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Buffalohair, Preparedness, a Word to the Wise

2012-02-12T03:20:00.001-06:00

Preparedness, a Word to the Wise

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in full swing developing and exercising live disaster drills across the country in an effort to prepare people for possible catastrophic events. Whether or not you believe we are living in a time of change, end of the world or simply ma earth having a bad hair day something is up and it’s time to be more responsible for the loved ones in your charge. You got to have a game plan for survival or they will die as well as you.

Does not matter what part of the planet you live on the possibility disaster may strike your neck of the woods is growing exponentially daily. It could be a flood, tornado, cyclone, wild fire, winter storm, earthquake etc; do you have a contingency plan? What have you done to prepare for the known events that are common in your region? Do you have a survival pack at the ready if you have to run out the door? Where will you go? What about your infant child or elderly grandmother? Are you prepared to save their lives as well as yourself? Sounds kind of scary huh and it should because death is a very real consequence if you don’t take this issue seriously. Disaster will turn into personal tragedy and nothing worse than watching a loved one die

As a former associate director of the Office of Emergency Management & Firefighter I can not stress hard enough how important it is to have a game plan for survival. I’ve written plans, participated in table top exercises and full blown exercises with many departments with mutual aid participation. Ironically I participated in an air crash scenario exercise after a real passenger jet crashed in Colorado Springs, United Flight 585, killing all 25 people onboard. What a group of coordinated professionals they were and it was truly an honor working with them. Working with multiple agencies in these exercises taught me the importance of preparedness, cooperation and training. I have FEMA certifications in my repertoire and though you may not be responsible for the wellbeing of a community you should have some knowledge of preparedness this agency has to offer, for your family’s sake. It’s free.

Though we live in a world filled with advanced technology there is no technology that can streamline or expedite an emergency response from first responders at any level of government. Ask a survivor and they will tell you it can take a week or more before help arrives since logistics is a major concern. Will the bridges and roads be passable? Where will planes land if the airstrip is destroyed? 911 switchboards will load beyond capacity if you were lucky enough to still have a phone or electricity. If fires broke out there are no doubts emergency services will be stretched beyond its limits to contain the blaze. Rescue operations, security and a host of other concerns will also slow response time to your location. Be prepared to treat injuries and bivouac for at least 7 days. Water, Water, Water for without water in 3 days you will die.

In many cases emergency services within a stricken region can also be destroyed extending the time before help arrived even more. A dear friend walked around with a shard of glass impaled in her chest for weeks before she found assistance after Hurricane Andrew. She lived in the direct path of the hurricane causing total devastation as far as the eye could see. Only by shear grit did she survive to tell her tale. The stories she told me were horrific since human carnage was everywhere and after a week the air carried the stench of rotting bodies, and help was still ‘on the way’. Eventually the government dug mass graves and buried scores of people before pestilence spread throughout Dade County. Katrina should be a stark reminder that you can’t always depend on others and it also stresses the point that survival is in your hands when it comes down to it.

I worked on the recovery efforts in Los Angeles California after the 1994 Northridge Quake and found many roads impassable at best, even weeks after the quake. The devastation was astronomical and that was a little shaker at 6.7 m. but it looked like an atomic bomb struck. Imagine being woken up at 4:31 in the morning as your house goes surfing on a seismic wave. For some people they simply woke up to Dante’s Inferno and were burned to a crisp when a gas main ruptured and caught fire. Others were crushed to death as building came down like a stack of pancakes. What I witnessed never made the news as whole sections of the community were sealed off and away from the public eye. It was hard to fathom the totality of this disaster but I can safely say some people never had a chance, survival pack or no survival pack. They were obliterated in a stew of meat, iron and concrete. My heart still goes out to those poor souls who died on that fateful day.

Tornados are another experience I managed to survive in the Pan Handle of Oklahoma and I really don’t know how I managed to get out of that one. It was more like a dream as I dodged trees, debris and other junk as a series of twisters ravaged Northwest Oklahoma and it was late at night. In hindsight I should have stayed on my rez and gone to a 49 after our social. But what a feeling of helplessness as nature flexed her might. I truly felt like a little bug waiting to be crushed as I tried to find safety. Being on the road was not exactly the best place to be. There were multiple tornados across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas with major loss of life on that evening I later learned.

Gads, I drove through several twisters and had no clue where I was going since I could not see other than dirt and trees whizzing around through my headlights. Where was I going to hide? I felt buck naked at Sunday school in a crowd of nuns. I only caught a glimpse of the twisters as lightening flashed and transformers exploded. I was traveling, totally unprepared and unfamiliar with my surroundings and that was a formula for death if I ever saw one. Maybe I should have heeded the emergency broadcast warning before I left my nation. At least I would have known where the shelter was. The Lord protects children and fools and I guess I qualified. Relatively unscathed, I only had a broken windshield, some sand blasting on the ole paint job and a need for another pair of boxers, holay!

There is no question people will die during any catastrophic event just by the shear nature of disasters. But with some preplanning you will increase your survivability quotient 100 fold. Knowing where the shelter is and paying attention to emergency broadcasts will keep you out of as much danger as humanly possible. Having a survival pack with essentials to last at least a week will insure you will not suffer as much if your community is completely devastated. You must pay attention to your surroundings and know where to go in a time of crisis. And you must instruct your family on what to do if you are at work or out of the house. There are many concerns that should be addressed before a disaster strikes. For diabetics and other people who require special medical needs preplanning must include the medications you need to sustain life including its storage.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided comprehensive tips, guides and a host of resources so you can responsibly plan and prepare for disasters. Whether you follow the FEMA *guidelines or you decide to utilize other preparedness resources the bottom line is the fact you are taking measures to protect you and your loved in the event of catastrophe. You may survive disaster but you also need to survive till help arrives to assist you further and that can take a week or more depending on your location and the type of disaster you are confronted with. First responders will have their hands full and logistical concerns will weigh heavily on response time.

I worked in events with mass casualties and had to perform emergency rescues, triage and prepare a dust off for Flight for Life and do body recovery with limited personnel. We wore many hats that day so I know how hard it is to be everywhere at once, let alone the exhaustion factor when the adrenaline wears off. That’s when it can get dangerous to the first responder. In most cases there is only a hand full of first responders locally. Budget and manpower cuts in all branches of emergency services across the country is a recipe for disaster especially now. In a crisis police, ambulance and fire department personnel will undoubtedly be overwhelmed by the shear magnitude of some events. And it will simply take time for federal agencies to asses and prepare a coordinated response. If there are multiple events nationally resources will be stretched even further. Do the math; it is up to you to survive until help arrives. The life of your family depends on it. That back pack sitting in the corner will be the key to your survival. If you don’t prepare it may truly be the end of the world for you and your family.
* http://www.fema.gov/

Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair

NASA – Warns Employees to BE PREPARED

Posted in Space with tags disaster, emergency, NASA, preparedness news on February 11, 2012 by Buffalohair

Buffalohair Gazette International Archives 2009- 2012
NASA – Warns Employees to BE PREPARED
Voyager Finds Magnetic Foam at Solar System’s Edge
Alert NASA WARNS PUBLIC OF ONCE IN A LIFETIME SOLAR STORM
Solar/Volcano / Earthquake Watch Feb 9-13, 2012
SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: Filament Eruptions Associated With Earth Bound CMEs (Feb 11th, 2012)

Buffalohair, Global Oligarchy is Here To Stay,….for a while

2011-12-11T15:43:00.001-06:00

Global Oligarchy is Here To Stay,….for a while

“Oligarchy: is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with an elite class distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, commercial, and/or military legitimacy”

Hmm, sounds all to familiar but the reality is, Oligarchy is the wave of the future though it’s marketed as “Globalization or the New World Order” There is no need to point fingers since both sides of the political isle in the US and the so called free world are saturated with investor/politicians who’ve floated corporate interests before the needs of the people they are supposed to serve. Insider trading and stock manipulation are their tools of the trade. But that’s OK since it’s all about the money these days.

For that matter Russia and China don’t have communist leaders anymore. Putin and Medvedev both touted the cause for a new world order many times during their reign and steered Russia towards that fascist goal. Russia’s bogus election only picked a scab on a sore that will not heal and it was the last straw that enraged the people of Russia. Now the cat is out of the bag and Putin will resort to violence to retain his rule, but the people stand more defiant than ever before. Chinese thugs who’ve infiltrated the Chinese Communist Party have turned China into the world’s sweatshop to the joy of corporate fascists around the world. Mao would be turning over in his grave if he witnessed what China has become. After all, China is now ruled by the Landlord Class Fascists with the blessings of the World Trade Organization. Does not say much for the WTO since their membership reads like a ‘whose who’ in worldwide tyranny, slave labor and human trafficking.

If you remove all the borders, cultures and creeds you have two basic groups, the ruling or elite class and the subservient or working class. The protests or “Dawns” around the world are not secular by any stretch of the word because citizens are simply pissed off at lying politicians who front for corporations at the expense of the people. When you do the math or follow the money it becomes a fetid journey into the dark side of corporate corruption on a grand scale. Presidents, Kings and dictators from around the world are being fed cash under the table to allow corporations to rape their countries and kill their citizens. Africa, Central and South America are a testament to the wholesale slaughter of natives by private armies to clear the way for mines and plantations. *Chiquita Banana was convicted for funding right-wing terrorist organizations (FARC & AUC) who murdered Colombian villagers for plantation land. **Pig iron produced in Brazil for US Industries utilizes slave labor. Small wonder money is cursed for ‘profits from slavery’ is blood money.

Asia’s track record is of equal pall and human trafficking abounds to the joy of slave hungry corporations. China has a most lucrative Gulag System and the use of slaves is an accepted part of commerce. Western corporations have pounced on the opportunity to have cheap labor and divested in nations that adhere to laws that govern human rights and employer/employee relations. Environment? Forget about it. Trafficking labor and sex slaves is beyond epidemic proportions in Asia and corporatists have capitalized on the abundance of slaves. China is not a stable nation and is struggling with internal revolts from all quarters within its borders as of this writing. It’s only a matter of time before China’s dragon reawakens and consumes the evil that has victimized this once proud nation. And it would be poetic justice for corporate thugs who’ve abandoned America to be stuck in China when the revolution breaks out since they were in cahoots with the fetid Regime. The Chinese public knows who they are and where they live to. My bad……

Africa is a classic example of absolute corruption since corporations from around the world have landed with a vengeance. Tin horn dictators have a green light to censor torture and murder their own citizens if they pose a threat to the corporate cash flow that lines their pockets. Africa is a dark continent but not for the color of skin but for the evil that prevails in this resource rich continent. Why is it OK to subjugate the populations of Africa for corporations? The people of Africa, regardless of nation, should be wealthy or at the very least comfortable considering the trillions and trillions of dollars that was made or stolen by a hand full of people. It’s a corporate free for all as the world strips Africa of all her natural resources while giving her citizens nothing in return. We baulk at giving aid to Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Somalia and other beleaguered African nations while basking in her stolen wealth and we wonder why we are poised to suffer economically in the very near future. What comes around goes around homeboy/girl.

What did we learn about the Arab uprisings? Though the media wants you to think it’s all about Islam and the boogieman Muslims, it’s not. It’s all about corruption committed by their politicians and corporations who hoarded the nation’s wealth. We should have also caught the part where all these fallen Arab dictators were on the take from corporations throughout their bloody reigns. Funny how corporations had free reign in these nations while the citizens were suppressed censored and murdered. Small wonder the mid-east is in flames. But leave it to the media to plant a communist or jihadist label on these events to throw the blame elsewhere. Keeping people at odds with one another is the mainstay of the corporate owned media and a good job they did to. Divide and conquer, for the corporate bottom line.

In contrast India is in the midst of an anti-corruption campaign lead by Anna Hazare who founded the Indian Anti-Corruption Movement. The movement has grown exponentially and has become a powerhouse in the cause of anti-corruption within India. Obviously he is not a darling of the corporate world and the media in the west has managed to keep him out of the limelight. It’s a case for ‘out of sight, out of mind and easy to kill’, quietly. In India he is the rave with massive public support and his movement has identified corruption on a scale never before challenged in India. Granted Anna faces some very powerful international corporations, powerful political figures and it should be clear he is the target of assassination, the price paid for championing truth in an era of lies.

It’s a ‘war without borders’ as global oligarchists wage war on the citizens of the world, plain and simple. Greed and control are the axioms of today’s industrialists and we are the pawns in the most elaborate world takeover ever pulled off. When we watch protesters in London or Greece as they protest government/banker criminality we should realize these protesters are in the trenches fighting for democracy. The reason the Occupy movement seems so skewed is because there are many Americans from all quarters who are disillusioned by the absolute corruption that has become business as usual. Everyone has been betrayed in one form or another and people are starting to connect the dots, but the damage is already done.

Not everyone in the Occupy movement is a communist, fascist or fringe but average citizen’s who had enough with lies, corruption and bankers above the law. There are people from all walks of life who lost it all, job, home and family that are protesting. Veterans who’ve fought and spilled their blood who are disillusioned by the corruption are protesting and the list goes on and on. The riots on the streets around the world are directly related to one another. It is the voice of the people sick and tired of corporate/bank owned politicians who’ve betrayed their people. But sadly it will all be for not since corporate oligarchists own many of our politicians and they control the militaries, police forces and the judiciary. The one world order thing was also a part of prophecy. And if you did read your sacred book then you would also know this era of global tyranny will be short lived anyway. After all, we are living in a time of great change and man is powerless to alter the course of destiny. The only change man can alter is pocket change, capice?

* http://talkingaboutcolombia.com/2011/06/14/chiquita-banana-guilty-of-paying-fto%E2%80%99s-now-faces-mass-lawsuit/

http://appellateluyster.blogspot.com/2011/06/chiquita-banana-gross-violations-of.html

** http://www.os.org.br/destaque/escrav/escrav_eng.htm

Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair
Tags: World Powers

The World Protests Corporate and Governmental Corruption

2011-10-15T21:24:00.004-05:00

The World Protests Corporate and Governmental Corruption

It should be more than apparent that the people of the world are fed up with corporate and governmental collusion and greed. Though the mainstream media has failed to connect the dots, the Occupy Wall Street movement is actually non partisan and poised people against the cancer that has infected governments. Now anti Wall Street/Corruption protests are spreading around the world and the media is scrambling to find fault while politicians try to use it to their advantage. If only they knew the public is sickened by all politicians’, democrats and republicans alike. Many people I’ve interviewed say:
“It’s about time”
There are others who’ve invested heavily in the Wall Street Ponzi Scheme and granted, they are not pleased but for the most part the Wall Street protests have the hearts of the American people. The bi-polar response to the Mid-East’s cry for democracy only highlights exactly how dysfunctional Washington and the corporate world really are. Learning that corporations and governments of the free world were secretly funding the now fallen dictators in the Mid-East including Muammar Gaddafi should have been a very red flag reflecting how corrupt our planet has become. The mainstream media has glossed over the true nature of the growing international Wall Street revolt that is at our doorstep. Occupy Wall Street has taken on a life of its own. After all, Wall Street and its corporate thugs bankrupted nations around the world for fun and profit, just because they can.
Basically it’s the people of the world against governments who’ve become the front men for morally bankrupt international corporations. It’s the so called elite class against 7 billion people who’ve been subjugated and literally starved to death so elitists can buy platinum toilet seats and summer homes in Kennebunkport Maine. Russia and China are not exempt for their leadership is already caught up in the web of the globalization scam. Putin and Medvedev have embraced the New World Order as well as China’s treasonous dictators who replaced communism with corporate fascism. The mainstream media is also in their fetid pockets as well. Only problem is; the elitists also control armies and police forces and this will make for a bloody bedfellow in the future.
It is almost comical to watch as politicians try to jump on the band wagon of this budding anti-corruption movement since they are part of the problem not the cure. Corporate corruption has infected politics on all sides of the isle on all continents plain and simple. The prophesized ‘wave of conscience’ has arrived and India is an example of this trend since the arrival of anti-corruption Guru Anna Hazare started his campaign. Granted, the mainstream media has all but ignored this tidbit of news from India and with good cause since this might become contagious. Whether the Occupy Wall Street enigma was started by the right or the left is of no consequence now since it has grown exponentially and evolved into an anti-corruption movement that is all encompassing. Laughably the mainstream media is caught in a quandary as their reporters struggle to dress extremism as the core elements of this movement. Ironically it is unconstitutional extremism and treasonous activity perpetrated by politicians for the sake of lobbyists and corporate thugs these protests are all about. Though there are many factions that make up this movement the core message is:
“We Are Fed Up with Corporate and Governmental Corruption and Lies”.
From an Indigenous point of view this is old news since corporate and governmental corruption and lies were the cornerstones of our experience with Europeans who graced our shores over 500 years ago. Funny part is; the perpetrators of these egregious crimes against humanity are the ancestors of the same elitists who are manipulating markets and destroying lives around the world today. So tag; you’re it since we are already colonized in reserves throughout the America’s and soon you will be placed in ‘economic zones or unions’ solely for the benefit of corporate profits, cheap labor and the exhausted New World Order. It’s all about the money and the sooner you wise up the sooner you will realize you have been taken for a fool. Like they say:
“A fool and his money are soon parted”
The time of change is upon us and every aspect of our existence both physical and spiritual are in a state of flux and this movement is only one of many that are destined to unfold in the era we live. Like an onion; governmental and corporate corruption has many layers and Wall Street is only one of them. When the totality of corruption comes to light governments will resort to murder and incarceration to stem this wave of conscience but the cat is already out of the bag. We have entered a more virulent phase of earth changes as prophecies in many sacred works come to pass. While some people await the arrival of the so called Anti-Christ I hate to burst your bubble but this metaphorical creature has already arrived with a vengeance, like thieves in the night.
The good news is; this reign of greed will be short lived because Ma Earth has other plans and there is not enough gold in the universe to alter mankind’s destiny. It’s always darkest before the dawn and mankind has only entered the sunset of civil society. Prophetically speaking; our journey will only get darker before we feel the warmth of humanity once again. It is promising to note there is a silver lining regardless if we survive this phase or not for there will be survivors and I’m OK with that. For me this OWS protest is just another sign as prescribed within the texts of many dogmas including mine. Like a road marker this event marks the beginning of the end of an era of greed that spanned many generations. And all I can say is:
“Let the Games Begin”
Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair

Ann Little Running Deer via Carlos TheZilla

Carlos TheZilla shared a link.

