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"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe."
H.G. Wells
We have a lovely day today and , having seen the changes later in the week, it is hard to envisage what is ahead. Our hearts and minds should be with the people of Chile today as yet another natural disaster hits the world. Is it my imagination or are things happening with greater frequency? This current bad run includes the earthquake in Haiti, the floods in Madeira and the water causing floods in virtually every part of the world. Add the current economic hardship and it is difficult to see where the aid can be sustained and it continues to really annoy me that a few sporting and music stars enjoy immoral wealth whilst so many others are suffering. Of course, I realise they are not to blame but the systems which allow such an imbalance.
Why you should skip this free diabetes test
When Oprah speaks, her flock leaps. And now, she wants her viewers to run, too -- right out the door for a diabetes test.
It's a great big game of "Oprah Says," but no one wins this one...except for Oprah and her favorite sponsors.
In her biggest act of self-importance yet, the queen of TV blather is trying to solve America's diabetes problem by sending her viewers out to Walgreens for free blood tests.
Hurry up, now...Oprah says.
Pardon me for not feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, but I doubt Oprah will ever come close to even hinting at the kind of changes people need to make to avoid diabetes.
She has advertisers to worry about, after all.
The truth is, lowering your risk for diabetes is beyond simple: Swear off the sugar, cut the carbs down to the barest of minimums and eat a diet rich in fresh animal fats and protein.
Works nearly every time...but that kind of crazy talk isn't going to sell a lot of commercials, and it's not going to make Oprah viewers feel good about their own carb-fueled misery.
So instead, she's teamed up with Walgreens -- which has no financial interest in making America healthy. Ever walk the aisles in a big chain pharmacy? The "food" section is chips, cookies, frozen dinners, soda and ice cream.
The healthiest thing in the store is probably the beer -- and that's only if local liquor laws allow them to sell it.
Chain pharmacies make money by catering to sick fatties who will buy more chips and ice cream while they wait for their prescriptions to be filled.
That, and overpriced dollar-store junk.
Show up for that free blood test, and after your run the potato-chip gauntlet to get to the pharmacy in the back, you'll be asked to sign a consent form. Take a look at the fine print -- it says right on the bottom that they'll share your information. It doesn't say whom they'll share it with, but it doesn't take much detective work to figure it out -- the list of sponsors on the Walgreens website reads like a Who's Who of Big Pharma: Bayer, Merck, Sanofi Aventis, and Pfizer, just to name of few.
You can bet your glucose they're salivating at the idea of getting the names, addresses, phone numbers and blood-sugar levels of Oprah viewers who are at risk for diabetes.
But go ahead, sign that form -- Oprah says.
If, on the other hand, you really want to eliminate your risk for diabetes, change the channel.
That's not the only diabetes drivel making the rounds this week. Keep reading...
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
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Here´s the weather for the next few Alicante Province days
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Jackie C has sent us the following......
Count every ' F ' in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...
HOW MANY ?
WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down.
The reasoning behind is further down.
The brain cannot process 'OF'.
Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!
Anyone who counts all 6 'F's' on the first go is a genius.
More Brain Stuff . . From Cambridge University .
Olny srmat poelpe can raed this.
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this psas it on !!
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My thanks to Ian K from Villamar
A tour bus driver is driving with a bus load of seniors down a highway when he is tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady. She offers him a handful of peanuts,which he gratefully munches up.
After about 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of peanuts.
She repeats this gesture about five more times..
When she is about to hand him another batch again ....he asks the little old lady, 'Why don't you eat the peanuts yourself?'.
'We can't chew them because we've got no teeth', she replied.
The puzzled driver asks, 'Why do you buy them then?'
The old lady replied, 'We just love the chocolate around them.'
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Music Stuff-March 1st
1951, Sam Phillips launched Sun Records
1958, Buddy Holly played the first of 25 dates on his only UK tour. Also on the bill was Des O'Connor
1961, Elvis Presley signed a five-year movie deal with producer Hal Wallis.
