The World According to Gwyneth...

So, anyone who knows me knows that if I could be anyone else in the whole world it would be Gwyneth Paltrow. She's got it all; she's beautiful, she's got an Oscar, she's got a Chris Martin, what else could a girl want?...so, here is the first of what may (or may not) be a new ongoing series on this blog - "The World According to Gwyneth."

Gwyneth on Beauty

I found this card and I just had to buy it for myself. Mainly to reassure myself that the Clinique's "Black Honey," lipstick that I have been wearing since she suggested it a magazine a while ago was still an excellent choice.

This month Gywneth was featured in Harper's Bazaar magazine. In the interview she is asked "What are her beauty secrets?

"Drink tons of water, and wear sunscreen. And I really do think that if you eat fresh, organic, good food, you look like it."

As for her flowing locks, Paltrow chalks it up to vitamins. "Take New Chapter Organics' Perfect Prenatal. It doesn't matter if you are pregnant, I swear to God," she says. "I have double-processed blond hair, and it's so long and not damaged. Those vitamins, they are the trick."

Of course, I paid very careful attention to this statement as Gwyneth does has hair to die for. I was surprised to hear that it's double-processed, as that doesn't sound like a truly "organic" procedure. But we girls do what we must. I've also noticed on my own that the breeders that I come in contact with tend to have luxurious hair. I always thought it was because of the hormones that pregnant women have in abundance - but maybe Gywnnie is on to something.

So, I did a little research and it turns out that there may be some concern about the amount of Iron in Prenatal vitamins...however, as you can see below, New Chapter Organic's Perfect Prenatal vitamins contain only %100 of the Daily Recommended Value.

Perfect Prenatal® delivers 23 different easily digested, energizing and protective probiotic vitamins and minerals as well as 13 stress-balancing and free-radical scavenging herbs cultured for maximum effectiveness. Herbs like lavender and lemon balm have been revered for their soothing properties while other antioxidative herbs like peppermint, clove and rose hips provide key health benefits that support and sustain.*
Supplement Facts
Serving size 4 Tablets
Four tablets contain
Probiotic Nutrients %DV
Vitamin C *† 90 mg 150%
Vitamin D *† 400 IU 100%
Vitamin E *† 45 IU 150%
Vitamin K *† 50 mcg 63%
Thiamin-Vitamin B1 *† 2 mg 113%
Riboflavin-Vitamin B2 *† 2 mg 118%
Niacin *† 20 mg 100%
Vitamin B6 *† 8 mg 375%
Folate *† 800 mcg 200%
Vitamin B12 *† 8 mcg 133%
Biotin *† 300 mcg 100%
Pantothenic Acid *† 10 mg 100%
Calcium *† 75mg 8%
Iron *† 18 mg 100%
Iodine *† 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium *† 25 mg 6%
Zinc *† 15 mg 100%
Selenium *† 50 mcg 71%
Copper *† 500 mcg 25%
Manganese *† 5 mg 250%
Chromium *† 50 mcg 42%
Molybdenum *† 100 mcg 133%
Mixed Carotenoids*† 8,000 IU •
Organic Cultured Herbal Extracts (Proprietary Blend) %DV
Prenatal Herbal Response [Brown rice ‡, Oats ‡, Blueberries (fruit)‡, Prunes (fruit)‡, Blackberries (fruit)‡, Flame Raisins (fruit) ‡, Kale (leaf) ‡, Spinach (leaf) ‡, Raspberries (fruit) ‡, Dandelion (leaf) ‡, Rose Hips (fruit) ‡, Lavender (flower) ‡, Lemon Balm (leaf) ‡, Peppermint (leaf) ‡, Cloves (bud) ‡, L. casei, L. plantarum, L. salivarius, L. acidophilus, L. rhamnosus, S. thermophilus, B. bifidum, B. infantis, B. longum and B. breve] 900 mg •
Broccolive® Plus (sprouted seeds) %DV
(Broccoli‡, Cauliflower‡, Kale‡, Daikon radish‡, Cabbage‡, and Mustard‡) 100 mg
Superfoods (Proprietary Blend) %DV
Cultured Organic Milled Soy † 860 mg •
Soy Lecithin (non-GMO) *†*** 73 mg •
• Daily Value not established
* As a glyco-protein matrix
‡ Organic
† Nutrients are cultured in organic media that may contain: organic milled soy*, organic yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) - a natural source of PABA and SOD, organic maltodextrin, organic gum Arabic, organic orange and lemon peel - natural sources of bioflavonoids, organic carrot powder, organic alfalfa powder, enzymes and Lactobacilli (L. acidophilus, L. bifidus, L. rhamnosus)
***A natural source of choline, inositol, linoleic and linolenic acids
100% vegetarian; no artificial flavors or colors.
Caution: As with any dietary or herbal supplement, you should advise your health care practitioner of the use of this product. If you are nursing, pregnant, or considering pregnancy, you should consult your health care practitioner prior to using this product.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

