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I just don't get the fancy overpriced underwear thing…I mean yea those boxers I saw at Macys were great but I ain't paying $21.00 for them and those were on sale…I mean why make some designer rich for something only me and my husband will ever see..? Totally stupid waste of money… Those models are gross…Like Janet Weiss said."I don't like men with too many muscles."
I wonder if those come in 4XL / 52-56 waist…?
They look natural… the jealous should hit a gym already..
@Rad: I mean… I look totally like that, all I have to do is go to the gym. I guess I could give up the day job, the weekend job, home upkeep, tending to the pets, the yard, night school and perhaps nix those few moments a day I get to share with my husband and just use that time to go to the gym for 10 hours a day. Otherwise I totally look like that.
What, no pics of Tom Daley in blue speedos or underwear?
@balehead: Ahhhhhhh, there you go, you've finally answered the question.
If you think those two guys look "natural", then you have absolutely proven that you are a self-loathing closet-case.
There is absolutely NOTHING "natural" about those guys.
If your idea of looking "natural" is having to spend hours every day at the gym, then you are looking at a VERY sad and pathetic life ahead.
If your idea of "natural" is devoting your life to the MOST superficial of all things – your physical image – then yes, you are really self-loathing. There is a lot of repressed hatred in you.
In case you didn't know, most "natural" people have flourishing careers and family lives and don't have the hours and hours daily required to devote to being gym bunny steroid abusers.
And sure, I'll never grace the cover of a "fitness magazine". but then, neither will you, more than likely.
Of course, I MIGHT grace a cover for some other reason, probably for an achievement far more profound than "looking muscular". Maybe for actually DOING something that benefits mankind in some way, shape, or form.
Oh I know, I'm talking to a brick wall. it's not as if Balehead can actually comprehend any of this. The very thought of people being happy with their lives is entirely, completely, totally alien to him.
But some of us do have hopes and aspirations that go beyond turning heads in discos/cruising bars.
Not bad looking but I agree they are not natural, not that I have anything against steroids – just don't pretend that it's natural when it is not.
@MikE, I disagree that it is an act of self-loathing to pursue building a hot body. I wish more guys in my neck of the woods would see the inside of a gym every now and then – I am tired of only having a bunch of obese losers to choose from.
What bothers me is the proportions – do these guys only have upper-body mirrors? Their legs are completely neglected in comparison to their torsos.
@balehead: I hear that smoking pot does wonders for angry,grumpy,judgmental depressives : )
@balehead: What about that bridge they're posing on? You feel like buying that, too?
@Eric Auerbach: Someone's Jelly.
They're not attractive to me, but they ain't on steroids.
Get your fat ass to the gym.
yes PLEEZ!
What's all this talk about going to a gym? Silly boys, all you have to do is buy a pair of these undies and you magically BECOME a muscle stud muffin. I am right, aren't I? That's my take away from this advertisement. It's just that easy.
@KittyLitter: "Jelly"? Are you a middle-school girl, or just one of those sad queens who think it's witty to sound like one?
Those two are "definitely" on steroids. Anyone who says otherwise, are in denial, and just does not know what they are talking about…
@Tackle, I agree. It is funny how many posters live in lala land.
There is hardly a male model nowadays who isn't on steroids. They have to use them to be professionally competitive.. It's steroids or starve.
@viveutvivas: I think you missed the point of my comment. I didn't say that bodybuilding is an act of self-loathing.
my comment was directed at someone who repeatedly professes that anyone who does NOT go to the gym is an inferior being. yet he continuously rants about the vapidity and superficiality of the gay ghetto.
his identification with having a "hot body" as the sign of his self-worth is what I describe as being self-loathing.
@viveutvivas: When people who don't know what they are talking about think of steroids, they are thinking of bodybuilders who look like the guys who compete in Mr Olympia or the Mr Universe contest, or have the extreme look that Arnold Schwarzenegger use to sport. To look like that, one has to have the right type of genetics, along with 4-5 different types of steroids, and most likely, HGH…
The steriod choice of most male models, male fitness competitors and actors is Anavar, a (steroid) because it gives you size, but not extreme, along with a ripped, hard, dry look.
