Tuesday, June 1, 2010

[Peckers_Pics] Model Wars; June 2, 2010 - Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G



Model Wars; June 2, 2010
Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated  G
 

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    Today's Health/Excercise Tip:
    What Sports Injury Do You Have?
     
    If you exercise regularly, the occasional injury is inevitable. That's why it's important to know what you're dealing with.

    You'll often hear people say they've "pulled a muscle." What they're really mean is a strain, which is an injury to a muscle or the tendon that anchors that muscle to your bone. A sprain, on the other hand, affects the ligaments that connect bone to bone.

    How badly you damage these tissues determines the treatment and recovery. First-degree injuries are generally mild and can be taken care of at home. But what if your pain threshold is low or you're just not sure how bad it really is? See your doctor.

    "Erring on the side of caution is better than waiting, suffering and eventually finding out you have a serious fracture," says Marilyn Moffat, Ph.D., professor of physical therapy at New York University, and co-author of The American Physical Therapy Association's Book of Body Maintenance and Repair(Holt Paperbacks) and Age-Defying Fitness(Peachtree Publishers). Anything more than a first-degree sprain or strain should be seen by your doctor immediately.

    First-degree: Occurs when the muscle fibers, tendons or ligaments are stretched beyond normal capacity and possibly involves microscopic tearing. Pain and swelling occur, but they last only a couple days with proper treatment.

    Second-degree: Partial, but not complete, tearing of the tissue. Pain and swelling are moderate to severe. Bearing weight on the injury is often painful. Healing happens in weeks or months, not days.

    Third-degree: A complete tear, also known as a rupture, which makes it impossible to bear any weight on the joint. In a word, pop. Followed closely by a scream, the word "ouch" -- or possibly an unrepeatable term. You'll need surgery to repair severed tissues.

    Another way to assess the damage is by how much pain you're in. "Pain is a wonderful indicator of the intensity of the injury," Moffat says. "So do not minimize its importance."

    The worse the pain, the worse the injury, and the faster you should get to the doctor.

    So you sprained, strained or tweaked some body part. What now?

    Your main goal is to reduce swelling, which can otherwise lead to inflammation and prolong healing. "I recommend P.R.I.C.E. for injuries," Moffat says.

    Protection: Bandage, brace or use crutches for your injury when necessary. Don't use the brace or bandage as an excuse to keep playing on an injury. This will only increase the time it takes to heal and will weaken the area, making it reliant on braces.

    Rest: Get off the injury and stay off. Don't use the injured limb until swelling is reduced.

    Ice: "The sooner you ice, the less swelling and inflammation you'll experience, and the faster you'll heal," Moffat says. "Ice on and off for 72 hours, 20 minutes at a time," Moffat advises.

    Never apply ice directly to the skin, which can lead to frostbite. Wrapping it in a thin cloth or towel will protect your skin. A bag of frozen peas is a great makeshift ice pack you can use and reuse.

    Compression: Wrapping the injury (not too tightly!) in an ACE bandage helps reduce swelling.

    Elevation: Whenever possible, keep the injury above heart-level to reduce swelling.

    When is it OK to use heat? If you just want to soothe sore muscles or chronic pain and stiffness, a hot bath may bring relief. But an acute injury needs ice.

    And Now, Model Wars!

    This group is called "Peckers PICS."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health and Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit?"  Warning: This may stoke you!
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    Yoann Gourcuff
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    Gerard Pique
    Spanish footballer
     
    You Decide!
    Birmingham, UK - Gay Pride; May 29, 2010
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    Birmingham, UK - Gay Pride; May 29, 2010
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    Lady Gaga on 'Larry King Live' -- planned on opening for Michael Jackson
    June 1, 2010 · Matt Carter - TV Examiner

    Lady Gaga recently sat down with CNN's Lary King, and in doing so she managed to open up about a number of extremely personal subjects.

    We begin with something that has been rumored for quite some time -- that Gaga was asked to open for Michael Jackson during some of his planned "This Is It" concert event in London prior to his tragic death last year. She admitted that this was true, and even said that some performers were even planning on doing duets with Michael during part of his concert -- however, she did say the subject was "very difficult to talk about" due to her immense respect for Michael as a performer and a global icon.

    In addition, Lady Gaga also touched upon some of the issues currently plaguing gay politics -- including the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military and teenagers being sent home from school simply because they have a shirt on with "gay" written on it. Gaga has long been a supporter of equal rights, and she was rather candid in her discussion with Larry about her opinions.

    "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

     
    ....Jake 
     
     
     
     
     



     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     


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