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411 MMA Interviews: Phil Baroni
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411's Jon Butterfield sat down with 'The New York Badass' Phil Baroni for an exclusive interview ahead of his fight with Hayato 'Mach' Sakurai! Find out what fighting at DREAM 18 & GLORY 4 means for Phil, what he thinks of tactical chess matches, and what he plans on doing to Sakurai!
As part of 411mania's continued promotion of MMA the world over,
Jon Butterfield
interviewed another of the stars of the forthcoming New Year's Eve, 2012 show from
GLORY Sports International
Dream 18 & Glory 4 Special 2012
. Live from the Saitama Super Arena and featuring a 16-man kickboxing tournament that boasts names such as Semmy Schilt, Sergei Kharitonov, Gokhan Saki, Remy Bojansky, Erol Zimmerman and Peter Aerts, this is a must see event for fans of all the fighting arts. From an MMA standpoint, we can expect the following mouth-watering bouts:
Lightweight Bout:
Shinya Aoki vs Antonio McKee
Featherweight Bout:
Hiroyuki Takaya vs Georgi Karakhanyan
Featherweight Bout:
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Michihiro Omigawa
Lightweight Bout:
Satoru Kitaoka vs Will Brooks
Welterweight Bout:
Phil Baroni vs Hayato Sakurai
Bantamweight Bout:
Bibiano Fernandes vs Yoshiro Maeda
Middleweight Bout:
Melvin Manhoef vs Denis Kang
Light Heavyweight Bout:
Luiz Cane vs Kazuhiro Nakamura
This time, 'The New York Badass'
Phil Baroni
sat down with Jon Butterfield for an exclusive interview! A twelve year veteran, the ultra-aggressive Baroni has had memorable tussles with such fighters as Matt Lindland, Evan Tanner, Frank Shamrock and more – and he had in outstanding 4-2 record in PRIDE FC! Baroni's seen it all, much like his opponent for the New Year's Eve show, Hayato 'Mach' Sakurai!
Here's how that interview went down:
How big of an opportunity is it for you to fight on the New Year's Eve card for DREAM and GLORY?
I mean obviously I've had big fights my entire career, and it was just a matter of time before I fought in Japan on New Year's. It's always a huge card, and it was just a matter of time – I always thought I would fight there, and I get to do that now before my career ends. So more than 'what a great opportunity', [I think] it's about time!
Yeah, fair enough. You've also fought in Asia numerous times – in Japan for PRIDE, in the Philippines and Singapore for One FC, is there a reason you keep going back for more?
Well I always do good there, (laughs), and I think the fans appreciate me and my fighting style, and I enjoy fighting there and they always seem to make me a good offer.
Arguably the best spell of your career was in PRIDE, and you seem to do very well in Asia – you are a very aggressive fighter, do the rules in Japan and Asia suit you better than perhaps in the United States?
Yeah I definitely like the rules better in Asia, and I feel they're more suited to my style. I think the rules contribute to me doing better there.
You posted wins over people like Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryo Chonan and Yuki Kondo, and these wins have cemented your reputation in Japan as one of the most feared strikers at 170 lbs – how confident are you of adding Hayato Sakurai to your résumé?
I feel real confident, I wouldn't be getting on the plane and flying to Japan if I wasn't going in to win the fight; if I thought I was gonna get beat up I'd stay home, you know, and have New Year's here in America, maybe in Las Vegas. So obviously I'm pretty confident, I never go into a fight thinking I might not win. Whenever I start thinking I'm not going to win, I'm not going to go into the fight. I'm confident in my training and feel I'm going to win this fight. I'm going to win.
Are you going specifically to win by knock out again, or any way you can take it?
All my wins come by knock out – I'm going to fight to the finish. Most likely I'll win by knock out.
Now you've also got an unbeaten record in kickboxing, is that correct?
Yeah I did kickboxing before I got into MMA, when I was a kid though. I've been training a lot more kickboxing as of late, I've been training a lot more muay thai kickboxing.
Sure, and who have you been training with, have you been training with any big names in particular in that aspect?
No, I'm just training at AKA in San Jose, I have a good Thai boxing coach [there].
Would you consider, perhaps, fighting on the GLORY portion in future with this being a split card?
Well, you know, money talks! They put down the right money, they'll have a fight! But my strength is mixed martial arts, I'm not a kickboxer, so I'd definitely be going in there at a disadvantage.
You had your second MMA fight in the UFC at UFC 30 – that's over eleven years ago now, which makes you a true veteran of the sport and a ZUFFA original – with this storied career behind you, you're not taking up commentary as well. Is that a natural progression for you going forward?
Yeah, I would like to do commentary but all the guys in the UFC right now are getting the gigs on Fox, and [it's] Spike for [the] Bellator [fighters]. It's hard. You know, back in the day I was one of the few guys who could talk behind the camera, now there's a ton of guys that can do it. There's a lot more guys out there with big names. It's going to hard be hard to break into that, but yeah, of course I'd love to transition into that, and hopefully I do some day, but it's real hard [when] there's a lot of guys who can do [commentary].
Yeah, fair point – that aside, though, this will be your third fight in 2012, it doesn't seem to me like you're slowing down any time soon.
Well I'm actually trying to pick it up, be a lot more active, I had a bit of a dry spell in my career where I wasn't as busy as I should have been and I regret it and I wanna get the most I can out of my body right now. I'm going to be 37 and I want to get as many fights as possible, so as long as I'm healthy I'm going to stay busy.
So how long do you want to stay fighting for, if you could put an estimate on it, what would you say?
You know there's no expiration date on this package (laughs), I'm going to keep, I said it before, riding this bitch 'til the wheels fall off. I'm not sure what I'm going to do when I'm done – you mentioned the commentating and stuff, but that's really hard to break in to, I'd love to do it, but right now I've got bills to pay and I've got to fight. I've got to fight.
