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The Next Young Lions: 6 Players Who Could be Future Stars
Jazz fans are restless types, and always looking for next new thing. Jazz.com contributor Brian Dwyer, who recently wrote in the column about Herbie Hancock's visit to New Delhi, now offers his thoughts on some heralded younger musicians. He highlights a half-dozen exceptional talents, and tries to determine which of them has what it takes to achieve jazz stardom. T.G.
With communication as widespread as it is, and the world becoming smaller because of it, the young gems of the jazz world that begin to shine early are far less easily concealed than, say, 50 years ago. Young talents can be paraded on morning television programs before they feel at home in the clubs, and before they meet the veterans who will nurture and guide them.
I was inspired, even tricked, by the 14-year-old voice of Simone Jehangir. It should have belonged to someone twice her age. Jehangir is part of Goa's up-and-coming jazz scene in India, and her voice carries an air of maturity and a well-developed grace. She had me thinking about what it takes to develop at a young age, and about the signs, as well as some of the hurdles, of early development.
Remember that Herbie Hancock started out with a spot at age 11 playing a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. What spurs on the natural, or even the savant (beware the label prodigy, which some take to connote a lack of expression)? Does it take an event like five-year-old Roy Ayers being handed his first pair of mallets from Lionel Hampton to lay the tracks to a historic career? Mary Lou Williams taught herself piano by age five and did a good job from there. But then there are always the cases like that of Craig Hundley, hailed as the future of jazz at age 14, who fail to live up to the hype and expectations.
Here's the nature versus nurture of it all—the patterns in six resumes of potential future jazz stars.
Ariel Lanyi
What comes out of 11-year-old Ariel Lanyi of Jerusalem may well describe what it's like in the mind of anyone that age—thoughts are interspersed with a few moments of clarity during the muck of development. At this point, the improvisations of this pianist are likely to stem as much from his unbridled childhood curiosity as they are from the jazz recordings he's listened to and studied; it's far too early to really say anything definitive except that at the moment his classical training, which began at four, is the basis of his experimentations with jazz.
There are countless others around the world who show promise, for which Lanyi is just one of them. The test comes in the sponsorship, which jazz giants publically support which kids as the future of jazz. If nothing else, Lanyi has his membership to a group for local avant-garde jazz musicians, which begs the question: Can a kid so young really know the difference between avant-garde and flapping your hands up and down?
Grace Kelly
At age 17, Grace Kelly has already hit the spots that most musicians spend years trying to get to backstage. The Boston native has done Jazz Standard with Frank Morgan, Dizzy's, Birdland, and a stint with Dave Brubeck. Her mother was the one, years before that when Grace was five, that had her learning classical piano and listening to Stan Getz. Since the fifth grade, the sax player has been performing around Boston clubs with her own band or frequently as a guest to more prominent acts.
She's been in the musical care of, among others, her teacher Lee Konitz (who worked on her fourth album Gracefullee) and Phil Woods. Of course some of the accolades (most in the last four years or so) are because of age, but Kelly has a knack for improvisation and a strong sense of rhythm.
Onstage, she can't stand still. Her signature move might be her dancing, crouching to every note. She grinds her phrases over and over again—she seems always to be trying to reach a high where, excuse the cliché, she gets lost in the music and her steps and notes become intertwined. She showed early on a smooth way of phrasing, somewhat like Getz's, that has more recently tended toward a syncopated funk, and a smart control of shrill pitches in a James Carter way. For Grace Kelly, her talent has proven to be a steppingstone to meeting and playing with the legends that have undoubtedly influenced and cared for her.
Francesco Cafiso
This Sicilian alto sax player is a curious case of relatively huge fame and huge pressure very early. After hearing him at an Italian jazz festival in 2002, Wynton Marsalis (the name comes up everywhere as perhaps the word on young talent) invited Cafiso to join his European tour at the age of 14, just five years after he first picked up his alto. He has become somewhat the spectacle as of late—a protégé of Marsalis's, yet still somewhat exclusive to Italy and the nearby European clubs where he plays with his own bands. However, he was invited to Obama's inauguration to perform with Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Like any curator of bop, Cafiso, 19, arranges his solos with technical speed and a definite structure, building up to a climax and cascading down again, much like a good storyteller should. Despite all of his live experiences, he's still studying in a positive sense. His idolization of Bird and Coleman Hawkins is the base he needs to further his exploration and find a defined voice for a boy who's been a man for some time.
Eldar Djangirov
Known simply as Eldar, his right to the single name of the famous came from such accomplishments as playing Carnegie Hall at age 19. His mother, a classical pianist, imparted to him a precise and clean style, while his father served as the supplier of records. His father's affinity for virtuoso players such as Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson seemed to register with Eldar. But while Tatum always focused on what were, at the time, popular standards, Eldar can break out in salsa or rock rhythms.
The Kyrgyzstan native made his home in Kansas City at the age of 11. It would be only three years before he'd release his first album. In the meantime, he became the youngest musician (12) featured on Marian McPartland's NPR program Piano Jazz. He may very likely have the heart of a young rocker: in the world of Eldar, louder and faster is just more fun.
