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Friday, July 16, 2021

“Good morning world.. Let’s chat about frightening things that go bump in the day and night. And knowing that those SCARY things will bring nightmares and fear to mind. What are, THE THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE DAY AND NIGHT? Bottom line, what keeps FRIGHTENING you? And asking you those HAUNTING questions, while trying to avoid THE FRIGHTENING THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE DAY AND NIGHT. Yesterday, I was writing about the FINAL WILD BUMPY RIDE OF LIFE. So, knowing that some of you are still afraid to even Open up your doors today. Because of the Violence, Virus, and Many Other SCARY FRIGHTENING things that keep happening shore to shore, day to day. To MAKE SURE THAT YOU ONLY HAVE SWEET DREAMS! I need to keep staying with the same Saved theme, that’s about Heat, and things that are HOT AS HELL as well. That’s why, to make sure you SURVIVE the things that keep FRIGHTENING YOU. While thinking along those HEATED lines. I thought I would add in the presence of Nightmares this time. But on the flip side, while knowing that there will always be another NICER side to life. I likewise thought I would keep writing about Freedom, Tranquility, Sweet Dreams, Peace, and Quiet. Because all of those HEATED AND COOL things will always have everything to do with life now and time after it seems! So, today following those SWEET DREAMS and NIGHTMARE themes. While concentrating more on the things that keep FRIGHTENING you. To make sure that you have SWEET DREAMS even when you are living in a NIGHTMARE or two. I thought I would follow the Above SCARY thoughts up, with something nice, while talking about things, that unkindly GO BUMP IN THE DAY AND NIGHT. So, knowing LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE A WILD BUMPY RIDE. Here are yet more reassuring or unsettling statements for you to start your morning right, or to End your Sunshine. Therefore now and before, knowing as things keep HAUNTING you that you are getting close to the End of your Line. To make sure that one day, you will be able to OPEN your door. What do you think about when I ask you ….What are the unkindly, FRIGHTENING THINGS THAT ARE TERRIFYING YOU THAT KEEP GOING BUMP IN THE DAY AND NIGHT NOW AND BEFORE? Well, I bet the first thing that has come to your mind, since your life is full of FRIGHT, will always be the DAMN VIRUS that’s try to destroy every Bodies life! And I agree with you that an INVISIBLE FRIGHTENING Germ, that’s unseen to the eye… that’s trying to kill every- body, WILL ALWAYS BE VERY TERRIYING! That means, the DAMN VIRUSES, and the OTHER SCARY stuff going on around us, will always be very FRIGHTENING to all of us! Next of course will always be the VIOLENCE, that’s SCARYING EVERYBODY. That’s why, with you only wanting TRANQUILTY, and QUIET….. The VIOLENT people need to quit TERRIFYING US, as they keep trying to STEAL OUR FREEDOM, and OUR SAFE STATE OF MIND! Next while thinking about other things that NIGHTMARES ARE MADE OF. In that line, those FRIGHTENING things likewise have to do with the strange SCARY noises of the DAY AND NIGHT..... Including the TERRIFYING SIRENS, and WARNING SIGNS, that are all around us all of the time! Then there are also the invisible GHOSTS WHO HAUNT OUR NIGHTMARES and DREAMS ... Yes those are the GHOSTS of the past, present, and future, that are felt…but cannot be found or seen... And as, those GHOSTS continue to make many odd HAUNTING appearances, while living around us. THE THINGS UNSEEN living in our life, and inside our mind, will always be PETRIFYING! Additionally there are MEAN PEOPLE on social media, and on your TV who keep continually LYING to you and me. Likewise there are Looters, Rioters, and Thieves, also known as Criminals and DEMONS who are trying every-day in many DIFFERENT Ways, to rob your material things and TAKE AWAY your PEACE! That means, there are EARTHLY EVIL CREEPS, who want to tear your life apart, who are likewise playing their HORRIFYING parts. And then there are also the ROBBERS OF THE SOUL, and BREATH, who from the start, are LIKEWISE TERRIFYING as they STOP THE HEART! Additionally there are also the OTHER DISEASES, ACCIDENTS, AND INJUIRES that keep trying to take away life every day. And in a world filled with NIGHTMARES and DYING, those Viruses, Sickness, Diseases, and un-seen Devastations are also very PETRIFYING! Therefore thinking about the SCARY FRIGHTENING things that we can view, and some that we cannot see too. Knowing that there are many TERRIFYING things that each unkindly GO BUMP IN THE DAY AND NIGHT. While facing those Frightening, Horrifying, and Petrifying HAUNTING NIGHTMARES all of the time. EVERYBODY I know will agree.... THAT LIFE IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER..... WILL ALWAYS BE VERY HORRIFYING, TERRIFYING, and FRIGHTENING! So keeping up with the times while Fearing the News. Fearing our Food. Fearing Violence. Fearing Viruses. Fearing Pain. And Fearing the Many OTHER things that Might hurt you night or day too! In that clue, I have again changed my mind about what to write. That's why, instead of talking about Paradise today. After writing about the FINAL Bumpy Wild Ride, with Death and Pain coming down like the deadly hail in the rain.... To make sure that you keep your soul safe! AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR NIGHTMARES END! ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ONLY HAVE SWEET DREAMS AGAIN AND AGAIN! I am going to flip my directional theme of thought and do a follow up tomorrow! That more time, instead of thinking about living. I thought I would LIKEWISE write about what will happen when you CLOSE YOUR EYES for the last time. Bottom line at the END OF THE LINE. What will happen to you after you die? So, knowing that you need to find a way to be Free, Happy, and Peaceful before you RUN OUT OF TIME. Also knowing that you need to…. Open Up your Door of FRIGHT..... AND ENJOY LIFE! To see the LIGHT. While realizing that if you don't know, that JESUS CHRIST CAN END ALL OF YOUR NIGHTMARES… you will never find PARADISE! Before you RUN OUT OF TIME…you must know that only JESUS CHRIST has PAID THE HIGH PRICE FOR YOUR SWEET DREAMS AND FREE RIDE. And to know what that means, come back tomorrow… and together we will find out how JESUS CHRIST has already defeated… all of the FRIGHTENING things IN YOUR LIFE… that go BUMP in the day and night!” Joslin Fitzgerald...The Mary Author...Happily, I know that the Above words have blessed your soul and heart with Heavenly Love. And in that Protective, Sharing, Caring Prayer, that will always be full of my Love and JESUS’ Amazing Grace that is everywhere. Please additionally know every word that I am writing, is Spirit sent in its Guiding direction leading you to.... Your Prayer of Salvation……………….. Dear Jesus, I know I have done bad things in the past, and that I have done bad things today, and that I will continue to do bad things tomorrow as I am going along my way. Yes that makes me a sinner, just like everyone else in the world every day, with all of the bad things I am doing and saying. So, because I am a sinner I know I need a Savior.................... Therefore my sins and my unhappiness are why I have come to you today, as I am silently praying. Because I want to be eternally happy, and I need to be forever saved. In saying that Jesus, I believe that as Gods Holy Son, you were born on Christmas Day. I believe Jesus, that you lived a perfect life that is written down in the Bible to teach me what is wrong, and show me what is right. And I believe Jesus, in your love for me that you died on the Cross to save me from all of my sins day and night. Yes Jesus I believe you died, and defeated the grave as you arose from the dead on the third day. And right now as I accept my Salvation. I believe you are Alive forevermore and that you are living inside my heart and soul eternally night and day! Thus in believing Jesus, you are the Son of God I am asking for your forgiveness for all my sins that I know, and those I do not know that I have committed, including the ones that I will continue to daily wallow in. And as, I claim in Your Eternal Scriptural Promise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit that I am now going to heaven. I likewise claim in my new faith this very Minute that I am SAVED FROM SATAN’S Pain. Because you died for me on the Cross, and in your arising on the third day, I know I will not go to my endless grave. In that statement that just SAVED my life! Thank you Jesus, because I am now whole since the Holy Spirit lives within my soul! Therefore in this prayer I believe that I am Born Again into Heavens sight, and in your Biblical Promise of SALVATION written in the scriptures THAT I HAVE JUST RECIEVED EVERLASTING LIFE! Thus as I am asking you to change my blind darkness to Guiding Light you are forever MY SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. Amen……………………… Absolutely I pray that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your eternal guiding light, and your Savior today. I know I may never meet you here on earth as we are roaming, but if you truly prayed your prayer, to Jesus… requesting forgiveness of your sins, and asking for your Salvation you are right now this second SAVED. And I will see you when we go Away back home! And making that Saved statement as my Heavenly sister or brother…………… Thank You for reading and enjoying my blog that is being written every day… sometimes very LATE at night, through BLEARY eyes. And yes this night time writing continues to be hard for me. Because taking up to SIX HOURS AT A TIME TO WRITE EACH BLOG POST, to reach the people in the states, as well as those living overseas, this inspirational early morning writing has always been very challenging. And in that challenge to do things right, Thank You for overlooking the small typos, and tiny grammatical errors that you might find in some of my writing. By doing that, knowing just like you, I am an imperfect person too. But likewise knowing that even though I am imperfect. That JESUS CHRIST, is Perfect in his beautiful LIFE SAVING message of Heavenly Eternity! Please know you have just been sweetly prayed for. As I am also asking that you are praying for me all of the time in the same way!........................... And on another note if you would like to look at and purchase my 16 Children’s Books that will teach the sweet children in your life funny, important life lessons. And to ALSO buy the coordinating Animated Audio DVD Book MOVIES that when played on your TV, computer ect, will make my one of a kind stories come alive right in front of your child’s eyes!….. Please go to my web site Next to reach me send me an email at Thank you also for your prayers and support that you are giving me daily. Please know that all of your sweet encouraging words and sweet emails are Uplifting my life, and my writing, as I too am praying for You.…... while I am going along my Mary way.