@Tackle, unfortunately as a DHT analog it also makes your hair fall out very fast if you are prone, otherwise I would be using it too. :)
These guys are underwear models… isn't it their job to go the gym and looked ripped? That is what they are paid to do.
Bleh, too "muscley and bulky" for my tastes.
my buddy's sister makes $77 every hour on the laptop. She has been out of a job for seven months but last month her pay check was $20150 just working on the laptop for a few hours. check it out….. http://claockurl.com/Bc9


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In the Gospel lesson from the seventh chapter of Luke a Roman centurion who was a believer sought out Jesus to heal his servant. The centurion's faith was especially amazing because he was a Gentile who had not been brought up to know a loving God. This centurion came to Jesus because he believed Jesus was sent from God. Apparently the centurion recognized that the Jews possessed God's message for mankind--it is recorded that he loved the nation and built the synagogue. Thus, in his time of need, it was natural for him to turn to Jesus.
Just as this centurion humbled himself before Jesus, we too can only stand humbly before God. In truth, none of us is worthy or unworthy of what God gives. In Christ we encounter the healing and forgiveness of God. We come to be made whole. Ours is the faith of the centurion:"only speak the word" and we will know healing. Christ does speak the word of grace, love, and forgiveness.
Exercise your faith and make it strong. Reach out to one person in need at a time. Be a Christian not just in word but in your life as well. Exercise your faith by using it so that the world will know.
Grant us patience in our faith in the Lord so that in the good times and the bad, we stay focused on you. Amen.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin election officials say local election clerks have issued around 165,000 absentee ballots ahead of next week's recall elections.
Clerks who use the statewide voter registration computer system report issuing 164,848 ballots as of midday Thursday. About a third of the state's 1,923 local election officials use the system, so the total number of absentee ballots issued so far could be much larger.
Voters cast 230,744 absentee ballots in the November 2010 regular gubernatorial election and 633,610 in the November 2008 presidential election.
Democrats upset with Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to strip most public workers of their union rights forced the governor and four other GOP officeholders into recalls. Walker faces Democrat Tom Barrett on Tuesday.


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Van stolen to transport stolen TV
March 6, 2013 —
On February 25, 2013 at approximately 11:00 AM, the Monticello Police Department received a report of a stolen van that had been taken from Mr. Willy's Restaurant in the Town of Thompson and was traveling towards the Village on State Route 42.
Monticello Police notified the Sheriff's Patrol of the incident. While heading toward Mr. Willy's, Sheriff's Corporal Danny Zayas noticed that the front door of a residence, across from the Perfecta Bar on ST-42, was wide open. He stopped to investigate and discovered that the home had been burglarized.
The owner had left briefly to go to a doctor's appointment when the burglar struck. Sheriff's Detectives and the Monticello Police canvassed the area, eventually locating the stolen van in front of a residence at 40 Pine Street in the Village of Monticello. Deputies arrested Richard Ramos, age 40, who resided at that address.
The investigation revealed that Ramos had burglarized the residence across from the Perfecta Bar and stole a 52 inch flat screen TV. With no way to transport the TV, Ramos then stole the van from Mr. Willy's in order to make his getaway with the property. Detectives recovered the TV and charged Richard Ramos with Felony Burglary and Grand Larceny. He was arraigned by Town of Thompson Judge Martin Miller and sent to the Sullivan County Jail without bail pending further court action.


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Working moms find creative outlet at Tahoe City's Picnic
October 3, 2013
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Two women wear aprons as they blend smoothies and chat, laugh and take paninis off the press. Sydney wears a pink-checkered apron, and Margaretha ties one on with red floral print. The business partners say the old-fashioned outfits make them feel "old school."
"It feels like we're working at home," said Margaretha.
Margaretha vonWelczeck and Sydney Earley first met in a professional setting, although most times the women caught up was at soccer games or the grocery store.
Both Margaretha and Sydney have more than 25 years culinary experience and are raising teenage boys. The women know how to take care of a family and how to run a business.
