The story begins half way through last century, in a small village in the Putumayo department on the Peruvian border, where the journalists were sent to cover a story on the village’s yearly festival.

Arriving late in the afternoon, the adventurous duo was sniffing around for an interesting story to bring back to their editor, when they stumbled across a local artisan selling his wares. Among the ceramic pots and necklaces and hammocks and bags, a strange looking creature caught the journalists’ eye.

Looking closer, they noticed its swollen head, which looked like a crocodile’s, and its moth-like body as long as a man’s finger.

They asked the artisan what it was, but he didn’t know where it came from.

All he knew was that the insect was known as a machacha and that it was very dangerous. The artisan told of the machacas’s fatal bite, for which an unsuspecting victim had less than a day to find a cure.

And there was only one cure.

To abate the perils of death that the machaca’s lethal poison brought, the victim must make love within 12 hours. Spell-bound by the story, the journalists returned to the city to pitch it to their editor. And so the legend of the “La Machacha” was born.

When the story broke the consequences were instantaneous. Colombia immediately suffered an epidemic of machaca bites. There were even reports of a group of monks being bitten. They stoically vowed to die before seeking the cure.

Unfortunately though, it is Colombia Report’s sad duty today to inform its public that the deadly love bug is (allegedly) a harmless fulgorid - a Latin American “planthopper.”

And yet this revelation should be tinged with joy because its now clear the love-bug’s bite has not sentenced any Colombians to death, even if it has sent many to their marriage.

Sitting under a parasol or sun shade does not cut out all the harmful UV sun rays that we are told will kill us all if exposed too long. What a surprise? What on earth has happened to common sense. Skin cancer is a terrible thing but gentle and careful exposure to the sun is good for most people . It’s all about being sensible. Of course the dear little harmful uv rays will find their way under a parasol but if in moderation then thats fine. Lets not get obsessed about these things and lets not spend hundreds of thousand pounds on useless surveys that tell us what our mothers and grandmothers have known about for ever

At lunchtime, she asked him if he would like something. “How about a bowl of soup, homemade muffins, or a cheese sandwich?” He declines. “The Viagra,” he says, “really trashes my desire for food.”

Come dinnertime, she asks if he wants anything to eat. “Would you like a juicy rib eye steak and some scrumptious apple pie? Or maybe a rotisserie chicken or tasty stir fry?” He declines again. “No,” he says, “it’s got to be the Viagra. I’m still not hungry.”

“Well,” she says, “Would you mind letting me get up and get dressed? I’m starving.”

Heart Attacks And Drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but
about Heart Attacks . The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not
cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It feels
nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify
the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once
this ’sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the
intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this
will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water
after a meal.

French fries and Burgers are the biggest enemy of heart health.
A coke after that gives more power to this demon.
Avoid them for your Heart’s Health

Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack…
A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack
symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line .
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in
the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let’s be careful and be aware. The more
we know, the better chance we could survive.
A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you
can be sure that we’ll save at least one life. Read this & Send to a friend. It
could save a life… So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your
friends you care about.
I JUST DID

Yin Li, Vice- Health Minister said at a working conference on the social security and stability that as incidents caused by mental patients in some areas are becoming more and more serious, the nation needs to beef up its medical services as well as management work of mental patients by setting up another 550 psychiatric hospitals and related departments in general hospitals in next two years.

Management of patients, establishment of psychiatric hospitals, guarantee of patients’ fees and mental health services remain the key priorities in preventing and treating mental illnesses.

At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in Mogadishu last Sunday as Somalia’s main Islamist group, Al Shabaab, attempted to blow up the country’s parliament.

The Islamists had fired mortars from the Somali capital’s main Bakara market, targeting parliament buildings where legislators were discussing a vote of no confidence on the country’s interim government. The attack missed its target, and African Union troops battled the fighters to derail them and prevent further loss of life.

Somalia has remained unstable and lawless since its last functioning government was overthrown by clan warlords in 1991

Comment …this report reminds us that the world has not really changed that much in the last 350 years
The only difference is that here in the UK we celebrate the attempted coup !!!

Its good that nothing changes in this sad old world.