Well Done Sir Paul
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It´s back to beautiful today with sunshine and warmth. There are clouds in the sky but not those menacing rain clouds at this moment in time. If you watched Manchester City playing Liverpool yesterday you, like me, were treated to two teams who didn´t want to lose and didn´t hardly have an idea between them how to score goals. If you expected something special from Torres then I certainly didn´t. He´s been out for weeks and this is the top level. The game needed Tevez. It also needed a decent referee. The official with the whistle helped to make this game as dull as ditch water. It makes my blood boil when, with all the other needs in the world, this group of players all walked off the pitch as brazen as you like knowing they each have another lottery win going in the bank. All the money from the game should be distributed to Madeira and Haiti! The only real winners were Aston Villa and Tottenham who can score goals. Someone please whisper in Rafa´s ear....that´s how games are won.
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I don´t totally subscribe to the point of view expressed in this next article but I always like to see another point of view......and there is a good element of truth in what is written. There are many people who go to the gym and don´t know how to use the equipment properly. Read on.......
The silent plague of sports injuries
I've gotta be honest with you. I got a good chuckle when I read this article on MSNBC.com.
Headline: "Gym-goers trip, flip, and fall in pursuit of fitness."
It recounted stories of rather klutzy gym rats who fell of treadmills, rolled off exercise balls, tripped over jump ropes, or dropped weights on their toes.
I don't mean to laugh at anyone's misfortune, but you have to admit that the picture of someone breaking his toe because he kicked a treadmill is rather amusing.
But that's where the humor ends.
The grim reality is that this nonsensical "exercise-is-good-for-you" craze is landing more than 50,000 people in the emergency room every year because of mishaps on gym equipment, according to numbers from the Consumer Products Safety Commission. But that's just the tip of the exercise iceberg.
At least 17 million Americans are treated for sports-related injuries each year overall, including 3.5 million children under the age of 14. And who knows how many millions more silently limp along with untreated aches and injuries caused by something that was "supposed" to make them healthier.
The experts chalk the injuries up to user error and suggest that people be more careful. It's user error alright -- the error occurred when they thought they needed to exercise to begin with.
This has nothing to do with how careful you are -- and everything to do with the high price of self-destructive behavior. Punish your body and you WILL pay the toll.
Can you name one athlete you know -- or one exercise nut -- who isn't nursing some sort of injury? If you do, just give it time. They'll be bandaged up and making weekly visits to the physical therapist soon enough.
Sports can destroy your knees and cause early-onset arthritis, as I told you not long ago. But that's getting off easy. Recent studies on former football players show their brains are turning into oozing puddles of useless mush from all the hits they take.
That's not just an occupational hazard for rich, spoiled athletes -- but a real risk for any of the millions of kids who play competitive sports in high school or college. Many of these supposedly fit people eventually hobble around on perpetually bandaged limbs like they limped off a Civil War battlefield instead of sports field.
And yet the nutty experts just want to blab on and on about how safe exercise is.
Wake up and smell the Ben-Gay! The safest thing you can do is to stay out of the gym.
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
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Here´s the Alicante weather
Estas botas están un poco apretados, pero ya cederán. - These boots are a little tight, but they'll give.
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Ian K sent us the following .....
IMPORTANT READ.....
Something that we can do to help ourselves. Nice to know. Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve under the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets.
Why keep aspirin by your bedside?
About Heart Attacks
There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as Nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently.
Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack. The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up..
However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
If that happens,immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.. Afterwards: phone a neighbor or a family member who lives
very close by say "heart attack!" say that you have taken 2 aspirins.. take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and...do NOT lie down ~
A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving this message, sends it to 10 people, probably one life can be saved!
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Two British men have been arrested on suspicion of holding up a supermarket in Spain.
Expats Daniel Andrew Rushton and Matthew Aiden Daly, both 25, were held two days after staff at a store in Marbella were threatened with a gun and metal bar during a robbery. Electronic goods and cash were taken. Story
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Music Stuff February 22nd
1960, Percy Faith No.1 on the US chart with 'Theme From A Summer Place' No.2 hit UK.
1962, Elvis Presley Uk1 UK singles chart with 'Rock-A- Hula Baby / Cant Help Falling In Love.' The tracks were from 'Blue Hawaii'
1975, Scottish group The Average White Band No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Pick Up The Pieces'
1975, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel had their only UK No.1 single with 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me).
