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92125 Zara TV Stand, Dark Espresso Zara line of TV cabinets, a 25" wood stand with one open storage shelf and one storage shelf with pull down door. Contemporary styling is accented with brushed aluminum knob and Espresso finish. |
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1988 BMW M5 Control Arm - Replacement - Front, Passenger Side, Lower, Direct Fit
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This OE Replacement Control Arm is manufactured from top-notch materials and engineered using factory specifications and features for maximum durability, accurate fit and OE-like performance. Replacement is the right brand and the most affordable solution when it comes to OE counterparts for your broken and worn-out vehicle components!
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Our society sure has a love-hate relationship with the concept of pain.
With the exception of the "Love hurts so good" & "No Pain No Gain" cliches, pain is universally accepted to be a bad thing that should be avoided, and modern Western medicine provides plenty of pills to numb the symptoms of pain one experiences from a body out of balance without focusing on long term relief of the pain's cause.
Other schools of thought, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), are guided by different principles, specifically an attempt to address the patient's issue at the root cause.
A core belief of TCM is that stagnation is the cause of many pains and diseases, and that stimulating the body through natural means is key to long term healing, even if that causes a small amount of pain in the short term.
Qi and Human Health
Humans are energetic beings. When the correct pressure points on our bodies are stimulated, bioelectric energy, also known as qi, is discharged and triggers the release of endorphins (feel good hormones). Perhaps you've heard of qi as "Chi."
The release of these chemicals blocks pain receptors and allows blood and oxygen to flow to the area, relaxing the muscle and promoting healing. Tight muscles and tension are often the result of stagnant blood.
Treatments to accomplish this range from the mild to the exotic.
On the mild end of the spectrum, there is acupressure (like the Heavenly Acupressure Mat, now available at the Kombucha Kamp store, you will see in the video below), the simple application of pressure to particular "points" on the body in order to stimulate bloodflow.
On the other end is bloodletting, a controversial custom that spans thousands of years and countless civilizations. While mostly abandoned since the 19th century in the West, TCM continues to utilize "localized blood letting" techniques for certain conditions.
Bloodletting – Ancient Healing Technique
Okay, I realize this topic may be a bit intense for some readers. And let me be clear: the general practice of bloodletting which was popular until the mid 1800′s in the West was used indiscriminately and often idiotically, with people strapped into barber's chairs while their arteries were opened and drained.
TCM offers multiple techniques for dealing with stagnant blood which are significantly less extreme, from Gua Sha (or scraping) to Fire Cupping, Reflexology, Needle Tapping Therapy and even Localized Blood Letting Therapy.
These treatments are not for everyone, but depending on the ailment can offer significant relief to the patient. True confession time: I have experienced relief first hand.
While living in Taiwan, I was working with a chiropractor learning some of their healing techniques. I had developed a particularly sore muscle in my shoulder, and he suggested I try fang xue or bloodletting.
The chiropracter took a needle and poked it into my sore muscle (called scarification), then covered it with an airtight glass jar (called cupping). The coagulated, stagnant blood from superficial capillaries spurted out of my muscle into the glass.
Once all of the blood had been released, my muscle instantly felt relieved. No trace of pain!
Now, that kind of experience might be more than most people care to try.
Instead, a simple technique like acupressure may be the perfect way to stimulate stagnant chi.
Many have heard of acupuncture, the Chinese tradition of inserting thin needles into specific nerve points all over the body, intended to stimulate blood flow and thus healing.
Acupressure is the kinder, gentler cousin that utilizes the same pressure points, only without needles, to alleviate stress, aid in weight loss and heal joint pain.
Perhaps you'd be surprised to find out that you already practice acupressure without knowing it? Remember the last time you had a headache and instinctively pressed on your temples to alleviate the pressure? That is acupressure!
With a history of over 5000 years, acupressure stimulates the body with firm pressure to heal itself with improved circulation, reduced pain and increased immunity.
Health Benefits of Acupressure
The benefits of acupressure can be felt in many areas including physical, emotional and spiritual.
- Stress Relief - In the Top 5 Ways Kombucha Relieves Stress, we learned that stress is an underlying cause for many illnesses and pain. When the specific points of the body are stimulated by the mat, tension is released. This also releases any pent up cortisol (the stress hormone) which can then be flushed out of the system with a nice, tall glass of Kombucha Water. If the body is refreshed, relaxed and rejuvenated, there is more energy to deal with daily stresses.
- Weight Loss - The benefit of using the Heavenly Acupressure Mat for weight loss was not lost on Dr. Oz who featured a similar mat on his show "Dr. Oz's Weight Loss Must Haves." Oftentimes overeating is due to emotional stress. Using the mat for 30 minutes a day releases tension and emotional stress as well as cortisol which can lead to a reduction in weight. Cortisol is released as part of the body's fight or flight mechanism. Once the stressful situation is over, in order to rebalance, the appetite is stimulated to replenish the carbohydrates and fat that SHOULD have been burned by fleeing. However, most of the time, the stress reaction that occurs in modern society does not result in much physical activity leading to weight gain.
- Insomnia
- Back Pain
The Heavenly Acupressure Mat Demo Videos
This first video is a quick introduction to the mat and what it can do.
Here Benjamin & I take a 10-minute test drive of the Heavenly Mat and talk about traditional medicine, the Acupressure Mat story and what it feels like to lay on 8820 spikes. (hint: it's intense but awesome!)
Using the Mat at Home
As you know, I only offer products that I use in the Kombucha Kamp Store. So of course, I have my own Heavenly Mat and have enjoyed using it for nearly a year now. Whenever I feel stressed out, tense or tired, I lay on the floor with my mat underneath and find I'm quickly able to bliss out.
While the spikes feel prickly at first, it quickly transforms to a nice warm sensation, leaving a tingly feeling when I'm finished. If you are sensitive to the spikes, use a thin t-shirt or sheet until your body can handle it. I found that I quickly craved more pressure and often bend my knees to get maximum benefit.
Just this summer, my husband developed a sudden and painful injury in his hip joint following an extended drive home from Northern California. When it struck, he couldn't walk and was literally paralyzed with pain. Though he had stood on the mat a few times, he never really bothered to try it out for real.
After a few days of hot and cold therapy produced little results, we started including the Acupressure Mat in four 15-minute sessions per day. Within 3 days, the pain was gone and he was walking like nothing had happened. Now he uses the mat to relax and unwind after sitting in front of the computer all day.
That experience convinced me to offer this mat to you. Give it a try, they offer a 60 Day Guarantee!
The Heavenly Acupressure Mat
Have you had acupuncture or acupressure treatments before?
How about other TCM treatments?
