Ten Little Ideas for Saint Valentine in Tampa Bay

Tampa's Metropolitan Area

Tampa, Fl -- To all the "lovebirds" who love love, and to the people who compensate total abandonment for a year and want to try to make it up in one day with a cheap supermarket card there are plenty of ways to do something to enjoy your loved one company beyond any classical cliche.

10. Go to the Straz Center in Downtown: Tampa is a city filled with culture if you know where to find it and the Straz Center offers intimate shows for couples. On Saint Valentine there are going to be four different shows such as Popera, Latin Nights, 'S Wonderful and M.A.D. Theater.

09. Take your better half or Date to a Romantic Dinner in a Boutique Restaurant: There are so many amazing restaurants around the Bay Area that offer from different set of environments as well dishes but there is one tiny romantic restaurant that is located on Treasure Island named Gigi's. The prices are accesible and nighttime the place is romantic and ideal for couples; is been one of our favorites for years and we usually go over there on special occasions. The place address's at Gulf Boulevard and 106 Avenue.

08. Do Something fun if you are Enthusiast of Adrenaline: Tampa is close to Orlando but also for couples who like adrenaline Tampa has Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and a big selection of roller coasters. The entrance goes around US$80 per adult but also there are small different restaurants operated around the park that offer a really intimate environment but reservations have to be make in advance.

07. Share an intimate dinner at your Own Home: Is a good option but don't make it cheap or overdue your credit trying to buy ingredients that are really expensive. Create an intimate environment where you know you two are going to enjoy yourself. Put the cellphone away.

06. Go to the Movies or the Auto-drive Cinema: Inviting the person you would like to be in a date to the movies or the drive through, be generous and know that you are going to spend but don't let it ruin your time because part of being social is to invest in the different situations.

05. Go to a University Concert: Usually local universities such as The University of Tampa and the University of South Florida art departments offer a series of concert through spring and summer, beside going on a date that is relatively inexpensive you will also be supporting the school art department programs and is always a good way to know more intimate the person in question later.

04. Have a Drink in a Bar: Bars as Blue Martini usually offer local entertainment and drinks for a really good price and because of the nature of the business there no children involved so adults can know themselves better than in business tat offer a mix environment to attract more customers. 

03. Spend the day Together in Bed: Need to say more.

02. If You Have Children: Send them away for the day, the Busch Garden option is not only for adults but for parents who want to spend the day alone; but is a matter of planning the day carefully as the parent can offer their kids to drive them to the park or helping them to stay as much they can to spend the day out of the house until certain time.

01. If You Have Children: and want to incorporate them into any plans to show that Saint Valentine is not only for couples but a day to celebrate love, there are plenty of activities to go around such as visit MOSI, or any family oriented place as the options are endless. 

The New Flavor of Graeter's is Amazing

Tampa, Fl -- Not many people are aware about this fabulous brand of ice-cream because is not sell everywhere but is probably one of the best brands that is on today's market. Their ice-cream is so thick and delicious that after tasting it you probably won't go to another brand that easily but what is amazing opposite to other popular brands Graeter's hasn't place on the market a new flavor up until today after three years.

Black Cherry Chocolate Chip looks as a total decadence dessert and is totally amazing too but the flavor is not very different from that they already offer in their carte as there is already a Black Cherry and quite a few other products of their line which chocolate chips but the combination of Black Cherry Chocolate Chip is just delicious is much as mix between Ben and Jerry but with a Greek-unique touch, as it has a scent of French ice-cream because on how is make. As of today February 1st of 2013 the product will be on selected locations so the best idea to know where to get is to check it here to see where you can find this magnificent product.

(New Hampshire) The Importance of Sex Education

Pride Flag

Tampa, Fl -- Whenever you think about New Hampshire you probably think as one of the best States to receive an stellar education, where students achieve the highest standardized test scores in the country but it seems that New Hampshire lawmakers are in the process of deleting on their knowledge the public health and sex education programs.

According to the Concord Monitor, State Representative (R-NH) Ralph Boehm introduced a bill to the House Education Committee yesterday that would allow parents to pull their children out of health or sexual education lessons for any reasons at all. It is quite fearful because of the ignorance of some parents the HB 161 would cause some concerns in the public health sector specially because the Granite State already grants parents or guardians to concede objection over certain lessons over religious grounds.

