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Monday, February 28, 2011

Good Morning Cyclists Loving Life Fellas

I hope you all have a great Monday Morning. Another week to bicycle, to live, to plant vegetable seeds, to love my family (includes my pets, another week to learn, to learn from science and from the life experiences of others, another week to share my own knowledge.

Folks, have a great week!

Saturday, February 26, 2011

George Soros New World Order US Dollar Decline

The New World Order is not a conspiracy theory. The NWO will not get here in the future. The NWO is already here, and many countries are already participating in it without their citizens even realizing it.
Who brought these countries to this New World Order system? If you don't know this answer, dear reader, I'm sorry to tell you, you are pathetically mentally and intellectually lost!

Just one question to George Soros:
How is the IMF going to support any financial global "currency" when the IMF is broke?!
One important thing I agree with him though, the financial trading system in almost all countries of the world has totally collapsed.



Thursday, February 24, 2011

Cat in a Colander

One of my kitties (Bitsy) loves to get into the weirdest and funniest places. This is one of them.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mexican Cycling Racing Autodromo Clasicas Carreras

The Cycling Association of Recreation and Competition of the DF in Mexico City, extends an invitation to all national and international cyclists to assist to the CLASICAS CARRERAS at the Autodromo.

TRANSLATION:
La Asociacion de Ciclismo Recreativo y Competitivo del Distrito Federal, invita a todos los ciclistas nacionales e internacionales a asistir a las CLASICAS CARRERAS en el Autodromo de la Ciudad de Mexico, Jueves y Domingos.

BASES
Fecha: Jueves 24 de Febrero de 2011.
Ciudad: Distrito Federal, Ciudad de México.
Lugar: Autódromo Hnos. Rod. Ciudad Deportiva.
Inscripciones:
A partir de las 3:30 en línea de Meta.
Costo: $50.00 Cincuenta Pesos 00/100 m.n.
 Categorías.
Elite: 10 Vueltas 40 kilómetros.
Máster: 8 Vueltas 32 kilómetros.
Juvenil: Si registra 10 participantes.
Femenil: Si registra 10 participantes.
 Requisitos:
-Bicicleta en buen estado mecánico.
-Queda prohibido usar ruedas de disco.
-Ambas ruedas deben ser del mismo diámetro.
-Categoría Elite Licencia FMC y FMTRI.
-Queda prohibido uso de Aerobarra.
 Participantes:
Todos los Ciclistas Nacionales o Extranjeros mayores a 15 años, en rama femenil o Varonil.
 Notas:
-Las inscripciones no son reembolsables.
-No se reciben inscripciones por teléfono o fax.
-Puntuable al Galardón al Ciclismo 2011.
 Premiación:
En efectivo, en base a la cantidad de participantes.
 Sistema de competencia:
En línea todas las categorías a Meta.
 
Dorsal:
-Entrega en la Inscripción,
-Colocación en costado derecho.
 Sobre otros asuntos:
 
Los casos controvertidos serán resueltos con apego al estatuto vigente y tendrán un costo de $3,000.00 (tres mil pesos). Las apelaciones deberán presentarse en papel con membrete de la asociación o equipo correspondiente y, en caso de no proceder, dicha cantidad quedará como fondo del comité organizador.
 
LOS PUNTOS NO PREVISTOS EN LA PRESENTE CONVOCATORIA SERAN RESUELTOS POR EL COMITÉ ORGANIZADOR APEGADOS A LOS ESTATUTOS VIGENTES DE LA FEDERACION MEXICANA DE CICLISMO.
 
Atentamente
C. Arturo García Reyes
Presidente.

Monday, February 21, 2011

5 Practical Ways to Exercise at Any Age

Did you know that by exercising at a conservative pace for merely 30 minutes, you would feel improved, mentally? It has been confirmed that this improves your health and strengthens your brainteaser cracking. Not only that. You will also notice that it is easier to fall asleep at night if you do excessive routines for merely 30 minutes each day.


What are the pros of normal workout? It promotes self-willpower and has a reasonable influence how you identify life. Motion assists in lifting your spirits and getting you out of any dreariness. For first amateurs, you can workout for 15 minutes for 2 to 3 days a week. You can improve the time you shell out once your body gets stronger.

Not at all force your body! If you are suffering, then halt. You can take a rest from exercising for an a few days and then you can begin again but you need to start at square one.