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Mayweather finds tough foe in Cotto
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:
Saturday at Las Vegas
Wins a junior middleweight title Scores: 118-110, 117-111 (twice) Records: Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KOs); Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Mayweather-Cotto wasn't the fight we all wanted to see -- that's Mayweather-Pacquiao, which is about as far apart as ever these days, but it sure turned out to be a terrific fight. Whether you believe Mayweather when he said he was just trying to give the fans excitement for their pay-per-view dollars or it's because he is now 35 and has lost maybe a half-step, this was the most exciting fight he has ever been in, and he picked a good spot for it because this is probably the biggest pay-per-view of the year. Cotto's career has been filled with exciting fights, so this was nothing unusual. However, for all those who thought that Cotto had little chance -- which was reflected by the disrespectful 6-to-1 odds against him at the Las Vegas sports books -- he turned in a remarkable performance even in defeat against the pound-for-pound king. Cotto, 31, of Puerto Rico, was upset with the scorecards being as wide as they were, which is why, he said, he did not come to the postfight news conference. He's right that the 118-110 card was a bit ridiculous. The other two were reasonable. Each round was competitive, even if most of them went to Mayweather. It was poor sportsmanship on Cotto's part not to show up. But had he, Cotto, a three-division champion making his third junior middleweight defense, would have heard Mayweather properly give Cotto all the credit in the world for giving him his toughest fight. Cotto had nothing to be ashamed of. He fought a great fight following his emotional, mind-clearing 10th-round knockout of hated rival Antonio Margarito in December. But as tremendous as Cotto was, Mayweather, 35, of Las Vegas, was even better. In winning his eight world title covering five weight classes (and his second at junior middleweight, where he had fought only once before in his 2007 win against Oscar De La Hoya), Mayweather slugged it out with a guy who was bigger and stronger. He used enough of his movement and exceptional defense to get the job done. But it was something unusual to see Mayweather with a bloody nose (courtesy of a pinpoint jab in the sixth round) and with bumps and bruises. Cotto, clearly the favorite of the raucous crowd of 16,047 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, was aggressive throughout the fight and pinned Mayweather on the ropes several times (even if Mayweather says it was his decision to plant his feet and fight toe-to-toe). But Mayweather landed many hard shots of his own, including closing the show with a huge 12th round in which he badly wobbled Cotto and nearly knocked him down. All in all, it was a helluva fight. For his trouble, Cotto earned his biggest purse, a minimum $8 million, while Mayweather set the all-time record with a guarantee of $32 million (which will rise considerable when the pay-per-view totals come in). If you missed the fight, it is most definitely worth watching HBO's replay on Saturday night (10:15 ET/PT). Given that Mayweather and Cotto are both future Hall of Famers and the significance of the bout and how competitive and exciting it was, it is not a reach to consider it a Fight of the Year candidate. Despite the loss, Cotto, a promotional free agent, will have plenty of offers for future fights in a rich 154-pound division. Maybe he even wants to go after the middleweight title. How great would a Sergio Martinez-Miguel Cotto fight be in the fall? As for Mayweather, since he has no interest in Martinez and the Manny Pacquiao deal seems eons away, he admitted afterward that he has run out of opponents. He said before the fight he still wanted to fight in the fall. Afterward, he was not as committed. Besides, he heads off for an 87-day jail sentence for domestic battery on June 1. He will have plenty of time to think about things, and we'll all have time think about this historically significant and exciting fight between two of the best, most popular fighters in the sport. |
Retains a junior middleweight title Scores: 119-109 (twice), 118-110 Records: Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KOs); Mosley (46-8-1, 39 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Like generations of fighters before them have done, Alvarez and Mosley engaged in a rite of passage fight. It was all about seeing if Alvarez, the 21-year-old Mexican star on the rise, could turn back the once-great former champion. More unlikely would be if the 40-year faded Mosley could come up with one more big performance in a likely Hall of Fame career. As usual in the unforgiving sport of boxing, youth was served. Alvarez, with a fresh body, youth, speed and power on his side, hammered Mosley, who had virtually nothing left but his heart. Although one-sided, it was a highly entertaining fight (and it will be replayed along with the Mayweather-Cotto main event on HBO on Saturday). Mosley, however, took a terrible beating as he dropped to 0-3-1 in his past four fights, a rut that's included one-sided losses to Pacquiao and Mayweather and a dreadful draw with Sergio Mora. The difference at least in this performance was that Mosley came to fight. In the previous bouts, he did virtually nothing, making it questionable that he was even approved to fight for Alvarez's title. This time Mosley mustered everything he had left to give Alvarez the best fight he could. Alvarez -- almost the same age as Mosley's son, Shane Jr. -- however, was just too much as he made his fourth title defense against the biggest name opponent he has ever faced. Alvarez, fighting on the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo and with the crowd at the MGM Grand heavily behind him, landed huge right hands, clean left hooks and numerous body shots throughout the fight, but if there is one thing Mosley still has left besides his heart, it is his excellent chin. Round after round, Alvarez crushed him with shots and dished out what he could. Some corners would have stopped the fight at some point in the last three or four rounds. CompuBox has tracked 34 of Mosley's fights. Alvarez was credited with landing 348 of 673 punches (52 percent) -- the most blows ever landed against Mosley in any of those 34 bouts. This was a rough one for Mosley, a former lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight champion, whose face was all swollen after the fight. By going 12 rounds with Mosley, Alvarez gained a lot of experience that will be useful as his career progresses. He also dealt well with the adversity of being cut over his left eye as a result of an accidental head-butt in the third round. Golden Boy announced after the fight that Alvarez will return to the MGM Grand to headline his own pay-per-view show on Sept. 15, which is Mexican Independence Day weekend, against an opponent to be determined. Golden Boy has offered James Kirkland the fight, but it remains to be seen if his team will accept it, because Kirkland might not be ready because of the shoulder surgery he had in late March following his last fight. At this point, Mosley really should stop fighting. He's been a great champion; was widely considered No. 1 pound-for-pound in the early 2000s after his first victory against De La Hoya; and has a well-deserved reputation as being one of the nicest guys in the sport. Nobody wants to see him embarrass himself, or worse -- get seriously injured. It's been a great run, and now it is over. Hopefully, Mosley will realize that. |
Scores: 100-90, 98-92, 97-93 Records: Vargas (19-0, 9 KOs); Forbes (35-11, 11 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Talk about sucking the life out of the pay-per-view. This horrible fight did just that. It was 40 minutes of your life you will never get back if you watched it. Vargas, 22, of Las Vegas, gets these sweet slots on Mayweather's undercards because he is a protégé of the pound-for-pound king, not because he actually deserves the spots. He's a prospect, sure, but many thought he lost to Josesito Lopez on the Mayweather-Victor Ortiz undercard in September. Although he beat the faded Forbes, 35, of Las Vegas, it was an unwatchable fight. Forbes, a former junior lightweight titlist years ago and a runner-up on "The Contender" reality series, gets a pass. He was a massive underdog and took the fight on short notice. Vargas was the one who needed to impress and he did not do that in any way, shape or form. He dominated the fight, easily outboxing the smaller Forbes with his longer reach, yet he never gunned for a knockout or even displayed a shred of aggressiveness. Getting exposure on such a huge pay-per-view is a great platform to try to win over fans, but Vargas did not do that. In fact, he probably drove many away because he engaged in nothing more than a glorified sparring session. He was supposed to fight former two-time world title challenger Alfonso Gomez, but Gomez was sidelined about 10 days before the fight by a severe case of back spasms. Forbes dropped to 3-8 in his past 11 fights dating to the 2006 "Contender" finale he lost to Grady Brewer. |
Records: Quintana (29-3, 23 KOs); Latimore (23-4, 17 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: The rap on Latimore is that he has no chin, and Quintana showed that to be the case as he scored a sensational knockout over the Mayweather protégé, who got on the pay-per-view for that reason alone. Latimore, 26, a St. Louis native living in Las Vegas, was matched with Quintana, 35, of Puerto Rico, because his handlers figured the former welterweight titlist was all done, especially after having not fought for 15 months and only three times since 2008. But Quintana, a southpaw, came to fight, and when he is at his best, he's leaps bounds better than Latimore, who fought for a junior middleweight world title in 2009 and lost a split decision to St. Louis rival Cory Spinks. Latimore had won three fights in a row since, but his majority decision against Milton Nunez in February should have had everyone associated with him concerned after Nunez dropped him in the ninth and 10th rounds of their fight and Latimore had to hang on for dear life to hear the final bell. Quintana, who won his welterweight belt in 2008 from Paul Williams only to be drilled in the first round of their rematch four months later, hammered Latimore with his left hand throughout the fight and backed him up. Quintana opened a cut over Latimore left eye in the third round, had him reeling badly in the fifth round then pounded him in the sixth round when he landed multiple overhand lefts. The final one in the series of shots sent Latimore crashing to the mat on his side. Latimore tried to get up but could not beat the count from referee Kenny Bayless, who called it off at 2 minutes, 19 seconds. |
Saturday at Erfurt, Germany
Retains a cruiserweight title Scores: 114-114 (twice), 115-113 Huck Records: Huck (34-2-1, 25 KOs); Afolabi (19-2-4, 9 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: In December 2009, Germany's Huck, 27, made his first title defense against Afolabi, 32, of England and won a close decision in a very competitive fight. Afolabi has wanted a rematch since and got it in this mandatory bout, which was a good one. Afolabi had claimed the interim belt on March 3 to move into that position while Huck was deciding which division to fight in. He had tested the heavyweight waters against titlist Alexander Povetkin on Feb. 25 and was robbed of the decision. Huck wants a rematch, but while Povetkin is taking care of a mandatory defense this summer, Huck elected to return to cruiserweight for his mandatory against Afolabi. In making his ninth title defense, Huck should count himself lucky to have escaped with his title. Afolabi dominated most of the first half of the fight and appeared to knock down Huck with a right hand just before the end of the second round, but referee Robert Byrd ruled it a slip. Afolabi bloodied Huck's nose in the third, and Huck appeared to be slowing down by the end of the fifth round. Huck woke up finally in the sixth round and began to get himself back into the fight. He had Afolabi in deep trouble near the end of the ninth round. He spent the final 10 seconds hammering Afolabi around the ring. Had there been a few more seconds left, Afolabi undoubtedly would have gone down. With the fight obviously on the table in the 12th round, they emptied their tanks in a sensational-action Round of the Year candidate. It wasn't pretty in terms of technique, but they were swinging at each other like drunken sailors desperate to win the round. If Huck doesn't get the rematch he deserves with Povetkin, Afolabi certainly deserves another shot with Huck. |
Retains a super middleweight title Scores: 120-108, 117-111 (twice) Records: Stieglitz (42-2, 23 KOs); Hamdan (43-10-1, 18 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Germany's Stieglitz was due to make a mandatory defense against rising British contender George Groves (14-0, 11 KOs). However, Groves withdrew with an injury about two weeks before the fight, opening the door for Australia's Hamden, 38, to accept the shot. Hamden wasn't the first choice, but he was available, able to make the weight and experienced. In his biggest previous fight, Hamden lost a wide decision to Anthony Mundine in a 2008 super middleweight world title bout. He faired about the same, losing a similarly wide decision to Stieglitz, 30, who retained his belt for the sixth time. Stieglitz is due back in action on Aug. 25 in Germany to defend his title against former middleweight titlist and Super Six World Boxing Classic washout Arthur Abraham. The sides had a deal set contingent only on Stieglitz defeating Hamdan and coming out uninjured. |
Wins vacant European heavyweight title Records: Pulev (16-0, 8 KOs); Dimitrenko (32-2, 21 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Pulev, 31, of Bulgaria, pulled off the mild upset in the most notable fight of his 2.5-year pro career. Dimitrenko, 29, of Ukraine but living in Germany, started off well, but the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Pulev gained steamed over the second half of the fight. As he has done often, Dimitrenko -- 6-7 and 257 pounds -- did not use his size advantage. Pulev cut Dimitrenko's left eye in the sixth round. In the seventh round, Pulev opened another cut, this time over Dimitrenko's right eye. The cuts seemed to bother him. The end came out of nowhere. Pulev landed a solid jab, but nothing out of the ordinary. But Dimitrenko went down. He got to a knee and took the full count just as the round was ending while looking at referee Guido Cavalleri. Dimitrenko, who trailed on all three scorecards, basically quit. Since his first loss, a 2009 decision to American Eddie Chambers in a title elimination bout, Dimitrenko had won three fights in a row until Pulev knocked him out. |
Saturday at Uncasville, Conn.