1981, One hit wonder Joe Dolce was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Shaddap You Face,
1986, MTV dedicated a full 22 hours broadcast to The Monkees,
1987, Andy Warhol, pop artist and producer died after a gall bladder operation. He produced The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album cover.
1988, Stevie Wonder was awarded the 1998 MusiCares Person Of The Year at a concert in Los Angeles.
1992, UK music paper the NME printed their writers all time best debut albums; at No.1, Patti Smith, 'Horses',
1992, Shakespear's Sister started an eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Stay'. The duo was made up of ex Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey and singer Marcella Detroit (who co-wrote 'Lay Down Sally' with Eric Clapton).
1997, The Spice Girls US No.1 with 'Wannabe', the first UK act to score a No.1 for over 18 months.
2001, winners at the 43rd Grammy Awards included U2, record of the year and song of the year with 'Beautiful Day
2002, Drummer Ronnie Verrell died aged 76. Worked with The Ted Heath Orchestra and The Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Provided the drum licks for Animal in The Muppet Show.
2002, two middle-aged women spent the first of eight nights sleeping in a car outside Bournemouth International Centre to make sure they were first in the queue for Cliff Richard's forthcoming concert tickets.
2003, Sir Paul McCartney played a private show in San Diego for the 50th birthday of Wendy Whitworth, the executive producer of CNN’s Larry King Show. Sir Paul donated his $1 million (£0.6 million) fee to the Adopt-a-Minefield charity.
2004, The Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK' was named the most influential record of the 1970s in poll compiled by Q magazine.
Birthday Boys and Girls February 22nd
1936, Ernie K-Doe, R&B singer who had a 1961 US No.1 single with ‘Mother-in-Law’
1943, Mick Green, guitarist with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates from 1962–4, (1963 UK No.4 singles ‘I’ll Never Get Over You’). Joined Billy J. Kramer in 1964.
1945, William Oliver Swofford, (Oliver), 1969, US No 3 & UK No. 6 single, 'Good Morning Starshine.
1977, James Blunt, singer, songwriter and former Army captain.
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It´s back to beautiful today with sunshine and warmth. There are clouds in the sky but not those menacing rain clouds at this moment in time. If you watched Manchester City playing Liverpool yesterday you, like me, were treated to two teams who didn´t want to lose and didn´t hardly have an idea between them how to score goals. If you expected something special from Torres then I certainly didn´t. He´s been out for weeks and this is the top level. The game needed Tevez. It also needed a decent referee. The official with the whistle helped to make this game as dull as ditch water. It makes my blood boil when, with all the other needs in the world, this group of players all walked off the pitch as brazen as you like knowing they each have another lottery win going in the bank. All the money from the game should be distributed to Madeira and Haiti! The only real winners were Aston Villa and Tottenham who can score goals. Someone please whisper in Rafa´s ear....that´s how games are won.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I don´t totally subscribe to the point of view expressed in this next article but I always like to see another point of view......and there is a good element of truth in what is written. There are many people who go to the gym and don´t know how to use the equipment properly. Read on.......
The silent plague of sports injuriesI've gotta be honest with you. I got a good chuckle when I read this article on MSNBC.com.
Headline: "Gym-goers trip, flip, and fall in pursuit of fitness."
It recounted stories of rather klutzy gym rats who fell of treadmills, rolled off exercise balls, tripped over jump ropes, or dropped weights on their toes.
I don't mean to laugh at anyone's misfortune, but you have to admit that the picture of someone breaking his toe because he kicked a treadmill is rather amusing.
But that's where the humor ends.
The grim reality is that this nonsensical "exercise-is-good-for-you" craze is landing more than 50,000 people in the emergency room every year because of mishaps on gym equipment, according to numbers from the Consumer Products Safety Commission. But that's just the tip of the exercise iceberg.
At least 17 million Americans are treated for sports-related injuries each year overall, including 3.5 million children under the age of 14. And who knows how many millions more silently limp along with untreated aches and injuries caused by something that was "supposed" to make them healthier.
The experts chalk the injuries up to user error and suggest that people be more careful. It's user error alright -- the error occurred when they thought they needed to exercise to begin with.
This has nothing to do with how careful you are -- and everything to do with the high price of self-destructive behavior. Punish your body and you WILL pay the toll.
Can you name one athlete you know -- or one exercise nut -- who isn't nursing some sort of injury? If you do, just give it time. They'll be bandaged up and making weekly visits to the physical therapist soon enough.