Here are some deliberate workouts you can do and appreciate:

1. Take a walk. Make use of your climate. You can walk your pooch, with your mate or kid. Stir up your family to walk nightly and you will nose out yourself scorching calories while enjoying the environment and getting enough ray of sunshine that is also good for your frame.

2. Detect the wonders of Yoga. Yoga is one instrumental routine that energizes not only your body but also your character. You may want to grasp even the straightforward yoga poses that are not too complicated but certified efficient. A five8-minute yoga workout it can activate you up and recharge your body with the energy you lost for the complete day. You collect oneself and at the same time you stretch!

3. Mobilize yourself into sports. Play football. Many doctors have suggested athletics as an effective way to stay fit and healthful. Races can also be done in moderation. Do not take it badly. Shooting basketball with a spouse is one moderate movement that you can do at consistently.

4. Be in session programs at your job. If you still do not have workouts routines at your job, then why not start it? You can communicate to your boss about it and start with your class mates. You will not only lose weight but it is also one positive way to bond with them. This can be finished 30 minutes, 3 times per week.

5. Exercise while performing home chores. Planting, lawn mowing, carrying out the laundry, sweeping and washing your car are efficient calm exercises at home. Make use of these chores to perspire and ignite fat. Instead of practicing machines and gadgets to pull off these chores, why not do it with your hands and reduce some weight?

Making routines as part of your daily practices will surprise you of how much fat you will lose. Doing these careful workouts of the same chunk everyday can scorch fat!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Female Lost Cat Needs to Find her Family Back

Please, help us find this beautiful cat who might be lost somewhere in Tijuana. She has a loving family and needs to be found. Her family is waiting for her desperately.
Please. You can email me at dramarthacastro@yahoo.com or call at the phone number displayed on the photo: 6218656 en Tijuana. Thank you very much.


Friday, February 18, 2011

Rapid Weight Loss Diet Tips

We have briefly looked at why weight loss healthy diets work and the actions you can take to ensure they do work. For starters, you will have to find a way to minimize your daily calorie intake and find a way to burn more calories. These two actions alone can cause big weight loss if done long enough.

Before you really get a hold of some fast and healthy weight loss diets recipes, you should learn why they work. Once you have seen what you must know about healthy diets, you can make one of your own. Most importantly you need to make sure the main meal healthy and balanced. A common misjudgment is that one should reduce the quantity in a big way in order to see a few pounds melting per week. You can cut the quantities a bit (only if you think you eat too much). Remember that you must eat enough, often enough and of course, drink plenty of water.

Initially, calculate amounts of calories that you use on a typical day. It must include every single activity your body engages in, from walking to sitting and working out to thinking. Believe it or not, you burn 600 calories while sleeping. You can use the numerous Internet sites or books available for this. Then should get to know the numbers of calories in the fast weight loss diets that you choose to do. Make sure that your daily food intake contains all necessary nutrition. You can start a typical lunch with toasted bread, low-fat cream, veg salad, skinless chicken breast, baked fish and choose to eat fresh fruit as dessert. Since breakfast is the most important meal, it should be well balanced with all the nutrition. You can skip dinner if you have to. The secrets behind fast weight loss plans are that you must eat 5 or six little meals everyday rather than 3 larger meals. This will help you to achieve your goal of losing weight.

Some general choices in a fast weight loss diet would be cucumber, celery, cabbages, plus most other veggies, green-leaves, salmon, grapes, apples, avocados, limes, berries melons and different other fruits, liver, popcorn and the list go on. One of the advantages of using a fast weight loss diet is so many choices for you that you can be sure your meal tastes good. You absolutely do not have to force yourself to eat green leaves everyday. Still, you must avoid extreme flavor in cooking. And there is still positive news, just because you are following a losing weight plan doesn't mean that you must divest yourself of an rare burger or a piece of chocolate.


Stay Strong and Long!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Cycling, the Most Beautiful Sport in the World!

This is one of the most beautiful cycling videos I have ever watched. My favorite ones are those of Lance Armstrong in the Alpes, Jan Ulrich, "The Pirate" (Marco Pantani), Miguel Indurain and one the best...Eddie Mercks.

But this cycling video and the poetry recited in Spanish is just a piece of art. I wish you could understand what it says in Spanish, it is beautiful, but I translated it into English so you can understand the beauty in it. And I agree with the poem. Cycling is art, is victory, strength...cycling is what of the things in life that has made me a better human being.

