This story shows you that there is still people (even celebrities) that care about others! Here is a
famous country star with a crazy hectic schedule, but still has the time to show compassion to
others. Knowing that she could not make it to Kevin McGuire's prom she is still making his dream
come true. It is so awesome that she invited him to be her date for the AMA's! Kevin, who was
diagnosed withLeukemia when his was 13, who has battled this horrible disease and until recent was
in remission is getting the once in a life time opportunity to go to the AMA's. If it was not for
Kevin's sister setting up a Facebook page about asking Taylor Swift to her brothers senior prom this
would not have happened, and ultimately catching Taylor Swifts attention to this page. Taylor took
the time to actually look at her schedule to see if she would be able to be his prom date, knowing that
she couldn't she asked him to be her date to the AMA's! This goes to show you that there are still
people even celebrities that still have a heart and can still take the time to be a normal person!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Seriously...Nike cancels All-Star shoe release after a near riot!
I like Nike shoes just as much as the next person. These grown adults at the Nike shoe release in Orlando took it to a new level. This new shoe that Nike was releasing at the Orlando Foot Locker at midnight took on a face all of it own. The workers inside the store were hard at work getting ready for the midnight unveiling of this must have glow in the dark shoe. I can't imagine why any grown man or woman would want with a pair of glow in the dark shoes, but that is just me. The police actually
had the crowd barricaded across the street from the store to keep them in line. There is always that one
person who has to try and ruin it for everyone. This lone person made a made dash towards the store
and prompted others to follow. Since the police were already there, they got the situation under
control promptly.
This bought shoe shopping to a whole new level for several people. Most of the people wanting to purchase these shoes, did not want them to wear, but to actually keep and resale. There are a pair of these glow in the dark Nike's on eBay where the high bid is over $30,000.00. I guess these glow in the dark basketball shoes will make you do things you never would have done before. Like being able to see your shoes in the dark! All I can say is WOW!
had the crowd barricaded across the street from the store to keep them in line. There is always that one
person who has to try and ruin it for everyone. This lone person made a made dash towards the store
and prompted others to follow. Since the police were already there, they got the situation under
control promptly.
This bought shoe shopping to a whole new level for several people. Most of the people wanting to purchase these shoes, did not want them to wear, but to actually keep and resale. There are a pair of these glow in the dark Nike's on eBay where the high bid is over $30,000.00. I guess these glow in the dark basketball shoes will make you do things you never would have done before. Like being able to see your shoes in the dark! All I can say is WOW!
Gas Prices On the Rise AGAIN!
Poeple think that the unleaded gas prices right now are crazy, just wait! According to this article gas
prices are already up by 11% just from the beginning of the year. Why you ask? Hmmmm, lets see
why! Because good ole' Iran peeved at the sanctions that the United States has put on them. I
understand that the U.S. is watching them closely because of the threat of the nuclear bombs they
have. I understand that we as a nation totally depend to much on foreign oil, when we have reserves
here. If our politicians would get off their high horses and actually start working together and stop
working against each other then maybe we would end up with a solution to the rising gas prices.
Until this happens, we will end up paying over $4 a gallon for gas. Iran has already cut off exports
to the United Kingdom and France, whose to say we are not next.
prices are already up by 11% just from the beginning of the year. Why you ask? Hmmmm, lets see
why! Because good ole' Iran peeved at the sanctions that the United States has put on them. I
understand that the U.S. is watching them closely because of the threat of the nuclear bombs they
have. I understand that we as a nation totally depend to much on foreign oil, when we have reserves
here. If our politicians would get off their high horses and actually start working together and stop
working against each other then maybe we would end up with a solution to the rising gas prices.
Until this happens, we will end up paying over $4 a gallon for gas. Iran has already cut off exports
to the United Kingdom and France, whose to say we are not next.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Snickers Candy Bar going on a Diet
I know shocking! As I was came across this article I was completely amazed! I think that it is crazy
that all we seem to worry about is weight and diets anymore. I am not skinny or thin by any means,
but I am trying to get back in shape. I think that it is crazy that Mars will not allow any of their
candybars to be shipped out if they are over 250 calories. Snickers and Twix and any other candy
bars thecompany produces are all going on a diet. This is totally bizarre to me. But I understand why
they are putting the candy bars on a "diet" due to the fact that Mars signed an agreement with First
Lady Michelle Obama. According to the agreement, Mars is not the only company that tends to do
thiswith their products. Kellogg, Pepsi-Co., Coca-Cola and Kraft and a few other companies are
going to be doing this too. Why you ask? In the agreement these companies plan to "reduce a
combined 1.5 Trillion calories by 2015." Wow, that is a ton of calories!
