YouTube - She without arm, he without leg - ballet - Hand in Hand
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. The first time I watched it, I didn't even notice she had only one arm.
These people obviously are not sitting around feeling sorry or making excuses for themselves. So inspiring.
Monday, September 21, 2009
YouTube - She without arm, he without leg - ballet - Hand in Hand
The Alternative Medicine Cabinet: Arnica for Pain Relief - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
The Alternative Medicine Cabinet: Arnica for Pain Relief - Well Blog - NYTimes.com: "One randomized study published in 2007 looked at 204 people with osteoarthritis in their hands and found that an arnica gel preparation worked just as well as daily ibuprofen, and with minimal side effects. Another study of 79 people with arthritis of the knee found that when patients used arnica gel twice daily for three to six weeks, they experienced significant reductions in pain and stiffness and had improved function. Only one person experienced an allergic reaction."
Alternative Medicine Soars as Pharmaceuticals Sour
Alternative Medicine Soars as Pharmaceuticals Sour:
Despite a ruinous economy, dietary supplement sales in particular have seen continued growth over the past several years. According to research conducted by Nutrition Business Journal, dietary supplement sales increased 6 percent to $25.2 billion in 2008. The year prior also saw a 6 percent increase, despite slowing growth in most other product sectors.
Meanwhile, growth in prescription drug sales has been rapidly declining for the past eight years, slowing by 52 percent in 2007 over 2006 figures, and plunging a whopping 65 percent in 2008. Overall, growth in pharmaceutical drug sales has been dwindling since 2001, a sign that the tides may definitively be turning in favor of alternative and natural remedies.
Many insurance companies are also now covering alternative therapies including chiropractic care, acupuncture, massages, biofeedback, and herbal remedies. Some even offer discounted memberships to health clubs and other wellness incentive programs to encourage disease prevention and healthy living. After all, prevention is the best medicine as far as insurance companies are concerned as it saves them money in the long run.
Integrating medicine is proving to serve as an amiable catalyst for educating the public about the legitimacy and superiority of a natural, preventive approach to health care. It is guiding public thought away from the reactional symptom management paradigm towards natural disease remediation and prevention. As a result, what was once considered alternative is quickly becoming the new conventional.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The Daily Coyote » Blog Archive » Untitled
The Daily Coyote » Blog Archive » Untitled: "But then, years later when I was living in New York City, my tattoo’s meaning revealed itself to me after a profoundly beautiful encounter with a bum on the Alphabet Streets.
Fever Fatale, literally, means fatal fever. Death by burning. Hell. And I saw time as a landscape, as in Slaughterhouse 5. And I saw how we are so often apt, when someone slights us - whether it be an unkind word or cutting us off at an intersection - to snap at the next person we see, and the negativity is perpetuated, on and on, travelling further and gaining momentum. And I decided to do my best, when on the receiving end of meanness or negativity, to keep it at my wrist, to stop it there instead of passing it on to someone else."
This weekend - flow of consciousness style
Late, late, late (of course) to pick up Daisey and Renée to go camping.
Too much – way too much – stuff (of course) in the car.
Panic.
Lock keys in trunk.
Spare car key is also locked in trunk.
CAA comes quickly to save the day.
Whoops, now Daisey and Renée are running an errand.
Wait.
Okay, FINALLY on our way! WOOT.
Make planned stop at medical supply store.
Which stethoscope would be best balance of cost and functionality?
Which colour of stethoscope best suits me?
Choices are:
black (boring);
grey (almost as boring);
raspberry (too girly – who will take me seriously with a gum-coloured steth?);
forest green (tempting, but perhaps too dark);
burgundy (so 80s);
bright orange (hmm, not in the clown unit);
Caribbean blue (Renée picked this one too, but with 100+ classmates, there’s bound to be some redundancy).
Retail personnel take not-so-secret pleasure informing med student she’s wearing the steth incorrectly.
Going with the Caribbean blue – after much indecision.
(Yes, eventually I’ll post photos.)
Okay, on the road now finally.
Wait – is that an LCBO? Do we have any booze to take with us?
A bottle of wine is definitely in order.
Okay, NOW we’re on the highway.
We stop somewhere along the way and rip apart the cold roast chicken that was supposed to be our dinner.
Apples, grapes, rice cakes too.
We talk and we dream and we make lists!!!
Pitching tent, buying firewood.
