Thursday, May 17, 2012
Need a last-minute date or want to ditch your dud? Not sure what prom dress or hairstyle looks best on you? Try these helpful tips from AT&T.
If there is one word that’s on the mind of every high school student this time of year it might be PROM! Yes, we’re right in the midst of prom-mania—Cerritos High School’s Prom is this Saturday—and arguably the hottest accessory for prom is something that most of us can’t live without: our mobile phone. Be smart and use your phone as your personal assistant for all prom-planning. From finding a date to picking your hairstyle, your mobile device is going to be the one-stop shop to make your prom night the best ever! Here are six tips from AT&T to help you be the bomb at the prom. 1. Desperate for a last-minute date? Need a confidence boost? Check out Ask2Dance ($1.99 for iPhone) to let the romance$ flow. 2. Is your date not what you …
Monday, May 14, 2012
An FDA-approved vaccine cuts risk of the painful infection by 70 percent.
I wasn't planning to think about shingles all week, but couldn’t avoid it. It started with an email from a close friend saying she had the painful skin rash, which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. I winced, recalling my own bout of shingles, when I drove to and from work every day, steering with my right hand and holding the seat belt away from my torso with my left, because the pain from having the belt touch the rash on my rib cage was intolerable. The next day, I came across a 2011 Institute of Medicine report on chronic pain. One of the leading causes? Post-herpetic neuralgia, the nerve pain that sometimes follows shingles, and which can last anywhere from weeks to years. The shingles theme continued the next day when I saw my…
Friday, May 4, 2012
'Biggest Loser' cookbook chef/author Devin Alexander shares two special, tasty recipes for Cinco de Mayo.
Homemade Chorizo This sausage can be used in many different ways. You can shape it into links or patties, or crumble it. Trust me, you’ll enjoy it—and your body will enjoy it much more than eating the traditional version, which is often made from some of the fattiest (not to mention least appealing) parts of the pig and can contain upwards of 28 grams of fat! Ingredients: 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon old-fashioned oats 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons all-natural egg substitute 1/4 cup chili powder 2 teaspoons freshly minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pound extra-lean ground pork Combine the oats, vinegar and egg substitute in a medium bowl. Allow to stand for 3 minutes, or until the oats begin to soften. Add the …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Hints to improve your digestion and your overall health.
Americans feel it in their guts. Poor health, that is, the combined consequences of an unwholesome diet, stress, aging, and not drinking enough water. Every year, more than 90 million Americans seek help from a doctor for gut-related problems such as acid reflux, pancreatitis, gallstones, and irritable bowel syndrome, according to the American College of Gastroenterology. With a few simple and straightforward steps, you can improve your GI tract function, boost your overall health, and perhaps avoid being one of those 90 million in the doctor’s office. Your gut not only digests your food, but is integrally linked to brain function, hormones associated with sleep and thinking, sex drive, the heart, the body’s muscles, and immune function, …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
April 19 marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. As we remember those who perished, the president of Jewish World Watch notes that despite the adage “Never Again,” there have been 46 genocides since the Holocaust.
A few years ago, my father-in-law, David, stood on a corner in the small Ukrainian village of Tuchin and pointed to the spot where he last saw his mother, Chaya, his sister, Rachel, and her three small children in November 1941. The Nazis had invaded the Ukraine in June and by November it was clear that they were advancing on Tuchin. Chaya sent David off by foot to outrun the Nazis; as bad luck would have it, her daughters' children were suffering from the measles and had high fevers. The plan was for Chaya, Rachel and the children to join David on the eastward trek a few days later. Chaya waved goodbye to David, knowing that they would only be separated for a few days. Within hours of David's departure, the Nazis invaded. David's family…
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
They can all damage your ears. More than 50 million people suffer from hearing damage or hear ringing due to a condition called tinnitus.
Ringing in your ears, or tinnitus, is a common aftermath of a night at a boisterous club or thunderous concert. The annoying sound generally resolves itself in a few hours. But evidence is mounting that loud noise not only damages the delicate cilia in your inner ear, but also causes other neural pathways to become hyperactive. According to the American Tinnitus Association, more than 50 million people suffer from tinnitus, which can range from intermittent and mild to severe and debilitating. People with tinnitus typically describe ringing in the ears, but the condition can also manifest itself with whooshing, hissing, buzzing, or other sounds. Musicians Pete Townsend, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Al DiMeola are among those who now …
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Enjoy Passover with these easy recipes for gelfite fish, charoset, prime rib, pizza and even a seven-layer cake.
There are another seven days to get through before the end of the Passover holiday and you can't just eat matzah. Here are five different suggestions to help you survive the week. Gelfite Fish An Asian twist to the traditional dish. Ingredients For Garnish: Directions Traditional Charoset Traditional dish with no added sugar. Ingredients Directions Garlic Prime Rib Scrumptious entree for the holiday. Ingredients Directions Passover Pizza An easy and tasty snack for kids and adults. Ingredients Directions Passover Seven Layer Cake A no-bake, Kosher cake for the holidays. Ingredients Directions Thanks to AllRecipes.com and Holiday Eats for Passover recipes.
Friday, April 6, 2012
In sum, Passover is a great weeklong Jewish festival of freedom that points to our universal longing for a better, freer, and more just world.
This year the Jewish festival of Passover begins at sunset April 6 and lasts until Sunday night, April 15. The holiday is meant to be seven days, but there is a long-standing tradition for Jewish holidays celebrated outside of Israel to add a day. This is because, in ancient times, the Jewish year was not set according to a calculated calendar but rather simply by observing the status of the new moon in the sky, and there was some doubt as to when the holidays were. So, Passover outside of Israel is eight days long. The roots of the holiday are found in the biblical Book of Exodus, and tells the story of where God sends Moses to liberate the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Telling and retelling the story is in fact central to …
Powerful antioxidants in chocolate make it a wholesome indulgence. Seriously.
In a story that probably has an equivalent in many families, my mother claimed that one Easter I drifted downstairs before anyone was up and plundered nearly the entire contents of my Easter basket. I evidently consumed jellybeans, marshmallow chicks, small foil-wrapped chocolate eggs, and almost the whole giant chocolate rabbit. I was ill for the entire day, she said, never donning my new patent leather shoes and AWOL at Easter Mass. I have no recollection of this incident, but I like to think that rather than gluttony, it was very early health consciousness. Recent reports add evidence to what we’ve known all along: chocolate is good for you. This week you can indulge in chocolate covered matzo or flourless chocolate cake for Passover or…
Friday, March 30, 2012
At $640 million, tonight's Mega Millions Jackpot is the largest jackpot in world history. How many tickets did you buy?
Updated at noon: Lotto officals say the jackpot now stands at $640 million. If Lotto fever hasn't hit you yet, you must be buried under a rock or just not be the "money type," because tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is worth a world record breaking $640 million, crushing every previous jackpot in all of human history. The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing grew quickly Thursday, with lottery officials saying the prize had reached more than half a billion. According to the California Lottery, the cash payout for a single jackpot winner in tonight's drawing would be at least $462 million. If a winner chooses the annual payment option, it would be at leas $24.6 million a year for 26 years -- before taxes. The retailer who sells the …
Jock
3:33 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012
John thank you for reminding us. There have been many holocausts.Man's inhumanity knows no single hatred. Let it never happen again in Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, Cambodia, Russia, Tibet, The United States (we committed low level genocide against the Indians), Israel etc etc. Hate and intolerance are not just reserved for the Jews. In the instant case of the kids and their idiot mother, They should … more ›