Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles. – Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977
Is there no end to computer and internet scamming? I received the following today in my mail
Looking forward to hearing your reply!
Alice Zhou
Checking department
China Domain Name Register Organization:
YIGUAN LTD.
Web: www.webregistry.org.cn
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The weather is looking brilliant for today but I am keeping an eye on Friday. With the weather staying hot we may get a deluge!
* Music Lessons Boost Brain Power *
For those who seriously practiced a musical instrument when they were young, the experience was more than just entertainment. Recent research shows a strong correlation between musical training for children and certain mental abilities.
The research was discussed at a session at a recent gathering of acoustics experts in Austin, Texas.
Go here for complete news story.
The delicious road to artery health
Want an easy way to help keep your arteries clear? Try a little cocoa.
Before I tell you about the latest research, put down that candy bar. There’s a much better way to get your cocoa without a sugar-filled gut-buster, and I’ll get to that in a minute.
Spanish researchers followed a group of older patients who had a high risk of heart disease. Half of them drank skim milk, the other half got skim milk mixed with cocoa powder.
After four weeks, the cocoa drinkers had lower levels of the biomarkers associated with atherosclerosis than those who drank the plain skim, according to a study I came across in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The secret? Polyphenols, a flavonoid that can reduce levels of the inflammatory compounds that ultimately cause artery hardening.
Cocoa is so full of polyphenols that they practically spill out of the container.
Now it’s time for me to be the party pooper. This study is not a license to go out and eat chocolate bars and chocolate candy, now matter what you may have read elsewhere.
Once again, those ignoramuses in the media got it wrong. I’ve found headlines online like “Eat up: Chocolate may reduce risks of heart disease.” One newspaper even used this study as an excuse to list all the local candy shops.
These shallow, empty stories never make the distinction between pure, healthy cocoa and the chocolate crapola that most people shovel down their throats. And because of that, people think it’s OK to load up on sugary garbage, which is exactly what your heart doesn’t need (neither does the rest of you, for that matter).
Instead, buy some plain old pure unsweetened cocoa powder – you’ll find it in just about any supermarket, usually in the baking aisle – and add it to your coffee. If it clumps up, run the powder through your blender or food processor first to make it even finer.
The subjects in this study had 40 grams of cocoa each day – roughly 7 teaspoons. For most people, one teaspoon three times a day will do the trick… and you’ll get all the benefits of chocolate – with none of the problems of candy.
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Thanks to Ian and Bridget at El Faro, in Calpe
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as ‘Euro-English’ .
In the first year, ‘s’ will replace the soft ‘c’. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard ‘c’ will be dropped in favour of ‘k’. This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome ‘ph’ will be replaced with ‘f’. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where! more komplikated changes are possible.
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent ‘e’ in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.
By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as
replasing ‘th’ with ‘z’ and ‘w’ with ‘v’.
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary ‘o’ kan be dropd from vords kontaining ‘ou’ and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.
Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.
Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.
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Word of the Day
el orgullo or-goo’-yoh (noun)
pride; arrogance, haughtiness
EXAMPLES
Es el orgullo de la familia. – He is the pride of the family.
No aguanto su orgullo. – I just can’t bear his arrogance.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for el orgullo.
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On Nov. 12, Centrepoint will host Sleep Out, an annual event during which participants, called “Sleepers,” give up the comfort of their beds for one night and spend the time outside on the streets. This year’s event will be held in London’s Old Spitalfields Market. The event allows people to experience a flavor of the daily plight of homeless young adults throughout Britain, albeit with food, security and a roof, amenities the homeless do not have. In addition to a cold, uncomfortable night, Sleepers must raise 500 pounds (a little over $800) that goes to the center.
Go here for complete news story.
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Jackie C from Benidorm sent me the following
The Queen & Dolly Go To Heaven !!
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Queen Elizabeth and Dolly Parton die on the same day and they both go before an Angel to find out if they’ll be admitted to Heaven. Unfortunately, there’s only one space left that day, so the Angel must decide which of them
gets in. The Angel asks Dolly if there’s some particular reason why she should go to Heaven.
Dolly takes off her top and says, ‘Look at these, they’re the mostperfect breasts God ever created, and I’m sure it will please God to be able to see them every day, for eternity.’ The Angel thanks Dolly, and asks Her Majesty the same question.
The Queen takes a bottle of Perrier out of her purse, drinks it down. Then, goes to the loo and shortly pulls the lever.
The Angel says, ‘OK, your Majesty, you may go in.’
Dolly is outraged and asks, ‘What was that all about? I show you two of God’s own perfect creations and you turn me down.She wees into a toilet and she gets in! Would you explain that to me?’
‘Sorry, Dolly,’ says the Angel, ‘but even in Heaven, a Royal Flush beats a Pair!
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Patrick W has sent me the ultimate in chain letters….this one really works
Forward this message to 10 people………..
and you will get……….
*****ALL, THAT’S RIGHT, ****ALL. YOU WON’T GET GOOD LUCK OR A NICE SURPRISE, 5 GRAND OR A HOLIDAY IN JAMAICA, JUST **** ALL.
It’s true…..
It works…..
I sent it on and I got **** ALL.
Don’t break the chain, it’s the only one that actually works!
Send it and get **** ALL, it’s brilliant!