Wall Street sit-in protest goes global

www.baltimoresun.com

MILAN (Reuters) – Protesters worldwide geared up for a cry of rage on Saturday against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies and condemning millions to poverty and hardship through greed.

Buffalohair, Space G*D or Space Fraud

2011-10-03T11:33:00.001-05:00

Space G*D or Space Fraud

It is more than obvious the elite class has a ‘secret pal’. As the ever vanishing middle class considers anything paranormal poppycock elitists are immersed in mysticism, soothsayers, astrologers and a sacred connection with spirits and/or aliens. For the most part, they are a G*DLESS lot eh. Hoarded; within the axioms of many exclusive sects lay a wealth of sacred knowledge writhe with incantations, ceremonies and secrets of the universe. Only problem is, these elitists and their ancestors were hanging out with celestial scum for millenniums and soon the joke will be on them. If only people paid more attention to their sacred books and not their change purse.

Since before the time of Charlemagne, encounters and mass sightings have been chronicled in print, paintings and stone. There were no weather balloons or stealth aircraft to mistake or blame these anomalous events on. From all indicators these medieval folks mistook some unsavory star people for G*D’s and the rest is bloody history. If only they knew to check and see if these space punks were good or evil. Maybe Charlemagne and his trigger happy descendants would not have murdered and pillaged their way through the ages for some dork who claimed to be G*D. People forget the Creator or G*D is a perfect being and does not have the attributes of man such as ego, anger, hate, revenge, lust and all the other stuff we are plagued with. That should have been a major red flag since true G*D does not share the short comings of man, just low life entities.

When someone says G*D is angry I know they are not taking to or about G*D. This jealous and angry G*D routine reeks of something man penciled in. If it does not fit you must acquit and G*D is all about love and not someone to be fearful of. What is that all about? I’m telling you first hand when I saw the light of the Creator I felt like a child reaching in desperation for that loving warmth and sanctuary. This pissed off G*D people talk and write about is not G*D, just shady space dude, spirit or whatever, pulling a fast one on humanity.

Space dudes are only on our plane of existence, technology and all. Gads, they still need ships and flashy doodads to trip around in. And what’s with the anal probing eh? Can’t say I ever experience that one. Just don’t get ga ga over the first Tom, Dick or Alien Being that lands in your pasture and tells you they are G*D. Tell them to park that thing next to the old Dodge by the barn and leave your cows alone. Actually this is when you dip into your spiritual tool bag and get the medicine within your tradition to deal with these dorks. They are like any spirit; some are good and some are screwed. Don’t get your panties in a bunch since people from around the world are becoming more acutely aware. There are stories about good star people who spoke of their place in the sky and taught good things to the people they visited. Some say these folks were related to us. They were not G*D’s but they spoke of G*D in a good way and promoted morality. It’s a far cry from the materialistic mentality of the new world order. Why don’t people talk about those cool sky guys? Guess its more fun to talk about the enema bandits from space. That’s just nasty…

‘G*D or Creator’ does not need techno-mechanical means to zip around the universe nor do other spirits and entities, good or bad for that matter. I think those old painting showing G*D and Jesus playing with some antennae or sitting in a flying saucer are stupid and a classic example of how the ancients got hooked up with the wrong star people. Only primitive butt-head life forms require technological devices to cruise through wormholes or eye the naughty bits of passengers at the airport. Space dudes are like anyone else, there are good ones and there are bad. The technique used in identifying good and evil spirits is the same technique used on all entities, in my tradition anyway. There are some rude apparitious douche bags out there and you can’t be too careful these days. So get your medicine and don’t be stupid. Surely they are not G*D’s just your garden variety space dude.

With the increasing presence of spirits and other entities on this planet it is obvious we are poised for some interesting times. I can’t really tell you how it’s going to shake down but you better stock up on goodies so you don’t miss the show. There are other spirits one must be aware of but I don’t want to give you an ulcer. They’ve been out there pulling capers on humanity since before the time of Abraham so it’s not like they just showed up or anything. They are just getting a little friskier these days. This time of change dictates that we all will experience events we never before experienced. Many events will dumbfound our primitive science and we will learn exactly how stupid our culture really is. Space guys and other entities are only a small part of the anomalous events we will experience and all dogmas of the universe give you the tools needed to cope, if you pay attention.

From an indigenous point of view it’s the same ole same ole since our cultures always knew there were good and bad spirits, space guys included. Our ancestors chronicled encounters in stone and if you paid attention your ancestors did the same, hello MacFly. Fortunately there are many other people who share visions of the truth but they are silent for fear of appearing like aluminum cap wearing whizz-bangs. The secrets coveted by an elite group of people over the centuries are not secrets at all for there are no secrets within the spirit world. Maybe that’s why spirituality is under assault because people would know the truth if they were truly spiritual. In a world based on lies and deception this could be financially and politically catastrophic. In short, don’t let anyone try to convince you they are G*D’s just because they are spirits or space people for they truly are not.

Call it guilty by association if governments try to convince you they are in consort with benevolent beings, just look at who they shared technology with. And as they say, birds of a feather flock together and these space scums are no better than the elitists they associate with. I simply lump all spirits in two categories; good or evil and I think you should do the same. And if Space Man Spiff tells you he is your G*D tell him to take a number and get to the back of the line.

Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair

A childs experiment turns into a lesson on the toxins in our food supply.

2011-07-19T23:39:00.000-05:00

Jillian Michaels
out of the mouths of babes…

My Potato Project; The Importance of “Organic”

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A child’s experiment turns into a lesson on the toxins in our food supply.

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2011-07-19T23:29:00.000-05:00

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Gardening with your children: Organic Gardening

2011-07-19T23:26:00.002-05:00

Gardening with your children: Organic Gardening

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Gardening with Kids: Kids grow up fast—even faster these days with video games and computers. You can slow the world down by introducing them to the world ...

2011-07-19T12:45:00.002-05:00

Flower Garden

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Buffalohair, General Than Shwe Threatens Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Again

2011-07-01T01:33:00.000-05:00

General Than Shwe Threatens Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Again

Though General Thein Sein was proclaimed president of Burma in one of several sham elections perpetrated by the criminal cartel of Burma, General Than Shwe still calls the shots from Naypyidaw. Just remember it was under Than Shwe’s orders his top generals “retire” and form political parties in advance of the bogus election of 2010. Many people were quietly threatened, murdered or incarcerated in the process to pull off this election scam and their blood still stains the streets. The hopelessly corrupt Constitutional Referendum of 2008 paved the way for this theatrical performance. Now Than Shwe has resumed his war against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy in earnest, via his minion of course. Than Shwe deserves an Oscar for ‘Best Fiction’.

There is no question Than Shwe’s fingerprints are all over the latest push to quash Suu Kyi and the *NLD’s political aspirations. General Thein Sein, relegated to the ranks of gardener, has no real influence and must take orders like the other disingenuous generals turned politicians. That is the cold hard fact of life in contemporary Burmese politics. Than Shwe’s xenophobic fear of democracy, Suu Kyi and the NLD is a real cause for concern because of the planned visit to **Pagan. It would not be the first time Than Shwe orchestrated an unprovoked and bloody assault on his opposition. Ultimately the International Criminal Court will determine Thein Sein’s total involvement Burma’s ongoing holocaust. But alas it will be Than Shwe who has the most blood on his hands for he continues to kill. Nothing has changed in Burma except for the civil wars in the north.

The junta’s relaxing of censorship laws was very short lived but no one really believed the press would be allowed to print anything that remotely resembled the truth. Even a simple photo of Suu Kyi on a magazine cover was slammed by the censorship board. Than Shwe’s soldiers continue to rape and murder Kachin, Karen and other ethnic civilians in barbaric flare, hidden in plane site. So nothing has changed on the humanitarian front either. The only hope for Burma is when the people finally unite as one regardless of race or religion against a common enemy. Than Shwe’s ultimate weapon to divide and conquer using race and religion as a weapon would be neutralized. In any event Burma’s destiny lies in the hands of her own people for the world has proven to be impotent but their rhetoric of support sounded good.

It’s time for a Burmese Spring.

* http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21594

** http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21604

Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair

Buffalohair, The ARC of the Pikes Peak Region Annual Dinner: Entering the Star Gate

2011-05-30T20:03:00.002-05:00

The ARC of the Pikes Peak Region Annual Dinner: Entering the Star Gate

On May 21st The ARC of the Pikes Peak Region held and annual dinner and awards ceremony at the palatial Crowne Plaza Hotel. For those of you not aware of The ARC, it is an advocacy group dedicated to serving developmentally and intellectually challenged people of all age groups. They provide education and opportunities to people who would normally fall through the cracks in society. In any event I was there to do follow up interviews pertaining to the Joe Arridy story, an intellectually challenged person who was wrongfully executed many years ago. But what I discovered at the banquet was truly out of this world.

I’ve covered many stories from around the world and have grown quite cynical since humanity for the most part has been displaced by the concerns of material consequence. Fortunately this was not the case in Colorado Springs, Colorado on this hallowed night. Personally it was more like entering the proverbial Star Gate and being whisked away to a different universe inhabited by truly benevolent beings. The banquet was superb with the grace and elegance of a truly royal gathering. There was entertainment provided by Phil Taylor and the Bottom Line that added the perfect touch to this gala event. The meal was excellent and earned a 5 star rating from a culinary point of view.

Executive director Teddi Roberts gave a riveting speech along with other wonderfully talented people of this organization. World renowned Philanthropist and humanitarian Robert Perske and Terri Roberts awarded Denver Attorney David Martinez the first ever Robert Perske Justice for All Award for his invaluable efforts in garnering a pardon for Joe Arridy (Photo). Governor Bill Ritter sent a personal video message to ARC and honored the descendants of attorney Gail Ireland, the attorney who fought in vain to save the life of Joe Arridy. The event was not centered on Joe Arridy though but a multitude of accomplishments this truly noble organization, its members and donors were involved in over the last year. But what stole the show for me was the honors given to the beautiful people The ARC were dedicated to.

The smiles of joy these wonderful human beings gave as they received their awards were ever so endearing. I found it hard to hold back the tears as they gleamed with pride for they truly faced down and conquered their disabilities to become an integral part of society. In a world that has become deaf to the cries of the innocent it was refreshing earnest and selflessness. If only I could take them back through the Star Gate to the world from which I reside. They could teach our primitive life forms the lessons of kindness and understanding, what a wonderful planet it could be. But alas, this is only science to be among true champions of humanity on this stellar night. I was surely on another galaxy where people cared for one another in fiction for the planet I live does not comprehend nor is capable of understanding the axiom of love and compassion. Besides, I would not want to run the risk of contaminating something as pure and beautiful as The ARC and all their inhabitance.

Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair

Joe Arridy Legacy: In the Presence of Greatness (buffalohairarchivesblog.wordpress.com)
Dan Leonetti Keeps a Promise to Little Joe Arridy (littlerunningdeer.wordpress.com)
Buffalohair, Joe Arridy Legacy: In the Presence of Greatness (annlrd.wordpress.com)

My Meal Plan

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	Breakfast	Lunch	Snack	Dinner

Monday10/4/2010

Cottage Cheese Pancakes With Berries

Turkey and Cheese Sandwich With Carrots and Hummus

Yogurt With Pumpkin Seeds and Honey

Tuesday10/5/2010

Broccoli and Cheese Crustless Quiche With Whole-Wheat Toast and Pear

Asian Chicken Almond Salad and Orange

Cottage Cheese and Blueberries

Broiled Scallops With Honey-Lime Marinade and Sautéed Spinach With Toasted Sesame Oil

Wednesday10/6/2010

Creamy Oats With Almonds

Asian Shrimp Salad

Celery Stalks With Almond Butter

Beef and Vegetable Skillet

Thursday10/7/2010

Banana Breakfast Shake

Chicken Salad With Strawberries, Feta, and Edamame

Peanut Butter on Graham Crackers

Grilled Salmon With Ginger-Honey Glaze and Roasted Broccoli With Lemon

Friday10/8/2010

Scrambled Eggs and Cheese With Toast and Grapefruit

Turkey and Avocado Wrap With Baby Carrots

Spicy and Cheesy Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Watercress and Endive Salad and Golden Chicken With Spicy Refried Beans

Saturday10/9/2010

Multigrain Cereal Parfait

Tuna Niçoise Salad

Grapes and Walnuts

Apricot Pork Medallions With Cauliflower and Barley

Sunday10/10/2010

Bacon and Eggs With Whole-Wheat Toast and Strawberries

BBQ Chicken Sandwich With Red Pepper Slices

Apple With Almond Butter

Shrimp Veracruzana With Farro

Warm Up/Prep

5 minutes

Circuit 1

1 ) Wide Grip Pulldown 3 sets of 15

This exercise targets the muscles along the side of your upper back.

2 ) Pelvic Thrust 3 sets of 15

This exercise uses your own body weight as resistance.

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 2

1 ) Seated Row 3 sets of 15

This exercise targets your upper and outer back muscles

2 ) Static Lunges 3 sets of 15

Like squats, these lunges really work your butt and thighs.

Circuit 3

1 ) Superman 3 sets of 15

Develop your own superpowers with this back-strengthening move!

2 ) Forward Lunge 3 sets of 15

This exercise strengthens the muscles in the legs for better control and balance.

Circuit 4

1 ) Dumbbell Biceps Curl 3 sets of 15

This simple curl isolates your biceps.

2 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

3 ) Bicycle Crunch 3 sets of 15

The bicycle targets your rectus abdominus (inner and outer obliques).

Circuit 5

1 ) Concentration Curls 3 sets of 15

The concentration curl really isolates the biceps by taking any assistance from the back and shoulders totally out of the equation.

2 ) Jumping Rope 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an outstanding form of cardio in terms of calorie burning and toning quads, hamstrings, and calves.

3 ) Russian Twists 3 sets of 15

Want six-pack abs? This is a full-on abdominal routine that works the rectus abdominus, internal and external obliques, and transverse abs.

Cool Down

5 minutes

Get Benched!

I know I'd normally yell at you for sitting down, but sitting isn't always so bad. For example, if you're interested in working your triceps with bench dips, by all means pull up a chair. Get ready to get some strong, toned arms. Stand with your back to a sturdy bench or chair. Bend your legs and place your palms on the front edge of the bench, your fingers pointing forward. Walk your feet out in front of you until most of your body weight is resting on your arms.Keeping your elbows tucked in at your sides, inhale, bend your arms, and slowly lower your body until your upper arms are parallel with the floor. Your hips should drop straight down toward the floor. Hold for a beat, then exhale and straighten your arms back up to the starting position, and repeat.Be careful not to lower your body too far or lean forward or away from the bench. You'll overstress your shoulders.

JILLIAN'S TIP OF THE DAY

Take It on the Road

You know the story — you go on vacation or a business trip and your exercise routine goes out the window. Well, it's time to break that pattern! Next time you have to stay in a hotel, look at it as an opportunity to change up your workout. Bench dips, lunges, squats, and push-ups don't require any special equipment. Many hotels have gyms and pools. If there's only a pool, do your strength-training exercises in the water, which provides some extra resistance. If the hotel doesn't have any exercise facilities, do your homework — search the Internet for a gym nearby that offers day passes — most do!

Ask and Smart Tips About Exercise

2011-04-17T04:38:00.000-05:00

Ask Jillian Michaels
Tightening Up Your Inner Thighs
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Q: I really like how my quads and hams have started tightening up, but my inner thighs have a long way to go. Any suggestions for exercises that will help this area?
Jillian Michaels A:
Sadly, this is where your body chooses to deposit its fat. Genetically speaking, your body is predisposed to carry weight there, so that will be the last place it’s going to come off. The best thing you can do is watch what you eat and keep training. This will help you lose weight in general — and eventually those problem areas are gonna have to give!
That said, if strengthening the muscles in this area is the goal, I prefer old-school Jane Fonda leg lifts. They target the muscle you want to hit without creating bulk. I know this isn’t exactly the answer you’re looking for, but it’s the truth, and if you stay the course, your inner thighs WILL tighten up. Just keep doing what you’re doing!