Eldar is partly a sign of the times—our era of the attention span endangered—in his affinity for switching between styles in an instant. Whereas older players might linger in the spaces between their notes, priding themselves on their pacing, Eldar seems enlivened when he can jump from modal to stride. He may well become the role model for even younger players once he's developed his own personality.
Alex Han
The defining rite-of-passage came for alto saxophonist Han last year at the experienced age of 20, playing throughout Europe with bassist Marcus Miller in a tour that seemed well-suited to Han's R&B vein. I'd peg him as a seasoned listener to the Kenny Garretts and Joshua Redmans of a slightly older generation, and the other sustainers and enrichers of the post-Coltrane sax tradition.
His nurturing began at age 12, just four years after he started on the instrument (at his parents' urgings), with encouragement from Paquito D'Rivera. Two years later he'd released his first album and had made himself a name. He's stayed true to the path of the Young Lions. More so than most of the young class, Alex Han should be known for his patience, his balance of the long, trembling bellows with busier phrases. For Han, the issues of age and youth already begin to lose their significance now that he's aware of his own mature style.
Taylor Eigsti
Whispers of Eigsti's name, though probably mispronounced, began even when he was a fifth grader. Now at 24, he's a mature musician, successful in breaking away from the image of himself at 13, when he was asked to play with Dave Brubeck. Like many of the others, his playing began early, in his case at four-years of age. Unlike most prodigies though, he quickly became the educator himself, joining the teaching staff at the Stanford Jazz Workshop at 15.
Eigsti has nestled himself into a contemporary style, with an emphasis on composition—the kind of long winding escalators marked by alternating rhythms. The hardest thing for a "prodigy" may be to grow up and take the risky step backwards out of the spotlight, the TV interviews, to join most 20-something musicians. Yet it is clear that his six albums and two Grammy nominations have garnered some respect from many in the jazz community, at least enough for him to be called a colleague rather than a prodigy.
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COIMBATORE: A 16-year-old tenth standard student of a city school reportedly fled from his residence after his parents scolded him for stealing their money to buy a mobile phone. The police are now trying to trace him and have finally located his phone near Dindigul district on Saturday.
According to police, T Vijayakumar (16), a student of CSI boys school near Town Hall in the city, has been missing since Friday. He had left home in Ramanathapuram to attend early morning tuition class at around 6 am. He was last seen on Bharati Nagar fourth street where his father Thiagarajan, a construction labourer left him on Friday morning.
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It's one thing to say you want to be a state champion. Thousands of wrestlers do each season.
Sebastian Vidika talked the talk and walked the walk.
Whether it was an offseason practice session, a 15-0 blowout win at a midseason tournament or a match in front of thousands of fans with a state title on the line, the Black River senior wasn't going to be denied.
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"That's a testament to him and that's what got him to where he wanted to get to. He just kept pushing," Black River coach Corey Kline said. "This year, the difference was I didn't have to push him. I had to help him find the next level. He was driving me this year."
From the minute the final whistle blew at last season's state tournament — where Vidika walked off that mat fourth — the 18-year-old was set on one thing.
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"I took maybe a month off, and then I was into freestyle or Greco or any practice I could find," he said. "I would lift all the time, go to tournaments and go just any place I could get more experience.
"That was just my mentality. It's like the quote that the Navy Seals have that 'The only easy day was yesterday.' I want to improve every single day. You can't expect to stay the same and get better."
When the season officially started, Vidika stayed after practice and even trained on Sundays. The result was a regular season in which he lost just once — a 5-1 setback at the Marion Harding Classic to Shawnee's Hunter Lucas, who placed fourth in D-II.
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He was.
Vidika stepped on the mat at Value City Arena in Columbus and pinned West Lafayette Ridgewood's Colton Bethel in 44 seconds before running off wins over George Clemens of Wayne Trace (10-4) and Jake Adkins of Johnstown Northridge (6-2) to set up the state final.
Vidika embraced the pressure, however, to face Dayton Christian's Hunter Bray, who ended Vidika's season the year before.
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"I had to lay everything on the line and I wasn't going to let anything stop me."
The result was a gritty 7-5 decision and an exclamation point on a season that was worth every extra second of practice and rep on the bench press.
Along with winning more than 100 career matches, Vidika broke school records for most career near falls (259) and technical falls in a season (16).
Not too shabby for someone who wrestled just seven varsity matches a freshman and worked to become a state qualifier, placer and champion.
"His work ethic is a double-edged sword because it keeps us coaches coming back for more," Kline said with a laugh. "He's the kid that we old men coaches can blame for us keep doing it.
"Now he made us enjoy it that much more."
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A British reality show has figured out how to get kids slim. If they're hungry, make them hunt for their food. Alison Godfrey of The Daily Telegraph reports:
In Fat Kids Can't Hunt 10 fat youngsters will live with Aboriginal tribesmen in Australia for a month.Just another reason why I hate reality television.
If the children want to eat, they must follow the strict rules of the Aborigines, eating plants, grasses and fruits as well as trapping, killing and cooking any animals or insects they find.
