ZUMBA-Get in Shape This Summer

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!



The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got a Zumba® class!



In the past years, the Zumba® program has become nothing short of a revolution, spreading like wildfire, and positioning itself as the single most influential movement in the industry of fitness.



As of July 2009, the Zumba® program is being taught at over 50,000 locations in 75 countries, has sold millions of DVDs, and has changed the lives of Zumba® Fanatics worldwide with an astonishing six million participants taking Zumba classes every week.



Why? Because it's the best party around.

History

Celebrity fitness trainer, "Beto" Perez, stumbled upon the concept of Latin-inspired dance-fitness in his native Cali, Colombia in the mid-‘90s.



One day, he walked into his aerobics class and realized he had forgotten his aerobics music. Thinking quickly, he grabbed whatever tapes he had in his backpack. Beto's tapes were comprised of songs he loved, the traditional Latin salsa and merengue music he listened to all his life. But it was a challenge to improvise a whole class on the spot using non-traditional aerobics music. Beto rose to the challenge and from this last-minute improvisation a revolutionary new concept in fitness was born – the Zumba Fitness-Party™! The class soon became the most popular class at his fitness facility.

Timeline

1999

After his success is Colombia, Beto brought the class to the United States, and in 2001 he was approached by entrepreneurs Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion to create a global company based on his fitness philosophy. The three young entrepreneurs trademarked the word Zumba® and set a goal to expand the brand all over the world.



2002

Perlman and Aghion secured a deal with a large infomercial company to launch the concept nationwide resulting in the sale of hundreds of thousands of videos in the U.S. market. The overwhelming response created a demand for more Zumba® instructors, so Zumba Fitness® created an instructor training program to satisfy the growing demand. The program was an instant success. By September 2006, there were thousands of Zumba® instructors worldwide.



2003

Zumba Fitness® teamed with the Kellogg Company to develop a fitness campaign for the Hispanic market. The Kellogg Company has since expanded the campaign to five additional countries. The Zumba® program has been featured on millions of boxes of Kellogg's® Special K® cereal around the world.



2004

Zumba Fitness® launched a successful infomercial campaign in Spanish for the U.S. Hispanic market and Latin America, increasing sales to millions of DVDs in over 30 countries.



2005

The explosive demand for Zumba® instructors across the nation and abroad spurred the creation of the Zumba Academy™, the educational division of Zumba Fitness. With top-notch leadership from a diversified team of professional choreographers, fitness experts and certified education specialists, the Zumba Academy has raised the bar and set a new standard in fitness programs, ensuring the highest level of integrity, quality and dedication to excellence, and exceeding industry standards.



Zumba Fitness® and the Zumba Academy have aligned with AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America), ACE (American Council on Exercise), IDEA (the world's largest association for fitness professionals), SCW Fitness Education, Can-Fit-Pro (International Trade Show and Conference in Canada), and many top national and international fitness facility chains and organizations. Instructors who complete workshops offered through the Zumba Academy are also eligible to receive continuing education credits (CECs) to satisfy recertification requirements from many of these associations.



2007

The Zumba® program launched internationally and currently spans six continents – North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Now, the entire world is partying to the exciting rhythms of the Zumba Fitness-Party™!



2008

Zumba Fitness® launched its third DVD collection with direct response industry leader, Guthy Renker. This time around, Zumba Fitness® has added exciting surprises like the Zumba® Toning Sticks and the Zumba® LIVE! Workout.

Check out youtube video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf0q6qtThF4

Zumba®: Ditch the Workout, Join the Party! The Zumba Weight Loss ProgramZumba®: Ditch the Workout, Join the Party! The Zumba Weight Loss Program


Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation System DVD Set.


Zumba Advanced: 60 Minute Workout Unlike Anything Else in the Fitness World

Want to stop smoking here's how-E cigrarettes

If you are looking for the best electronic cigarette or cigar or pipe for that matter you have come to the wrong place! What do I mean by that? Well, there isn’t one size that fits all or a best-all-around. It doesn’t exist.




If there was a superior model there wouldn’t be such a huge selection out there and there would only be 1 or 2 to choose from.



Thank god for so many choices because variety is the spice of life!



The first goal of this post is to discuss some of the things you may want to consider when deciding which best manufacturer and model to buy. The bottom line is you have to make a decision which is the best electronic cigarette for YOU.



The second goal of this post is to discuss what features I will be reviewing for each manufacturer and device and what I have decided as a scoring system for the reviews on this site. Maybe this rating system can help you decide if there is a “best” in each category.



So, lets get started..



