Even if you don't understand Japanese watch carefully at the fish in the fish tank after he eats the second piece.

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I just had to change my photo today. Choudoufu: L“¤•…. This is the stinky tofu that they have all over China and Taiwan. It is so good and really I don't think it smells bad at all. I am still trying to find it in other countries but I am disappointed in the fact that most people don't like it because it stinks. Perhaps it comes from the viewpoint of American fast-food, which in my opinion is not really food and really smells bad.
Choudoufu is made by fermenting the tofu in water and then deep frying it, and eatten with kimchi. Soybeans are supposed to be fermented I think it either has something to do with easier digestion or some health thing. Other good fermented soybean products are Japanese nattou (”[“¤), and Indonesian Tempeh. When most of the soybeans come from USA and Canada its sad to see that Canadians and Americans are not adopting better eatting habits.

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I could not figure out how to use the BB code or post videos here so I am making a post here with a link to my other blog. Just in time for christmas! When shoppers here in Canada, USA and Europe are busy buying gifts trying to get the best deal possible but hold on think about that great deal that you just got. Where do you think it was made? Who do you think made it? This video I found on Google is a very informative 32 minutes. A bit long to wait in front of the computer but an excellent piece that deserves your attention.
The video Santa's Workshop takes you to the real world of China's toy factories. Workers tell us about long working hours, low wages, and dangerous work places. Those who protest or try to organize trade unions risk imprisonment. Low labour costs attract more and more companies to China. Today more than 75% of our toys are made in China. But this industry takes its toll on the workers and on the environment. The European (and American) buyers blame bad conditions on the Chinese suppliers. But they say that increasingly hard competition gives them no option. Who should we believe? And what can you do to bring about a fairer and more humane toy trade?
From now on we need to be aware of where the things are comming from and who is making them. Part of the problem is that the consumer is just not aware of these things. With education maybe there is hope.

http://projecth2o.org/bzhuo/?p=186 PLEASE WATCH THIS INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY REGARDING SLAVERY OVERSEAS
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I publish on several blogs and maintain several websites and I find the biggest problem with traffic generating sites like Blog Mad is they maximize the number of clickers rather than the number of real vistors. Clickers are just people who want the points for traffic for their site, basically the selfish type who profit for themselves. Real genuine traffic are people who really read your site. I wondered for a long time how to distinguish between the two, it really is not too difficult. If your site is properly tagged with meta tags, friendly towards search engines, has lots of fresh content and use use google analytics then you can see what keywords people are searching for and what people are reading etc etc. These are real visitors who find you using keywords that you write about. They are the visitors who are likely to spend more time, return to your site and sometimes even link you. Precisely what every web publisher wants. Ofcourse every web publisher who starts out new has to begin somewhere so traffic exchange sites offer a good starting point but do not always have very reliable traffic. If the clickers comment on your site it is often for their benefit and therefore the comments are somewhat stupid like: "Great site", "Cool", "keep up the good work" , and/or "do you want to create a link exchange". These are not genuine comments and are just for the clicker to gain extra points (traffic) for themselves. I can say I have caught myself doing this stupid habit but now I am kicking the habit. If you have nothing to say then don't comment rather than cluttering up the other peoples sites with trash.

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