Killer Infections - Fatal to New Born Babies

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What is this deadly infection that's killed 6 babies at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Belfast, Ireland?

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium that can cause disease in animals, including humans. It is found in soil, water and on most surfaces. The symptoms of such infections are generalized inflammation and sepsis. If such colonizations occur in critical body organs, such as the lungs, the urinary tract, and kidneys, the results can be fatal especially in new born babies. Because this bacteria thrives on most surfaces, sometimes it can be found on medical equipment, causing cross-infections in hospitals and clinics.

New born babies are vulnerable due to their undeveloped immune system.

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FFM Writing Competition! WIN $$$

Writing Competition "Temptation, Freedom, Adult Adventure, Pleasure & Pain..."

Pick up your pen and free your creativity!
FastFoodMom is inviting writers to enter this competition.

Subject: Fiction - Adult Erotica Fantasy (Adventure/ Crime/ Roleplay/ Fantasy  etc)
Word length: 13,000 - 15,000
Written in English
Deadline: 30th April 2012 
Announcement: 31st May 2012

Prize: The chosen authors will be awarded $200, a contract for publication and a hard copy of their book. Our decision is final.

To Apply:
Simply express your interest via email:  Reference "FFM competition"  ice_ad@hotmail.com

Rule:
You must be the sole author of the submitted story, and the story must not be published previously. By submitting your piece in this competition, the chosen author agrees to assigning exclusive publication rights to FastFoodMom and grant FastFoodMom ownership of the copyright for the duration of the contract for 3 years from the date of book release. At the end of the contract period, both the publication and copyright will be returned to sole author. FFM retains the right to terminate contract at any point in time with immediate notice.

Good luck & Best Wishes from FFM!

America's Got Talent 2012

The 7th Season of America's Got Talent is about to begin! Last audition will take place on 27th February 2012 in New York city! If anyone in your family, friends, colleagues or lovers has that X-factor, then it's your duty give them a nudge in the right direction for 5minutes of that 5 minutes of fame.

Personally, the opportunity to chance your talent with Simon Cowell would be one of the most memorable life experience. Here is a quote from the icon himself to give you a flavour of what this man is like...

"The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated. Kids turn up unrehearsed, wearing the wrong clothes, singing out of tune and you can either say, 'Good job,' and patronize them or tell them the truth, and sometimes the truth is perceived as mean." 



Of course, not to forget the other equally exciting judges like Sharon Osbourne, Howard Stern and Howie Mandel.

Just follow this link to en-roll http://americasgottalentauditions.com/pre-reg-form/  . Please send in your stories, and we will seriously consider featuring them in our future posts. <3 <3 <3

Goodluck all FastFoodMoms followers! Please subscribe to our blog and leave your interesting comments & responses below.

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Valentine's Day Special

Valentine's Day: The traditional definition of this V-day is a day for the exchange of tokens of affection.... Have you got the perfect gift for him/ her? How about a photo shoot session to capture your kids celebrating the day?

Here are some ideas on how-to capture the cute photo for their Valentines.

1. Fun Action shot - Focus on capturing the kids in action (a jump or twirling around in a circle) and the patterns created by their arms and legs.

2. Multiple Collage  shots - Double the numbers, double the Sweetness! Snap several photos at once, then put them in a collage arrangement for display.

3. Carnival shot - Take the shot to a creative level. This is a simple top-down shot. Decorate a flat surface (ground) with flowers & cutie bears and then ask the model (your kid) to sit over the decorations.

4. Cute Close up shot - Focus on facial features. To add a bit of magic, why not give him/ her a hat to wear?

5. "I Heart U" Signs - Give your kid hold-up signs with love messages.

6. Be Bold - Carefully print a short love note across the face.

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Hogwarts Cupcakes

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Ingredients

For the cupcakes

• 100 g Golden caster sugar


• 130 g margarine


• 130 g self-raising flour


• 2 eggs, at room temperature


• ½ tsp baking powder


• Food colouring


• 2 drops of vanilla essence

For the buttercream

• 100 g butter


• 200 g icing sugar


• 1 tsp vanilla essence

For the strawberry sauce

• 15 strawberries


• 2 tbsp soft brown sugar

To decorate

• 1-2 meringue, crumbled


• strawberries

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.

2. For the strawberry sauce: remove stalks and slice strawberries into about 6 pieces each. Place them in a saucepan with the sugar and simmer over a gentle heat for about 10 minutes with the lid on, stirring occasionally. The strawberries will go very slushy.

3. Use a masher to gently squash all the strawberries and simmer with the lid off for another 2 minutes.

4. Run the sauce through a sieve to remove all the pips and pulp and leave to cool.

5. For the cupcakes: lay out cupcake cases. If you use silicon you can lay them on a flat baking tray, if you use paper ones, I advise using a bun tin to make the cakes hold their shape.

6. Whisk the eggs and sugar for at least 4 minutes with an electric hand whisk and beat air into the mix so it fluffs up.

7. Bit by bit, sieve in the flour and baking powder and add bits of butter, whisking the mixture each time to ensure a smooth texture, until fully mixed, then mix in the vanilla paste or essence.

8. Divide the mixture evenly into two bowls. In one bowl mix 4 tablespoons of strawberry sauce. Add red food colouring if the batter is not strongly coloured.

9. Take a spoonful of the white batter and spoon into the middle. Gently make a well with the base of a spoon in the middle. Repeat with pink mixture. Fill cupcake cases about two thirds full.

10. Put the cupcakes into the oven for 15-20 minutes until they feel spongy and the tops have got some colour.

11. Once out of the oven, place on a wire cooling rack to cool down.

12. For the buttercream: cream the butter on its own for a couple of minutes using an electric hand mixer, then add the icing sugar and vanilla essence and beat until light and fluffy.

13. Make a cupcake swirl, but after you’ve scooped the buttercream on, gently drip on strawberry sauce so that it makes a strawberry ripple in buttercream.

14. Sprinkle the meringue over the top of the buttercream.

15. decorate with a strawberry, then try not to eat them all at once.

Mommies Addiction

Dear Super Moms

This is day1 of FastFoodMom blog. In the mist  of the parenting lifestyle, one has to face reality though it may be harsh and far from our ideal. It is a solution. A Solution that presents itself in different forms... therefore we are FastFoodMoms also known as FFMs. Consumers to the mass conveniences services, products & consumable goods.

From today forth, I shall call upon all FFMs to come together and share their FFM lifestyle & solutions.

Signed

Crystal K