Archive for September, 2011

Fish oil

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. [1]

Most of the these health benefits of fish oil can be attributed to the presence of Omega 3 essential fatty acids such as Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). [2]

Fish oil can be obtained from eating fish or by taking supplements. [3]

Fish oil has always believed to have been the secret to healthy eating, but within the last ten years the theories were proven. [4]

Fish oil concentrates containing these fatty acids are sold as pharmaceutical preparations. [5]

Fish oils are derived from the fat of a variety of oily fish. [6]

Those who are vegetarian may obtain omega-3 fatty acids such as alpha linolenic acid from flax oil. [7]

They provide about 1 gram of omega-3 fatty acids in about 3.5 ounces of fish. [3]

Countless research studies are concluding that the Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils has many health benefits. [4]

Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation throughout the body, and are thought to have many health benefits. [1]

Diets rich in Omega 3 fatty acids may have positive effects on many different health ailments, possibly even arthritis, diabetes and heart disease. [...] Here’s the thing ‘ most of us already know the benefits of fish oil and omega 3s. [8]

Fish oil supplements are dietary supplements that contain oil from the flesh of cold water fish such as mackerel, salmon, black cod, albacore tuna, sardines, and herring. [7]

Fish contain a natural source of Omega 3 essential fatty acids (EFA), which is an important nutrient that provides many health benefits. [6]

Some people use fish oil to lower blood pressure or triglyceride levels (fats related to cholesterol). [3]

Sources:
[1] Fish oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Health Benefits of Fish Oil
[3] Fish oil: MedlinePlus Supplements
[4] Fish Oil
[5] Fish oil: Definition from Answers.com
[6] Fish Oil Supplements at Bodybuilding.com - Lowest Prices!
[7] Fish Oil supplements health Benefit, side effects
[8] Omega 3 Salmon Oil Plus

Padfoot

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Sirius Black, nicknamed Padfoot, is the last heir to the House of Black, a once notable pure-blood Wizarding family. [1]

James Potter refers to Sirius as “Padfoot” before the two students start duelling against Snape near the Great Lake, after their OWLs (OP28). [2]

Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Padfoot. [3]

He saved Harry’s skin in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” and now Padfoot is in need of his own savior. [4]

Sorry, Padfoot has no shelves with books on them. [3]

The Order established their headquarters at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, Sirius Black ’s family home, during the interval between the fourth and fifth books in the series. [1]

When the Map communicates with people who do not know the password to open it, statements by all four Marauders appear on the blank parchment; each of them is signed by one of them. [2]

Every week we feature a literary tattoo that interests or compels us. [5]

Padfoot is the nickname of Sirius Black, one of the four Marauders. [2]

Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. [1]

Likewise, when Harry Potter finds himself cornered by Dolores Umbridge and desperate to warn the Order of the Phoenix that Sirius is in danger, Harry shouts to Snape, “He’s got Padfoot! [...] Severus Snape attempts to force the Map to reveal its secrets to him after apprehending it one night; Mr. Padfoot expresses his surprise that such an idiot became a teacher (PA14). [2]

Collect articles and browse other HuffPost members’ collections. [4]

We got ourselves some Harry Potter related ink the night before, to mourn the death of our childhood. [...] Below you will find our combined list of fiction, non fiction, short stories, and graphic novels that we have on the TBR list for the next few months. [5]

Sources:
[1] Order of the Phoenix (organisation) - Wikipedia, the free
[2] Padfoot - UnknowableWiki
[3] Padfoot - Columbus, OH (74 books)
[4] Harry Potter Dog For Adoption: Berry, Who Played Padfoot
[5] Padfoot and Prongs

Claire Danes

Friday, September 30th, 2011

An actor since childhood, Claire Danes jumped successfully to the big screen in 1997’s Romeo and Juliet, playing Juliet to Leonardo DiCaprio ’s Romeo. [1]

Claire Danes got her start as a guest star on Law & Order in an episode called “Skin Deep”. [2]

Welcome to Claire Danes Fan also known shortly as CDF, your number one source for actress Claire Danes, online since 2005! [3]

Main Site / Hosted By / Designed By / Your online source for high quality Claire Danes photography since 2005! [4]

As he learns from his brilliant, mercurial new mentor, Richard attempts to win the affections of Sonja Jones (Claire Danes), an ambitious secretary at the theater who has designs on meeting David O. Selznick. [5]

Visit our gallery with over 27,000 Claire Danes photos and still growing! [3]

Hi Res Stills, DVD Screen captures, On set photos and more of Claire’s movie and TV roles. [4]

Always someone interested in learning, Danes rejected Spielberg’s offer because she wouldn’t be able to receive schooling in Poland, where the movie was to be filmed. [1]

Whether portraying the angst-ridden Angela Chase on My So-Called Life or trailer park trash in Oliver Stone ’s U-Turn, Danes has consistently displayed an uncommon maturity and insight in her performances that belies her relative inexperience. [5]

After attending the Professional Performing Arts School for the sixth and seventh grade, she went to Los Angeles in the hopes of being cast in Steven Spielberg ’s Schindler’s List (Danes had previously appeared in an episode of Law and Order and in Dreams of Love, an obscure film produced by Milos Forman). [1]