Exercise

2011-04-17T04:32:00.003-05:00

Warm Up/Prep

5 minutes

Circuit 1

1 ) Modified Push-up 3 sets of 8

A modified version of the regular push-up. This one still forces you to use your core muscles.

2 ) Wall Squat 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This exercise helps you build strength in your quads and develop your form to prepare you for performing a full squat.

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 2

1 ) Dumbbell Chest Fly 3 sets of 10

Grab some dumbbells and perk up your pecs!

2 ) Squats 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This basic move emphasizes strengthening your quads and glutes.

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 3

1 ) Bench Dip 3 sets of 8

Use a chair or a bench, and your own body weight, to work your triceps.

2 ) Lying Leg Raises 3 sets of 10

Lying Leg Raises emphasize the lower abs.

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 4

1 ) Lateral Shoulder Raises 3 sets of 10

This move helps get rid of sloping shoulders and builds muscle so that your arms look smaller.

2 ) Basic Crunch 3 sets of 10

Isolate those abs! As the name suggests, this is one of the most basic of all of the crunches.

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 5

1 ) Dumbbell Triceps Extension 3 sets of 10

By lowering and raising the dumbbells behind the head, this exercise creates definition in the back of your arms.

2 ) Scissors 3 sets of 10

Two for the price of one! Scissors work the lower abs as well as inner thighs.

3 ) Jumping Rope 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an outstanding form of cardio in terms of calorie burning and toning quads, hamstrings, and calves.

Cool Down

5 minutes

Warm Up/Prep

5 minutes 5 minutes

Circuit 1

1 ) Wide Grip Pulldown 3 sets of 12

This exercise targets the muscles along the side of your upper back.

2 ) Hack Squat 3 sets of 12

Use the body ball to strengthen your quad muscles.

3 ) Jumping Rope 3 sets of 1

2 minutes

This is an outstanding form of cardio in terms of calorie burning and toning quads, hamstrings, and calves.

Circuit 2

1 ) Dumbbell Row 3 sets of 12

Tone your upper and middle back, biceps, and rear delts.

2 ) Forward Lunge 3 sets of 12

This exercise strengthens the muscles in the legs for better control and balance.

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 3

1 ) Superman 3 sets of 12

Develop your own superpowers with this back-strengthening move!

2 ) Static Lunges 3 sets of 12

Like squats, these lunges really work your butt and thighs.

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 4

1 ) Dumbbell Biceps Curl 3 sets of 12

This simple curl isolates your biceps.

2 ) Bicycle Crunch 3 sets of 12

The bicycle targets your rectus abdominus (inner and outer obliques).

3 ) Jumping Jacks 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an excellent form of cardio that you can perform anywhere.

Circuit 5

1 ) Concentration Curls 3 sets of 12

The concentration curl really isolates the biceps by taking any assistance from the back and shoulders totally out of the equation.

2 ) Russian Twists 3 sets of 12

Want six-pack abs? This is a full-on abdominal routine that works the rectus abdominus, internal and external obliques, and transverse abs.

3 ) Jumping Rope 3 sets of 1

1 minutes

This is an outstanding form of cardio in terms of calorie burning and toning quads, hamstrings, and calves.

Cool Down

5 minutes

Sweat It Out at Home!

When you're feeling the pinch of tough economic times — not to mention the demands of family life and other obligations — sometimes the gym just isn't an option. But that's no reason to skip a workout! There are plenty of ways to break a sweat and get fit in and around your home. And you don't have to buy expensive equipment to do it. Here are just a few of my favorite at-home workout ideas:

All the exercises on my site can be done at home — all you need is some inexpensive equipment — a pair of dumbbells, a mat, and a jump rope — and some space. If you don't want to spring for equipment, there are plenty of hard-core exercises that use your own body weight as resistance. The push-up is a classic exercise that will tone your chest, arms, and back; the lunge is fantastic for strengthening your lower body.
Add some cardio to your morning routine with a run around the neighborhood or a quick jump-rope session. Because cardio represents weight-loss bonus points, add it in whenever you can. Working out in the morning, though, is a great way to wake yourself up and boost your energy for the entire day.
When your kids head off to bed at night, do your circuit-training exercises. When little Jimmy's sleeping, you won't be distracted — you'll be ready to kick butt.
Get creative and put to use common household items, such as soup cans and water bottles, as exercise equipment.
Pick up a few workout DVDs. I have a whole collection of fitness DVDs that give you a complete workout: No More Trouble ZonesBanish Fat, Boost Metabolism gives you a killer cardio workout, and 30-Day Shred is an intense total-body blast that's great when you're short on time. offers a hard-core strength-training routine,

JILLIAN'S TIP OF THE DAY

Act Like a Kid Again

Lots of people complain that they don't have time to work out because they have to take care of their kids. Last time I checked, there was no law on the books saying that time with your kids has to be spent indoors, in front of the television. Get your family outside and engage in active play with them! Play some touch football or a game of tag. It's no substitute for a workout, but it will burn extra calories — and set a great example for your little ones about the value of movement.

Monday

Warm Up/Prep: Warm Up

Circuit 1: Modified Push-up, Wall Squat, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 2: Dumbbell Chest Fly, Squats, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 3: Bench Dip, Lying Leg Raises, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 4: Lateral Shoulder Raises, Basic Crunch, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 5: Dumbbell Triceps Extension, Scissors, Jumping Rope

Cool Down: Cool Down

Tuesday

Warm Up/Prep: Warm Up, Warm Up

Circuit 1: Wide Grip Pulldown, Hack Squat, Jumping Rope

Circuit 2: Dumbbell Row, Forward Lunge, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 3: Superman, Static Lunges, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 4: Dumbbell Biceps Curl, Bicycle Crunch, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 5: Concentration Curls, Russian Twists, Jumping Rope

Cool Down: Cool Down

Wednesday

• Rest Day

Thursday

Warm Up/Prep: Warm Up

Circuit 1: Dumbbell Chest Press, Hack Squat, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 2: Dumbbell Chest Fly, Sumo Squat, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 3: Bench Dip, Pelvic Thrust, Jumping Rope

Circuit 4: Military Shoulder Press, Reverse Crunches, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 5: Triceps Kickbacks, Basic Crunch, Jumping Rope

Cool Down: Cool Down

Friday

Warm Up/Prep: Warm Up

Circuit 1: Seated Row, Side Lunge, Jumping Rope

Circuit 2: Wide Grip Pulldown, Lying Leg Raises, Jumping Rope

Circuit 3: Superman, Pelvic Thrust, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 4: Hammer Curls, Plank Twists, Jumping Jacks

Circuit 5: Reverse-Grip Curls, Bicycle Crunch, Jumping Rope

Cool Down: Cool Down

Saturday

• Cardio DayIt's your choice — do any kind of cardio you'd like today, but remember to get your heart rate up to 85%.

From walking outside to working out with your favorite cardio DVD, how do you know which kinds of cardio are best? Do you walk, swim, step, or climb your way to ﬁtness? The answer is: all of these. Find out which kinds of cardio are effective!

When to Do Your CardioContrary to popular opinion, there’s no "right" time of the day to do cardio. The most important thing is that you do it. There is an established misconception that cardio is most effective first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, the theory being that you won’t have eaten in 8 to 10 hours, so there will be less blood sugar available for fuel, which will force your body to draw on and burn more of its stored energy. This is absolutely untrue. A calorie is a calorie no matter what. It doesn’t matter if the calories are from fat or from carbs — as long as you are burning more of them than you are taking in, you will lose weight. If anything, working out on an empty stomach could make you feel weak and could inhibit your performance. The best advice is to do your cardio whenever you have the energy for it, whether it’s morning or evening, on an empty stomach or following a snack. All that matters is that you are putting as much into every workout as you can — do that, and you’re guaranteed to get the most out of it. My workout plan allots for one day a week strictly devoted to cardio, but if you want to do extra cardio, do it after your circuit training for the day for weight loss "extra credit."How Long to Do Your CardioWhen it comes to duration, you should do a minimum of 30 minutes and a maximum of two hours of cardio in any single session. On the one hand, the number of calories you burn in half an hour might not make it worth the trip to the gym (unless you’re going completely hard-core in your cardio session).On the other hand, you don’t want to exercise intensely for more than 2 hours straight, as excessive activity of this kind releases stress hormones into the body, such as cortisol, which inhibit weight loss, causing your body to react by storing fat and retaining water out of self-protection.Choosing Your CardioThere are a million and one exercises that you can do for cardio. So how do you know which kinds of cardio are best? Do you walk, row, spin, step, or climb your way to fitness? The answer is all of these. You should do whatever you enjoy the most.. If you only have access to one type of exercise, you can change the way you use it every once in a while so that you are avoiding the workout plateau and keeping yourself challenged and motivated. If you need information about specific cardio workouts, learn more about your options Walking / Jogging / RunningYou can perform this activity on a treadmill or outdoors. The key is to mix it up and keep it challenging. Do you walk every day but never break a sweat? Forget about it! That is useless. To burn maximum calories, you have to get your heart rate up!. There are a few different ways of doing this: you can walk on an incline, walk fast, run, or jog, depending on what you’re ready for at your current fitness level. Try performing intervals by running or jogging in quarter-mile bursts. You can also work different muscles in your legs by running backward every occasionally. Obviously, you can’t do this everywhere. You might also try sports drills like running sideways, or karaokes, which is trying to run sideways crossing your right foot over your left foot, then your left foot over your right foot.StairsYou can perform this exercise on a stair-climber or step-mill. The key to getting the most out of this exercise is taking full steps. Make sure you let your bottom leg fully extend, without touching the ground, before stepping back up. Don’t lean on the machine or hold on to anything. If you need to set the speed lower in order to go hands-free, do it; you’re still better off moving your upper body as you step. You can also perform this exercise sideways, and alternating your right leg over your left leg, and vice versa. This type of cardio will also tone your hamstrings, glutes, and calves, which you should bear in mind if you are working those muscle groups on the same day or on a day close to your cardio workout.Elliptical TrainerThis machine is good because it tends to have a lot of variables built in; many of these machines have adjustable incline ramps, allowing you to work different muscles in your legs. Some also have movable handles that allow you to work your upper as well as your lower body. Obviously, if the machine you’re using has these options for maximizing your session by working the upper body, use them. This machine is also good for people with knee problems, as it is low impact and easy on your joints. With elliptical trainers, it is important to increase the resistance on the machine; otherwise, gravity will be doing all the work for you. You can vary the ramp incline in order to target different leg muscles: if the ramp is inclined and you are pedaling forward, you are working the back leg muscles: the hamstrings, glutes, and calves; if the ramp is at a lower incline and you pedal backward, you are training the front leg muscles: the quads and dorsi ﬂexors.SwimmingGenerally, swimming is kinder to your body than land-based exercise because your natural buoyancy in water helps you avoid the jarring knocks that can cause injuries. In water, you weigh about a tenth of your normal weight, and the range of motion for the less-fit person is much wider because the water supports the weight of the limbs. So swimming is a good choice for people who want to exercise, but who might have problems with weight-bearing, land-based activities. Swimming might suit those who have arthritis or back problems, weight problems, or are pregnant. To mix things and target different muscles, do vary your strokes during your swim between breaststroke, freestyle, butterﬂy, and backstroke.Recumbent BikeThis form of cardio exercise is great for beginners. It's not the greatest calorie burner because your body is sitting during the exercise, so you are only working your leg muscles. However, you can still pick up that resistance and push yourself as much as possible. You might want to consider doing some light arms while you bike, like bicep curls or shoulder presses, in order to get your heart rate up.Jump Rope and Jumping JacksThse two cardio moves are excellent forms of cardio that you can perform anywhere. No matter where you are or what the weather, you can always jump. It will take you a little time to build up endurance for this form of cardio, so try them in intervals at first: jump one minute, rest the next, and so on. Both of these moves are an outstanding forms of cardio in terms of calorie burning and toning quads, hamstrings, and calves. Try different types of jumps to spot target different leg muscles. If you’re jumping rope, try butt kicks or bringing your knees up as high as you can in between jumps. Try jumping on one foot at a time or alternate feet. The possibilities are endless with this simple activity.Cardio ClassesThe advantage to cardio classes is that they’re a whole lot more fun than sweating it out by yourself. They also provide company for your misery, which can be a great motivator. Whether it’s spinning, step, boot camp, or any other cardiovascular class, make sure it involves a minimum of 45 minutes of activity and keeps your heart rate up.Finding Your Intensity During CardioWhen it comes to intensity, use your best judgment. If it feels too easy, increase intensity; if it feels too difficult or your form is compromised, decrease intensity. You will ﬁnd that your abilities change as you move forward, so it is important to adjust your intensity levels as you increase your fitness level. Ideally, I want you to make sure you’re pushing yourself and keeping your heart rate at 85 percent of your maximum while you are doing it. I strongly recommend that you purchase a heart-rate monitor, which will give you instant feedback on how you're doing, letting you know if you're working too hard or not working hard enough..

Sunday

• Rest Day

Anns News Desk

2011-04-17T04:29:00.004-05:00

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Redwood Forest , The Giants, Old Grandfathers on the Eel River.

Buffalohair-Jage Press , Ann LRD/Jage Notes

We were saying here at Buffalohair-Jage Press, it is really important for people to think about what they will be eating in the midst of Mother Earth Changes! Do they all know how to camp out? How to rough it and find safe drinking water? This is where its all at folks:) A Backpack with all the things you might need, is a good idea! For safe keeping in your home or maybe better in your car. Also a mini pack for those short trips, like out taking a walk, when something happens - just in case! Fire starters, water kits, plastic tarp, first aid, fishing line, sewing kit, money, snacks, extra socks etc, wild foods guide/picture cards, better to learn your plants now! All in a plastic bag, tucked in a small pot or coffee pot:)
Rick Steves reminds you to pack a small daypack

A small daypack is great for carrying your sweater, camera, literature, and picnic goodies while you leave your large bag at the hotel. Fanny packs are a popular alternative, but are magnets for pickpockets and should never be used as money belts. Get more travel tips with Rick Steves’ Europe.

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Where else can you— lie by an open fire and listen to the rain without getting wet? - In a tipi— roast hot dogs over glowing embers while the wind blows and not get smoke in your eyes? - In a tepee— on a hot summer day can you raise the wall of your shelter on the shady side and let a cool breeze flow through, or sit out a winter storm, secure and warm, while the elements rage on the outside? - in a teepee— gaze up at the stars as you fall asleep and awake to a cloud burst and still stay dry? - in a tipi The pen really writes out in the edit, Take Care Ann/Jage

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Anns News Desk

2011-04-17T04:25:00.000-05:00

AllrightsReserved©Little Running Deer

Redwood Forest , The Giants, Old Grandfathers on the Eel River.

Ah yes, But as real time sets in and the poison rains down and birds are actually dropping at our feet, it leaves one a bit shakened. When you see that people bombed the heck out of this land with their tests! More then I ever knew! When you see people are playing g-d with our plants/ seeds! With the only food we have to eat! That it is laced with their poisons on purpose! Yes, it shakes you up a bit. Then you see Mother or Grandmother Earth reacting finally in a steady but mighty big way! You realize, Wow, you are still here to see all these stories come to pass. It is a Wow moment!Realizing we may not find any pure water or pure foods and that the air we are breathing is loaded with harmful elements. We will be going on faith with a few miracles thrown in! The wisdom and knowledge we have will help us through almost anything thrown our way. We will have to ad-lib on the rest of it? It is not that the info gathered will not help us and our families with survival in an emergency. It is that these poisons now stronger in our air, makes everything more serious, health wise. So Iodine / Kelp pills may help us all keep a balance. Careless power struggles to rule over others , while making the all mighty dollar for their own business has hurt many people. So much harm has been done now, that it will even go back and bite the owner in the ass. It became bigger then they ever imagined. Completely out of their own control. It has taken on a life of its own. They just do not want to loose face and say they were wrong. The earth is changing and there is nothing we can say or do to stop that now. We can make it worse! In how we treat people! In our trying to save ourselves but not others. It is time to get our thoughts collected and on an even keel. Yes, to stay calm. The Earth is not going away! It is trying to clean house so it can heal it self. Picture if you will.... First with a fit of anger blowing up to burn off it own crust. Then shaking off the fleas that are still all over its body. Fleas that are biting and sucking the blood out of it. Yes, it is wiping the slate clean and starting over! Maybe a few will survive and still be here to see it all happen. So survival skills will still be needed. Take notes to save, write it on stone .... on what we all did wrong! So they are not repeated? Hopefully not!I had like a cold starting up but it seems to be passing. The skies are funny looking/ hazy as the sun tries to shine through. Some have reported a red tint even. No not from blood shot eyes! It is the elderly that are drawing our attention to the changes.

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Weather

2011-04-17T04:20:00.000-05:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10318089 http://www.weather.com/

World Weather Information Service – Official Observations …

World Meteorological Organization providing official observations and forecasts from National Meteorological Services.