Last time out you recorded a quick stoppage of Rodrigo Ribeiro with the 'Baroni barrage' so to speak, is it the same plan going in to this fight with Sakurai, or is it going to be more of a tactical chess match maybe?
Fuck the tactical chess match, that doesn't work for me, I've tried that approach and I came up short. It's bombs away, man, I'm just going to go for it, I'm going to try and get him out of there quick!
Awesome! Hayato has only fought twice in the last two years, both New Year's Eve specials in Japan – bearing in mind the number of times he's fought in the Saitama Super Arena as well as for the Japanese promotions, do you feel like you're going into his back yard here, and does that concern you at all?
I mean yeah I'm going in to his back yard, I'm going into his country and he'll have a lot of fans behind him, but I think I'll have some fans that remember me as well, hopefully, and it's a good fight [for the fans]. This is where I am right now in my career. I'm kind of a journeyman, but I'm going to look to spoil the New Year's Eve party for Sakurai and come away with a big win and [then] rack up a couple of wins [after]. This should be a big one for me, and he's had some time off but I expect him to come prepared for me. I don't expect him to come in out of shape, if he does, that's going to be real bad for him. Everybody I fight always comes in good shape for me because they know what could happen if they slip up, so I expect him to be at his best. If he's not, if he comes in fat and soft, it's going to be bad for him!
Definitely! And like you say, I would expect the Japanese fans to be behind you as well, they are a respectful audience. Is that part of the attraction to going there again?
That's what I like about fighting in Asia, the fans seem to like me, especially in Japan, I fought really hard and won them over and it was a great experience. The fans seem to like me and I like to fight where the fans are rooting for me. It's nice to be cheered and not be booed, and I hope to go out there and win them over again. I also hope that GLORY is successful with this MMA thing and the kickboxing, and I can pick up where I left off over there in PRIDE in Japan. It would be nice.
What do you think of the 'New York Badass' actually getting a fight during your career in New York City?
Who knows, I've always kept good relations with Dana White and if the UFC ever comes to New York and I'm winning fights overseas, I'm sure I'd be on the list as a New York guy on the card. Me, maybe Matt Serra, there's a couple of us New York guys. I'd love to fight in New York. I've love to fight in Madison Square Garden, it'd be great.
Thank you very much for speaking to us, before we go, do you have anyone to thank?
I've got to thank my teammates at AKA for the hard training and support, also Future Legend my sponsor who've been sponsoring me overseas, and also my wife for putting up with my temper tantrums as I'm losing weight and getting ready for this fight, and have the happiest holidays!
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Do Public Health Interventions Crowd Out Private Health Investments? Malaria Control Policies in Eritrea
AbstractIt is often argued that engaging in indoor residual spraying (IRS) in areas with high coverage of mosquito bed nets may discourage net ownership and use. This is just a case of a public program inducing perverse incentives. We analyze new data from a randomized control trial conducted in Eritrea which surprisingly shows the opposite: IRS encouraged net acquisition and use. Our evidence points to the role of imperfect information. The introduction of IRS may have made the problem of malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an increase in private health investments.
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Arkansas Head Football Coach Bret Bielema has had a few surprises since taking the job, and he says they have been good ones.
Arkansas Head Football Coach Bret Bielema has had a few surprises since taking the job, and he says they have been good ones.
The new head football coach at the University of Arkansas will be in Texarkana this Wednesday April 17th.
The Texarkana Area Razorback Club Event scheduled for tonight has been re-scheduled to next week due to weather concerns.
The NFL announced today that the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins will kick off pre-season football later this summer.
A University of Oklahoma official confirms that a former star Quarterback for the Sooners was killed in a plane crash in Indiana.
Wednesday February 6th is National Signing Day for high school athletes who wish to continue playing sports on the collegiate level.
The Baltimore Ravens victory over the San Francisco 49ers brings down the curtain on another season of football.
I saw this 2013 Super Bowl ad and there was only one name I could think of for the baby Clydesdale... "CLETUS".
This Super Bowl ad is already getting people talking. It was shown online earlier this week and a lot of people find it offensive and racist.
Doritos has been doing a 'Crash The Superbowl' contest for the last seven years giving amateur ad-makers a chance to compete for their 30 second spots for the tortilla chips to be played during the big game. These are the finalists.
In a pre-game report from the Cotton Bowl, a DFW news reporter ran into some Johnny Football fans, that may have stopped at a tailgate or three before stumbling upon his live broadcast outside of Cowboy Stadium.
The Daingerfield Tigers and the Gilmer Buckeyes are in familiar territory as they are both playing for state championships in football this Friday.


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Bright Light PR is a growing fashion PR agency based in London. We are looking for a hands-on, creative and motivated Account Manager (Digital & Consumer) to lead the online and digital media activity across a selection of fashion and lifestyle brands. This is a mixed consumer & digital PR position, so the candidate will understand how both traditional and digital PR methods can be integrated to deliver engaging and influential campaigns.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The condition of the more than 300 bridges in San Diego that span roads, canyons and waterways is generally adequate, with repairs underway on five that required some work, according to a report delivered Wednesday to the City Council's Infrastructure Committee.
The bridges are subject to a mix of responsibilities between the city and Caltrans over inspection, maintenance and repairs, depending on their type. Policies also vary between the jurisdictions on how often different types of spans are to be inspected.
Two vehicle bridges have poor sufficiency ratings -- the Georgia Street Bridge over University Avenue and the Laurel Street Bridge over state Route 163 -- with repairs underway on both, according to the report.
Work to repair or replace the El Camino Real Bridge over the San Dieguito River, the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge over the San Diego River and the Voltaire Street Bridge is also underway, the report says.
Another 37 spans require some patching up, but their basic structures were found to be satisfactory or good. An extra nine are functionally obsolete, meaning the structures are okay but deck geometry, clearance or roadway approaches no longer meet current standards.
Most of the pedestrian and bicycle bridges in the city are rated as being in good shape.
