#9 Sing it if you want a better way of life: Rhythm Nation

“We are a nation with no geographic boundaries… Bound together through our beliefs… We are like-minded individuals… Sharing a common vision… Pushing toward a world rid of color-lines” 9 days until I see Janet Jackson in concert… my #9 pick is Rhythm Nation!! While many know that Janet loves getting you up and dancing, what better reason to get you moving and grooving than to better the world by uniting us despite our differences. It is no surprise that this would be in my top 10 of songs… knowing how much I care about the world, uniting people to help one another. This song is definitely on my playlist of when I am working for my non-profit, when I am feeling like things in this world continue to get worse by the day, when I really just need to understand why I must keep pushing. We are truly in this …

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31 Days of Janet Jackson: Top 10 Countdown

Just a quick recap of Janet! One of my favorite intros. Well there’s something to… Are you recording? There’s something to be said for not saying anything I’ve talked about racism, spousal abuse, empowering women, children I’ve talked about a lot of things What do I talk about this time? I’ve covered a lot in my 20 years And I’ve uncovered a lot in my 20 years But I wanna keep it light I don’t wanna be serious I wanna have fun I know I don’t know That’s what I do know   As many of you know.. I am the absolute Janet Damita Jo Jackson Fan. Every since I can remember I have been addicted to her songs, her moves, her grace… just everything Janet. My poor friends have had to listen to endless repeats of her songs when they come out.. but I think they have just not accepted …

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Detectives of the Night (Murder Mystery Dinner)

Another bucket list item checked off!! It was a pretty fun event so let me get to telling you all about it. First of all GroupOn made this event possible with not only giving me a practically 50% discount off from the usual $60 to ($29 each), but then they had an additional 20% off sale, which brought it down even further. Yay GroupOn! #Winning I booked the date a while back for my older sister and I knowing I would be in West Palm Beach for a wedding and christening happening in our family (both family events were just wonderful by the way.) In any case, we drove to downtown West Palm Beach where we parked right outside of Shout Karaoke on Olive Ave. As soon as you enter you get to take a picture that you can later purchase (more photo ops available during the dinner and after). …

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The Power of Cow Urine and other Natural Medicines in India

As I continue to work on my PhD I have found myself extremely interested in natural medicines, and so I decided to dig deeper into some used in India. One part of my proposal is to look at the advantages of such natural extracts or products on HIV Dementia. So, in my mini vacation to India I explored and questioned about some of the unique aspects of traditional medicine.   Cow Urine My first encounter with cow urine, was as I walked the streets of Bombay. There on the streets a cow was peeing and a young girl rushed for a pan and started catching the urine. I was astonished that this was occurring, and my friend and I stopped to watch. We begin wondering why this little girl felt the need to catch the urine, as with such hot conditions, the urine would evaporate. We could not deduce a …

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