MARY DID YOU KNOW written by Mark Lowery sung by Kathy Mattea
Mary, did you know that your baby boy Would someday walk on water? Mary, did you know that your baby boy Would save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your baby boy Has come to make you new? This child that you've delivered Will soon deliver you.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy Will give sight to a blind man? Mary, did you know that your baby boy Will calm a storm with His hand? Did you know that your baby boy Has walked where angels trod? When you kissed your little baby Then you've kissed the face of God.
Mary Did you know?? Mary, did you know??
The blind will see, the deaf will hear The dead will live again The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the Lamb.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy Is Lord of all creation? Mary, did you know that your baby boy Will one day rule the nations? Did you know that your baby boy Was Heaven's perfect Lamb? This sleeping child you're holding Is the great "I AM".
I rather enjoyed reading through the article on this study. There are some points that need to be cleared up, but that might be for another government grant and another study. Cherie brought this article to my attention, I thought Gator and she had finally finished their in-depth study, and this was their findings, but it seems they are still studying/researching. . .
STARE AT BOOBS FOR LONGER LIFE: A STUDY
(Yeah, longer life, sure, try staring when her overly large, in a fit way, boyfriend, brother, husband, fiancee, significant other is around)
From: TheMedGuru by Neharika Sabharwal Frankfurt, Germany, December 6 -- A rather bizarre study carried out by German researchers suggests that staring at women's breasts is good for men's health and increases their life expectancy.
According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense exercise regime, that prolongs the lifespan of a man by five years. (This is going to give a whole new depth of meaning to "exercise buddy".)
She added, "Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female, is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics
work-out."(and thinking of all the time I have wasted over my lifetime hiking, running, gym time, rather depressing)
A five-year research on 200 men Researchers at three hospitals in Frankfurt, Germany did an in-depth analysis of 200 healthy males over a period of five years. Half the volunteers were instructed to ogle at the breasts of women daily, while the rest were told to refrain from doing so. (obviously a control group of men who were to "ogle" other women's breasts only when their wives/girlfriends were with them was not in place for this study)
At the close of the study, the researchers noted that the men who stared at the breasts of females on a regular basis exhibited lower blood pressure. (All the wasted money spent on blood pressure pills, if I had only known.)
Sexualdesire linked tobetter bloodcirculation The researchers declared that sexual desire gives rise to better blood circulation that signifies an overall improved health. (So suddenly we went from staring at a woman's breast, one of the most wonderful works of art ever created, to having full blown [no pun intended] sexual desire? They must have edited out some of the study.)
Weatherby explained the concept stating, "Sexual excitement gets the heart pumping and improves blood circulation. There's no question: Gazing at breasts makes men healthy. (My bypass was so unnessary!)
(OH OH!! Another study!! Who has the grant forms? Question: Are short men healthier thantall men?)
"Our study indicates that engaging in this activity a few minutes daily cuts the risk of stroke and heart attack in half. We believe that by doing so consistently, the average man can extend his life four to five years." (I personally think that doing what Dr. Weatherby suggests could lessen a man's life time four to five years, takes a lot of energy out of you to recover from severe beatings.)
In addition, she also recommended that men over 40 should gaze at larger breasts daily for 10 minutes. (Why men over 40? and why larger breasts? Not everyman likes larger breasts, most men like all breasts!! Geez, I think I could have done a more scientific study!!)
The German research is believed to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Believed to be??)
We all should have such dreams and live such full lives. A new artist (to me) I came across when wandering through halls laden with music and tunes. Hope you enjoy her voice as much as I did. Her new album
DREAM
written and performed by Priscilla Ahn
I was a little girl alone in my little world who dreamed of a little home for me. I played pretend between the trees, and fed my houseguests bark and leaves, and laughed in my pretty bed of green.
I had a dream That I could fly from the highest swing. I had a dream.
Long walks in the dark through woods grown behind the park, I asked God who I'm supposed to be. The stars smiled down on me, God answered in silent reverie. I said a prayer and fell asleep.
I had a dream That I could fly from the highest tree. I had a dream.
Now I'm old and feeling grey. I don't know what's left to say about this life I'm willing to leave. I lived it full and I lived it well, there's many tales I've lived to tell. I'm ready now, I'm ready now, I'm ready now to fly from the highest wing.
It is no wonder a Sausage company helped sponsor this research. . .we have come a long way from that brown gravy over toast served in school cafeterias, and that strange looking pinkish rectangle in the blue can. . .I just cannot figure what direction we went in. . .
MEAT GROWN IN LABRATORY; A WORLD FIRST from The Telegraph.co.uk on-line edition, science section; Nov. 29, 2009
Researchers in the Netherlands created what was described as soggy pork and are now investigating ways to improve the muscle tissue in the hope that people will one day want to eat it.
No one has yet tasted their produce, but it is believed the artificial meat could be on sale within five years.
Vegetarian groups welcomed the news, saying there was “no ethical objection” if meat was not a piece of a dead animal.