So, it's up to you, but all things being equal, I'm sticking with the beauty advice from the woman who kicked both Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt to the curb...plus the added bonus of being prepared to have a super-baby should there be a condom malfunction...and guys, looking at that ingredient list makes me think that Prenatal Vitamins aren't just for women anymore...

The Two Tragedies of the 2006 Emmys...

1. or "I lost to Barry Manilow!"



2. or "There's Been a Terrible Mistake!"



...just joking, I like Tony Shaloub, eventhought I've never seen "Monk," but it is unfortunate that my two of my favourites, Larry David and Steve Carell were overlooked. Perhaps the Emmy voters are just as political as the Oscar voters, or maybe they are just old and prefer the likes of "Monk" and "Manilow" to really funny stuff...go figure...

I Burnt My Foot Very Badly On My Foreman Grill...

I enjoy having breakfast in bed...I like waking up to the smell of bacon, sue me...and since I don't have a Butler I have to do it myself...I don't see what's so hard to believe about that?...



...k'...I am now officially obsessed with the NBC version of "The Office,"...and Yair, since you asked...

Scientology De-Mystified...

Are you ready to hear the truth?




Guess who can't handle the truth?...

Gay Sheep Exposed...

Out of the Closet: ‘Gay Sheep’ Experiments Exposed




SheepIn addition to being blacklisted as one of PETA’s picks for the 10 Worst Laboratories for conducting crude and useless experiments on monkeys, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is now facing public condemnation from animal- and gay-rights advocates and scientific experts for its ill-conceived “gay sheep” experiments.

At the heart of these multi-million-dollar experiments, which are funded by taxpayers through the year 2008, is the goal of identifying a biological basis for homosexuality in sheep in an effort to “cure” homosexuality in humans. OHSU experimenter Charles Roselli is killing scores of sheep and cutting open the brains of rams he calls “male-oriented” (homosexual) in an attempt to find the hormonal mechanisms behind homosexual tendencies, so that they can subsequently be changed.

Roselli is also working with experimenter Frederick Stormshak of Oregon State University (OSU), who has surgically installed an estrogen implant in the bodies of rams in an effort “to restore tissue levels of estrogen comparable to those of heterosexual rams and affect sexual behavior accordingly.”

In a March 5, 2004, news release issued by OHSU, the university admitted that Roselli and Stormshak would “like to know whether sexual preferences can be altered by manipulating the prenatal hormone environment, for instance by using drugs to prevent the actions of androgen in the fetal sheep brain.”

Equally disturbing is the experimenters’ stated intention to apply their findings in sheep to humans. This is highlighted in Roselli’s application for public funding from the National Institutes of Health: “The [sheep] experiments proposed in this application will furnish important information that is needed to formulate and test novel hypotheses about the biological basis of sexual orientation in higher mammals including humans”. Roselli goes on to note in one of his published journal articles that “this research also has broader implications for understanding the development and control of sexual motivation and mate selection across mammalian species, including humans.”