that all we seem to worry about is weight and diets anymore. I am not skinny or thin by any means,
but I am trying to get back in shape. I think that it is crazy that Mars will not allow any of their
candybars to be shipped out if they are over 250 calories. Snickers and Twix and any other candy
bars thecompany produces are all going on a diet. This is totally bizarre to me. But I understand why
they are putting the candy bars on a "diet" due to the fact that Mars signed an agreement with First
Lady Michelle Obama. According to the agreement, Mars is not the only company that tends to do
thiswith their products. Kellogg, Pepsi-Co., Coca-Cola and Kraft and a few other companies are
going to be doing this too. Why you ask? In the agreement these companies plan to "reduce a
combined 1.5 Trillion calories by 2015." Wow, that is a ton of calories!
Another Recall On Infant Tylenol
I was not really shocked when I read this article about the recall of Infants Tylenol. Over the last few
years there have been numerous recalls, just in the last 3years, Infant Tylenol has been recalled twice.
I don't think that it shocks the American public anymore when this happens. Although I watch the
recalls more closely now since I have a child. Before I had my son, I really never paid that much
attention to them. But if you are a parent, Infant Tylenol is a normal thing to have in your diaper bag
for when you little ones is not feeling good, or is getting shots, or teething. I think that this company
is in too big a hurry to mass produce this product to make sure that it is safe for the infants' that will
be recieving it. According to the article the U.S. Government took over three Tylenol plants last
year for not complying with Federally-mandated maufacturing guidelines. To me that means they
were trying to cut corners and not do what they were supposed to be doing. The people that work
there should think about all the damage or hurt this could cause an infant. As a parent this makes
me pretty angry that they are playing with infants lives, not knowing if the recalled Infant Tylenol
will or will not harm the infant if given to them. I know that I will not purchase any Tylenol product
again.
years there have been numerous recalls, just in the last 3years, Infant Tylenol has been recalled twice.
I don't think that it shocks the American public anymore when this happens. Although I watch the
recalls more closely now since I have a child. Before I had my son, I really never paid that much
attention to them. But if you are a parent, Infant Tylenol is a normal thing to have in your diaper bag
for when you little ones is not feeling good, or is getting shots, or teething. I think that this company
is in too big a hurry to mass produce this product to make sure that it is safe for the infants' that will
be recieving it. According to the article the U.S. Government took over three Tylenol plants last
year for not complying with Federally-mandated maufacturing guidelines. To me that means they
were trying to cut corners and not do what they were supposed to be doing. The people that work
there should think about all the damage or hurt this could cause an infant. As a parent this makes
me pretty angry that they are playing with infants lives, not knowing if the recalled Infant Tylenol
will or will not harm the infant if given to them. I know that I will not purchase any Tylenol product
again.
Stevie Wonder on Whitney Houston, Not a time to be Cynical!
This article is about what some writers are afraid to say. Stevie Wonder lost two of his dear friends
this week. He and Whitney had been friends for years. While we as a public put celebraties like
Whitney Houston to a different standard, all in all she was a person just like you and I. Yes, She had
an amazingly beautiful voice, and people adored her. She was a person first and foremost, she had a
family life just like you and I do, she also had everyday problems just like we all do. Unfortunately,
she also had a drug problem that had haunted her life for years. stevie-wonder said it best ,Those of
you who are the media and press," Wonder began, "this is not [the] time to be cynical, and not [the]
time to talk about what one did and the tragedy that happened. They were American treasures.”
We as a society put these people on pedalstool and make them live by a certain standard. Just
because they are a singer, actor/actress, author, racecar driver they are not really that much different
from you and I. What happened to Whitney Houston is horrible us, but has anyone really stopped
to think about how horrible this is for her family. Her daughter lost her mother, her mother lost her
daughter, Stevie Wonder lost one of his dearest friends. I guess what I am trying to say is that I think
it is sad that all we can do is look at the negative things that Whitney Houston had done over the last
few weeks, months or years. I think that it is very sad that while she did some amazing things with
her life, recorded some amazing songs, and made some great movies, all that the media tends to want
to talk about is the negative things that had happened in her last days.
this week. He and Whitney had been friends for years. While we as a public put celebraties like
Whitney Houston to a different standard, all in all she was a person just like you and I. Yes, She had
an amazingly beautiful voice, and people adored her. She was a person first and foremost, she had a
family life just like you and I do, she also had everyday problems just like we all do. Unfortunately,
she also had a drug problem that had haunted her life for years. stevie-wonder said it best ,Those of
you who are the media and press," Wonder began, "this is not [the] time to be cynical, and not [the]
time to talk about what one did and the tragedy that happened. They were American treasures.”