She has appeared in roles as diverse as Angela Chase in My So-Called Life, as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann ’s Romeo + Juliet, as Yvaine in Stardust and as Temple Grandin in the HBO TV film Temple Grandin. [...] Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress of television, stage and film. [2]

Photos of Claire at public events, award shows, premieres and more. [4]

In 1994, 15-year-old Danes starred as the 15-year-old Angela Chase in the television drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. [...] She won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress ‘ Miniseries or Television Film and the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries award. [2]

Sources:
[1] Claire Danes: Biography from Answers.com
[2] Claire Danes - Wikipedia
[3] ‘ ‘ ‘ Claire Danes Fan | www.clairedanesfan.com
[4] Home - Claire Danes Fan | Gallery | www.clairedanesfan.com
[5] Claire Danes Movies

Rachel Weisz

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Rachel Weisz was born on 7th March 1970, in London, England, to Edith, an Austrian psychoanalyst and George, a Hungarian inventor. [1]

Rachel Weisz graduated from Cambridge University with accolades for her theatrical skills, then began her professional career in British television. [...] Rachel Weisz is the raven-haired English beauty who won an Oscar as best supporting actress for the 2005 film The Constant Gardener. [2]

She has starred in many movies, including The Mummy (1999), Enemy at the Gates (2001), and Stealing Beauty (1996). [1]

Other notable films featuring Weisz are Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Constantine, The Fountain and The Constant Gardener, for which she received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award for her supporting role as Tessa Quayle. [...] Weisz at the 2010 TIFF premiere of The Whistleblower. [...] She made her film d?but in the 1994 film Death Machine, but her breakthrough role came in the 1996 movie Chain Reaction, leading to a high-profile role as Evelyn Carnahan-O’Connell in the films The Mummy, in 1999, and The Mummy Returns in 2001. [3]

In the early 1990s she appeared on stage and in small movie roles until her early breakthrough appearance in 1996’s Stealing Beauty (with Liv Tyler). [2]

/ vice /; born 7 March 1970) is an English film and theatre actress and fashion model. [3]

She became a star as Brendan Fraser ’s damsel-in-distress in the adventure The Mummy (1999) and as Hugh Grant ’s love interest in About a Boy (2002, based on the novel by Nick Hornby). [2]

Weisz started working in television, appearing in Inspector Morse, the British mini-series The Scarlet and the Black, and the television movie Advocates II. [3]

Weisz won this year’s Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Tessa in The Constant Gardener, which also stars Ralph Fiennes. [2]

Rachel can also be seen in the movies The Shape of Things (2003), About a Boy (2002), Constantine (2005), and The Constant Gardener (2005), for which she won an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. [...] Divides her time between New York and London, where she has a home on the same street as fellow British actor and good friend Jude Law. [1]

Weisz’s performance in the play won her the Critics’ Circle Best Newcomer award, and she subsequently took advantage of this recognition with a starring role in the BBC’s TV adaptation of Scarlet & Black (1993), and then in 1996 with her aforementioned part in Bertolucci’s Stealing Beauty. [2]

Sources:
[1] Rachel Weisz - Biography
[2] Rachel Weisz: Biography from Answers.com
[3] Rachel Weisz - Wikipedia

Terry Francona

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Terry Francona is the only manager in Major League history to win his first eight consecutive World Series games and just the second manager to guide two Red Sox clubs to World Series titles, the other being Bill “Rough” Carrigan who led Boston to back-to-back championships in 1915 and 1916. [1]

Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona reacts during a baseball news conference at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. [2]

Terry Jon Francona, nicknamed Tito, is a retired baseball player (1981-1990) and current manager of the Boston Red Sox (2004-). [3]

Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959, in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a Major League Baseball manager. [4]

Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota), nicknamed “Tito,” was a Major League Baseball manager and player. [1]

Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota), nicknamed “Tito,” is a Major League Baseball manager. [2]

Francona appeared mainly as an outfielder that first year, and he went 4-for-12 in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, an extra playoff round utilized that year because the season was conducted in two halves as the result of the strike. [5]

He appeared mainly as an outfielder that first year, and he went 4-for-12 in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, an extra playoff round utilized that year because the season was conducted in two halves as the result of the strike. [1]

He made his big league bebut with the Expos during the 1981 season. [...] Following a third year in Birmingham and a 296-266 overall minor league record, Francona was hired as third base coach by Detroit Tigers manager Buddy Bell. [3]

As the seasons went on, Francona shifted to first base, where he ultimately played a hundred games more than he had in the outfield. [4]

The Expos won that series, three games to two. [5]

The Red Sox hired Francona to manage their club in 2004, after his predecessor, Grady Little, was let go as a result of the perception that he mismanaged the team in the 2003 American League Championship Series, won by the New York Yankees in seven games. [4]

The Red Sox hired Francona to manage their club in 2004, after his predecessor, Grady Little, was not resigned to a contract as a result of the perception that he mismanaged the team in the 2003 American League Championship Series, won by the New York Yankees in seven games. [...] Terry Francona (born April 22, 1959, in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a Major League Baseball manager. [5]

Sources:
[1] Terry Francona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Terry Francona - News, photos, topics, and quotes
[3] Terry Francona - Conservapedia
[4] Terry Francona - Definition | WordIQ.com
[5] Terry Francona - Celebrity information