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Friday, April 24, 2009

What's illegal in Manitoba is just fun everywhere else

Manitoba Liquor Control Commission guidelines:
"Advertisements shall not use or imitate children's fairy tales, nursery rhymes, songs, fictional characters or caricatures that may appeal to children."
Which explains this awesome new product, which I first saw on

Hello, alcoholism!

This reminds me of my all-time favorite toy: the Playmobil Golden Nugget Saloon, complete with booze, bartender, and - ahem - prostitute. Or is that a singer?

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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Flood-Delayed KISS Performance At Calgary Saddledome Worth The Wait

These cats came back ... and thanks for that!

After completing the Monster tour in Japan last week, logistically, reasonably, realistically and cost effectively, it made no sense to schedule a one-off show 8,007 kilometers away.

But, then again ... this is no ordinary band.

For you Calgary, the masters of classic shock weren’t about to blow this one off. No damn way.

During the third rescheduled Calgary Stampede arena show in the past eight days, KISS proved once and for all that the best kind of fun is big, dumb fun.

And you can bet your Originals lunchbox on it.

The lights, the smoke, the bombs, the sparks, the blood, the fire, the fans, the spectacle and, uh, some tasty classic rock nuggets, which have stood the test of time rather well, makes the entire experience a memorable one — no matter how old or young you are.

Listen, if you were nine years old when Love Gun came out in 1977, last night was a can’t miss.

What’s interesting was watching the healthy contingent of teens and 20-somethings, jaws on the arena floor, experiencing the obvious magic of KISS for the very first time.

Parents there with their grown children, and even grandchildren (many in full kabuki greasepaint) created a warm rock and roll emotion only made possible by a band with a 40-year history.

On a massive stage production loaded with all the bells and whistles, all hell broke loose with set opener Psycho Circus (a curious choice when you’re already revved for Detroit Rock City), which quickly segued into the Destroyer classic, Shout It Out Loud.

“How ya’ doin’ Calgary?!” singer-guitarist Paul Stanley quizzed the adoring masses, receiving a thunderous roar in return.

“Ya know, we were planning on coming here quite awhile ago ... nothing is going to keep rock and roll and KISS away from Calgary!”

The wonderfully diverse Calgary edition of the KISS Army cheered long and loud as their heroes launched into Do You Love Me, I Love It Loud and Hell Or Hallelujah from last year’s Monster album.

Many of last night’s live song choices may have not encapsulated a fan’s dream set list, but it’s good to know that after 40 years, KISS can still leave you wanting more.

Listen, Paul Stanley is a great rock singer — always has been — and Gene Simmons is a great entertainer — always has been. If longevity equates to greatness on some level, it’s easy to answer the question: Why change a thing?

Tommy Thayer (guitar) and Eric Singer (drums) are no Ace and Peter, despite the fact that they’re both infinitely more proficient on their instruments. But for anyone who considers KISS more of a brand than a band ... well, you’re just dead wrong.

There’s still some great rock and roll in them bones — and you can bet your first-edition KISS comic books on that.

The doom-laden Creatures Of The Night nugget, War Machine, brought forth the Simmons fire-breathing routine (it never gets old), followed by Heaven’s On Fire and Calling Dr. Love, before Thayer stole Ace’s old thunder on Shock Me.

Simmons was back up to his old blood-hurling tricks leading up to God Of Thunder, followed by the Starchild’s tour de force of Love Gun and main set closer, Black Diamond.

The expected encore heavy artillery included Detroit Rock City, the group’s admittedly catchy disco foray, I Was Made For Loving You and of course the fist-pumping anthem of anthems, Rock & Roll All Nite — complete with the inevitable and welcome confetti storm.

This is what it takes to last for four decades. It can’t last forever, but sometimes it feels as if it might ...

Opening the show was hard British blues rock trio, Leogun. Taking its cue from the school of Cream, Thin Lizzy and the mighty Zeppelin, these dudes may well have been KISS jamming it out in a rehearsal space in Kent rather than Queens, N.Y. in 1973.

Head-shaking frontman Tommy Smith led the serious old-school power trio through heavy duty, soulful and crunchy bursts such as What’s It Gonna Take, Let’s Be Friends, Medicine, Every Day and Piggy In The Middle.

No one had a clue who Leogun were at 7:30 p.m. By 8:30, 12,500 people were wondering what the hell had just hit them. Ain’t that what it’s all about?