"It's a great partnership where we can job share and be creative."
Sydney Earley
"We are both moms, involved with our families," Sydney said. "It's a great partnership where we can job share and be creative."
Sydney and Margaretha run Picnic — a fresh salad and seasonal food option in Tahoe City. Sydney decided to change the business from Tootsie's, an ice cream shop, to a restaurant. Frozen treats at Tootsie's didn't offer enough diversity for a year round shop.
"It's a great location and I really wanted to do a salad idea because I thought there was a hole in the community," Sydney said.
The women don't consider Picnic to be fast food, but fresh food that's convenient and quick.
"It's good fast food," said Margaretha. "Grab and go to the beach, grab and go on the boat, go skiing or on a hike."
Miaja Lopez and Monica Chavez frequent Picnic after going to the gym or before a day hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail. The girls prefer to have Picnic prepare their picnic for the day.
"It's nice to have fast food that's good," said Miaja. "A one stop shop for something." Miaja and Monica usually order a smoothie and a sandwich. The girls share favorite hiking trails and a few laughs with the two women in aprons.
Change with the Seasons
Margaretha changes the menu daily. Picnic's six signature items — baguette, flatbread, salad, Panini, sweet, and soup — are different every day and change based on what is in season.
"I like going to the farmers' market and seeing what looks good," said Margaretha. "I'm having a ton of fun."
The chef plans to bring more soups and stews to the menu this winter, when fixings for summer salads are no longer in season.
Margaretha and Sydney are also mindful about different diets and make sure to offer vegan and gluten free options each day.
"Locals have come to trust our choices," Sydney said. "We don't really have a printed menu."
The struggles both women face running a small business can often conflict with running a household. Both at home and at work, Sydney and Margaretha are in demand.
"Being self employed and having a business is like having a child," Sydney said. "A child that's always five years old." The list of chores at both places never seems to shorten; Sydney described it as "an inbox that's always full."
"It's a juggle," she said. "As every working mom has to juggle."
The partners and friends support each other through the challenges and pressures of feeling like they "have to do it all."
"You have to have a career, be a great mom, plus look good," said Margaretha. "Some women may do it all, but they're probably really stressed out," she added with a laugh.
Although often very demanding, Picnic offers both moms a creative outlet.
Sydney and Margaretha research new recipes and decorative ideas for Picnic. Margaretha said she often times gets burned out on going to the grocery store, but "never get(s) burned out on cooking."
Sydney and Margaretha can be found cooking and chatting in their brightly colored aprons Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. in the Safeway Shopping Center in Tahoe City.
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If you have completed five (5.0) full-credit courses (or equivalent) as a part-time student registered in the Faculty of Arts, Brantford Campus or Faculty of Science, you may apply for the Arts I Certificate. The completion of 10.0 full-credit courses allows you to apply for an Arts II Certificate. All courses recognized for credit toward a certificate will also be considered as credits toward a General BA degree. One Business credit may be counted toward the Arts I Certificate and two Business credits may be counted toward the Arts II Certificate. An overall GPA of at least 4.0 (C-) must be achieved on these certificate courses. Contact the Office of the Registrar for more information, (519) 884-0710 ext. 6479 or apply using the Certificate in Arts Form at www.wlu.ca/roforms.
If you have received another certificate or diploma from the university, you will not be eligible for certificates in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Science.
The university offers only three general degrees: a BA, a BSc and a BA in Contemporary Studies (available online on the Brantford Campus).
Students admitted prior to September 2007, who have not allowed an 18-month lapse in course registration and are in good standing in their program/major, may follow the progression regulations that were in effect at the time of their registration in a general major.
Normally, work such as assignments or tests, due in the last week of classes will be made known to a class at the beginning of the term. In no case, after the first half of the term, shall the assignment of such work first be made known to a class. To ensure that the workload of students is not unreasonable in the last week of classes, the university sets the following limits for the final week of regularly scheduled classes of each term:
The university shall conduct a final examination period in each academic session for undergraduate students. Individual instructors through their academic units will determine evaluation methods for particular courses and if a final examination will be required. End of course evaluation methods may take a variety of forms, including oral presentations, take-home examinations, major assignments and proctored examinations. Individual instructors through their academic units will determine what percent of course evaluation will be based on proctored examinations and other forms of evaluation.
