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ADVICE   

A doctor and a lawyer were talking T  Prty. Their conversation was constantly interrupted by peole describing theis ailments and asking the doctor for free medical advice.

After an hour of This, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, “What do you do to stop peole from asking you for legal advice when you’re out of the office?”

“I give it to them,” replied the lawyer, “and the I send them a bill.”

The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give it a try. The next day, still feeling slightly guilty, the doctor prepared the bills. When he went to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill from the lawyer.

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FARM FRESH FARE

The average hamburger travels 1,5000 miles from a cattle farm to your plate. At the Farmers Dines in Barre, Vt., the beef comes from just 70 miles away. In fact, nearly there-quarters of the menu ( including the six- beet salad, corn-and-bacon chowder, smoked turkey Reubens and whole wheat pancakes with raspberries) is made from food grow by local producers.

Local farmar tod Murphy, 38, came up with the idea while reminiscing about his great grandparents’ dairy farm. “ I loved their stories about taking milk and  eggs to town and wondered if there was a way to bring back that sense of community,”he says. “A diner seemed perfect. Everyone eats at diners.”

In addition to giving local growers a muchneeded market for their goods, Murphy’s given them a taste of fame. “ We show their photos on the menus,” says Murphy. “ When a farmer  comes in to eat, the customers whisper, ‘ Hey that’s him !’ They realize there’s a face behind the coleslaw”.

What’s on the menu often depends on what the neighbors bring n. “Recently, a beekeeper came in selling honey, so I made honeycomb sundaes,” says Murphy. “They were a hit”. The beekeeper’s photo will be on next year’s menu.

                                      

                                                                                    ( Reader’s Digest)

YOGA FOR CHILDREN

Tough  it may just be a momentary mania, yoga for kids is a fast-expanding business. American parents who practice yoga themselves are steering their children away from competitive sports towards this non-stress alternative. And the numbers speak for themselves. In New York, classes that once catered to 50 children per week (at a cost of $ 20 per  45 minute session) are now reporting an enrolment of 150. Already on the market are children’s yoga videos and relaxation blankets. A line of children’s yoga clothing and a  chain of kiddie yoga studios are in the works.

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SPA KIDS

Call it a disheartening sign of  the times- children are now so stressed out that they are seeking professional help. Yet relief is not coming from doctors or psychiatrists but from a less traditional front – health spas catering exclusively to kids. So popular have these venues become that one San Antonio, texas spa registered 700 kids in two months. Favorite  procedures include massages, facials ( about $40 for 25 minutes), hair braiding and henna tattoos (from &4 to $20).

                                                                                        

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