"The up note is that the city's bridges -- those that are Caltrans-responsible and the bridges for which (the city) is responsible, are in relatively good shape," said James Nagelvoort, the city's assistant director of Public Works. "We're not in crisis mode today. The only word of caution I have is as these things get older, they are very expensive."
The staff report said the average age of San Diego's bridges is 41.
Nagelvoort said city staff is working to develop and find funding for a formal, regular inspection process.
The condition of bridges around the U.S. are often highlighted in national debates over infrastructure.
Last May, a bridge collapsed on Interstate 5 in Washington state after it was struck by an oversized truck. Three people were injured. More than six years ago, a span of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people.
The 2013 Report Card of America's Infrastructure gave the overall condition of the nation's bridges a C-plus, with one in nine being structurally deficient. The report is put out by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
In California, 12 percent of the nearly 25,000 bridges were considered structurally deficient, according to the ASCE study.


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Plans for the "Make Some Noise" summer concert series are well underway. This will be an exciting summer with a great mix of Headliners. Each week will bring a little different flavor of music - Classic Rock, Blues, Soul, Salsa and a few in between!. These bands will be announced in a few weeks as the I's are dotted and the T's are crossed so be sure to check back for the line-up.
The music committee is pairing up emerging artists and young artists with styles complimentary to each headliner – who knows maybe we will even see some ad hoc jamming between the two!. The opening bands will play for about 25 minutes and the Headliners will come center stage and play for the remainder of the evening.
Concerts will start promptly at 6pm so be sure to bring your picnic supper and enjoy the music.
Most of our performers are from Haverhill and we are tapping the resources of several local music schools and local independent instructors for our young talent. There is so much amazing talent in this city by the river it is challenging to make the selections. See you this summer!
This concert series is funded in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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LAS VEGAS - A low credit score may no longer get in the way of buying a home. One of the country's leading lenders is easing some of its mortgage loan qualifications and getting back into the subprime market.
Wells Fargo will sign off on government-backed home loans if you have a credit score of at least 600. The bank dropped its minimum credit requirement by 40 points.
This is a big move for the corporate giant. Wells Fargo is trying to make up for its overall revenue losses by getting back into the subprime market.
Wells Fargo representatives say lowering credit standards will not lead to another housing crisis. They say new laws are in place to prevent irresponsible borrowing and lending. Some of those laws require extensive background checks that go beyond credit scores.
"It's about balancing, again, access to credit with responsible lending. All these loan applications are fully underwritten and documented, and borrowers must demonstrate ability to repay their loans," said Tom Goyda with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
Wells Fargo is the only major bank easing its mortgage loan requirements, but several smaller banks in Las Vegas are doing business with customers who have credit scores as low as 580, which is the minimum requirement under Federal Housing Authority regulations.
Nevada Mortgage Bankers Association President Jon Copeland says lenders look at several factors when considering a loan, including job history and income.
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Copeland says lowering credit score qualifications will help people in Las Vegas. Our city was one of the hardest hit during the housing crisis. A first-time home buyer now may have a better opportunity to get inside a home with a 15-year fixed rate, 30-year fixed rate or adjustable rate home loan.
The latest numbers by the Federal Reserve show more people are taking out mortgage loans. In the last quarter of 2013, mortgage debt increased by $16 billion from 2012.
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The following attachments are required for each of the form:
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As we all are aware that for Assessment Year 2013-14 and onwards various audit reports under section 10(23C), section 10, section 10A, section 12A, section 44AB, section 80-IA, section 80-IB, section 80-IC, section 80-ID, section 80JJA, section 80LA, section 92E or section 115JB of Income Tax Act, 1961 are required to be filed electronically.
What are the attachments required to be submitted?
Instructions given for attachments:
There seems to be some ambiguity in specifying the format and size limit of attachments.
Now, the point of ambiguity is with respect of:
What is the right format for a valid attachment?
Till the time a clarification is made by the Income Tax Department , in my opinion the following formats could qualify to be used for attachments:
Let us remember that as per Information Technology Act, 2000, any document which has been digitally signed has the same legal validity as physically signed document, provided it has been signed via a Digital Signature Certificate issued by a licensed Certifying Authority. The very preamble of the Act together with section together with its sections makes it very clear.
1. Attachment in MS Word or MS Excel formats signed digitally and zipped
Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Excel 2007 both do have abilities to add digital signatures to it. However the zip format as
2. Attachment in PDF formats signed digitally.
In view of the provisions of Information Technology Act as described above and acceptability of pdf format as per instructions give,
Note that one should not attempt to convert digitally signed MS Word 2007 or MS Excel 2007 into pdf formats. The converted pdf
Instead, Adobe Acrobat software should be used to edit any converted pdf files to add signature to it. It should be noted that that
Adobe Acrobat Standard XI software which is priced at Rs. 20638/- can be used to add digital signatures to any pdf file. The price
3. Attachment of scanned documents not signed digitally
This is another but cumbersome method that can be used to scan the images of the physically sign documents with minimum 300
To many, this is the only valid way for uploading the attachments.
4. Attachment of unsigned PDF documents with Sd/- marking
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New staff at Texas. An evaluation change at Texas began with Muschamp on defense and, to a much lesser extent Applewhite's lobbying as a junior member of the offensive staff, but now we boast an entire staff more willing to work to find - and define correctly - desired player attributes. Previous staffs didn't and Texas fans believed the hype when pay-sites, in pandering complicity, pared the known universe of good players in-state to Players Texas Is Interested In. Before that, OU was getting a lot of the players that they wanted that we didn't particularly value. Probably at TCU's expense. Specifically, this staff now evaluates OL and Athlete ballas much differently than previous regimes.
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4:00pm Friday 1st April 2011 in News By Patrick Gough
CALLING all music fans. There's a new local festival to put in your diary this summer.