Examinations are randomly scheduled and students registered in evening sections may be required to write final examinations during the day. Students are strongly urged not to make any commitments (i.e., vacation) during the examination period. Students are required to be available for examinations during the examination periods of all terms in which they register. Students who register in courses from more than one academic term are responsible for any examination conflicts generated by their actions. The university attempts, as much as possible, to keep one day a week free during the final examination period.
Students are normally not required to complete more than two final examinations in a 24 hour period. In order to receive relief under this rule, the third "offending" examination must start and finish within 24 hours of the beginning of the first examination. For example, students will not receive relief under this regulation when their examinations begin at, 9:00 am and 2:00 pm on one day, and 9:00 am on the following day. To receive relief under this regulation students must notify their dean's office at least three business days before the beginning of the first of the three problematic examinations. The university reserves the right to select which examination is to be deferred.
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The academic regulations governing a student's program shall be those in effect at the time of initial registration at Wilfrid Laurier University, except that when academic regulations are changed prior to the completion of the academic program, the student may choose to have the new set of regulations apply. Exceptions to this rule are detailed below:
Where a student requests a change in program, and the change is authorized by an official of the university (chair/undergraduate advisor of faculty), the student is bound by the requirements of the program as they exist at the time they enter the program. Students who are required to transfer from honours to general, may meet the academic regulations in effect for the general program without designation at the time of transfer or those in effect at the time of initial registration in the honours program.
If the student is not registered in any Wilfrid Laurier University course for a period of 18 or more consecutive months, the academic regulations in effect at the time of re-entry to the academic program shall apply.
Students may not hold a minor in a field in which they have an honours field of specialization or option.
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Taxable transactions include partial/full redemptions or transfers (internal and external), and maturities initiated by you or a designated grantee (in certain instances). The information displayed on your summary page and IRS Form 1099 is furnished each year to the Internal Revenue Service. According to IRS rules, you may be subject to up to three different types of tax reporting, depending upon the type of security and the transaction performed.
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Completing five months of work on June 11, the town board adopted a new update of the Town of Highland's Emergency Plan.
Authorized by state law, the plan was coordinated by council members Scott Hallock and James Gutekunst, consulting with the Yulan and Highland Lake fire departments; the American Legion Ambulance Service; and the Town of Highland constables at meetings this past winter and spring, Hallock said.
Admittedly "advisory in nature," the 19-page document "is intended to provide a range of guidelines or alternatives…. "
The plan names the supervisor as emergency manager, and calls on him to "coordinate town response activities and brief… departments, agencies and other organizations involved." He would work with an advisory team including the deputy supervisor, other elected town officials, and the chiefs of local emergency services.
The plan also provides for the supervisor's declaration of an emergency, which could establish curfews, restrict travel, evacuate facilities or areas, and "close places of assembly."
The plan goes on to include public notifications through the media and the county 911 system's reverse calling feature; names public and various private facilities which are to be available as shelters; lists measures for assisting the elderly or incapacitated; and provides an extensive list of phone contact numbers for local and regional agencies, utilities and services.
Supervisor Andy Boyar credited Hallock and Gutekunst for the work, calling the plan "a good guide for approaching a challenging situation. Let's hope the need won't occur."
Disappointment with NYC DEP
The board also heard Boyar report on his disappointment with the outcome of the June 6 Upper Delaware Council briefing by Thomas Murphy, New York City's chief engineer, for its Bureau of Water Supply.
"I left a little depressed at his lack of receptiveness," to various regional calls for reservoir management reform from downstream homeowners, anglers, and the recreational industry," Boyar added, "They haven't heard the last from us. We'll keep at it."