The bill if is mimicked by conservative States could bring some serious issues on a national level as if a parent don't like a teacher then it would be justifiable to pull their child outside the class, saying that over religious reasons his child shouldn't be there but only because the parent feels discomfort with the teacher. If the parents feel discomfort talking about sex they should place their kids on a private school that follows their ideological doctrine instead depriving the kids without a knowledge that is crucial to prevent an STD or an unwanted pregnancy.

The problem with the sex talk lays on the discomfort of the parents to talk something natural with their children because much of them believe they won't do anything stupid or because of the parents upbringing in a religious environment where sex was a taboo topic as a general theme and the only time something as that was spoken at the moment of getting married. Parents shouldn't be able to have a blank card within certain decisions that could obstruct their children development.

The fact is, sex education works (the programs they need to get expanded as not everything is heterosexual sex), in real world examples it have been demonstrated that institutions with strong sex educational programs have low levels of teen pregnancy rates as well STIs. If we talk on a real basis, abstinence don't work because is a prohibition and being young "what you can't get is what you desire the most."

What to Do With the Baby Breathing Spasms.?

Crying Baby

Tampa, Fl -- Angry, pain and sadness, and in some cases frustration for not obtaining something he wanted tend that children between 8 months and 2 years of age have exaggerated emotional replies that can manifest through the feared breathing spasms.

Feared by parents who aren't aware of this condition and don't know how to act on this physical and emotional transformation of their children, but to understand why these spasm occur is  quite simple, they happen because there is a shortage on the breathing to an event that cause anger or frustration, they can be triggered by anything that upsets the baby; during the event the child produce long uninterrupted screaming's and then he looks as he is chocking up to the point the lips can turn blue which can cause him passing out for less than a minute and then coming back to his senses in the same amount of time he fainted.

Also it can appear as a reply to an intense pain or fear, without even crying the baby can turn white and start losing his conscious slowly with or without convulsions all of these while the child is awake. This all happen due an abnormal reflex where -5% of the kids can hold their breathing enough time to pass out, but is good to hold a differencial diagnostic to analyze any other problem related to the neurology, physiologic and alteration on the conducts of hearth and breathing to differ them from any behavioral problem that are related to tantrums.

The first step is to consult the pediatrician of the child due not every children are suceptible to have these cardiorespiratory attacks and cultivating a good clinical history as well behavioral as they could be presented due a poor handling of the stress from part of the child and if is behavioral it can be corrected but one piece of advice is to not throw water to the child and letting him to lay down to keep the blood flow active in the brain but when the child is breathing normally you can apply but never cover the breathing orifice as he can choke. 

Some considerations to Take if you Want Your Child to Be A Vegetarian

Fun with Veggies

Tampa, Fl -- There has been several questions regarding vegetarian habits in the past, yet the questions if is OK to educate a child into vegetarianism or veganism.? Keep steering different opinions among different sectors of the population.

Lets take the situation on a sociological and cultural context of the dietary aspects in Hinduism versus the dietary habits of many Americans. Probably the context could a little complain as many Hindus follow the tradition of the Vedas and the Dharmasastras which both elements focus on the tradition of life that centers around the religion while respecting cattle but also other forms of meats while the majority of Americans have different focus on diet probably the main inconvenience for a parent is to focus what his child would eat and how society would influence the child's eating habits when they are not around their parents but at school.

What to do.? According to some experts the best idea is to leave the child to decide when he or she turns to the majority of age to decide what is the best or what path decide to follow, why we said this.? Simple, because sometimes parents have to follow their children diets carefully as they don't want them to be malnourished but some pediatricians recommend that all the necessities are supplemented by the adequate proteins such as animal proteins, vegetables and grains due the reason that all vegetable proteins are OK but they don't contain the essential aminoacids that can be found in dairy, eggs and animal; but, proteins that contain cereal and can be mixed they create a good source of nourishment.

One supplement that can be added to the diet is the quinoa as well fruits and vegetable proteins; one reason quinoa is essential in the development because it contains dietary minerals, fiber starch and sugar.   

Using Recyclable Items to Create an Indoor Organic Garden: Lesson #1

Lunar Planting Cycle

Tampa, Fl -- If you live in the middle of Downtown of any city, there are sometimes that space could be a constriction on your ideas about what to do in the house or any little project you want to do because you don't see the space to execute them, also there are many and innovative ways on how you could use your space and materials and the key could be in recycling every day things in order to achieve something cool, new and that could create a positive impact on your home economics as well the maintenance of the local surroundings.