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Nature Opens Doors: All Papers Now Freely Available, Well Almost!

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In a very obvious and necessary move, the 144 year old Nature Publishing Group has made all its 48 journal’s open access  free to access.

Through ReadCube, users will be able to read, share and annotate articles freely. Although ReadCube’s proprietary software does not allow downloading, printing or making copies of the papers. ReadCube is similar to a music streaming services such as Spotify that let you create libraries, but it does not allow offline downloads.

Institutional access will get access to papers from 1869, while individuals will get access to all papers beyond 1997. About 100 media outlets (we are not sure how this works) will also be allowed to share and re-post links.

Necessary Move

The move comes amid increased calls from the public for full access to research funded by government grants. Researchers everywhere have decided to shun journals such as Elsevier and even Nature because of their closed access policies. The move to open free access seemed like a ‘do or die’ act that made sure that Nature Publication Group stayed relevant for a few more decades or couple of years at least. Nature has to compete against other new Open Access journals that have popped up whose only value proposition is Open Access.

Update: Nature has clarified that it’s *not* open access since its journals do not come under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY license. More on it here.

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Thoughts brewed in my kitchen

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Contributor: Dr. Smita Sriwastav

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Tea leaves bleed
aromatic synonyms in water
as it bubbles to fill
piquant anticipations in gaze
of lethargic, mist-draped winters,
poured into chiseled transparencies,
insinuating russet delights
of sweet apple cider.

Cookie crumbles
voicing soft innuendos
of honeyed pleasures,
unheeded by a tongue rolling
in hurriedly munched bites
tinged in caffeinated sips
as preoccupations enshroud
sensibilities of an overwrought mind.

As currency crisp afternoon
crumble like stale scones,
into twilights crocheted in wildflowers,
warming cold-numbed fingers
over brewing warmth of coffee
I rifle through lists of ingredients
needed for impending supper.

Appetizing breath of curry
fills the blandness of shivering nights,
preening in starry tiaras,
as moments shell and crunch
their oxymoron moods
like fire-kissed peanuts,
seasoned in finger-licking spices
luring gluttony from
routine monotony of dinner table.

Ice-creams relax
their realms undiluted by winter nights
cuddled in snowflake sighs,
while hot chocolate sauce laces
their frozen dreams in passion,
and chilled spoonfuls
are gulped in rapture
to frill cold in icy pleasures.

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I am an MBBS doctor by profession and a poet at heart. I am an emerging poet and my poetry has been published in literary journals like efiction India, pyrokinection, jellyfish whispers, CLRI, Torrid Literary Review, Literary Juice, the Rusty nail, Dark Matter Journal etc. to name a few. I have also had my poems published in anthologies like Inspired by Tagore, Something Brewing, Tic Toc, Storm Cycle 2013, A Golden Time For Poetry and Just a touch of Saccharine.

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New for 2018, Searchlight presents a stunning range of wall mounted articulated lights. Finished in black and gold or white and chrome, each light in the range requires a single E27 (Edison screw) LED bulb with a maximum wattage of 7W (not included). As these fittings are supplied with a built in pull switch they are not compatible with a dimmer switch. The 6302BK is a black wall mounted articulated light with gold details and a gold coloured inner shade. The height of this fitting is 55cm, it has a width of 14cm and projects 16cm from the wall.
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Red Bus Nostalgia

guided walks around the City of London

Red Bus Nostalgia

It’s a privilege to walk and explore the streets of this great capital but on these damp, dreary November days taking a bus can be an adventure. So my recent late afternoon journey from Fenchurch Street in the City to Barking Station on numbers 40, 115, 474 and 366 was an opportunity to share the experience with the Oyster-card army of East London.

I waited for the number 40 from Dulwich to Aldgate, thinking back to the time, 50 years ago, when this route went all the way to Wanstead before turning round. As a schoolboy, I was familiar with the 101, the 66 (to Romford) the 167 (from Buckhurst Hill to school in Roding Lane) and the dear old no 10 which still runs along Hermon Hill and on to South Woodford. Today the buses may be sleek, eco-friendly and relatively comfortable but many still travel the same route and, thankfully, are not multi-coloured advertising hoardings on four wheels. Nostalgia for the red London bus? You bet!

At Aldgate I waited in the rain for the 115 with a collection of people with push-chairs and shopping bags who were clearly regular travellers and knew where they wanted to go. No chatting amongst any of us; it was too damp and cold for that; the only muffled sound which occasionally rose above the traffic noise was from those using mobile phones. I knew at some stage of this journey there would be someone talking incessantly in some language that was unrecognisable. Hope they don’t sit next to me!

The traffic was moving slowly; inconsiderate drivers had parked white vans in the bus lane as they unloaded boxes of toys and textiles for the shops down the Commercial Road. The traffic lights always seemed to change from green to red as the bus approached. It was a stop-start journey punctuated by a moaning child and schoolchildren managing to laugh and giggle while swinging on the hand-straps. Is physical education no longer on the school curriculum? These are the delights of a bus journey – wrong choice of word – although it is considerably more uncomfortable being squeezed alongside sweaty bodies on a rush-tour tube train. I feel the grumpy-old man syndrome taking over!.

Canning Town Bus interchange was reached 45 minutes later and that’s where I had to switch to the 474. . The transport links in this part of London have been considerably improved with the expansion of the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) and the bus station was far more civilised than the old bus stops on the street. There is a waiting room for passengers and a Transport to London official guided me to gate D where the 474 soon came along.

It was almost empty and, joy of joys, I was able to go upstairs and sit in the front seat. Now I really was on a journey to the brave new world. The 474 went into the heart of old docklands stopping at the London City Airport, on through large areas of undeveloped industrial land, then to North Woolwich and the old ferry crossing and alongside the floodlit workings of the new Crossrail project due to open in 2018. It was difficult to imagine this part of East London was once one of the largest and busiest port complexes in the World.

At Cyprus, one of the DLR stations on the Beckton-Tower Gateway route, I left the 474 to continue its journey and went to the new University of East London, built on the edge of the Royal Docks and overlooking the runway for the airport. Can anyone tell me the logic building a place of study and quiet contemplation alongside a busy runway with aircraft taking off and landing every few minutes?

After a couple of hours, a visit to the library (there goes another BA aircraft!) and refreshed by a visit to Costa Coffee it was time to get the 366 going to Barking Station. The old dock warehouses have been replaced by windowless, distribution and storage centres larger than football pitches and retail parks with the usual residents – Tesco, Next, Carphone Warehouse, Nandos, MacDonalds… need I continue? Lights blazing late into the evening; vast car parks filling up and passengers staggering aboard with their plastic bags full of bargains – or so-called necessities. And talking, talking, talking into their mobiles!

The 366, the only single-decker on this trip, wisely avoided the busy main A 13 route between South Essex and the City. The bus went over and under this traffic artery before closing in on Barking. By now there were less people on board and we didn’t stop if no-one was waiting or wanting to get off. By the time I arrived to catch the train at Barking, the total time for this roundabout bus adventure had taken just under two hours, The train journey from Fenchurch Street to Barking is 14 minutes but, if you have got the time and don’t find the experience too exasperating, riding on the red London buses does have a strange kind of nostalgic charm.