NOTE: Translation is at the bottom of the video.

TRANSLATION

If you can keep your head on your shoulders when others lose it and blame you for it
If you have enough faith in yourself when everybody else doesn't
but you still take in consideration their doubts...
If you can dream without making your dreams your whole day
If you can wrap your thoughts without making your thoughts your sole goal
If triumph and failing cross your road and treat them both with same respect
If you can make a pile with all your victories
If you can then throw them to the air, admit you lost, get up again without any complain
If you can put your nerves together and make your heart your most faithful partner
and resist even though your strength is weakened
with the only help of your will that tells you: KEEP ON GOING!
If you embrace virtue before the people
If even though you ride with multiple victories you keep humble
If nobody can hurt you, friends nor enemies
If everybody critizices you and nobody praises you
If you can replace a terrible minute with 60 seconds of a vehement combat
...yours is the earth and its fruits
...and what it's more important, you become a human being with wisdom, my son.

ORIGINAL TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH COPYRIGHTED BY
Written translation by,
Dr. Martha Castro, MD (Livingstrong)

LA School District Thousands Layoffs

The LA School District just announced that 7,300 nurses, counselors, administrators and some school teachers are facing layoffs in the next school year, 2011-2012.
These are real facts and data that main stream media does not bother to report. If these layoff numbers are not waking up people, I don't know what is going to take for society to come out of "lalaland" and stop making wrong decisions about personal finances.
I am just spreading out some reality check and you readers can do your own research and come to your own conclusions.

By CHRISTINA HOAG Associated Press
Posted: 02/15/2011 04:09:11 PM PST
Updated: 02/15/2011 05:33:07 PM PST

LOS ANGELES—The school district said Tuesday that as many as 7,300 employees could be laid off in the upcoming school year to close a $408 million budget gap.

The board voted to send warning notices to some 5,100 teachers, nurses and counselors and some 2,200 administrators that their jobs could be lost effective June 30 if the nation's second-largest school district does not find other funding for the 2011-12 school year.


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Monday, February 14, 2011

US German Stock Markets Marry

Since today is Valentine's day, and since I like to be financially educated, I decided to share this funny-scary romance with you:

I like to read financial and world business transactions, news and trends in a daily basis. One of my sources, Bloomberg, reported today something that made me laugh but at the same time realize how debilitated the American economy is right now. It's so weak that the New York Stock Exchange had to "marry" the German Stock Market Deutsche Boerse. That's right. The NYSE is getting in bed with the DB!

I ask myself: will this marriage end up well or will end up in an ugly bloody divorce?
According to Amity Shlaes, this "romantic" valentine union most likely will have a sad finale:

"U.S.-German Romances often end with broken hearts" - Amity Shlaes

US-German Stock Market Wedding

Sunday, February 13, 2011

MUSE Uprising Song World Victory!

WAKE UP PEOPLE!

It's amazing to me how many people that I encounter in my daily activities act like nothing is wrong with the world. Just because they still get a paycheck, they seem not to care about the future of humanity. Greedy little bastards!

The recent uprising in Egypt and the way they got Mubarak OUT, gave me hope back that maybe we all can do the same in our own countries, the ones that suffer from repression and degradation, from Russia to Mexico, from United States to China, from Argentina to England.
Let's admit it people, most of us are sheep, blind sheep who prefer to follow the lies of the dictators, the lies of the "powerful" countries that oppress other countries, follow, follow, just because...it's easier, "more convinient as long as I get paid", right? Wrong!
But it seems to me that hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of people are waking up to reality and started to hurt in different ways, from hunger to diseases, from solitude to fear, from anger to rage.

I wonder how much we still have to endure to finally say: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND WE ARE NOT TAKING IT ANYMORE! Wake up people.

Stay strong and long.


Muse - Uprising (Clip)
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LYRICS

Muse - Uprising Lyrics

The paranoia is in bloom, the PR
The transmissions will resume
They’ll try to push drugs
Keep us all dumbed down and hope that
We will never see the truth around
(So come on!)

Another promise, another scene, another
A package not to keep us trapped in greed
With all the green belts wrapped around our minds
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on!)

Chorus
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Interchanging mind control
Come let the revolution take its toll if you could
Flick the switch and open your third eye, you’d see that
We should never be afraid to die
www.musicloversgroup.com
(So come on!)

