Showing posts with label ▷ 2014 Apr 19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ▷ 2014 Apr 19. Show all posts
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Def'n: First Year - Rick Mercer Report
SSTattler: We will only show the definition of "Rick Mercer" and "Rick Mercer Report". There are several Wikipedia's about "Talking to Americans", "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", "CodCo",... and many characters (live, dead, or only in your imagination) and many scenarios, province, state, ...
As well see Jackie Poff in the next segment "Video: First Year - Rick Mercer Report".
Rick Mercer
Richard Vincent ("Rick") Mercer (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Rick Mercer Report. He is the author of three books, based on content from the television shows.
Mercer has received more than 25 Gemini Awards for his work on television.
Mercer first came to national attention in 1990, when he created and presented his one man stage show Show Me the Button, I'll Push It, or Charles Lynch Must Die at the National Arts Centre's Atelier in Ottawa. A pointed, satirical political commentary on Canadian life after Meech Lake, Show Me the Button made Mercer a national star as he toured the show across Canada. In 1992, he created and performed his second stage show, I've Killed Before, I'll Kill Again at the National Arts Centre's Studio Theatre, which also became a popular touring show.
As well see Jackie Poff in the next segment "Video: First Year - Rick Mercer Report".
Rick Mercer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rick Mercer, March 2010
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Mercer has received more than 25 Gemini Awards for his work on television.
Career
Early Work
Mercer first came to national attention in 1990, when he created and presented his one man stage show Show Me the Button, I'll Push It, or Charles Lynch Must Die at the National Arts Centre's Atelier in Ottawa. A pointed, satirical political commentary on Canadian life after Meech Lake, Show Me the Button made Mercer a national star as he toured the show across Canada. In 1992, he created and performed his second stage show, I've Killed Before, I'll Kill Again at the National Arts Centre's Studio Theatre, which also became a popular touring show.
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Video: SSTattler First Year of Rick Mercer Report
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| Rick Hansen Rick Hansen Foundation |
- Gold - RMR: Rick Hansen - Bungee Jump:
- He ride the world with a wheelchair and he works at University of Vancouver.
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| Jackie Poff Stroke Survivors Tattler |
- Silver - RMR: Rick and ZENN Car:
- Jackie prompted me to show RMR weekly for SSTattler. Very, very nice idea.. Thanks Jackie!
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| John C. Anderson Stroke Survivors Tattler |
- Bronze - RMR: Ukrainian New Year:
- Many, many Ukrainians in Edmonton / friends / relatives... and dancing is brilliant!
We only show the other 10 elements (order of atomic number) picked by Jackie & John. To see more than 52 articles look at ▶ Rick Mercer Report:
- Hydrogen - RMR: Rick at Velodrome - Very serious ‘cycle,... well sort of...
- Helium - RMR: Rick and Olympic Swimmers - Pre-stroke, I went to the Masters Swimming Canada for years in the winter.
- Lithium - RMR: Rick and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets - Years ago I was an Aircadet and went to Penhold, Alberta; great for kids.
- Beryllium - RMR: Rick and Sabian Cymbals - Rick Mercer is a very excellent drummer.
- Boron - RMR: Rick with Adam van Koeverden - Olympic Kayak born in Ontario and a nice guy.
- Carbon - RMR: Rick at the Celtic Colours Festival - Introduced for Celtic Harp & Bagpipes… Try it!
- Nitrogen - RMR: Rick and Fencing - First year UofA took a course of foil / epee / sabre - I loved it!
- Oxygen - RMR: Rick at Winterlude - Great Winterlude for many city; only a sample in Ottawa.
- Fluorine - RMR: Rick and Ice Sailing - I was a pre-teen kid introduced on Ghost Lake (near Calgary).
- Neon - RMR: Rick and Para-Nordic Biathlon - Para-Nordic Biathlon possible for Stroke Survivors.
RMR: Rick Hansen Bungee Jump
Uploaded on Sep 29, 2009Rick goes bungee jumping with Rick Hansen.