Europe – Asia – United States of America – Africa

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Weather videos

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html

Watch, Warning and Advisory Map North America This up-to-the minute map shows where storms are currently located in the U.S.http://annlrd.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/how-to-survive-a-winter-blackout/

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2011-04-11T20:39:00.000-05:00

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Buffalohair, Facts & Maps about Radioactive Fallout in Canada, US, The World

2011-04-09T09:18:00.000-05:00

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Posted in America's, Asia, Global News with tags atomic news, contamination news, cover-up news, fallout map news, japan news, nuclear news, radioactive news, us news on April 9, 2011 by buffalohairIn a civil society governments would be more forthright about the current fallout conditions that DO exist on the planet today. Unfortunately people must hunt down facts through a myriad of sites or read stacks of complex data since the mainstream media are completely detached. Frankly, they appear to be living on another planet for that matter. But there are sites on the web where Americans have deciphered and explained AVAILABLE CURRENT DATA about the continued world wide nuclear disaster in Fukushima. And I applaud their noble efforts.
Current Charts and Maps Here:
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/news/fukushima?VAR=zamg
It should be clears as the schnozzola on your face that this disaster has turned political. Nuclear pundits, investors, including politicians on both sides of the isle and financially involved scientists sugarcoat catastrophe. The media as a whole are owned by parent corporations who vey to capitalize on nuclear energy. Just follow the money and you will discover who is who in the world of nuclear energy and ironically, globalization. So it is up to you the forgotten citizen of what every county you reside to seek out the truth so you can protect your family. There are solution to this crisis and they are very affordable since all one would have to do is avoid precipitation and pretty much stay indoors. One could also wear a mask and long sleeved clothing if one needed to venture outside. All you would need to do is study the radiation disbursement charts provided by existing sites to plan your day. Sadly, this will eventually be a part of daily life as change continues to encroach on humanity.
Current Charts and Maps Here:
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/news/fukushima?VAR=zamg
Then there are people who simply want to ignore it all and pretend all is nice. That is OK too since this is still a free country. After all, there is nothing man can do to alter the fact our environment will be much more radio active than before. It is also only a matter of time before governments increase the levels of acceptable radiation in the environment. Sadly they have no choice because all days would be “Radioactive Fallout Days” if the bar was not raised. Unlike petrochemicals, radioactive contamination lasts forever as far as our lives are concerned. The deadly plumes that are coming out of Fukushima are contaminating Asia at an alarming rate and the ocean will soon bare cancer causing fish from the thousands of tons of radioactive water that has already spewed into the once pristine sea. It is a done deal boys and girls, we are beamed up with radiation and soon new cancers will arise from this latest transuranic event.
Current Charts and Maps Here:
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/news/fukushima?VAR=zamg
Take it for what it’s worth but I am shamelessly providing a site that has some very valuable information, charts, projections and current data you can plan your day with. The animated charts reveal the reality of our exposure and the various radioactive contaminants that DO exist and DO pose a critical health issue. Hopefully this site will not disappear like so many others have in the past. None dare call it censorship, just another coincidence. But like always, this is only a sign of the times we live because it was prophesized in many dogmas that every aspect of life on earth would be effected by change during this era we live. With some common sense this and other disasters that are poised to strike mankind are survivable. It was also written that people would survive Ma Earths cleansing and I plan to be one of them, don’t you?
Current Charts and Maps Here:
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/news/fukushima?VAR=zamg
We are in the midst of a nuclear catastrophe and there is no sugarcoating the fact our environment will be much more cancerous than before when and if Fukushima is finally put to rest. Just remember, the full extent of contamination from Chernobyl was concealed from the public and is still the subject of debate and cover-up. A few more nuclear disasters and we will need to wear *Tyvek suites just to go to Zellers or Tim Horton’s for a cup of java because radiation does not go away. Raising the level of acceptable rediation does not cure a thing other than show face to the nuclear industry. Radiation sickness is already masked by the medical communities and pharmaceutical companies are already gearing up for the next rash of new “cancers” that are set to plague mankind. But what do I know since I was only trained by the EPA and FEMA. I also worked in radioactively contaminated parts of the country left behind by Union Carbide. I know I glow in the dark and I know nuclear pundits are lying their well dressed asses off as well.
I would rather know the truth and live rather than live in lies and die.
* http://www.disposable-garments.com/products/Tyvek_Suits_c42/
Current Charts and Maps Here:
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/news/fukushima?VAR=zamg
Your Devil’s Advocate
Buffalohair

Have a Weight Loss Plateau?

2011-04-08T08:41:00.000-05:00

Have a Weight Loss Plateau? Let Me Help

By Jillian Michaels

There isnothing more discouraging than stepping on the scale after a week of diligentdieting and grueling workouts and not seeing any drop in the number. Theplateau is a common problem among dieters and can typically be waited out, butthere are measures you can take to keep your metabolism fired up even as youreduce your caloric intake.
The best wayto break a plateau is to keep your salt intake below 2,000 milligrams a day anddrink lots of water. Make sure you're not eating any processed carbs, period.That's right — no chips, sugar, white flour, and so on. And hit thegym hard! The boost in exercise will make your body swell and hold fluids for afew days, but after a week you should see the benefits on the scale.
You can alsotry playing around with your caloric intake a bit, varying it from day to daythroughout the week while keeping the same weekly total. The body can't slowits metabolism to adjust to a reduced caloric intake if the intake isn't fixedfrom one day to the next. For instance, to bust my plateau, I might have 1,200calories on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and then eat 1,500 calories onTuesday, 1,600 on Thursday, 1,400 on Saturday, and 1,700 on Sunday. Get it?
The plateaueffect can sometimes simply be a matter of flagging resolve. If mixing up yourcaloric intake just isn't working, make sure you're not slipping up on yourdiet or slacking off in your workouts. I'm serious; it happens.
As with anyprogram, there will be highs and lows, but stay with it. Your body is trying toadjust to the weight loss. Don't get scared or discouraged. Just be patient andknow that you are worth it!

Hormones And Weight Loss

2011-04-05T05:47:00.000-05:00

Tuesday April 05

Happy Unlimited Day!
Today's the day! That's right — Unlimitedhas finally hit shelves. I'm so pumped and can't wait for you guys toread it. It truly is a life-changing book — providing you're ready andwilling to do the work. In NYC? Stop by the Columbus Circle Bordersbookstore in Manhattan tonight at 7 p.m. I'll be there signing copies!Or, tune in or set your DVRs to NBC's Today show this morning; I'll be stopping by in the third hour to talk about Unlimited!

Tuesday: YOUR METABOLISM 101

Hormones And Weight Loss
IfI were to ask you what your metabolism is, what would you say? I betyou would answer, "The way my body burns calories." If so, you would bewrong. That's one of the key things your metabolism does. But I'm asking whether you know what it is.The answer is hormones! Your metabolism isyour biochemistry. Some hormones tell you you're hungry; some tell youyou're full. When you eat, hormones tell your body what to do with thatfood — whether to store it or burn it as fuel.

From LOSING IT! With Jillian Michaels
Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Hormones And Weight Loss

If I were to ask you what your metabolism is, what would you say? I bet you would answer, "The way my body burns calories." If so, you would be wrong. That's one of the key things your metabolism does. But I'm asking whether you know what it is.
The answer is hormones! Your metabolism is your biochemistry. Some hormones tell you you're hungry; some tell you you're full. When you eat, hormones tell your body what to do with that food — whether to store it or burn it as fuel. And when you exercise, hormones tell your body how to move and consume energy stores, and how to boost or shut down different body parts. Hormones control almost every aspect of how we gain weight — and how we can lose it.
The endocrine system — the group of organs and glands responsible for releasing hormones that regulate key bodily functions — is sometimes compared to an orchestra. Each hormone is like an instrument. Playing together, in tune, they sound amazing. But what happens if, right in the middle of a concert, a violin suddenly goes wildly astray, twanging on its own? And then a clarinet starts shrieking? And then the pianist can't keep up? The music would sound like crap, right?
It's exactly the same with your metabolism. Your body can't work the way it's supposed to if any of your hormones is out of tune. Once one goes, they all follow. That's why you can't just focus on one hormone at a time when you're trying to balance your hormones — you have to work to get them all in tune and playing in the right key again.

Urgent Updated News Videos Rolling In!!!!!! The Rest of the Story!

2011-04-02T18:33:00.001-05:00

Urgent Updated News Videos Rolling In!!!!!! The Rest of the Story! Most of the other Videos have already been shut down on this Information.

Urgent Updated News Videos Rolling In!!!!!! The Rest of the Story!

April 2, 2011

Japanese Volcano – Sakurajima Erupts – April 1, 2011

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4/2/2011 — USA / Canada — Earthquake and Volcano update – uptick noticable

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4/2/2011 – Radiation and Jetstream forecast UPDATE – USA, Canada, Mexico, and Europe

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Animated Chart Revealing 2053 Nuclear Bombs Detonated 1945-1998 (And We Wonder Why The Planet Is So Contaminated)

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4/2/2011 – Radiation Effects on Humans – CHART – micro (µ) and milli Sieverts (mSv)

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Healthy Snacking

2011-03-24T14:27:00.001-05:00

Healthy Snacking


Spreadthe word: Snacking between meals is good for you! Eating when you'rehungry will keep you from overindulging at mealtime. The key is knowingwhat to fuel your body with to keep you feeling full and yourmetabolism humming. Try these ideas when your next snack attack hits.
		Make your own snack mix.Combine nuts, dried fruit, carob or chocolate chips, and cereal pieces.Try a savory selection of several cereals, pretzels, nuts, and ricecrackers.

		Whip up a berry parfait. Layer fresh raspberries, cherries, or blueberries with granola and yogurt or freshly whipped cream.
		Take a dip.In a food processor, mix 1/2 cup peanut butter with 2 tablespoonsorange juice concentrate, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and 1/3 cup orangejuice. Run through food processor and accompany with crackers or slicedfruit.
		Have a half a sandwich.On whole grain bread or a pita pocket, try any of these fillings: nutbutter (peanut, almond, or sunflower) and fruit-only jam, egg salad,tuna salad, tomato and cheese, cream cheese and apple butter, or turkey and Swiss cheese.
		Munch on carrots.Got an urge for crunch? Grab a bag of baby carrots. Dip them in hummus or tzatziki (a Greek cucumber-yogurt dip) for a mid-afternoon energyboost.
Protein and fiber are key ingredients in snacks that really satisfy.

Change Habits as Watching TV

2011-03-18T09:15:00.000-05:00

Stave Off Boredom and Stop Overeating

Hey, you! Yeah, you! Did you just spend the last three nights in a row mindlessly munching in front of the television? If this sounds about right, you're not alone.
Boredom is one of the most common causes of overeating. SO many of us are drawn to the fridge the minute we have a little downtime. But if you eat because you can't find anything else to do, then you're sabotaging yourself.
So, what's the good news here? Well, part of your work is already done — you've identified boredom eating as a problem. But that was the past. Focus on the present — take the time to think ahead and come up with ways to combat every potentially sabotaging situation. For example, if food commercials on television make you hungry and/or drive you to snack uncontrollably, record or TiVo your shows so that you can skip those tempting commercials. Or, keep a few magazines close by so that you have something to zone out with until the commercials are over.
Losing weight isn't about making willpower an overwhelming new personality trait; it's about changing your everyday behavior. You can do this.

News Stories at the Redwood Forest on Word Press

2011-03-17T19:07:00.000-05:00

Heartfelt sympathy and support to the victims of the earthquake

March 17, 2011

Magnetic Blast: Sunspot 1169 Erupted on the Sun’s Western Limb

March 17, 2011

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Magnetic Blast: Sunspot 1169 Erupted on the Sun’s Western Limb.

So You Live in a Fallout Zone, Get Over It!

March 17, 2011 So You Live in a Fallout Zone, Get Over It!.

A Major Earthquake in North America Imminent?

March 17, 2011

A Major Earthquake in North America Imminent? – Fox Business Video – FoxBusiness.com

Radiation Exists Across US, Geiger Readings

March 16, 2011

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Buffalohair,Council of American Indian Organizations, GIVE US BACK OUR ANCESTORS!

2011-03-08T20:27:00.000-06:00

Buffalohair, Council of American Indian Organizations, “GIVE US BACK OUR ANCESTORS!”

Council of American Indian Organizations, “GIVE US BACK OUR ANCESTORS!”

After talking with Joseph Allen Ruanto-Ramirez of the Council of American Indian Organizations I am most compelled to forward a letter they sent to the president of the University of California, Mark Yudof. The world needs to know what is happening within the good ole USA since this is far from the conduct of a civil society and it borders on barbarism. Apparently the University of California has continued to stall the return of Native Americans remains (CA-SDI-4669) for at least 35 years. From what I’ve gathered Native remains are scattered around the universities and used for “research”. Now what are they researching anyway? Are they still trying to prove we are not human like the US did at the turn of the 20^th century? What gives these anthropologists licenses to grave rob?? If I went to George Washington’s resting place for “research” I would be tossed in the poky for such an egregious act of desecration. Why is it OK to ravage our sacred sites in the name of science in the first place? But to stall in the return of our ancestors is just plain criminal. And they called us savages.

Anthropologists poke around sacred burial sites and dig up our dead, in the name of science of course through out Indian Country already. But what right do these alchemists have tossing our ancestors bones around their labs and playing with their skulls? The ultimate slap in the face is that these researchers act as if the hallowed remains are theirs to do as they wish in perpetuity. The fact they failed to return the remains for 35 years hints at the possibility the remains are scattered throughout the University of California system and they don’t really know where everything is. I shudder to think the remains are in some collection or trophy in a secret society like Geronimo’s skull. In any event it is time for the world to know what is happening within the University of California since it is likened to a B-Rated horror flick and a slap in the face to everything that is sacred in a civil society. Frankly I find it patently offensive our ancestors are being used for a collegic show and tell in the first place. And no, we are not sub-human but I am beginning to question the moral and ethical reasoning of the University of California.
In any event, I am forwarding the Council of American Indian Organizations letter requesting the return of the sacred remains of our brothers and sister. And I would suggest that everyone around the world inform the University of California, President Mark Yudof and the board of directors that the world is watching. I would also suggest you contact the Council of American Indian Organizations and offer your support as well.
The aforementioned opinions are mine, lock stock and tomahawk, capice?
Buffalohair
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A letter to UC President Yudof from the Native American community of San Diego County
The following was sent to UC President Yudof by the Council of American Indian Organizations. The University of California Office of the President will be doing a meeting on this issue today and tomorrow.
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COUNCIL OF AMERICAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS
OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
4265 FAIRMOUNT AVE. STE. 140 SAN DIEGO CA 92105 619 281-5964 ext. 104

March 7, 2011
President Mark Yudof
University of California
president@ucop.edu
Dear President Yudof,
The Council of American Indian Organizations of San Diego County adds our voices to the many that are requesting that the Native American remains CA-SDI-4669 be returned to their people.
These remains are long overdue (35 years!) to be repatriated. The local 13 Kumeyaay Bands in this County have come together to support their return to the La Posta Band of Mission Indians, a federally recognized Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. It amazes us that the UC system is so resistant to this very human request that their ancestors’ graves not be tampered with and returned when they are disturbed. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act clearly states that this is the only recourse for these remains. Why – instead of building communication, bridges and reconciliation – are the Kumeyaay people and American Indians being denied this fair and moral path by an institution that sits on Indian land and is supported by Indian taxpayers?
It is no wonder that American Indians do not want to attend UCSD and other UC schools due to this injustice. Now this matter is in your hands to correct and we know you will not continue this insult and affront to the 55,000 Native Americans in San Diego County.
Sincerely,
Juan Castellanos
Executive Director
Indian Human Resource Center
cc: Listserv
American Indian Studies – SDSU, Indian Training Trust Fund, UCSD American Indian Faculty and Staff Association
Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association Tribal TANF, American Indian Warriors Association, Peace and Dignity Project
California Indian Environmentalists, Explorers Club, Grossmont College Cross Cultural Studies, MS Choctaw of California
Tribal Indian Nurses Association, Hummingbird Consulting, Indian Education Program – SDUSD, Indian Human Resource Center
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of CA, American Indian Movement, Sycuan Intertribal Vocational Rehabilitation,Taspan Group
Tonkawa Seniors, American Indian Health Center, Indian Voices, Kid Korps Native American Chapter, Southern Indian Health Council
Kumeyaay Community College, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Native Americans Council, UCSD Native American Alumni Chapter Native American Women’s Intertribal Circle, Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, American Indian Recruitment Program, American Indian Source
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science – Mesa College, Citizen Potawatomi Nation – So. Ca. Region Office
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peace.love.JOY.always
CORRECTION:
Joseph Allen Ruanto-Ramirez IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION

My Free News Letter From Losing It with Jillian Michaels

2011-03-07T10:47:00.001-06:00

Monday March 07

Welcome to Losing It with Jillian Michaels, the program designed to help you shed pounds, increase energy, and finally get fit for life!