Someone – not me – suggests all three of us will fit nicely and warmly into the (borrowed) three-person tent.
Watching the sunset from the rugged Georgian Bay coastline. Beautiful.
Dinner is somewhat burned, but still delicious.
Sitting by the fire for hours, talking talking talking
Telling stories
Sharing
Laughing
We’re each wearing multiple layers against the cold, and I’m draped in a warm blanket too.
Finally we go to the shore again.
Stars stars stars stars stars …
In the tent, Renée gets middle spot.
Poor Renée.
With all the layers and body heat and down-filled sleeping bag, it’s hot.
I try to open my sleeping bag, etc. to cool off a bit, but we’re packed in like sardines.
Manage to sleep
At least more than Renée probably did.
Morning
Sunrise is beautiful.
Daisey and I are up to enjoy it.
Relaxing breakfast.
Studying a little on the rocky beach.
Pack up, travel home.
Renée tries to sleep in the car.
Short hike on the beautiful Hockley Valley trail, north of Orangeville.
Back in the city
Tired and nursing another sore ankle
But feeling great.
Can’t wait to go again!
Chicago Mom Breastfeeds in Public - The Doctors Next Door
Chicago Mom Breastfeeds in Public - The Doctors Next Door: "Did you see the Sun Times last week? The picture on the front page, of all places, showed two moms nursing their babies in public.
According to the article, Lauren Trost was nursing her 7 month old son, Hank, outside in a public plaza in Lincoln Square. Another mom walking by with her two young children noticed that Lauren was doing this outside in public and threatened to call the police. She told others gathered in the plaza that it was indecent and illegal.
So, guess what Lauren did? Not only did she continue to nurse her baby, she also rallied other breast feeding moms and their nursing infants to join in on a breast feeding protest, again, outside in public.
What a nervy, gutsy, and inconsiderate thing to do."
Personally, I think Trost's transgression was naming her child Hank. However, the rest of the article is definitely worth a read. Breastfeeding needs not only to be accepted but ENCOURAGED whenever possible.
Oh, and interesting note in the article: the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding until age two. So if you want to get all uppity about a woman breastfeeding once her child has grown teeth, please keep your prejudices to yourself. :)
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Daily Kos: Think the Teabaggers Are Crazy Now? Just Wait.
Daily Kos: Think the Teabaggers Are Crazy Now? Just Wait.: "We have to marginalize and ultimately ignore these people now--and that goes for everyone from top to bottom: Democratic legislators, organizational activists, traditional media figures, bloggers, and regular voters. These crazies are already taking up far too much of our valuable time, attention and discourse. And it's only going to get worse. Much, much worse.
Glenn Beck is right about one thing: this is just the beginning of the road for these people. It's only going to get more depraved, more delusional, more psychotic and more potentially violent from here.
The sooner they are ignored and forgotten, the better. Otherwise this freak show, like a train wreck in slow motion, will be all anyone can focus on, to the detriment of our body politic and of the regular Americans who voted for President Barack Hussein Obama in overwhelming numbers."
Monday, September 14, 2009
Bill Gates, Sr.: HuffPost Review: Half the Sky
Bill Gates, Sr.: HuffPost Review: Half the Sky: "what I find remarkable is that more men around the globe don't realize how much stronger they would be if partnered with a strong woman. Way too often and in too many corners of the globe, women are denied the opportunity to reach their full potential. It's wrong and it's backward, and of course, the irony is that by keeping women down, men lose out too."
Friday, September 11, 2009
Op-Ed Contributor - Big Food vs. Big Insurance - NYTimes.com
Fantastic, insightful read. Dead on.
Op-Ed Contributor - Big Food vs. Big Insurance - NYTimes.com
Monday, September 07, 2009
Alive quotes & quotations
Alive quotes & quotations: "“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”"
Green Leafy Vegetables - 5 Reasons to Eat Your Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
Green Leafy Vegetables - 5 Reasons to Eat Your Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
Have you had your dark green leafy vegetables today???