Once you have decided to take the plunge and invest your dough there are 5 areas to consider:



•The model that suits you

•Components

◦Cartridges

◦Atomizers

◦Batteries & Chargers

•Construction / Quality

•Cost

•Style and Extra Features

Best Model for YOU



First, do you even want an electronic cigarette? Maybe a electric cigar or a pipe suits you better. Or, if you do want a cigarette style, do you want a ”pen-style” or a mini? The best electronic cigarette or cigar may be even one of the disposable styles that are now available.



Ratings will be based on comparisons to comparable models. For example: pen-styles will be compared to pen-styles, cigars will be compared to cigars and so on. It is important that comparisons are apples-to-apples!



The rating system for features that get a score will be as follows:




1.Poor

2.Below Average

3.Average

4.Above Average

5.Excellent

Components



This area includes the three main components of electronic cigarettes starting with the battery and charger. You may want to consider how many times they can be charged, how long they hold a charge and if the starter kit comes with an extra battery.



Also, most batteries have an orange lighted tip on the end that glows while taking a drag on the device to more accurately simulate smoking. Some manufacturers / models offer now offer other tip colors such as blue. You may wan to consider this as some bars do not want to confuse other people into lighting up a real cigarette.



Batteries and chargers will be rated 1-5 for things like number of charges, lenth of charge and recharge time. I will probably have another field that indicates if non-standard tip colors are offered.



Atomizer



This component heats the air from the drag to a high temperature that vaporizes the liquid nicotine solution upon contact.



Since these components get very hot at times the atomizers from some manufacturers and models have been known to fail. Watch out! In some cases you will be covered by a warrenty if this happens in the first year. Most manufacturers do not sale spares separately though so you may have to buy a new starter kit when it is not covered.



Atomizers will be rated 1-5 for things like being covered by warranty, replaceable, and failure prone.



Cartridges



Electric cigarette cartridges get used up and replaced as needed. They come in various flavors and nicotine concentrations ranging from 0mg to about 18mg per cartridge.



In addition to listing the number of flavors offered I will also rate cartridges overall 1-5 for a particular model based on total number of flavors offered, number of nicotine levels, and rate higher for offerings of zero nicotine and higher nicotine levels above 18mg.



Construction



Do the individual components fit well together producing a final product that is sturdy and comfortably solid in the hand? Better individual components will probably result in a higher score in this area. The 1-5 rating system will be used to score construction and determine which is the best.



Cost



Prices fluctuate but I will try to list and keep the price of starter kits and cartridges up to date.



I will also rate cost on the 1-5 scale based on value or bang-for-your buck. Lets face it, you get what you pay for, or at least you should. So the best electronic cigarette in this category will have high ratings in every other category but at a lower cost than expected.

The best device in this category will need to avoid problems like chronic atomizer failure, batteries that need replaced too frequently and high cartridge prices.



Style and other Features



The best electronic cigarette in terms of style and other features will be a matter of opinion and preference among e cig smokers. There will be some editorial in each review discussing things like this but other than that and reading comments posted to each review, this is an area where you will have to decide what is best for you once again.



Wrapping Up



While there may not be a best electronic cigarette all around there will be some models that excel in one or more categories I have listed here. Once you have figured out which features are most important to you based on your smoking habits then pic a few models with high scores in those areas. Then buy what’s best for YOU!
commerical below.



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X-Halers Smokeless Cigarette and CD Stop Smoking Program


Carrying Case for E-cigarette / Electronic Cigarette for Smoking Liberty Super, Njoy Npro, Smoking Everywhere Gold, Cloud9,& Smoke 51 Trio E-cigarette,fits Also the Original.RED Color

Carrying Case for E-cigarette / Electronic Cigarette for Smoking Liberty Super, Njoy Npro, Smoking Everywhere Gold, Cloud9,& Smoke 51 Trio E-cigarette,fits Also the Original.RED ColorSearch Amazon.com for electronic cigarette starter kit

Visol Triple Refined Butane Lighter Refill 3 Can Pack - Made in England

Red Carrying Case for The OK Cigarette

Game Of Life

    I have a friend and he expressed to me that his ex-wife continually does things to antagonize and provoke him. He could use some good advice. He stated that he went to pick up his son and his son came out the house with a very bad haircut. He asked his son where did he get his haircut which the son replied, "his step father". He then called his ex-wife and asked if her husband is a barber. She said no. He informed her that if his son needs a cut she can call him, he would pay for it and he would be happy to take him. She said ok. Two weeks later he goes to pick up his son and his hair looked equally as bad as before. Again his son stated his stepfather cut his hair.. He then calls the stepfather and tells him not to cut his sons hair. Long story short he did it again.
Same friend- enjoys watching his son play basketball. He expressed to me that he's anxious when he goes to the games. He always felt something  was going to happen, like he was going to argue with the stepfather or ex- wife. See they go to the games and were really loud and brought attention to themselves. He thought to himself- was it on purpose to catch his attention? He tried to ignore it but found it difficult at times. I felt it was all in his head until he told me that the stepfather decided to become his sons basketball coach. ouch!
Please Comment.
Diary of a Mad Ex-Housewife
Ex-Wives and Ex-Lives: Survival Guide for the Next Wife
Divorce Sucks: What to do when irreconcilable differences, lawyer fees, and your ex's Hollywood wife make you miserable (Sucks Series)
My Ex-Wife is Uglier than your Ex-Wife Long Sleeve T-shirt Large White
Ex-wife Voodoo Doll
My ex wife's ride is a broom! - funny decal / sticker