Monday: SUCCESS STORIES

Heather's Healthy New Start
I'mnot a mom, but if there is one thing I know about moms it's that no momfeels great about her body after delivering a child. Even celebritieswho seem to rebound from childbirth in the blink of an eye will admitto their own insecurities with post-pregnancy pounds. Heather struggledwith her weight for the first time in her life after she had had hertwo children. She hit 206 pounds and knew that she didn't want to livelike that any longer. She changed the way she thought about exercise,cut down on her portions, and started eating healthier. She set out to"make this `mom thing' look good" — and boy did she ever! By takingcontrol of her post-pregnancy weight using my DVDs, she gained anamazing amount of confidence in herself. Now, she's down 75 pounds* andis the healthy and fit mom she's always wanted to be.

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Wow!

2011-03-06T19:23:00.000-06:00

What is going on here? They are all running together now! No pictures?????? Telling us to get out?

Wow, I just remembered again why I should not miss the Ranch! :)

2011-03-06T19:16:00.002-06:00

Sorry, but those kind of memories started my blood pressure boiling. GadsThinking about those few moments of time in my years on the Ranch.My husband was still alive even, so they must have thought he was a wimp?To show so much disrespect.But then they found out they were dealing with me. lolWhat a woman owns property!!!!!!!!!!!Funny I don't remember getting that angry about it at the time.I was already dealing with spirits at that time, so had a coolness about me.I had all these line maps and met with the old timer neighbors.I Spread the maps out on the truck hood. Asked if they could remembered if these property fence lines were correct:)I had one side resurveyed up one side to see if it matched up at fence turn and it did. So....Then I went to work reclaiming back my land.The land was on both sides of the road. But only had trouble with two stealing bothers and some red neck bikers on the home side.Where I had all the live stock. With the children playing and fishing! Gads And I was cool!?Amazing!!!!!Yeah, that was the valley side the electric Company wanted too: )Keeping her Cool! MomNote:There is that enough space between par? Nope! Thanks for running it all together! LOL

Get Radical Women's Conference in D.C.

2011-02-17T07:56:00.001-06:00

Get Ready to Get Radical in 2011!If you haven't experienced the Get Radical Women's Conference in D.C.ical Women's Conference in D.C., it's an event that you don't want to miss. I'll be speaking there on March 26 and I can't wait to meet up with this amazing group of women again. Check out my invite video — I hope to see all of you there!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Evh914-4Zo&xid=nl_LosingItWithJillianMichaels_20110217Thursday: THE FITNESS FACTORGet It Off Your ChestThink about the activities you do every day, like opening doors, putting the toothpaste back on the top shelf of your medicine cabinet, carrying grocery bags into the house, and so on — what do they have in common? They all involve using the muscles of your torso.Learn about strengthening your torso muscles Get It Off Your ChestThink about the activities you do every day, like opening doors, putting the toothpaste back on the top shelf of your medicine cabinet, carrying grocery bags into the house, and so on — what do they have in common? They all involve using the muscles of your torso.Want to participate in sports, or just improve your ability to do simple, everyday tasks? Study the torso muscle groups and apply this knowledge to some select training exercises.The three major muscle groups in your torso are located in the chest, the upper back, and the shoulders. The major muscle of the chest area is the pectoralis major. It is thin and fan-shaped. The pectoralis minor is a thin, triangular muscle positioned below the pectoralis major. The chest muscles are responsible for movements like throwing and pushing.The muscle that makes up most of the upper back is the latissimus dorsi, or "lats," which is a long, broad muscle whose primary function is to pull your arms backward and downward, as in pulling and climbing motions.The shoulders comprise 11 muscles, of which the deltoids are the most important. The deltoids are actually one muscle made up of three separate parts, or heads. The anterior deltoid, found on the front of the shoulder, is used when you raise your arms forward. The lateral deltoid is located on the side of the shoulder and is involved when you lift your arms sideways. The posterior deltoid resides on the back of the shoulder and is used to draw your arms backward. The deltoids play a vital role in throwing, pushing, carrying, and climbing.

Too Much Sleep?

2011-02-15T12:19:00.000-06:00

Tuesday February 15Catch Me on TV This Week!Don't forget to set your DVRs or tune in for a new episode of The Biggest Loser tonight on NBC at 8 p.m. ET/PT and then again tomorrow for The Doctors. From high heels to facials, cellulite, and beyond (or below!), I'll be stopping by to help answer questions about women's bodies from an audience full of men. You don't want to miss this one! Be sure to check local listings to find out when the show airs in your area.Tuesday: YOUR METABOLISM 101Are You Getting Too Much Sleep? If you sleep 10 hours a night, you might face some of the same hormonal risks as those who sleep too little.Find out what too much sleep can do Are You Getting Too Much Sleep?Are you one of those people who likes to brag that you get by on very little sleep? Or do you love to sleep the day away? I've told you before that too little sleep can mess up your weigh-loss efforts, but did you also know that sleeping too much can also negatively affect your metabolism as well?If you sleep 10 hours a night, you might face some of the same hormonal risks as those who sleep too little. A recent Canadian study found that people who sleep fewer than seven hours or more than nine hours weigh an average of four more pounds (and had wider waists) than people who sleep eight hours every night. Researchers believe that having too much or too little sleep interferes with your ability to control your appetite, because it simultaneously increases hunger hormone ghrelin while it decreases satisfaction hormone leptin.Want to be sure you are getting all the benefits of a good night sleep? Get your rest! Shoot for a consistent eight hours of sleep and stick with the same bed time and wake-up time each day — even on the weekends!

How To Turn A Problem Into An Opportunity

2011-02-12T17:55:00.000-06:00

Sure, it’s tough to pinpoint the root of your problems. However, if you've been examining your emotional eating habits, you should be seeing some behavioral shifts. Are you checking to see if you're actually hungry versus just looking to feed your emotions? Do you have go-to non-food outlets to help you express your emotions? Whether it’s grabbing your journal and getting your feelings out on paper or getting together with a friend for a hike or manicure and some feel-good bonding, you CAN make sure you get on (and stay on!) a healthy path.There's one final aspect of emotional eating you need to address — what to do when you can't resolve an issue or a situation at the exact moment when it is triggering you to behave self-destructively. Certain obstacles can sometimes seem insurmountable, and the next time you encounter one, I want you to ask yourself the following question:How can I turn this problem into an opportunity?Instead of allowing this event or emotion to cause permanent damage to your self-esteem, try looking at it in a different light. If you've recently gone through a breakup, for example, realize that the end of one relationship simply means that you are free to find someone better for you. Allow yourself to feel sad, but try to stay positive and find meaning in the pain rather than numbing it with food and indulging in other destructive habits. You will grow from it in amazing ways, I promise.

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2011-02-10T09:34:00.003-06:00

NDN CARS Keith Secola & The Wild Band Of Indians

Oprahs Competition Picks A Host For a New Show on OWN

2011-01-22T11:11:00.000-06:00

The ad that started it all

3 Full Episodes to watch on-line

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Color Away Winter Blues

2011-01-22T02:44:00.001-06:00

A Calming Influence Bedroom

Soft and Pretty Bedroom

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Design Hole follows two passions - design and writing. Come back often for daily ... Winter Color Palettes: Paint Your Home With Inspiration From Nature ...
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Color Away Winter Blues

To uplift your spirits think about decorating your home in colors reflecting the sun; the warm colors of red, orange, and yellow. These colors evoke the images of fire and heat, enhancing feelings of warmth and happiness.

The colors of red overcome depression, encourages activity and escalates body metabolism?

There is some feed back about the color Red. The rage a bull feels in seeing a red cape! Some people say they feel the same way when seeing the color red, anger! There was even a newer one, of Food stores using red in their deco, so as to have people buy more food, as the color red makes people hungry?

Pastel colors are found calming. Pinks are used even in prisions to calm down anger.

Oranges brings joy and heals grief?

The yellows stimulates your mind, clears your head from headaches, and reduces depression? What about you?

There is no need to paint your home. Just add decorative accessories with these colors like candles, tablecloths, pillows, sofa covers, etc? Add other accessories to bring happiness into your home by using curtains, instead of blinds to filter in light and brighten up a room. Place flowers and plants around your home to bring in the fresh smells of spring and summer. By decorating your home, you change the mood of depression towards a positive serenity. Check out decorating for the winter articles (Chinese Red) , (The Uses of Yellow)

Foods to Cure the Winter Blues – The Early Show – CBS News

Feb 19, 2010 … The Early Show: Foods to Cure the Winter Blues – Dr. Jennifer Ashton: Certain Foods Can Help Lift Your Spirits!
www.cbsnews.com/stories/…/main6223437.shtml

Catch some Zzzz’s
People naturally want to sleep a little bit more during the winter. But with all we have going on, sometimes sleep is the first thing to go. With a little time management, and some self-discipline, you can meet your shut-eye needs. Aim for 7-8 hours each night, and try to keep your bedtime and waking time consistent. That way, your sleeping patterns can normalize and you’ll have more energy. Try not to oversleep—those 12-hour snoozes on the weekend can actually make you MORE tired. Don’t forget naps! A short (10-30 minute) afternoon nap may be all you need to re-energize midday.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=341

A New Look at the Book of Job .... [not talking about working or jobs]

2011-01-09T12:05:00.000-06:00

I usually do not stop to listen to anyone preaching these days. But something he said as I surfed the channels caught my ear. A refesher course about the Book of Job and Job's life.

Elohim G-d did not say he wished us any harm or would not care about us. Or send bad things on us, even. This is where people always ask, Why do bad things happen to good people?

Who wished bad things on Job? Who made bad things happen to Job? A 'know it all', fallen angel thats who. Judging others , fault finding, speaking evil of others, this angel did it all. Took everything Job owned, children, health, home. Sent destroying storms! Jobs good friends came to sit with Job. But what did this fallen angel do for most of the 40 chapters? Spoke through Jobs friends, changing their minds on how they really felt from the heart at the begining. So as to judge Job and say that Job did something wrong in his life, to deserve all the terrible things that came his way.

Why? The fallen angel wanted Job to curse G-d his Creator.

But who really did all the bad stuff that happened? The 'know it all' fallen angel.

Not Job's creator, Elohim G-d!

So there is the answer to the question..... Why do bad things happen to good people?

I am Busy! One thing at a time, Please!

2011-01-09T11:14:00.001-06:00

Only women are busy? Not men?

Cute Girly day planners and weekly organizers 2011
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Reduce Stress and Live A More Rewarding Life

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Top 8 Tips for Busy People

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Different Types of Hunger , Craving for foods. Hunger Pangs

2010-12-29T23:42:00.000-06:00

5 Ways to Calm Hunger Pangs
Do you start getting hunger pangs at 11:50 a.m. in anticipation of lunch? We've all been there. The cause is the hormone ghrelin; released when the stomach is empty, it sets off a chain reaction in the body to make you hungry. In general, you want to keep levels of ghrelin low during the day so you can keep hunger in check. Apart from an empty stomach, there are several factors that can raise ghrelin levels, including drinking alcohol, eating too few calories, and eating greasy, fatty foods.

Learn strategies to manage triggers

5 Ways to Calm Hunger Pangs

By Jillian Michaels

Do you start getting hunger pangs at 11:50 a.m. in anticipation of lunch? We've all been there. The cause is the hormone ghrelin; released when the stomach is empty, it sets off a chain reaction in the body to make you hungry. In general, you want to keep levels of ghrelin low during the day so you can keep hunger in check. Apart from an empty stomach, there are several factors that can raise ghrelin levels, including drinking alcohol, eating too few calories, and eating greasy, fatty foods. Here are some strategies that will help you manage these triggers and keep your ghrelin levels from rising:

Have a substantial breakfast. One study showed that people who ate a higher-calorie breakfast produced 33 percent less ghrelin throughout the day and felt satisfied for a longer period of time. Try a whole-wheat English muffin with organic peanut butter, a cup of strawberries, and some low-fat yogurt.

Choose complex carbs and get more fiber. Insulin and ghrelin go hand in hand. When insulin goes up after you eat, ghrelin goes down. If you eat the wrong kind of carbohydrates — refined carbs such as white bread and pasta — your blood sugar rises dramatically. In response, your body releases a surge of insulin to clear that sugar from the bloodstream. The insulin does its job very efficiently, and the resulting low blood sugar causes hunger sooner. These constant blood sugar ups and downs can wreak havoc on your metabolism, so it's best to eat complex carbs and fiber, which delay the release of sugar into the bloodstream so that insulin levels are kept stable and you feel full longer.

Eat on a schedule. Research has found that ghrelin levels rise and fall at your usual mealtimes, so eating on a schedule prevents spikes in ghrelin. If you're running errands and are away from the kitchen at one of your typical mealtimes, carry a small bag of almonds or other nuts with you — you can eat a little something to keep your stomach satisfied until you can get home and have a real meal.

Emphasize high-volume, low-calorie foods. Levels of ghrelin remain high until food stretches the walls of your stomach, making you feel full. High-volume, low-calorie foods, such as salads and soups, reduce ghrelin levels long before you've overeaten. All green veggies and any foods with a high water content count as high-volume, low-calorie foods.

Eat protein. Protein-rich foods can also suppress ghrelin levels — they help create a long-lasting feeling of fullness. Try adding whey protein to a low-calorie smoothie. (If you're sensitive to gluten, just be sure to check the ingredients list; some whey protein products contain gluten.) One study found that whey brought about a prolonged suppression of ghrelin.

Range of Motion Exercises for the Hands after wearing a cast.

2010-12-21T07:19:00.002-06:00

Range of Motion Exercises for the Hands after wearing a cast.

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Growing Lilies from Seed

2010-12-19T23:06:00.000-06:00

Growing Lilies from Seed

You probably think that lilies, because they are so big and beautiful, will take years and years to grow from seed… but they don’t. Many will bloom in only eighteen months…if the proper procedure is used.

Epigeal or “quick-type” seed

It is best for beginners to start with the epigeal or “quick type” seeds, such as asiatics and trumpets. They can be planted directly in prepared ground or in a coldframe, but much quicker results are possible with windowsill culture.

Many kinds of containers can be used…from four to six inches deep is best. If you have planted seeds indoors before, you will have your own pet planting medium. A light fluffy soil…potting mix sold in stores…vermiculite…all are good. Some gardeners use soil to almost fill the container, then add a thin layer of milled sphagnum for the seeds to ie on, and cover with more of the same material. Lily seeds are quite large and should be spaced about one-half to one inch apart. Shake the seed wih a pinch of Captan and spread out with the tip of a label.

Water thoroughly, and place in a warm place, making sure to keep the soil barely moist. If good fresh seed is used the seedlings should start to appear in about fourteen days…maybe sooner. Place the container in good light…fluorescent lights work well id your windowsills are crowded. Water and light are all the seedlings need for a while. When most of the seed has sprouted, you may start feeding…about every two weeks with dilute fertilizer…organic fish oil is good.

The first grass like leaves are called cotyledons. The true leaves which are broader, will appear in about four more weeks…and in fairly rapid succession from then on.

Transplant the seedlings outdoors as weather permits. Plant them into a nursery bed, spacing the seedlings individually about six inches apart. Watered with a “starter solution” and shaded for a few days, the little babies will grow merrily on as if nothing had happened.

The tender-loving-care you give your seedlings while they sojourn in the nursery wil play a big part in the number of blooms they will reward you with in their second summer. Let nothing check their growth! Water regularly and feed…at least once a month until late summer with a liquid fertilizer. Keep down the weeds, preferably with a mulch.
When frost has blackened the leaves in the fall, about two inches of good soil may be added to the seedling bed and, as soon as the ground is frozen, a thick mulch of pine needles, straw, etc spread over all.

When spring arrives, watch the beds carefully and when the spring sun begins to warm the ground, and the shoots start to appear, carefully remove the mulch…but keep it piled nearby to cover the lilies if frost threatens. A fertilizer rich in nitrogen may be scratched in at this time…and again at about the time buds first show.

First Blooming!

This is what you have been waiting for, isn’t it! About June the promising fat buds will begin to appear…sometimes one…often times as many as three or four. I don’t have to tell you to watch now…you’ll be down in the seedling patch many times a day! They are beautiful, these first blooming lilies with their huge blooms on short slender stems! Next year they will be taller and have many more blossoms. Aren’t you glad we persuaded you to grow some from seed? How long did it take?…only eighteen months…my…doesn’t seem possible, does it!

Hypogeal or “slow type” seed

Not all lilies grow as rapidly as asiatics, trumpets and other “quick type” lilies. It is not that the hypogeal or “slow type” seeds are much more difficult…but you do need some patience. We’ll give you directions for hurrying them along as much as possible. The “slow type” lilies include the wonderful orientals and martagons.

These seeds have a two stage germination process. First is the warm period: disinfect the seed with Captan, mix with a generous handful of damp peat moss, milled sphagnum or vermiculite, enclose in a polyethylene bag and fasten with a label. Store this in a warm place for approximately three months. By peeking occasionally you can see little bulblets forming after the second month or so.