Records: Andrade (17-0, 12 KOs); Cisneros (12-4, 11 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Andrade, 24, of Providence, R.I., was a 2008 U.S. Olympian and is one of the top prospects in boxing. He looked very impressive in this overwhelming performance against Cisneros on a special Saturday edition of "Friday Night Fights" on ESPN2. Andrade has been groomed for a title from day one of his pro career and if he keeps turning in performances like this one it won't be too long before he gets the shot. Granted, Cisneros, 30, of Chicago, was fighting for only the second time in 27 months, and he was coming off a seventh-round knockout loss to Puerto Rican prospect Jonathan Gonzalez last May. But Andrade at least wiped him out in fantastic style. He controlled the fight from the opening bell as he established a powerful body attack that had Cisneros, a 2006 participant on "The Contender," backing up. As dominant as Andrade had been in the opening round, he never seemed to hurt Cisneros -- until just a tick before the bell rang to end the round. That is when Andrade, a southpaw, unleashed a lightning-fast right-left combination. The right smashed into the side of Cisneros' head and the left landed on his chin, and he fell to the canvas in a heap. Referee Michael Ortega called it off at 2 minutes, 59 seconds of the round. Cisneros was out and needed medical attention. It was such an explosive knockout that Cisneros was taken out of the ring on a stretcher and taken to the hospital as a precaution . |
Saturday at Tijuana, Mexico
Records: Marquez (41-7, 37 KOs); Aiken (16-9-1, 12 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Marquez, the former bantamweight and junior featherweight champ (as well as the 37-year-old younger brother of pound-for-pound star Juan Manuel Marquez), returned from losing a junior featherweight title challenge to Toshiaki Nishioka in October to blow out Aiken, 32, of Washington, D.C., in 2 minutes, 26 seconds. Marquez was supposed to face Japan's Kenichi Yamaguchi (a better opponent than Aiken at this stage of Aiken's career), but he dropped out and Aiken took the fight on about a week's notice. The fight was all Marquez, who blasted Aiken with abandon. He threw a tremendous volume of punches, many of which caught Aiken along the ropes and he had little response. He was a sitting duck as Marquez worked him over to the head and body. He finally dropped Aiken under a hail of punches, although it was a quick left and a right in the flurry that knocked him to his knees. Aiken seemed clear-headed and beat the count, but Marquez rushed him and unloaded about 18 unanswered punches, forcing referee Juan Jose Ramirez to step in and rescue Aiken, who was pinned on the ropes. Aiken briefly held a featherweight world title in 2006, losing it by knockout to Robert Guerrero. From the Guerrero loss to knockout against Marquez, Aiken, who did not fight in 2009 or 2010, is winless, going 0-5-1 with a no contest. Marquez still has a name, good power and ability. He figures to get another opportunity at a title sooner rather than later. |
Saturday at Singapore
Retains a featherweight title Scores: 118-110 (twice), 117-110 Records: John (47-0-2, 22 KOs); Kimura (24-5-2, 9 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: John, 32, of Indonesia, continues to rack up defenses, even though he does not facing notable opposition. Other than two fights against Rocky Juarez, when Juarez was still a threat, in the United States in 2009, John has been content to stay overseas, fighting in Indonesia (where he is a national hero), Australia and now Singapore. John has held his belt since 2003 and made his 16th title defense against Japan's Shoji Kimura (24-4-2), an obscure opponent who two fights ago was drilled in the fourth round challenging Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym for a junior featherweight title in Thailand in May 2010. John battered Kimura for most of the fight, other than in the seventh round in which Kimura rocked him with a pair of left hooks. John, who suffered a cut over his right eye, recovered quickly and resumed taking it to Kimura, bloodying his nose and taking a lopsided decision win, although referee Ferlin Marsh docked a point from John in the ninth round for repeated low blows. Kimura has lost three of his past four fights. |
Friday at Las Vegas
Scores: 100-90 (three times) Records: Ponce De Leon (43-4, 35 KOs); Lazcano (24-3, 11 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Former junior featherweight titlist Ponce De Leon, 31, of Mexico, did not get the knockout or come even close to it, but he thoroughly dominated his countryman in a shutout decision on the first American-based card under Golden Boy's new deal for regular fight cards that will be simulcast on Fox Deportes (in Spanish) and Fox Sports Net (in English). It was not a particularly entertaining fight, because Ponce De Leon easily outworked Lazcano, 26, who had never faced a notable opponent, with ease. Round after round, Ponce De Leon backed up fellow southpaw Lazcano with a decent jab and solid body blows. If you saw one round, just imagine that round 10 times over and you have the way this fight went down. Ponce De Leon won his second fight in a row since suffering back-to-back losses to Yuriorkis Gamboa and Adrien Broner in 2011. |
Records: Smith (23-5, 11 KOs); Bruce (21-7, 13 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Smith, 33, of Las Vegas, is an enigma. The former participant on "The Contender" has a lot of talent. That has never been in dispute. But various contractual disputes and long stretches of inactivity have held him back, not to mention that when he has had opportunities in winnable fights against good opponents he has lost to the likes of Joel "Love Child" Julio, Sechew Powell, Daniel Jacobs, Fernando Guerrero and Sergio Mora in a disputed result that was part of "The Contender." Fighting for the first time since November 2010, Smith didn't look like he had missed a day as he dominated Bruce. Smith, who sparred with Mayweather to help him get ready for his fight with Cotto, outclassed Bruce. Smith isn't a big puncher but he put together a solid attack. He had Bruce reeling from an onslaught when referee Kenny Bayless called it off at 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the fourth round. Bruce, 26, a native of Ghana living in Albany, N.Y., dropped to 1-4 in his past five bouts. |
Wednesday at Moscow
Retains a middleweight title Scores: 120-108, 119-109, 117-111 Records: Pirog (20-0, 15 KOs); Ishida (24-8-2, 9 KOs) |
Rafael's remarks: Pirog, 31, of Russia, is due to face Australia's Daniel Geale in a middleweight unification fight on Aug. 25 in the United States on HBO's "Boxing After Dark." But first, Pirog had to get through this tuneup bout unscathed. He did just that, easily taking apart Ishida, 36, of Japan, for the lopsided decision in his third title defense since his upset fifth-round knockout of highly touted prospect Daniel Jacobs to win a vacant belt in July 2010 in Las Vegas. Pirog's fight with Ishida was somewhat entertaining, but Pirog was never in any danger and Ishida was never in any kind of trouble. They spent long stretches battling on the inside, but Pirog won the vast majority of the exchanges. He cut Ishida over the right eye in about the ninth round and cruised, preserving the very interesting fight with Geale. Ishida's presence in a title fight was a joke. Ishida, who gained some notoriety in April 2011 when he scored a huge upset by knocking out James Kirkland in the first round, was coming off a shutout loss to Paul Williams on Feb. 18. So for losing every single round on all three judges' scorecards, Ishida was rewarded with a world title shot. That's a disgrace and the WBO should be ashamed of itself for approving such garbage. |