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - Birmingham 2010

Whitney Houston

Just when we thought Whitney was making a comeback she took the stage on Tuesday in Birmingham, England, and well. No comeback in her future. Rumors are circulating that she is still battling with drug addiciton and her divorce from Bob Brown,Her performance took a turn for the worse.

Who is nicki Minaj ?

Onika Maraj born December 8, 1984 know as Nicki Minaj is a female rapper from Southside Jamaica,Queens,New York. She grew up in a trouble home, with a father on drugs and a struggling single mother.
Despite her hectic environment,Minaj went on to graduate from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting. She worked as an administrative assistant, she dedicated all of her free time to pursuing a potential music career. Nicki Minaj started off singing. background vocals,to hooks for local rappers, Minaj wanted to "stand out" more than the average young singer and began writing rap music. starting out as the lone female in a group. (left group 2006) Nicki soon branched out and was noticed on Myspace by Dirty Money CEO Fendi, Who signed her and put her on the front of his label, and his "The Come Up" DVD.
Appearing on the carter edition of the DVD series, Minaj was noticed by rapper Lil Wayne who called Fendi to negotiate meeting Nicki. He was convinced by not only her different style or rapping but her ability to full on write her own material that she was perfect to be the face of his Young Money Label. The two collaborated on mixtapes styled remakes of tracks such as "Sunshine"," Big spender" and more recently a song entitled "higher than a kite" which uses T.I. "My Swag" beat.
In April of 2007, she released her first mixtape entitled "Playtime is Over". Where she posed as a Barbie doll on the cover. Lil Wayne appeared on the track " Can stop, wont stop. A year later, Nicki released her second mixed ch title "Sucka Free". Controversy hit Nicki when she paid tribute to rapper Lil Kim by posing with her legs spread for promotional posters. She describes it as something to pull people in. She was also featured in the July issue of the XXL Magazine.
Nicki Minaj boasts she started calling herself minaj because she started eating chicks with her vicious rap skills. pronounced "Menage".

Weather or not you know who she is. I guarantee you, your kids do.

April 15thTax Day Freebie-

April 15 is tax day but you can get all kinds of freebie and discounts.

Starbucks COFFEE

if you go to any Starbucks coffees shop on April 15Th with your own mug , you can get free brewed coffee. Usually , Starbucks offers a coffee discount. On tax day 2010 Starbucks is asking customer to make a pledge to use reusable cups rather than the paper.

Got your JAVA . Threes more freebies. Cinnabon is offering a 'TAX DAY BITES" special to the sting out of the tax day. From 6pm to 8pm . Cinnabon is offering a tax day freebie of two bites -sized cupcakes.

All MaggieMoo's gourment ice cream shops are offering a free slice of ice cream pizza on April 15th. ice cream with red frosting on white chocolate.

If your local mall has a Hydromassage store, it will offer a free massages as a tax day freebie. you must call a head for appointment.

At Boston Market , you can get " last minute tax break. by show in Boston Market coupon. between April 15 th - 18th. buy one plate , get another free. (Download coupon)

During the whole month of April IHOP is offering a free child's dinner of every adult meal purchased between 4pm and 10pm

Unless it's happy hour P.F. Chang's is offering a tax discount of 15% off your meal for dine in and take-out.

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Cookie Diet?

Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet

Background

Eating your cookies and lose weight? Sounds like a diet dream come true. Dr. Siegal's Diet plan is a program that helps you to lose weight while munching on his low-fat, high fiber and protein- filled cookies which are also specially-formulated to suppress appetite via its secret recipe of key ingredients. For more than 30 years. Dr. Siegal's has been preparing baking and distributing these cookies snacks to help people manage their weight loss goals. He stills continues to personally mixes every batch of his proprietary protein formula in his private bakery near his Miami clinic.

Here is how The Cookie Diet works. You eat six of these specially-formulated cookies during the day in addition to one meal eaten at the end of the day. Typical day is comprised of about 800 calories and 70 grams of carbohydrates. You can also eat the cookies in conjunction with another diet. In addition to cookies Dr. Siegal's also has a line of shakes and soups. By following this very low-calories diet plan you can expect to lose up to 15 pounds in one month. Dr. Siegal's cookies are available for purchase online, through professional resellers, drug stores, doctors.