When most bulblets have swelled and made little roots, store the bag, still securely fastened, in the refrigerator for two to three months. After this cold period, the little bulblets may be tenderly planted and cared for as you do the “quick-type” seeds. The first true leaf will show in a week or two…take good care of it! It may be the only one produced for a whole year. These seedlings are best pampered in a shaded cold frame for a year or two. Yes…it will be three of four years before you reap your reward on these! But the “slow-type”lilies are some of our most breathtakingly beautiful and desirable lilies, and they are worth the wait!

Did you miss seeing this?

2010-12-15T12:55:00.003-06:00

Season 10 Finale

Last night was everyone's favorite show of the season — the live finale. And, trust me, I was just as excited as you to see our contestants' transformations. Did these ladies and men look amazing or what? Their months spent enduring brutal workouts and overhauling their diets — which took some good ole hard work, blood (in some cases), sweat, and tears — really paid off. They lost their weight, restored their health, and regained their lives. That is priceless! So, did America pick Elizabeth or Ada for the final three? Who lost the highest total percentage away from the Ranch and won the $100,000 at-home prize? And…who won the $250,000 grand prize and the Season 10 Biggest Loser title? Get my breakdown of the live Season 10 finale here!
Elizabeth or Ada?: Last week, Elizabeth and Ada were in a battle to see who would make it to the final three at the finale. Your texts and online votes chose Ada to be the third challenger — by an overwhelming amount. That meant "Ada the Termin-Ada" would be up against the loving unemployed dad and husband, Patrick, and the dedicated family man, Frado, for the Biggest Loser title. Man, that was great. It was really deep for me when she reconciled with her family, it was proof-positive that any reunion is possible with courage, love, and communication skills.
$100,000 on the Line: Before we could see who'd take home the title for this season, it was time for the at-home contestants to weigh in for the last time — and strut their stuff. We got a glimpse of the four at-home contestants, the ones who didn't make it onto the Ranch. Shanna had a 51-pound loss; Montina, a 64-pound loss; Sandy lost 50; and Corey lost 84. Then Elizabeth stepped up; she'd come out earlier in an olive-green dress and killer heels and looked fabulous. Now it was time for the scale. She'd sounded so determined to succeed in reaching her goals, and she knew her journey would extend beyond the finale night. That's what I'm talking about; I know she can do it! Elizabeth started at 244 pounds, and dropped 71 pounds, or 29.10 percent. Adam, who looked hot, was inspired by his late mother; having begun his journey at 402, Adam dropped 182 pounds, or 45.27 percent. He stood as the contestant to beat most of the night too, as contender after contender scored personal victories on the scale, but failed to lose a high enough percentage of weight to bump him out as the potential $100,000 at-home winner. Allie, who'd had gastric-bypass surgery when she was younger and gained back that lost weight, began the season as the contestant with the highest body-fat percentage; she hit the scale and dropped 74 pounds, or 22.98 percent. Tina, the 58-year-old grandma of eight, lost 72 pounds for a 27.38 total loss.
The weigh-ins continued with Boston's Brendan, then Sophia and Lisa. Lisa explained how she is now the best role model for her two children. Brendan, a special-ed teacher, owned his game-playing ways, but was glad that at the end of the day he'd succeeded in achieving his goal of transforming his life. He dropped from 362 to 245 — a 117-pound loss, or 32.32 percent. Cheer coach Sophia lost 65 pounds, or 23.9 percent. Lisa dropped 97 pounds, or 33.68 percent — now that's a role model! Then it was time for Anna, Jesse, and Burgandy. Jesse patched things up with Patrick (who'd voted him off) and is so excited for the future for the first time since he could remember. He lost 166 pounds, or 44.99 percent, and just missed bumping Adam out of the way for the at-home prize by 1 pound! Anna was feeling sexy and slim with good reason; she dropped 109 pounds or 33.03 percent. That girl really got to me — I was so happy for her! Military wife and mom of five Burgandy learned to make herself "worth it" when it came time to juggling day-to-day life with workouts. She dropped 64 pounds, or 27.71 percent.
Later, Rick, a grandfather of nine, sported a tuxedo — the first he's worn since he got married 32 years ago. He lost 165 at home, or 47.14 percent, and replaced Adam with the highest percentage lost so far. With just three people left, it looked good for him to take it home. The season's heaviest contestant, Aaron, felt like a much better role model to his son London, when he went from 468 to 296, a 172-pound drop, or 36.75 percent. Jessica dropped an impressive 92 pounds, or 32.62 percent. Then last, but surely not least, was Mark. He found support in former Biggest Loser folks, like Sunshine, and went from 421 to 208, for a 213-pound loss — 50.59 percent of his starting weight! He knocked Rick off and became the $100,000 winner. Way to go, Mark!
Three Winners, but Only One Biggest Loser: As the biggest loser the last week on the Ranch, Frado got to pick the order of the final three to weigh in. He went first, then Ada, then Patrick. Frado started the season with an eight-pill-a-day dependency on diabetes medication; now, having lost 161 pounds, or 44.14 percent, he is totally off meds! Next, Ada got on the scale. She is proud of herself now and has patched up her family relationships. She dropped 99 pounds, a 38.37 percent loss. But it was Patrick, the Mississippi dad, who edged out the win over Frado and Ada. He went from 400 to 219 for a 181-pound loss — or 45.25 percent. Not only did he win a car during the challenge (thanks to Ada and Brendan's generosity), but the unemployed dad of two accepted a job at a school for overweight students. He's so excited to be able to put himself and his family back on their feet after a devastating 2010. Winning the $250,000 couldn't happen to a nicer guy — and one who could really use it. Congrats everyone for a fabulous season!
See you in January! Mark your calendar: Season 11 of the Biggest Loser kicks off on Tuesday, January 4. I'll see you there as we kick off a new couples' season on the Ranch.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/201234/the-biggest-loser-week-13-season-finale?c=Reality-and-Game-Shows#s-p1-so-i0

Jillian Michaels
Reading your comments & it's breaking my heart. I realize some of you have missed my statements in the media. I want 2 be clear, although I'm leaving BL I'm not quitting doing what I love. In fact, this will give me more time to work closely w/ the public to help create solutions for people in need. I promise I'll retu...rn to tv in 2012 w/ the tv vehicle that allows me to take our conversations to the next level.

Stress?

2010-12-14T05:19:00.000-06:00

Losing It With Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels: Stress Got Your Metabolism Down?

By Jillian Michaels

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I'm sure you've heard of the "fight-or-flight" response, and you probably know that it's the way your body reacts to danger or stress. But do you know what's behind the fight-or-flight response? It's actually hormones.

When you're faced with danger, your adrenal glands release three hormones: norepinephrine, epinephrine (also known as adrenaline), and cortisol. Norepinephrine and epinephrine cause several changes to help you survive the danger, including a pause in insulin release so you have lots of blood sugar available for energy, an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, and a suspension of your appetite. After the danger has passed, cortisol tells the body to stop producing norepinephrine and epinephrine and stimulates your appetite again.

This response evolved to help people deal with short-term survival situations, like an attack by a predator. The trouble is, it occurs in response to all stressors, including the deadlines pummeling you at work and the traffic that drives you crazy. All that stress results in excess cortisol being built up in the blood. That cortisol just hangs around, causing lots of trouble: It turns young fat cells into mature fat cells that stick with you forever, and increases your cravings for high-fat, high-carb foods.

When you give in to those cravings, your body releases a cascade of rewarding brain chemicals that can set up an addictive relationship with food — you stress, you eat. If you don't consciously control the pattern, you can become physically and psychologically dependent on that release to manage stress. In fact, people who self-medicate with food tend to have hair-trigger epinephrine reactions and chronically high levels of cortisol.

You can help yourself keep cortisol in check by limiting caffeine intake to 200 mg a day; avoiding simple carbs, processed foods, and refined grains; and getting plenty of high-quality protein. It's also crucial that you find stress-relief techniques that work for you. If you can tame your stress response and lower cortisol levels, you'll have a much easier time losing weight.

Breakfast for Dinner

2010-12-13T19:00:00.000-06:00

Breakfast for Dinner

Breakfast for Dinner

http://www.hulu.com/watch/196344/giada-at-home-breakfast-for-dinner

This can be changed around to fit your diet needs

Ways to Relieve Acute Pain from Crick in Neck

2010-12-13T11:51:00.001-06:00

Ways to Relieve Acute Pain from Crick in Neck

Sprained Ligaments, Stiff Muscles Usual Culprit for Common Ailment

http://www.suite101.com/content/ways-to-relieve-acute-pain-from-crick-in-neck-a109904#ixzz17wjIcdV9

Sprained Ligaments

Doug Kelsey, who writes “The View,” a blog for a Sports Center Physical Therapy publication, says that when the neck is bent to one side for an extended period of time, the muscles and ligaments stretch and can keep stretching to the point of tearing. The tear can be mild or severe, and the resulting pain and limited motion can last for a day or so or up to two weeks.

A Crick in the Neck: What's the Story?

Have you ever heard the phrase, "I must have slept wrong"? How do you sleep "wrong"? I didn't know there was a right and wrong way to sleep. I thought you lie down, close your eyes and off you go into nappy's house for several hours. Maybe that's why I'm tired some days. I've been sleeping wrong.

Usually when a person shows up in the office with their head tilted to one side unable to move comfortably in almost all directions is when I hear, "I must have slept wrong". You may know this condition as a "crick in the neck". Many people mistakenly believe that the "crick" is a muscle strain and therefore that massage or stretching will help rid themselves of the problem. I think the spine is one of the regions of the body where muscles get blamed for a lot of problems. We generally don't do this in the chest, for example. I have never heard anyone say "Well, the reason you have chest pain is your chest muscles are too tight. We just need to rub them or stretch them and you'll be fine." Or, how about abdominal pain? Can you imagine stretching or rubbing your abdomen when you have gall bladder disease?

There are two types of "cricks":

Pain in the neck
The pain is around the shoulder blade.

In both cases, when you move your neck a certain way, you hurt a lot in one or both of these areas.

I have written other articles on pain in the shoulder blade, so today, I'll explain the crick with pain in the neck. The pain in the neck version is mostly from a sprained ligament. Here's how it happens. You fall asleep with your neck bent to the side more than usual (like on a fat pillow while lying on the sofa watching a movie). The position gradually stretches your neck muscles then begins to stretch the ligaments in your neck (specifically the capsular ligament and annular ligament). If you stay in the position long enough, you will sprain the ligament. A ligament sprain is a tear in the tissue ranging from mild to severe. Whenever you sprain a ligament, you will evoke an inflammatory response: the tissue swells and is painful. The swelling makes it difficult to move and the heightened sensitivity to motion from the inflammatory agents makes a normal motion, like turning your head, painful.

If you're wise, the acute stage of inflammation typically last 10-14 days. If not, and you continue to injure the healing tissue by being too active, you will experience symptoms for a longer period of time. As your tissues heal, your pain will subside and motion will increase. But, sometime after the injury is when things seem to go wrong.

The biggest mistake people make is treating pain instead of solving pain. Pain is not the problem. Your injured tissue is the problem and if you don't understand what those tissues need (and why would you unless you have studied it?), you will search for something to chase the pain away. Completely understandable, but still a mistake. Things like Advil, Motrin, Aleve can make you feel better but as the pain abates, temptation rises. You resume your normal routine without constraint but if you stop taking the drugs, you notice your neck hurts. You say "Ahh, it's nothing. It hurts a little but it will go away." Hmmmm.....does it? Does your neck feel really normal? Can you do what you enjoy without reaching for the Advil?

You're probably wondering, "Well, what should I do?" Here's a tip. If you have a crick in the neck, whatever you do, don't stretch. Imagine stretching a sprained ankle. Probably wouldn't help much. It's the same problem in your neck. Respect the pain, slow down, and allow your body to heal. Easy gentle motions performed in a supported position will ease the discomfort and improve your movement. Exercise, especially aerobic, within the limits of your discomfort (and, this is not a contest to see who can be the next Braveheart) will help your body move through the inflammatory cycle and heal. Once your motion is normal and you have no symptoms, you can then gradually return to other forms of exercise.

I get some light-hearted teasing from my team because I have a habit of saying, "It's just not that hard". Well, it's true. Overcoming a crick in the neck is not very hard when you understand a few basics like tissue healing. OK. So, now you know. And, you know my position on mistakes: a mistake out of ignorance is just a mistake. A mistake when you know better is stupidity. Be smart.

Because we receive so many questions about neck pain, neck noises, neck cracking, etc., we will be adding two new seminars next year. One for health care professionals and one, that's free, for the public. Both seminars will unravel the mystery of neck pain. We will be posting the seminar dates soon, so sign up as soon as you can because I'm sure they will both be full in a hurry.

Hope to see you there. In the meantime, be well.

Make today count.

Doug Kelsey

http://sportscenteraustin.blogs.com/the_view/2005/10/a_crick_in_the_.html

Jillian Helped Christina Lose 25 Pounds

2010-12-13T11:26:00.000-06:00

Jillian Helped Christina Lose 25 Pounds

Neck pain and Your Posture

2010-12-10T08:23:00.004-06:00

Why Posture is a Window to your Health

Wouldn’t it be eye opening if we could peek inside our bodies to see what is going on? To have the ability to look around, assess our joints, our muscles, and see if everything is working right. Well, today technology is getting pretty close- MRI’s, CT Scans, ultrasounds- all give us a “picture” in black and white of what is going on with regards to structure.

One way to assess yourself at home is to look at your posture. How you stand, sit, walk, and present yourself to the world.

To start; what is good posture? If you look at somebody from the front, their shoulders should be aligned, hips should be aligned, ears should be level. If you look at somebody from the side, the ear should be in line with the shoulder, in line with the hip, and the lateral knee and the lateral ankle.

When you stand, do you always lean to one side? When you sit, do you always slouch? When you drive, do you always lean to the right, putting your elbow on the console? When you sleep do you always tilt your head to one side?

All of these habits will cause your spine to shift. Think about it. A mom who always carries her kids on her left hip may find that after six months, that hip is now higher than the other because over the months she was constantly hiking that hip higher to hold her son or daughter. Now, after doing this hour after hour and day after day, her pelvis and spine have gotten used to this position and have shifted permanently.

What bad postures do you find yourself in day after day?

Remember that the same posture over time will cause the spine and/or pelvis to shift. If things shift out of the normal alignment, as described above, then we can get nerve pressure.

Poor posture can increase muscle tension and spasms. It can cause firing of one side of the muscles more than others. If some muscles have to work harder than others, it creates pain and stiffness. One thing you can do is to get your feet checked by the chiropractor. A custom made shoe orthotic can also make a big difference. Differences in the arches of your feet can create imbalance. This plays a big role in the kinetic chain of your body. Problems in the feet lead to more stress in the knees- which in turn can lead to hip problems. The chiropractor can also notice if your feet have excessive flare in one foot more than the other. Normal posture means that the feet should only have a small amount of flare. Finally, are you flat footed? This condition is known as excessive pronation. It can cause a postural imbalance causing one hip to be higher than the other- usually more on one side than the other. It can produce small twisting motions in the hips and knees which may be one reason why you have stiffness in one hip or one knee versus the other.

Having good posture means you can smile and be pain free when you look through the window to see your spine. You’ll have better joint mobility, prevent injuries from taking place, have better balance and overall wellness.

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Back and Neck Pain

Posture Matters
by Bert Bednar, DPT
Remember when your mom would tell you to sit up straight or walk with your head up and shoulders back? Once again, your mother was right. Posture does matter. In fact, we all know it's better to use good posture. So why do we still slouch? Research has proven that poor posture contributes to back and neck pain. Sitting in a poor posture can contribute to other aspects of your health including eye strain, headaches, shoulder pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Posture Affects Pain
Painful, and potentially disabling, conditions can insidiously develop as a direct result of poor sitting or standing posture, improper lifting mechanics and working habits, or begin with unrelated injuries that are then made worse by poor ergonomics.
When you deviate from normal anatomic posture, unnecessary stress and strain are placed on the normal curves of your spine causing these curves to slowly change. Over time these minor alternations make your spine more vulnerable to injury. For this reason, utilizing the principles of your best posture is critical to keeping stress and strain as low as possible. This will decrease injury to your spinal discs, decrease unnecessary muscle strain, prevent muscular imbalances, as well as protect small joints within your spine (facets) and supporting structures. Common outcomes of poor posture results in rounded shoulders, flat back, forward head positioning, improper muscular tension, and upper and lower back pain.
Proper posture is achieved by understanding the principles of appropriate seated and standing positioning along with proper flexibility, muscle strength and self-discipline. Let's discuss the best posture for standing, sitting, lying down and the importance of positional changes.

Standing Posture
Did you know that a bending forward posture can contribute to increased degenerative disc wear? To protect from disc wear and tear, it's best to utilize proper standing posture as much as your own body stance will allow. Although pathology can prevent you from achieving ideal alignment, adhering to the principles of proper posture can still help you attain your best and prevent the worsening of many conditions.
Picture an imaginary line from your ear to your shoulder to your hip to your ankle. With perfect posture, this imaginary line would align perfectly with these joints. Proper standing posture also includes holding your head up, looking forward with your shoulders held back and your chest out. Maintaining this posture provides for equal and well-distributed weight-bearing on the spinal discs, which allows the back muscles to be in a balanced position and decrease undue stress on the small facet joints and ligaments of the spine. Reducing these stresses will decrease pain and help to prevent injury.
To maintain your best posture, it's important to check yourself periodically as to how you are standing. Initially it will seem awkward; however, it becomes easier as your muscles get used to your new posture.