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text: 2 killed when bus crashes into overpass at Miami airportBy the CNN Wire StaffUpdated 10:34 AM ET, Sun December 2, 2012Just WatchedFatal bus crash at Miami airportreplayMore Videos ...Fatal bus crash at Miami airport 00:51Story highlights The two victims are identified as men, ages 86 and 56The bus was chartered by a congregation of Jehovah's WitnessesThe driver of the tour bus takes the wrong route and slams into an overpass, authorities sayOne passenger is pronounced dead at the scene, another dies at a hospitalA bus slammed Saturday into an overpass at Miami's airport, killing two passengers, authorities said.The driver of the tour bus mistakenly drove the wrong route -- on the lower level for arrivals rather than a higher one for departures, which buses could clear -- when it crashed into the 8-foot, 6-inch high overpass, Miami International Airport spokesman Greg Chin said.The Miami-Dade Police Department explained, in a news release, that "the bus driver was not familiar" with the airport when the crash occurred around 7:25 a.m. Saturday. Signs in the area clearly mark bus restrictions in the airport, according to Chin.Miami-Dade police "immediately began to remove injured passengers from a window" until firefighters arrived.Except for one person who died at the scene, all 31 others aboard the bus were transported to local hospitals, according to police. One of them later died at a hospital.The two victims were men, identified by police as 86-year-old Serafin Castillo and 56-year-old Francisco Urana, both of Miami.Investigators said the bus was chartered by a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, on its way to an assembly about 75 miles north in West Palm Beach.The bus driver was among those hurt, suffering what police described as "minor injuries."Authorities addressed and assessed the situation all morning, with the bus finally removed and the area cleared around 2 p.m., said Chin. Vehicles were moving through the area by late afternoon.Officials will check the integrity of the overpass to make sure the crash didn't cause any significant structural damage, Chin said.More from usDad of Boston bombing victim: 'It was the last time I saw my son alive'50 years later, a new angle of SelmaWill Jeb be Romney 2.0?Powered by Livefyre


text: No doubt about it, times are tough. Business is down in many areas, unemployment is way above where it should be and those of us who are employed have been cut back to the point that we have to squeeze a nickel so hard the buffalo squeals. We look for bargains and that's a good thing, but when it comes to our hunting ammo it's possible to squeeze that nickel a bit too much. Say you are getting ready for a deer hunt, and you discover that you are a little short on your favorite ammo. You make a run to the sporting goods store only to find that your favorite brand with a 150-grain DeerStomper bullet is out of stock. Aww heck, here's another brand of 150-grainers, and it's a couple of bucks cheaper. Cool! You buy one box—because you are tight for cash—and go hunting. A buck steps out at 75 yards, and you prepare to lay him low. At the shot his head turns toward you, but he remains still. You crank another at it...then another…and another. Finally, after five or six shots the buck bounds away. Maybe he's healthy; maybe he's packing a leg, or maybe he's gut shot. You're astonished that your Ol' Reliable deer slayer has let you down. But did it? The plain fact is: Ammunition, even with the same bullet weight at the same alleged velocity, will print differently from manufacturer to manufacturer. Bullets of an identical weight and caliber vary in bearing surface and hardness, powders differ slightly in their burn rates and even primers have variances in their brisance that alter pressure within the case. All of these factors contribute to barrel vibration, and if the barrel vibrates differently from one brand of ammo to another, the bullets will likely not print in the same place. This is why it is imperative that you always sight in using the exact same ammunition with which you will hunt! This is so basic to me that I forget that those who are casual hunters don't know it. Last night I got a reminder. After the buck season is over I open up my place to a few folks who just want a meat doe. Youngsters get a preference. Anyway, this acquaintance brought his son over to shoot a doe. I let them use my blind and sent them on their way. After dark came a knock on the door, and they told me that the young man shot 16 times at deer approximately 100 yards away. It got to be too dark to determine whether he hit one so I had to suit up this morning and take the dogs down for a look-see. We found no dead deer or blood, so hopefully there isn't a wounded animal running around. I explained to the father and son why it is necessary to sight in with the exact same load you plan to hunt with, but I am afraid they didn't believe me. When they come back I'll ask them if they have done so, and if not, I'll invite them to hunt elsewhere.


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seems to me that being his gf is so pregnant, b-day or not he could have stayed home with her. He doesnt seem to want to spend any more time with her than he has to. Very strange situation.
I keep seeing he is so in love with Kim and her baby but he is never smiling and whenever he gets a chance he leaves her. Doesnt sound like love to me.
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@croydon - Movement works with some babies, but not with others, so it's good for parents to realize this. I think one of the worst things about colic is the fear that there is something seriously wrong and the parent is missing it somehow.
Has anyone else ever felt like that? I guess it's inevitable. When it comes to your baby, you want everything to go right all the time.


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Hell yes. No school on Monday, December 17th.
I think I'm going to a sex store with the girlfriend tomorrow. :D
Hoping for a snow day tomorrow too in dear old Ontario suburb... have fun with your GF! :)
You're Amazing.
Can't tell if you're joking or not...but don't you have to be 18 to go to a sex shop?
I travel 'round the block
And I'm not looking to my right
I feel the glass against my cheek
And I can't see you in the light
I break my heart around this
Haha, not joking at ALL. I'll be going in a few hours.
If you LOOK like you're over 18, they don't ask. And they never, ever card. It's fine, they probably all know my girlfriend (she's bought stuff there before.)
whatever you do, DON'T get the "magic bullet" vibrator.
i bought it because the price was really cheap... but it turned out that the quality was cheap too. now it's buried somewhere in the bottom of my night-table drawer, gathering dust. :-S
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Yeah, I dealt with this same thing on the north shore. It ended up being cheaper to buy a board when I got there and then just sell it for whatever I could get when I left.
Zach, you do know that your regular luggage bag will be charged on Delta, right? From San Diego the way to go is Southwest Airlines, two bags checked without charge. If that big luggage bag is more than 50 lbs you can easily have another $50 tacked on.
- Surfboards will be transported as checked baggage for a fixed charge of $50.00 each way. Keels and fins must be removed and placed in carryon or checked baggage.
- Golf clubs in a hooded or soft-sided golf bag are conditionally accepted. Golf clubs that are transported in a hard, plastic travel case should be tagged with a regular tag. Golf equipment includes golf clubs, golf balls, and golf shoes, contained in one bag.
- Boogieboards/wakeboards may be checked in substitution of one piece of the free baggage allowance for each fare-paying Customer at no charge on a one-for one basis. Overweight charges may apply.
That is why I fly in/out of SAN in OCT.
HA! be lucky. im going on a trip to mexico soon and the airline (delta or continental i forget), is having an embargo and WONT EVEN LET ME BRING A BOARD!
Yeah, on Delta to from SD to MD, the first bag costs $23, and the second (golf bag) costs $33.
American from MD to HI is charging me pretty much the exact same prices.
And although I do like southwest now that they give the check seating categories, so you can actually get seats next to each other, but I purchased a vacation package, and the agency found the lowest rates, and SW doesn't fly to the islands.
And as for the one way back to MD, Delta just had the cheapest fares. Like $100 each person. Not bad.
I was just incredibly shocked that the fees were $100+ now and $200+ on one of them. my board weighs like 1/8 of my clubs, but they charge 10x the price.
Nuts. Some old anti surfer sh**.
I used to always use SW and took boards to MD every time I went. It used to be $25 each way. Then $50... But this sh** is stupid.
Matter of fact. I am going to ship a damn board back home anyway for the future, just so I will never have to bring a board coast to coast. I have 1-2 I can spare. fu** these airlines.