Upbeat at Upton is a three-day music festival to be held at Upton Country Park over the August Bank Holiday and organised by Poole music venue Mr Kyps and Big Bear Events in association with the Daily Echo.
Irish songstress Imelda May has already been announced as one of the headliners and and other major acts will follow.
Taking place over August 27, 28 and 29 the festival has the support of the Borough of Poole's leisure services and plans are well underway to produce a fantastic line up for the three day event.
Upbeat at Upton will feature a Legends Party Night on August 27 featuring a line up of tribute acts that will whet the appetites for followers of all musical tastes.
On the Sunday there will be a Festival Day culminating in a major act. Full details of the line-ups will be released over the coming weeks in the Daily Echo.
On the Monday, August 29, there will be a Family Fun Day that will include the involvement of Lazy Town Sports Club powered by FitKid, who will be bringing children's favourite character Sportacus to the Upton Country Park with an all action show to keep the children enthralled.
Fitkid will also be organising a Children's Fun Run as part of the day's entertainment mingled in with an array of live music from Mr Kyps.
The Fun Day event will be free to the general public. The Friends of Upton Country Park will still be holding their annual Summer Craft Show in Upton House on Sunday, August 28 and Monday 29 from 10am to 4.30pm.
Upbeat at Upton will be one of the biggest musical events to be held on the South Coast and full details and ticket prices will be released shortly via the Daily Echo.
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These pics of Rosario Dawson, courtesy of Caught On Set, were snapped in London earlier this week on the set of Danny Boyle's upcoming art heist thriller Trance.
Dawson plays the lead in the film which centers around an assistant (played by James McCavoy) "at an auction house masterminds [an art] heist and teams up with a gang of thieves, but suffers a blow to the head and wakes up with amnesia. He is the only one who knows where the painting's location is and after his continued failure to remember, the gang begins to suspect duplicity on his part and hire a female hypnotist to get into his brain."
The film, set to be released early 2013, also stars Vincent Cassel. There's a couple more pics after the break.
JMac | October 22, 2011 2:06 AM
She has said she's black, Puerto Rican, and whatever. Most people acknowledge her blackness. I wouldn't call that hiding her race. She played the black chick in Josie and the Pussycats - which is the first time I noticed her (saw He Got Game later).
Vin Diesel is another matter entirely.
Nia | October 21, 2011 3:39 AM
@JLa I thought Rasario was black or Afro-Cuban...
Vincent Cassel is one of my favorite current actors can't wait to hear more.
JLa | October 21, 2011 2:05 AM
If I decide to bind my breasts and take on male roles, are you going to continue calling me a female? It's obvious I would like to be thought of as a man.
She has only been featured in Latino mags, only referred to her Latin roots and only taken Latin or racially ambiguous roles. Let her be Latino. I don't know why black people force anyone out of the closet. Just stop giving them publicity as well. Same with Vin Diesel, why feature him?
ScallywagsAnonymous | October 20, 2011 11:55 AM
Interesting premise. The loot must be of priceless worth into the late hundred millions, for 'the gang' to suspect 'duplicity' in McEvoy? Also, interesting connect that Cassel stars...as one of le thiefs??? Night Fox a la Ocean's Twelve?
JLa | October 20, 2011 11:04 AM
NOT claiming to be black! Why the profile?


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The event kicked off in the school's cafeteria where Learwood's string orchestra performed a host of songs while peers served the vets.
Following, veterans moved to the auditorium where the American Legion Post 211 Honor Guard opened the ceremonies. Chaplain Jake Lundy led the group in prayer and assistant principal Brad Cocco offered welcoming comments.
"I'm not a veteran, but I've benefitted from the men and women who have served," Cocco said.
Joe Benedict, the president of Honor Flight Cleveland invited veterans, especially World War II vets to enjoy the free "honor flights" from Cleveland to Baltimore, where veterans spend a day visiting war memorials.
Learwood students Clare Cantleberry, Caleb Orr, Molly Forrey, Helen Killius and Alex Melone read their Patriot's Pen Essays on What I Would Tell America's Founding Fathers.
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"They chose to do what was right, and not what was easy," Orr said, before noting his grandfather died in WWII.
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October 3, 2013 at 4:54 pm , by Bethany Cianciolo
Everyone has memories of their first love—the moment you first made eye contact with your high-school sweetheart in the hall, or when he finally leaned in for that first kiss. Remember how it made your heart race, and it felt like you might burst from excitement?
Of course you do. But you probably haven't given much thought to how your heartbeat actually works, or how important your heart's powerful electrical system is to the rest of your health. After all, you don't have to ask your heart to beat. It just does it.
Here's how it works: Your pulse starts in a node in the right atrium of your heart, causing it to contract. Then, through a pathway of fibers that acts like a wire, the pulse spreads to the bottom chambers of your heart, which prompts the left ventricle to contract and send oxygen-rich blood throughout your body, explains cardiologist Hugh Calkins, M.D., president of the Heart Rhythm Society.
It's normal for your heartbeat to change during exercise, as you sleep or in the presence of a special someone, of course. But there are times when a change in your heartbeat can mean something's wrong. Last week we sat down with Dr. Calkins to get the scoop on some heart-rhythm problems you should know about.
Falling For It
If you've ever passed out before, you know how scary it can be. Fainting happens when your heartbeat slows down too much, making it hard for blood to reach your brain. It can be triggered by intense emotions or fear (that's why seeing blood can make you pass out), but dehydration or getting too hot can also do it. Women are much more prone to fainting than men, and it tends to run in families. While most of the time passing out is harmless, it's important to talk to your doctor about it because it can be a sign of other serious heart troubles, says Dr. Calkins. Plus, your doctor can give you strategies to recognize when an episode is coming on so you can try to prevent it.