Rise up and take the power back, it’s time that
The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that
Their time is coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend

Chorus
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Hey .. hey … hey .. hey!
(repeat)

Chorus
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Hey .. hey … hey .. hey!
(repeat)

Song Information

Released 7 September 2009
Recorded 2008 (2008)–2009 (2009) at Lake Como, Italy
Genre Alternative rock, new prog
Length 5:02
Label Helium 3, Warner Bros.
Writers Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme, Dominic Howard
Producer Muse

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Cycling Inspirational Video in San Diego Mountains

Love cycling with all my heart. Cycling is my passion and inspires me everyday of my life.
Feeling upbeat and full of energy this week I climbed up 14.8 KMS 7-9 inclination. some parts up to 14-17. Beautiful scenario, sky and nature. The solitude was what I needed, just to be away from human beings. No other cyclists around, nobody, just nature, wild animals and me!

YouTube Channel Drmarthacastro Shameless Promotion

It's a lazy Friday, a relaxing evening. I'm watching some cycling videos on YouTube to get some good strong inspiration to go out tomorrow to the mountains of the city of Tijuana to kick some cyclists butts. I noticed then that my YouTube Channel has a high Google PR -page ranking- of 5/10, and one of my videos already has 91,975 views and decided to show off, HA!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Congratulations People of Egypt Well Done!

Congratulations to the people of Egypt! I am truly happy for what you have achieved today. You, Egyptians, have given me hope back, you have made me believe that actually there is real hope for humanity; that not everything is lost.
I applaud your strength, your integrity, your unity. Oh gosh, I am so proud of you, people of Egypt, very proud!

These are some quotes I got from Twitter that I really liked:

"Yesterday we expected much and got nothing, today we expected nothing and got everything"

"Dear Mr. Obama, not your empty rhetoric but what Egyptians just achieved is called CHANGED"


Thursday, February 10, 2011

Love this Picture of Cyclist Murilo Fischer

When I saw this picture of Brazilian cyclist, Murilo Fischer, all I wanted to do was show it to you.
What a way to cross the finish line, like a real conqueror of the road and full with joy.
Murilo Antonio Fischer won the Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova 2011 today, after racing 158.5 kms, getting his 9th victory of the year.

Love the picture, just love it!


FULL RESULTS

1 Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Team Garmin-Cervelo 4:09:49
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team
4 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team
5 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek
6 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
7 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
8 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
9 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
10 John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad

Race details

US Drones Along the US-Mexico Border

In one of my bicycle training days I saw a US drone along the US-Mexico border, it stayed within the US soil though, but few inches from Mexican land.
It looks so scary, has a very dark gray color, but it doesn't look metallic, you know, like a regular airplane, it looks like they are made of hard plastic and fly low, very very low and hover for long time.
One thing is to read about drones on the news and another to see a drone hovering almost right above your head. Scary stuff, really. Specially when I know that the Hillary Clinton and the rest of the war lover puppets of the US are saying all sort of lies about Mexico.
Mexico is a country of peace and there is no insurrection. My bike rides are full of fun and peace. The US is the one creating problems not only in Mexico but around the world.

Watch Video about US DRONES

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Big Brother VS Big Sister

In the beginning of the movie 1984, the speaker on the screen who is talking to the audience, shouts: "BIG BROTHER DOESN'T EXIST"
Well, I agree, in these current days, Big Sister was created instead, to spy on people, to control the citizens of the United States of America who reside there and the travelers from all over the world who visit that country.
Sad to see that the country that one day was the example of freedom, little by little is becoming a Fascist country.

Watch Video of Big Sis Janet Napolitano

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

TSA Patdowns Going Nazi Tactics

This is one of other reasons why many people around the world are not traveling to the good ol' United States of America anymore. No way I would let any child of mine to be molested by ignorant thugs!

Watch Video of TSA Agents abusive behavior

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Pro-cycling Etoile De Besseges 2011

Not many fanatic cyclists pay attention to the professional cycling races where not very famous racers participate. On the contrary, I just can't get enough from cycling races, professional or non-professional ones.
Here there is one I like to follow every year:



Final general classification
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 17:46:10
2 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:07
3 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
4 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ 0:00:15
5 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:00:19
6 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:20
7 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
8 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
10 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:23

Ravard, who is racing on the 9 of February the Tour Méditerranéen, said to reporters:

“This is good payback for all my teammates. They did a lot of work"

“Today my teammates helped me every time I was in difficulty and then helped me in the intermediate sprints and the final sprint. At the finish I based my sprint on Marcato to make sure I won overall. That perhaps cost me the stage win but it was only a matter of a few centimetres.”