Do boards usually arrive in one piece ?
First off...you surf SD all the time...why would you even want to surf AC. The surf may be ok on Wed/Thurs but nothing like what you surf 5 days a week out there.
Secondly, good idea about stashing a board on the other coast. That's what I did in SoCal. I bought a very good used board at some big shop (ton of used boards) in Oceanside for only $175. I kept it out there at a friend's place for years. Then...my other friend moved into a big 3 car garage house in an awesome neighborhood, Ladera Ranch, so i figured might as well take the board from my friend who is renting a place and store it at my other buddies house who has plenty of space to store an extra board. 2 weeks after he moved in he was robbed. Nice. His friggin' wife left the garage door open overnight and $hit was gone...so much for a nice neighborhood.
I just try and surf any destination that has an ocean. I grew up going to OC MD, VB, as far south as Myrtle, SC but I have never stepped foot on the jersey shore or surfed there. So, there was a slim chance that I would encounter surf there since my dates were locked in and it is August on the atlantic. But its looking like I will get some, so this will be one more notch on the belt as they say... But I would love to score jersey on a fun day in the summer...
Not a big deal, but again, I just want to surf. I don't care what coast im on or what beach it may be, if there is swell in town, and im in town, i t gotta do it. I coulnd't sleep that night knowing I didn't even paddle out.
you shouldn't sleep anyway...it's your bachelor party. you should be more concerned about what strip club you are going to, not what break you are going to surf.
i had my bachelor party at the links at brigantine too. be prepared...the green heads are the size of B52 Bombers...they can eat you alive if the wind is light. Aside from that, fun times.
You can try Surf Shack in Vetnor for rentals http://www.shellemsurfshack.com/. Mikey is the owner maybe he can hook you up with a performance board. Also try Primal Surf in Brigantine www.psurf.com. not sure what kind of rentals they handle.


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Bruno Mars | |
Mars performing in Las Vegas in 2010 | |
Born | Peter Gene Hernandez October 8, 1985 [1] Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter, record producer, voice artist, choreographer |
Net worth | U.S. $60 million (2014)[2] |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop, reggae, soul, R&B, pop rock |
Instruments | Vocals, drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, piano, harmonica, beatbox |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Universal Motown, Atlantic, Elektra |
Associated acts | The Smeezingtons, Andrew Wyatt, Cee Lo Green, Jeff Bhasker, Janelle Monáe |
Website | |
www.brunomars.com |
Bruno Mars | |
Mars performing in Las Vegas in 2010 | |
Born | Peter Gene Hernandez October 8, 1985 [1] Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter, record producer, voice artist, choreographer |
Net worth | U.S. $60 million (2014)[2] |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop, reggae, soul, R&B, pop rock |
Instruments | Vocals, drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, piano, harmonica, beatbox |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Universal Motown, Atlantic, Elektra |
Associated acts | The Smeezingtons, Andrew Wyatt, Cee Lo Green, Jeff Bhasker, Janelle Monáe |
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www.brunomars.com |
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), professionally known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, voice actor, and choreographer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. Mars produced songs for other artists, co-founding the production team: The Smeezingtons.
Mars had an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, but then signed with Atlantic in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals to the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, which were worldwide successes, and for which he co-wrote the hooks. Mars' production formula allowed him, and his production team, to work with an assortment of artists from various genres.
His debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, released in 2010, peaked at number three on the Billboard 200,[3] anchored by the worldwide number-one singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as by the single "The Lazy Song". The album was nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning Best Pop Vocal Performance for "Just The Way You Are". In 2011, Mars released a song which was only played on radios called "I Was Only Dancing". His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox, released in 2012, peaked at number one in the United States, UK and other international markets.[4] It won Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards.[5] The album spawned the international singles "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man" and "Treasure".
Throughout his singing career, Mars has won 2 Grammy Awards and sold more than 11 million albums and 68 million singles worldwide.[5][6] Four of his singles are counted among the best-selling singles of all time.[7][8] Mars is now regarded as one of the most successful solo artists in the world, landing 5 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010, faster than any male singer since Elvis Presley.[9] In 2011, Mars was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.[10] In 2014, he was ranked number one on the Forbes 30 under 30 list.[11] Mars was also nominated as Top Artist of the Year in May 2014 at the Billboard Music Awards.
Mars is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship,[12] that usually include playing a variety of instruments such as electric guitar, piano, keyboards and drums, dancing and performing a wild range of musical styles, including reggae, soul and funk music.[13]
Bruno Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was raised in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu. He is the son of Peter Hernandez and Bernadette "Bernie" San Pedro Bayot (b. August 14, 1957, Manila, d. June 1, 2013, Honolulu).[14][15] His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Ashkenazi Jewish (from Ukraine and Hungary) descent, and is originally from Brooklyn, New York.[16][17] Mars' mother immigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child, and was of Filipino descent, with distant Spanish ancestry.[16][18] His parents met while performing in a show, where his mother was a hula dancer and his father played percussion.[17] At the age of two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father, because of his resemblance to professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.[19][20][21]
Mars is one of six children and came from a musical family who exposed him to a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B.[22][23] In addition to being a dancer, his mother was a singer and his father used his musical ability to perform Little Richard rock and roll music.[24] Mars' uncle was an Elvis impersonator, and encouraged three-year-old Mars to perform on stage as well. Mars also performed songs by artists such as Michael Jackson, The Isley Brothers, and The Temptations.[20] At age four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Notes, in which he became known on the island for his impersonation of Presley.[25] In 1990, Mars was featured in MidWeek as "Little Elvis", going on to have a cameo in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1992.[20][26]
His time spent impersonating Presley had a major impact on Mars' musical evolution and performing techniques.[27] He later began playing guitar after drawing inspiration from Jimi Hendrix.[28] In 2010, he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, explaining, "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments...I've just been surrounded by it."[29] When he attended at President Theodore Roosevelt High School he performed in a group called The School Boys.[30] In 2003, shortly after graduating from President Theodore Roosevelt High School at the age of 17, Mars moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a musical career.[20][26] He adopted his stage name from the nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because "I felt like I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I'm out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars."[31]
"I'd always been a working musician in Hawaii and never had problems paying rent. And then it's like, 'Now I'm in L.A. and my phone's getting shut off.' That's when reality hit. I started DJ-ing. It was something silly. I told this person I could DJ because they said they could pay me $75 cash under the table. I didn't know how to DJ. I lost that job pretty quick."
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Mars signed to Motown Records in 2004, in a deal that "went nowhere".[33] However, Mars' experience with Motown proved to be beneficial to his career when he met songwriter and producer Philip Lawrence, who was also signed to the label.[33] After Mars was dropped by Universal Motown, less than a year of being signed, he stayed in Los Angeles and landed a music publishing deal in 2005 with Steve Lindsey and Cameron Strang at Westside Independent.[34][35]
"Bruno came to the conclusion that the best way to further his career was writing and producing hit songs."