On the face of it, the idea of a "cookie Diet" sounds a bit bizarre but enticing.
Dr.Siegel's Cookies are on par to meal replacement shakes that pack nutrition in a quantity controlled products.

Please leave comment on blog become a follower.

Dj lou is not recommending this product just keeping you inform. see Doctor before beginning any diet.

click on link below for video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLU9Lrva-A8

The New IPhone 4G

Release likely around June or July

lots of speculation is going around on the new iphone 4g- in HDverizon wireless is currently testing a CDMA version of the iphone 4g and Verizon confirms they are making network changes to bring the iphone to their network. The new iphone 4g is going to be loaded with new features like video chat, multi-tasking and extreme downloading. Just when you think there is nothing else to come up with,more and more technology comes out .

The iphone 4g could also have dual core processors and higher and powerful graphic chips that can deliver higher video resolutions and better still "images" when taking pictures.

There are a few networks working on building a 4g network. T-mobile would be a likely carrier since they are GSM already. Sprint has a 4G network already. ..AT&T and Verizon wireless are in the beginning stages . There are talks of Verizon wireless getting the iphone sometime in 2010 since the exclusive contract with AT&T expires, but it could be renewed until 2012 .Whether or not it will be up to them.

Iphone 4g looks promising in terms of sleek designs and hardware and multi-tasking software>

New features included

A new sleeker body design

OLED screen

Multi-tasking ( use multiple functions at once without going in and out of apps)

Chat camera( On front so you can have chat)

32G (basic) and 64G of memory, you're sure to never run out

Removable Battery

HI definition Camera, Camcorder, Audio,

Messaging light

True GPS built in

Dj Lou Top 5 Iphone Apps

1.Aroundme (Find anything in the area your located)

2.Live Poker(Great for beginners or pros)

3.Vwallpaper(video wallpaper and video ringtones

4.Facebook( easily navigate thru facebook)

5.Zombieville( You get to shoot zombies) fast pace game

Your comments are very helpful.

Salsa lessons and more

Where to go on Long Island

If your bored at home with nothing to do. Tired of holding up the walls when a salsa song plays? Dj Lou has the answers. NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!!!!

Here's where to go.

Alec Nguyen

Genny Bar

112 East Wheeler rd

Central Islip NY 11722

917 232-0699

Sundays from 8pm to 8:45pm Beginners and from 9pm -9:45pm intermediate

Fee: Only 5 dollars. No excuses

Cafe Havana Bar and Grill

944 West Jericho Turnpike

Smithtown Ny

631 670-0277

Wednesday

8PM FREE 1 HOUR SALSA LESSON!

Club 56 Fighter group restaurant

Route 110 at Republic Airport (between Conklin St and route 109)

Farmingdale, NY

EVERY TUESDAY

Fee: $16 includes buffet and dance lesson

Doors open at 7pm *Lesson is 7:45pm-11:30pm

(631) 694-8280

Mirelle's

170 Post ave

Westbury, NY

They teach Salsa, Tango on Tuesdays, And Hustle on Thursdays

Fee: $20 Includes Buffet

For more info please call (516) 338-4933

Anyone Can Learn!! All you need to do is GET OFF YOUR BUTT!!

If you don't have a partner, no problem!! one will be provided for you.

If you don't have a good time you have no one to blame but yourself.

MOSLEY VS. MAYWEATHER

May 1, 2010 Is the fight between

MOSLEY and MAYWEATHER

46-5-0 (39) 40-0-0 (25)

5'9" Height 5'8"

74" Reach 72"

38 Age 33

Yeah I know Mayweather talks alot of trash but so far hes able to back it up. This much we know. You might be saying to yourself hes never been tested. Does he have a chin? Well you would be right in thinking this but is Mosley the one to do it?..(NOT) Likely!! Its like Mayweather stated on the HBO special 24/7...Mosley is just another victim! As for Pac Man..well hes going to learn how to speak English that day...........OUCH! (his first words)!!!

Relationships

I have a friend( lets call him X) who is having problems with his live in girlfriend, who he happens to have two children with.. He calls and states" My girlfriend is driving my crazy she becomes very abusive and is beginning to jump in my face cursing me out". He never cheated on her so that's not what this arguments are about. He hesitates to leave because of his children. He's a good father and is willing to do anything to keep the peace. It's truly not a happy environment for them or the children. He suggest that he leave the house which he owns . Instead of paying child support he would pay the mortgage and he would find a place to live. What would you suggest he do? Need your comments