If yes, congratulations for being a savvy eater! WOOT WOOT for you!!!! :) Tell me how you like to eat them! Looking for more great recipes! :)
Friday, September 04, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Gonzales_Libretto.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Via Rachel Maddow, this is very very cool. For junkies of U.S. politics. :)
Gonzales_Libretto.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Summary of the day
With the exception of going to school to pay my tuition for the upcoming term, a lovely visit with Vivian, and a few other errands, I have spent HOURS today working on the "fall" cleaning of my apt. Dusted + rearranged books and bookshelves, cleaned out the cupboards under every sink, reorganized storage, swept, mopped, vacuumed, scrubbed. Still some leftover bits to do, but, I feel both beat up + accomplished. :)
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
An amazing reversal
Took my cat Cleo in for a 2nd opinion this afternoon. Unlike the first vet's dire diagnosis, THIS vet thinks it's entirely possible she's totally healthy. Thinks the low WBC count may have just been stress b/c I'd been away, esp. ...since Cleo has GAINED weight with the new food and responded very quickly to the antibiotics last week. I SOBBED in her office with relief. I think I may need a drink now.
Monday, August 31, 2009
The reason some girls stay single - very funny! - melodymaker's posterous
Funny, or jaw-droppingly arrogant/delusional? You decide ...
The reason some girls stay single - very funny! - melodymaker's posterous
Sunday, August 30, 2009
YouTube - Edward Kennedy Memorial Service - Caroline Kennedy
Wonderful, moving tribute for a beloved uncle.
YouTube - Edward Kennedy Memorial Service - Caroline Kennedy
Thursday, August 27, 2009
chapters.indigo.ca: Luanne Ollivier's Review of Six Months In Sudan: A Young Doctor In A War-torn Village: James Maskalyk: Books
This is what I'm currently reading. Recommend.
chapters.indigo.ca: Luanne Ollivier's Review of Six Months In Sudan: A Young Doctor In A War-torn Village: James Maskalyk: Books
Monday, August 24, 2009
Norwegian UN diplomat slams Ban Ki-moon | FP Passport
Norwegian UN diplomat slams Ban Ki-moon | FP Passport: "Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's fruitless visit to Burma in the beginning of July is indicative of a Secretary-General and an organization who are struggling to show leadership. In a time when the UN and the need for multilateral solutions to global crises are more needed than ever, Ban and the UN are conspicuous by their absence. During the last six months, where the follow-up to the many crises that left their imprint on the General Assembly during the fall should have brought the Secretary-General and the UN into play at full force, the opposite seems to have happened."
There's more ... click on the link.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
A School Bus for Shamsia - NYTimes.com
A School Bus for Shamsia - NYTimes.com: "And so unfolded one of the mysteries not only of Shamsia but also of the Mirwais Mena School and perhaps all of Afghanistan. Women in Afghanistan are held to be lesser beings than men; they are accorded fewer rights and fewer opportunities. But build a school for girls, and the girls will come. They will face down death to come. And their illiterate parents will support them. Their illiterate parents will push them out the door."
A School Bus for Shamsia - NYTimes.com
A School Bus for Shamsia - NYTimes.com: "And so unfolded one of the mysteries not only of Shamsia [a young Afghan woman who was sprayed with battery acid for attending school] but also of the Mirwais Mena School and perhaps all of Afghanistan. Women in Afghanistan are held to be lesser beings than men; they are accorded fewer rights and fewer opportunities. But build a school for girls, and the girls will come. They will face down death to come. And their illiterate parents will support them. Their illiterate parents will push them out the door."
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right : NPR
What a great story!!!
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right : NPR: "'He wants my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go,'' Diaz says.
As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, 'Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you're going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm.'
The would-be robber looked at his would-be victim, 'like what's going on here?' Diaz says. 'He asked me, 'Why are you doing this?''
Diaz replied: 'If you're willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then I guess you must really need the money. I mean, all I wanted to do was get dinner and if you really want to join me ... hey, you're more than welcome."
Roger Ebert's Journal: Archives
Roger Ebert's Journal: Archives: "Having read through some 600 comments about universal health care, I now realize I took the wrong approach in my previous blog entry. I discussed the Obama health plan in political, literal, logical terms. Most of my readers replied in the same vein. The comments, as always, have been helpful, informative and for the most part civil. My mistake was writing from the pragmatic side. I should have followed my heart and gone with a more emotional approach. I believe universal health care is, quite simply, right.
It is a moral imperative. I cannot enjoy health coverage and turn to my neighbor and tell him he doesn't deserve it. A nation is a mutual undertaking. In a democracy, we set out together to do what we believe is good for the commonwealth. That means voluntarily subjecting ourselves to the rule of law, taxation, military service, the guaranteeing of rights to minorities, and so on. That is a cheap price to pay."