Sitting Posture
Slumping in a chair will overstretch and fatigue muscles. This posture can lead to injury resulting in severe neck and back pain.
When seated, sit back in your chair as far as possible. Your buttocks should be at the end of the chair to maintain a straight back with a normal low back (lumbar) curve. While seated, good posture is achieved by looking forward, keeping your shoulders pulled back and your spine up against the back of your chair. Select your chair height so your feet can be placed flat on the floor. If your chair is too high for your feet to reach the ground, use a small foot stool.
Keep your work close to you. Whenever possible, position your work so your arms do not extend past your chest. Adjust your chair's arm rests so that your elbows can be supported. Get in the habit of working while your elbows are on your arm rests. If you are able to implement these principles correctly your body position should promote a right angle at your elbows, hips, and knees.
It is important to take frequent breaks from sitting. Even maintaining proper seated posture can eventually be hard on spinal structures. Getting up and stretching periodically will help to keep tension from mounting to an unsafe level in your spinal muscles. Proper upper back and core strength will make achieving proper posture feel more natural.

Lying Posture
Proper lying posture varies far more than seated and standing postures. Generally accepted guidelines include a mattress which supports bony prominences and keeps you in proper alignment whether you are lying on your back, side or abdomen. If you rest on your side, a pillow placed between your knees will decrease strain on your lower back. Supporting the natural spinal curve of your neck is also important. A good rule of thumb is to find a position that is comfortable. If you are lying in a position resulting in unnecessary strain on your muscles and joints you will have difficulty sleeping and typically awaken stiff or sore. Remember good alignment is hardly ever achieved when reading in bed. Comfort should be your guide when you select an appropriate mattress or pillow. Getting restful sleep can depend on using appropriate principles for lying on your back, side or abdomen.

Changing Positions
Change your position frequently during prolonged activities. If you have been sitting for awhile, stand and stretch your back into a straight or neutral position. If you are standing and working overhead, bend your back forward periodically to give your back a break.
Most of us can relate to having a work day that involves lifting, reaching, typing, or driving. Most of us maintain a forward rounded position while performing many of these tasks. After keeping this posture for hours per day, over the span of weeks, months and years, our body tends to adapt to this sustained position. This results in a flexed forward or rounded shoulder position. Incorporating proper postural and core strengthening as well as neck, trunk, arm and leg stretches into your daily schedule can help to prevent you from developing a rounded posture and resulting pain.

Posture is Only One Aspect of Maintaining Functionality as We Age
Everyone performs "work" or tasks daily and many believe the work or task is sufficient to sustain musculoskeletal health. Unfortunately as we grow older, this is less often the case. To insure continued strength, flexibility and endurance, it is best to incorporate activities that accomplish three important exercise types: 1) Stretch muscle groups to reduce risk of injury and maintain flexibility, 2) Perform strengthening exercises for shoulders, upper back, low back, abdomen and legs to help decrease stress and protect your joints 3) Engage in endurance activities to maintain a healthy heart muscle and pulmonary function. Regularly-scheduled exercises that address these important aspects of body maintenance become more critical as we age. Since our body eventually will break down when not supported and maintained properly, use exercise, posture and ergonomic principles to maintain and enjoy body health for life.

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Fixing Bad Posture & Neck Pain

Fixing Bad Posture & Neck Pain
The first step to easing neck pain is correcting bad neck posture. Consider how you carry your head. Do you lean it forward? If so, you're adding extra stress on your neck, as your head's weight is increased by 10 pounds for every inch your head goes forward (see Resources). Therefore, if you lean forward by only 2 inches, you're adding 20 extra pounds of head weight to your neck. Even worse, whenever spinal tissues are subjected to excessive pressure, they can deform and remodel, causing permanent changes. That's why it takes time to correct the problem.
Neck exercises geared for better neck control are a good way to begin correcting neck muscles, which have grown weak. Take breaks from computer work, doing neck exercises. Pulling your head above your shoulders, squeeze your shoulder blades together in the back.
Besides exercises targeted to improve neck pain, other treatments include mental relaxation and meditation, which help relieve tensed muscles, helping you do exercises for correcting posture problems. Some people have found yoga and Pilates effective in strengthening muscles for better posture and improving sore necks. When driving or sitting as a passenger in a car, use a back support pillow. When the back is supported, the head and neck are able to move back over the shoulders.
Choose shoes and backpacks that give good support. For example, avoid high heels, which place pressure on the lower back. Often people suffer from neck problems because of poorly designed and heavy backpacks. Many backpacks are made to force the head to move forward because of too much weight in the back. Ensure that you or your children have properly designed backpacks that distribute weight consistently, avoiding strain that causes bad neck posture and pain.

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One doctor I saw suggested I go to a clinic to learn to deal with my pain. I declined. I didn't want to learn to deal with the problem. I wanted to spend my energy finding the cause of my pain and getting rid of it. My root problem wasn't my pain; it was whatever was causing it. To me going to a clinic was accepting defeat, and as long as there were still books to read and people to see, I wasn't out of options.

In the end, it worked. Most of the people I saw and most of the books didn't really help all that much and some even made me worse. But in the end, the rhuematologist, one of the physical therapists and a yoga teacher were extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I also found a number of gems among the books. So now I don't have any neck aches anymore at all, after having had the problem for most of my life. It took a lot of time and a lot of money to figure it all out, but in the end my problems were perfectly solvable.

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By Mayo Clinic staff Neck pain is a common complaint. Most causes of neck pain aren't serious. Neck muscles can be strained from poor posture — whether it's leaning into your computer at work or hunching over your workbench doing hobbies at home. Wear-and-tear arthritis also is a common cause of neck pain.

But sometimes neck pain can signify something more serious. Seek immediate medical care if you experience:

Shooting pain into your shoulder or down your arm
Numbness or loss of strength in your arms or hands
Change in bladder or bowel habits
Inability to touch your chin to your chest

Stand Up Straight! Good Posture for Good Health !

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If you are a chronic sloucher, there are ways to turn it around and improve your posture. Some people are genetically susceptible to osteoporosis and if you are one of these people, getting a head start on bad posture won't help your situation. There are multitudes of ways to make a huge improvement in your posture. All you need to do is stand up straight with your shoulders back, head up, and read on.

Difficulty: Easy

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Simply stand up straight. Keep your head up. You'll look more confident and you'll feel good about yourself. Just as your mother probably used to say when you were a child, don't slouch. She was actually right. Once you're aware of your bad posture, it'll help you get in the practice of knowing when you're slouching and reminding yourself to stop.
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There is a great device available that can sense when your body is slouching and vibrate to notify you so that you can correct your posture. It's called the iposture and you can purchase it at http://www.iposture.com/.
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Exercise has a funny little way of improving all sorts of ailments; even those you didn't know you had. Bad posture is one such problem that many people are unaware they are doing by slouching. Focusing on your abdominals can help you stand straight. Performing weight lifting exercises can strengthen your muscles and help build a strong core. When you feel strong, it builds your confidence and you naturally begin to stand up straight.
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Make sure your diet is balanced with enough nutrients that add to good bone health such as salmon, yogurt, kale, and other calcium and vitamin D fortified foods. Taking calcium, vitamin D, and a multi vitamin can help maintain your bone health if you aren't able to eat a healthy and balanced diet. Consult your doctor or a nutritionist for advice on what vitamin supplements is right for you.
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When you are sitting down, make sure your back is pressed against the back of the chair with your feet flat against the floor. It's easy to slouch at a desk when surfing the internet. Using an exercise ball can help force you to sit up straight since you have nothing to slouch into.
6
Check your shoes. Do they fit right? If you don't feel you are getting enough support with your shoes, you might want to consider seeing a podiatrist. A podiatrist can check to see if you are well supported and give you recommendations for better shoes or even inserts.
7
Stress can inhibit flexibility and cause muscle tension. Stretching or doing yoga can help release any body tension. A massage can help release tension as well.

Tips & Warnings

If you improve your posture now, you'll be thankful you did later.
Bad posture effects your breathing. When you have good posture, it's easier for you to breath.

How to Ease Neck Pain with Feldenkrais

By an eHow Contributor

Living with chronic neck pain can make ordinary daily tasks seem unbearable. The Feldenkrais Method of gentle movements can reduce pain and increase flexibility, relaxation and self-awareness. Feldenkrais combines anatomy, biology, physics and physiology with elements of judo to reeducate the mind and body. Negative habitual patterns lead to stress and strain in the muscles. Learn to ease tension and neck pain with Feldenkrais movements.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

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Realign the body to move efficiently and effectively and decrease neck pain. By aligning the back, neck and pelvis posture will significantly improve and remove stress and tension from your muscles.
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Balance. Feldenkrais movements to increase balance are simple but effective. Breathing exercises focus on body parts and employ positive thinking to strengthen the pelvis and improve balance. Good balance will help ease neck pain.
3
Relax your neck and shoulders. Pay attention to the tension in the upper body. Lift and lower one shoulder slowly for 1 minute. Concentrate on that specific movement. Keep your range of motion small.
4
Roll your neck. Do small head circles to one side. Roll your head gently and slowly toward the back, and then to the side. Press your ear near your shoulder and bring it around to the front, lowering chin towards the chest. Repeat this for about 1 minute. This Feldenkrais movement is designed to relieve tension.
5
Do the ear to shoulder exercise. Lower your ear to your shoulder and bring your head back to center position. Note all the body parts involved in this movement. Continue for 1 minute, and then switch sides.
6
Lean your ear to your shoulder as in Step 5. Bring your head back to center. This time, lift your shoulder to your ear and then return to center. Alternate these steps for a minute, and then repeat for the opposite side. Do not strain.
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Practice Feldenkrais at home with tapes, with your favorite instructor or join a class. At first, try simple things like paying attention to the how you stand, your posture and your breathing. Feldenkrais retrains the mind and body to better health.

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By Mayo Clinic staff
Good posture minimizes strain on your joints and muscles, which can help prevent aches and pains. So what's good posture? When you're standing, keep your chest held high and your shoulders back and relaxed. Try not to tilt your head forward, backward or sideways. Pull in your abdomen and buttocks. Make sure your knees are relaxed, not locked. Keep your feet parallel and your weight balanced evenly on both feet.

Hummus

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups canned garbanzo beans, rinsed 1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. cumin 1 1/2 tbsp. fresh parsley Salt and pepper to taste

Methods/steps

In a blender mix all ingredients until desired consistency is obtained. For a softer texture add 1/4 cup of water. Chill and serve cold with pita or chips Or the way Jillian wants:)

Dream your self Thin

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Losing It With Jillian Michaels

Picture Yourself Thin

By Jillian Michaels

You want to lose 50 pounds, and you want it bad! You can even envision the new, svelte you wearing impossibly hip and fitted new clothes. Yet year after year, the pounds stick around. What's going to be different this time? You're going to have a plan!

Without a plan, long-term goals can seem too overwhelming or too remote to achieve. If you set smaller, short-term goals, you'll be better able to stay on track and move forward. Grab a pen now and write down some short-term goals you'd like to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly in order to work toward your long-term goals. For example, you could write that you plan to prepare healthy snacks to take to work each day, to work out three times a week, or to learn five new healthy recipes a month.

While setting and reaching a goal in itself is rewarding, sometimes a little motivation is needed. So as you write down your short-term goals, think of some rewards or incentives (ones that don't involve food!) that can keep you going and list them one by one, right next to each goal. There's no sense in pushing yourself through that extra set of lunges (the one exercise you just can't learn to love) or ten more minutes of jogging if you're going to reward yourself with more calories than you burned off.

Start learning how to pamper yourself in healthy, life-affirming ways that have nothing to do with food. Get a manicure once a month. Go to a movie every week. Treat yourself to some new music to listen to at the gym when you hit a milestone. You get the idea! Make each reward good — and know that it'll be that much more pleasurable because you've worked so hard to earn it.

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A Tempting Fish Tale: The Calculated Moves of a Sushi Chef

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A Tempting Fish Tale: The Calculated Moves of a Sushi Chef

Sushi chef David Loo and his wife Karen Ming, owners of Kaiyo Restaurant in Leawood, met in Malaysia and then moved eight times to follow either his restaurant career or hers before finally deciding to make Kansas City their home. Sushi lovers in Kansas City are forever grateful for the twist of fate that brought them here to stay.

While working for Sushi House Restaurant in Chicago, Loo was asked to relocate to Kansas City and open the first Sushi House outside of the Chicago area. Loo and Ming considered this big opportunity and made the decision to come to Kansas City and open the new place. Once the Sushi House in Town Center opened to rave reviews, the couple decided to make their move a permanent one.

“We really liked the school system we found here and decided to build a house in Olathe,” said Loo.

Loo and Ming continued to work for Sushi House in Town Center for several years. Then the couple unexpectedly decided to leave the restaurant for personal reasons and took their recipe for the very popular “The Hot Temptation Roll” with them.
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“When I was with them, I really wanted to do a sushi roll that had mangos in it (as a nod to his Malaysian heritage), so Karen and I started talking about what should be in it,” Loo says. “So I created the roll with shrimp tempura, mango, and tobiko or flying fish roe, but Karen created the special fruity sauce that really is the secret to this roll.”

Sushi House could not replicate Karen’s special sauce, and without it, there was no Hot Temptation Roll, so they had to drop it from their menu. They eventually replaced it with their own version of the roll. . .complete with mangos.

The couple had no job, but they did have restaurant experience, the secret recipe, and each other. They also found they had a loyal following of well-heeled investors who loved Loo’s way with fresh fish. These angels called the couple to inquire about their plans for the future. They offered support and encouragement as the couple applied for an SBA loan.

Loo and Ming eventually decided to open a new sushi restaurant called Kaiyo allowing them to sit firmly in the driver’s seat of day-to-day operations. Loo says it’s the control that is his favorite aspect of ownership.

Located on the far south side of the strip center anchored by the Hen House at 119th and Roe, Kaiyo’s front door faces Crate and Barrel. Many refer to Kaiyo as a “hidden gem” because its tucked away location is easy to overlook. “We looked at some other areas, but our customer base is here, so we stayed,” says Loo.

A pretty little place with about fifty seats, Kaiyo is modern and stylishly decorated in light woods and black tables. Ming waits tables and runs the front of the house like a tight ship. Some days, you can even see their two children Cheyenne, 8 and Melvin, 7, sitting behind the hostess stand doing their homework.

Loo works behind the sushi bar with his lovely hand-forged Japanese Masamoto knife in his hand. Let’s face it, when it comes to really good sushi, it is a simple equation - fresh fish plus great knife skills equals excellent sushi. Loo has the math down.

Carefully unwrapping a whole tuna loin he prepped earlier in the day, Loo takes his knife using it as an extension of his arm and carefully trims the loin using long calculated cuts to form a perfect rectangular piece of ruby red tuna. From there, he runs his steel in slow sweeping motions from the base of the knife to the tip, wiping his blade between cuts, to shape the fish into domino-like tiles ready to eat. He lines the tiles of fish up like ceremonial soldiers using the tip of his knife to move them next to one another as he checks with his critical eye to see if his pieces are uniformly the same. He makes it look deceivingly simple, but in fact he is employing ancient traditional Japanese techniques.

The menu at Kaiyo is surprisingly diverse with traditional Japanese dumplings, noodles and entrees along with a creative selection of specialty rolls. Rolls to try are the Daikon Maki featuring fresh tuna, salmon, yellowtail, crab, cucumber, scallion and massago or smelt roe rolled in paper-thin slices of pickled daikon radish giving it a crisp crunch. Try the Cherry Blossom, which lives up to its name and comes out looking like a Spring on a plate, featuring fresh tuna and salmon with avocado. The Four Seasons roll is a visual stunner where Loo uses different colors of tobiko or flying fish roe to dress up a spicy tuna roll in celebration of each of the four seasons. Finally Uni, or sea urchin, is a specialty at Kaiyo. Loo sources his uni from the West Coast where most of their sea urchin is shipped off to Japan and fetches top dollar.

Loo says many people still come in and order The Hot Temptation Roll, but it’s sashimi that he prefers to prepare. Sashimi, as any good sushi chef knows, is the opportunity to flaunt your technical skills. For a chef who never cooks, or rarely touches a pot or pan to make his culinary statement, sushi chefs prize their knife skills above all others to show off their training and expertise. Sashimi is supposed to have a silky texture. In Japanese cooking the ingredients are simple, so they have to be presented in the very best way possible in order for their beauty and flavor to shine. It doesn’t get much simpler than slices of raw fish gently arching over each other stacked in ribbon-like rows intended to be eaten one type of fish at a time.

This fish tale does have a happy ending. Not only for David and Karen, but also for all of us who love to eat sushi and continue to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Kaiyo Restaurant
4308 W 119th Street
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 663-1663
http://www.kaiyorestaurant.com/

From my first article in Present Online Magazine . Photos of David Loo and The Hot Temptation Roll were taken by Pam Taylor of Present Online.

