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June 14, 2009

Saipan Tribune

by Kupuna Joe @ 10:06 pm. Filed under Phillipines, news, noted in passing

Saipan Tribune

2323x Saipan Tribune
Five visiting veterans who fought in the Battle of Saipan from June 15, 1944 to July 9, 1944, including Ken Stinson, front right, Marven Avilla and James Golden, second from rear right, lead the laying of wreaths at the Flag Circle and Court of Honor at the American Memorial Park in Garapan yesterday for the 65th commemoration of the Marianas campaign during World War II. Also in photo is the outgoing commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Marianas, Rear Admiral William D. French, rear right, whose father fought on Saipan during the war. (Haidee V. Eugenio)

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63 yr old keeps age-old tradition alive – Fiji Times Online

by Kupuna Joe @ 9:46 pm. Filed under Uncategorized, agriculture

yummy yam

yummy yam

Mate keeps age-old tradition alive – Fiji Times Online
A 63-YEAR-OLD of Nepani was a proud man last week when he harvested one of the most cherished annual root crops.

When the Fiji Times visited Manoa Mate’s home, the Red German and Philippine yams, estimated to be more than 300kgs in weight, were one his biggest harvest in five years.

The yams were planted at exactly the same spot in his backyard.

“In the olden days, Fijian people regarded yam planting as a traditional competition and to harvest the biggest in the village is the ultimate dream of any farmer,” he said.

“In my case, not much had been done and most did not even believe that a single plot can grow two large breed of yams.

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April 6, 2009

Smoke Only Local, Organic Pot

by Kupuna Joe @ 10:48 pm. Filed under Parkinson's Disease, hypertension, medicine, preventative treatment

La Vida Locavore:: Smoke Only Local, Organic Pot
It might be an April Fool’s joke, but Grist has a great article called The straight dope on local, organic weed. And you know what? I don’t care if they are trying to be funny. I think the point is right on. As a San Diego resident (”I can see Mexico from my house!”), the Mexican drug cartels are a little too close to home for me and I would LOVE if the U.S. took away a major source of their funds by legalizing marijuana and allowing Americans to grow and smoke our own weed.

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Did you see that 60 Minutes segment on Health Care?  

by Kupuna Joe @ 12:46 pm. Filed under crime, delivery system

Did you see that 60 Minutes segment on Health Care?
It was a story of a state just sentencing a large number of Nevada residents to death. The old American number of 101,000 unnecessary deaths per year need to go up because of the downturn in the economy?

Can’t blame the media this time. Dallasdoc wrote that it was like “Nyceve TV.” This isn’t about insurance companies or banks in the state that was hit the hardest in the housing downturn.

The state dosen’t deserves all of the blame with the false debate that federal government leadership has been hosting for so long. When American’s heard the words of Helen Sharp in The Clinic is Closed, this should be viewed as a national emergency.

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March 19, 2009

The Economy: “No Return to Normal” – Galbraith

by Kupuna Joe @ 2:23 pm. Filed under business, delivery system, eldercare, medicine, public health

The Economy: “No Return to Normal” – Galbraith
………offset the violent drop in the wealth of the elderly population as a whole. The squeeze on the elderly has been little noted so far, but it hits in three separate ways: through the fall in the stock market; through the collapse of home values; and through the drop in interest rates, which reduces interest income on accumulated cash. For an increasing number of the elderly, Social Security and Medicare wealth are all they have.

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February 8, 2009

better Health for Seniors: Resources from the USA.gov

by Kupuna Joe @ 11:59 pm. Tags: , ,
Filed under announcements, delivery system, health care

Health for Seniors: USA.gov

And more from elsewhere:

Administration on Aging Elders & Families
http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/eldfam.asp
The Department of Health and Human Services/Administration on Aging website is designed to assist older people and their families or caregivers to quickly obtain information on a variety of aging-related topics and government-sponsored programs. There is excellent information on Alzheimer’s Disease & research, housing, nutrition, elder rights & resources, promoting a health lifestyle, government services for seniors, and caregiver support programs.

