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Hi my hot cute girly and boy geeks. As you all know I did a Sherlock versus Elementary vlog a couple of weeks ago. I even talked about doing a follow-up on that vlog. And guess what. I did!

The only thing being, I forgot to post the follow-up vlog on this blog. So for the lovely geeks who follow me on YouTube, they already have seen it (or so I guess) but I left you deprived of 30 minutes of me rambling about even more Sherlock vs. Elementary.

I know I suck at editing these videos. The problem being, there was so much to talk about. But I’ll try to keep further videos shorter or better edited.

In case you missed the first video as well I’m posting both in this blog. Enjoy watching and leave a comment, or reply either on this blog or on YouTube.

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Love, your own hot cute girly geek, Mendy.

Top 10 on Thursday vlog: Sherlock vs. Elementary

Hi my hot cute girly and boy geeks. I know I promised I would stick to more book reviews but this was I post I just had to write and tape.

First a warning, this video contains spoilers for both seasons of Sherlock, and there is some minor swearing by me, sorry about that.

It started with me being introduced into the world of Doctor Who. I then started watching Sherlock. In the process I talked about this with my mum. She is a big London fanatic, just like I am. So I had this plan of showing her Sherlock and trying to geekyfy my mum in the process.

Turns out I created a monster and something went wrong. Although my mum loved the series, she finds Sherlock is a freak and has more appreciation for Mycroft, ehhh ok? Then she talked to be about the movies with Robert Downing Jr and Jude Law. Without seeing them, complaining that it was a US production and therefore, bit not good. Ok, I saw them and they were fun, but I can agree to that statement. Sherlock Holmes is British and therefore must be, in my opinion, always be a British production. (Please don’t kill me for saying that.)

And then she called me about Elementary, its being shown on Dutch TV at the moment. Saying that it was a great show and that this Sherlock was just as great a freak as the BBC Sherlock was.

Now let me get one thing straight. My love for the BBC series runs deep. My love for the brilliant acting of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman runs deep. You do not call Sherlock a freak otherwise I get this urge to punch you. Seeing as my mum made this comment, I couldn’t. But she urged me to go watch it.

Ehh, it feels like cheating, big time. But after some research and conveying with other fangirls I am currently watching Elementary. Sigh, and I just do this to get my Sherlock fix until the higher powers decide to start shooting and airing season 3. Moffat!!!

That’s what led to this vlog. I’m sorry for the long introduction but I’ll shut up now and start comparing.

Love, your own hot cute girly geek

Ps: take a look at my other vlogs, cause I don’t always post a copy on my blog:

Top 10 on Thursday!!! Vlogging twice

Hi my hot cute girly and boy geeks, seeing as it must be Thursday somewhere still; I’m not too late by posting these. YouTube was giving me trouble with the uploading of my vids, as in, it took forever.

I made two top 10 on Thursday’s and this time as a vlog. Thought it would be a nice change.

First vlog is about a top 10 things that were awesome for me in 2012:

Next vlog is about my hopes and dreams and wishes for 2013:

Hope you enjoyed it and let me know what you think.

Love, your own hot cute girly geek, Mendy

Top 10 on Thursday!!! Top 10 hottest captains in sci-fi and fantasy!

Hi my hot cute girly and boy geeks, it’s time for another top 10 list and this time it’s time for the top 10 hottest captains you see on screen in sci-fi and fantasy.

Did you know how hard it is to find hot captains? Or captains that are actually called captain? So I cheated with one, because I found that he deserved a spot in my list. So enjoy!

10     Captain America (the Avengers) Chris Evans: Like I said, it was hard to find hot captains, but seeing as my internet friends are fangirling about him, I added this one to the list, and admitted, he is cute, but not my kind of captain 😉chris-evans-captain-america-21

09     Captain Kirk (Star Trek: the Future begins) Chris Pine: Again the same thing as number 10, but if I had to chose between the original captain Kirk and the new one, give me this one please.chris-pine-kirk

08     Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek) Patrick Steward: Ok, how can you go wrong with captain Picard, I know he is old and bald, but the guy has charisma, and that accent and the tea, earl grey, hot.b89f31a85da7290ddecdad44f2628c17e208901f

07     Han Solo (Star Wars) Harrison Ford: With this one I cheated. Harrison Ford did look good back in the days and wouldn’t you want to go on a flight in his space ship?

06     Captain Hook (Peter Pan 2003) Jason Isaacs: I’m a huge Peter Pan fan, doesn’t matter what version I love them all. If it’s the Disney classic, the movie Hook, return to Neverland or the movie Peter Pan, have you seen this man’s eyes!

