay


+7thheaven +Sad +TVshows +StephenCollins +Abuse +Childabuse
Source:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/7th-heaven-dad-stephen-collins-admits-sexually-abusing-girl-article-1.1965747

Do you look like a killer?

(2014 post)

"If there is bad, good will rise against it." Movie: Megamind Quote

Did you hear about the poor guy named James Tully who the police took down and questioned multiple times in a PA town because he looked similar to the illusive shooter named Eric Frein?

Eric Frien, age 31, was hidingin the Pennsylvania town's wooded area around the Pocono Mountains for almost two months until today. He was in hiding because of allegedly shooting two state troopers in an ambush on September 12 of this year. Thankfully though, he has been arrested today after the long man hut.

Anyways, enough about the maniac shooter, he has had enough press. Lets move on to the poor guy named James Tully who just happened to look similar to Frien and lives in the town where Frien was hiding.

The poor guy, *shakes head,* has had it very rough these past two months. You see, he has been walking to work for about a year, (about a 2 hour walk each day,) to and from, while saving money to buy a car. He really has some strong work ethics if you ask me.
Anyways, since the maniac shooter had been in hiding in that area, because James Tulley looks similar, police have taken action on him approximately 20 times and took him down. Why? Because he was walking in close proximity to where Frien was hiding and because he looked similar. James Tully once even suffered a punctured lung because of a brutal take down by officers.

I know it's better to be safe than sorry but this poor look-a-like has suffered a lot while the man hut was on. I'm just so glad that it is over and that Jame Tully can resume walking to work without having to worry about being shot himself by officers.

One good thing did come out of this though. A site called GoFundMe had set up a donation account where strangers, friends or whoever could donate whatever they felt appropriate in trying to help James Tully get a car. This would make for him a safer way to work each day. There was even a background check on him to see things of his past and to see about his character. I didn't think that was necessary because if people want to give for the cause in front of them, they will.

Anyways, the site, which James Tully had no part of in setting up at all, started out with a request of trying to raise $2500.00 to help get him a used car. Amazingly I am proud to say they have way passed that and donations stopped at a grand total of $24,217 in 7 days by 997 people.
I tried to keep up with this story because how the man seemed to have a strong worth ethic. Walking to and from work, being harassed by officers and even wounded and having to walk in the area of a known killer. Can you imagine doing all this just to get to go to work?
Anyways, I am so glad to see that there are still great people out there that will band together and try to help when a cause like this comes up. I wish James Tully all the best and hope that he can get ahead in life with a little help from strangers like this that he never asked for in the first place.


Photo by Pixabay +JamesTully +HelpJamesBuyACar +EricFrien +DoGood +HelpOthers +Life +Badtimes +Goodtimes +Strangers +Helping +Karma +Jelliedkey +Cops +Shooter +PACrimes +PAMANHUNT
Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/CAUGHT-Accused-Trooper-Shooter-in-Police-Custody-280999012.html#ixzz3Hj9juHxv

I Threw Away All of the Kid's Toys

I recently made a huge change in our house. And that change was to throw out all the toys that were laying around. About a year ago I read of a woman doing something similar and it has stuck with me. I think she said that her kids felt "entitled."
And my reasons were quite similiar.
Although I do not have any children of my own, we have regular, weekly kid visitors. I have a 5 year old niece and a 5 year old nephew. And I have a step-grandson who is 7. Between all three of these little rug rats, we had about 5 toy chests throughout our house.
It was becoming a regular habit for them to expect a new toy here on their next visit. It seemed like that was all they were waiting on. And that they never really took the time to "see us." They just wanted to see the next new thing of the moment and that was it. And I had to always get after them to pick them all back up.

I had started to notice this trend and I figured I should make a change early on. Although now, I do wish I'd noticed it even sooner.

I didn't want all of them growing up to be greedy and living off the thrill of material things. Being a crafty person by nature, I figured I could get them interested in making "new toys." And that this would invoke their creativity.