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Easy Hairstyles for the Summer!

Easy Hairstyles for the Summer!
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With the summer coming up it is time for easy, breezy hairstyles that are easy to manage and Instagram-ready!

These hairstyles will take maximum five minutes and will look absolutely stunning on any hair length or type.

The Coachella bun

This bun was popularized by Kendal Jenner and it is a super easy and trendy hairstyle for the summer looks!

You can wear it with your day outfits but also dress it up for the night.

  • Begin with brushing your hair and adding a serum or oil to keep your hair sleek
  • Take a small, triangle front section and secure it with a clip for now
  • Take the rest of the section and secure it into a ponytail
  • Now turn the ponytail into a bun and secure with Bobby pins
  • Take the front section out of the clip and make a clean, middle partition
  • Secure any remaining parts with Bobby pins and finally add small Bobby pins at the back of your hair in a V shape for finishing touches

There it is! It is a chic and stylish hairstyle perfect for the summer.

Fishtail braid

The classic fishtail braid is never going out of style. It is a perfect, easy and classy hairstyle for almost any day or night occasion for the summer.

  • To begin with this process, pull your hair back in a ponytail and divide it into two sections.
  • Now, separate a smaller section of hair from the external side of the left ponytail and take it across the top of the left ponytail towards the right ponytail section.
  • Now do the same with the right-side ponytail.
  • Repeat these steps alternatively until you reach the end and secure with a hair tie.

Yes, it is that simple and with practice it will become as easy as the regular braids.

Pro tip: If you have coloured hair with dimensions and layers, this hairstyle will look even better.

Pull your inspiration from the 90s by using a ready-to-wear hair band or a scarf as a makeshift hair band. With this style you can leave your hair open or tie it in a stylish ponytail, bun or braid. Basically, all the hairstyles mentioned above can be pared with a trendy hairband to elevate your hairstyle.

Some selection of hairbands to choose from are nude, red, floral patterns or polka dots. They are a little retro style but that is the beauty of this look.

Pro tip: The red hairband with white pattern is an ever-classic design which will instantly add a pop of colour to your look.

Try out these hairstyles for your perfect summer looks!

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Friday, January 4, 2019

Weekend Window Shopping: Let's Live Dangerously!

So, listen. I don't really recommend shopping final sale items but sometimes the deals are that good and you have to take a risk. J.Crew is offering an extra 40% off final sale with code BIGSALE and there's plenty to want. I've (mostly) picked things that are safe bets but I'm not telling you what to do:

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  1. I got the hoodie in navy when you recommended it (and it was 40% off), and I am buying the bright pink because it is so comfortable. Thanks for the recommendation!


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I knew I should have grabbed my pins before swapping to the new Pinterest interface...because it looks fine an dandy but embed isn't working. Come on Pinterest! Works those kinks out before making me commit to something and not letting me return to the old one, this isn't marriage, it's a website!

So this week, thanks to junky Pinterest, I just grabbed the pics and added the link above:)

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I so badly want this poster with a map of Rome. This would seriously make me so dang decorating happy.

Gold leaf terracotta pots, almost makes me want to replant my rosemary for the umpteenth time.

This blogger's Whole30 results really made me decide to go though with it, I was teeter tottering on the edge...and this pushed me over. It's not about the looks, she didn't change much, it is about everything else. What I've experienced in 2 days is pretty nice:)

Getting my hair cut next week, and growing out my bangs yet again. I forgot how much I loved long bangs until I saw this pin!

My love of all things British slightly drive my love of scones. When I am done with #whole30 I am making some scones.

I'm from a tea tree oil loving family, this is good to know.

I know they say not to Paleo-up your food on Whole 30, but I need some crunchy something and this Cinnamon Faux Crunch Cereal will save my life. Flax meal and hemp seed....I might need to replace that hemp with chia, who knows where to get hemp in the deep south.

I love a tan, but despise the sun. A high school friend's mother had skin cancer that came back in her lungs. That really sparked me to quit the tanning bed. Since our wedding I haven't set foot in a tanning bed once, while I desperately longed for the look. I am definitely going to try this out and see how it works, I've used the Jergen's lotoin before, but not in a few months...I'll have to start back. Home girl is pasty and it is getting hot down here already:)


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Home Community Fil-Am Community-L.A. The FACLA Story (The Narrative that a Fil-Am Newspaper Refused to Publish)
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 12:42

For an organization that was born in the 1930s, the Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA) is probably the least known in America. When I embarked on this assignment to write a "history" of the FACLA, I balked at the idea of chronicling an organization whose reputation for secrecy, at least during the last 10 to 15 years, had been an ill-concealed secret. On Friday, I met with Bobby Reyes, founder of the and a prolific journalist and FACLA's serving Secretary-General. During that brief meeting, he showed me an odd dozen framed photographs of past FACLA presidents that were arrayed on one side of the FACLA Hall. It was a symbolic introduction to an incomplete and disjointed history of one of the oldest and existing Filipino associations in America.

When Sid Galace, the FACLA's office manager, arrived, I asked him if he had at least an old souvenir program in his office, and he summarily dismissed our request with a "Sorry, we do not have records." It was very disconcerting that the FACLA did not have any form of written historical record in its office. As I widened my search for records, I bumped into Jocelyn Geaga-Rosenthal, owner of “Remy's on Temple” Gallery. Mrs. Rosenthal was on her way to a meeting with the other officers of the Historic Filipinotown Neighborhood Council. She told me that her family was in possession of some photos from the 1970s, when her mother, Remedios Geaga, was president of FACLA.

Rene Villaroman is a freelance writer, an editor and a photojournalist. He is now the chairman and CEO of the Photo-Reporters Guild, Inc. of Los Angeles, California. This article may also see print in the that Mr. Villaroman edits.

My encounter with Mrs. Rosenthal provided a ray of hope that this article would take some form of shape. Maybe not a complete and definitive story, but a credible reconstruction of its checkered history that's based on scarce fragments of information.  The desperation that was slowly creeping in was momentarily defeated by Mrs. Rosenthal's offer to help. I have always thought that the Geagas were judicious keepers of family mementos and records. Jonathan, Mrs. Rosenthal's older son, had told me a month ago that his grandmother's house in Los Angeles was a repository of art pieces, antique furniture and religious iconography. So it was a given that Mrs. Rosenthal would also safeguard and preserve records of her mother's FACLA presidency.

In the meantime, my friendship and brief collaboration with Bobby Reyes on some media projects were beginning to pay its dividends. Unknown to me, Bobby had embarked on a project to put the FACLA's history in its own website or in a book, and he told me, he had included me in a list of writers that he would invite to help him annotate the contents of the book.