The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
http://www.healthinaging.org
The American Geriatrics Society Foundation website offers information on the health and care of older adults. There are four sub pages: Aging in the Know offers up-to-date information on how the aging process affects health; Eldercare at Home offers the complete text of the second edition of this resource for families and friends who are caring for older people at home; The FHA Physician Referral Guide offers to mail a list of physicians sensitive to the special healthcare needs of older adults and links to search for board certified geriatricians; and Health in Aging Stories where patients and health care providers can share their stories on the challenge of finding and providing health care for the elderly. The site also provides a directory of guide to federal government agencies and national not-for-profit organizations that address the special health care needs of older adults.

CDC’s Health Aging
http://www.cdc.gov/aging/
This Centers for Disease Control website has statistics and research information, a copy of the latest State of Aging and Health in America report, information on the Healthy Brain Initiative, lists of organizations, information on end of life issues, lists of organizations, and links to other articles and reports. Information on joining the Public Health and Aging listserv is provided.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
http://www.medicare.gov/
This is the official U.S. government site for people with Medicare. It contains information on Medicare health plans, the Medicare drug benefit, Medigap insurance plans, links to state information, long term care information, full text of pamphlets, online forms to request a replacement Medicare card, to change an address or to determine eligibility.

The Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org
Information, services and support for caregivers and families of persons with chronic, disabling health conditions. It offers fact sheets in English, Spanish and Chinese on various conditions like dementia, Parkinson Disease and stroke. As an advocacy group it also offers statistics, public policy information, and reports. It includes caregiver advice and tips (also in Spanish and Chinese) and hosts online discussion groups.

FirstGov for Senior Citizens’ Resources
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml
Extensive links to government agencies and other organizations that provide services and programs for seniors. There are links to consumer protection resources for seniors, money and taxes, end-of-life issues, health and housing for seniors. Information is gathered by need rather than the government agencies that provide the service. Hospice care, nursing home comparison, and even how to request a birthday greeting from the President for persons over 80 are covered.

Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
http://www.gmhfonline.org/gmhf/
The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation was established by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry to raise awareness of psychiatric and mental health disorders affecting the elderly, eliminate the stigma of mental illness and treatment, promote healthy aging strategies, and increase access to quality mental health care for the elderly. Their website has mental health information for older adults and their families, information on finding a geriatric psychiatrist, and some fact sheets in Spanish.

Health and Age
http://www.healthandage.com
Originally created by the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology, the site has been turned over the the HealthandAge Foundation. In addition to basic information on a number of common conditions, the site includes a news feed, a question-and-answer column, and full-text of a primer on geriatrics. There are special sections on men’s health, on women’s health and a caregiver’s center with articles on care giving. This attractive site also has a professional section with a news feed and summaries of current studies on aging for health care professionals.

Mayo Clinic Senior Health Center
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/senior-health/HA99999
Reviewed by Mayo clinic medical editorial staff, this site has very readable articles on aging, conditions that often affect older adults, and healthy living. Articles are authoritative, short and cover topics like sex and intimacy and anti-aging therapies that often aren’t found on other sites. Registration allows personalization of the website and interactive health management tools but isn’t required for access.

MedlinePlus Seniors’ Health Issues
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealthissues.html
Created by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), this website contains links to trustworthy information throughout the web. It contains links to the latest news, overviews of senior health issues, research, statistics, aging organizations, clinical trials, and much more. Links guide you to pre-formatted searches on PubMed and to services and providers in your local area through the Go Local project. This page is also available in Spanish.

NIH Senior Health
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
NIH SeniorHealth makes aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand online health information. A unique feature is that the website has a spoken language feature and also allows increases in contrast as well as size of type for easier viewing. Well-illustrated and readable, it includes some short videos and links out to MedlinePlus for additional information.

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Masturbation ‘cuts cancer risk’: Who wudda thunk it?

by Kupuna Joe @ 11:27 pm. Tags: , ,
Filed under health care, prostate cancer

BBC NEWS | Health | Masturbation ‘cuts cancer risk’
Men could reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer through regular masturbation, researchers suggest. They say cancer-causing chemicals could build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly. And they say sexual intercourse may not have the same protective effect because of the possibility of contracting a sexually transmitted infection, which could increase men’s cancer risk.