So the first step was to get rid of all the junk toys, I call them. Hey, if it doesn't involve some sort of learning skill, that's what I really think most of them are. Of course now, I understand they all need their "favorite toy." The toy that they keep forever, but this is not their home. I'm sure they keep those with Mommy and Daddy.

So anyways, I boxed up almost everything, with the exception of a handful of hot wheels cars and a baby doll and donated the rest to the Good Will.

The first visit after I did this, the kids ran, one by one to where the toy chests had been. They did seem confused at first. But I told them I donated them to children that didn't have any toys to play with. And that we were going to "make new toys."

The first thing I made with my 5 year old nephew was a witch's broom. He had brought a witch hat with him from a previous Halloween costume and it was his idea to make a broom.

That was a great thing to do! I took him outside, walking around the edge of the woods and found a perfect fallen branch. He collected that. And then we went to the building where we have Indian Decorating Corn. He sorted through it to find a pretty colorful one and brought it to me. And I'm sure he had no idea how this was going to become a toy, but it really kept his imagination going. And he seemed to stay interested the whole time.

I showed him how to rip off the corn husks and to put them at the end of the stick. He held them in place while I tied on some string around it all. And a few minutes later he was fascinated that he had a witch's broom that we had made from stuff laying outside.
He took off "flying" through the yard on his witch's broom and I couldn't have been a happier Aunt. To see kids outside more and using their imagination is what I had wanted to do.

His witch's broom kept him occupied for about a half an hour until he brought it back to me broken from a flying accident. And then I showed him how to repair it with black tape.
It was a very great day to say the least. And not once did I have to get after him about picking up the toys and returning them to the toy chest because there wasn't enough to make a mess with.

+Kids +Toys +Changes +Life +Personal

Chicken Poop Chapstick

I was standing in line at the Tractor Supply store while my husband bought some goods when I seen Chicken Poop Chapstick.

Have you ever seen Chicken Poop Chapstick before?

I know I sure haven't. And so it really grabbed my attention. It is suppose to be an old tale of how farmers would put chicken poop on their children's lips to keep them from picking at chapped lips or such.

Hogwash I'm sure. But it sure is a great sales technique because I grabbed up a handful at $4 each to give out as Christmas gag gifts.

And it does state it doesn't really have chicken poop in it, by the way. It is just a gag gift.
Have you ever heard of Chicken Poop Chapstick?

Photo by &jelliedkey +Chickens +Chickenpoop +Chickenpoopchapstick +Gags +Gaggifts +Gifts +Christmas

Bath and Body Works Coupon Haul

*A $108.08 order that I just paid $36.89 for*

I finally decided to go ahead and use my 40% off coupon today because it is about to expire. They have the everyday coupons of 20% floating around so be sure to find one if you are planning on buying anytime soon.

I paired that with the buy three and get three free deals and the free shipping of orders of $50.00. So as you can imagine, the extra 40% off everything turned into a better bargain that I first thought.

I got a great amount of products for very little out of pocket expense. Lets take a look at what I got.

A Thousand Wishes Fine Fragrance Mist= 1@$14.00
Brown Sugar & Fig Fine Fragrance Mist= 1@$14.00
Twisted Peppermint Fine Fragrance Mist= 1@$14.00
Cashmere Glow Fine Fragrance Mist= 1@FREE (Originally $14.00)
Warm Vanilla Sugar Fine Fragrance Mist= 1@FREE (Originally $14.00)
Wild Madagascar Vanilla Fine Fragrance Mist= 1@FREE (Originally $14.00)
Pear & Cashmere Woods Fine Fragrance Mist= 1 @$7.00
Oahu Coconut Sunset Travel Size Fine Fragrance Mist= 2 @$6.00
Plum Moscato Travel Size Fine Fragrance Mist= 1 @$3.00
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(Merchandise Subtotal before sales $100.00)
Merchandise Subtotal after shipping and tax (before sales): $108.08
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***NOW ADD IN ALL MY COUPONS AND FREE SHIPPING***
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Merchandise Subtotal after sales of buy three get three free $58.00
40% Off Your Online Purchase Details -$23.20
Estimated Shipping & Handling $5.99
Free Shipping On Orders of $50 or More -$5.99
Sales Tax: $2.09
Order FINAL Total $36.89
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A Savings of about $71.19 on this order!
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It would be good for me to mention that I would never purchase these products at full price EVER. They try to trick you with sales sometimes, but use your head and only buy when really cheap! I only tend to buy when I can get them at or around $3.00 per bottle. And a great note to many: In the summer you can find sales online with bottles and fragrances of full sizes going at or around $2.50 each! Yes! I have ordered boxes upon boxes for my Peddlers Mall booth before. You just have to check in now and then to see what they are putting on sale!