1963, Frank Ifield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Wayward Wind'.
1967, working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles started recording ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.’
1968, Elton John's first single 'I've Been Loving You To Long' was released on the Phillips label
1969, Jim Morrison of The Doors was charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour after showing his penis to the audience during a show in Miami. He was found guilty and sentenced to eight months hard labour. Morrison died in Paris while the sentence was on appeal.
1975, Status Quo started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'On The Level.'
1975, The Eagles No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Best Of My Love',
1975, winners at this years Grammy Awards included; Paul McCartney for Best pop vocal on 'Band On The Run'
1980, Blondie No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Atomic'
1980, The Shadows No.1 UK album charts.
1986, Gary Glitter was admitted to hospital, suffering from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills.
1986, Mr Mister No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kyrie',
1989, Madonna started a £2.9m sponsorship deal with Pepsi Cola.
1995, Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Philadelphia won three Grammys
1997, a Motley Crue fan who claimed his hearing had been irreparably damaged after a show in New Jersey had his lawsuit thrown out of court. The judge told Clifford Goldberg who had sat near the front of the stage, knew the risk he was taking.
2004, Michael Jackson unveiled a new website, www.mjjsource.com. The site featured a celebration of his music career plus news on his current criminal trial, including short biographies of his attorneys and a calendar listing upcoming court dates.
2005, Chris Curtis, drummer with The Searchers died aged 63 after a long illness.
2009, Kelly Clarkson went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Life Would Suck Without You'.
Birthday Boys and Girls
1927, Harry Belafonte,
1944, Mike D'Abo, singer, songwriter, Manfred Mann. Also wrote 'Build Me Up A Buttercup' a 1968 hit for The Foundations.
1944, Roger Daltrey, vocals, The Who
1958, Nik Kershaw, singer, songwriter, producer,
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...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting.
"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe."
H.G. Wells
We have a lovely day today and , having seen the changes later in the week, it is hard to envisage what is ahead. Our hearts and minds should be with the people of Chile today as yet another natural disaster hits the world. Is it my imagination or are things happening with greater frequency? This current bad run includes the earthquake in Haiti, the floods in Madeira and the water causing floods in virtually every part of the world. Add the current economic hardship and it is difficult to see where the aid can be sustained and it continues to really annoy me that a few sporting and music stars enjoy immoral wealth whilst so many others are suffering. Of course, I realise they are not to blame but the systems which allow such an imbalance.
Why you should skip this free diabetes testWhen Oprah speaks, her flock leaps. And now, she wants her viewers to run, too -- right out the door for a diabetes test.
It's a great big game of "Oprah Says," but no one wins this one...except for Oprah and her favorite sponsors.
In her biggest act of self-importance yet, the queen of TV blather is trying to solve America's diabetes problem by sending her viewers out to Walgreens for free blood tests.
Hurry up, now...Oprah says.
Pardon me for not feeling all warm and fuzzy inside, but I doubt Oprah will ever come close to even hinting at the kind of changes people need to make to avoid diabetes.
She has advertisers to worry about, after all.
The truth is, lowering your risk for diabetes is beyond simple: Swear off the sugar, cut the carbs down to the barest of minimums and eat a diet rich in fresh animal fats and protein.
Works nearly every time...but that kind of crazy talk isn't going to sell a lot of commercials, and it's not going to make Oprah viewers feel good about their own carb-fueled misery.
So instead, she's teamed up with Walgreens -- which has no financial interest in making America healthy. Ever walk the aisles in a big chain pharmacy? The "food" section is chips, cookies, frozen dinners, soda and ice cream.
The healthiest thing in the store is probably the beer -- and that's only if local liquor laws allow them to sell it.
Chain pharmacies make money by catering to sick fatties who will buy more chips and ice cream while they wait for their prescriptions to be filled.
That, and overpriced dollar-store junk.
