CMC Alumni

In Memoriam - Carmen A. Saavedra

Carmen A. Saavedra

July 16, 1933 - August 2, 2011

A former CMC / IS Alumni

has passed away this morning Aug. 2, 2011

She was going to have open heart surgery tomorrow

but checked in early this AM.

As they were getting her ready for an angiogram,

she had a fatal heart attack..

May she rest in peace.

Mass for Carmen Saavedra

August 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm

St John the Baptist Church

207 W 30th street

(across from Madison Square Garden)

The Holy Rosary will be prayed at 12:00PM

Real Man’s Point System

Real Man’s Point System

For thousands of years,

men have tried to understand the rules

when dealing with women.

Finally, this merit/demerit guide will help you to understand just how it works.

Remember, in the world of romance, one single rule applies:

Make the woman happy.

Do something she likes, and you get points.
Do something she dislikes and points are subtracted.
You don’t get any points for doing something she expects…

SIMPLE DUTIES
You make the bed: +1
You make the bed, but forget to add the decorative pillows: 0
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets: -1
You leave the the toilet seat up: -5
You replace the toilet paper roll when it is empty: 0
When the toilet paper roll is empty, you resort to Kleenex: -10
When the Kleenex runs out you use the next bathroom: -20
You go out to buy her extra-light panty liners with wings: +15
In the snow: +28
But return with beer; -5
And no liners: -25
You check out a suspicious noise at night; 0
You check out a suspicious noise and it is nothing: 0
You check out a suspicious noise and it is something: +5
You pummel it with a six iron: +10
It’s her cat: -40

AT THE PARTY
You stay by her side the entire party: 0
You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with a College drinking buddy: -2
Named Tiffany: -4
Tiffany is a dancer: -10
With breast implants: -18

HER BIRTHDAY
You remember her birthday: 0
You buy a card and flowers: 0
You take her out to dinner: 0
You take her out to dinner and it’s not a sports bar… +1
Okay, it is a sports bar: -2
And it’s all-you-can-eat night: -3
It’s a sports bar, its all-you-can-eat night, and your face is painted the colors of your favorite team: -10

A NIGHT OUT WITH THE BOYS...

Go with a pal: 0
The pal is happily married: +1
The pal is single: -7
He drives a Ferrari: -10
With a personalized license plate (GR8NBED): -15

A NIGHT OUT WITH HER
You take her to a movie: +2
You take her to a movie she likes: +4
You take her to a movie you hate: +6
You take her to a movie you like: -2
It’s called Death Cop III: -3
Which features Cyborgs that eat humans: -9
You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans: -15

YOUR PHYSIQUE
You develop a noticeable pot belly: -15
You develop a noticeable pot belly & exercise to get rid of it: +10

You develop a noticeable pot belly and resort to loose jeans and baggy Hawaiian shirts: -30
You say, “It doesn’t matter, you have one too”: -800

THE BIG QUESTION:
She asks, “Does this dress make me look fat?”
You hesitate in responding: -10
You reply, “Where?” -35
You reply, “No, I think it’s your ass”: -100
Any other response -20

COMMUNICATION:
When she wants to talk about a problem...
You listen, displaying a concerned expression… 0
You listen, for over 30 minutes… +5
You relate to her problem and share a similar experience… +50
Your mind wanders to sports and you suddenly hear her saying "Well, what do you think I should do?" -100
You have fallen asleep: -200

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH
You talk… -100
You don’t talk… -150
You spend time with her… -200
You don’t spend time with her… -500
You seem to be enjoying yourself… -1000

Mother Cabrini

CMC EMT/EMS

PHOTOS + SLIDESHOW

BELOW

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Are cherries the new wonder fruit?

Are Cherries the New Wonder Fruit?

Cherries are packed with powerful antioxidants. In fact, they have among the highest levels of antioxidants – containing about the same as blueberries.

Science suggests they're good for more than just pies

By Bob Trott

For decades, cherries slid by on reputation only. The tangy little orbs of deliciousness have been credited with an array of health advantages, from soothing gout and arthritis to helping with a good night’s sleep.

Without hard data, though, such claims were dismissed as proverbial old wives’ tales.

Well, sometimes old wives know what they’re talking about.