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Made by made by Big Brother producer Endemol, Fat Kids Can't Hunt is designed to help overweight children tackle overeating problems
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The workplace is a microcosm of society. As the battle over same-sex marriage rages in the United States, many people may not realize that there is also no consistent federal protection for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) individuals in the workplace. In fact, over half of US states have no laws on the books protecting LGBT from discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Illinois has discrimination laws in place protecting workers due to their sexual orientation, but there is no protection for government workers based on gender identity or gender expression.
One of the arguments for same-sex marriage is that when allowing LGBT to marry, they then have access to the same benefits as straight couples. They become eligible for survivor and spousal benefits for Social Security and pension benefits and they can claim spousal benefits for healthcare. So far, with the addition of Pennsylvania in the past week, 19 states plus the District of Columbia recognize same-sex marriage. Illinois law allowing same-sex marriage takes effect June 1, 2014, with civil unions already recognized via previous state legislation.
Because of these issues, not only is same-sex marriage a social concern, but also a labor concern. Several companies have expressed their views against same-sex marriage, the most notable being Chick-Fil-A, citing religion as a basis. Other companies, such as Amazon and Microsoft, embrace the issue and support same-sex marriage as an example of "doing the right thing."
But also lagging is the basic right of individuals to work in an environment free from discrimination and harassment because of their sexual preferences and/or gender identity. About 53% of LGBT workers hide their sexual orientation out of fear of losing their jobs. That could all change if current legislation in Congress is passed and signed into law by the president. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was presented to both houses of Congress in April 2013 and was passed in the US Senate in November 2013 with a bipartisan vote of 64-32. The bill would put federal regulations into place to protect LGBT from discrimination in the workplace.
Civil rights laws have been in place for years based on a person's race, their religion, their age and their disabilities, just to name a few. Now maybe the time has finally come for the LGBT community to be included.
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With this series I tried to get another perspective on my daily commute. The rich colors, the movement and all the details illustrate that the morning is not as dull as it seems at first.
Monday Morning is a staff pick at Blurb. This version is an edit to the original, specifically created for viewing on a screen.
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Donald Byrd: Book's Bossa
Book's Bossa
Donald Byrd (trumpet)
Slow Drag (Blue Note 5-35560-2)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Sonny Red Kyner (alto sax), Cedar Walton (piano), Walter Booker (bass), Billy Higgins (drums).
Composed by Donald Byrd.
Recorded: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 12, 1967
Rating: 87/100 (learn more)
It's kind of astonishing the amount of jazz musicians that recorded and performed Bossa nova in the late 1960s. I guess Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto did their jobs! Donald Byrd, always one who defies easy categorization, came up with a catchy little Bossa, that's almost closer to samba at times, for this album. I like how Byrd sounds on this song and he is helped greatly by the wonderful piano playing of Cedar Walton, who moves up and down the piano with ease as he comps behind Byrd. Although this song gets a little boring after a few minutes, I still like it. I think that Byrd sounds stronger on funk oriented material and straight ahead stuff but he still manages to play some nice sustained lines. Not a bad song at all and very well worth listening to several times.
Reviewer: Jared Pauley
Tags: 1960s jazz
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text: Hi! I only recently became aware that there is a TIE Fighter version for Windows out there. Of course, only available on the XWing Collectors Series which is impossible to come by, I couldn't even find it on ebay :(. Now I am wondering if it might be possible to get the win95 upgrade for my existing TIE-Fighter Versions (I got both Disks and CD). Just like Origin made the Windows upgrade for Wing Commander IV public. TIE Fighter is by far the best Star Wars game I ever played, and I really would like to do it again, but since I got an USB Joystick now it wont work under DOS anymore (not with stick anyway), and I really don't want to play it with mouse or keys. And I feel kinda shafted owning it but being unable to use that latest update (which a win95 version of a DOS game is to me). And even more so since it was offered only in a seemingly very limited edition.


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Four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday will compete in the season-opening truck race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, courtesy of a ride in the No. 30 Chevrolet entry of Turner Scott Motorsports. An announcement from TSM on Friday stated that Hornaday will drive the No. 30 truck for the team at Daytona. It'll be Hornaday's second start for Turner Scott Motorsports. He also drove a TSM entry in the 2013 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway soon after losing his ride with NTS Motorsports.
"I'm very excited and grateful to have support from Steve Turner, Harry Scott and the entire TSM organization," Hornaday said. "We worked great together in Miami and to have the opportunity to come to Daytona to start the year off, I'm just really looking forward to it. I wouldn't have this opporunity if it weren't for (sponsor) Rheem and their help. I think this is a winning comination that will give us a great chance to run up front and, hopefully, get a win."
Hornaday is the all-time wins leader in Camping World Truck Series, posting 51 race wins in 355 starts. He has driven trucks for teams including Dale Earnhardt Inc., Kevin Harvick Inc. and NTS Motorsports. Efforts are being made for a full-time deal between Hornaday and TSM for the remainder of the 2014 season.