Another friend and colleague, community journalist Larry Pelayo, would be also included as editor, and, in a corollary fashion, had been doing his part of recalling some of favorable as well as the unsavory chapters in the history of FACLA. In a note that he sent to me on Sunday afternoon, Larry said in part: "As they say, history both contains the good and the bad side of the coin . . . In the case of FACLA, the good side outshines the bad side . . . but we cannot avoid looking on what happened in the past . . . "

This Sunday morning, Bobby sent me a four-page brief of the post-war history of FACLA. Bobby wrote: "From what I gathered from the manongs of old – like the late Fred Aglipay and some Leyte-Samar Association founders like Martin Balbuena, who had passed away too – the FACLA's founding could be traced to the late 1930s when the Filipino pioneers used to meet at a small Filipino restaurant on San Pedro St. (now part of Little Tokyo)."

Editor’s Note: This article was supposed to be published today by a Filipino-American community newspaper in Los Angeles. But the article was “killed,” for supposedly containing controversial, if not libelous, contents. Since the has no fear of publishing articles that it believes to be relevant to the community, its editors and staff are proud to publish Mr. Villaroman’s piece. This editor will gladly join Mr. Villaroman as a codefendant in case a libel case is filed because of the publication of this article.

The venerable historian, Ka Hector Santos, mentioned also that the forerunner of the now Historic Filipinotown actually started in a restaurant at the corner of Figueroa St., at the corner of Temple St, and that led him to remark that the present Historic Filipinotown is "neither historic nor Filipino," as Latinos compose nearly 70 per cent of the area's population and non-Filipinos own almost 90 per cent of the properties.

According to Reyes' research, the FACLA was officially registered with the State of California on April 26, 1945, and from thereon, it was essentially run by Fil-Ams of Ilocano heritage, with controversies marking many of its elections of officers and directors.  Bobby's research also uncovered that FACLA does not have a complete written record of its past presidents and its members. And the membership list includes only those that registered for the 2002 and 2005 elections.

In the mid-1980s, I distinctly remember a particularly entertaining chapter of FACLA when the candidacy of Meng Gatus, a Kapanpangan, was questioned because, allegedly, he was not an American citizen or even a legal immigrant. Suits and counter suits were filed, but Gatus eventually emerged as victor. At around 1999, another controversy erupted when prominent Immigration lawyer Michael Gurfinkel donated a huge steel welcome arch to the FACLA headquarters, but that brouhaha only embellished Mr. Gurfinkel's already sterling reputation as an immigration lawyer among his growing list of Filipino clients.

Among the past FACLA presidents, Bobby wrote, it was Ben Manibog, "who served according to anecdotal sources, for seven straight one-year terms and who inaugurated the present FACLA Social Hall in 1965." There is also the photograph (hanging in the FACLA Hall) of Mrs. Remedios Geaga, who served as President from 1974 to 1977, a period that coincided with the mayoralty of the beloved Tom Bradley. Mrs. Geaga was said to be one of the best presidents the FACLA ever had.

More Editor’s Notes: Writer and photojournalist Larry Pelayo tried to write an exposé on the $45,000 grant for an anti-tobacco smoking educational campaign that the FACLA received from a government agency in 1999. The FACLA officers did not spend the money for its intended purposes and did not comply with the mandatory reportorial requirements to account for its use. Again, the FACLA was blacklisted by the government office that gave the grant.

Larry Pelayo had informed me that he had suggested to the incumbent President, Dr. Jose Baldonado, that apart from an ongoing project to install a Dr. Jose Rizal monument in the FACLA's courtyard, that the following topics be included in writing the history of FACLA: the FACLAgate scandal, the Drug Addiction Fund, which Pelayo had tried to serialize in Diyaryo Pilipino, but was "killed" because the then caretaker, Dr. Veronico Agatep, allegedly refused to allow him access to County records; the suspension of government funding for FACLA's food-and-nutrition project because funds were allegedly pocketed by some FACLA officers; and the padlocking of the FACLA Hall due to an alleged election scandal (in 1996).

"Since I became a member of FACLA at the time of Manolo Madamba's presidency, I suggested for its executive officers to start documenting the history of the organization but to no avail," Reyes said. "And worse, after Mrs. (Aurora Madamba) Dotimas suffered a stroke that paralyzed her, the FACLA records (incomplete as they were at that time) simply vanished." Reyes wrote.

"I was an inactive member of FACLA, as I said that a member of the Filipino-American media could only report about its activities from the outside and not being part of its management or Board of Directors," Reyes said. "I did follow my belief until its court-appointed receiver, Dr. Veronico Agatep, invited the Media Breakfast Club (MBC) that I founded to move its Wednesday morning meetings to the FACLA (Hall) sometime in 2000.

In 2001, Dr. Agatep was replaced as receiver by Mrs. Susan Maquindang-Dilkes, and she oversaw the court-mandated election in June 2002, which was won by the slate headed by Dr. Baldonado. "I was one of the campaign managers of the Baldonado-led candidates in the 2002 and 2005 elections," Reyes recalls. "My wife, Ceny, was a winning candidate for the Board of Directors in the 2005 elections, as member of the Baldonado slate," Reyes added.

The 2002 elections marked the introduction of a Parliamentary-style government for the FACLA. The members elected a 15-person board and the directors would then elect from among themselves the executive officers. Both the 2002 and 2005 elections were non-controversial and there was not even a single election protest.

In February 2008, Reyes' wife, Ceny, resigned from the Board of the FACLA because of a conflict with her work schedule, and Reyes was elected by the Board to take over her position, and he was also elected Secretary General. Reyes' election in February has afforded him a ten-month window of opportunity to lay down the vision and direction for a new set of directors that will be elected in the next election slated November 16, 2008.

"In my search for FACLA records and copies of documents, I asked friends and even the children of the past presidents to help," reported Reyes. "But not much help is coming for reasons that I do not understand," Reyes said. "Certainly, coming up with a book about the FACLA will tell also the history the Filipinos in Los Angeles from the 1940s," Reyes said, visibly exasperated by the experience.

The creation in 2002 of the Historic Filipinotown seems to have awoken the sense of history of the present FACLA leadership, and there is hope that the colorful history of this organization would be reconstructed and rewritten to accurately reflect its moments of glory and its controversial past. # # #

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1 Friday, 10 September 2010 00:46
pwede pangitaun ang florante at laura
2 Monday, 18 July 2011 10:01
partisanship(team) in the election campaign is detrimental to the organization. It is pruned to split in the decision making process. Independent candidates be practiced during election period. Also, executives board from president, vice pres ,secretary & treasurer are all be directly voted from the gen membership as well as the rest of the board.

3 Monday, 18 July 2011 10:20
avoid bigoted sub-conscious opinion without any authoritative references, coupled with a "chair" naive on Robert's Rule or non-profit corporation codes, the best thing to do is Lap Tap computer shall be on hand during board meeting, ready to open on google search for a particular subject having been argued. I experienced the last FACLA's public meeting which a pundit board member maintained his clearly unreasonable opinion.

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Stacking the Shelves consists of books we received in the last week, hosted by Tynga's reviews.

Saturday is finally here.  Although I spent the whole week waiting for Friday.  It was my five-year anniversary with my husband.  And we went to a nice fancy restaurant and a bar afterwards (can you tell I don't get out much).  It was a lot of fun, and I'm happy to say I'm still just as much in love with my husband as I was back then (although I've learned love can take on many forms including the nit-picking, nagging ugly kind every once in a while).  I've been really slow at reading this week, but I hope I pick it up again soon.