05     Captain John Hart (Torchwood) James Marsters: How can you possible go wrong with James. I fell in love with him on Buffy, oh Spike. And I was surprised to see him on Torchwood, KISSING!!!! Another hot captain, hell yeah for fanfiction explosion.

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04     Captain Malcom ‘Mal’ Reynolds (Firefly) Nathan Fillion: Oh Nathan, one of the cutest captains. What can I possible say more, just look at him…

03     Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) Johhny Depp: This captain got bumped to the 3rd spot just because of the fact that I imagine he doesn’t smell nice, yep that’s a weird reason. I mean, it’s Johnny Depp and even dressed as a drunk Keith Richards look-a-like pirate, he still managed to be hot.

02     Captain Hook (Once upon a time) Colin O’Donoghue: If you haven’t already watched Once Upon a Time, I urge you to do so. The series is brilliant and this captain Hook is really, really hot, and young, and his eyes, and the accent and… this can go on for hours.

01     Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood / Doctor Who) John Barrowman: Obviously the number 1 in my list. Captain, immortal, hot, sexy, cute, sassy, sexy, funny, sexy, companion, con-man, omnisexual, 51st century pheromones, sexy, award winning smile, stuck in our time-line, long grey coat, sexy. Well you get the picture.

I hoped you liked my list (and the pictures) until next time, my hot cute girly and boy geeks.

Love, mendy

btw, couldn’t resist adding the picture for nr 5 and nr 1 kissing (sorry boys):

Top 10 on Thursday!!! 10 Geeky series you should watch!

Hi my hot cute girly and boy geeks. It’s been a while since I did a top 10 on Thursday, but as you know it, life happens, and knitting a 12 feet long Doctor Who scarf, pictures will follow soon, almost done, just have to do the tassels and then I’m done, thank god! It took me a month. I started the 30th of October and I will finish adding the tassels tomorrow. But for now, I give you a top ten list of geeky shows you have to watch. Most are on TV right now or we have a hiatus and a new season will start soon. Oh and this review contains spoilers. So without further ado, my top 10:

Ok I cheated a little bit with number 10, a shared place for Arrow and Revolution:

10 Arrow:  This is a new show which started airing this year. And it’s a sort of modern day Robin Hood, meets Castaway and it also has John Barrowman in it. For me all the reasons to watch, although I don’t think the show is super awesome, it’s still nice to watch.

Revolution: What if the world has no more power? Then we get a crossover from a post apocalyptic world which reminds me a little of the Postman and Waterworld, meets Jericho. But wait; maybe we can restore the power but what if the bad guys get it. Ok, I loved Jericho far better than this one and the fact that Sherriff Swan from Twilight has a lead role in it is strange to watch. But still, a nice show which also started this year.

9 Teen Wolf: If you’re from the ’80 like me or even older, you must have watched teen wolf the movie, which is adapted into a series by MTV. Great cast, great music, cool werewolves, amazing story. How do you hide a pack of werewolves in a small American town? Add some hunters in the mix, a lot of hormones and teen angst and you have a great show. The first two seasons only had 12 episodes, but season 3 will have the double amount and I am looking forward to watching it next year.

8 Game of Thrones: Amazing books by George RR Martin, adapted in a series, where everybody dies, everybody has sex with everybody, amazing fighting scenes, blood, gore, strong female lead roles, nice men to watch, intrigues, gossip and backstabbing. Currently waiting for season 3 to start next year, so be sure to watch the previous seasons and my advice? Read the books first and then watch the series. It makes a lot more sense then.

7 The Vampire Diaries: Let me tell you, the books suck, but the series is awesome. Although I feel it could be a little less young adult and more adult, if you know what I mean, (I mean hot steamy scenes with Damon wearing no shirt, hint hint) one of the main reasons I watch. And be serious. Season 5 of True Blood sucked (pun intended) and season 4 of the Vampire Diaries is for me still a reason to keep watching.

6 Lost Girl: They promote this show with you got vampires and werewolves we have a succubus. Also a lot of fairytale creatures and a succubus looking to uncover her past, with a hot werewolf by her side and a quirky human girl. It’s funny, it’s sexy, it’s hot and season 3 starts in January 2013

5 Once Upon a Time: I discovered this jewel a couple of days ago and I watched season 1 so far. Fairytales are the new thing, next to all the vampires and werewolves and I love it. It gives  a nice little twist to the fairytales we know and some we don’t know as well. Also, fairytale creatures in modern day life, without them knowing it? It’s a great twist and what got me hooked. Currently airing in the US in its second season, and it starts on Dutch TV in a couple of days.