Sports can destroy your knees and cause early-onset arthritis, as I told you not long ago. But that's getting off easy. Recent studies on former football players show their brains are turning into oozing puddles of useless mush from all the hits they take.
That's not just an occupational hazard for rich, spoiled athletes -- but a real risk for any of the millions of kids who play competitive sports in high school or college. Many of these supposedly fit people eventually hobble around on perpetually bandaged limbs like they limped off a Civil War battlefield instead of sports field.
And yet the nutty experts just want to blab on and on about how safe exercise is.
Wake up and smell the Ben-Gay! The safest thing you can do is to stay out of the gym.
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
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Here´s the Alicante weather
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
 15° C | 8° C |
 16° C | 9° C |
19° C | 11° C |
 19° C | 11° C |
17° C | 11° C |
Word of the Day
ceder seh-der' (transitive verb)
to hand over, to give up, to cede; to transfer, to assign; to passEXAMPLES
Le cedió el asiento a mi abuela. - He gave his seat to my grandmother.Estas botas están un poco apretados, pero ya cederán. - These boots are a little tight, but they'll give.
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Ian K sent us the following .....IMPORTANT READ.....
Something that we can do to help ourselves. Nice to know. Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve under the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets.
Why keep aspirin by your bedside?
About Heart Attacks
There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as Nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently.
Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack. The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up..
However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
If that happens,immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.. Afterwards: phone a neighbor or a family member who lives
very close by say "heart attack!" say that you have taken 2 aspirins.. take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and...do NOT lie down ~
A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving this message, sends it to 10 people, probably one life can be saved!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two British men have been arrested on suspicion of holding up a supermarket in Spain.
Expats Daniel Andrew Rushton and Matthew Aiden Daly, both 25, were held two days after staff at a store in Marbella were threatened with a gun and metal bar during a robbery. Electronic goods and cash were taken. Story
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Music Stuff February 22nd1960, Percy Faith No.1 on the US chart with 'Theme From A Summer Place' No.2 hit UK.
1962, Elvis Presley Uk1 UK singles chart with 'Rock-A- Hula Baby / Cant Help Falling In Love.' The tracks were from 'Blue Hawaii'
1975, Scottish group The Average White Band No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Pick Up The Pieces'
1975, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel had their only UK No.1 single with 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me).
1981, One hit wonder Joe Dolce was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Shaddap You Face,
1986, MTV dedicated a full 22 hours broadcast to The Monkees,
1987, Andy Warhol, pop artist and producer died after a gall bladder operation. He produced The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers' album cover.
1988, Stevie Wonder was awarded the 1998 MusiCares Person Of The Year at a concert in Los Angeles.
1992, UK music paper the NME printed their writers all time best debut albums; at No.1, Patti Smith, 'Horses',
1992, Shakespear's Sister started an eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Stay'. The duo was made up of ex Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey and singer Marcella Detroit (who co-wrote 'Lay Down Sally' with Eric Clapton).
1997, The Spice Girls US No.1 with 'Wannabe', the first UK act to score a No.1 for over 18 months.
2001, winners at the 43rd Grammy Awards included U2, record of the year and song of the year with 'Beautiful Day
2002, Drummer Ronnie Verrell died aged 76. Worked with The Ted Heath Orchestra and The Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Provided the drum licks for Animal in The Muppet Show.
2002, two middle-aged women spent the first of eight nights sleeping in a car outside Bournemouth International Centre to make sure they were first in the queue for Cliff Richard's forthcoming concert tickets.
2003, Sir Paul McCartney played a private show in San Diego for the 50th birthday of Wendy Whitworth, the executive producer of CNN’s Larry King Show. Sir Paul donated his $1 million (£0.6 million) fee to the Adopt-a-Minefield charity.
2004, The Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK' was named the most influential record of the 1970s in poll compiled by Q magazine.
Birthday Boys and Girls February 22nd
1936, Ernie K-Doe, R&B singer who had a 1961 US No.1 single with ‘Mother-in-Law’
1943, Mick Green, guitarist with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates from 1962–4, (1963 UK No.4 singles ‘I’ll Never Get Over You’). Joined Billy J. Kramer in 1964.
1945, William Oliver Swofford, (Oliver), 1969, US No 3 & UK No. 6 single, 'Good Morning Starshine.
1977, James Blunt, singer, songwriter and former Army captain.
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