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  • A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
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      • A world involving physics and multiverses.  While physics is my least favorite science, I'm still looking forward to this one.

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  • The Girl with the Windup Heart by Kady Cross
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      • This is a series that has grown on me.  I'm not absolutely in love with the writing and stories, but the characters have certainly grown on me.  Hence, a faithful reader I've become with this series.

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  1. I need to read the Armentrout books I heard great things about them. Happy reading!

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  2. A Thousand Pieces of You sounds interesting and the hardcover is gorgeous!

  3. I LOVE The Girl with the Windup Heart! I hope you do, too! I have the first Dark Elements book from the library and am going to read it soon. I hope you enjoy all your books!

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  4. I am so excited for Stone Cold Touch and A Thousand Pieces of You! I hope you enjoy all your new books!

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  5. I love JLA, but haven't gotten a chance to read her current series. It is on my list to try as soon as I finish the Lux and Covenant books. Happy reading!

  6. I'm SO excited for A Thousand Pieces of You!!

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  7. Great bunch of books I hope you enjoy them. I am curious about The Girl with the Windup Heart! :)

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria

Three new spacecraft are due to arrive at Mars this month, ending their seven-month journey through space.

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NASA has an impressive track record for landing on Mars. It has operated all eight successful missions to the Martian surface.

What began with the two Viking landers in the 1970s continues today with the InSight lander, which has studied the daily weather on Mars and detected Marsquakes for the past two years.

Just minutes after landing, Viking 1 captured the first ever photograph taken from the Martian surface. (Image credit: NASA/JPL)

Perseverance will be the fifth rover to arrive on Mars that’s capable of venturing across the surface of another planet.

These amazing laboratories on wheels have extended our knowledge of a faraway world. Here’s what they’ve told us so far.

The first rover – Sojourner

Twenty years after Viking 1 & 2 landed stationary probes on Mars, a third spacecraft finally reached the planet, but this one could move.

On July 4, 1997, NASA’s Pathfinder literally bounced onto the Martian surface, safely enclosed in a giant set of airbags. Once stable, the lander released the Sojourner rover.

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The first rover on Mars could move at a maximum speed of 1cm a second and was about as long (63cm) as a skateboard — smaller than some of the boulders it encountered.

Sojourner explored 16 locations near the Pathfinder lander, including the volcanic rock “Yogi”. Pictures of its landing site, Ares Vallis, showed it was littered with rounded pebbles and conglomerate rocks, evidence of ancient flood plains.

The geologists – Spirit and Opportunity

A pair of upsized rovers arrived on Mars in early 2004. Spirit and Opportunity were geologists, searching for minerals within the rocks and soil, hidden clues that dry, cold Mars may once have been wet and warm.

This overhead ‘selfie’ was combined with Spirit’s largest ever panorama – it contains hundreds of individual images of Gusev Crater taken over three Martian days.  (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell)

Spirit landed in Gusev Crater, a 150km-wide crater created billions of years ago when an asteroid crashed into Mars.

Spirit discovered evidence of an ancient volcanic explosion, caused by hot lava meeting water. Small rocks had been thrown skyward but then fell back to Mars. Examination of the impact or “bomb sag” showed the rock had landed on wet soil.

The arrow points to a small crater or bomb sag, just 4cm across, that formed in the soaking wet ground when an ejected rock fell back to Mars.  (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS/Cornell)

Even when things went wrong, Spirit made new discoveries. While dragging a broken front wheel, Spirit churned up a track of soil revealing a patch of white silica.

This mineral usually exists in hot springs or steam vents, ideal environments where life on Earth tends to flourish.

A 20cm track revealing white silica and a clue that Mars was once wet and warm. (Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell)The rover that kept on going

Opportunity arrived on Mars three weeks after Spirit. Its original three-month mission was extended to 14 years as it travelled almost 50km across the Martian terrain.

Landing in the small Eagle Crater, Opportunity went on to visit more than 100 impact craters. It also found a handful of meteorites, the first to be studied on another planet.

Outlined in yellow is Opportunity’s journey from Eagle Crater towards its final resting spot on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The blue outline of Victoria’s Phillip Island is included for scale. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Museums Victoria)

The rover was descending into Endeavour Crater when a dust storm ended its mission. But it was along the crater’s edge that Opportunity made its biggest discoveries.

It found signs of ancient water flows and discovered the crater walls are made of clays that can only form where freshwater is available — more evidence that Mars could well have been a place for life.

The chemist – Curiosity

Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012, and continues to explore the region today. During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists and engineers have been commanding the rover from their homes.

An artist’s impression of Curiosity as it descends from the top of the Martian atmosphere to softly touchdown on the planet’s surface. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

In a first for space exploration, NASA’s Curiosity was lowered to the Martian surface using a “sky crane”. After a successful soft landing, the crane’s cables were cut and the spacecraft’s descent stage flew away to crash elsewhere.

Curiosity is a fully equipped chemical laboratory. It can shoot lasers at rocks and also drill into the soil to collect samples. It’s confirmed ancient Mars once had the right chemistry to support microbial life.

Curiosity also found evidence of ancient freshwater rivers and lakes. It seems that water once flowed towards a basin at Mount Sharp, a central peak that rises 5.5km from within Gale Crater.

Curiosity takes a picture of itself, working through the COVID-19 pandemic and drilling holes in a possible ancient riverbed. (Image credit: NASA/JPL)

From being on the surface of Mars, we’ve learned it was once very different to the dry, dusty planet it is today.

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With flowing water, possible oceans, volcanic activity and an abundance of key ingredients necessary for life, the red planet was once much more Earth-like. What happened to make it change so dramatically?

It’s exciting to consider what the Perseverance and Taiwen-1 rovers may discover as they explore their own patch of Mars. They might even lead us to the day when humans are exploring the red planet for ourselves.

The colours in this image from Gale Crater have been adjusted to match conditions on Earth – this helps geologists interpret the rocks but it also changes the natural pink Martian sky to an Earth-like blue. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

New Additions

Aren't they cute? On Dec.23, I came home from town to find this beautiful Labrapoodle sitting in the arms of our girls. He has become a new guest in our home over the holidays.
Everybody that knows me, understands that dogs belong outside.
Everybody growing up on a farm understands why they stay outside.
Not this one.
He had his own special crate and seemed to enjoy most of the Christmas activities. His name is Drift Wood, so we were enjoying a leisurely stroll with him down at the river.
It was last Jan.29 that we had to sadly put down both our family horse Cheval and our family dog, Carmen. I have come to realize that loosing and grieving over our family pets has become quite familiar with bloggers.

Our family story is not only just about grandkids and pets, but we also have two wonderful daughters that have been home for the past three days.
It's so good to catch up and sit around and enjoy our favorite coffee.
Except our favorite coffee only has one more breakfast serving.

