WARNING ABOUT E-GREETING CARDS

Consumers warned about e-greeting card
Thursday Aug 2 10:40 AEST

Victoria's (Australia) consumer watchdog advises anyone receiving an unnamed e-greeting card in their email inbox to delete it immediately.

Consumer Affairs Victoria detected a scam this week during its routine scanning of the internet.
Consumer Affairs Minister Daniel Andrews said the fake greeting card emails were the latest version of a phishing scam favoured by online fraudsters.

Phishing scams are criminal attempts to steal bank or credit card account details or other personal information from consumers," Mr Andrews said.


"This particular version of the phishing scam is an email that claims the recipient has been sent an e-greeting card by an unnamed friend or family member," he said. The email comes with a subject line that says "you have received a greeting card" or "you have received a postcard from a family member".

The recipient is then instructed to view the e-greeting card by clicking on a link. "By clicking on that link, computer users may be allowing a spyware program into their computer which can track and count their keystrokes while they type," Mr Andrews said.

"The information collected from the spyware can be used by others to commit credit card and/or identity fraud.

"If you receive this email, or any that seem dubious, delete it immediately without opening it."

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"health * STAVING OFF ALZHEIMER'S

Source:The All New KERYGMA. September, 2004. page 7.

With the recent death of former US President Ronald Reagan, Alzheimer's disease has again come to the fore. In spite of research, there has still been no known cure or proven way to prevent the disease.

However, studies suggest that increased intake of vitamin E reduces a person's risk of developing the illness. Vitamin E is an antioxidant which may help protect nerve cells from damage or may improve the function of nerve cells. Although Vitamin E does not delay memory loss, it has been found to prolong a person's capacity to do everyday activities.

Limited evidence has also been found that staying mentally active may put older adults at less risk. Reading regularly, playing cards and games, doing crosswords, watching TV, etc. can help in avoiding symptoms of Alzheimer's.

Other substances that may prevent the disease include:
* Increased intake of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 for people with elevated homocysteine levels.

* Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as indomethacin, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium or aspirin.

* Statins used to lower cholesterol.

CAUTION: Please consult your doctor before taking medicines, vitamins or food supplements.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

This song is heartily dedicated sa mga magbi-birthday ngayong August:
EHEMMM! ( Siyempre, i-clear muna ang throat, bago kumanta.)

HAPI BERTDEY TO YOU,
HAPI BERTDEY TO YOU,
HAPI BERTDEY, DIR KLASMEYTS,
HAPI BERTDEY TO YOU.

HOW OLD ARE YOU????????????

Napagisip-isip ko lang, dapat pala ay August ang reunion natin, kasi wala ng problema sa food. Marami nang seafoods at lechon - handa ng mga may birthday.

Love, peace, happiness, good health, and more blessings sa inyong apat, Ernie, Pres. Mike, Reynaldo, and Leonardo, at sa iba pa na hindi nasama sa lista. May you have more birthdays to come.

OTHER AUGUST BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO TO THE FOLLOWING BATCHMATES:

MIKE CRUZ - AUGUST 29

REYNALDO FELICIANO - AUGUST 30

LEONARDO CRUZ - AUGUST 31

Our August Birthday Guy

Okay na sa batch natin ang mga lechon na nakahilera. So paano, kakanta na ba kami ng "MALIGAYANG BATI, MALIGAYANG BATI, MALIGAYANG MALIGAYANG, MALIGAYANG BATI!" Hapi Bertdey, Klasmeyt sa August 5!

jjmac/orionjri batch1963

Summer fun

SUMMER TIME AT THE JERSEY SHORE

Like most places of white sandy shore, summer is the busiest season in Ocean County. Unofficially, summer begins here on Memorial Day weekend in May and ends on Labor Day weekend in September. There are hundreds of vehicles coming and going throughout the mid-Atlantic beach resorts fondly called, the “Jersey shore”. This county’s beach line stretches for miles and miles for about 30 (+) miles. The school is out and the beach season begins. It is vacation time for most working class. Reunions, beach volleyball, kite flying, walking, biking, sunbathing, crabbing and fishing; all of these fun activities concentrate on or around the coastlines of the Atlantic ocean. From Point Pleasant to the north, down to Long Beach Island to the south, no one can visit the beach area without mentioning the boardwalk. It is usually made of (wooden) boards primarily as a beach walkway. For these two are intertwined no matter where you go. Only a couple of towns do not have the boardwalk next to the beach. The legendary boardwalk of Atlantic City, where the Miss America beauty pageant started, immortalizes this landmark.