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A super-fast heartbeat that comes on suddenly (when you're not in a Zumba class or something) can be a heart-rhythm problem called paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia or PSVT. There are different types of PSVT, but for most people it happens because they have an extra pathway for electricity to travel between the two nodes, which allows the pulse to circle back and make the heart beat faster than normal. "It's basically a short-circuit," says Dr. Calkins. Almost two-thirds of people with PSVT are women, and it's often misdiagnosed as an anxiety attack at first. Sometimes exercise or bending over triggers it, but just as often your heart starts racing for no reason at all. Unless you have another heart condition, you may not need treatment, but you should see your doctor or a cardiologist for a full checkup.
Getting Mixed Signals
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart-rhythm disorder, and one of the most serious because it increases your risk for stroke. It's caused by faulty signaling in the nodes in your heart, which leads to an irregular and rapid heartbeat. This makes the upper chambers of your heart quiver rapidly, which can make you feel light-headed or cause shortness of breath. Risk factors include a family history of A-fib, obesity and high blood pressure. While A-fib is more common in men, your risk increases as you age. Tell your doctor about any weird changes in your heartbeat. Symptoms can come and go, but A-fib is much easier to treat with medication if you catch it early.
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Lady in Red: A Symbol of Hope
September 14, 2011 at 4:49 pm , by Julie Bain
Last night our new LHJ editorial intern Carisa McLaughlin headed downtown to meet some ladies in red gathered to empower women to put their health first. Here's her report:
The American Heart Association's campaign Go Red For Women, along with actress Elizabeth Banks, created a film entitled Just a Little Heart Attack in order to warn women that heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women.
At the premiere event, there were six courageous women who spoke about their firsthand experiences with heart disease. They varied in age and race and all had unique and touching anecdotes to share. I couldn't believe one woman's story. Only 40 years old, she was in the middle of what she said was the best date she'd had in a long time when she thought she was having first-date jitters. Turned out, though, she was actually having a stroke! Yes, it happens. All the special guests there, including Elizabeth Banks (who has a family history of heart disease), expressed how they've made it their mission to share what they've learned about heart disease with at least five other women. Pass it on!
In the short film directed by and starring Banks, we get a glimpse of a mother's typical morning ritual—getting ready for work while also rounding up her kids for school and helping out her husband. But the day quickly turns sour as she's faced with a frightening situation. You can watch Banks' surprisingly funny film below. But remember that heart disease is no joke.
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News: Gunplay On Rick Ross' MMG Empire, "I've Been Famous For A Long Time, So I'm Not Big On Being Jealous"
Tuesday, Jun 7, 2011 5:11PM
Triple C's Gunplay has provided his take on Rick Ross raising their brand up a notch by expanding Maybach Music Group with the addition of rappers like Wale and Meek Mill.
Asked for his reaction to the new empire, Gunplay said jealously does not even cross his mind.
"I've been famous a long time, so I'm not really big on being jealous," Gun explained in an interview. "If they shinin', they shinin'. They're excellent artists. They got a fanbase, so for Ross to put them out in the forefront, I like that. I hope he wouldn't put nobody wack in the forefront. So shoutout to Meek Mill, Wale, Pill. They getting' it in. Talented artists...I don't question Ross' business moves. I just go with the flow, 'cause at the end of the day, he is for the team. So whatever is benefiting the team, I'm with. So if that means doing things to Make Maybach Music better, then I'm cool." (VIBE)
A couple weeks ago, Ross defended his decision to bring Maybach Music Group to Warner Bros.
"You know, as a boss you gotta make certain things happen and that's what I was able to do," Ross explained in an interview. "Me, as a solo artist, we're still at Def Jam Records, I have another album or two [to release due to contractual obligation]. But me being an executive, me being a boss, Maybach Music, I had an opportunity to sow my royal oats. We needed a situation that understood that we could make music at a much quicker rate than a lot of people do. And I wanted to put out music at that same rate. I think it's obviously, since we closed the deal, maybe a little more than two months later, here we are today, Self Made in stores. It's constant meetings and discussions and attorney hours. I got great relationships over at Def Jam, so I was pretty much getting my words across. It basically just came down to what was best for Maybach Music and Warner." (RapFix)
Maybach Music's Warner Bros. debut landed on the sales chart last week.
Maybach Music Group's Self Made compilation also debuted on the chart at No. 5. With a week under their belts, the new disc has sold 58,900 copies in its first week on store shelves (SOHH Sales Wrap)
In May, MMG's Wale described the different approach he now takes to music since joining Ross' team.
"I never knew how to get lost in music. I never knew how to just wake up, smoke a J, and play music all day," Wale explained when asked what he has learned from Ross. "I do that now. When I recorded [my 2009 debut] Attention Deficit, I treated the studio like it was a 9-5. I walked in there with my briefcase--which was my book bag--with my music, some energy drinks, and some weed. I come in at 11 and I clocked out at five no matter what I got done. Now, there's times where I left the studio at nine in the morning after I went in at six the night before." (Complex)
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The art of beautiful skin
There are women who eat everything in the world, apply anything on their faces and still don't get a pimple. And then there are women like us. Even looking at a chocolate milkshake or a plate of fries gives me acne and pimples. Following a healthy skin care routine can help you get flawless skin. Apart from what you eat, the products used on the skin really matter. Choose a product that suits your skin type. If you have sensitive skin, opt for fragrance-free products and ones tested for allergy.
Healthy skin care routine
A healthy skin care routine is not about applying face wash twice a day. Especially as you age, toning and moisturizing are essential. Products with free radical fighters combat the signs of aging. Products from Clarisonic pro make the skin younger and smoother. The cleanser helps in easier absorption of other products. Applying this range twice a day helps to
- Reduce oily areas
- Get rid of dry skin patches and blemishes
- Decrease appearance of visible pores
- Combat signs of aging like fine lines and wrinkles
Internal care
Essential nutrients like vitamins help you get beautiful skin. If your diet does not provide your daily nutritional requirements, you can have supplements like Dedicated Woman Beautiful Skin capsules. Its ingredients include free radical fighters and other vital nutrients to help you get clear and glowing skin.