4 The Walking Dead: Zombies, Zombies, Zombies. What if we have a worldwide plague of Zombies and a few groups of survivors, fighting to the death to deal with it? Yep, addictive as hell. That and the zombies are really gruesome. Awesome special effects, we are in the middle of season 3, so if you haven’t start watching yet, you can catch up quite a lot. Although the seasons are short, they are worth it.

3 Supernatural: Hello, season gr8! Although some of the new episodes can be a drag. It’s supernatural, a show with two brothers fighting demons, hunting things and doing a lot of ganking. Ok they kill a lot of main characters which leave you sobbing on the couch, but the cast is amazing. Yes season 8 is also known as the Crowley show. Look at past blogs of mine, GO WATCH IT, ITS AWESOME!!!

2 Sherlock: I started watching this show a couple of weeks ago and I am hooked. But then again, it’s written by Steven Moffat so it has to be brilliant. I even did a review last week. So why should you watch it, because there are a dozen of different versions of the story of Sherlock Holmes. Well, this one sets in modern day London, it’s brilliantly cast, the dialogues are amazing and it makes awesome use of modern day techniques and I love it! You can pick up season 1 and 2. The only thing is we have to wait a while for season 3. It was supposed to air sometime around May next year, but rumor online it that it may well be postponed to 2014. Damn you Moffat!!!

1 Doctor Who: You should by now know I’m a huge Doctor Who fan, although I started watching a couple of months ago, I still wonder how I survived my life for that long without the Doctor. So why should you watch? Well, it’s the longest running series on the BBC and next year Doctor Who will celebrate its 50th birthday. It’s suppose to be a children’s series, but as an adult I immensely enjoy it/ It’s hard to explain, but Doctor Who is brilliant, exciting, funny, loving, maddening, scary, emotional, beautiful, amazing, magnificent, terrifying, frustrating and I could go on for hours like that. Just watch it! Currently in the new season, season 7 and we are in a midwinter stop. The new episode starts at Christmas and from the previews I’ve seen, I’ll never build a snowman ever again. Damn you Moffat!!!

I hope you liked my top 10 list, until next time.

Love, your own hot cute girly geek, Mendy

Top 10 on Thursday, top 10 fantasy books/book series I love

Hi hot cute girly and boy geeks of mine.

It’s Thursday again, and that means another list. This time a list of fantasy books or series I love.

10 LonTobyn Chronicles by David B. Coe:  A lovely trilogy about magicians with hawks and owls trying to rule their country and help their people.

09 The Lord of the Rings (and the hobbit) by J.R.R. Tolkien: If I have to explain these books, you have been living under a rock.

08 The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling: Same goes for the Harry Potter books. If you haven’t read them yet, please put your life on hold and buy the books and read them!

07 Watch tetralogy by Sergey Lukyanenko: not sure if this qualifies as fantasy, but a great serie of novels by a Russian author about the always ongoing war between good and evil.

06 The Kingkiller chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss: little strange, these books but it’s about the autobiography of Kvothe (fictional character ofcourse) and his travels as an adventurer, arcanist, and famous musician

05 The Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliet Marilier: This isn’t a trilogy anymore, but it’s the story of the fairytale “the six swans” and I just read them over and over again.

04 Wolfking by Bridget Wood: Amazing, disturbing, sexy, hot, crazy story based upon Irish mythology. And I mean that! The hill of Tara and the Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) can still be found in Ireland and I have been there.

03 The Farseer trilogy, Liveship traders trilogy, the Tawny Man trilogy, the Rain Wilds trilogy by Robin Hobb: I love almost all books by Robin Hobb. The fact that all these trilogies make one big story is amazing, but you can also read them as just separate trilogies. I love books about dragons and I highly recommend you start reading those books!

02 Kushiels Legacy by Jacqueline Carey: Sexy, politically based fantasy books about a prostitute with a kinky French edge. An absolute must read. Also infused with some Celtic mythology.

01 The Passage by Justin Cronin: Ok I cheated with this one. Not really a fantasy book, but more a post apocalyptic story with vampires. I don’t scare easy, but this book gave me a lot of nightmares when I was reading it. I’m still debating on whether to read it a second time, just because of the nightmares, but it was an awesome book

I hope you pick up some of these suggestions, oh and some of the pictures are the Dutch covers, because I think they look prettier.

Love, your hot cute girly geek, Mendy.

Top 10 on Thursday, 10 most awful Vampire Movies!!!

Hi hot cute girly and boy geeks of mine. My headache finally cleared, so there is still a blog to write. This time, the worst vampire movies ever. There are a lot of vampire movies made. Some are great, some are romantic, some are scary and some just suck. (No pun intended) So here is my list:

10. Buffy the vampire slayer. I love the series, but this movie sucked! I know Rutger Hauer is a big Dutch movie star, but he’s so old! And the dying scene of the evil minion, what’s that about. Just drop dead, don’t moan about it for 15 minutes. And what the hell is Donald Sutherland doing in this movie! It just looks like an infomercial for an old people’s home.

