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Red wine has so many health benefits. For one, red wine reduces the risks of heart ailments. This has been proven by numerous studies before. Although wine contains a low dose of alcohol, moderate drinking of wine (especially red wine) can be beneficial to your health especially if you are 40 years old and above. Here in the Philippines, many Filipinos drink red wine to prevent heart problems from being developed. A popular brand of red wine here is “Maria Clara Sangria”. In addition, a report in 2005 stated that Philippines imported nearly 7.5 million liters of grape-based wine valued at US$ 12.8 million. Practically all grape-based wines consumed in the country are imported.

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Michael Phelps’s Facebook account is highly sought by many people. After winning 8 gold medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, millions must be interested in Michael Phelps’s Facebook account to be his new fans. Guess what? I found Michael Phelps’s Facebook account. You can also find there his official website.

Here is the link to Michael Phelps’s Facebook account with his official website: Michael Phelps Facebook

Are you active with your hands? Do you do physically strenuous activities which require heavy lifting with your hands? Do you work with your computer for hours? If your answer is yes, then you are prone to the disease called “carpal tunnel syndrome” - a disease common to active computer users.

According to wikipedia, the carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) or median neuropathy at the wrist is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain, paresthesias, and muscle weakness in the forearm and hand. A form of compressive neuropathy, CTS is more common in women than it is in men and has a peak incidence around age 42, though it can occur at any age. The lifetime risk for CTS is around 10% of the adult population.

Personally, I am convinced that repetitive activities which involve hand movements can cause CTS despite some articles pointing out an unclear correlation between the two variables. As of late, I am experiencing an early stage of CTS because of the cumulative pressure on my hands encoding. I do research offline. But research requires a lot of online time. My friends who own computer shops in Laoag City and Ilocos Norte experience the same discomfort because they, too, stay in front of their computers from 7am to 2am. In order to prevent further damage to our wrists and provide us with carpal tunnel relief, we all use a keyboard support - a wrist cushion that reduces impact and pressure on the wrists when the hands on the keyboard.

I’m a part-time blogger. I blog for about 3-4 hours a day but I’m an active writer. I write for offline use most of the time. I also run some businesses. My hands are active at work both offline and online. Actually, when I feel pain in my wrists, I simply stop working and take a day off. Health is wealth. A simple disease like CTS is something I can’t afford to have because it will lower my productivity as an individual. You too should protect your wrists.

Why am I beginning to love Michael Phelps as an athlete? Is it because Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in the latest 2008 Beijing Olympic medal count. Hmmm…. let me see. First off, I love sports and some athletes are really my idols - Muhammad Ali (boxing), Manny Pacquiao (boxing), Lydia de Vega (track and field), Michael Jordan (basketball), Tiger Woods (golf), and Randy Couture (Mixed Martial Arts). Except for Tiger Woods’s sport, I do a little of the above-mentioned activites.

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Michael Phelps’s race time schedule is being anticipated by many swimming fans. For more info on schedule of events in the Olympics, please go to this website: 2008 Olympics - Competition Schedule. You will find there a lot of details about the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

For more interesting stories about Michael Phelps, not just his race time, please read the RELATED ARTICLES section below this post like Michael Phelps 8th Gold Medal Win.

Michael Phelps wins his 8th gold medal today, Sunday, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 400m medley relay team, breaking a tie with Mark Spitz for most golds (7 gold medals) in a single Olympic games. I was expecting Michael Phelps to win the 8th gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympics because of his past performances.

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Michael Phelps’s breakfast is five or more times that of a regular guy’s one-day food consumption. Reports on Michael Phelps’s diet reveal that the man’s diet is comparable to that of an overeater. His breakfast alone is more than many Filipinos’ or regular Americans’ diet in a single day. We’re talking about an Olympic diet here, folks.

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Watch the video of Michael Phelps in the 100m relay event (Phelps’s 7th gold medal win).

Michael Phelps 100m butterfly video:

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Michael Phelps wins his 7th gold medal in the latest medal count in the Beijing 2008 Olympics! Michael Phelps is only 23 years old but winning his 7th gold medal in a single Olympics is truly unbelievable. Phelps’s 7th gold came from winning the 100m butterfly race. Phelps’s medal count keeps getting higher and he’s eyeing on 8th gold medal in the 4×100m medley relay event.

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My head is aching with the frequent updates of Wordpress (now version 2.6.1). Last month, I posted about the WordPress 2.6 Upgrade and Fixing Image Alignment Problems and Errors in WordPress 2.6. Now here comes WordPress 2.6.1 with the new features especially targeting international users.

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The arrival of this opportunity at the height of the Beijing 2008 Olympics is very timely. Don’t you know that many professional athletes and Olympians started as college sports superstars? Well, for some they’re lucky to have started young. In China, the national Geographic Channel featured young Chinese (as young as 3 years old) being trained to compete in the Olympics when they come of age.

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Are you good in search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM). If yes, then this could be your chance to make more money with your skills in these areas because SEO jobs and/or SEM jobs are becoming in demand. This is because the fight for keywords never end in the world of making money online.

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Pinoy Master Rapper Francis Magalona or Francis M, has leukemia. Many people did not expect Francis Magalona to have leukemia because he seemed to be a very healthy individual. This news about the rapper was confirmed by his colleagues and friends from “Eat Bulaga”.

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Do you love country music (the likes of Shania Twain’s songs)? If yes, then we’re on the same boat because I really find listening to country music relaxing. A study on music also claimed that it is perhaps best form of stress management in many societies. But what is country music and how did it evolve into its present form?

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The current Olympic medal count is not good for the Philippine Olympic Team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Results show that Filipino Olympians have been eliminated one by one in the past few days of the competition. This leaves the Philippines’ only chances to win a medal in taekwondo-jins Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go, and long jumper Henry Dagmil.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Medal Count Update: The 2008 Beijing Olympics proves to be very favorable to the Chinese team as it rakes number of olympic gold medal in the XXIV Summer Olympics. The homecourt advantage in China is really helping the Chinese Team reap golds in the Olympics. An update on the Olympic medal count is shown below:

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Nursing Education Update: Nursing Education the Philippines will never be the same again.  Nursing, as a course in college, may no longer be as attractive as before starting this school year. In my post “New Philippine Nursing Curriculum and Opposing Views”, the Philippine Nursing Curriculum has dramatically changed since the Commission on Higher Education’s issuance of CHED Memorandum Order (MO) No. 5, series of 2008 otherwise known as “Policies and Standards for Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program”. This CHED Memo makes BSN a five-year course.

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