Food For The Soul

But with a healthy diet, lifestyle, worthwhile goals and a positive mental attitude, it is very possible to enjoy life into your silver hair days and beyond nine decades.

The real secret and fountain of youth therefore in my view (as well as many other scientists and artists) has never really been expensive potions, creams, and other extremely expensive things that the beauty industry continues to lure us with. The real McCoy is a balanced diet rich in wholesome grains, plenty of fruits and vegetables, a dollop of unsaturated fats and oils, more servings of fish, and limited refined foods. Add to this at least 30 minutes of exercise daily, and just like with food, variety is key so that you work out different muscles and joints, for improved strength, endurance and flexibility.

Accidental collector's treasure trove on view at Museum of Fine Arts

It was this 'you get it or you don't' attitude. I found it to be an attitude of incredible arrogance and I think it has done a lot of damage to its reputation. Harold wrote about it but in a way that was opaque to the average reader. These people were breaking rules, pushing limits, exploring the ugly with the beautiful, the deliberate with the accidental. It's interesting whether you like it or not but if you don't understand the context you're not going to appreciate it."

She lives in Portland, Ore., with her husband and remains close to her stepmother. Her half of her father's collection has been on extended loan to the museum for years. Though she now appreciates abstract expressionism, she has her own contemporary art collection.

And unlike her father, she collects it as a conscious act.



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Fermanagh focused on performance not the prize

Fermanagh must have the right mental attitude on Sunday week and I believe they will. They seem like a team ready to collect an Ulster championship, although it is precisely because they will not let thoughts of what it will feel like to win the game enter their heads that they stand such a good chance of actually doing so.

They will be focusing on what is needed to be done to get to that final whistle with their noses in front. They will be thinking about performing, doing the simple things well, working hard and adhering to the game-plan.

This Fermanagh team is ready to win. We are ready to celebrate. Fingers crossed then.

MINOR SEMIS TAKE CENTRE STAGE Fermanagh succumb to lively Leitrim Fermanagh focused on performance not the prize League Tables Under 16s Trip Club Éirne U14 Development Camp 2008 at...



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KID CAN DO IT ALL ON ONE LEG Baseball, football, soccer

Astros coach Dan Wyse said he went out of his way to get Adam on his team "because he's a good kid, a good catcher, and what he brings attitude-wise, he's an inspiration to everybody."

Michelle Bender appreciates the effect her son has on people young and old.

"Adam has helped other kids see that a person with a disability can be fun to hang out with, and play with, and they can still be a part of a community or part of a team. It's developed the kids' compassion.

"And if he can inspire even one family to allow their kid to try something they normally might not try, that's great."

Adam tried using a prosthesis but didn't like it because he felt it slowed him down. He is adamant about not using a wheelchair.

"He wants to play ball like everybody else," Michelle said.

Somawansa, an unlikely hero

The LTTE has reason to fear JP for the same reasons that they feared Algama – that he will effect a change in the UNP's attitude towards the war and the LTTE. Given what is possible, the government had better do something to bolster JP's security. Perera is now a soft target for the LTTE. Given the fact that the LTTE have been reduced to placing bus bombs just to spite the Sinhalese, they would be overjoyed at being able to hit a major target like JP. A hit like that could demoralize society and even affect morale within the armed forces. It is the government's duty to ensure that whoever has done battle with the LTTE and come out on top, should not be allowed to fall prey to the LTTE's suicide cadres if it can help. There would be some in the government who would argue that they can't help it if JP has decided to put his life on line by getting into politics and that he will be entitled to the security normally given to any provincial council candidate.



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Scale of classroom violence revealed

The mounting frustration of staff towards the attitude of council employers was also evident, with accusations that serious incidents were routinely "swept under the carpet".

In one such case, a teacher who was kicked in the leg by a pupil and felt so traumatised she could not return to the class, was accused of a "dereliction of duty".

However, one teacher told the conference the issue of school violence was blown out of proportion and more support for disruptive pupils was required.

After nearly an hour of emotive debate, EIS delegates voted overwhelmingly to support a motion that pupils who carry weapons into class should be permanently excluded.

The motion comes in the wake of a rising tide of recorded violence in the classroom, with official statistics published in January showing the number of incidents where pupils were expelled in 2006-07 rose by 4% from the previous year to nearly 45,000.



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