This is not only a needless slaughter of animals and an ethically indefensible experiment, but has also been condemned by experts on scientific grounds. Dr. Malgosia Cegielski, a Portland-based clinical psychologist, calls Roselli’s gay-sheep experiment “frivolous” and “frightening.” She says: “I don’t see any clinical utility or human benefit with what he’s doing. … The gene expression and biological differences at a cellular level between [nonhuman] animals and humans is so huge. To draw conclusions between animal behavior [and] humans is a joke.”
What You Can Do

Please send polite letters to OSU and OHSU at the addresses shown below and ask that they immediately stop the needless use and slaughter of animals in these experiments and instead use taxpayers’ money for beneficial research that does not involve the use of animals or for funding a sexual diversity acceptance and tolerance initiative:

Dr. Ed Ray, President
Oregon State University
634 Kerr Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-2128
ed.ray@oregonstate.edu

Joseph Robertson Jr., M.D., M.B.A., President-Elect
Oregon Health and Science University
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, OR 97239-3098
Robertjo@ohsu.edu

Read the letters that PETA sent to OSU and OHSU.

Are you On Notice?...

With the help of my main man - Stephen Colbert - I have been able to create my own "On Notice" board...so you better start minding your "P's" and "Q's" my friends...

What Will He Blow The Lid Off Next?...

First He Blew The Lid Off The Passport Office...



Then He Blew The Lid Off Don McKellar's Childstar...



Now He's Blowing The Lid Off Lululemon...



Keep Blowing The Lid Off Life Baby!!!

Sex Professionals of Canada Present...

This event is being co-ordinated by Val, friend of mine. It is the major fundraiser for the national union of professional sex workers - I know, who would have thought that they even have a union? But like any group of workers they have recognized the power in organized numbers. Both female and male sex professionals turn to the union for financial, medical, legal, physical and emotional support. Life is tough enough, let alone if you earn your living on the street and I'm glad to know that workers within this profession are represented and that someone, other than their pimp, is looking out for them.

This event has been carefully planned to co-incide with the International AIDS Summit taking place in Toronto this week. While I doubt that Richard Gere or the two Bill's (Clinton and Gates) will be at the Burlesque (although I'm sure there will be more than a few "Johns") there is clearly a connection between sex workers and the spread of AIDS.

Historically, AIDS has been thought of as a gay-man's disease, but we now know that the global infection rate among women is growing exponentially. At this year's Summit, Bill Gates, the Microsoft chairman, explained that in many parts of the world, women are at the mercy of the men in their lives and do not have the right to refuse sex, let alone sex without a condom. "No matter where she lives, who she is, or what she does, a woman should never need her partner's permission to save her own life," Gates said.

Historically, women have been synoymous with the "oldest profession," and therefore it is only logical that women (and men) within this professional group be targeted specifically for AIDS and HIV prevention.

So, for any of you Queen Street Crawlers out there who are looking for some action tomorrow night, I implore you to check out the Bawdy House Burlesque at the Drake...maybe I'll see you there ; )

Knock Knock.?..

Who's There?...
Banana!
Banana Who?...

Knock Knock?...
Who's There?...
Banana!
Banana Who?...

Knock Knock...
Who's There?...
Orange!
Orange Who?...
Orange You Glad This Posting Doesn't Contain Any YouTube!

Maybe I'll Go Back to School...

TORONTO (CP) - Beginning this fall, students at University of Toronto might see Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan listed on their course schedule.




The critically acclaimed director - who was nominated for two Academy Awards for his 1997 film The Sweet Hereafter - will begin a three-year stint teaching at the university in September.

Egoyan will join the faculty of arts and science as the dean's distinguished visitor in theatre, film, music and visual studies.

He will teach an undergraduate course, advise undergraduate and graduate students and participate in a series of annual public lectures.

Egoyan has made 10 feature films throughout his career, although his life has not solely been about motion pictures.

He has also worked as an opera director, making his debut in the genre in 1996 with the Canadian Opera Company's production of Salome.

Egoyan has also completed art installations for the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Artangel in London and Le Fresnoy in France.

I need more out of this relationship than I'm willing to put in...

My favourite scene from the "Strangers with Candy" movie...

Brokeback Flatpoint...

Don't hold your breathe for the Oscar nomination...

Comments Now Welcome...

from everyone, not just registered BlogSpot members...truth is, I just didn't know that was an option until today...thanks Ian :)

Florrie Fisher's Acid Story...

This is Florrie Fisher and she is the inspiration for Jerri Blank, the character upon which "Strangers With Candy" is based. She may be a "boozer, a user and a loser," but I think we could all learn a valuable lesson from Ms. Fisher's concisely expressed and universally relevant experience with illicit psychedlics.