We as a society put these people on pedalstool and make them live by a certain standard. Just
because they are a singer, actor/actress, author, racecar driver they are not really that much different
from you and I. What happened to Whitney Houston is horrible us, but has anyone really stopped
to think about how horrible this is for her family. Her daughter lost her mother, her mother lost her
daughter, Stevie Wonder lost one of his dearest friends. I guess what I am trying to say is that I think
it is sad that all we can do is look at the negative things that Whitney Houston had done over the last
few weeks, months or years. I think that it is very sad that while she did some amazing things with
her life, recorded some amazing songs, and made some great movies, all that the media tends to want
to talk about is the negative things that had happened in her last days.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Skin Cancer Drug reverses Alzheimers in mice!
This is an amazing discovery. Having lost my Grandmother to this sad disease, this is a great
breakthrough. With this discovery, there is know telling how many people they will be able
to help. Families will not have to go through the heartbreak of watching their loved ones fade
away in to their own minds. Having watched my Grandmother slowly disappear as the person
I knew, was the hardest thing that I have ever done. One day you would see her and she would
know you, talk to you about everything she had done that day. Then you would go see her a
couple days later, and she would not even know your name. I hope that this discovery will
work on humans the same way as it did on the mice. Because it would have been an amazing
find to have had when my Grandmother was still alive. We could have had her a little while
longer.
Mice -- and humans -- with Alzheimer's have high levels of a substance called amyloid beta in their brain. Pathology tests on the mice showed bexarotene lowered the levels of amyloid beta and raised the levels of apolipoprotein E, which helps keep amyloid beta levels low.
Landreth said he hopes to try the drug out in healthy humans within two months, to see if it has the same effect.
Those participating in the trial would be given the standard dose that cancer patients are usually given.
Researchers tested the memories of mice with Alzheimer's both before and after giving them bexarotene. For example, the Alzheimer's mice walked right into a cage where they'd previously been given a painful electrical shock, but after treatment with bexarotene, the mice remembered the shock and refused to enter the cage.
In another test, the scientists put tissue paper in a cage. Normal mice instinctively use tissues in their cage to make a nest, but mice with Alzheimer's can't figure out what to do with the tissues. After treatment with the drug, the Alzheimer's mice made a nest with the paper.
Carrillo said one of the major advantages of bexarotene is that it's already been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in humans, which means the researchers can move into human trials sooner than if it were a completely new drug.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/health/us-cancer-drug-alzheimers/index.html?hpt=he_c2
breakthrough. With this discovery, there is know telling how many people they will be able
to help. Families will not have to go through the heartbreak of watching their loved ones fade
away in to their own minds. Having watched my Grandmother slowly disappear as the person
I knew, was the hardest thing that I have ever done. One day you would see her and she would
know you, talk to you about everything she had done that day. Then you would go see her a
couple days later, and she would not even know your name. I hope that this discovery will
work on humans the same way as it did on the mice. Because it would have been an amazing
find to have had when my Grandmother was still alive. We could have had her a little while
longer.
Mice -- and humans -- with Alzheimer's have high levels of a substance called amyloid beta in their brain. Pathology tests on the mice showed bexarotene lowered the levels of amyloid beta and raised the levels of apolipoprotein E, which helps keep amyloid beta levels low.
Landreth said he hopes to try the drug out in healthy humans within two months, to see if it has the same effect.
Those participating in the trial would be given the standard dose that cancer patients are usually given.
Researchers tested the memories of mice with Alzheimer's both before and after giving them bexarotene. For example, the Alzheimer's mice walked right into a cage where they'd previously been given a painful electrical shock, but after treatment with bexarotene, the mice remembered the shock and refused to enter the cage.
In another test, the scientists put tissue paper in a cage. Normal mice instinctively use tissues in their cage to make a nest, but mice with Alzheimer's can't figure out what to do with the tissues. After treatment with the drug, the Alzheimer's mice made a nest with the paper.