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January 30, 2009

Do senior vegetarians really have better sex?

by Kupuna Joe @ 5:43 pm. Tags: ,
Filed under entetainment, sexual behavior, whimsy

Do vegetarians really have better sex? – By Nina Shen Rastogi – Slate Magazine
Do vegetarians really have better sex?

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December 30, 2008

All the best to everyone in 2009!

by Kupuna Joe @ 1:50 pm. Filed under announcements, seniors around da world

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December 19, 2008

Funny senior jokes and stories

by Kupuna Joe @ 1:05 am. Filed under fun sex stories, online Community, seniors around da world, whimsy
It’s not having been in the dark house, but having left
it, that counts.
– Theodore Roosevelt
Two elderly women were eating breakfast in a restaurant one
morning.
Ethel noticed something funny about Mabel’s ear and she
said, ‘”Mabel,
do you know you’ve got a suppository in your left
ear?”
Mabel answered, “I have a suppository in my ear?”
She pulled it out and stared at it. Then she said,
“Ethel, I’m glad
you saw this thing. Now I think I know where to find my
hearing aid.”
When the husband finally died his wife put the usual death
notice in
the paper, but added that he died of gonorrhea. No sooner
were the
papers delivered when a friend of the family phoned and
complained
bitterly, “You know very well that he died of
diarrhea, not
gonorrhea.”
Replied the widow, “I nursed him night and day so of
course I know he
died of diarrhea, but I thought it would be better for
posterity to
remember him as a great lover rather than the big shit he
always was.”
An elderly couple were on a cruise and it was really
stormy. They were
standing on the back of the boat watching the moon, when a
wave came
up and washed the old woman overboard. They searched for
days and
couldn’t find her, so the captain sent the old man back
to shore with
the promise that he would notify him as soon as they found
something.
Three weeks went by and finally the old man got a fax from
the boat.
It read: “Sir, sorry to inform you, we found your wife
dead at the
bottom of the ocean We hauled her up to the deck and
attached to her
butt was an oyster and in it was a pearl worth $50,000 . .
please
advise.”
The old man faxed back: “Send me the pearl and re-bait
the trap.”
A funeral service is being held for a woman who has just
passed away.
At the end of the service, the pall bearers are carrying
the casket
out when they accidentally bump into a wall, jarring the
casket. They
hear a faint moan. They open the casket and find that the
woman is
actually alive! She lives for ten more years, and then
dies. Once
again, a ceremony is held, and at the end of it, the pall
bearers are
again carrying out the casket. As they carry the casket
towards the
door, the husband cries out, “Watch that wall!”
When I went to lunch today, I noticed an old lady sitting
on a park
bench sobbing her eyes out. I stopped and asked her what
was wrong.
She said, “I have a 22 year old husband at home. He
makes love to me
every morning and then gets up and makes me pancakes,
sausage, fresh
fruit and freshly ground coffee.”
I said, “Well, then why are you crying?”
She said, “He makes me homemade soup for lunch and my
favorite
brownies and then makes love to me for half the
afternoon.”
I said, “Well, why are you crying?”
She said, “For dinner he makes me a gourmet meal with
wine and my
favorite dessert and then makes love to me until 2:00 a.m.
“
I said, “Well, why in the world would you be
crying?”
She said, “I can’t remember where I live!”
Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over
the years
they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures.
Lately, their
activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week
to play
cards.
One day they were playing cards when one looked at the
other and said,
“Now don’t get mad at me. I know we’ve been
friends for a long
time…..but I just can’t think of your name! I’ve
thought and
thought, but I can’t remember it. Please tell me what
your name is.”
Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she
just stared
and glared at her. Finally she said, “How soon do you
need to know?”
THE SENILITY PRAYER
Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked
anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do,
and the eyesight to tell the difference.
Now, I think you’re supposed to send this to 5 or 6,
maybe 10.
oh forheaven sake, send it to a bunch of your friends if
you can
remember who they are. Then something is supposed to happen
. . . . I
think.

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