"I'm really excited about having a four-time champion in one of our trucks," Turner Scott Motorsports co-owner Steve Turner said. "Both Ron's team and our team are working diligently to get a full-time deal put together for the 2014 season. Ron will bring great knowledge to the young drivers in our fleet. Wall feel like Ron is a class act, both on an off the track."
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The annual Augustafest celebration of golf and gastronomy is cleared for takeoff at Emerald Links Golf and Country Club.
Throughout the month the 27-hole full service facility will light up the lives of players via a two-for-one green fee offer (with the rental of a power cart) running on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between noon and 3 p.m. The deal excludes holidays and cannot be combined with other offers.
And when the heat is on, Emerald Links will cool down power cart fees by knocking the price to rent a ride to $20 for 18 holes and $10 for nine holes. That's a saving of $10 for 18 holes and $5 for nine holes.
Meanwhile, in the Bunker Restaurant, a free bowl of chips and salsa will make it to the table when a refreshing beverage is purchased.
Since August is Blueberry Month, players will be able to close out their meals by taking advantage of a sweet dessert special. All blueberry desserts are $1.99 and $2.98 when ice cream arrives as the side or on top.
Parents looking for an activity for their boys and girls in August are invited to contact the pro shop to receive details on the course's golf camps for kids.
Emerald Links Golf and Country Club has challenged members and green fee players since 1990 when the semi-private championship course made its debut after being envisioned and built by architect Graham Cooke and the Patterson family.
The layout has earned a well-deserved reputation for welcoming golfers with consistently outstanding conditions.
The bent grass tees lead to the fairways and greens that meander through mature wooded areas dotted by lakes and ponds.
Sixteen of the 27 holes have water in play and there are more than 75 bunkers that line the fairways or border the pristine greens.
Three sets of tee boxes measure from a maximum of 6,605 yards, with the forward sets playing from as short as 5,759 yards.
Emerald Links Golf and Country Club is located just south of the capital at 6357 Emerald Links Dr. in Greely.
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey fans are watching to see what is the future of Teresa Giudice. Her next few years are still being determined after she plead guilty to four counts of fraud. The choice to plead guilty was done last week and now the decision if she will go to jail is in the hands of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. According to the New York Daily News on Friday, Teresa is only focused on her children during this difficult time. While no decision of punishment has been made, life does go on and Teresa Giudice needs to take care of her family. So what does a star do to make memories? Seeing Demi Lovato in concert on Saturday was the first stop and then daughter Gia when backstage to meet the star.
"Gia with Demi Lovato at her concert last night, she said great night..." tweeted Teresa Giudice from her official Twitter account. The star shared a picture of Gia and Demi standing side-by-side and both were smiling.
The timeline on Teresa Guidice's Twitter account gives viewers of the popular reality show a pretty good assessment of the reality star's frame of mind. Sharing repeatedly that she loves her daughters, the theme over the past week has been all about the family. Capturing moments in time, the family is sharing how much they love their kids and don't want the family torn apart.
The decision on what happens next comes from the court on July 8, 2014, for sentencing. Before then it appears that the family is coming together in one tight unit and making memories with the kids.


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The year was 1977 and a 32-year-old man perished after a barn fire in Ontario, but Ronald Stan's body was never found and today authorities know why. That's because he never died. Nine years later his family had him declared legally dead and they have now lived without Stan for the last 37 years, according to Mail Online on Aug. 25.
That is a long time to be away from the people you call family. When he went missing, disco was roaring in the nightclubs. John Travolta was just a disco dancing kid and the only one with a cell phone was the spy on "Get Smart." His phone was in his shoe. As far as computers go they were a few decades away from being a household item. The closest thing to a home computer was a typewriter. He was gone a long time!
The mysterious disappearance of Stan started when he was nowhere to be found after a blaze took a barn down to the ground. The mystery took a turn last month when he was found alive and well at 69. He was living under an assumed name in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, reports MSN News Ca.
Authorities have confirmed that Jeffrey Walton and Ronald Stan are one in the same men. The reason he stayed away and opted to remain missing is known to the police, who will not release that information to the media.
The Huffington Post reports that police found Stan after a routine audit of the case led them to Oklahoma, where he was living under a new name. The police are leaving the public with very little information as to the reasons behind Stan's decision almost four decades ago to turn his back on his family and get out of town.
Stan left behind family 37 years ago and authorities have contacted them. The Canadian authorities will not charge Stan with any crime from this disappearing act that he did almost four decades ago.
Constable Laurie Houghton told the media that Stan's family in Ontario has been notified that he is alive and they have also been told where he is living today. Houghton wouldn't comment on whether or not they were independently investigating.
Public records have Jeffery Walton living in Park Hill, Oklahoma. What prompted this man to walk away from life as he knew it and move on with a new name? To leave family behind and letting them believe you are dead is a pretty harsh thing to do to the ones you love. If very well could be that Stan had his reasons.


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A server's kind note to a patron who picked up the breakfast tab for an elderly couple has gone viral, and the small gesture is being rewarded thousands of times over as the thoughtful act has been shared across social media.