Good reason to walk to town and pick up some more.
My two daughters continue living life to the fullest. Suzanne is teaching Gr.3 at a local school in our community, an inner city school and she loves her work. Mikki is in her final year at UBC studying Occupational Therapy. Both of them enjoy the outdoors and spend time planning events with their friends. Last year they both cycled 200 miles for two straight days, (STP-Seattle to Portland) with at team of 30 other cyclists and raised over $46,000 for a school project in Rwanda.
When there not working or studying you will see them snowboarding, hiking, surfing, cycling or running.

So tomorrow, we're off to hit the slopes. I'm wondering who will get priority in our SUV, Drift Wood or me? I'll tell you later. It's fun adding new members to our family, and someday, I'm sure there will be more additions that I will be able to write about.
Meanwhile I'm learning to break a few house rules and smiling as I go along.
Now I know why I've been feeling to dog-tired.

  1. Very cute dog! I'm with you on the houserules for farm dogs...but maybe there have to be new rules for visitors from the city. Nice post about your lovely daughters! And have a wonderful time on the slopes. We'll catch up when you get back.

  2. Oh Marg, I so know what you mean about out door dogs. It's just amazing how a little pup in the arms of your kids, is able to break rules. Drift wood is quite adorable. It was great hearing a bit more about your girls. They are beautiful. Have fun on the slopes.

Thanks for stopping by. Sometimes you might identify with what I've posted, and the next time you wonder where I'm coming from. I'd love to hear what you are thinking... Leaving a comment makes my day.
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3 Exercise Essentials You Can’t Turn Your Back On

Back Exercises

by guest blogger Greg Hoak, MS, CSCS

In my experience as a trainer, I’ve noticed that people tend to overwork the muscles that they can see in the mirror—the chest, abs, arms, and quads.

These muscles usually get the most attention in a self-designed exercise routine, while your upper, mid, and low back areas are all too often neglected.

The combination of ignoring these muscles, combined with the fact that people spend so much time sitting, often leads to or aggravates muscle imbalances such as upper crossed syndrome, a prevalent postural problem characterized by rounded shoulders and forward head posture. This common posture issue can lead to muscle and joint pain and shallow breathing.

To help strengthen some of the muscles that you may have been ignoring, focus on working the following exercises priorities into your fitness regimen:

1. Focus on your rear delts.

It’s extremely common to pump up the reps when doing chest exercises. After all, people love their push-ups. But in actuality, what most exercisers need are stronger rear deltoids to help adjust their posture and feel better. Try these exercises to start strengthening your rear, AKA posterior, deltoids.

2. Make scapula stabilization a priority.

Poor posture from too much sitting can throw your shoulder complex into a state of dysfunction. To help remedy this, it’s vital to do the right strengthening exercises to improve shoulder blade function.

“When it comes to the shoulders, the scapula [shoulder blade] is key,” says Jason Phillips, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Phillips Brayford Orthopaedics. “Your scapula serves as the origin for your rotator cuff and periscapular muscles. As such, maintaining a healthy scapula can really cover up and minimize rotator cuff problems.”

Dr. Phillips notes that seated rows and pull-ups build a strong base around the shoulder by helping to stabilize the scapula.

If you have a hard time doing pull-ups, as many people do, you can supplement with assisted pull-ups or lat pull downs.

3. Don’t neglect your low back.

If you’re into fitness or ever had gym class in school as a child, there’s a good chance that you’ve done thousands of sit-ups, crunches, or other abdominal exercises. But how many lower back extensions do you have under your belt?

In most workouts that I observe in the gym, I see people treating the lower back as an afterthought—usually right up there with proper stretching. People often attack the abs but have a tendency to neglect the lower back. This results in a weak lower back, which is one of the main triggers for lower back pain.

When I tell people to work more on their core, they often assume that I’m referring to their abdominal muscles. Although your abs play a huge part in stabilizing your spine when exercising, there’s more to the core than that.

In order to make sure my clients are working enough on their cores and lower backs, I include the following exercises about halfway through the workout. That way it isn’t one of those exercises always written in on the end of the workout that often gets less attention or skipped altogether.

These exercises are three good ways to strengthen and stabilize the lower back:

greg-tractorGreg Hoak, MS, CSCS, is the developer of FarmerFit and has been a professional fitness trainer for 12 years. He earned an exercise science degree from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in exercise science from California University of Pennsylvania. He’s trained professional athletes and mixed martial arts fighters, amateur athletes, and everyday people. He’s also a sustainable farmer at Potter’s Farm in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife run a community-supported agriculture program, growing vegetables and tending to egg-laying hens raised on pasture.

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Physician Recalls Witnessing Tragedy With His Patient

Patients share life-changing moments with their physician. The birth of a child, the struggle to overcome an illness, the passing of loved ones ― human milestones can be measured by doctor visits, and emotions experienced during these visits often are felt by patient and physician alike. One particular event witnessed by a patient and his doctor occurred outside the medical setting but nonetheless affected both parties.

Irving gastroenterologist Jay Yepuri, MD, tells the story that took place during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The first sign something was wrong that day came from observing the elevated breathing rate of a patient in his care.

“My mind raced through all of the reasons why his rate of breathing might have increased all of a sudden,” says Dr. Yepuri. The cause had nothing to do with an inward medical issue but everything to do with what the patient was viewing on the room’s television screen.

“We were sharing that most tragic moment together [9/11] for the first time,” Dr. Yepuri recalls. “Even with all the science that goes into our daily practice in what we do with patients, it ultimately and fundamentally comes down to that individual human interaction.”

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How Long Does It Take To Become A Phlebotomist

How Long Does It Take To Become A Phlebotomist?

If this is the question that is revolving in your mind then let us explain you that how long does it take to become a phlebotomist. A phlebotomist is the healthcare professional who is trained to draw the blood from a patient’s vein safely.

This career requires some training, education and certification. There are certain stages you need to follow if you want to be a phlebotomist and this career depends upon those stages. Let’s dig deeper to know what these steps are and how long is phlebotomy school or training.

High School Education

This is the first and the foremost step for becoming a phlebotomist. You are required to finish the school level education, you need either a high school diploma or a GED. In addition, you can participate in these programs only when you are above or 18 years of age.

Training programs which are associated with phlebotomy are typically shorter than any other medical programs. There are number of technical schools and collages which offer short programs for phlebotomy. The duration of such short programs are typically less than a year. During this program, you will learn how to draw blood correctly and how you can interact with your patients. In addition, at the end of this program, you will be successfully completing a number of skin punctures and disease tests.

Correct licensing can get you a better job opportunity therefore, it is needed for a professional start. If you want to get hired by trusted sources then they might ask you for national certification credentials. To know more about your licensing process, you may contact the health department of your occupational licensing department in the state you are working.

Once you are out of your high school then it will almost takes a year to transform you from a beginner to a licensed phlebotomist. Now you are all set to find your job. You can search out job opportunities in both private healthcare clinics and hospitals. You may also apply in clinical laboratories to screen and test the blood samples. Additionally, the answer of this question “how long does it take to become a phlebotomist” is, it will only take just one or two years and you don’t need to spend a lot of time in medical school.


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Rant: Great British Menu 2009 Final - Fish

It's the second round of the Great British Menu 2009 Finals and this time the eight contestants have to tackle the Fish Course.