“It was always anecdotal, but it’s been reported so frequently, by so many different people, that you have to think there may be something to it,” says Dr. Russell J. Reiter, professor of neuroendocrinology at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

Reiter recently put some hard science behind the cherry folklore. He conducted a five-month study and found that tart cherries contain significant amounts of melatonin — a hormone produced in the brain’s pineal gland that has been credited with slowing the aging process, and fighting insomnia and jet lag. It’s also being studied as a potential treatment for cancer, depression and other diseases and disorders.

The findings mark the first time melatonin has been pegged as a naturally occurring substance in food, although trace amounts are evident in bananas, corn and other foods, Reiter says.

“The combination of antioxidants in cherries can be very beneficial,” Reiter says.

Feeling fruity While Reiter’s study gave cherries some health bonafides, Patricia Leischner already knew the fruit was making her feel better.

Leischner, 63, lives on a farm about 25 miles north of Springfield, Ill., and has suffered from back trouble — she had surgery in 1996 — and arthritis for years.

“My problem was I couldn’t get my hose on, my husband always had to help me with my hose,” Leischner says. “In the mornings I’d awaken with pain in my back. If I tried to clap with my hands, I couldn’t because of my big arthritic knuckles.”

Last year, a friend recommended CherryFlex, soft gel tablets made from tart red cherries. Leischner, who plows the fields in a tractor, says the results were quick, and significant.

“The pain is not there like it was before,” she says. “The natural melatonin helps my sleep pattern, too.”

CherryFlex is manufactured by Flavonoid Sciences, a company in Traverse City, Mich. — the heart of America’s cherry country — founded by Bob Underwood, a cherry farmer for four decades who is credited with creating tart cherry pills for daily use.

“There is such a huge push now in our health system, not only how long you live but also the quality of your life while you’re alive,” says Underwood, 67. “I firmly believe that there’s absolutely no doubt the compounds in these cherries, if taken on a daily basis, definitely have an impact on joint inflammation. And the amount of antioxidants is good for the immune system and other things that don’t have anything to do with that kind of pain and gout.”

The key is the fruit’s skin and pigmentation, where antioxidants called anthocyanins are found. A 1999 study at Michigan State University found that the antioxidant activity of tart black cherries is greater than that of Vitamin E, according to the Moss Report, a cancer treatment and referral service.

Not the pits Cherries have been popular snack for centuries. In America, French settlers planted pits near the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes as they settled there, eventually founding Detroit and other cities in Michigan. A Presbyterian minister, Peter Dougherty, planted cherry trees near Traverse City, and the state’s first commercial tart cherry orchards were established near that spot at Ridgewood Farm, in 1893.

Underwood says cherries have been associated with pie and other deserts long enough, and “now it’s time to take a look at the other side, the healthy side.”

For Leischner, the fact that she’s using a natural product, and not a medicinal remedy that “gives you a druggy feeling,” is a big plus. “Natural” is a top selling point whether you’re using cherry concentrate or just grabbing a bunch of cherries to munch, says Andrew Lapointe, director of marketing for Traverse Bay Farms, which sells Fruit Advantage tart cherry juice concentrate and capsules under a “The Art of Healthy Eating” banner.

“It’s certainly a better alternative than fast food, for example,” Lapointe says. “There’s more interest in living a healthy lifestyle, and that can mean grabbing cherries by the handful for a quick snack. There’s a definite trend in society where people are wanting to eat healthier, and this fits right in with what folks are looking for.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6124646/ns/health-health_library/t/are-cherries-new-wonder-fruit/#.Tppnp1bF9Bk

Cherries May Cut Risk of Gout Flare-ups

Eating About 20 Cherries a Day Halved Gout Patients' Risk of Recurrent Attacks, Study Finds

By Charlene Laino WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD

Nov. 11, 2010 (Atlanta) -- People with gout may be able to cut in half their risk of recurrent attacks by eating about 20 cherries a day, preliminary research suggests.

The findings support years of anecdotal reports from patients that cherries help keep the inflammatory arthritic condition in check, doctors here say.

Still, the study does not prove cause and effect, just that there appears to be an association between eating cherries and a lower risk of recurrent gout attacks. People with gout who eat cherries may share some other characteristic that makes them less prone to flare-ups.

http://arthritis.webmd.com/news/20101110/cherries-may-cut-risk-of-gout-flare-ups