The "Four Yorkshiremen" Sketch

Posted by Queuebot in Funny on February 14, 2009 at 3:02 am


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Here’s an all-star cast of comedians – John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman – lampooning the stereotypical "rich
people claiming they were happier when they were poor."

The skit was written for the British television program "At Last the 1948 Show; it has subsequently been reprised by the Monty Python crew (with subtitles for those who have difficulty understanding British English) and by other groups of comedians.  The script is available here.

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Do Your Kids Need Vitamins?

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids, Medicine on February 4, 2009 at 6:11 pm

It’s always a good idea to give your kids vitamins, right?

Well, according to a new study by pediatrician Dr. Ulfat Shaikh at UC Davis School of Medicine, health doesn’t have much to do with why kids take vitamins … but poverty does:

Researchers derived the information from an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey results from 1999 to 2004. They found that about one-third of American children ages 2 to 17 had used a vitamin or mineral supplement within the previous month, but that most of them did not need to supplement their diet.

On the other hand, children who used vitamins the least tended to be at greatest risk for nutritional deficits. They did not eat as well as the children who were taking supplements, lived in low-income families that were short of food and had less access to health care, the study found.

“Poverty seems to be the overriding factor,” Dr. Shaikh said. Although supplements may not seem expensive to a middle-class family, the cost may be onerous for a low-income family, she said. “Parents who were poor were perhaps unable to afford supplements.”

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How the Rest of the World Lives

Posted by Queuebot in Home & Garden, Pictures, Travel & Places on January 28, 2009 at 4:25 pm

A heart breaking look at the slums of the world.  For all of us who complain about our lives, and how poor we are.....just take a look. I guarantee you'll never think of yourself as poor again.

The Venezuelan capital is located in a valley, with commercial districts and well-heeled residential areas near the valley floor. But look upward in any direction, and you will see shantytowns built into the steep hillside.

The population of Caracas has more than quadrupled in the last 50 years, fueled in part by Venezuela's recent oil boom. Despite President Hugo Chavez's populist platform, and even though Venezuela holds South America's largest oil reserves, about 50 percent of Caraquenos live in poor neighborhoods known as barrios. These neighborhoods lack access to basic municipal services such as waste collection, regular mail delivery, sewage system, and legal electric connections.

The barrios also face a serious security issue. According to UNESCO, firearms kill more people in Venezuela than in any other country not at war. In 2007, the annual tally approached 12,000 murders countrywide. In the tattered social fabric of Caracas and its barrios, internecine gang warfare, robbery, and other violent crime produce 100 homicides a week.

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