According to Yahoo! News on Tuesday, patron Kirsten Kinzle paid for an elderly couple's $30 breakfast at Mimi's Café in Victorville, Calif. last week because she feared that her group had become too noisy and disturbed the pair's quiet breakfast.
But there was more to the story than just an atoning gesture for being too loud. The server, Stephanie Miller, who was familiar with why the couple was in that morning, wrote a note to Kinzle that said:
"I just want to tell you that you did an amazing thing paying for that table's breakfast. They are in town because that man just lost his brother. So you lifted their spirits, even if just for a moment. Have a great day!"
"You just see people sometimes that just look like a great couple and they really loved each other," Kinzle said after her story went viral.
Kinzle said the note telling her what had happened meant so much to her.
"I instantly started crying," Kinzle said. "I just hope it made them for just a moment happy with that amount of sadness."
The server was also touched, since her heart was heavy as well. Miller said it had been a year to the day that she had also lost someone close to her.
"I knew that if I tried to tell her the story myself I would probably start crying like a baby," Miller said as to why she wrote Kirsten the note.
The note and pay-it-forward story are a hit on Facebook, pulling in thousands of likes thus far.
"It really lets you see that there are truly, truly caring people out there now," Kinzle's sister said.
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A registered dietitian who once slammed the Paleo diet as a fad has changed her tune and now sing its praises for promoting optimal health and weight loss, Celebrity Health reported.
"My name is Heather. I'm a dietitian," nutritionist Heather Neal wrote on Yahoo. "You might remember me from a post I wrote bashing the Paleo diet and my ode to it dying a miserable death."
Neal said she was initially skeptical of claims the Paleo diet can prevent — and even reverse — diabetes, heart disease, chronic indigestion, brain fog and joint pain.
Paleo Diet Boosts Energy and Weight Loss
After trying the Paleo diet, Neal remarked how much better she felt on the eating plan, which emphasizes high-quality animal proteins, healthy fats, vegetables and fruits, and excludes gluten, sugar, dairy, legumes, starches, alcohol and processed foods.
"Paleo diet experts and enthusiasts claim following this primal-based diet can prevent or help treat ailments like digestive disease, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and more," Heather wrote. "It can help with less profound (but important) issues as well, like poor skin quality, lack of energy, and improved sleep."
The Paleo diet, which is the most popular diet around today, has been embraced by medical experts, athletes, and everyday people seeking weight loss and improved health. It boasts a large celebrity following, including LeBron James, Tim McGraw and supermodel Adriana Lima (pictured above).
Paleo Diet Reduces Inflammation
Even Dr. Mehmet Oz, previously a proponent of vegetarian and low-fat diets, has praised the Paleo diet's capacity to speed weight loss and prevent diabetes and heart disease. And neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter, author of Grain Brain, said the Paleo diet can prevent Alzheimer's, dementia, and ADHD.
Former elite triathlete Mark Sisson, author of The Primal Blueprint, is his own best advertisement for the anti-aging benefits of the Paleo diet. At 60, Sisson has the rippling physique of a fit guy decades younger. He says the Paleo/Primal diet has made him fitter, stronger, and healthier in every way.
"The arthritis that I had in my fingers, that I thought was just a normal artifact of being in my forties, went away," Sisson told NBC News. "Lingering sinus issues that I had during hay-fever season — they went away. I stopped getting colds and flus almost entirely.
"At 60, I feel incredibly healthy and fit, perhaps more than ever before. We can all stay this way, provided we eat well, exercise, and play as much as possible."
Dr. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Answer and the Paleo Diet Cookbook, said studies back up the Paleo diet's efficacy at producing optimal health across the board.
"Clinical trials have shown the Paleo diet is the optimum diet that can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, markers of inflammation, help with weight loss, reduce acne, promote optimum health and athletic performance," he said.
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Houston Texans veteran wide receiver Andre Johnson gave some indication on Tuesday, that he may not want to spend his final years in a rebuilding mode. The team is coming off a 2-14 season last year, and selected Jadeveon Clowney with first overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, which gave many hope for a brighter season.
"You just kind of look at things. I've been thinking about things this offseason. And I just kind of wonder sometimes, 'Is this still the place for me?'" Johnson told the Houston Chronicle.
When Johnson arrived in the NFL as a member of the Texans in 2003, they Texans struggled often. But in 2006 they finished with a 6-10 record under Gary Kubiak, and still failed to reach the playoffs. Since that point Johnson has only made the playoffs twice with no Super Bowl appearances to date. Johnson has also experienced three head coaches in his career, and new head coach Bill O'Brien hasn't curtailed any concerns Johnson has about the direction of this franchise.
At the start of the season a 33 year-old Johnson can't wait another several years in hopes of making a Super Bowl appearance.
The off season moves in Johnson's estimation have been head scratching.
"I just look at my career. I think we've only had three winning seasons. I don't think any player wants to experience that. I think over time it can become very frustrating. And this offseason has been very frustrating for me -- beginning of the offseason," said Johnson.
A trade may not be in Johnson's future because he signed with the team until 2016, however that does not negate the fact of how and what Johnson feels about this team being a contender.
