The Column of Life

Roberto Martinez is from Venezuela and lives in Miami where he is a personal trainer. No doubt his clients pay strict attention. There is more to see of Roberto on the main site .

Aden and Jordan

But don't overeat

OK. If your name is Vincenzo, it stands to reason that ricotta must play an important role in your culinary life. With looks as sweet as this particular Vincenzo's, perhaps there's inspiration for a ricotta sweet thing as well. Ricotta Cookies Butter, unsalted, softened, one cup Sugar, two cups Eggs, three Ricotta, two cups Vanilla, two teaspoons Flour, four cups Baking Soda, one teaspoon Salt, one teaspoon Oven pre-heated 350F Now that the heat is up. 1. Cream butter.sugar, eggs and cheese until smooth. 2. Stir in vanilla. Combine flour , baking soda and salt and beat into butter mixture. 3. Drop dough by one half teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. 4. Bake about fifteen minutes can 5. Cool on racks. Frosting makes it all the richer and sweeter. Icing: Sugar, confectioner's, one box Butter, unsalted, four tablespoons, softened Vanilla, two teaspoons Milk

We know you like him. Even if he didn't work so hard at having a godlike body, the man has facial beauty from here to next week.

Acutally classic Shepherd's Pie has no beef. It has evolved into a beef dish from the original mutton. In the search for Thomas Rau's recipe for Almost Meatless Shepherd's pie we found a preview of his book, The Swiss Secret to Optimal Health along with it. The recipe calls for some ground turkey, making it not quite meatless but at least heart healthy. As for the beef ... ... we rummaged through the internet and found worthy substitutes.

Not many people realize it but eating breakfast is the secret to staying healthy. No matter how busy you are, it's important to fuel your body so that you can have energy throughout the day. Eating a good breakfast sets the tone for the rest of the day. So don't overlook this important meal. Select healthy options that fit your taste and lifestyle. The Benefits of a healthy Breakfast are: Jumpstart your metabolism from the overnight fast: Breakfast is considered an important meal because it breaks the overnight fasting periods and replenishes your supply of glucose. Glucose is your body's energy source and is broken down and absorbed from the carbohydrates you eat. In the morning, after you have gone without food for as long as 12 hours, your glucose levels drop. When this happens, your body compensates by releasing the glucose that has been stored in your muscle tissue and liver, called glycogen. Once all the energy from the glycogen stored is used up, the body breaks down...

POZ’s fifth annual fund-raiser for AIDS Walk New York, Love Out Loud, is well on its way to becoming another memorable evening. Special guests in years past have included Ilene Kristen (One Life to Live), Thorsten Kaye (All My Children), Marj Dusay (Guiding Light) the accomplished actress who lost her son, Randall, to AIDS in 1993, Mark Dobies, who appeared in Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, that Optimum guy, Matt Walton (One Life to Live’s Elijah Clark); Laurence Lau, Jeff Branson, Brian Gaskill, Law & Order: SVU ’s Christopher Meloni among many others. The support coming from the entertainment industry in our efforts to help those with HIV AIDS has been very gratifying. This event promises to be our biggest and brightest event yet. Come out and say hello to your favorites. Where: Prohibition, 503 Columbus Ave. (@ 84th) in Manhattan When: Wednesday, May 12 2009 5:30 to 9:00 PM How Much: $35 donation (pay in advance via PayPal – gio@alec-musser.com) Reservations will insure a sea...

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Ricky Gervais www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Vancouverage 2010

New Gay Theater Has More Love Than Politics (Patrick Healy in The New York Times February 22, 2010) A new breed of plays and musicals this season is presenting gay characters in love stories, replacing the direct political messages of 1980s and ‘90s shows like The Normal Heart and Angels in America with more personal appeals for social progress... These productions about gay life make little or no mention of HIV or AIDS and keep direct activism at arm’s length, with militant crusading portrayed with ambivalence more than ardor. The politics of these shows — there are seven of them opening in New York in the next several weeks — are subtler, more nuanced: they place the everyday concerns of Americans in a gay context, thereby pressing the case that gay love and gay marriage, gay parenthood and gay adoption are no different from their straight variations. While persecution remains a reality for most of these gay characters, just as it does in many movies and television shows featuring...

sat·ire   –noun 1.the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2.a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

The excellent and molto simpatico actor who brings the complex Dr. Greg Evans to life on One Life to Live brought that appeal to here! TV's The DL Chronicles and Days of Our Lives where also played a doctor. Doctor Greg Evans in the person of Mr. Tilford brings grown up and uncomplicated sensuality to the show. There is still a lot of life in the character and his family in spite of Daphnee Duplaix's pending departure. We are hoping that the powers that be over at ABC-TV and One Life to Live are listening. The show has so much going for it and his presence most definitely ups the ante. Send support for this fine actor to: Mr. Frank Valentini Executive Producer c/o One Life to Live ABC TV 320 W 66th St New York, NY 10023 or call the ABC Viewer Comment Line: 818-460-7477

AMG REVIEW: The 1991 debut release by the British duo Banderas has a rather misleading cover image, that of two oddly-dressed women sporting Sinead O'Connor-style crew cuts with the band's Spanish-sounding name sprawled across the top of the picture. Perhaps Ripe's failure was due to consumer confusion; is Banderas a Spanish-language punk band, or a bizarre Sinead side project? One listen to the album, however, reveals neither is true. Banderas is actually an ace pop band, and its one and only album, Ripe , is addictive ear candy. The two members (vocalist Caroline Buckley and violinist/keyboardist Sally Herbert) receive ample assistance from producer extraordinaire Stephen Hague, but the album's real star is Buckley, who sings with confidence and clarity. Her voice soars on the funky, beautifully produced album opener "This Is Your Life" and the eerie "May This Be Your Last Sorrow." While Ripe 's remanding eight tunes don't quite scale the ...

What saves The Velocity of Gary from complete oblivion as a film is the scorching Thomas Jane ( Hung ) along with his two passionate kissing scenes with Vincent D'Onofrio. Yes: Read more about Thomas in Stander Well, there would be no complaint here if Thomas were simply about the sex ... but there is more to him than that. Well, his blessed nature does have us paying attention ...