RAMSHACK NEWS

Cut Calories And Live Longer

2008-08-15T11:33:00.000-07:00

Cutting just 300 to 500 calories a day from your diet could be the key to living longer, according to a new study. Studies have long shown that reducing calorie intake slows the aging process in rats and mice. A popular theory is that fewer daily calories decreases production of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3), which then slows metabolism and tissue aging.

A new study, by St. Louis University researchers, found this hormone decrease occurs when humans regularly skip rich deserts or substitute a turkey sandwich for a Big Mac and fries.

Our research provides evidence that calorie restriction does work in humans like it has been shown to work in animals, said study lead author Edward Weiss, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics at the university's Doisy College of Health Sciences. The findings were published in the June issue of Rejuvenation Research.

Self CPR

2008-07-30T12:54:00.000-07:00

What are you to do if you have a heart attack while you are alone.? > > > If you've already received this, it means people care about you?...? > > > The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually discovered this? > and did an in-depth study on it in our ICU. The two individuals that? > discovered this then did an article on it .. had it published and have? > even had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR classes.? > > > It is very true and has and does work. It is called cough CPR. A cardiologist > says it's the truth ... > > > > Read This...It could save your life!? > > > > > > Let's say it's 6:15 p.m and you're driving home (alone of course), after an > usually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset and frustrated.. > Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that > > starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. > > > You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. > Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far.? > > > What can you do? You've been trained in CPR but the guy that > > taught the course, didn't tell you what to do if it happened to yourself. > > > ? > > ? > > > ? > > Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack,? > this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the person? > whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint,? > has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.? > > > However, these victims can help themselves by coughing? > repeatedly and very vigorously. > > A?deep breath should be taken before each cough, > > and the cough must be deep and prolonged, > > as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. > > A breath and a cough must be repeated about very two seconds > > without letting up until help arrives, > > or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. > > ? > > Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the > heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure?on the heart also > helps it regain normal rhythm. > > In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. > > Tell as many other people as possible about this, > > it could save their lives! > > > ? > > From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via > > Chapter 240s newsletter 'AND THE BEAT GOES O N '? > > > (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response)? > > > > > BE A FRIEND AND PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE? > > > TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE? > > > > > >

The Barbie Mart

2008-07-26T20:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome To The Barbie Mart.

Need That Special Barbie Doll Or One Of Many Barbie Accessories For Your Little One?

Then You Have Come To Right Place! We Have Everything You May Need To Outfit Your Barbie.

Barbie Dolls, Clothes, Shoes, Barbie Children's Books, Computer Games, Jewelry And Much Much More.

Come Visit Us At: http://www.thebarbiemart.com/

A Man With A Plan!

2008-07-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well.........SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!!

Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe!
Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay.
The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows.
The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa Countyshelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78. The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals.

I have long wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system, and copy some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand. He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat, and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 - $8 for the Holidays, and plant it later. We have six trees in our yard from the Prison.

Yup, he was reelected last year with 83% of the vote.
Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again. He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal aliens. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to the border. He's kind of a 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff.
TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO

HE IS THE MARICOPA ARIZONA COUNTY SHERIFF

AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio (In Arizona ) who created the ' Tent City Jail': He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.

He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took away their weights Cut off all but 'G' movies.

He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects.

Then He Started Chain Gangs For Women So He Wouldn't Get Sued For Discrimination.

He took away cable TV Until he found out there was A Federal Court Order that Required Cable TV For Jails So He Hooked Up The Cable TV Again Only Let In The Disney Channel And The Weather Channel.

When asked why the weather channel He Replied, So They Will Know How Hot It's Gonna Be While They Are Working On My Chain Gangs.

He Cut Off Coffee Since It Has Zero Nutritional Value.

When the inmates complained, he told them, 'This Isn't The Ritz/Carlton.....If You Don't Like It, Don't Come Back.'

He bought Newt Gingrich's lecture series on videotape that he pipes into the jails. When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.

More On The Arizona Sheriff:

With Temperatures Being Even Hotter Than Usual In Phoenix (116 Degrees Just Set A New Record), the Associated Press Reports: About 2,000 Inmates Living In A Barbed-Wire-Surrounded Tent Encampment At The Maricopa County Jail Have Been Given Permission To Strip Down To Their Government-Issued Pink Boxer Shorts.

