Fish oil pills don’t boost benefit of heart drugs – Yahoo! News

Fish oil pills don’t boost benefit of heart drugs – Yahoo! News.’

The German study shows that “we need to be a little more cautious about the prediction of individual benefit of any nutritional supplements,” said Lichtenstein, who had no role in the research.

“We see this pattern — people are so willing to embrace the simple answer,” as if it’s possible “to crack a capsule over a hot fudge sundae” and undo the harm of harmful diets and lack of exercise, she said.

Salem, Oregon’s most Famous Person: Silverton & Lancaster

Rockin' 0ut at Lancaster & Silverton Road is Tommylyn Waller. Tommylyn is one of Salem's most recognizable faces.

In Salem, Oregon you may not know the Governor, the mayor, or your local school principle. But chances are good you recognize Tommylyn Waller.

Tommylyn is paid to dance and rock out on the corner of Lancaster and Silverton Road four days a week, “rain or snow, sleet or shine.”  The sign she sways back and forth is to promote the store, “SHOES RIGHT HERE,”  a local self service shoe discounter.

Tommylyn says “some people call me the Dancing Lady, the Shoe Lady or the Singing Lady. I just love my job. Often they drivers express concern that I may be cold, but I assure them that I”m fine.”

Tommylyn, at 56 says “I’m feel so blessed at my age that I have the health to do my job.”

Last week Tommylyn lost her only source of transportation, a bicycle, to a traffic accident. She was immediately recognized by the staff at Salem Hospital. “I’m can’t afford to buy a bike yet, so I”m saving for one. I am just so happy to listen to Christian music all day long and praise god for it.”

She shared with me she really likes her employer, and that everybody does. S he also mentioned she gets better value for her employer than any static billboard.

Tommylyn is a long time resident of Salem, Oregon since the age of nine. She has a son, 36 and a daughter in Texas age 37.

Old Time Fiddlers Association hosts event at Chemeketa Community College

Miles Booher, 8 plays famous the bluegrass tune, RedWing for his on stage performance.

The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association had alot going on in Salem, Oregon this Friday and Saturday.  Event organizer and  association chairman Lew Holt greeted me at the door. The event was held at the Building 6 Auditorium in at Chemeketa Community College.

Just off stage was the designated warm up room  filled with fiddlers and guitar players of all ages. A wide range of beginners to top champions were playing to each other in the warm up room.  The  1990 Weiser Grand Champion,  Rudi Booher of Yoncalla was on hand to spend time with his son.  His eight year old son Miles  Booher competed in the Pee Wee division for the first time.

Living on a farm in Yoncalla, The Boohers are long time readers of the Capital Press and raise goats and chickens on their farm.

The Booher farm is also host to Booher Music Camp every July.  Acoustic musicians come from all over to Oregon once a year to camp out, make new friend and music classes.

Age 10, Gabriel Alan Moses Baltzelli has as melodic a name as his fiddle performance performance. Home schooled in Portland, Gabriel is backed up by a guitar player prior in order to warm up for his onstage performance.

Fiddling is more than an education, its a great pastime. Many of the youth who attend such music events are home schooled, and as a result have time that publicly school might not for musical training.

An accomplished fiddler at age 8, Isaaiah Baltzeli has been playing since age 3. Issaaiah won the "Twin twin" competition for fiddle playing where fiddles harmonize with each other.

Isaaiah Balzeli (8) and her older brother Gabriel  from Portland are “forever thankful” to have their lessons provided by by a grant offered from the Old Time Fiddlers Association. Issaaiah won the Twin twin competition for fiddle playing where fiddles harmonize with each other.

Instructors, parents and organizers chill out playing Old Time favorites.

Why Drop a Bomb when you can TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN?

New revelations show that it wasn’t 165, or 170 million dollars in bonuses given to AIG executives. But 218 MILLION taxpayer dollars. Being madder than a hornet isn’t enough. This is criminal behavior on the part of Corporations. We must remember: These companies have absolutely no allegiance to the United States. AIG serves only itself and other countries. No need to drop a bomb when you can take the money and run.
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Related:  Rush Limbaugh defends the AIG Bonuses.

AIG spends 165M in bonuses.

Political denials! Bailout blindness!

Hello..it’s mattress time! There really is no excuse.  Banks are less trustworthy than ever. Banks are unscrupulous users of the system Personal vault and safes are being sold at an all time high: Banks are not to be trusted. It is unlikely that many will not return th e money.

7th Annual Social Pow Wow a Success at Willamette University

Its purpose is to bring opportunities for the native peoples of Oregon’s Willamette Valley to celebrate their cultural traditions. Master of ceremonies Bob Tom set the tempo of the event performances.

GRAND ENTRY:  A Pow wow begins with all the performers lining up by dance style and age. They then enter the arena accompanied by the Host Drum.

Sponsors of the even were:
The Willamette University Native American Enlightenment Association,
Associated Students of Willamette Univeristy and the Willamette University Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Hot Cocoa Tops Red Wine And Tea In Antioxidants; May Be Healthier Choice

Hot Cocoa Tops Red Wine And Tea In Antioxidants; May Be Healthier Choice.

This is an interesting article I found, that I found personally relevant. Althought wine can be wonderful, some people can develop predispositions toward abuse.  Because of the lack of cocoa butter, it seems hot chocolate is a better choice, and lower in calories than a chocolate bar with gemometrically more anti-oxidants.

Cellphone carriers are like Banks: Too Big.

I stopped into three major cellphone carriers today to evaluate their prices. Prices continue to be  higher, even in this economy. Not only that, but now that we have lost television bandwidth  to them via the FCC, so  they stand to even make more money with added features.

Having to few of cellphone carriers nationwide is like not having enough Big Banks to support our economy….we don’t have enough cellphone competition in the market place. I believe they are engaged in price fixing.

An entry level cellphone costs around 59.95 per month. But that doesn’t include all the “garbage” fees like activation, FCC, 911, access. taxes, and charger. Chances are now matter how  you look at it, you’ll pay  about $70.00 per month, about $840 per year, assuming you have no text message packages, or internet bandwidth. That’s alot of money for anybody who only works 20 days a month.

Our family, has decided to invest in pre-paid phones. No overcharges, access fees, contracts, or sales commission to pay. Best yet, the companies can’t extort money for not fulfilling annual contracts.  (I had to threaten a major carrier about billing us such a fee, even thought we fulfilled a contract several years ago. Apparently the words, “Attorney General” were sufficient to get a refund and an apology from them. They apparently were in enough bad trouble to motivate changed their name to change for several years in order to loose that reputation. Ironically, now they, are back, of course, and lost their name as Cingular.)

Get a pre-paid phone.  It will save you a wad of money sufficient to send you to the movies twice a month, and then some. My wife worked it out for herself. She says it will cost her about $8.00 a month. That’s less than the garbage and extortion fees along the contracted phones put you on!

I have a feeling as more people are won over to pre-pay phone time, the contracts will dissappear.