Use mineral based makeup like MAC mineralize blush duo instead of ones that are made of harsh chemicals. The natural minerals in makeup will help you get beautiful skin, with its effects lasting even after you wash your face.


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Every one of the problems in your life—weaknesses, shortcomings, personality flaws, emotional conflict—all stem from what Gregory Dickow calls a "father fracture." read more
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Two-thirds of automotive executives believe the recent industry restructuring did not go far enough in addressing fundamental structural weaknesses, according to a new Booz & Co. report, which identifies lessons to help OEMs and suppliers improve their chances of future success.
The U.S. EPA awarded grants today to six college teams across the country who participated in the 7th annual EPA People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) award competition, which was part of the 2011 EPA Earth Day celebration event held April 16-17. Entries from 55 teams were judged by a panel of national experts, organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, on their project's innovation and technical merit as well as its connection to sustainability in terms of people, prosperity and the planet. Read more
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First thing is first, I'm a mom but only to a cute little dog named Gabby.
So, when I see a mom openly breastfeeding in public, I do cringe a little truly. While I understand it is part of the job that goes with motherhood, I ask, does it have to be done so openly?
I guess being modest goes out the window. Personally, I'd have a hard time providing the little one with nourishment smack dab in open public. I would undoubtedly head to a private area if I had to make an open offering. Pardon the language.
Apparently, many moms across the country say they don't feel the way I do. It's more of a, "heck yeah, let me breastfeed in open public and in a store if I so choose," attitude.
Making news this week are the thousands of women across the US who have been responding to an incident that happened in Texas where Target employees advised a customer to move to the changing rooms to breastfeed her child. As a result, mothers nationwide have organized "nurse-ins" at local Target stores where they gather to openly breastfeed their babies.
The original mom from Texas is Michelle Hickman of Houston, who was instructed to move to the changing rooms when she tried to breastfeed her 5-month-old son Noah at her local Target store, reported sister Patch site,
The next day Hickman called Target's corporate headquarters and was told by guest relations, "just because it's a woman's legal right to nurse a baby in public doesn't mean she should walk around the store flaunting it," according to a story on Time.com, reported Wheaton-Md.Patch.com.
This sparked a response on Facebook that spread quickly, and soon nurse-in groups popped up across the country.
In California, the CA Civil Code 43.3 states: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mother may breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, except the private home or residence of another, where the mother and the child are otherwise authorized to be present."
To date there has not been an apology issued on Target's corporate website.
The Wheaton-Md Patch added that, "The Huffington Post.com reports that Target has been accused of threatening breastfeeding moms in the past—once in Minneapolis in 2006 and once in Michigan in 2009."
Following the 2006 incident, Target released this statement:
Target has a long-standing practice that supports breastfeeding in our stores. We apologize for any inconvenience the guest experienced and will take this opportunity to reaffirm this commitment with our team members. For guests in our stores, we support the use of fitting rooms for women who wish to breastfeed their babies, even if others are waiting to use the fitting rooms. In addition, guests who choose to breastfeed discreetly in more public areas of the store are welcome to do so without being made to feel uncomfortable.
In Laguna Niguel, we don't have a Target; the nearest location is in Aliso Viejo. I'm curious if residents are for or against these nurse-in demonstrations?
Vote in our poll.
P.S.: It's a lot less complicated feeding a dog, I put a bowl of water down and I'm done.


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Im Not Your Customer of the FutureI Am Your Customer Today
Insurance Experts' Forum, March 11, 2013
I'm a child of the 80s. Some might say I'm a Generation Xer, some might say I'm from Generation Y, others might describe me as a Millennial. Regardless of what you call me, if you're going to sell me something, it better involve technology.
You see, my life revolves around technology. I grew up with computers, just like a previous generation grew up with TV. I use a branchless bank. I stream my television content. I use social media to communicate with my friends. I don't like paper. Technology makes my life easier.
So you can imagine as I looked at career possibilities, I never saw myself working for the insurance industry. I hardly knew anything about it actually, except that it didn't seem like an industry that was very innovative or technologically advanced.
What I do remember was sitting at my insurance agent's desk watching him use an Oregon Trail-looking application. And recalled the many times I had to send a fax to change my policy. Or had been directed to call the insurer's corporate headquarters to file a claim and in the process repeat my member ID over and over during the same conversation. Or not being able to know the impact that a change to my policy would have on my bill.
But I've been watching over the last several years as an entire industry re-evaluates itself and rethinks how it does business and markets itself to me—a member of the next generation of consumers. But there's still a long way to go. I'd like to see:
• Tremendous investment in modern technology and the delivery of useful self-service capabilities
• Embracing more forward-thinking mobile and social media trends, meeting customers like me where we are
• Investigation and implementation of innovative technologies involving telematics and other consumer-facing tools
• A more intimate and one–to-one relationship between customers and the carrier by leveraging advancements in analytics, business intelligence, and predictive modeling
• Ultimately, the attraction of younger and top IT talent to the industry so insurers can continue to innovate
For me and my generation, these will be welcome developments for a couple of reasons.
First, we're digital natives. There aren't too many facets of our lives that haven't gone electronic. For me, my church giving and insurance may be all that remains. Although insurance has been a bit slow on the uptake, it's truly gratifying to see an entire industry take my generation seriously, incorporate our needs into their overall strategies, accommodate to our lifestyles, and view us as something worth investing in.
Second, now that the industry has begun to reverse course and is upping its technology game, my generation has another employment option, which we most likely would not have considered otherwise. No, it's not true that we all want to work at Apple or Google, but we do want to invest our considerable talents in an industry that has interesting problems to solve and, more importantly, an environment that shares our enthusiasm and trust for technology.
I look forward to watching technology shape insurance innovation. Who knows—maybe this is the year experiments like usage-based insurance will become a reality. The battle for the hearts of my generation is on. Only the tech-savvy carriers and agents will triumph.