On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 Degrees inside the week before.

Many Were Also Swathed In Wet, Pink Towels As Sweat Collected On Their Chests And Dripped Down To Their PINK SOCKS.

'It Feels Like We Are In A Furnace,' Said James Zanzot, An Inmate Who Has Lived In The TENTS for 1 year. 'It's Inhumane.'

Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates: 'It's 120 Degrees In Iraq And Our Soldiers Are Living In Tents Too, And They Have To Wear Full Battle Gear, But They Didn't Commit Any Crimes,So Shut Your Mouths!'

Way To Go, Sheriff!

Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.

Sheriff Joe was just reelected Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Saving On Gas

2008-07-12T07:42:00.000-07:00

Tips on Pumping Gas! Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount. Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

CHARACTER ROCK

2008-02-10T09:48:00.000-08:00

I'm told that there is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy. 25 in rural Iowa. For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing it's character many times.

A few months back, the rock received it's latest paint job, and since then has been left completely undisturbed. It's quite an impressive sight.

I thought the flag was draped over the rock, but it's not. It's actually painted on the rock.

MEET THE ARTIST. Click on the picture to make it larger!

WEB SITE OFFERS CLIPS OF AUTISTIC BEHAVIORS

2007-12-06T07:01:00.000-08:00

What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on their toes?
Parents and even doctors sometimes miss these red flags for autism, but a new online video " glossary" makes them startlingly clear.
A new Web site offers dozens of video clips of autistic kids contrasted with unaffected children's behavior. It is sponsored by two nonprofit advocacy groups.... Autism Speaks and First Signs.

The site is available on : www.autismspeaks.org This is the Autism Speaks site.

Life Of The Manatee

2007-09-14T22:43:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm your average manatee. I weigh about 1,000 pounds and am 10 feet long. I can live in fresh, brackish, or salt water. I can get sick and die if I stay too long in waters with a temperature of less than 68 degrees, so in the winter, I find a warm water source. In the summer, I roam throughout many of Florida's and Georgia's waterways. What I need is a clean water home, lots of naturally occuring plants to eat, space to travel, and safe, protected areas.
Manatees are protected under federal law by Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which make it illegal to harass, hunt, capture or kill any marine mammal. Manatees are also protected by the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978. Anyone convicted of violating this state law faces a possible maximum fine of $500 and/or imprisonment for up to 60 days. Conviction on the federal level is punishable by a fine up to $50,000 and/or one year in prison. Feeding mamatees, giving them water, or otherwise altering their behavior can be considered harassment.

The Manatee Is believed To Be Behind The Myth Of The Mermaid.

COME TO CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA AND VISIT THE MANATEE!!

So What's Wrong With Plastics And Styrofoam?

2007-07-01T12:24:00.000-07:00

Birth defects, upper respiratory infection, cancer, and even death.

Think I'm referring to some chronic illness? or rampant virus? Think again- but first put down your Styrofoam cup...

No doubt, you use it everyday for coffee, for leftovers, for packing shipping materials, in your walls, behind your bathroom fixtures, in your car. It is styrofoam, and unless you're living in a cabin in the woods, it is endemic to your life.... I'll admit, it's hard not to love Styrofoam. It's cheap, lightweight, and does its job of cushioning and insulating our lives quite well. But there's one problem: It's also dangerous!... It's dangerous to the environment, it's dangerous to animals, and preliminary testing also shows, it can be dangerous to humans as well. The EPA has classified Styrene ( the chemical name for Styrofoam ) as a possible human carcinogen, and its effects on people in close contact during its manufacturing process have been found to suffer from many serious health problems and ill effects, including cancer and even death.

Plastic and Styrofoam are not biodegradable. It doesn't break down in landfills, at least not anytime in our lifetimes, or our children's. As most styrofoam products are made for one-time use situations ( cups, plates, packing materials ) , Stryrofoam takes up large quanties of landfill space. In fact, our landfills are already choked with Styrofoam and other plastic products- taking up more than one third of the 236 million tons of solid waste dumped into landfills every year.
And that's only if they actually make it to the landfill.

Worldwide, local, state, and national governments are passing legislation on a daily basis that will reduce, and eventually eliminate plastic and Styrofoam products from the face of the earth.