Short and long-term adverse health effects that VOCs can cause

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Clean Up the VOCs Surrounding You
Get this: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the air inside your home could have 100 times the level of pollutants of the air outside, primarily because of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. Essentially, VOCs are chemical compounds that are emitted as gases by paints, vinyls, plastics, cleaning products, solvents, air fresheners, fabric softeners, dryer sheets, wall-to-wall carpeting, deodorants, dry-cleaned clothing, and cosmetics. That smell of fresh paint or new carpet? That's what I'm talking about. You may not be aware of VOCs or know what they are, but these endocrine disruptors surround you daily.

Some short-term adverse health effects that VOCs can cause include nausea, headache, drowsiness, and sore throat. Long-term effects include asthma and other respiratory problems; some even say cancer may be linked to exposure to VOCs. Here are some steps you can take to help rid your environment of VOCs. The fewer of these compounds in your life, the better!

Don't use artificial room deodorizers. These products only mask whatever foul odors may be lurking. They are little VOC factories just pumping toxins into your room. Instead, clean your air with a high-efficiency particulate air, or HEPA, filter, which is a mechanical air filter that traps particles such as smoke. One study found that healthy nonsmokers who used HEPA filters for two days drastically improved their cardiovascular function. Get one with a VOC filter.

Use 100 percent natural products to clean. Using truly natural products, such as white vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, and plain old water, can you get more bang for your buck and cut down on VOCs. If you choose to stick with store-bought cleaners, select products from companies known to be environmentally responsible, such as Seventh Generation, Mrs. Meyer's, and Method.

Go "green" when doing home-improvement projects. Because many paints and a lot of carpeting emit VOCs, you should look for products that don't contain the hazardous chemicals — although I know they're not exactly mainstream. Look for online suppliers such as Green Depot, which offers environmentally friendly building and home-improvement materials.

Neck pain

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Pain Management - Foods That Help Ease Pain

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Pain Management - Foods That Help Ease Pain

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Pain - something that no one wants to experience even once let alone daily and yet chronic pain is not uncommon. The Chronic Pain Association estimates that 50 million Americans endure chronic pain on a daily basis. Whether you suffer from Fibromyalgia Arthritis, or a Sports Injury, pain from the inflammatory response finds us and can make life miserable. Taking anti-inflammatory medications is the first defense against chronic or acute pain. Research shows if you want to add even more relief to your pain symptoms you can make some small changes to your diet.
Foods that have the greatest effect on the inflammatory process are fats. The predominant omega-6 fatty acids present in the American diet tend to promote inflammation while omega-3 fatty acids help to inhibit the inflammatory process. The omega 6 to omega-3 ratio in the Western diet is a high 16:1.8 leading some researchers to say the typical Western diet is a pro-inflammatory diet. No wonder we are in such pain! Even though omega-6 fatty acids are good for us and needed in the diet, we are eating far too many of them and not eating enough of the health-promoting omega-3's. Omega-6 fatty acids are found in beef, pork, chicken, whole milk dairy products, egg yolks, vegetable and seed oils, and packaged convenience foods- all staples of the American diet. The pain reducing Omega-3 fatty acids are found in cold water fish (salmon, mackerel, halibut, and tuna), ground flax seeds, canola oil, and walnuts.
There is one more fatty acid to throw into the mix and that is omega-9. Not as much of an attention getting fatty acid but just as important to know about. These fatty acids are also involved in prohibiting the inflammation process bringing relief to its sufferers. Omega-9's are found in olive oil, avocados, pecans, almonds, peanuts, cashews, sesame oil, pistachio nuts and macadamia nuts. All those nuts you thought were off limits, not anymore. Just make sure you only eat 10 - 12 nuts for a serving size so you don't add to your waistline with these high calorie snacks.
Fruits and Vegetables- ah, here they are again. I wonder how long it will take us to realize they really are good for us. The antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables play a role in decreasing damage by free radicals which to you and I means it prevents the initiation of the inflammatory response nipping it in the bud. What's the recommendation? The same as it's always been, 5-8 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. It's not as tough as it seems. A serving size of fruit is the size of a tangerine or half of a banana while the serving size for vegetables is ½ cup cooked and 1 cup raw. Add some berries to your cereal, some vegetable soup with lunch or sneak veggies into your scrambled eggs, add them wherever you can.
Although this doesn't count as a legitimate study, my mother, a long time arthritis sufferer decided to put some of these ideas into practice. She decided to take 2 tbsp. of ground flax seeds per day which she added to her oatmeal in the morning. She also added almonds regularly. That was it. No other changes and she found her arthritis pain markedly decreased. It goes to show that small nutrition changes can make a big impact on your health.
Now that you know the information, let's get practical. Here are 8 small diet changes you can make starting this week to decrease inflammation.
1. Replace chicken, pork or ground beef with salmon, mackerel, or halibut 2 times each week.
2. Use canola or olive oil in place of other vegetable oils for salad dressings and cooking.
3. Add walnuts, almonds, or pecans to salads.
4. Snack on an ounce of cashews or macadamia nuts with a piece of fruit.
5. Use sliced avocado in your sandwich in place of the cheese.
6. Use omega-3 fortified eggs (can find at all local grocery stores: look for the sentence: fed with DHA and EHA).
7. Add 2 tbsp of ground flax seeds to your oatmeal or yogurt.
8. Add a side salad each night with dinner (filling up with veggies during your meals will also help with weight management).
Using medications alone to manage your pain is difficult because most drugs eventually lose their effectiveness and can cause side effects. Take some small steps to add these dietary practices so you can have a more complete support system to alleviate pain.

Owner of Real Living Nutrition Services, Meri Raffetto is a recognized professional in the area of nutrition and wellness. She specializes in weight management and cardiovascular nutrition and offers online programs to help people reach their weight loss and health goals. For more information visit http://www.reallivingnutrition.com

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Foods that slow aging and prevent disease.

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Eat to Stay Young!

Make sure your diet includes these 6 foods that slow aging and prevent disease.

Try as we might to find one, there's no magic bullet that can stop the aging process. But scientists have identified certain foods that can boost your health and even help slow down your biological clock.
Since all of these foods have great nutritional benefits, why not add more of them into your diet to see if they put a spring in your step?
1. Fish
Recent research suggests that the Omega-3 fatty acids from certain fish can lead to improved mood and mental capacities. These oils have antioxidant properties, meaning they attack the cells that cause the body to decay. Omega-3s are the same acids that combat chronic inflammation, which can lead to all sorts of health complications. Finally, fish oil is great for your skin, preventing dryness and eczema, and promoting firmness and elasticity. Salmon and tuna are two of the most popular and readily available fish with high levels of Omega-3.

2. Whole Grains
Avoiding all carbs makes no sense, when whole grains such as whole wheat, oats, brown rice, farro, barley wheat berries are so rich in fiber, which keeps your digestive system regular and helps you feel full. Their low glycemic levels mean that they don't play havoc with your blood sugar levels. Choose bread, pasta and cereals made from whole grains, and incorporate whole grains into your cooking. Whole grains have been widely accepted as a smart way to combat all types of illnesses, such as heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke. Refined grains filter out the many nutrients intrinsic in natural whole grains, and therefore don't provide the same benefits. and

3. Cruciferous Vegetables
This powerhouse family includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower , kale, turnips and Brussels sprouts. They are an effective aid to the body in fighting toxins and cancer. And they have a high concentration of antioxidants and sulfur, which provide energy and can keep your skin healthy. If you eat them raw or lightly cooked their protection properties are even more effective.

4. Nuts
They are high in calories, but you don't need to eat a lot of them to reap their benefits, which include protein, fiber and crucial minerals such as potassium, iron, zinc and magnesium. They are reported to be good for your digestive and immune systems, helpful in the fight against cancer, and the oils are good for your skin. Their high Omega-3 fatty acid content also helps keep your brain and body healthy. Plus, there are so many kinds of nuts to choose from: almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, Brazil nuts, macadamias, pistachios and more.

5. Avocado
Did you know that avocado is a fruit? It is chock full of monosaturated fat, which is believed to reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Avocados have a lot of potassium, which combats fluid retention and high blood pressure and the risk of stroke. And they have a high level of vitamin E, which is thought to prevent skin aging and may also be helpful in reducing hot flashes associated with menopause. Finally, they are rich in folate, which is thought to decrease the risk of heart attacks, as well as antioxidants, which help your body protect itself from free radicals, which means keeping your organs and tissues healthy.

6. Berries
Blueberries have gotten their fair share of health news but in fact all black and blue berries, such as blackberries, black currants and black grapes, contain antioxidants that are known to protect the body against damage caused by free radicals and aging. These phytochemicals are called flavonoids, and are found in the pigment of the berries. In addition, dark berries are also thought to be of assistance in maintaining good balance, coordination and short term memory.

by: the Editors of Cookstr.com

Carol Burnett sings on Glee as Sue's mother

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Well, this Glee I liked the singing and a musical wedding. It also touched on bullying with school students. Hulu let this one go through Free!

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Womens knowledge of finances is next to nothing?

2010-11-22T09:56:00.001-06:00

Nov. 19, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional Newsdelivered by Newstex) -- Pop culture says that men are from Mars andwomen are from Venus. But when it comes our finances, are we reallyworlds apart?

Many financial experts say the two sexes aredifferent enough that women can use advice tailored to fit their styleand needs. And two new ventures under way in Maryland are trying tocapitalize on that.
An Owings Mills accounting and investmentadvisory firm recently launched a practice catering to women-ownedbusinesses. Peg Downey, a nationally known financial planner from ChevyChase, and two colleagues are starting to train financial advisers onhow to better communicate and serve women clients.
Financesshould be a women's issue. On average women earn less than men, receivefewer retirement benefits and live longer, which means they are morelikely to develop health problems and incur steep medical bills laterin life. Plus, women often take off years from a job to raise a familyor care for an aging parent, further reducing their ability to build anest egg.
All this, and the potentially huge female market,hasn't been lost on the financial industry. Books, seminars andprograms target women. Some of it is gimmicky, or just the same oldadvice that's been, as Downey says, "pinked up" to lure women clients.
Downey says her venture, Directions for Women, is different. Forexample, it offers training for advisers to hold "circles" where womencan learn in a group and discuss their views on money to getcomfortable with financial planning. For example, women may be asked todescribe their first "money message" from their parents and how thatinfluences their life today.
"This just isn't some airy fairything. It is indeed how women work," says Downey, noting that womentraditionally have gathered in circles -- from yesteryear's sewing beesto today's book clubs.
This is a little touchy-feely for me, but if it gets women to take charge of their finances, I say go for it.
After all, while women have made progress with their finances over the years, more needs to be done.
When OppenheimerFunds released a major study on women and investing in1992, women reported that their financial experience largely involvedbalancing the checkbook and paying bills, says Ellen Schoenfeld, a vicepresident of marketing. Today, women are far more engaged in investingand more knowledgeable, she says.
Nonetheless, in another studythree years ago, Oppenheimer found that half of women didn'tparticipate in a retirement plan even though a wide majority said theirtop goal was to save for retirement.
And a recent Transamericasurvey found that women were less likely to enroll in a retirement planand, if they did, they contributed less than men. In addition,significantly more women expect to rely on Social Security for theirprimary source of retirement income than men.
"There is stilljust a very widespread lack of awareness among women when it comes tosaving and planning for retirement," says Catherine Collinson,president of the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
Ofcourse, not all women are alike. But ask financial professionals aboutthe differences between the sexes, and they all make similarobservations:
Men are comfortable with financial jargon; women want plainEnglish. Men make quick decisions; women need more time and informationbefore acting. Men like charts and beating the benchmarks; women wantto know what the numbers mean for their life, such as whether they canretire early or remodel the kitchen.
Of course, this sounds alot like stereotyping. "Most people want plain English," says CindyHounsell, president of the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement."That's why we have Twitter. They don't want too many characters."
But Downey and others say there truly is a difference, particularly on how women learn.
"Our brains are really wired differently," says Downey, who has been aplanner for 28 years. "The problem with the old stereotypes is they sayone way is good and another way is bad. We're not saying that. We aresaying it's different and we want to change the conversation to becomemore friendly for women."
Oppenheimer's Schoenfeld says women today can benefit from financial advice that target certain niches, such as small business.
That's what's happening at Glass Jacobson in Owings Mills, whichcreated a women-owned business practice in August at the suggestion ofaccountant Tammy Schneider.
"It's realizing the fact that menand women are different instead of pretending it's not there. It's amatter of embracing it," says Schneider, the director of the practice.
For example, women tend to do less long-term planning, they are morereluctant to ask a lender for money, and they often don't know how toobtain government contracts, she says.
Men are more comfortablecalling someone they have met once or twice to ask for business or areferral. "Women hesitate to make that phone call unless there is adeeper connection," she says.
Schneider says her role is to help women clients make all these connections so they can take their business to the next level.
Downey's goal is "to change the financial planning atmosphere forwomen," she says. Her partners in Directions for Women are plannersEleanor Blayney, author of "Women's Worth," and Elizabeth Jetton,former president of the Financial Planning Association.
Traditional financial planning continues to be male-dominated, with theheavy use of jargon and charts that turn off or intimidate many women,Downey says.
Directions will train advisers on how best tocommunicate with women -- listening, showing empathy and explainingmatters in laymen's terms -- and how to be more creative in findingsolutions to women's financial problems. The names of planners who haveundergone the training will be posted on Directions' website as aresource for women.
Of course, not all men are alike either.Downey says the skills advisers will pick up to better serve womencould appeal to men, too.
"Men don't know all the jargon," she says.

2010-11-19T07:12:00.001-06:00

$12,000.00 and counting, Auto Accident

From my son,

Yes, I finally had my turn! Broken arm, ribs and tons of bruises. Imeet A 16 year old driving a dark red car with no lights on at night,who heads right for me it seems, as I am stopped in my turning lane! [When my mother was learning to drive she would stare at on coming cars head lights and steer toward them. My dad was teaching her and he would have to grab the wheel to save them from crashing!] As 16 year old's passenger side of car hits mypassenger side. An explosion Surprise!

Saw their car finally at the impound, when my son went over to see my car and get pictures, they were the only two cars there!

Yes. I had the white car with all lights that were always on, even still on after the crash!I had the bigger heavier car but still was pushed by a smaller carcoming at high speeds! My wheels do not go side ways, so it did a bunny hop/ or jarring , over 3 car widths in length. Wow! No one killed! Air bag and my seat beltsaved my life!

Getting a ride back and forth from clinics and doctors, I freak outseeing cars heading toward us. I saw one at a stop sign and just knewthey were going to try to cut across in front of us , a feeling I gotand said so out loud, sure enough they tried to. We got stopped, thenthey stopped and finally gave us our right of way. I said, Oh great Ihave now become a back seat driver and read people before they evenmove!

note update

Last night as my son was out shopping with his gf for all of us. Acar with no lights on followed them into the parking lot at store, myson suddenly noticed as they entered lighted area. Well, my son got outand talked to the driver, a young blond girl. She said Oh I didn’tknow! He told her, his mom was just hit by a driver with no lights on,so to always remember to turn hers on!

Do they have signs for sticking on dash board to remind people to turn on their lights?

Everyone at his work is now talking about all the nightdrivers on the streets and even the freeways that are driving with nolights on! They see them when they come up behind them.

There is a home made truck, that does not even have lightsmounted on the back of it and drives with no head lights on! So policewill not see him? He is following other cars at 65 miles an hour! Oneguy came up on him and then noticed no mounted lights at all!

My son had seen the same truck going through the streetsof Springfield , early morning after work. My son blinked his lightsat the person that was ahead of him but the truck went for blockswithout turning on head lights. Are the head lights even connected tolive wires? Gads! Dangerous!

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And look at what the fun site says! …..
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littlerunningdeer Says:
Night driving after eye surgery?
http://annlrd.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/night-driving-after-eye-surgery/
Car colors on the road
http://annlrd.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/car-colors-on-the-road/
Driving, Left Hand Turns
http://annlrd.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/driving-left-hand-turns/
Tales from the night shift, Round 2 | View From The Cop
http://annlrd.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/tales-from-the-night-shift-round-2-view-from-the-cop/
How to Driving at Night. – Smart Motorist
http://annlrd.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/how-to-driving-at-night-smart-motorist/
Head lights! Please!
http://annlrd.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/head-lights-please/

Million Dollar Mom

2010-11-18T00:37:00.000-06:00

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Buffalohair, Welcome Back Daw Aung San Suu Kyi !!

2010-11-14T08:31:00.002-06:00

Welcome Back Daw Aung San Suu Kyi !!

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, The True Leader of Burma

Thetrue leader of Burma has been released from bondage maybe now we canget down to business. Next on the list are the thousands of politicalprisoners that need to be freed as well. There is little room forcelebration since security for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi isabsolutely critical at this juncture. Well maybe a little celebrationis in order.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, I am at your service

Buffalohair

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2010-11-13T15:36:00.000-06:00

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