I think I did pretty good, although I'm sure there was probably a better way to get even more. And I almost forgot to mention that all of these Bath & Body Works fragrances will be used as Christmas gifts too.

And before I forget, it may be great to mention that I used my Bubbling money to purchase this. An extra little bit of awesome right there!

Photo by &jelliedkey +Bath&BodyWorks +Fragrances +Bath&BodyWorksCoupon +CouponCodes +Sales +Coupons +20%Off +40%Off +Jelliedkey +Christmas +Bubblews +BubblewsCash

Is Bubblews Going Bankrupt?

I'd say not!

I've been on and off of Bubblews for a few days and when I first got on this morning I came across an eye opening article. It was something about how they'd heard of Bubblews heading towards bankruptcy.

I was like, "what? OMG!"

So I did a quick Google search of the words Bubblews + Bankrupt and only a few results popped up.

Here is one: http://postanyarticle.com/guest-posts-and-spam/bubblews-is-officially-bankrupt/ (I was torn whether to add the link to where I read it or not, as I don't really want them to get more notice on such. But I'm sure people will want to know where I saw this, and so I think I will link it.)

But I quickly went on reading and realized it was just something they apparently made up to get views because they had no proof. The author was only titled as "guest" and there are five unanswered questions as to where "guest" got such info.

But why post such?

It could be because the other sites are jealous of the progress of this site and that they may be envious. Maybe it was just a viscous rumor started to simply hurt the name of Bubblews because of a person that didn't get paid due to rule violations? Or maybe it was just an article meant to grab many users' attention and get oodles of views?

Who really knows but there is one thing that I know for sure. I haven't heard or read any real proof that Bubblews is in trouble. And you would think that if that was in fact true, there would be many articles out there on the subject.

So I am going to sum up this rumor as in fact just that, a rumor. And until we hear anything official from the Bubblews staff on the subject, I'd say it is senseless to worry about. Keep posting and remember that the more we do here, the more it helps Bubblews to keep going.

 +Bubblews +Bankrupt +IsBubblewsBankrupt +Money +News +Rumors

Is Google Adsence Really Profitable?

I've been dabbling with blogging and earning a few pennies here and there from Google Adsense.

Pennies that is and I mean it. It is taking forever to really grow any type of withdraw from there. I mean it is seriously like trying to grow a tree or something. Well, truth is I could have probably already grown a small try by now.

I have to admit though, that I don't put a lot into trying to earn a lot there. I do a blog entry about crafting projects here and there. And to be honest, I really need to keep a daily entry to maximize any potential profits.

I just thought that the whole process of doing the Google Adsense on blogs would be much faster.

What do you think about the speed of earning on blogs with Google Adsense?

 +Googleadsense +AdSense +Money +EarningOnline

90 Day Fiance

Have you heard of the television show called 90 Day Fiance?

I just started watching it a few weeks ago. I didn't even know it had been out for a previous season. It's where a couple gets a K-1 Visa to allow the foreign fiance of an American to enter the USA. They are then allowed 90 days to either wed or the fiance must return to their homeland.

I watched the new episode of 90 Day Fiance last night. I think only 2 more episodes maybe? I can't remember but it's getting close to the end. I am loving this show lol. i didn't know about it last season, so after this goes off, I can look that up and watch the first set of couples.