Carrillo said one of the major advantages of bexarotene is that it's already been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in humans, which means the researchers can move into human trials sooner than if it were a completely new drug.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/health/us-cancer-drug-alzheimers/index.html?hpt=he_c2
Contraception Control and Politics? WHAT?
I know that my calendar says the year 2012 on it. I know that we are not in the dark ages any
longer. I also understand that some people still think that women do not have the right to choose
what happens to their bodies. There will always be some organization, religious group that will
always be against contraception. I am sorry, but if I work at a company or organization whether it be
religiously affiliated or not, if I pay for my insurance out of my paycheck, then how does that give
the company I work for the right to decide whether or not to give me the coverage needed for my
choice to take a contraceptive? I understand that this topic will always be a topic of dismay for the
church and other religious organizations, but I am a person and I have the right to decide and choose!
Washington (CNN) -- Congressional Democrats and Republicans escalated their rhetorical war Thursday over a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints emerged of a possible compromise between the White House and conservative religious critics
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/politics/contraception-controversy/index.html?hpt=us_mid
longer. I also understand that some people still think that women do not have the right to choose
what happens to their bodies. There will always be some organization, religious group that will
always be against contraception. I am sorry, but if I work at a company or organization whether it be
religiously affiliated or not, if I pay for my insurance out of my paycheck, then how does that give
the company I work for the right to decide whether or not to give me the coverage needed for my
choice to take a contraceptive? I understand that this topic will always be a topic of dismay for the
church and other religious organizations, but I am a person and I have the right to decide and choose!
Washington (CNN) -- Congressional Democrats and Republicans escalated their rhetorical war Thursday over a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints emerged of a possible compromise between the White House and conservative religious critics
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/politics/contraception-controversy/index.html?hpt=us_mid
Monday, February 6, 2012
Heartbreaking!
I am really new at the whole blog concept so bare with me. As I was watching Nancy Grace
tonight, my heart sank. This man had been the key suspect in his wife's 2009 disappearance, and lost
custody of his children on 2011 to her parents. He had been undergoing counseling ,other measures
set up by the court to try and get his custody restored. Yet, early last week or the week before he had
not be granted custody yet again. The courts did not think he was fit to have custody restored. Then
when his boys that he was supposedly fighting so hard to get back came for their scheduled visit with
their caseworker, he grabs them and slams the door in her (the caseworkers) face. Just to have his
children die a horrible death at his hands.
As a parent this is just mind boggling to me. My heartbreaks for these innocent children that their
parents have lost their minds. These little boys had no idea that this was the end for them. Another
life gone, at the hands of their own fathers hands.
"Days earlier, in an affidavit seeking custody of the children, Powell said that he had proven himself as a "fit and loving father who provides a stable home even in the face of great adversity."
,http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/06/missing-mom-hubby-blows-up-home-kills-self-2-boys/?hpt=ng_bn1
tonight, my heart sank. This man had been the key suspect in his wife's 2009 disappearance, and lost
custody of his children on 2011 to her parents. He had been undergoing counseling ,other measures
set up by the court to try and get his custody restored. Yet, early last week or the week before he had
not be granted custody yet again. The courts did not think he was fit to have custody restored. Then
when his boys that he was supposedly fighting so hard to get back came for their scheduled visit with
their caseworker, he grabs them and slams the door in her (the caseworkers) face. Just to have his
children die a horrible death at his hands.
As a parent this is just mind boggling to me. My heartbreaks for these innocent children that their
parents have lost their minds. These little boys had no idea that this was the end for them. Another
life gone, at the hands of their own fathers hands.
"Days earlier, in an affidavit seeking custody of the children, Powell said that he had proven himself as a "fit and loving father who provides a stable home even in the face of great adversity."
,http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/06/missing-mom-hubby-blows-up-home-kills-self-2-boys/?hpt=ng_bn1
Stressed Over Classes!
Starting my fourth semester of college, you would think that my nerves would not still get the best of me. Is it ever going to get easier? Getting all stressed out about my classes, and homework. Being thirty-five, a mom to a very ornery three year old little boy, a full-time college student, also have a full-time job, one would think that I have totally lost my mind. As a student, over thinking and stressing out over the easiest assignment seems crazy to some. When you actually stop and take the time to look at the directions and take the time to follow the steps, it really becomes second nature to you. I have to say though, that the main class that I have always stressed out over the worst is English, it really should not worry me so bad. That is what taking chances are all about. Even if a class scares you to death, the anticipation of a good outcome is always worth it in the end.
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