Skipping workouts and plans to skip OTA's which is not uncommon for veterans players, look for Johnson who is the constant professional to be in camp and playing under the bright lights of the Houston fans in a Texans uniform.
Johnson makes several excellent points, and it can many wonder how much longer will we see Andre Johnson in a Texans uniform on Sunday, and most importantly happy?


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The feud is over between actress Alyssa Milano and comedian Jay Mohr. On January 3, Mohr posted a public apology to Milano on his blog after he "fat shamed" her following an awards show in Las Vegas where the 41-year-old "Who's the Boss" alum presented.
After Milano presented at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards, Radar Online quoted Mohr as saying, "Somebody sat in the director's chair and was not wearing Spanx and I was like, 'Jesus Christ.'"
He also reportedly described Milano as "very tiny — in height - [but] it seems like she had a baby and said, "I don't really give a s---" - I read it on her gut."
The actress -- who gave birth to son Milo in August 2011 – called the comic out via Twitter for publicly fat-shaming her, and it was then that Mohr decided to issue an apology.
On his blog he wrote: "I had thought (incorrectly) in an improvisational moment, that the incongruousness of my statements, when held up to the light of how beautiful Alyssa Milano is, would have been funny given that she is the size of a thimble. It wasn't funny. Knowing that Alyssa, as well as her family, friends, fans, and especially her husband, heard things that were hurtful from my mouth crushed me. She has always been one of the kindest, most caring and beautiful people this town has ever seen."
He also called Milano a "class act" and added: "Sometimes comedians go too far. I went too far. I cannot change what I said, but I can assure you that my heart is broken that I hurt her. "
But Milano had the final word – and the final joke. Following Mohr's online apology, she tweeted: "@jaymohr37 Thank you. Apology accepted. (She grunts while aggressively yet cautiously prying off her head-to-toe Spanx). #PassTheCookies."


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Health & Balance
The Debt-Stress Connection
Graphic designer Joshua Lurie-Terrell of Sacramento, Calif., described himself as an easy-going person. That is, he did until the market started tanking and he and his wife lost half of their retirement savings.
"I never let stress run my life before. But ever since money got tight, I've found that I'm a prisoner to it," he says. He worries that if he fills up the gas tank, he won't be able to afford the movies on the weekend, or if he keeps paying for health insurance, he won't be able to get his wife the birthday present she wants. With a baby on the way, he has seriously considered taking a second job on the night shift.
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But then this past spring, the 37-year-old suffered a heart attack, even though he had no warning signs or risks. His doctors point to stress as a major contributing factor.
"I feel like I'm a completely different person than I was," he tells WebMD. "I would attribute more than 90% to worrying about my finances. I've tried to do everything that Suze Orman says to do, but we still have problems."
Lurie-Terrell is certainly not alone. Money is a leading source of stress for Americans, according to a 2007 survey by the American Psychological Association. In the survey, 73% of the respondents cited money as a significant source of stress in their lives. Today, more than three out of every four American families are in debt, according to the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances.
An AP-AOL study reveals that debt-related stress is 14% higher in 2008 than in 2004. Those who report high levels of debt stress suffer from a range of stress-related illnesses including ulcers, migraines, back pain, anxiety, depression, and heart attacks.
With fuel and food prices on the rise and the economic crunch targeting more Americans, this is a critical time to examine these serious health concerns and stress management.
The debt-stress connection: Fighting the saber-tooth tiger
There's a general reaction to stress that's been a part of our genetic makeup from the time we were cavemen, says Jay Winner, MD. Winner is author of Take the Stress Out of Your Life. Back then, when a saber-tooth tiger appeared, your heart would race, your pupils would dilate, and your body would release stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. That way, you'd be able to fight the saber-tooth tiger -- or run.


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Welcome to the AzAA Homepage
Promoting ethics and professionalism in the security and electronic systems community
The Arizona Alarm Association is a non-profit organization which is recognized as the association which represents burglar alarm companies in Arizona.
AzAA is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of ten people which are elected by the membership. Board members are elected for two year terms and the Board meets approximately ten times per year. There are eight Regular Members (alarm companies) on the Board, one Associate Member (suppliers) and one Public Safety Member (Jurisdiction Employee).
AzAA also has active committees, including the Public Safety and Legislative Committees. The Public Safety Committee is comprised of alarm company representatives and city alarm coordinators who meet quarterly to discuss issues of common interest such as false alarm reduction and local alarm ordinances. All members are encouraged to become involved with the committees.
All security & elecronic systems companies in the state are invited to join AzAA and take advantage of our benefits of membership. In addition to alarm companies, AzAA has an associate member program for suppliers and other persons associated with the industry.
We have information available now on this year's Convention. It will be held August 17th thru 19th at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino at 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd in Chandler.
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- Full Membership — Any duly licensed alarm installer or central station monitoring company.
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Join the AzAA and enjoy the benefits of membership!
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Engelina Jaspers
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- 03 February 2011
- As the world's largest technology company, what was HP's role in the COP16 negotiation events and negotiation process?