Has anyone else fallen in love with these couples?


+LOVE +90dayfiance +Engagement +K1visa +GreenCard +Televisions

Bubblews Popularity is Finally Failing

When I get the chance I always will pop in at Bubblews and do a bit of catching up. Until right after Halloween I have always had plenty of time for bubbling and I am missing that. But then that is when my craft booth kicks in high speed and the Peddlers Mall really gets busy.

And so I have to push Bubblews to my back burner for a bit. Oddly I have been noticing a trend here. And that is that I am reading a lot of Bubblers are slacking down or are planning on slacking down here.

Why? Well, I've read a variety of reasons. But the main reason across the board is that the Bubblews site seems to be getting smaller and the income potential is falling.

I can see their point and I may also one day feel the same way. Who knows? But as for now I say that we should enjoy this site and have fun. Also try to keep in mind that anything we earn while on here is more than what we started the day off with.

Do you plan on slacking down on the time you spend at Bubblews?


+Bubblews +Backburner +Priorities +Bubbling +Jelliedkey +EarningOnline

US SCHOOLS BAN CHINESE CHICKEN

You may remember me sharing with you a while back about me signing a petition on Change.org. It was a petition to help keep Chinese processed chicken out of the USA school lunch program.

Well, great news. We won!

After 328,975 supporters like me and you helped by signing this petition, Congress took note and even President Obama stepped in. Now finally there is a law in place to keep the Chinese processed chicken out of our school lunch programs.

I can't help to keep thinking about how recently there was an outbreak of pets dieing after eating Chinese imported dog treats. Remember that? Over 600 pets died and 3,600 were confirmed sick from eating the treats. Even my dog showed signs of being sick after eating the ones from WalMart that were later recalled. And that makes me worry even more about the imported possibility of food for us humans to eat.

Of course there are still many factors we face when stopping all the food scares even here in the States. I have signed many other petitions helping with those here as well. And I hope you all will look into some of them found on the Change.org site as well. Every signature counts! You never really think that just one more will help but it does. Just remember this one that we have won about the Chinese imported chicken for our school lunches when you think back.

If you missed the petition and info I shared you can find it here on the Change.org site: https://www.change.org/p/congress-keep-chinese-chicken-out-of-our-schools-and-supermarkets
 
+China +Chinesechicken +LunchProgram +USASCHOOLS +Schools +Food +FoodSafety

Wooden Spoons

I will admit it. I have a very bad habit.

A habit that will grab at my last dollar to get just one more. One more that I do not need at all. In fact, I need more just as much as I need another hole in my head.

But when I am out and see them, I will have to buy just one more. That is what I always say. Maybe I just need one more!

Sometimes when I see them, I think maybe I don't have that exact one. And that is the reasoning I will use at that very moment to justify buying just one more.
I have them everywhere. I have tons of them. I have jars full and crocks full. I have enamel pans full. I have wooden baskets full.

What is it that I am addicted to buying and collecting? Wooden spoons.

Yep, old and new, painted and plain, wooden spoons.

Photo by &jelliedkey of some of my spoons +Woodenspoons +WoodSpoons +Utensils +Collections +Jelliedkey

Are Microwaves Really Safe?

Almost every household in America consists of a microwave oven. It has become one of the main fixtures in the kitchen. But we have all heard of the risks that come along with the ease of fast cooking; the microwave radiations that are emitted.

Are they high enough to cause us harm?

The Consumer Updates website that is maintained by the FDA says they are pretty safe and there's no need for alarm. However, as with any appliance comes the possibilities of harm. And they pointed out a few to take note of:

-Most microwave injuries that are reported come from being burned by hot containers. So make sure you are using a microwave safe container before cooking.

-Make sure your microwave isn't leaking harmful rays. If any seal, latch or part is loose, make sure to have it repaired or get a new one. As long as the microwave is sealed shut while in use, the FDA says the amounts of microwave rays are safe.

Source: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048953.htm


+Microwaves +Safety +Health +FoodandHealth +Microwavesafety +Radiation