During Mars' career beginnings, Lindsey, who showed Jeff Bhasker and Mars the ins and outs of writing pop music, acted as a mentor to Mars and helped him to hone his craft. Bhasker, who had met Mars through Mike Lynn (the A&R at Dr Dre's Aftermath Entertainment who first heard Mars' demo tape through his sister and flew him to LA), explained: "He'd mentor us, and kind of give us lectures as to what a hit pop song is, because you can have talent and music ability, but understanding what makes a hit pop song is a whole other discipline."[34][35][36] Steve Lindsey was responsible for "[holding] Bruno Mars back for five years while they learned an extensive catalog of hit music."[34] Meanwhile, Mars played cover songs in a band, around Los Angeles, with Bhasker and Eric Hernandez, Mars' brother, who is now the drummer of "The Hooligans".[37]
When Lawrence was first told he should meet Mars he was reluctant to do so, since he didn't even have money for bus fare. Keith Harris, drummer for The Black Eyed Peas,[38] told him, "Whatever it costs you to get out here, I'll reimburse you." Lawrence responded, "Just give me five dollars back for the bus." The pair began collaborating, writing songs for Mars, but they received many rejections from labels. On the verge of giving up, they received a call from Brandon Creed, then seeking songs for a reunited Menudo. He liked their song "Lost", which was written for Mars. The duo didn't want to give the song away, but when they were offered $20,000 for the song they agreed. The sale of this song allowed them to continue working,[39] and Mars and Lawrence decided that they would write and produce songs together for other artists.[35]
In 2006, Lawrence introduced Mars to his future A&R manager at Atlantic Records, Aaron Bay-Schuck.[40] After hearing him play a couple of songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately, but it took about three years for Atlantic records to finally sign Mars to the label,[40] because Atlantic felt that it was too early and that Mars still needed development as an artist.[41]
Before becoming a successful solo artist, Mars was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and Flo Rida.[22][32] He also co-wrote the Sugababes' hit song "Get Sexy" and provided backing vocals on their album Sweet 7.[42] His first musical appearance as a singer was in Far East Movement's second studio album Animal, featured on the track "3D".[43] He was also featured on pastor and hip hop artist Jaeson Ma's debut single "Love" in August 2009.[44][45] He reached prominence as a solo artist after being featured on and co-writing B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire"; both songs peaked within the top ten of many charts worldwide.[46][47][48][49] He said of them, "I think those songs weren't meant to be full-sung songs. If I'd sung all of "Nothin' on You", it might've sounded like some '90s R&B." Following this success, Mars released his debut extended play (EP), titled It's Better If You Don't Understand, on May 11, 2010.[50] The EP peaked at the 99th position on the Billboard 200 and produced one single, "The Other Side", featuring singers Cee Lo Green and B.o.B.[51][52] Mars collaborated with Green once more in August 2010 by co-writing his single "Fuck You". He performed a medley of "Nothin' on You" and "Airplanes" with B.o.B and Hayley Williams at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[53]
Mars' debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, was released digitally on October 4, and saw its physical release on October 5, 2010.[54][55] The lead single, "Just the Way You Are", was released on July 19, 2010,[56] and has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as well as several other charts worldwide.[57][58] The music video was released on September 8, 2010.[59] The second single, "Grenade", was released September 28, 2010, and has also seen successful international chart performance.[60][61] In the United States, Doo-Wops & Hooligans debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 for the week of October 13, 2010, selling 55,000 copies.[3] The album also received generally positive reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly 's Leah Greenblatt praised Mars for his "instant-access melodies" and "sly snatches of dance-floor swagger", but noted weaknesses in songs deviant from his conventional pop and soul genres.[62] He opened for Maroon 5 on the fall leg of the Hands All Over Tour starting October 6, 2010 and co-headlined with McCoy on a European tour starting October 18, 2010.[55]
On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine.[63] When talking to a police officer, Mars reportedly stated that what he did was "foolish" and that "he has never used drugs before".[64][65] Mars pled guilty to felony drug possession, and in return for his plea, he was told that the charges would be erased from his criminal record as long as he stayed out of trouble for a year, paid a $2,000 fine, did 200 hours of community service and completed a drug counseling course.[66]
On February 13, 2011, Mars won his first Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, having received six nominations; Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Nothin' on You", Record of the Year for "Nothin' on You" and "Fuck You", Song of the Year for "Fuck You", and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 53rd Grammy Awards. In the same year, Mars turned down multiple offers to open for famous pop artists on arena tours, deciding to tour alongside Janelle Monáe. The "move" limited his earnings in the short term, but the goal was to build a fan base by "underplaying"—deliberately performing gigs at smaller, more intimate venues.[67]
On September 16, 2011, Bad Meets Evil released their single, "Lighters", which featured Mars in the song. The song was met with mixed reviews from critics and many criticized Mars for doing this type of song.[68] On September 22, 2011, it was announced on Mars' website that his new song "It Will Rain" will appear on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack which was released on November 8.[69] On October 30, 2011, Mars gave an exclusive performance of "Runaway Baby" on the results show of The X Factor UK, the same day that Mars received six nominations for a Grammy Award; Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Grenade", and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 54th Grammy Awards. During the ceremony, Mars performed "Runaway Baby" but he did not win any awards as Adele won in all the categories he was nominated in and also lost to Paul Epworth for Producer of the Year.
On March 22, 2012, it was announced that Mars had signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis US.[70] Mars announced that the lead single from his upcoming album would be called "Locked Out of Heaven", which was released on October 1, 2012. On December 11, 2012, Mars released his second studio album, Unorthodox Jukebox. Along with announcing the album title and lead single, Mars announced the other 9 songs of the album.[71] He noted that the album would be more musically varied and refuses to "pick a lane", explaining that "I listen to a lot of music, and I want to have the freedom and luxury to walk into a studio and say, 'Today I want to do a hip-hop, R&B, soul or rock record.'"[71]
In the United States, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with sales of 192,000.[72] The album also charted number one album in Switzerland and in United Kingdom. It was the fastest selling album by a solo artist in 2012.[73] The lead single from the album, "Locked Out of Heaven", has reached number one in the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canada and the top ten in several countries worldwide. The album's second single, "When I Was Your Man", has reached the top ten of fifteen countries, including number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
In February 2013, Mars was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards, as producer and writer of "Young, Wild & Free", however he lost to "Niggas in Paris". During the ceremony, he performed with Sting, Rihanna, Ziggy Marley and Damian Marley in a tribute to Bob Marley.
The third single "Treasure" reached the top five spot in US and had less commercial success worldwide than the previous two. On May 24, 2013, Major Lazer released "Bubble Butt" as the fourth single from their album Free the Universe which featured Tyga, Mystic and Mars on the vocals, becoming Major Lazer's most successful single to date. Mars unveiled the next single, "Gorilla", which was only able to peak at No.22 on Hot 100 and was unsuccessful worldwide, from Unorthodox Jukebox on August 25, 2013 at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[74] On September 25, Mars was announced to perform eight shows at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas between December 2013 and August 2014.[75]
On January 26, 2014, Mars won the award of Best Pop Vocal Album for Unorthodox Jukebox at the 56th Grammy Awards,[5] a week later, he headlined the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show and was joined by The Red Hot Chili Peppers as a musical guest on the platform.[76][77] Making him the first Super Bowl halftime lead performer under 30 and of Puerto Rican descent.[78] The show ended up being the most watched Super Bowl halftime show in the history of the Super Bowl, drawing record ratings of 115.3 million viewers, passing the record 114 million, previously held by Madonna, who performed two years earlier.[79]
Mars' time spent impersonating Elvis Presley as a child had a major impact on his musical evolution; he later reflected: "I watch the best. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police. It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan."[27]
He also impersonated Michael Jackson and Little Richard who played a lead role as his influences.[24] Mars was initially influenced by R&B artists such as Keith Sweat, Jodeci and R. Kelly, as well as 1950s rock 'n' roll and Motown.[80] In high school, he began listening to classic rock groups such as The Police, Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles.[80] All of these genres of music have influenced Mars' musical style; he observed that "It's not easy to [create] songs with that mixture of rock and soul and hip-hop, and there's only a handful of them."[80] The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.[17] Mars also stated that he is a fan of Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jack White, The Saturdays and Kings of Leon.[81]
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Mars possesses a three octave tenor vocal range.[82] Jim Farber of New York Daily News praised his voice by saying that "has the purity, cream and range of mid-period Michael Jackson, right before the fall. Like the King of Pop, Mars pines for the prerock-era role of the pure entertainer, a classic song-and-dance man."[83] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called him "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that's an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor."[84]