In other business, the board scheduled an Unsafe Buildings Law public hearing to consider demolition of a deteriorated residence on Washington Lake Road in Yulan; approved a $5,039 bid from Olsen Mechanical of Rowland, PA for installation of a heat pump/air conditioning unit at the senior center; and agreed to seek bids on a highway department 2004 Dodge Ram truck.
Boyar also lauded local beautification efforts apparent over the Memorial Day weekend. "I don't think our facilities and parks have ever looked better. A lot of time has gone into those projects and it shows," he said.
In a related effort, VFW Commander Peter Carmeci reported that 40 to 45 packages have been locally packaged and sent to members of the 101st Airborne Division serving Afghanistan through the "Adopt a Unit" program.


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We repair and service any brand of motor and specialise in Mercury, Mariner, Mercruiser and Yamaha Wave Runners. Our highly trained and qualified marine mechanics keep up to date with the latest technology, completing hands-on service courses at least twice a year.
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What Do Specific Foods Do?
Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.
- Hippocrates (460-377 BC)
You need only to view the movie Super Size Me to understand how foods impact the body. In the movie, the director Morgan Spurlock chronicles the adverse health outcomes he experienced from eating nothing but fast food for several weeks. He not only gained weight, he experienced alarming metabolic changes that put him at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension.
Spurlock was eating foods that gave his body the wrong messages. For instance, in just a few weeks, the excessive amounts of saturated and trans-fatty acids in the fast food diet led to inflammation and higher blood cholesterol. In addition, the fast food diet failed to provide the information necessary for normal metabolic function, which also contributed to the health changes.
Morgan Spurlock is an example of what happens when food is broken down into nutrients, which then impact the metabolic programming of cells and the homeostasis (balance) in the body. There is a growing realization that the effects of nutrition on health and disease cannot be understood without a profound understanding of how nutrients act at this molecular level (Nature Reviews Genetics, 2003).
What's in this section?
This section looks at how food influences the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease. Which, by the way, is the definition of medicine. With knowledge, we can allow food to be our medicine and medicine to be our food, as Hippocrates recommended so long ago.
After a quick consideration of the role of genes, we look at the role of some categories of foods:
How do nutrients interact with genes?
One of the breakthrough concepts from the Human Genome Project is that "genes in and of themselves do not create disease. Only when they are plunged into a harmful environment unique to the individual do they create the outcome of disease."
An advancing area of study called Nutrigenomics looks at how different foods may interact with specific genes to modify the risk of common chronic diseases such as Type II diabetes, obesity, heart disease, stroke and certain cancers.
Nutrigenomics also seeks to identify the molecules in the diet that affect health by altering the expression of genes. (For example, by triggering the genes that start the onset of Type II diabetes.)
For example, one study showed that participants who consumed a diet of whole rye (low-insulin-response) experienced changes in their gene expression that reduced their risk of developing diabetes. Participants who consumed an oat-wheat-potato (high insulin response) diet experienced the opposite-a change in their gene expression that increased their risk.
As an editorial published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2007) noted in response to this study-we are spending millions to find drugs that can impact our production of hormones such as insulin, when there might already be a simple dietary strategy. The editorial concludes, "The results of the present study emphasize the age old wisdom to use food as medicine.
We cannot change our genes, but we can change the environment which impacts how our genes manifest. One important component of this environment is food.
What is the role of fruits and vegetables?
While the health-related benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is known to most, the scientific literature in the last nine to ten years has increasingly pointed out the influence of these food groups on a variety of diseases. For example, several studies, such as one recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, show that the higher the consumption of fruit and vegetables, the lower the incidence of cardiovascular disease, including stroke.
The following is a list of resources that fruits and vegetables provide to the body:
- Vitamins and minerals (including antioxidants, such as vitamin A, C, E and selium). Vitamins and minerals are found in all foods, but fruits and vegetables are a particularly good source for some vitamins and minerals. (See below for "What vitamins and minerals do.")
- Fiber, which assists digestion, slows carbohydrate absorption, and promotes satiety. (See the whole grains section for more information on the benefits of fiber.)
- Phytonutrients. (See below for "What phytonutrients do.")
