Tuesday

Living Smart, FIFA's embarrassment and Goal Line Technology

What I learned this week: I must fight against injustice wherever I see it, even if it happens in a soccer match!

What I am grateful for: My family. Every day, I realize how blessed I am to have it.

Are you Ready for Retirement? Probably not! Find out from
Elder Care Attorney Colleen Campbell Root This Sunday at 3pm on Living Smart (repeats the following friday 10pm)


By Jennie Kamin

As I learned from my freshman biology teacher, all human beings share a few common characteristics: We require energy in the form of food, we are conceived through reproduction, we sleep and we die. This week on Living Smart, Colleen Campbell Root addresses the last part of the human lifecycle, an issue that many Americans avoid as long as possible. Root advises a clientele of mostly retirees on maintaining their independence and quality of lifestyle while preparing for a future for their loved-one’s after they are gone. Although the processes of creating a will and preparing an estate can be frightening, Root seeks to provide a comfortable conversation for her clients by focusing on the idea that we must care for ourselves now. Through using a holistic approach to prepared planning, Root coordinates with family and community members on topics such as asset planning and fund preservation. In addition, Root seeks to elucidate the confusing legal jargon associated with will-planning and sheds light on lesser-known estate and home-care options, such as the Veteran’s Administration Pension. Despite the unwillingness of some to confront the idea that we will not be here one day, Colleen Campbell Root emphasizes her belief that we are never too young to begin planning. As death and perhaps even disability are imminent, Root helps her clients plan for the unexpected.

IF YOU ARE RETIRED, SHARE YOUR TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION.....

The Green Tip for this week is sustainable eating. The show features restaurant owner, Frederico Marques, who discusses how he lives smart by living green.

To view past Living Smart shows go to www.youtube.com and type Living Smart with Patricia Gras



WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM ROCK AND ROLL STARS???
This Sunday on Latina Voices at 2:30pm on HoustonPBS (www.latinavoices.com)

This week, on Latina Voices: Smart Talk, we speak with the First Lady of Rock Radio, Dayna Steele. Emcee turned author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Steele wrote a book titled Rock to the Top: What I Learned about Success from the World’s Greatest Rock Stars. In her radio days, Steele covered such artists as Mick Jagger, Gene Simmons, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Sammy Hagar, to name a few. While still on the mike, this anchor acquired a large fan-base, referred to as Dayna’s “Steele-workers.” Fast-forward a few years, Steele is now the CEO of Steele Media Services as she also travels all over the world in order to teach her acclaimed presentation, “Find Your Inner Rock Star!” Also on Latina Voices: Smart Talk, we learn about LifeGift. The nation’s largest organ procurement organization, LifeGift is looking for donors, particularly those of Hispanic backgrounds.

WOULD YOU EVER DONATE AN ORGAN TO SOMEONE?


SOCCER WORLD CUP AN EMBARRASSMENT

Two great goals annulled against the USA
A goal scored with two hands by a Brazilian player
A wrongful red card for a Brazilian player
A goal annulled against England that would have tied the game
An offside goal by Argentina against Mexico
A hand goal by the French team against the Irish in qualifiers

The list goes on and on. Frankly I don't understand how the world can't stand up to Sepp Blatter and FIFA. Why can't we vote him out? What is wrong with this people. As much as I may want my team to win. I don't want my team to CHEAT to win.
Here is what the world knows. We have the technology to stop this non sense.It is goal-line technology and instant replay. Please FIFA stop coming up with excuses. We already use the Hawk-Eye system employed in tennis and cricket or the concept of a micro-chipped ball being developed in Germany. USE IT!

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