Mars' music has been noted for displaying a wide variety of styles, musical genres and influences, including pop,[85] rock,[85] reggae,[85] R&B,[86] soul,[62] and hip hop.[84] His co-producer Philip Lawrence says, "What people don't know is there's a darker underbelly to Bruno Mars." Mars himself says, "I blame that on me singing to girls back in high school."[87] In addition, Mars claims that his work with other artists influenced his musical style, saying that "'Nothin' on You' had a Motown vibe, 'Billionaire' was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favorites is the Cee-Lo Green song. I don't think anyone else could've sung that song. And there's 'Just the Way You Are.' If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music."[88] He cites doo-wop as a major influence on his music, referring to the genre as "just straightforward love songs – so charming and simple and romantic."[88] In addition, Mars states that growing up in Hawaii influenced his music, giving the songs a reggae sound. He explains that "In Hawaii some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first."[17]
Lyrically, many of Mars' songs have been described as "feel-good", carefree, and optimistic,[89] however, darker subjects are addressed in songs such as "Grenade", "Liquor Store Blues", and "Talking to the Moon", which detail failed relationships and self-destructive behavior.[62][90] In his second album, Mars showed a whole new different lyrical style, going into a more sexual direction that led to a Prince comparison.[91] Songs like "Gorilla" caused him a serious controversy due to the explicit content.[92]
Mars is known for his retro showmanship that is widely acclaimed by tour critics and reviewers. Journalist Monique from Mirrors Magazine says that "the showmanship on Bruno's stage was like none other that I've ever seen" comparing him to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.[93] He is, most of the time, accompanied by The Hooligans, a band that includes musicians from guitarists, to bassists, drummers, keyboardists, and horn players. They also serve as dancers and background singers.[94] His shows feature choreographed dancing arrangements, heavily influenced by the disco era. In addition, long, mellow and soft interludes that echoe the smooth R&B style, hugely famous during the 90s, is an important part of Mars' shows.[94]
Mars is also known for his "fancy, slick and fantastic" footwork that is inspired by James Brown,[95] all-band choreography and splits.[96]
Rolling Stone magazine placed Mars at number 35 on their list of "50 Best Live Acts Right Now"; he's the youngest act besides Janelle Monàe and Lady Gaga to enter the list. They wrote: "Anyone from the age of 5 to 95 can walk out of a Bruno Mars concert feeling like the show was designed just for them. Mars walks the old-school walk (occasionally in James Brown's funky shoes) and talks the sexy talk, but he also nails the hits, leads a super-energetic nine-piece soul band, and rips a mean drum solo", praising the "spectacular version" of "Gorilla" that he performs live.[97]
Jason Lipshutz from Billboard said that "Mars' lifeblood is entertaining and keeping smiles plastered on the faces of his onlookers, and he does a better job at it than almost anyone working in music right now."[98] Co-manager, Brandon Creed, says that because Mars had "poured himself into his songwriting, then singing and recording the songs, they flow through his veins-it's his pulse. That's what people want: a connection with someone speaking the words they wish they could say. And on the other side, Bruno and the band are having a blast onstage, so you can't not have a good time. It's an infectious environment, the show you can't miss."[99] Philip Lawrence said that "It harkens back to Earth, Wind & Fire and Michael Jackson when people came to a show and got a show".[99] NFL's Sarah Moll and Tracy Perlman realized when they saw the Moonshine Jungle tour several times this summer. "If you go to his concerts, it's 11-year-old girls to 65-year-old women-it's everyone".[99]
In 2011, Mars made the Time 100 list, B.o.B wrote "He has a musicality, a presence in his voice that I've never heard from anyone else...When he performs live, nothing is prerecorded or fudged. It's a straight-up, classic performance. That's so rare these days."[10]
Mars' work has influenced numerous artists including Bridgit Mendler,[100] Britney Spears,[101] Katy Perry,[102] Leona Lewis,[103] Jonas Brothers[104] and Selena Gomez.[105]
Due to the huge tickets reselling activities that occurred during the week after the Super Bowl, and in order to limit that kind of profiteering, Hawaii Senate President Donna Mercado Kim introduced Senate Resolution 12 yesterday, also known as the "Bruno Mars Act". The "Bruno Mars Act" limits all ticket purchases within 48 hours of the on-sale to the physical box office. It ensures that anyone who comes all the way to the box office to buy tickets for their favorite should would almost certainly be guaranteed to leave with a ticket in hand, dissuade ticket scalping. The State Senate in Hawaii passed the law.[106][107]
Bruno Mars has earned numerous awards and honors throughout his career. He has sold 11 million albums and 68 million singles worldwide as a singer.[6][108] Bruno Mars has won two Grammy Award in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are" at the 53rd Grammy Awards and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Unorthodox Jukebox" at the 56th Grammy Awards.[5] Besides multiple nominations, achieving a total of 18, he had seven nominations at the 53rd Grammy Awards. He won Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist at the American Music Award in 2012. Mars also won two Brit Awards for International Male Solo Artist at the 2012 BRIT Awards and at the 2014 BRIT Awards.[109]
On May 12, 2013 Mars tweeted a picture of himself using an electronic cigarette. On May 30, 2013 a press release was published reporting Mars investment in the NJOY Electronic Cigarette Company, "in order to quit smoking for his mother", since the singer "believes in the product and the company's mission".[121]
Mars decided to invest in Chromatik, which makes digital versions of sheet music for the web and iPad. Mars said "I love that Chromatik will bring better music education into schools", he added "And I'm happy to be a part of it".[122]
In 2014, Bruno Mars teamed up with three partners to launch the "Selvarey Rum" brand which includes Selvarey White, made of blended three and five-year aged Panamanian rums [123] and the aged "natural cacao rum" Selvarey Cacao.[124]
On February 26, It was announced that Mars had partnered with the Hawai'i Community Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation to establish a GRAMMY Camp Scolarship Fund, in order to support the next generation of music makers with fund to provide financial assistance for qualified needs-based applicants from Hawai'i.[125]
Mars' donated 100,000 dollars to the kids of Bantay Bata, who were among the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, in order to bring back the esteem and morale of the orphans who lost their families and homes.[126] Bruno Mars will perform at the Make It Right gala, whose campaign gold is to "help build homes for people in need".[127] Mars is also set to perform at the Robin Hood Foundation 's annual benefit in New York, which gold is to "fight poverty in New York City by supporting more than 200 nonprofits with financial and technical assistance".[128]
Billboard ranked Bruno Mars as the 12th richest musician of 2013, with earnings of $18,839,681. The list takes into consideration touring, recorded- music sales, publishing royalties and revenue from digital music and video streaming in US.[129] According to Forbes, Mars has estimated earnings of $60 million.[2]
In the cover story for Entertainment Weekly, Mars stated that the song "Nothin' on You" was rejected because of his race by a "music industry decision-maker – a guy he won't name". That experience made him feel like a "mutant", and he says that was his lowest point. "Even with that song in my back pocket to seal the deal, things like that are coming out of people's mouths. It made me feel like I wasn't even in the room."[130]
In the song "Yonkers", Tyler disparages numerous artists, including Bruno Mars. Tyler, The Creator also disparages Mars in The Game's song "Martians vs. Goblins", in which he and Lil Wayne are featured artists. Bruno Mars, in response to the verse "stab Bruno Mars in his goddamn esophagus," said, "[Tyler] has to wait in line if he wants to stab me...[Tyler's] definitely not the first guy that's said something like that to me and he's not going to be the last."[131]
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Tattoo Royale 25th & 26th October 2014 – Tattoo Convention
Tattoo Royale has gone on a tour of duty, the 2014 show will be held at the splendid Harrogate International Centre. Situated within the stunning spa town of Harrogate North Yorkshire. Harrogate is famous for it's historic buildings and natural springs you can be sure of a right 'Royale' weekend in October 2014. Excellent transport links, car parking, well priced accommodation and plenty to see and do make Harrogate the perfect new home for the 2nd outing of the show.
We look forward to seeing you at the show Harrogate in the meantime please have a look at our Video from the Inaugural Tattoo Royale at Cheltenham Racecourse in August 2013.
We'd like to thank everyone who participated and hope you will join us again in our new home in 2014.
Harrogate is located centrally in the UK with easy access to London and Edinburgh. A first-class motorway network, mainline rail, sea and 24-hour air links ensure that Harrogate is able to offer all the benefits expected of a truly global location.
HIC Yorkshire is fully accessible for all customers, with easily accessible drop-off points, accessible toilets, lifts and entrances in all areas.
Visitors driving to our venue will find dedicated, free of charge, Â blue badge spaces in our underground car park. This is directly linked by lift access to our main Entrance 1.


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Birthplace: Maracay, Venezuela
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Pastor Maldonado signed for Williams in 2011 after winning the GP2 championship the previous year.
Maldonado started karting at the age of seven and soon began racing in national competitions. In 1999, aged 14, he moved to Europe to further his racing career.
He continued karting in European series until 2002 while also making his first steps in car racing. He contested various Formula Renault championships, culminating in victory in the Italian championship in 2004, with eight wins.
That earned him his first F1 test for Minardi at Misano at the end of 2004. The following year he joined Renault's Driver Development Programme and raced in the World Series by Renault.
However he was banned for nine races after he ran into a marshal during practice at Monaco. The marshal was attending to another driver who had spun when Maldonado arrived on the scene and hit them both. The marshal suffered a broken back.
Maldonado returned to the series the following year and finished third in the championship for Draco. He moved into GP2 with Trident in 2007 and won the Monaco round.
A switch to Piquet Sports in 2008 saw him finish fifth in the championship. In 2009 he joined top team ART along with rookie Nico Hulkenberg. Although he won twice, including the Monaco sprint race, he ended the year sixth while Hulkenberg won the title.