Standard YouTube License @ The Rick Mercer Report
Saturday Comics
| For Better and For Worse Lynn Johnston - 2014/04/13  "Hmmm... Should I wear this old undershirt...??" | Dilbert Scott Adams - 2014/04/13  "No ones 'Likes' my Facebook posts!" |
Peanuts Charles Schulz - 2014/04/13 
"I'm trying to pitch, can't you see that ?!!"
| Doonesbury Garry Trudeau - 2014/04/13  "You saved my bacon, what, two, three times?" |
** I tried to get low or free price at the people http://www.UniversalUclick.com/ for the images for the cartoons. It was too high for Stroke Survivors Tattler i.e. we are not a regular newspaper and our budget is very low. Fortunately, you will have to do only 1-click more to see the cartoon image, it is legit and it is free using GoComics.com and Dilbert.com.
Note: Now SSTattler are running cartoons starting on the previous Sunday.
Eclectic Stuff
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Definition: Eclectic(noun) a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
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My Life as a Novel
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| Diane The Pink House On The Corner |
Lately, I cannot help but feel as if I've become a character in a novel. Having written novels myself, I know the basics of plot construction and, darn it all, if it doesn't seem as our life has turned into the typical plot found in the typical novel.
For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, pretty much every movie you watch, or novel you read, follows this basic plot outline:
A. Start with a change and introduce the hero/heroine. Start with the minute, the day, the month that everything changes for our plucky, though slightly flawed, hero/heroine and propels him/her on a journey.
B. Give our hero/heroine a goal to accomplish.
C. Throw obstacles in the pathway.
D. Let our plucky, though slightly flawed, hero/heroine triumph over obstacles, then, after a brief respite, throw new obstacles in his/her path.
E. Keep our hero/heroine struggling, make it look as if he/she will reach their goal, let him/her triumph again and then, finally, throw one last seemingly insurmountable obstacle at them which brings our hero/heroine to their knees---and us to the climax where the audience will grip their seats...
F. Then let the hero/heroine triumph. Or not. It's the author's call here. But be sure our hero/heroine is somehow changed from the experience.So that's it, the basic bones of a plot. And once you know that, it's kind of irksome because you begin to see it in every form of entertainment out there--be it a love story or a murder mystery.
A Personal Why
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| Pamela Hsieh Rehab Revolution |
So if anyone thinks I'm an enormous weirdo for putting such an emphasis on recovery seven years out, I suppose this'll explain it all. I was inspired by my Yogi tea advice yesterday: "Live for each other." And I realized I'd completely forgotten to address this topic earlier.
It's tremendously important to define your personal why. What's a personal why? It is the summary of why you'd take out the time in your busy day to do rote repetitions of mind-numbing exercises -- why you're forcing yourself to tie up your good hand, why you may go to psychotherapy, why you invest in $5000 orthotics (mmyeah, they exist -- more on the Walk Aide in the future), why you even try methods that at face value seemed hokey (massage? Accupuncture? Meditation?). It's the sum of all the parts to your therapy.Your personal why gives your mission a purpose and quiets naysayers (although, really, who's out of his mind enough to discourage you from pursuing a better you?). It motivates you to continue even when it seems hopeless and it also helps encourage those around you who support you. The stronger your reasons, and the more people who know about them, the greater your drive becomes.
Laughter
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| Amy Shissler My Cerebellar Stroke Recovery |
I think I’m pretty funny. That’s a good thing because there is research that says that laughter is healing. My favorite kind of comedy is racial humor. I love it when people make fun of themselves/ their race/ religion. I guess that’s why I love Lisa Lampanelli so much. Animals can also really make me laugh. Here’s some stuff to make you laugh………
20 Funniest YouTube Videos According to Reddit.
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Patience
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| Robin Rocky Mountain Stroke Survivor |
I’ve never been to a comedy club and I hate meetings so the majority of my experience listening to jokes, story telling, or public speaking of any sort is from sermons. Most of the jokes I know are from sermons. Have you heard the one about the three guys and the refrigerator? How about the guy who drowned while waiting for God to save him? Those are my two favourite jokes of all times and I learned them in church.
This post from another stroke blog got me thinking about patience.