09. Vampire in Brooklyn. Oh my, where do I start? Eddy Murphy as vampire? Not hot. Fake Transylvanian accent? Not hot. Caribbean vampires? How do vampires survive in the Caribbean? Nope, not watching this one ever again.

08. Blood angels (aka Thralls). Sorry I ever spend money on buying this DVD. It’s just some cheap movie trying to sell nearly naked woman and oh, let’s put the devil in it. Oh and the vampires run a club. Major suckage.

07. Cirque du freak. I’m a fan of the Darren Shan books. There new, cool and for kids. Love the stories. But this movie. They totally raped the first novel! And that CGI spider. People, if you haven’t got the money for CGI, please, for the love of God, don’t use it at all!

06. Dracula dead and loving it. I don’t understand vampire movies that are supposed to be funny. I mean first Eddy Murphy as vampire and now Leslie Nielson. That guy is never funny! Give me horror, blood, romance and/or sex, but not comedy in my vampire movies.

05. Dracula 2000. Don’t understand this movie. There are some good parts in it. I love the whole Mary and Dracula mind melting thing, and I love there explanation about where vampires come from. But there is some serious bad acting in it. The characters are not properly cast, hate it.

04. Blade trinity. Why is this movie ever been made? Loved blade 1, sort of loved blade 2. Please burn all copies of blade 3. Blade against Dracula, yeah right. And will some one please give back Ryan Renolds old job in that pizza place.

03. From dusk till dawn 3. Again people. If a movie is great, just make one movie, or maybe 2. But stop with these shitty trilogy’s. Vampires and westerns also don’t match well.

02. Let the right one in (original). I watched the original movie in Swedish (thank God for subtitles) and this is some sort of art house movie. Strange, very strange. I get the idea, but the movie is terribly slow and I had to watch it in multiple sittings, because I kept falling asleep. Not a good thing in a vampire movie.

01. Dracula 3000. Vampires in space and Coolio as crazy vampire. That’s all I have to say for it. Figure it out.

I need your help my lovely geeks. First of all, I need more ideas for the top 10 on Thursday. Second, I am looking for a second blogger for my blog. A nice hot cut and girly geek who wants to write about the same stuff I do. So if you are interested or know someone who is interested, just let me know.

Love, your hot cute girly geek!


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Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Family Pack

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed a Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack, as well as the date the first people can get their hands on the RTM build.

As far as the Family Pack goes, Microsoft confirmed there will be a Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack option, but did not confirm the pricing. The pack will allow users to install Windows 7 on up to 3 PCs.

Here's how the bits will rollout, according to Microsoft, to different groups and organizations (OEMs will receive Windows 7 RTM software images beginning approximately 2 days after Windows 7 officially RTMs):

Aug. 6:
ISV (independent software vendor) and IHV (independent hardware vendor) "partners" can download via Microsoft Connect or MSDN, as can IT pros with TechNet subscriptions and developers with MSDN subscriptions. The English version will be available Aug. 6th and other languages Oct. 1st.

Aug. 7: Volume License customers with existing Software Assurance (SA) licenses can download via the Volume License Service Center.

Aug. 16: Microsoft Partner Program Gold / Certified Members can download via the Microsoft Partner Network.

Aug. 23: Microsoft Action Pack subscribers will be able to download English, with other languages by Oct. 1.

Sept. 1: Volume License customers without a Software Assurance (SA) license can buy through volume licensing starting Sept. 1st.

Oct. 22: It's here. Official launch date for retail copies of Windows 7, as well as PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed. Microsoft noted that pre-ordered copies of the software should also arrive around this date, depending on the retailer.

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The Pull List: 11/2/2016

Buzz-worthy books of the week

Avengers #1

Post-Civil War, the Avengers has a roster shake-up. Vision, Cap (Wilson), Thor (Foster), and the new Wasp are joined by Spider-Man and Hercules. And they are up against one of the Avengers worst enemies: KANG!

Champions #2

The teenage members of the Avengers got sick of the adults always fighting each other over and over so they went out on their own, joined by the new Hulk, Vision’s daughter, and the time-lost Cyclops. At least, they tried to get the time-lost Cyclops.

Foolkiller #1

Second of the three Mercs for Money to strike out on his own, Foolkiller is getting his chance at being therapist he always wanted to be, helping rehabilitate supervillains for SHIELD.

Nailbiter #26

NEW STORY ARC! The snow starts to fall just in time for the Holiday season.