Example: An apple a day
Apples contain a rich source of a variety of phytonutrients. Epidemiological studies have linked the consumption of apples with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, asthma, diabetes, and some cancers. Apples have been found to have very strong anti-oxidant activity, inhibit cancer cell proliferation, and decrease lipid oxidation and lower cholesterol (Nutrition Journal, 2004).
What vitamins and minerals do
Vitamins and minerals are found in most foods, but fruits and vegetables are particularly good sources of many of these valuable compounds.Vitamins and minerals play a vital role in most metabolic processes. Complex interactions make it essential that the status of all vitamins and minerals be kept at optimal levels. Below are examples of the role vitamins and minerals play in your body:
Vitamin C helps:
- Prevent cell damage from free radicals
- Boost iron absorption
- Enhance immune function, which increases resistance to disease
- Promote healthy gums and wound healing
- Resolve bruising and recurrent infections
Sources of vitamin C: citrus fruits, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, parsley, cabbage, asparagus, avocados, cantaloupe, currants, mangos, kiwi, papaya, peppers, pineapple, and strawberries.
Vitamin A helps:
- Prevent cell damage from free radicals
- Maintain the tissue of the skin and gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
- Enhance immune function natural killer cells and T-cells
- Heighten resistance to infection
Sources of Vitamin A: carrots, apricots, sweet potatoes, yellow squash, pumpkin, watercress, Swiss chard, greens, eggs, fish liver oil, milk, and cheese.
Folic acid, Vitamin B-6 and Vitamin B-12 (three of the B-vitamins) are:
- Vital for central nervous function
- Necessary for immune system function
- Needed for the metabolism of amino acids and the synthesis of proteins
- Used in managing elevated homocysteine (an independent risk factor for heart disease)
Sources of B-vitamins: meat, fish, chicken, seafood, dark green leafy vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds.
For more information, go to the Linus Pauling Institute, which gives scientific information regarding the role of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients and phytonutrients.
What phytonutrients do
In addition to vitamins and minerals, plants contain compounds called phytonutrients (sometimes referred to as phytochemicals). Essentially, these compounds are the plants' protection. A plant cannot fight or flee, so it is equipped with "phyto" or plant nutrients that defend against disease, blight, radiation, weather, insects and anything else that may threaten the plant's survival.
When we eat the plants, we not only benefit from the vitamin and mineral content of the plant, but from the protection these phytonutreints provide. Phytonutrients are considered anti-inflammatory and have been shown to possess anti-cancer properties, repair DNA damage, aid detoxification, enhance immunity, and influence insulin glucose balance.
How do you know if you are getting enough phytonutrients?
Hundreds of phytonutrients have been discovered thus far. Because fruits and vegetables contain different amounts of these beneficial compounds, it is best to eat a variety of plants. Phytonutreint content is categorized by color (dark green, light green, red, orange, and purple.) If you get at least one from each of these color groups daily, you will not only be getting a variety of beneficial phytonutrients, but meeting the recommended minimum of 5 to 13 servings of fruits or vegetables a day. (Note: while color indicates the predominant phytonutrient content, most fruits and vegetables contain multiple phytonutrients.)
Examples of sources of beneficial phytonutrients
- Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, cauliflower and turnips all contain the phytonutrient indole-3-carbinol.
- Oranges, tangerines, lemons, and limes all contain a flavonoid called limonene.
- Grapes, apples, cherries, blueberries, and raspberries contain anthocyanins.
- Onions and garlic contain the phytonutrient quercitin.
- Tomatoes, red pepper, watermelon and radishes all contain lycopene.
- Peaches, carrots, apricots, pumpkin, squash; the phytonutrient carotinoids
- Swiss chard, kale, parsley contain the phytonutrient lutein
What is the bottom line about fruits and vegetables?
The bottom line is: include from 5 to 13 servings of a variety of fruits and vegetables daily. A serving is one piece of fruit, ½ cup of vegetable, 1 cup of salad greens, or ½ c of juice (choose juices without added sugar or corn syrup).
What is the role of whole grains?