- Tell us more about the competitive bid that HP won to provide the COP16 with a full suite of low-carbon IT solutions; this included video collaboration to reduce travel-related carbon emissions and more. What was the impact of this project?
- At the fifth annual Climate Leaders summit hosted by The Climate Group on the sidelines of COP16, you mentioned the unique role that HP plays in changing consumer behavior to move toward scalable energy efficiency and waste reduction. How is HP influencing this important shift?
- Are there government policies in place that are enabling this transformation? What more is needed?
- What can we expect to see from HP in the next 6 months in terms of innovation that will drive the clean revolution?
Engelina Jaspers is responsible for advancing HP's global leadership position in sustainability. Her team develops initiatives aimed at driving meaningful results for HP, its customers and the environment; manages partnerships with external stakeholders; leads employee education and engagement; and drives HP environmental goals, metrics and strategies.
Jaspers joined HP in 1998 and has held senior roles at both the business group and corporate level. She has led a number of transformational initiatives across HP focused on organization design, optimization and deployment.


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The History and Potential of Trade between Cuba and the US
Cassandra C. Copeland
Oglethorpe University - Division of Economics and Business Administration
Curtis M. Jolly
Auburn University - Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Henry Thompson
Auburn University - Department of Economics
March 17, 2011
Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 163-174, 2011
This survey reviews the history of trade and investment between Cuba and the US. Aside from the embargo years, US trade and investment have been critical for Cuba. Short of protection for US sugar beet farmers, Cuba would have become a state of the US following the Spanish American War. Lifting the embargo promises re-emergence of the strong economic ties and a substantial boost to the regional economy including the Caribbean and the US Southeast.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 12
Keywords: Cuba, trade, history, embargo
JEL Classification: N46, N70, F1, F5, Q17
Date posted: June 19, 2011
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Much work has been done in recent years on Quinault's librettos, but no major study of his spoken plays has appeared since the monumental thesis by Etienne Gros, published in 1926. Moreover, he has never been the subject of a monograph in English. There is a need to re-assess the influence of his life on his plays, and to re-evaluate Gros's findings in the light of eighty years' research into seventeenth-century French theatre in general. This book rejects the deterministic approach that sees his plays as apprentice pieces for the greater achievement that is his corpus of librettos, as well as the implicit comparative approach that pigeon-holes his work, in passing, by borrowing from the pithy judgements of Boileau. To what extent does Quinault's steady move away from comedy and light tragi-comedy to tragedies that combine love and menace go hand in hand with his search for greater integrity, better characterisation, and ever more credible plotting? How did he come to create and retain a tremendously faithful audience that even the withering mockery of Boileau failed to discourage? And is there any purpose in retaining the time-worn comparison between the author of Andromaque and the author of Astrate?
Contents: A Brief History of Quinault Criticism – Characters: Heroes and Villains – Social and Political Themes – Plot and Artifice – The Transmission of Information – False and Mistaken Identity – Visual Action and Music – Genre and Tone – Quinault's art poétique – Quinault, his Audience, and his Critics – Quinault and Racine.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Author: William Brooks is Professor of French at the University of Bath, UK. He has published extensively in seventeenth-century French studies, notably the theatre and especially Quinault, early baroque opera librettos, and the life and writings of Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans. He is co-editor, with Rainer Zaiser, of Religion, Ethics, and History in the French Long Seventeenth Century and Theatre, Fiction, and Poetry in the French Long Seventeenth Century, two volumes of papers from a major conference of French early modern scholars, published by Peter Lang in 2007.
«This book by William Brooks is a major contribution to the history of seventeenth-century French theatre and it should be acquired by all research libraries.» (Edmund J. Campion, The European Legacy)
«This much-needed study blows away the critical cobwebs and the oft-repeated errors and clichés (...).» (C.J. Gossip, New Zealand Journal of French Studies)
«Très bien documenté, le livre de William Brooks est incontestablement appelé à remplacer l'étude d'Etienne Gros et à devenir le nouvel ouvrage de référence sur le sujet.» (Stella Spriet, H-France Review)
Medieval and Early Modern French Studies. Vol. 6
Edited by Noël Peacock


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Countenance of Ni Putu Wulan Septiandari looked shining after bearing the title "Indonesia's Receptionist of the Year 2013." Next year, this sweet and young girl born on September 2 1989 will represent Indonesia in the International Receptionist of the Year on January 15-19 in Hamburg, Germany. "I did not think to represent Indonesia in international arena," she said after a press conference at The Stones, Kuta (Nov 25).
Prior to being crowned as the Indonesia's receptionist and going forward to the international stage, Wulan, her nickname, first joined the competition at the Bali Tourism Institute (STP) Nusa Dua and won the third place. She then continued to the national level in Jakarta and won the first place. At that time, she managed to bring home KABA Trophy after passing through written and oral tests. "Competition overseas must be stricter, so what I can do is trying my best with good preparation," she said friendly.
To face this competition, the alumnus of STP Nusa Dua said it was the same as in daily work that always applied communication skills, good language and never forgot to pray. "The important thing is to prepare ourselves physically and mentally. Later on, I will always accentuate the characteristic of Bali namely saying politely, welcoming and smiling," said the young girl from Singaraja.
