I´m astounded by yesterday´s football results in the Premier League. I defy anyone to have predicted all those draws yet what an interesting set of results. Particularly well done to Everton and Bolton who held Chelsea and Manchester City respectively. How will Liverpool fare today? Are Tottenham slipping? Are Aston Villa on the ascendancy?
The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing are at the annual stage of fever pitch. I know it´s either Joe or Olly but has Chris Holins put on his sequins and arranged his facial expressions for the last time. I´ve enjoyed both these shows and will enjoy thier finales after the Liverpool game tomorrow. In the meantime it´s an early night for me as I´m up broadcasting in the morning. Let´s keep you posted on the weather for Alicante province.
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I´m off to the Blue Tomato Jazz Fest after my show and I think it won´t be in my three quarters! I can honestly say I feel rain in my bones. You might wish to click here and find the perfect man or woman. My thanks to Professor Michael Addo.
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Here´s Iris´Challenge for today on my radio show…answer at the foot of the blog
(1) In 1957 these 3 people formed their first band called “The Harmonichords” (also seen as “The Harmony Chords”), a classically styled instrumental harmonica-act.
(2) As The Harmonichords, they appeared on Hughie Green‘s ‘Opportunity Knocks’ on Radio Luxembourg and on the ‘Ed Sullivan’ TV Show St. Patrick’s Day Special (filmed in Dublin, and broadcast 15 March 1959), where they played “Danny Boy. They also played background music plus featured pieces in a 25 week radio comedy series called ‘Odd Noises’ on Radio Éireann featuring Eamonn Andrews.
(3) In 1962 they changed their name at the suggestion of Dick Rowe, at Decca Records, who gave them the name they became know as. During this time they had many successful songs in the music charts through out the world. Some of the most successful were “Charmaine” (1963); “Diane”, “I Believe”, “Ramona” and “I Wouldn’t Trade You for The World” (1964
(4) They made guest appearances on all the current TV shows in the 60’s and appeared in two Royal Variety TV shows. In 1963 they starred in Its All Over Town with Frankie Vaughan and The Springfields. In 1964, they starred alongside Bob Hope in the TV show Sunday Night at the London Palladium, then hosted by Bruce Forsyth; this episode, according to Paul Gambaccini, achieved the largest viewing audience ever for this very popular show.
(5) They appeared in a film with Billy Fury in 1965 called I’ve Gotta Horse and in 1971 they starred in a situation comedy TV series called Under and Over, where they played 3 Irish navvies working on the London Underground. Six episodes were broadcast on BBC One.
(6) And one person from this group has been interviewed by our very own Vince Tracy
Longevity Strategies For Your Internal Body
By Mary Treacy
To get the most out of life, it is important to feel well as you age. Your health is the most important asset that you have and, as you age, feeling well is necessary for your morale. So we will start our longevity and anti-age strategies by taking care of our internal body. In order to keep healthy at any age, but especially as you are growing older, you really need to make lifestyle changes and, the earlier you start, the better.
Here are some of the main changes you can make:
* Drink plenty of water, as this will wash toxins from your body, keeping your organs healthy. This will have an influence on your physical.
* Eat a balanced diet, as this will prevent too much weight gain. Obesity can lead to all sorts of problems, putting too much pressure on your articulations, heart and other organs. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, if possible at least five portions a day, as they are a source of anti-oxidants that can eliminate free radicals that are the compounds that destroy cells and age your body. Don’t skip meals, as your body will think there is a period of famine and start stocking fat. Make life-style changes that encourage healthy eating over the long term, rather than embarking on strict diets that can encourage the yo-yo effect, and not lead to permanent weight loss. We will go into other diet issues later in this web site.
* Get enough sleep to feel well. Sleeping helps your body and mind to rest and regenerate.
* Have regular check ups. Talk with your doctor and see at what ages and with what regularity you need to see him for total check ups – like revising your car on a yearly basis. Make sure that you also see your doctor if you don’t feel well. This way your doctor will be able to check for the early symptoms of possible incubating diseases and take preventative measures. Ask your doctor or gynaecologist if you can have a test to check that your hormones are present in the normal levels.
* Don’t smoke if you want to feel well. Smoking can increase the aging process and speed it up. It can affect the health of your loved ones, who will inhale the smoke as passive smokers, and pollute the environment. What is worse it is well known now that smoking can lead to lung cancer, a very painful and often terminal disease.
* Exercise regularly, varying cardiac exercise that will keep your heart healthy and prevent weight gain, with exercises to strengthen your muscles. The latter is particularly important in preventing bone loss as you age. Also practise stretching exercises or yoga or Pilates to keep your body flexible. An added bonus of exercise is that the endorphins which it releases in your body will make you feel well, alive and full of the joys of spring.
Strategies on aging well including healthy nutrition, regular exercise, the prevention of age-related diseases, and ways to maintain an alert mind and brain.
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Word of the Day
El cazador kah-zah-dor’ (noun)
hunter
EXAMPLES
Mi padre es un cazador de caza mayor. – My father is a big game hunter.
Muchos de los cazadores-recolectores son nómadas. – Many hunter-gatherers are nomads.
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for El cazador.
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Bridal Panic
The day after a young couple had returned from their honeymoon, the bride called her mother in a panic.
“What’s the matter, dear? Was the honeymoon dreadful?”
“No, but oh, Mama! As soon as we got home, he started using the most horrible language! Horrible four-letter words!”
“Darling, shh,” said her mother. “Calm down and tell me what he said that was so awful.”
“Oh, Mama, it’s so embarrassing,” cried the still sobbing bride. “He said words like COOK, IRON, WASH, DUST!”
Received from Joe.
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An elderly man in Louisiana had owned a large farm for several years.
He had a large pond in the back.
It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some apple, and peach trees.
One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn’t been there for a while, and look it over.
He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit.
As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.
As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond.
He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end.
One of the women shouted to him, ‘we’re not coming out until you leave!’
The old man frowned, ‘I didn’t come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked.’
Holding the bucket up he said,
‘I’m here to feed the alligator…’
Some old men can still think fast.
Iris´Challenge was THE BATCHELORS