Show up for that free blood test, and after your run the potato-chip gauntlet to get to the pharmacy in the back, you'll be asked to sign a consent form. Take a look at the fine print -- it says right on the bottom that they'll share your information. It doesn't say whom they'll share it with, but it doesn't take much detective work to figure it out -- the list of sponsors on the Walgreens website reads like a Who's Who of Big Pharma: Bayer, Merck, Sanofi Aventis, and Pfizer, just to name of few.
You can bet your glucose they're salivating at the idea of getting the names, addresses, phone numbers and blood-sugar levels of Oprah viewers who are at risk for diabetes.
But go ahead, sign that form -- Oprah says.
If, on the other hand, you really want to eliminate your risk for diabetes, change the channel.
That's not the only diabetes drivel making the rounds this week. Keep reading...
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
--------------------------------------------
Here´s the weather for the next few Alicante Province days
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
 20° C | 3° C |
 19° C | 10° C |
19° C | 10° C |
21° C | 9° C |
20° C | 7° C |
| Clear | Chance of Rain 20% chance of precipitation |
Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation |
Chance of Rain 20% chance of precipitation |
Clear |
Jackie C has sent us the following......
Count every ' F ' in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...
HOW MANY ?
WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down.
The reasoning behind is further down.
The brain cannot process 'OF'.
Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!
Anyone who counts all 6 'F's' on the first go is a genius.
More Brain Stuff . . From Cambridge University .
Olny srmat poelpe can raed this.
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this psas it on !!
--------------------
My thanks to Ian K from VillamarA tour bus driver is driving with a bus load of seniors down a highway when he is tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady. She offers him a handful of peanuts,which he gratefully munches up.
After about 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of peanuts.
She repeats this gesture about five more times..
When she is about to hand him another batch again ....he asks the little old lady, 'Why don't you eat the peanuts yourself?'.
'We can't chew them because we've got no teeth', she replied.
The puzzled driver asks, 'Why do you buy them then?'
The old lady replied, 'We just love the chocolate around them.'
----------------------------------------------------------------
Music Stuff-March 1st1951, Sam Phillips launched Sun Records
1958, Buddy Holly played the first of 25 dates on his only UK tour. Also on the bill was Des O'Connor
1961, Elvis Presley signed a five-year movie deal with producer Hal Wallis.
1963, Frank Ifield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Wayward Wind'.
1967, working at Abbey Road studios, London, The Beatles started recording ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.’
1968, Elton John's first single 'I've Been Loving You To Long' was released on the Phillips label
1969, Jim Morrison of The Doors was charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour after showing his penis to the audience during a show in Miami. He was found guilty and sentenced to eight months hard labour. Morrison died in Paris while the sentence was on appeal.
1975, Status Quo started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'On The Level.'
1975, The Eagles No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Best Of My Love',
1975, winners at this years Grammy Awards included; Paul McCartney for Best pop vocal on 'Band On The Run'
1980, Blondie No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Atomic'
1980, The Shadows No.1 UK album charts.
1986, Gary Glitter was admitted to hospital, suffering from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills.
1986, Mr Mister No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kyrie',
1989, Madonna started a £2.9m sponsorship deal with Pepsi Cola.
1995, Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Philadelphia won three Grammys
1997, a Motley Crue fan who claimed his hearing had been irreparably damaged after a show in New Jersey had his lawsuit thrown out of court. The judge told Clifford Goldberg who had sat near the front of the stage, knew the risk he was taking.
2004, Michael Jackson unveiled a new website, www.mjjsource.com. The site featured a celebration of his music career plus news on his current criminal trial, including short biographies of his attorneys and a calendar listing upcoming court dates.
2005, Chris Curtis, drummer with The Searchers died aged 63 after a long illness.
2009, Kelly Clarkson went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Life Would Suck Without You'.
Birthday Boys and Girls
1927, Harry Belafonte,
1944, Mike D'Abo, singer, songwriter, Manfred Mann. Also wrote 'Build Me Up A Buttercup' a 1968 hit for The Foundations.
1944, Roger Daltrey, vocals, The Who
1958, Nik Kershaw, singer, songwriter, producer,
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