Archive for November, 2004
Protected: Castell de Requesens
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2004|
Castell de Requesens
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2004| 6 Comments »
For fellow POB afficianados have found some pictures of Stephen’s Castle in the L’Albera Mountains. Very romantic indeed, just ignore Chuck and Gwen in front of the Castle –
Well, not really
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2004| 7 Comments »
Copied from cruise_director
| You scored as Jewish. You are a Jew. You understand that there is something basically missing in the teachings of religion and so-called “spirituality” today. The continuity in time and dedication of the Jewish faith make the most sense to you. You may be drawn to Judaeism out of a jaded opinion of the world today, but hey, it can’t be a bad thing to be one the chosen people.
Religion |
Well, not really
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2004| 7 Comments »
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| You scored as Jewish. You are a Jew. You understand that there is something basically missing in the teachings of religion and so-called “spirituality” today. The continuity in time and dedication of the Jewish faith make the most sense to you. You may be drawn to Judaeism out of a jaded opinion of the world today, but hey, it can’t be a bad thing to be one the chosen people.
Religion |
Burgled from Peak_in_Darien
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2004| 6 Comments »
The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Third Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
| Level | Score |
|---|---|
| Purgatory (Repenting Believers) | Very Low |
| Level 1 – Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) | High |
| Level 2 (Lustful) | Moderate |
| Level 3 (Gluttonous) | High |
| Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) | Moderate |
| Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) | Low |
| Level 6 – The City of Dis (Heretics) | High |
| Level 7 (Violent) | Low |
| Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) | Moderate |
| Level 9 – Cocytus (Treacherous) | Low |
Take the Dante Inferno Hell Test
Oh dear that’s what I get for pigging out on chocolate. Didn’t realise it was such a sin. Personally I think I should be in the realm of virtuous disbelievers.
Burgled from <lj user =”Peak_in_Darien”>
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2004| 3 Comments »
The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Third Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
| Level | Score |
|---|---|
| Purgatory (Repenting Believers) | Very Low |
| Level 1 – Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) | High |
| Level 2 (Lustful) | Moderate |
| Level 3 (Gluttonous) | High |
| Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) | Moderate |
| Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) | Low |
| Level 6 – The City of Dis (Heretics) | High |
| Level 7 (Violent) | Low |
| Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) | Moderate |
| Level 9 – Cocytus (Treacherous) | Low |
Take the Dante Inferno Hell Test
Oh dear that’s what I get for pigging out on chocolate. Didn’t realise it was such a sin. Personally I think I should be in the realm of virtuous disbelievers.
Burgled from Various People
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2004| 2 Comments »
Burgled from Various People
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2004| 2 Comments »
No surprises really –
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You Are the Investigator |
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You love learning and ideas… and know things no one else does. Bored by small talk, you refuse to participate in boring conversations. You are open minded. A visionary. You understand the world and may change it. |
Some may call you bookish, and mean it in a bad
way…..but we know better! Delighting in
books, and very likely with more tomes than
clothes, you amaze others with your knowledge
of the obscure and the common.
Books alone cannot a life make, but you know this
as well….you love having chats with others
who love words and ideas as much as yourself!
Can I play in your library? Please??
You are The Favourite Poet by Alma~Tadema.
Which Pre~Raphaelite Painting Are You?
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Protected: I need to eat chocolate for my health according to researchers
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2004|
I need to eat chocolate for my health according to researchers
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2004| Leave a Comment »
Well that’s my excuse. I’m obviously not eating enough chocolate. I’ve had this cough for months. Funny it usually induces coughing with me.
Chocolate may hold cure for coughs
November 23, 2004 – 8:25AM
An ingredient in chocolate could be used to stop persistent coughs and lead to more effective medicines, researchers said today.
The study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs than codeine, currently considered the best cough medicine.
The researchers, from Imperial College London (ICL), said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatments.
“While persistent coughing is not necessarily harmful, it can have a major impact on quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes of ICL and Royal Brompton Hospital.
Ten healthy volunteers were either given theobromine, codeine or a dummy pill during the trial, which also involved Royal Brompton Hospital and St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
To measure the effect of the different pill the researchers measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as an indicator for the effectiveness of medicines.
The team found when the volunteers were given theobromine, the concentration of capsaicin needed to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group.
When they were given codeine they needed only marginally higher levels of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.
The researchers, writing in the online FASEB Journal, said theobromine worked by suppressing vagus nerve activity, which is responsible for causing coughing.
They also found that unlike standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no adverse effects on the cardiovascular or central nervous systems, such as drowsiness.
End of my lj spamming for the day, my lunch break is over.
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