Great column. I hope you click on the link to read the whole thing. :)
Op-Ed Columnist - Food for the Soul - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Food for the Soul - NYTimes.com: "One of my childhood memories is of placing a chicken egg in a goose nest when I was about 10 (my young scientist phase). That mother goose was thrilled when her eggs hatched, and maternal love is such that she never seemed to notice that one of her babies was a neckless midget.
As for the chick, she never doubted her goosiness. At night, our chickens would roost high up in the barn, while the geese would sleep on the floor, with their heads tucked under their wings. This chick slept with the goslings, and she tried mightily to stretch her neck under her wing. No doubt she had a permanent crick in her neck.
Then the fateful day came when the mother goose took her brood to the water for the first time. She jumped in, and the goslings leaped in after her. The chick stood on the bank, aghast."
Click on the link to read the rest of the story ... :->
Friday, August 14, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Professor Main Target of Assault on Twitter - NYTimes.com
Professor Main Target of Assault on Twitter - NYTimes.com: "The cyberattacks Thursday and Friday on Twitter and other popular Web services disrupted the lives of hundreds of millions of Internet users, but the principal target appeared to be one man: a 34-year-old economics professor from the republic of Georgia."
Friday, August 07, 2009
Class photo
DSC_3117
Originally uploaded by Noisypond.
Taken today with my camera, set up on a tripod. The man in the orange shirt is our beloved anatomy professor, Dr. T.
The Queen of England
Thanks to my friend Welah for this laugh:
The Queen of England was showing the Archbishop of Canterbury around the Royal Stables when one of the stallions close by farted so loudly it couldn't be ignored. "Oh dear," said the Queen, "How embarrassing! I'm frightfully sorry about that." "It's quite understandable," said the Archbishop, and after a moment added, "as a matter of fact I thought it was the horse."
Monday, August 03, 2009
The Peekaboo Paradox - washingtonpost.com
The Peekaboo Paradox - washingtonpost.com
This is a fascinating portrait.
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist - How to Lick a Slug - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - How to Lick a Slug - NYTimes.com
"A British study found that children could more easily identify Japanese cartoon characters like Pikachu, Metapod and Wigglytuff than they could native animals and plants, like otter, oak and beetle.
Mr. Louv calls this “nature deficit disorder,” and he links it to increases in depression, obesity and attention deficit disorder ...
One study of three generations of 9-year-olds found that by 1990 the radius from the house in which they were allowed to roam freely was only one-ninth as great as it had been in 1970."
Gotta share this
Tonight I went out with my classmates to celebrate two birthdays. It was a good time, but the funniest part of the evening happened on my way home sometime after midnight. I was sitting on the subway at Yonge & Eglinton, waiting for the train to take off. A pair of friends (a man and a woman) said their good-byes, and the man got in the subway car and sat down. However, the woman's subway (going in the opposite direction) had not yet arrived, so she hovered just outside the door of our train, and starting calling into the car after her friend in a saccharinely maternal voice: "I love you, John!" Then: "Don't pee in the subway like you normally do!" The poor guy looked embarrassed and amused at the same time.
It was so outrageous and clever that I grinned the rest of my way home.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Let's Make a Deal
For health reasons, I've had to start eating meat again. :( Is there anyone who's willing to forego ~ 5 servings of meat/week so it all balances out? Or are there five people who are willing to give up ONE serving of meat/week? I'll share some awesome veggie recipes with you! :)
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wikiquote
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wikiquote:
"When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice."
I heard this quote today in class and it inspired me. I hope you enjoy it too. :)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
YouTube - JK Wedding Entrance Dance
YouTube - JK Wedding Entrance Dance
MUST watch. It will make you smile. :)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Dr. John Neustadt: A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors
Dr. John Neustadt: A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors: "I have the privilege of working with primary care docs all over the country. Many report to me with frustration that their education doesn't give them the tools they need to provide the highest possible care. While no one can dispute that these professionals work exceedingly hard, they are hampered by two major failings of conventional medical education philosophy: 1) it focuses on suppressing symptoms with drugs, which are considered the primary and only legitimate treatment modality; and 2) it doesn't teach how to treat the underlying causes of disease."
Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don't go by Barcelona) on Vimeo
Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world on Vimeo
So awesome - especially with full screen.
