CHRISTINA

I care more for others than i do myself.....that quality definitely comes from my father.....I'm the kind of person that will sit and listen for hours on end when all you need is to talk to someone.Then if you'd like i would give you some advice....Hmm keeping things balanced....that would describe my Libra sign perfectly....I love to make friends everywhere i go.....I think the greatest feeling is when you make someone smile......my mom told me that when i small i would sit in the shopping cart and say hello to anyone and everyone!! People would smile and wave back!! She says I'm exactly the same person till this day.....Outgoing, Personable! I'm the kind of person that will always try something once.......I love to TRAVEL!!! Lets see I've been to Germany, Peru,Aruba, Bahamas, Mexico......almost all of U.S. just need 7 mores states.I think you get the jist of it!!.......My family is my life!!...... My Mom, my brother Howie, and my dog Gypsy and Shortie are close by in Bridgewater......Not too far away in New brunswick is my sister Andrea, my brother in law Chuck and my nephew Aidan. They are my life......I would do anything for all of them...... they all have a piece of my heart. Someone who has a big piece is my Daddy......he passed away on April 23rd, 2005. I love you always and forever......My dreams....I always since i was a child wanted to live in the city.....Manhattan of course!!!! I know i will it just takes time!! .....I want to open an adoption agency at one point in my life.......but way cleaner than the ones you see.....Well i can't tell you all my dreams now can I??? :) Description of me...... 5'6" .....Brown hair....Brown eyes.....German/Peruvian......Slim(as close as i can be).....since my family calls me Flaca....haha.....i guess thats enough enjoy!! :)................. ----------------------------------------------------------
How to make a Chris
Ingredients:
1 part friendliness
3 parts silliness
3 parts leadership
Method:
Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Add a little lustfulness if desired!
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Link for American Lung Association..... http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33484
If you quit right now……..

•Blood pressure would turn to normal 20 minute’s from now

•The level of deadly carbon monoxide in your blood stream would drop to normal 8 hours from now

•Your chance of having a heart attack will decrease 24 hours from now

•Shortness of breathe, Smokers cough, or Smokers sinuses will go away in 1 month from now

•Your lung function, the way you breathe will change no later than 3 months from now

•The cilia in your lungs, the little hairs that keep your lungs clean , will make a complete come back 9 months from now

•Your risk of heart disease will be half that of a smoker 1 year from now

•Your chance of having a stroke almost as low of that of a nonsmokers 5 years from now

•Your chance of death of Lung cancer will drop to half that of a smokers 10 years

SECOND HAND SMOKE

It only takes five minutes: Most people assume that they must be exposed to secondhand smoke for a long time before it can actually cause harm, but this is not true. According to the Centers for Disease Control , just five minutes of exposure stiffens the aorta as much as smoking a cigarette. Twenty minutes of exposure is equal to smoking a pack a day, for it activates blood platelets involved in the clotting process and increases the risk of heart attack. Thirty minutes of exposure causes stiffened, clogged arteries and compromises the blood’s ability to manage LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. And two hours of exposure can speed up the heart rate and reduce heart rate variability, increasing the chance of an irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) that can itself be fatal or trigger a heart attack. These health effects can take as long as 48 hours to reverse themselves. All of these effects increase the long-term risk of heart disease and the immediate risk of heart attack. A study from the University of California at San Francisco showed disturbing results as well: After being exposed to 15 cigarettes in a closed room for one hour, even healthy men experienced stiffness of the aortic arteries – some after only four minutes.