July 22, 2010
This is funny, I was talking to my kids about this the other day.
I wouldn’t say she was the worst, but I do remember her. Mrs. Fleming, grade 6, she would make us go to the store for her, during class, to purchase candy bars and cigarettes.
Imagine a teacher trying to pull that off today.
July 10, 2010
Let me go back. I came to Canada when I was 5, so 1973. My parents were already separated/divorced, I honestly don’t know which. We all lived full time with Mom, and seen Dad once in a while. By the time was 15, I didn’t see him anymore. In my early 20′s I tried to reacquaint myself with him. More
June 29, 2010
A few years ago I injured my right shoulder real bad. Trying to be macho and pressing more weight than I should. I was out of commission for good while. Went to every type of therapy. A friend of mine recommended acupuncture. I thought I’d give it a shot. I had one treatment, within a week my shoulder was fine. It’s been over 3 years and not one single problem.
June 28, 2010
I’ll be honest here. The pay and the benefits. The hours suck. I wake up most days at 3am. Yes – when most people are on their way home from the club, I’m on my way to work. There is a bright side though. I’m home by 12pm some days, so there is a balance. Now that it’s summer, I’ll be home and I still have most of my day.
May 24, 2010
At the start of the playoffs, I thought they were going to get swept by the Caps. So I am disappointed, but still happy at how well they played. They had a nice run.
May 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Eating hot dogs, bacon, sausage or deli meats increases the chance of heart disease by 42 percent, US researchers said in a report out Monday.
Eating processed meat is also linked to a 19 percent higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, said the study, which appeared in the journal Circulation.
However researchers found no higher risk of heart disease or diabetes among people that ate unprocessed red meat such as from beef, pork, or lamb.
Most healthy eating guidelines already recommended limited meat consumption, but until now “studies have shown mixed results for relationships between meat consumption and cardiovascular diseases and diabetes,” said Renata Micha, the lead author of the study.
“Most prior studies also did not separately consider the health effects of eating unprocessed red versus processed meats,” said Micha, a research fellow in the department of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).
The team reached their conclusions by studying information from 1,600 reports from around the world involving some 1.2 million people.
On average, each 50 gram (1.8 ounce) daily serving of processed meat (about one to two slices of deli meats, or one hot dog) was associated with the higher heart disease and diabetes risk, the researchers said.
Lifestyle factors associated with eating unprocessed red meats and processed meats “were similar, but only processed meats were linked to higher risk,” said report co-author Dariush Mozaffarian, assistant professor in the department of epidemiology at HSPH.
While unprocessed red and processed meats eaten in the United States contained similar average amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol, researches found that processed meats “contained, on average, four times more sodium and 50 percent more nitrate preservatives,” said Micha.
“This suggests that differences in salt and preservatives, rather than fats, might explain the higher risk of heart disease and diabetes seen with processed meats, but not with unprocessed red meats,” she said.
In order to decrease heart attack and diabetes risk, it would be best to avoid processed meats such as bacon, salami, sausages, hot dogs and processed deli meats.
“Based on our findings, eating one serving per week or less would be associated with relatively small risk,” said Micha.
May 12, 2010
Pittsburgh got owned, just like you’re gonna get beat down, again, by GSP.
He later stated he’s not much of a hockey fan. But his interview earlier in the week, he said he was a Pittsburgh fan? Already backtracking?