Whole grains have long been recognized as containing beneficial nutrients vital to a healthy diet. Whole grains include vitamins and minerals, which are stripped out during food processing and may or may not be replaced by manufacturers supplementing the final product. Whole grains also include fiber, which is not replaced when refined, and which offer many essential benefits. Whole grains provide information and materials to help the body do the following:
- Regulate blood sugar (because complex carbohydrates are metabolized more slowly)
- Aid digestion by producing good bacteria in the gut
- Control appetite (because the fiber in the grains signals satiety-the sense of being full)
- Reduce cholesterol
- Remove toxins (because fiber binds to toxins in the gut and removes them during elimination
- Improve digestive system function
- Synthesize neurotransmitters (the chemical messengers made by the body, such as serotonin for sleep and mood)
The relationship between changes in intake of dietary fiber and whole grain and changes in weight among middle-aged women was documented in a study published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2003). Researchers found women who consumed more whole grains consistently weighed less than did women who consumed less whole grains. Women who had the highest intake of dietary fiber had a 49 percent lower risk of weight gain. Unlike the advice to limit carbohydrates by some popular diets, this data indicates the importance of whole grain products to aid weight control.
Results from the Physicians Health Study I published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (2007), showed that whole grain intake (but not refined grain intake) was associated with lower risk for heart failure. While additional studies are warranted to determine specific nutrients responsible for such protection, researchers postulate that is related to the phytonutrients in the whole grain that influences physiological function.
Sources of beneficial whole grain
- Whole Wheat
- Whole Rye
- Oats
- Brown Rice
- Wild Rice
- Spelt
- Amaranth
- Buckwheat
- Buckwheat Groats
- Bulgur
- Kamut
- Millet
- Cornmeal
- Barley
- Wheat Germ
- Quinoa
What you should do?
Increase whole grains and limit refined grain products. When choosing grain products, be sure it says "whole grain" on the ingredients list. If it doesn't, it isn't whole grain.
What is the role of protein?
Meats, fish, and beans are key sources of protein in our diet. Less is known about protein and its relationship to health and disease than fats or carbohydrates. It is known that protein is abundant in the body and regulates multiple messengers that keep us functioning. Protein provides the body with amino acids, which we need daily because the body does not store them. Proteins provide information to help the body do the following:
- Regulate blood sugar and insulin balance
- Produce hormones that regulate mood and sleep
- Detoxify (during the second phase of detoxification in the liver, protein attaches to waste molecules and escorts them out of the body)
- Make connective tissue for skin, cartilage and bone
- Build muscle
- Promote wound healing
- Aid adrenal and thyroid function
- Produce and maintain a feeling of satiety (feeling full)
Soy has been found to have anti-inflammatory activity in the body. It is believed that part of this activity is due to a component of soy called genistein. A study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (2007) looked at genistein (derived from soy) for its potential to reduce pro-inflammatory molecules in human cartilage cells. Results indicated genistein was able to suppress COX2, which are pro-inflammatory molecules, but did not affect COX1, which is necessary for cellular housekeeping functions. In other words, it suppressed the bad messenger molecules, but left the good ones. These findings may impact the use of soy and its relationship to the development and treatment of inflammatory conditions such as osteoarthritis.
Sources of Protein
- Fish, poultry, meats
- Eggs
- Goat's milk and cheeses
- Cow's milk and cheese
- Yogurt
- Tofu and other soy foods
- Soy based meat substitutes
- Peanut and other nut butters
- All nuts and seeds
- Dried and canned beans, peas, lentils
- Whole grain
What you should do?
- Get a good mix of proteins, both animal (unless vegetarian) and plant. Eating a variety of proteins will ensure that you get all of the amino acids (building blocks of protein) you need.
- If you eat meat, include the leanest cuts, and try to buy 100% grass-fed meats because they are more anti-inflammatory than corn-fed.
- If you use dairy products, choose skim or low-fat versions for healthier choices.
- Include beans, soy, nuts, and whole grains, which offer protein without much saturated fat and with plenty of healthful fiber and micronutrients.
What is the role of fats and oils?