David Ollila is responsible for client development at X by 2, Inc., an application and data architecture consultancy, in Farmington Hills, MI, specializing in insurance technology transformations. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Fantastic article. Well said. It's about meeting your generation where they want to be met. It's about knowing, where they want to interact and how they want to interact. It's also about reaching out at the right points in time with messages that are personal and relevant. This is something that I speak to the carriers about often. I work for a large data company that deals with strategy for all the top insurance carriers. Those that can connect will win on the life and P&C end.
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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – After ringing up 118 points in a 41-point season-opening victory Friday night, Northwestern State heads into an its first road game of its centennial season of basketball, an early-season rematch of last year's BracketBusters contest against Campbell.
The Demons (1-0) and Camels (1-0) square off Monday evening at 6 CST at Campbell's 3,300-seat John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center. In what was perhaps Northwestern's finest performance last season, the Demons whipped Campbell 100-86, leading by 20 points in the closing eight minutes of play.
Friday night, NSU tipped off the season with a 118-77 rout of Division III East Texas Baptist while Campbell whipped another Division III team, Averett, 74-55.
"We beat a very good team last February at our place, and now they get to have us in their arena. I am certain they've been looking forward to this opportunity," said 14th-year Demons coach Mike McConathy. "It's a good challenge for us against a quality opponent and I'm hopeful some of the good things we did Friday will carry over to Monday night."
In the ETBU win, redshirt freshman guard Jalan West scored 26 points, had eight assists, five rebounds and three steals while senior guard Shamir Davis scored 19 as the Demons' starting backcourt led five double-figure scorers. NSU shot 63 percent from the floor, including 42 percent (10-24) on 3-pointers, while posting its best scoring total since 1994.
Darren White, a 6-4 senior guard, scored 31 points with seven rebounds and three steals for Campbell in the Friday night win. The Camels led by as much as 36 points.
Monday's game will be broadcast on the Demon Sports Network, flag shipped by 100.7 KZBL-FM in Natchitoches and including 92.1 KSYR-FM in Shreveport and 99.9 KTEZ-FM in Many. The broadcast audio will also be available at the NSUDemons.com website.
NSU is home again Saturday afternoon at 2, against Hannibal-Legrange, before a Nov. 20 visit to LSU.
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I win at India
I had a massage today. For the equivalent of about £15. In my own bed. Oh yes.
I had a massage today. For the equivalent of about £15. In my own bed. Oh yes.
The first thing that hits you is the sound. As we walked into Oxford the streets were quiet except for the hiss of bicycle wheels on the wet black street. As a friend once said, when you go back to the west, you feel like someone's turned down the volume on life.
We're back in the UK for the funeral of James's granny, who passed away about 10 days ago at 105. (The secrets to her remarkable longevity, as well as some brilliant photos of her life, are here)
It's not just the noise. It's the sensibleness of the place, the adherence to rules. A woman tried to jump the queue in front of me at immigration yesterday and the officer chided her: "We follow a queuing system here."
They are a comfort, these rules. I knew the cars would part for an ambulance, that no one would hold my gaze for too long, and that, after a certain hour, there would be no firecrackers in the street.
But the rules are also a bit silly sometimes. On a walk from Jericho into downtown Oxford, as three of us tried unsuccessfully to walk abreast, I kept stepping down into the street to walk there. At first I didn't clock the disapproving looks from passers-by; I realized only when we neared the center of town that I'd been transgressing the social order.
To be sure, the social order is a Good Thing. India, where I spend most of my time, needs more of it. Life there would be a lot easier for everyone if we all agreed on some explicit and implicit rules and then followed them religiously.
But what India has also bred in me is a suspicion of the rules, and a much greater tolerance for flouting them. Realize too late you don't have the right vaccination stamp to go to that country? Don't worry, the travel agent can sort out a fake one for you in thirty minutes flat. Don't want to wait in the immigration line for firangis? Don't worry, even if you go in the line for OCIs (Overseas Citizens of India) no one will bat an eye. In our stairwell, men sleep on every landing, having likely paid off the guards outside.
In Britain people are polite, and unless inebriated, tend to shy away from confrontation; they apologize when you bump into them. Not so in India. We shout, we push, we haggle: living life with the elbows out.
A friend in India wrote to me this morning, of her trips to the UK: "It is lovely isn't it? The way you can do proper banter. In a pub! A proper normal pub!" I'm relishing the chilly, close air, the front-room fires, the gastropubs, the gluten-free biscuits. It's nice to have a short vacation in such a sensible, reassuring place.
But when I land in India on Monday morning, you can bet I'm using the OCI line.
Yet Sachin and his fans have tried their best to defy those natural laws. After all, idolatry is an Indian art form. Some Indian gods have three heads, or 10 arms. Others have serpents coiled around their torsos, or rivers streaming from their heads. And one, Sachin, wields a sacred cricket bat, heavy, sweet, made of the finest willow.
In a land of chronic inefficiency, he was remorselessly efficient; in a land with a global inferiority complex, he was the best in the world; in a land where public figures are strutting peacocks, he was often a picture of painful humility; in a land that thirsts for self-respect, Sachin spelled pride.
Gary Shteyngart, in a travel piece called "Maximum Mumbai", writing on Suketu Mehta's book Maximum City"
—Sarah Lyall, former NYT London correspondent, on my former home: http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/travel/lessons-from-living-in-london.html?src=me&ref=general
It is one of Mumbai's most popular new cafes. Curlicued designs cover the walls, evoking henna or textiles. The furniture is perfectly weathered, and the staff perfectly cheerful (not to mention professional). It smells of pastries and coffee inside, and the place is full of tourists and Indians alike. Aside from being slightly over-air-conditioned, this little slice of paradise is the perfect place to let the stress of the city go, and it's where I'm sitting now.
I am talking, of course, about Starbucks.