“My teammates were there for me all week. The more experienced Martin Elmiger, Christophe Riblon and Sébastien Minard gave me a lot of advice, while Maxime Bouet and Hubert Dupont helped by going in breaks. Romain Lemarchand was also there to support me.”

“It feels good to win as early as February and I hope it continues, perhaps at the Tour Méditerranéen, where we’ll have a good team. This victory confirms Ag2r-La Mondiale deserves to have WorldTour status."



Healthy Cycling on a Sunday Morning

One of my favorite videos with myself on the my "Misty" road bicycle.

Watch Video

Friday, February 4, 2011

Marc Faber Calls Obama Whore and Bernanke Liar

Marc Faber is on a roll, telling it right like it is about financial corruptions, lies and manipulation. Props.

"I think he's done a horrible job and I think that will continue, I think he is a dishonest person, and nothing has changed... Some politicians are more honest than others. I don't think that I have a very high regard for politicians, I have a high regard for businessmen and for people who work, and not for people who abuse the system continuously. And in comparison to other politicians, I think he came in on a platform as a president that would want to change the government in Washington, and actually he's made it worse... We foreigners, we just laugh at someone like Mr. Obama. I was very critical of Mr. Bush, but at least he had one line and he stuck to that line, and at least he set out to do a thing and he was relatively straight on the thing that he did. He may have been wrong, but at least he didn't change his mind continuously, and didn't prostitute himself."

Watch the video Marc Faber CNBC

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Weight Loss Exercise Open Thread

February is here and Summer will be here soon. Since some of us put on some weight over the holidays, now it's the time to start to lose it all.
Tell me, how are you planning to lose those extra kilos/pounds you gained during the holidays?

I need to lose 4 kilos. I ate like an elephant during the holidays and want to lose them fast so I can start climbing my mountains the way I like to do it, like a pro, not like the way I feel right now...low gear anyone?
Discuss.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Alberto Contador Doper Cheater Loser

Any medical doctor who praises him/herself to be a great diagnostician could tell right away that Alberto Contador LIKES Clenbuterol. Go ahead and do a search in Google for Alberto Contador pictures Tour de France and you will see him climbing with nose strips.
I'm not saying that those strips are illegal or have anything related to doping, I even use them when I feel congested. BUT Contador uses them in a regualr basis to open up his bronchial area, and that tells me that he likes to have his lungs OPEN to the max when racing, he likes his bilateral bronchial tree open so he can inhale the most amount of O2 possible his lungs can handle, BUT, BUT, BUT...the nose strips would NOT be successful enough during a pro-cycling race without CLENBUTEROL, because clenbuterol expands the bronchial tree and the strips open the nostrils...wonderful, perfect medical treatment for an asthmatic patient!
But Alberto Contador IS NOT AN ASTHMATIC patient and using this procedure to cheat and get an advance over his cycling rivals is simple not right and he is corrupting this beautiful sport.
I just dislike this little guy -Contador-. He is a vulgar and low-class jerk wannabe Tour de France multi-winner. I hope he gets more than one year ban and hopefully gets stripped from his 3rd. Tour de France title.

Alberto Contador 'playing the violins'...ahhhhh....crying..like a baby feeling like a "victim".... "I will fight to prove my innocence until the end, no matter how long it takes," Contador said. "I am innocent. I have never doped in my career. I say that loud and clear, with my head held high. I am an example of cleanliness in this sport. I feel like a victim of a system that doesn't allow you to defend yourself and that allows false positives to be punished as if they were cheaters. It's been like a public lynching."

The Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) has decided to impose a one-year ban on 2010 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador for his Clenbuterol positive, El Pais reported today.
He claimed the adverse finding was the result of contaminated meat. HAHAHAHA....please!

Ay ay ay...and his hand-gun 'thingie' signature crossing-finish line...is so annoying and vulgar. What does shooting have anything to do with cycling? Cycling is about LIFE, not about killing. Get out of the sport, Alberto. Go to the wild and shoot some cockroaches.

However, the AP quotes him as saying that after receiving the UCI documents, the federation "would then need about three days to review before a decision is taken," opening up the possibility of an announcement the end of next week.

Contador will decide?
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