Op-Ed Columnist - Whirling Dervish Drivers - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Whirling Dervish Drivers - NYTimes.com: "Studies show that drivers who talk on cellphones are four times more likely to be in a crash and drive just as erratically as people with an 0.08 percent blood-alcohol level.
In one study cited by the highway safety agency, “drivers found it easier to drive drunk than to drive while using a phone, even when it was hands-free.”"
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Watching Whales Watching Us - NYTimes.com
Watching Whales Watching Us - NYTimes.com: "The sperm whale, for example, which has the largest brain on earth, weighing as much as 19 pounds, has been found to live in large, elaborately structured societal groups, or clans, that typically number in the tens of thousands and wander over many thousands of miles of ocean. The whales of a clan are not all related, but within each clan there are smaller, close-knit, matriarchal family units. Young whales are raised within an extended, multitiered network of doting female caregivers, including the mother, aunts and grandmothers, who help in the nurturing of babies and, researchers suspect, in teaching them patterns of movement, hunting techniques and communication skills. “It’s like they’re living in these massive, multicultural, undersea societies,” says Hal Whitehead, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and the world’s foremost expert on the sperm whale. “It’s sort of strange. Really the closest analogy we have for it would be ourselves.”"
It's a long article, but utterly, utterly magical.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
bgr spring 2008 -Food Rebellions.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Thought-provoking article, though a bit dated.
bgr spring 2008 -Food Rebellions.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Nalini Nadkarni on conserving the canopy | Video on TED.com
Nalini Nadkarni on conserving the canopy | Video on TED.com
This presentation just gets better and better. LOVE the way she's partnered with some very unlikely groups to make a difference. Inspiring.
YouTube - Brasseur & Eisler (CAN) - 1994 Canadian Pros, Pairs' Artistic Program
YouTube - Brasseur & Eisler (CAN) - 1994 Canadian Pros, Pairs' Artistic Program
A very different pair of figure skaters, VERY different routine, but quite entertaining, good for a laugh! :)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Gordeeva & Grinkov, Vocalise
I hadn't seen this routine in years, but I've NEVER forgotten it. Breathtakingly beautiful.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Developed Countries Must Address Global Warming To Prevent Disease, Hunger In Developing World
Developed Countries Must Address Global Warming To Prevent Disease, Hunger In Developing World: "Pollution from the world's wealthiest countries is spreading disease and hunger in developing countries, according to a new Oxfam International report, which calls on developed countries to address global warming when G8 leaders meet in Italy, the Globe and Mail reports. The report, titled 'Suffering the Science: Climate Change, People and Poverty,' says, 'It is in the tropics where the bulk of humanity lives - many of them in poverty - that climate change is hitting now and hitting hardest' (Bailey, 7/6).
Shifting seasons are destroying harvests resulting in widespread hunger, according to the report, which warns that multiple climate effects could reverse 50 years of work to end poverty, Xinhua reports. The report, which 'combines the latest scientific observations on climate change, and evidence from the communities Oxfam works with in almost 100 countries around the world,' predicts that by 2020, maize yields will drop by 15 percent or more in much of sub-Saharan Africa and in most of India, Xinhua writes (Ooko, 7/6)."
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
The Female Orgasm
This is actually a very good and informative video. I'd encourage you (women AND men) to go ahead and watch it - even if just for future reference or "for a friend". :)
You can't know too much about the female orgasm! ;->
The Female Orgasm (Love & Dating: Sex Problems)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
United breaks guitars
Cynthia Beernink This is GENIUS. You gotta watch it, even if you don't like country music. I read about this video here.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Happy 5th of July
Happy 5th of July
Originally uploaded by MikeJonesPhoto.
Click on the photo to see the photographer's backstory to how he got this shot. Pretty cool.
The Best Kids’ Books Ever! - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog - NYTimes.com
The Best Kids’ Books Ever! - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog - NYTimes.com
For the parents* out there - this may help with the summer boredom. :)
(* Also for the teachers and those who simply enjoy children's literature for themselves.)
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Getting behind curtain of purdah no easy task - The Globe and Mail
Getting behind curtain of purdah no easy task - The Globe and Mail
Stephanie Nolen, again - one of my heroes.
Pakistan's female refugees live between freedom and fear - The Globe and Mail
Pakistan's female refugees live between freedom and fear - The Globe and Mail
Stephanie Nolen is an amazing journalist.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
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