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Ingredients:
Chocolate pudding
Chocolate sandwich cookies
Candy gummy worms
Paper cups

Directions:

1. For the mud, prepare chocolate pudding according to the directions on the box.
2. Fill the paper cups 3/4 full of mud.
3. Hide a few candy worms inside.
3. Place the chocolate cookies in a zip top bag and seal. Use a rolling pin to crush the cookies. Add dirt by sprinkling the cookies on top of the pudding.

4. Hang a few extra worms off the edge of the cup.
Yummy!

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Remember the student in school who complained (or even
cried) because they only got a ninety-nine percent mark on
an assignment or test. Meanwhile, some of us were relieved
(if not ecstatic) to have merely passed.

I actually witnessed one case where the math student
insisted that he was not wrong. On rechecking the test,
the teacher realized the answer sheet was wrong and not the
student. The student got one hundred percent correct.

Realistically, however, most of us lesser mortals can’t
expect to get a perfect mark or score every time.

First of all, none of us are perfect. We all make mistakes.

Secondly, unlike math, some subjects are more subjective
in nature. In certain subjects, the answer to a question
may not be simply right or wrong. The teacher may have more
latitude in how your grades are calculated. The teacher
may even (consciously or subconsciously) increase or
decrease your grade based on whether they like you (or
your attitude) or not.

Similarly, in business, you can’t please everybody all of
the time.

In eBay or other Internet auctions, you will not be able
to satisfy everyone. Even if you have one hundred percent
positive feedback on eBay now, eventually it must fall.

Not all of your customers will be happy with you all of
the time. You might make a mistake resulting in an unhappy
customer. Sometimes factors beyond your control (such as
a lost shipment) may result in a negative feedback.

Occasionally, you might even get a customer who is
unreasonable. If he leaves you negative feedback, sometimes
all you can do is leave a negative feedback in return.
This is not so much as an act of retaliation; it is more
a matter of presenting your side of the story.

Sometimes, a customer has a legitimate complaint. Other
times the customer has jumped the gun and hasn’t given you
a fair chance to resolve matters. It is even possible
that your customer is a sadist who takes delight in
tormenting others.

Regardless, you can make the offer to mutually agree to
withdraw negative feedback from each other.

If you both agree and follow eBay’s procedure, the negative
feedback will be removed from both of your total scores
(thus improving both feedback ratings). The negative comments
themselves won’t be removed by eBay but neither will your
response to defend yourself.

Even if this tactic to remove negative feedback is not
successful, at least you tried. Don’t let your pride stand
in the way of trying to make peace with the customer and
reversing any negative feedback.

If the customer won’t agree, at least you’ve told your side
of the story. Let your prospective customers decide if they
want to do business with you or not.

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not reasonable.

Thus, even if a seller has some negative feedback, if the
overwwhelming majority are pleased with him, I tend to
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evaluating others as well as yourself.

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Much of the dietary information available for Irritable Bowel Syndrome is outdated and useless - or so inaccurate it’s actually likely to trigger symptoms instead of prevent them. What’s a reliable, fast and easy way to start following a diet that will actively help your Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms, instead of making them worse? A terrific first step is to start following:

The Ten Commandments of Eating for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

1. ALWAYS eat soluble fiber first, eat soluble fiber whenever your stomach is empty, and make soluble fiber foods the largest component of every meal and snack.

2. Minimize your fat intake to 25% of your diet, maximum. Read labels and at restaurants, ask. Focus on small quantities of heart-healthy oils.

3. Never eat high fat foods, even in small portions, on an empty stomach or without soluble fiber. Better still, don’t eat them at all.

4. Eliminate all red meat, dairy, fried foods, egg yolks, coffee, soda pop, and alcohol from your diet. This may be the most difficult dietary strategy to adopt, and I know it probably won’t be fun or easy - but neither are Irritable Bowel Syndrome attacks.

5. Never eat insoluble fiber on an empty stomach, in large quantities at one sitting, or without soluble fiber.

6. Eat small portions frequently, calmly, and leisurely.

7. If you’re unsure about something, DON’T EAT IT. It’s not worth the risk.

8. Food is fun and eating should be pleasurable. Take the time and make the effort to eat safely, and then enjoy yourself.

9. Remember that you have absolute and total control over your diet. No one can force you to eat something you know you shouldn’t.

10. Practice creative substitution, not deprivation. Use soy or rice replacements for dairy, two egg whites to replace a whole egg, try low-fat vegetarian versions of meat products, replace some oil with fruit purees in breads or cakes, use veggie broth instead of oil in sauces, bake with cocoa powder (it’s fat free) instead of solid chocolate. Use herbs, baking extracts (vanilla, peppermint, maple, etc.) and mild spices generously to heighten flavors.

As an aside, if you’re currently trying to break the cycle of ongoing attacks, it is best to strictly limit your diet to soluble fiber foods and strong peppermint or fennel tea for several days. This will allow your GI tract to stabilize, and then you can gradually and carefully add in other foods following the commandments.

(This information is coyprighted by Heather Van Vorous, The First Year: IBS, 2001)

Heather Van Vorous is the author of Eating for IBS and The First Year: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the two best-selling and best-reviewed IBS books in America. She is the founder of Help For IBS.com, which features comprehesive Irritable Bowel Syndrome dietary information and thousands of IBS-friendly recipes here http://www.HelpForIBS.com/Diet/ Her groundbreaking IBS dietary work has led to clinical research studies of diet and IBS, a nomination for a “Julia Child Cookbook” award, and her inclusion in the 4th edition of Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare. Her Irritable Bowel Syndrome recipes have been licensed by Novartis pharmaceuticals and her products are recommended by physicians and dietitians across the world. Heather has had IBS since age 9, and is now considered the foremost “patient-expert” on Irritable Bowel Syndrome in America.