Occupy Avengers #1

In the wake of Civil War II, the superhero community has been a privileged bunch plagued by in-fighting that as a reader I am so sick and tired of. Hawkeye has been the bright light in all of this. Between Fraction and Lemire, they developed him into one of Marvel’s best characters, and the events of Civil War II will probably leave him in a desperate spot. Re-casting him again in the role of “man of the people” should work out really well for him.

Rough Riders #7

This has been a cool idea. Alternate sci-fi, steampunk timeline. A historical version of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. This concludes the first arc. What’s next for this group? Who is next to join?

Sheriff of Babylon #12

Do not miss the last issue of this incredible book. I seriously doubt any book will be able to prove better by the end of the year.

Unworthy Thor #1

The Odinson is back! And if he can’t lift his Mjolnir, he’ll just try another. Psst, he finds the Ultimate Thor’s version.


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{July 8, 2011}   Swingin’ By

I am not a very emotional person. By emotional, I mean the “lovey-dovey, strawberries and cream” kind of emotion, although I do have my moments. Yet, sometimes I am faced with words I must put to paper. Almost as if the words are slapping me saying “I will win, so you might as well get up and write this story so you can get some sleep.” Yea, sounds like tons of fun, doesn’t it?

So here goes. I literately dreamed this poem. Although, in the dream it was a song, I was surrounded by cowboys that looked like Brett Michaels and Vince Neil . . . (yes,Marina. . . I know, the hair), all on horseback, doing a reality TV show about “real cowboys”. Seriously. And let me tell you, if you think having a song stuck in your head is bad, try having a song that doesn’t exist stuck in your head. Now that, my friends, is a pain in the ass.

Now that I have left you with the image of Motley Crue’s lead singer on horseback, did I mention the cowboy hats? OH, and “Cowboy Troy” was there as well . . . the only black cowboy I know. Here is the result of my mind’s never ending imagination. It doesn’t always make sense, but at least there are hot guys, huh?

                                                         A friend comes when called.

                                                 A better friend calls to see how you are.

                                       But the greatest of friends, aww . . the greatest of friends

                                                       Swing by – just in case.

Thank you all for swingin’ by.

Until Next Time . . . PEACE

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Vitamin D Count: Absorption difficulties, Foods Rich in Vitamin D

Updated on February 21, 2014

It is quite alarming that people of all ages are being affected by vitamin D deficiency. The problem is much more serious than anyone realized. One teenager was X-rayed and found to have a skeleton so thin that it appear clear on film. It was 50% less dense than it should have been. D deficiency is more common among infants and teenagers than expected. Forty percent of Infants and toddlers were found to be low in vitamin D and forty two percent of teenagers were found to be D deficient.

Men between the ages of 40 to 75 who are deficient in vitamin d are at higher risk for heart attacks according to the Archives of Internal Medicine. Older people are at risk because their skin no longer converts the skin oils into vitamin D efficiently and their kidneys are not as effective at turning Vitamin D into it's active form in the body.

The importance of Vitamin D has been underestimate by many. Not only does it increase bone health in children and adults, in children it can prevent future hip fractures. When there is a deficiency there are no symptoms or warnings before a serious condition such as rickets, weak bones or teeth appear. Breast milk is low in vitamin D and now that it has become popular again rickets have become more common in infants.

There are few rich sources of Vitamin D in food. The best way to get Vitamin D is from the sun. Using heavy sunscreens will interfere with the sun's ability to turn oil in the skin into vitamin D. It is recommended that you have 15 minutes in the sun before applying sunscreen. If you have any skin sensitivity or conditions you should check with your dermatologist first.

A lack of Vitamin D restricts the bodies ability to absorb calcium and phosphorus which retards bone development. In infants and children rickets develops, which causes growth retardation and bone deformities. Adults who are lacking in vitamin D experience bone pain and soft bones. If you are someone who is indoors most of the time, or you wear clothing that covers most of your skin when in the sun, or if you live in an northern area with limited sun rays, it is important to make sure you are eating a diet rich in Vitamin D foods. Vitamin D is very stable so you will not lose any when cooking.

African Americans need quite a bit more vitamin D than caucasians because of the high melatonin content in their skin reduces the skin's ability to produce vitamin D from the sun. It is estimated that between 30 to 50 percent of african americans are vitamin D deficient. Obesity is associated with vitamin D deficiency because it is fat soluble and ends up being stored in fat cells where it is less accessable by our metabolism.