I remember one particularly memorable sermon about patience. The pastor told about driving to a meeting and running late and wondering why everyone drove so slowly, feeling angry, looking at people as he passed them (why do we do that? he asked). On the way home from the meeting, he was in no hurry and was looking around noticing how beautiful the drive was as people roared past.
The point I brought home from the sermon and I remember again and again is this: When you ask God for patience, He doesn’t just bestow patience on you; He gives you an opportunity to be patient.
Recovering from a stroke is a huge opportunity to be patient (and be a patient for that matter)…I don’t remember asking for a lesson in patience, but maybe it was what God thought I needed.
See the original article:
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Hairdressers Back Washes Cause Some STROKES! 4 X TIPS!
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| Kate Allatt A Rocky Stroke Recovery |
I am increasingly worried about the relatively innocuous hairdresser back-wash. I think they must contribute to a significant number of strokes around the world.Then I read about this in the stroke e-bulletin recently.
I then read there is there is a vertebral artery stenting trial VIST going on now.
They say,
‘Narrowing (stenosis) of the vertebral arteries in the neck, which supply blood to the back of the brain, is an important cause of stroke.’Here is a diagram of a stenosis.
“This causes posterior circulation stroke which accounts for 20% of ischaemic strokes.’
The moral of this blog:- Have a dry cut.
- Stand up at sink
- Use a forward facing sink
- Become a hippy
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Sunday Stroke Survival ~ Rewiring the Brain with Games
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| Jo Murphey The Murphey Saga |
Cognitive ability loss is often hard to determine in a hospital setting mainly because it is a away from your home environment. The patient isn't in their daily home routine. Sure you can count to ten or recite the alphabet, but getting back to your old, normal routine is that is the true measure of what was lost. The effects of the stroke come home to roost and are glaringly obvious and tragic.Me for example when I arrived home, I sat in front of my computer. I had a month's worth of story ideas stockpiled in my head. I'm a writer and that's what I do. After switching everything around so that it was left hand accessible, I opened up my MS Word program to type. The first challenge I faced was how to type one handed. I typed 120 WPM with two hands and capitalizing letters, or numbers, or symbols was a no brainer before. Now I had to figure out how to do it all with one hand. There are still somethings I haven't figured out how to do even with a smaller, compact keyboard. It's almost a feat of magic holding two keys down by pressing a third.
Don’t Forget the Cerebellum
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| Dean Reinke Deans' Stroke Musing |
From Janet Kwasniak's Neuro-patch blog on consciousness.
See if your doctor has stroke protocols that cover recovery of all the functions that the cerebellum does.
It does coordination, timing, accuracy, smoothness, balance.
It appears to also deal in cognition, attention, learning and emotion.
Does your doctor have ANY stroke recovery protocols? See Neuro-patch Janet Kwasniak's blog on consciousness Don’t Forget the Cerebellum.
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Falls. Bad.
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| Peter G. Levine Stronger After Stroke |
Here is your challenge:
In the comments section, write everything that this survivor could do better in order to get up the stairs more safely.
We all know that falls are bad.
Falls can kill you. For survivors, falls are especially bad. Stroke affects balance, coordination, strength, and any number of other things that can lead to an increased risk of falls. On top of that, survivors tend to fall towards their affected side. In the affected side tends to be more osteoporotic. So have at it. This is good place to start as anywhere. What is this gentleman doing wrong? How do you do differently? What can you suggest?
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Stem Cell Story Worth Reading
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| Jeff Porter Stroke of Faith |
Whenever I see "stem cells," I put up my skepticism shield. There's been a lot of hyperbole out there about stem cells.
However, this recent story shows a small light of good news without overselling. It's how stem cells helped some stroke patients recover:
All the patients saw some improvement in weakness or paralysis within six months of their procedures. Although three people developed complications related to the surgery, they all recovered. There were no adverse reactions to the transplanted stem cells themselves, the study authors said.
What's more, the researchers said, two patients experienced dramatic recoveries almost immediately after the treatments. ...
"It's a small, early human study. It takes multiple steps to get to something clinically useful, and this is a nice, early step," said Dr. Steven Cramer, clinical director of the Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine.Again, as the researcher says, it's a small study. Still, worth watching.
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Spare a Thought...