Fuel cost is relatively cheap compared with the neighboring states of New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. So out of town folks travel via car, train, motorcycle, bus or even by boat just to get away, and head towards the Jersey shore. Population increases many times over during summer. The two neighboring counties down south, Atlantic and Cape May counties, fare no better when it comes to the influx of beach lovers during the season. The volume of traffic is enormous even in the “back roads.” Going home from work on a typical Friday afternoon usually takes 20 – 25 minute commute. Unfortunately, this is not the case during this time of the year. It takes anywhere from 45 minutes up to one hour during the summer months. So much movement is going on; in that anyone can sense that tourism industry is thriving at is best. It is a way of life, in our neck of the woods. Soon, Labor Day weekend will be here, and fall will follow. Slowly, Ocean County will return to its normalcy. But for now, surf’s up. It is summer time down the Jersey shore... Cheers!


Note: While I have the pleasure of writing about summer life in our county, I have no vested interest or hidden agenda in any beach property, fuel industry or bureau of tourism. I wrote this article along with the photo shoots for the sole purpose of sharing it with all our fellow bloggers. And of course, I’ve had numerous pleasure walks while working with my digital. My wish is that in a small way, I’ve encouraged our global friends to share their wealth of beautiful sceneries (love them beaches, enormous bays, great mountains and parks) as seen through their own camera lens. AAA (Auto Assoc. of America) and Atlas reference books showed me great beaches, magnificent lakes, bays, and just spectacular sceneries from places like: Lake Ontario and Niagara Falls (Horseshoe Falls, Canada side). Maryland has the Inner Harbor of Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay, the sail boat haven of Annapolis. They are magnificent. And how about Malibu beach of Southern California, along with San Gabriel Mountains (Cucamonga Wilderness/Day Canyon)) or the San Francisco Bay, up north? I am hoping that we can share some of the spectacular sceneries from the Philippines, especially from the neighbor islands of Luzon. Let’s not forget our friends from the land down under. Sydney is a given - the largest, the oldest and the best-known city in Australia. “This most enduring icon also has the Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, a. k. a. The Coathanger”. But I’ve read an article or two about the Sunshine State and its great shorelines of Brisbane, some 44 mile-stretch of white sands along the Pacific and Gold Coast highways. My reference quoted this place as “Australia’s most popular holiday destination, the Gold Coast also known as Surfer’s Paradise.” I wonder who can validate this information for us without hooking up directly through the world wide web (www) via hyper text transfer protocol (http)? Let’s wait and see if we have any takers, dear friends!

Scenes of summer at the Jersey shore.

A must -read for midlifers and above

On my 50th birthday, our only daughter, gifted me with a copy of the book : COMING TO TERMS. For the past nine years or so, I read the book over and over again, and thought I should tell you about it, so you'll also feel the contentment that I feel after reading it.

It is a compilation of writings on midlife by 15 women, namely: Bernardita A. Azurin, Florina F. Castillo, Gemma Guerrero Cruz, Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz, Chic Fortich, Mariel N. Francisco, Judette A. Gallares,r.c., Margarita Go Singco-Holmes, Marra PL. Lanot, Carolina S. Malay, Asuncion David Maramba, Imelda M. Nicolas, Alice A. Panares, Ma. Agnes O. Prieto, and Tessie Tomas.

The foreword was done by my favorite PDI columnist, Conrado de Quiroz. I quote: " Among the paradoxes of life that they reveal: It is the worst time of all, it is the best time of all. It is a time of panic, of seeing the beginning of the end, of looking back and wondering if all that one was amounted to a hill of beans. But it is also a time of learning, of standing at the threshold of new things, of wondering if looking back and finding oneself wanting is not the most stupid thing to do. It is a time of finding old answers to new questions. It is a time of asking new questions to old answers.

It is a time of death, it is a time of life..."

The book was edited by no other than Ms. Lorna Kalaw-Tirol. Says she: ...I wanted other women to know that midlife is not a dead end, that it need not be the crisis that it is to many of us, that it can in fact be the best time of our lives."

COMING TO TERMS - Writings on Midlife by 15 Women. Anvil Publishing, Inc., 1994.