Mark Post, professor of physiology at Eindhoven University, told The Sunday Times: “What we have at the moment is rather like wasted muscle tissue. We need to find ways of improving it by training it and stretching it, but we will get there.
“This product will be good for the environment and will reduce animal suffering. If it feels and tastes like meat, people will buy it.
“You could take the meat from one animal and create the volume of meat previously provided by a million animals.”
The scientists extracted cells from the muscle of a live pig and then put them in a broth of other animal products. The cells then multiplied and created muscle tissue. They believe that it can be turned into something like steak if they can find a way to artificially "exercise" the muscle.
The project is backed by the Dutch government and a sausage maker and comes following the creation of artificial fish fillets from goldfish muscle cells.
Meat produced in a laboratory could reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with real animals.
Meat and dairy consumption is predicted to double by 2050 and methane from livestock is said to currently produce about 18 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases.
Animal rights group Peta said: “As far as we’re concerned, if meat is no longer a piece of a dead animal there’s no ethical objection.”
However the Vegetarian Society said: “The big question is how could you guarantee you were eating artificial flesh rather than flesh from an animal that had been slaughtered.
“It would be very difficult to label and identify in a way that people would trust.”
(Did anyone else start thinking of that classic Charlton Heston movie, SOYLENT GREEN as you were reading this??)
I do not think there are many things that are as powerful and as moving as massed voices. I came across these young men when searching for music from The Mississippi Mass Choir. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. The first part is showing the parts of the song, the second is the entire Choir singing, the change in energy and power that is felt is overwhelming! You cannot help but smile. I hope you feel recharged and energized as I did. Heather, consider this an early Happy Birthday from the Homeland. Enjoy.
(Following entry from the Wikipeida Encyclopedia)
Shosholoza is a traditional Southern African folk song. The song was traditionally sung by all-male work gangs in a call and response style.
The song has been recorded by a variety of artists, including Helmut Lotti, Ladysmith Black Mombazo, PJ Powers, The Glue, Soweto Gospel Choir, and Peter Gabriel, as well as being a standard of most gumboot bands. The song gained further popularity after South Africa won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and is a favourite at sport events in South Africa.
The Zulu word Shosholoza means go forward or make way for the next man, and is also reminiscent of the sound made by the steam train (stimela) described in the song. The song has also given its name to Team Shosholoza, the first African challenger for the America's Cup, and to Shosholoza Meyl, the long-distance passenger train service operating in South Africa.
The lyrics of the song vary, as do the transcriptions. Here is one example:
Shosholoza
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
Wen' uyabaleka
Wen' uyabaleka
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
A rough translation:
Move fast
on those mountains
train from South Africa.
You are running away
on those mountains
train from South Africa.
The original version has the country name Rhodesia instead of South Africa, since this song was sung by migrant labourers from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) travelling on the train down to the mines in the Transvaal.
Do the dead Dream? Do those at rest Remember? Do they think of us, as we think of them? Do they fade as the memories fade? Do they diminish at each forgotten reminiscence? Do they wane into shadow, or is it we who become the lesser, for memories forgotten? JohnO
Camera used was a Kodak Z612 EasyShare. The picture was taken Friday, Oct. 23rd, 2009, at the old Monterey cemetery. The picture was solarized, and then the exposure settings were played with.
A group new to me. I keep thinking -- The Blue Men Meet Mozart. I hope you enjoy. . .STRING FEVER. . .
The History Of Music in 6 minutes or less . . .and yes they are all brothers, two of them must look like Mom, and the other two must take after Dad. . .not even going to there. . .
Thank you all for your comments, glad you are enjoying these four musicians, in answer to some questions of the group and a CD here is the groups home page, thanks again for visiting.
My sister would kill me if she knew I used LadyBug's pictures in a challenge with the theme Animals. And to infer that The Princess eats food from a can, well that is just adding fuel to the fire!! So, if you do not hear from me in a while, it is because I am in hiding!!! Just Kidding!! Judi loves me and I love her. But just in case you do not hear from me in a while. . .
Okay, this was not my fault. I simply went to take a picture or two. But, remember how Luke was pulled by The Force? This was a lot like that. I had no will of my own. A force like the moon pulls the tides, irresistible, unrelenting, unending, until the first bite of a Bordeaux washes across your taste buds. Okay maybe it was the fifth or sixth Bordeaux, you know how it is!
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“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are made for.”
--- William Shedd; Theologian (June 21, 1820 – November 17, 1894) ---
Our hearts are like that. So safe from harm and hurt if we hold them close, wrap our arms like breakwaters around ourselves, don't share, don't care, don't feel, no storm will touch us here, but that"s not what our hearts are made for.
THE WATER IS WIDE (Traditional – 1600s)
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And we shall row, my love and I
For love is gentle and love is kind The sweetest flower when first it's new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like morning dew
There is ship and she sails the sea She's loaded deep as deep can be But not as deep as the love I'm in I know not how I sink or swim
For love is gentle and love is kind The sweetest flower when first it's new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like morning dew
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er Neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And we shall row, my love and I
(This is Mary Black's version, the original has several more stanzas)
Her new album