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| Jackie Poff Stroke Survivors Tattler |
Goodbye To Our Helper
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| Grace Carpenter My Happy Stroke |
We said goodbye to our last babysitter/housekeeper/all-around-helper. We have had many helpers since the stroke, but she has stayed the longest. She knows the good things about our family, and the not-so-good.
She has come most weeks for two-and-a-half years to help with a dizzying list of tasks: walking the kids home across a snowy park; doing the grocery shopping; taking the kids to swimming lessons; preparing snacks for two cranky kids; hugging me when I was crying; doing the laundry; supervising playdates; driving me to appointments; making dinners; watering the plants; taking the kids to museums; washing my daughter's hair; reading aloud to my kids; bringing packages to the post office; putting my daughter to bed; saying "no" to the pleas for more cookies, etc.
We will miss her a lot. My daughter is especially sad: they have a special bond. But I'm getting better, and the kids are growing up.
Thank you so much, Linda.
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Beware, Fat People! A Stroke Might Be A-Comin'!
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| Joyce Hoffman The Tales of a Stroke Patient |
People are so touchy now-a-days. You have to say things “PC”, aka politically correct. You say the wrong word to describe them -- fat, stupid, lazy, even if that description matches, and bingo! They won't talk to you, sometimes maybe never again. But the difference between me and them is now, I don't care. And as a result, some people don't like me. With the stroke, I have no filters—altogether.
It's a dichotomy, I realize now. A long time ago, when I was little, I did mind if anybody called me chubby, which I was, until about seventh grade when I got self-conscious, right on schedule. But “PC,” the expression, wasn't in yet. Clothes used to come in regular and chubby sizes. I took a chubby size all the way through elementary school. I didn't know any different because I had a fat brood—my immediate family, uncles, aunts, cousins, fat people whatever way I turned. The truth is, I loved to eat because I didn't know any better. Eating a lot used to equate to love. But what the hell?Wait, Wait, Wait ...
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| Barb Polan Barb's Recovery |
Given the psychological toll having a stroke has had on me, I have to name one source as the worst: waiting.
The first torturous wait was to be released from the rehab hospital. I was admitted Nov. 14, after two days of hospitalization; at the time, no one would give me any projected release date. I asked, and I asked, but every answer to, “When will I be able to go home?” was evasion. One of the favorites was, “We’ll see.”
You know the Jack Johnson song that goes: “It seems to me that 'maybe' - It pretty much always means 'no'.”
Well, “we’ll see” pretty much always means, “I can’t tell you.” But did that mean “I don’t know” or “It depends”? If it meant “It depends,” I wanted to know what it depended on. Was a clock ticking, some minimum time I had to remain captive? Were there activities I needed to be able to do? With a tiny one-size-fits-all ankle brace and a cane, I could walk my first day there; after a few sessions struggling into my clothes, I could get dressed; with help, I could transfer myself from bed to wheelchair and wheelchair to toilet. And back again. What more did I need to be able to do in order to go home? No one could/would tell me.
The Incessant Talker
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| Mark A. Ittleman The Teaching of Talking |
There is another kind of speaking difficulty that can cause the speaker to be maladjusted, or maybe it is the other way around. It deals with the incessant talker. The person who monopolizes the conversation and does not let you get a word in edgewise. It not only occurs with people who have aphasia, but also with those who have head injury.
There are also many normal people who actually never stop talking. That would also be a speaking difficulty since it could cause lots of bad feelings and avoidance by others.
Be on the look out for the incessant talker!
To find out more about speaking difficulties: http://www.teachingoftalking.com We offer help for those with difficulty speaking and communicating and also mentor caregivers.
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Mark A. Ittleman M.S., CCC/SLP
Nina Tandon: Could Tissue Engineering Mean Personalized Medicine?
Each of our bodies is utterly unique, which is a lovely thought until it comes to treating an illness -- when every body reacts differently, often unpredictably, to standard treatment. Tissue engineer Nina Tandon talks about a possible solution: Using pluripotent stem cells to make personalized models of organs on which to test new drugs and treatments, and storing them on computer chips. (Call it Extremely Personalized Medicine !!)
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