Obese individuals are not able to convert sunrays into vitamin D as well as individuals of normal weight. Studies have found that they only produce 55% of the amount of a person of normal weight. A Diet low in dietary fat or the inability to absorb dietary fat will hinder the absorption of vitamin D because it is a fat soluble vitamin. This can lead to a vitamin D deficiency. Medications may interfere with the absorption and utilization of Vitamin D. If you are getting your vitamin D from food sources It is best to take medications several hours apart from meals if possible.

Foods Rich in Vitamin D

The best source is salmon. Other good sources are shrimp and vitamin d fortified milk. Good sources include cod and eggs. Check to see how much Vitamin D you are getting from these food sources. Infants, children, teenagers and adults up to age 50 need 200 IU's per day. Adults 51 to 70 need 400 IU's per day and adults above 70 need 600 IU's per day.

Vitamin D deficiency is a huge problem for people of all ages. Detecting deficiency is very difficult because of the lack of warning signs. It is best to take preventative measure by insuring that you are getting enough Vitamin D either from the sun or from food sources rich in Vitamin D.

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      7 years ago

      How much bone would i need to shield myself form a nuclear blast?

    • U Neek profile image

      U Neek

      8 years ago from Georgia, USA

      Thanks for the info on this deficiency. I found out that I was severly Vitamin D deficient a couple of years ago and was on Rx Vit. D for several months. Last month at a routine check up, I mentioned to my doctor that I had not had my Vit. D levels checked in some time and so he ran the labs and I was once again severly deficient. I started taking an OTC supplement along with a Calcium supplement because I had read that the D would be better absorbed with Calcium. Within just a few days, I could tell a difference in my fibromyalgia pain symptoms and I don't think I will even be without a Vit. D supplement in my health regimen again! Great hub. Thanks for sharing.

    • agaglia profile image

      8 years ago

      Interesting Hub. I was just prescribed a large dose of vit. D., so this was of personal interest to me. Informative and good information to pass on. thanks.

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      8 years ago

      I recently had my yearly physical and I was in tip top shape except I am terribly deficient in Vitamin D. I am 59 years of age. I work in the sun every day. I eat a lot of fish, including salmon and eggs. It seems from your articles that I am doing everything that would keep me from becoming deficient in Vitamin D of all vitamins??? Please help?

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      9 years ago

      About Vitamin D. <a href=" caused the rickets epidemic?.

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      9 years ago

      Meh. I’m 16, and, well;

      I recently have had a few blood tests done and have found that my Vitamin D count is somewhere around 10 or so, and is supposedly supposed to be around 30 or so.

      They've put me on prescription Vitamin D/Calcium supplements and a multivitamin. Oh, and because I live in Minnesota [almost no sun this time of year xD], they've asked me to sit in front of a sun lamp whenever possible as well.

      I absolutely despise just about every type of seafood, so I don't think that's going to help out much. Same goes for eggs, sadly. So aside from those foods, are you aware of any other types that might be beneficial?

      Any information is greatly appreciated! Thank you so much.

      Haha. I don't even know if you still check comments. (Can't hurt to try my luck, eh?)

    • profile image

      9 years ago

      am 17 and i have calcium and Vitamin D def unlucky for me

    • flutterbug77 profile image

      10 years ago from USA

      Very helpful information.

    • MrMarmalade profile image

      10 years ago from Sydney

      Like your hub.

      I have one of the bad vitamin deficiencies.

      Glad I have missed that one.

    • stevemark122000 profile imageAUTHOR

      10 years ago from Southern California

      I appreciate your comment Rachel! I'm glad you found this information useful and thanks for stopping by.

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      Rachel Ord

      10 years ago from Palm Coast

      Lots of great info! I wasn't aware of the suns benefits in relation to Vitamin D. I find this stull all too interesting. I have to say that salmon and eggs are two of my very favorite foods-looks like a Vitamin D rich diet works good for me! THanks!

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      Constant Walker

      10 years ago from Springfield, Oregon

      That's what I like about Centrums vitamins, they pay attention to the science of vitamin absorption. They know that too much of one nutrient can cancel out the absorption of another, so they're not just offering more of everything than the competition.

      Most people aren't aware of this, and the majority of supplement makers KNOW that most people aren't aware of this. Centrums plays up to to our intelligence and education, while the competition relies on exploiting our ignorance.

      Nicki B, you might want to research those Costco supplements more carefully.

    • stevemark122000 profile imageAUTHOR

      10 years ago from Southern California

      Thanks Nicki B. I am glad you find the information helpful. It would be a good idea to do the vitamin test I talk about in my hub "What You Should know before Choosing Vitamin Supplements" so that you know you are absorbing and benefiting from the costco vitamins.

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      Nicki B

      10 years ago from Orange County, Ca

      Just more reason for me to take those huge multi-vitamin pills that my grandmother gives me from Costco. hehe.