Let me get things clear. I am a total snob. A wannabe-hipster, organic-grocery-delivery-having, ashram-visiting, granola-munching snob. I don't eat meat. I have annoying allergies. I don't own a television, but I do own a neti pot. I'm basically intolerable, and I wouldn't have been caught dead inside a Starbucks in the west, except under duress.
I mean, because as every Bobo knows, Starbucks is, like, bad, right? A soulless horseman heralding the Apocalypse of character on the high street. What's with the crappy coffee? And those tacky seasonal drinks and enormous cups. And they don't pay taxes, people.
But what they don't tell you in Bobo school is that when you live in an emerging market, Starbucks is basically a transcendent consumer experience. The drinks taste the same every time! They take credit cards! They have soy milk! When one enters, all of the cheery staff in their spotless green aprons chorus, "Hello, welcome to Starbuuuucckkkss!" It's enough to bring a tear to one's eye.
And it's not only Starbucks. When a Pizza Express opened in our neighborhood, James and I went as soon as we could, stuffing our faces with garlic knots and mediocre salads.
The very sameness that makes restaurant chains off-putting in markets already characterized by banality is exactly the quality that consumers treasure in emerging markets. You know exactly what you're going to get; there are no surprises. The staff wear uniforms and get training and wash their hands at regular intervals. And the food tastes familiar, bland, reassuring: free of even the hint of cumin or fenugreek or curry leaves.
Mumbai is really tough sometimes, full of unrelenting human and animal misery, intestinal distress, outrageous traffic, and bureaucratic hassles.
Going to Starbucks gives me, for an hour or two, the feeling that I'm at home… that outside there are sensible sedans, shops with familiar names, and simple, first-world problems.
And if they spell my name "Merry", so be it.
—Fantastic article about living in Britain, and returning to America: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/opinion/sunday/ta-ta-london-hello-awesome.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0
The monsoon is about to start. Blessed relief! For surely as the night follows the day the monsoon follows a period of profound and intense nastiness. And I'm not just talking about the weather.
There is something that happens in this city in May. Day by day as the temperature creeps higher, so does the rage. You leave your flat, and by the time you reach the street you're melting, quite literally, the makeup slipping off your face. Even your lightest cotton shirts become peppered with sweat. The mildest inconvenience becomes unbearable, because all you want to do is lie down in a bed of ice and not move. Ever again.
And the garbage! Never stinkier. And the sun! Never hotter. Not to mention the street: horns blaring to wake the dead.
And the inevitable outcome of all the heat is that the people, too, get heated. The street vendors shout at each other. Drivers cut each other off on the road. And people complain: for example, on Tuesday the Naga aesthetician at my salon ranted for 20 minutes (while smearing hot wax onto me) about how disgusting the city is. "The beach, so dirty everywhere! The train, so so crowded. And such terrible traffic. I hate it!" she said, enthusiastically ripping out my hair.
Even the normally-benign-and-useful expats yahoo group fell prey to the seasonal nasties. Someone posted something, someone else kindly told them they were an idiot (in all caps), the peanut gallery yayed and nayed, and pretty soon it was an all-out rage-fest, complete with those old internet favorites: accusations of bigotry and smug snippiness about grammar. The low points: when someone wrote "all Indian men are perverts" and then someone else vented about "all the racist, frustrated white people" on the list. The latter accusation was particularly ironic since the same writer in 2010 authored an easily Googleable and rather lovely Hindustan Times article about the perils of generalizing based on race.
But frankly, given it's 90 degrees out with about 80 percent humidity, it's a miracle no one's brought up the Nazis yet. Only a matter of time, though.
(Side note: if you're racist, just a tip: India might not be for you.)
Maybe tensions are high for another reason too. Monsoon is known as the season of love, when everyone stays inside necking their honey and listening to the rain fall. Perhaps that's because in the pre-monsoon furnace, there's no relief to be had, even between the sheets. After all, the last thing you want when you can't cool down is someone snuggling up to you.
As the old song goes: But when the thermometer goes way up and the weather is sizzling hot, Mr. Adam, for his Madam, is not.
'Cause it's too, too, too darn hot.
In the meantime, somebody get me a fan.
We have three teak bookshelves in our house. They were made for us by a friendly gentleman with a Chor Bazaar shop who calls himself Farhan Furniturewallah.
In English, that basically means "furnituredude." I assumed someday I'd learn Farhan's real surname.
But I was in for a surprise: Furniturewallah is his surname.
And he's not alone: there are many, many Indians out there with these funky surnames: Pfizer MD Aijaz Tobaccowallah; people named Mr. Lawyer, Miss Captain, or Ms. Banker; and the doctor who works on our street whose sign reads, "Dr. Ravi M. Doctor."
That's Doctor Doctor to you!
These trade names aren't too far off Smith, Tailor, Miller or Cooper, of course. But it's not so far in the distant past – these are English words, after all.
And some folks are still in the same family business that gave them their names – while there aren't too many smithees still hammering out a living on New York Streets.


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Virginia minting 16 historic highway markers
Published On: Jul 12 2013 03:18:57 AM CDT
Updated On: Jul 12 2013 04:55:35 PM CDT
Updated On: Jul 12 2013 04:55:35 PM CDT
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has approved 16 new highway markers recognizing historic events, people and places dating back more than four centuries.
Among the historic milestones being recognized are Civil War battles, the rescue of the Declaration of Independence during the War of 1812 from Washington and an engagement of black Union troops and Confederate soldiers.
Other markers will pay homage to the Tidewater village that was home to powerful Indian leader Powhatan and pioneers in medicine and education.
Virginia has more than 2,500 historical markers scattered throughout the state.
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text: What would your reaction be if we picked up C.J Spiller (If he was still available) with our first round pick? I know when we drafted Mendy and Sweed in the first two rounds a couple years ago we wanted to surround BB with weapons although one has come through at this point. I was just curious if you would be upset or discouraged if they went that route this year with the first pick rather than addressing our defensive needs.