Maldonado stayed in GP2 for 2010 and returned to Piquet's team, now renamed Rapax. He put his three years' experience to good use and set a new record for the series with six consecutive feature race wins.
That secured the title and handed him testing opportunities with Williams and HRT at the end of the year. Following the test Williams signed him to take Hulkenberg's place in 2011.
Driving one of the least competitive cars Williams has ever produced, Maldonado managed to score a single point in his first season. There might have been more at Monaco but for a late tangle with Lewis Hamilton which left him in the barriers.
He compared well against experienced team mate Rubens Barrichello, especially in qualifying, and earned a contract extension for 2012.
Maldonado's second season got off to a disappointing start when he crashed out of sixth place on the final lap of the Australian Grand Prix while trying to pass Fernando Alonso. But the revised, Renault-engined car had already shown more potential than its predecessor.
Four races later in Spain the pair shared the front row of the grid, Maldonado having inherited pole position from a penalised Hamilton. Alonso beat him to the first corner, but Maldonado jumped ahead through the pit stops and withstood fierce pressure from the Ferrari driver to clinch his first victory.
Following his breakthrough win nine races passed before he appeared in the points. A string of collisions led to several penalties, including three in one weekend in Belgium.
After that Maldonado made an effort to clean up his driving and produced strong performances in Singapore (before his car broke down) and Abu Dhabi (where he slipped to fifth after a KERS failure). He ended the year with another crash in Brazil, but the team subsequently announced he would remain with them in 2013.
Maldonado had high hopes for the team's 2013 car after sampling it in testing, but the team slumped badly once the season began. Rarely in contention for points, Maldonado took just one, in Hungary, after the late retirement of several rivals in front of him.
Making matters worse, the team suffered problems with its wheel nuts late in the season, two of which failed on Maldonado's car during practice sessions. They were forced to slow down their pit stops for safety reasons, further harming their competitiveness.
Maldonado grew frustrated with the situation and elected to end his contract with the team, taking his PDVSA backing to Lotus in 2014.
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Championship position | 19 | 15 | 18 |
Points | 1 | 45 | 1 |
Wins | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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A few weeks ago I took my sons out of school to visit my baby sister and her family in Virginia.
It was the first time we met my niece, Anaiah.
It was also the first time Andrew recalls seeing his Abuelo/grandfather.
Karl celebrated the little things, like being the tallest in the group. I'm letting him savor the moment since I think pretty soon Andrew will surpass him.
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BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — The finishing touches are being put together for a new local film festival.
It's called third street film fest, and it will happen on Friday, Dec. 30.
Organized on a shoe string budget, the event hopes to call attention to local filmmakers and talent.
The concept has been in the works for the works for the past year, but only in recent weeks has it seen a surge in interest.
"The final three weeks I got 30 films and every time I checked the mailbox, it's be full," James Hebert, Executive Director of the Third Street Film Festival, said when asked if he was surprised by the number of submissions. "So it took me and everybody else who was screening the films a long time, because it was like 15 hours of films. Then you have to grade them and everything. So I was very surprised."
The screenings will happen at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts. The location, Hebert says, is perfect given the number of projects that continue to select downtown and the Third Street area to film their location shoots.
In addition to the event, Scene Magazine is hosting the official after party. That will be held on New Years Eve, and anyone who buys a ticket to the festival will get a spot on that guest list.
Tickets to the Third Street Film Festival are $25. For more information about the event, click here. [1]


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Getty Perspectives: James Cuno and John Currin
Date: Sunday September 14, 2014, at 3 pm
Location: Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Admission: Free. Reservation required
President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust James Cuno and artist John Currin discuss how classical painting shaped Currin's modern interpretation of the form. Their conversation considers Currin's works in the Broad collections and classical paintings at the Getty.


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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has announced the first three beneficiaries of the Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has announced the first three beneficiaries of the Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project.
Also known as Community PREP, the $1.5 million grant program is designed to expand community pharmacy residency programs for recent pharmacy school graduates. Each of the grant recipients will receive $50,000 over the next three years from the NACDS Foundation to support the development of a residency position for graduates of accredited schools and colleges of pharmacy.
The foundation said Thursday that the institutions receiving the Community PREP grants for this first round of awards were Purdue University, with practice sites at The Kroger Co.; the University of Missouri-Kansas City, with practice sites at Red Cross Pharmacy Inc.; and University of North Carolina, with practices sites at Kerr Drug Inc.
Established in 2010, Community PREP seeks to create 30 new, fully accredited post-graduate year-one community pharmacy residency opportunities through grants to nonprofit pharmacy schools and colleges. The NACDS Foundation said the grants are designed to foster the creation or expansion of a patient-focused residency program, in which a faculty member or a preceptor will oversee the selected pharmacy resident's learning experience at a pharmacy practice site.
Grant recipients are determined based on the recommendations of an independent review committee comprised of representatives from the American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP), American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the NACDS Foundation.
"The Community PREP grant program was developed to provide expanded opportunities for pharmacy school graduates to pursue community pharmacy residencies and hone their skills in providing patient care services," Edith Rosato, president of the NACDS Foundation, said in a statement. "I commend these three prestigious recipients for their dedication to patient care and their laudable commitment to mentoring the next generation of pharmacy graduates."
Community PREP grant applications are accepted on a continuing basis, with a deadline of July 1. Twelve more grants will be awarded in 2011, and another 15 will be awarded next year, the foundation said.


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Pluto / Astro Boy Character Comparison
Posted in Manga News on April 19, 2009 by JohannaI'm reading Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, but I've never read Astro Boy, so I found this character comparison chart (via Faith Erin Hicks) particularly fascinating. I didn't realize how much Naoki Urasawa was cleaning up the characters, making them more realistic than cartoony.
Update: The chart is by Xavier Guilbert, as part of his Pluto review (translated from the French).
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The cartoony aspect of Astro Boy was part of the charm. It helped make the premise and thin plots far more palatable.
Great fun, those original Astro Boy stories. Although, you only need read a couple of books to get an idea that it's lather, rinse and repeat.
Very cool! I just read the original Astro Boy version of the storyline that inspired Pluto last week and was thinking of doing something like this, so thanks very much for linking to that. Not only does it save me the time of doing it myself, but it looks much better than anything I would have done!
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04/20/2009 at 10:09 AM[…] Manga | This chart comparing the characters in Naoki Urasawa's Pluto to their counterparts in Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy story "The Greatest Robot on Earth" is pretty great. [via Faith Erin Hicks and Johanna Draper Carlson] […]
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04/20/2009 at 9:53 PMGreat idea, and it make the boy really humane now!
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Pouring at the Coast Fest is going on today and tomorrow
The annual Pouring at the Coast Craft Beer Festival is here again, kicking off in Seaside (Oregon) tonight with their Brewers Dinner at McKeown's Restaurant starting at 5pm. Tomorrow is the main pouring and tasting day from 3 to 9pm at the Seaside Convention Center. They've got a nice list of breweries pouring beer, including: Astoria Brewing Bill's Tavern Boring Brewing Co. Buoy Beer Co. Columbia River Brewing Co. Coalition Brewery Flat Tail Brewing Fort George … Continue reading →


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POSTED: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 9:07am
UPDATED: Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 11:34am
Hundreds of H1N1 flu shots and nasal spray vaccines were given out in Hidalgo county to prevent the possibility of an H1N1 flu outbreak.
People arrived early in the morning to get immunized with the H1N1 vaccine. The event was hosted by the City of Edinburg and teh Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department. They provided 1,500 shots and nasal spray vaccines for the residents.


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Tags techno, juke, digital cumbia, turntablism, wonky
Genres electronic, juke, experimental, hip hop, techno (beta) (flag as incorrect)
Artists DJ Nate, El Hijo de la Cumbia, Nosaj Thing (beta)
Published March 14, 2012
True Detective Themes by killedincars
As the title indicates, this mix is inspired by the general moods True Detective's story and imagery instilled in me.
true detective, eai, spoken word, noise, drone
More Noise, Please by killedincars
As the Steven Jesse Bernstein piece discusses early, maybe we need things we don't "want" in order to do the normal things throughout the day.
spoken word, drone, noise, ambient, juke
Terrain by killedincars
Chopping up moments, stretching out moments, and creating environments.
choral, juke, noise, electronic
Other Music 2/3/13 (scattered voice) by killedincars
This is my full set from Other Music, which aired 2/3/13 (my son's birthday).
juke, vaporware, progressive electronic, drone, eai