      Stevemark... you are really inspiring me (and giving me the info) to lead a healthier life. I promise I will try! :-D

      -Nicki B.

    • stevemark122000 profile imageAUTHOR

      10 years ago from Southern California

      Thanks mulder you make some great points. The body will heal itself if given what it needs to do so.

    • mulder profile image

      10 years ago from Warnbro Western Australia

      Our bodies are designed to heal and repair themselves given the right nutrients and conditions Im so schocked about the way we dont eat right and the way the doctors just give a pill for this and that causeing more problems and now we are told dont go in the sun its causes skin cancer so we stay in outside all day and then we dont aborsb vitamin D causeing more health problems by writting these hubs Steve hopefully people will listern and help save their lives thats why I write about natural health supplements as well .

    • stevemark122000 profile imageAUTHOR

      10 years ago from Southern California

      I feel like what I know is only the tip of the iceberg.

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      Constant Walker

      10 years ago from Springfield, Oregon

      I should, I've been studying me -and my health and fitness- for about 22 years.

      But, I think you're the real expert, eh?

    • stevemark122000 profile imageAUTHOR

      10 years ago from Southern California

      Pam, thanks for stopping by and thanks for your comment.

    • stevemark122000 profile imageAUTHOR

      10 years ago from Southern California

      Thanks for your comment Constant Walker. You really seem to know what you are doing when it comes to your health. That's great!

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      Constant Walker

      10 years ago from Springfield, Oregon

      Wow, two comments in a row!  This one caught my attention, too.

      I'm believe there is a direct correlation between rising occurrences of vitamin D deficiency and the rampant use of nuclear blast protection-grade sunscreen.

      I saw this coming 20 years ago.  That reminds me, I need to call everyone who told me I'd have skin cancer by now (which I don't) and inquire about their vitamin D deficiencies.

      A little gloating, and few "I told you so"s.  What the harm?

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      Pam Pounds

      10 years ago from So Cal Girl in the Midwest!

      Good info - thanks for the hub!

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1:00 A.M- Restland Cemetery.

The new year settles,
a white shawl on each blemish,
of last years deep scars.

Snowfall fills the flaws,
but my footprints mar its sheen,
past graves of those lost.

Here is where new years
should begin, amidst the stones,
that mark love's closure.

There is much to learn,
in this garden of people,
I cherish life more.

The car awaits me,
roads beckon fresh directions,
beyond the cold graves.

I drive aimlessly,
the radio plays auld lang syne,
and I hum along.

No Wine Nor Song.

With amputated hands
and no more music
to be had at his fingertips
the veteran from
the senseless Iraqi war,
cradled the wine glass
between his stubs
and attempted to
drown his sorrows
near his dearest friend,
his baby grand,
but it slipped
like his life,
from his grasp,
and became shards
like his arms,
so he simply walked away,
to join the homeless,
and beg for change,
that he would
never be able to hold,
his entire wealth
couched in a paper cup
as he dreamed of the songs
he would never play,
and learned to count money
with his toes.

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      8 years ago

      Great poem again. I was in Charleston, SC at a Megabucks coffee shop (I love them or actually the people who work there-maybe every coffee shop). I saw two Vets come in. They had one whole arm between them. I tried to buy them gift cards for coffee but they got away too quickly. I wrote about them. I was questioned as to how I could know they were Vets.

      There was no question in my mind about their origin. Let's see- it was Charleston, SC. There are many VA hospitals in the area or clinics. Their haircuts gave them away. Their demeanor gave them away. And who cares how they got here? They were Vets of something! They had been bitten and chewed by life. They certainly deserve some coffee.

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      8 years ago from Michigan

      Nice poem.

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Addiopizzo (English: "Goodbye Pizzo") is a grassroots movement established in Sicily to build a community of businesses and consumers who refuse to pay "pizzo" – Mafia extortion money.[1][2] It is a grassroots social-conscience motivated consumer movement analogous to Fair Trade. The group, led by a generation whose adolescence was characterized by the murders of anti-Mafia judges, journalists and businessmen, operates in the Palermo and Catania metropolitan area, traditionally a Mafia stronghold.[3]

In 2004, Addiopizzo began by five graduates who wanted to open a bar in Palermo. Realising they would be asked to pay a Mafia tithe, they decided instead to organise against the pizzo.[4] Frustrated with the Mafia's stranglehold on the local economy and political life, they peppered the city with stickers that were designed to mimic the look of obituary notices and that read: "A whole people who pays the pizzo is a people without dignity."[5] They organized demonstrations wearing black T-shirts with the Addiopizzo logo, a broken circle with an X in the middle and the words "consumo critico" (critical consumption)."[6]