Guest was a king, continued Wulan, every single test should be loved and lived sincerely. If the test would about guest complain, the complaint should be definitely listened to attentively and responded as well as possible. "Facing guest in person is the excitement of its own, so the challenge for me is how to make guest always get a good impression and not to disappoint them," she explained.
Wulan conveyed that she was very pleased to be representing her workplace, namely The Stones and Indonesia. "There are still many things to learn. I consider this event a great opportunity to gain knowledge, experience and meet new friends," added the former Human Resources Clerk at the Cocoon Restaurant. (BTN/Ocha)
Presents Local Culture and Potential Lake Beratan and Bedugul region in general pose the tourism…
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This gorgeous Antonio Marras Floral Print Dress ($1,576) comes from Liska, a world-class boutique in Vienna, Austria. That makes sense. Thanks to our numerous viewings of The Sound of Music, we assume everyone in Austria has a dress like this
cut from opulent curtain panels. Unfortunately, our own Austrian curtain dress will have to be found elsewhere thanks to the steep price tag on this one. Think Julie Andrews would sew us one if we asked her nicely?
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The State Police Retirement System Board of Trustees scheduled a Sept. 4 meeting to hear from the lawyer who is investigating the situation that enhanced the pension of the head of the Louisiana State Police.
Irwin Felps, the board's executive director, said Friday that the investigation into the circumstances and law surrounding the last minute amendment to Senate Bill 294, which was signed into law as Act 859, is nearing completion. Robert Klosner, a nationally recognized retirement attorney, then will prepare his analysis and recommendations to help with the research.
State Police Col. Mike Edmonson has said he would not accept the enhanced pension benefits granted as a result of the last-minute law change.
But the law that described a situation matching Edmonson's was passed and the state may be legally required to pay benefits regardless of his wishes.
"Some members of the board have expressed concerns about the propriety of Act 859 and we have an obligation to make certain that we have the best information available for the board's consideration so they can determine the most appropriate course of action," Chairman Frank Besson said in a prepared statement. "It would be inappropriate and premature for the board to take a position on Act 859 until it receives its report from the attorneys retained to study the matter."
The Edmonson retirement provision was added to an unrelated bill on June 2, the last day of the legislative session. No hearings had been held on the provision that affected only Edmonson and one other veteran trooper.
State Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia, has issued a statement saying he sponsored the change at the request of Edmonson's staff.


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Author(s): Heydemann, Steven; Leenders, Reinoud
ISBN: 9780804783019 / Hardcover / 1/9/2013
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Isolation and partial characterisation of four novel plasma lectins from the American lobster Homarus americanus
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Classification of Homarus americanus hemocytes and the use of differential hemocyte counts in lobsters infected with Aerococcus viridans var. homari (Gaffkemia)
Hemocytes of the American lobster (Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards) were classified after examination of Wright-Giemsa stained cytocentrifuge preparations by brightfield light microscopy. Eleven hemocyte types were identified using morphologic criteria. The classification system was then used to...
An intermoult male American lobster, Homarus americanus, with severe intestinal lesions was encountered while collecting samples of aerobic intestinal bacteria from lobsters held in an artificial sea-water recirculation aquarium system. Grossly, the intestine was firm, thickened, and white. Histolog...
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Prince Albert and Princess Charlene gave Monaco some wonderful news on Friday. The Royal couple are expecting a baby. Making an official announcement, the couple announced the pregnancy before the media even had time to spy a baby bump. According to the "Today" show on Friday, this is the first child together for the expecting couple.
Prince Albert, 56, is the son of Prince Rainier and the late Princess Grace. The royal has been seen over the past few months at different functions, but there was no indications of this surprising family news. Charlene is a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa. Falling in love quite quickly, they offered up a fairy-tale wedding when the couple married in 2011.
The brief statement announced by the palace was straight to the point. While it left out details on how far along Princess Charlene was along, it did mention that the baby is due at the end of the year. The circumstance of the news seemed very happy as the couple wanted to people to know what a special occasion it was for the couple.
With the traditions of the Royal family, this would be the couple's first child together and will be first in succession. According to ABC News on Friday, Prince Albert has two children from previous relationships. However the older children a daughter, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, and a son, Alexandre Coste were born out of wedlock and cannot be heirs to the throne.
Since the couple has been married for several years, this means the baby will be in line to the throne and can expect to be treated like royalty. Hopefully in the very near future the couple will announce the gender of the child and other particulars for the world to know. It's always very exciting to hear that there is a new royal baby on the way.


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This Nanette Lepore Coquette Bra Top & Nymph Button Bottom ($90 each) is one of those suits that makes us want to sit in the cabana drinking flavored rum drinks with big wedges of pineapple in them. It also makes us wish we had tanned, toned legs that went on for miles and perfectly sun-kissed highlights in our long flowing hair, but we'll stick with daydreams that have some basis in reality. We can get a fruity pineapple drink after work. We're stuck with our short legs forever!
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