Bottle and glass container

On a previous tutorial we explained the basics on what you could buy on a nursery or a retail store such as Home Depot or Lowe's but also you could replace much of the items with everyday things you can find in a supermarket. The items you can buy in a nursery are the seeds as well the soil, solutions (if you feel you will need them) as well much (it is optional on the first steps as we are going to be working with small containers before passing them to bigger ones) and soil. Also you will need a sharp knife and scissors or optional a box-cutter which can facilitate the process of breaking the plastic containers, also in another chapter we are going to explain the process of breaking a glass container without damaging the plant inside of it.

Breaking the bottle

As we said before a plastic container, in this case a Welch's Juice (TM) bottle, scissors and a flat surface which in the showed graphic is the sink of my house could be the best work areas in order to avoid making a mess as well to prevent any accidents or damaging any other surface. Always be careful when cutting or using a sharp object as you can get hurt and if you feel this is too dangerous for you to do, as we say in the previous  you can always buy the pots and everything else in a convenience store of your choice such as Lowe's, Walmart, Home Depot or whatever is close to your place of residence.

Break the bottle as a Funnel

When you cut the bottle, mold the upper section as a funnel and puncture some tiny hols on the lower section of the funnel, insert the funnel into the lower opening of the bottle and place the soil inside the funnel. Why all this.? Simple because we need to let water run as the plant grows. Also the bottom part can be reused and we can save money instead of buying the parts. As soon we have ensemble the pot the next step is to plant the seeds inside it.

Burpee Seeds, Organic

Planting the seeds is really easy but before we speak about, finding the seeds is really easy but it can be annoying as they aren't sold anywhere, the best bet is to find them in a nursery or in our case Lowe's as by a mere convenience due our home being only 1.5 miles away from home and spending an entire day looking for seeds in the middle of Tampa. Burpee are quite easy to prepare, they are also cheap and also they last for over 10 months as they are kept air tight; and, you can buy them online on Burpee's website.

Planting the seeds.

If you want to know a simple tip on how to plant the seeds in a low surface as the home-made pots just simple use your thumb to create a hole in the soil, it will be around 1.1 inch and you will deposit the seeds inside. One tip when you are planting seeds before passing them to a bigger space, try to plant seeds of the same family as they can help each other to grow and eventually you will know which one are the ones you planted when they germinated but as a side tip, "mark the containers which the seeds you placed inside so you will know which one are which. And it can be handy to repeat the process when you pass the seeds to a big container."

The Killer with The Friendly Name: Bath Salts

Array of "Bath Salts"

Tampa, Fl -- Every time I read the newspaper, see in the news or read a status from people I know and strangers about the use and experimentation of Methylone and Methiopropamine, chemical terms related to bath salts or synthetic marijuana my heart and soul die a little. This topic is not referenced to organic food or animals but to a problematic that started in Europe and the Middle East and found the way to the continent in order to some fools to make profit at the expense of other people health even if they trade the bath salts as safe item.

The list of banned chemicals in the United States keeps growing every year and the substances that are modified every year in order to keep the makers out of prison keeps changing and many variations of the recreational chemicals are still being sold openly on some convience stores as well gas station across the United States. Florida as what is of 2012 has shown some of the most gruesome side effects of what these drugs can do such as the Miami Cannibal, just to name a few; the real problem with these cannabinoids  are the chemical reactions that cause in the body which can be said as giving the users a over empower feeling as well liberating toxins around the body that in some cases cause insanity, dead or both as they are not made for human use at all; which made me think probably to win this cyclical-war the laws against cannabis shall be regulated and execute the use to avoid more deaths by the use of these chemicals.

According to the Tampa Bay Times edition of Sunday, October 14th of 2012; the use of these drugs have multiplied 20 times by the end of 2011 and the end of 2012 in a 304 : 6,000. Jairous McGhee was the first known victim of bath salts in Tampa by dying on April the 3rd of 2011 by being subjugated by several police officers after McGhee resited a Taser impact after attacking an officer while he was screaming rap songs and beating car windows along the intersection of Kennedy Blvd and N. Dale Mabry Ave. As Jairous there are around 20 other known mortal victims that succumbed to the effects of the hallucinogens.

According to the aforementioned edition of the Tampa Bay Times the business of dealing with bath salts and  synthetic marijuana goes into a circle where you pay to one point in the world and the product is delivered from another country from the one you paid; as the example they placed was they paid to a bank in London and got the product from Spain which a legal operation wouldn't be on that level to sell and create a profit margin from a product.