In 2007, the association counted 210 traders and entrepreneurs as members and over 9,000 consumers committed to buy only at shops belonging to the "pizzo-free" list.[7] Palermo police and the prefect have agreed to discreetly look after the member shops. "Addiopizzo" organized programs in more than 90 schools and educational institutes, with the participation of prosecutors and police. In May 2006 they organized a "pizzo-free" festival in one of Palermo's main squares.[8] Addiopizzo made headlines around the world when it launched a pizzo-free supermarket Punto Pizzofree in Palermo, which opened in March 2008.[9]

The Mafia extorts more than 160 million euro a year from shops and businesses in the Palermo region, with the island as a whole paying 10 times that figure, investigators estimate.[1] Around 80 per cent of Sicilian businesses pay a pizzo.[10] According to Palermo University, the pizzo averages 457 euros (640 dollars) a month for retail traders and 578 for hotels and restaurants, but construction companies are asked to pay over 2,000 euros per month according to economic daily Il Sole 24 Ore's figures.[2]

One of the first to refuse to pay protection money was Libero Grassi, a businessman from Palermo. In January 1991, he wrote an open letter to the Giornale di Sicilia, the local newspaper. Published on the front page, it was addressed to an anonymous "Dear Extortionist". It caused an uproar, and barely six months later on August 29th, 1991, Grassi was dead.[11]

In 2006, Addiopizzo Catania was founded, with aims similar to those of Addiopizzo Palermo.[12] Addiopizzo Catania works to fight against the Mafia by discouraging shop owners from paying pizzo, educating people, and challenging cultural norms. On 30 October 2012 a delegation of the European Parliament's Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption, and Money Laundering (CRIM) invited Addiopizzo Catania to submit a report of its activities, in order to underline the importance of international cooperation against organized crime.[13]

Addiopizzo served as an example for Mafia? Nein danke!, an anti-Mafia movement in Germany, established after the Duisburg massacre in August 2007, when, in front of an Italian restaurant, six people were killed in a blood feud between 'Ndrangheta families.[14]

Addiopizzo Travel

Addiopizzo Travel is a project of Addiopizzo that focuses on raising awareness amongst the many holidaymakers that travel to Sicily every year by helping travellers with finding "pizzo-free" hotels, restaurants, shops, etc. In addition they run anti-mafia tours for schools, universities, and other interested parties.[15]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mafia-free supermarket defies mob extortion, The Daily Telegraph, March 8, 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 To the Mafia's horror, pizzo-free shop opens Palermo doors, AFP, March 8, 2008
  3. Sicilians grow defiant of Mafia, BBC News, April 11, 2008
  4. We won't pay you protection, traders tell Mafia, The Daily Telegraph, April 28, 2006
  5. Gross, David M. (2014). 99 Tactics of Successful Tax Resistance Campaigns. Picket Line Press. pp. 190–91. ISBN 978-1490572741.
  6. One Hundred Defiant Shopkeepers Say "We Don’t Pay Protection Money", Corriere della Sera, May 5, 2006
  7. Gross, David M. (2014). 99 Tactics of Successful Tax Resistance Campaigns. Picket Line Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1490572741.
  8. Sicilian Mafia Reeling from Police and Business Actions, US Embassy Cable, December 6, 2007
  9. Shopkeepers revolt against Sicilian Mafia, The Observer, March 9, 2008
  10. Italy's biggest business: the Mafia, The Daily Telegraph, October 24, 2007
  11. A Bullet For a Businessman, Business Week, November 4, 1991
  12. Addiopizzo Catania
  13. Report on the activity of "Addiopizzo Catania", by Addiopizzo Catania to the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (CRIM), October 30, 2012
  14. The story of Mafia? Nein danke!, Laura Garavini website
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Power Africa was launched in 2013 by the US Government, to help expand access to electricity across the continent. Working with the world’s top companies, political leaders and financial institutions, the initiative aims to add 30,000 Megawatts of cleaner power generation across sub-Saharan Africa, and increase electricity access by adding 60 million new connections.

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Renewable energy sources are playing an important role in the expansion of electricity access in Africa.

African governments play a critical role in realising the ambition of Power Africa: they will be responsible for creating an enabling environment where the forces of private investment and technology solutions can be leveraged to increase power supply and access. Governments are leading reform processes of their power sectors, making their domestic and regional markets more attractive for private investors and technology companies, while protecting consumers and satisfying long-term energy needs. Such reforms are complex and key elements need to be addressed, such as effective planning, procurement and regulation. All require increased strategic leadership and coordination by governments.

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Our support has mainly focused on supporting governments and regional institutions put in place some of the most critical building blocks for a long term sustainable and efficient energy sector.

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