Five out of the eight chefs have chosen to use crab - a risky move, especially considering that one of them (Shaun Rankin) is allergic to the stuff.

No matter - the first chef to cook is Kenny Atkinson again and he's gone for the bold statement of Craster Fish Pie. Yep, that's right, Fish Pie - loathed by children everywhere but loved as simple, comfort food by grown-ups.

And three of those grown-ups ie Oliver Peyton, Matthew Fort and Prue Leith adore Kenny's fish pie, with its creamy sauce on spinach and crunchy piped potato. It's a strong start to the round.

Tristan Welch is next with his take on being beside the seaside - Devilled Potted Brown Shrimp and Devilled Crab Claws, served prettily in a crab shell on a shingle beach.

Oliver's reaction? "Call the Environmental Agency - there's a slurry on this beach ... this glaze is like a terrible Chinese nightmare meal." Prue says it's "lost its lustre" and Tristan scores poorly.

Nigel Haworth serves up Muncaster Crab, Tossed Salad, Egg and English Mustard Mayonnaise. The beer battered crab claw is crisp and tasty - Matthew says "It's an absolute celebration - everything is designed to bring out the freshness of the crab".

Oliver says "It's a beautiful journey on a plate - it's captured the moment." Boy done good. Even if there was shell in the chefs' tasting plate.

Can Shaun Rankin do any better after coming last in yesterday's Starters round? He's offering Lobster & Crab Cocktail with Fennel Salad, Sunflower Bread and Herb Mayonnaise with some cheeky little tempura crab claws as garnish.

Oliver's verdict? "I don't hate it." Prue likes the "prawn cocktail with knobs on" but Oliver absolutely loathes the glass it comes in. Matthew says it's greatly improved but lacks pizzazz.

Yesterday's winner James Sommerin has come up with Smoked Eel and Pigs' Trotters with Cauliflower, Maple & Sherry Vinegar. He's teased by the others for creating such a hefty, wintry dish (beignets and all) and even forgets to serve the crackling - which the judges are grateful for as they don't like it, and they sigh when he brings it in late.

Oliver says "The crackling is a mere distraction for the bigger problem - it lacks clarity and it's greasy - we're trying to make people happy". Matthew admits it lacks "eel appeal".

Danny Millar is serving Poached Sea Trout with Crab and Potato Salad, Pickles and Salad Cream. He says his inspiration is "tinned salmon" (huh?).

Oliver wonders if Danny's trout is too delicate but Prue says it's fit for returning soldiers. They all agree that it's a lovely dish.

Tom Kitchin has gone back to the British Raj by serving Kedgeree (shortest dish name ever). He's added peas and a parsley puree "to keep them bleep seasonally happy" and the judges gasp at the transformation - it's now "summery as anything".

Oliver Peyton says it's an Indian Summer, Prue says it's sensational, Matthew says it's "a circus of
kedgeree". Weirdly, Oliver also says it's a bit small - he usually complains that the portions are too hefty.

Last but not least is my favourite, Glynn Purnell. To Glynn, a taste of home means curry (Birmingham did invent the table naan and the balti), so he presents Masala Spiced Monkfish and Red Lentils with Pickled Carrots and Coconut.

He's also decided to use a black plate this time (as suggested by his "Indian friend,
Satwar Bains") and the visual contrast makes Matthew exclaim "The dish pops with drama!".

When they taste it, they get even more excited. Oliver actually starts raving as follows:

People from all over the world will come to this country to eat food like this.

It's part of the birth of the gastronomic giant that will be Britain.

It's the food of the gods.

I have no words to describe how amazing this is

Prue and Matthew can't help but agree.

So maybe it's a foregone conclusion as to who comes first, but the judges ranked them as follows:

8th place: James Sommerin

7th place: Tristan Welch

6th place: Shaun Rankin

5th place: Tom Kitchin

4th place: Danny Millar

3rd place: Kenny Atkinson

2nd place: Nigel Haworth

1st place: Glynn Purnell!

Prue was keen to point out that, although James went "from hero to zero", there was barely anything in it between Tom and Danny, and the top three were also pretty much neck and neck.

Who are they kidding though - since when has Oliver Peyton ever been that animated about anything?

Stay tuned for tomorrow's exciting installment!

All screencaps copyright BBC/Optomen, but created and edited by me - if you want to use them, please ask first and credit me - thanks :)

Anonymous said…
Brilliant stuff Meemalee, please keep it up; you'll find people coming back to refer to it in future years!

meemalee said…
Cheers Chumbles - it's nice to know someone is reading my madness :)
Michelle said…
Y'know, Glynn Purnell is my favourite too... and for the stupidest of reasons. WHen they first showed him on the programme, he had his wife and newborn baby with him... and they had the same travel system as mine, from Mothercare, and cheap one :-) I loved him from that day :-)
Michelle said…
PS - Hello Chumbles, me old friend. Its Michbot! from DS. Have you applied for Masterchef yet :-)
meemalee said…
Heh, I love Digitalspy :)


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Why Every Personal Trainer Should Have a Website

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What does this mean?… The demeanor of guests toward our site is resolved in practically no time. The apparent worth and believability of our substance is evaluated, by and large, before they’ve perused single word.

So what do we do about this?… We will zero in on the tasteful segments of our plan on the side of four components.

****Credibility… Substance and Function…Site Classification… Directed Audience****

At this moment, I will momentarily sum up these four elements and their job relating to control request.

Our sites, by and large, are the solitary contact we have with our expected market. Stylish impacts assume a significant part in setting up sure discernment about ourselves and our associations. The tones, textual styles, styles and symbolism we utilize all need to cooperate to outwardly address what our identity is and to inspire trust in the substance we are sharing.

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Our utilization of pictures, features, representations, and graphics(stationary or enlivened) should uphold the substance and useful parts of our locales. We need to keep away from visual clamor which occupies and misleads our watchers’ concentration from the guiding principle of our site which is the substance. We need to utilize visual symbols and features to make easy to use route. Any intelligent components should stream easily and, by and by, be utilized to help our substance and site work.


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30 September 2009

Week of Salads -- Tomato, Chickpea, Mint

The "Eating Down the Fridge" challenge begins this weekend. I'm not going to enter it this time, but basically I have been doing just that all week anyway -- making do with whatever vegetables and dressing ingredients I have in the fridge. Tonight I made Liz and Mairlyn's Summer Fiesta Chickpea Salad, but I changed some ingredients based on what I had on hand.

Instead of red wine vinegar, I used balsamic vinegar. I used the last of my green and red peppers and threw in some radishes and broccoli (it was started to wilt) and extra celery. I had no green onions, so I finely chopped some red cabbage. And since basil is a member of the mint family, I substituted the 2 Tbsp basil with 1 Tbsp of mint (if I'd used more than that, it probably would have been a bad idea).

  1. You are probably totally sick of chickpeas by now, but I think you should make this: www.101cookbooks.com/archives/panfried-chickpea-salad-recipe.html

    (and tell me if it's good.)

  2. I have just eaten this salad for lunch. I am so sick of chickpeas, I can't even look at the picture in that recipe.

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