The prevalence of low-fat diets in our culture leads many of us to assume that eating any fat is bad, but our bodies require some fat to be healthy. As scientific and public opinion of fats is slowly shifting, the emerging consensus is that eating the right kind of fats is important to health and the prevention of disease. Fats provide information to help the body do the following:
- Provide insulation for the organs
- Transport fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)
- Provide materials critical to the integrity of cellular membranes
- Lubricate mucous membranes and skin
- Provide materials used to make hormones
- Utilize glucose more effectively
- Contribute to healthy joints
- Enjoy efficient gut health
- Facilitate immune system function
- Increase or decrease inflammation (depending on type of fat). Generally we want to eat fats that decrease inflammation, such as oils from plants, nuts, and seeds and fats from fish whose diet is made up of algae (these all contain a predominance of omega 3 fatty acids).
A study in the Journal of Nutrition (2003) found the type, rather than the amount, of fat consumed to be the most important factor impacting the cholesterol levels of women.
Researchers found total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were lower and the LDL/HDL ratio more favorable in women who consumed a high poly- and monosaturated fatty acid diet (with olive, canola, and fish oils), as compared to two other diets (a high saturated fat and a low-fat diet). These results indicate that changing the quality of the dietary fatty acids may be more important than restricting the percentage of total or saturated fat energy.
Another study looked at the impact of cod liver oil, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, on people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. People with this chronic autoimmune inflammatory joint disease often use NSAIDS, such as ibuprofen, to reduce inflammation and control pain, but gastrointestinal and cardiovascular side-effects limit their use. A study published in the journal Rheumatology (2008) found that cod-liver oil supplements allowed patients to gradually reduce and in some case stop their NSAID medications because the cod liver oil had anti-inflammatory effects similar to the NSAIDs.
Sources of Beneficial Fat
- Flaxseed
- Salmon
- Mackerel
- Sardines
- Herring
- Anchovies
- Lake trout
- Tuna
- Pumpkins seeds
- Cereal grasses, such as wheat or barley grass
- Dark green vegetables
- Soybeans
- Tofu
- Walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds
- Omega-3 enriched eggs
Issues of mercury contamination
In Eat Drink and be Healthy, Walter Willett discusses issues of contamination in certain fish. He says that farm-raised fish are less likely to be contaminated by mercury and other toxins, but they may not be as high in omega 3 fatty acids, depending on what they have been fed. "If the fish are fed other fish or algae they will have a higher content of omega 3 fatty acids, but if they are fed wheat and corn they won't contain much." Willett recommends monitoring farm fishing by requiring a label that gives omega-3 content of farm-raised fish. To help choose a fish with lower mercury content, go to the US Environmental Protection Agency fish advisory.
What you should do?
Enjoy beneficial fats. Get the majority of your fats from plants and fish and minimize saturated animal fats.


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Wait, Shump is in the lineup this Friday? That needs to be its own thread.
Yes - a site without major headlines looks sloppy.
No - I like everything organised in the one thread.
If there's a legitimate link - not just a rumour. Otherwise in the news/performance threads.
Evening/morning, KO posters.
Please vote in the above poll as to how you think the site should be presented in regard to big news.
News the likes of "Melo suspended one game", "Shump to return against Bulls", for example, are big news threads.
I personally believe that the site looks poorly without major headlines, and it's time for the posters to have their say.
Now, for the second time.
Wait, Shump is in the lineup this Friday? That needs to be its own thread.
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"That is one of the reasons why I wanted to come here to New York, just so I could take on those pressures and those challenges." -Carmelo Anthony
This is a good time to have this discussion. The player performance and news threads have been going for a while now and everyone has experience with posting/viewing them.
That said, I think big headlines should have threads separate from the Performance and News threads, at least for a time.
People should be able to post real news re the Knicks players etc, and we all should have our say until the these news topics reach exhaustion. At the point where the news topic dies (point being when people aren't really posting that much or when the story could be considered old news), they should be moved to the P & N threads.
I do think the bigger news topics can get lost in the P & N threads.
Hope everyone weighs in. This is our forum and we all should have a say.
Yeah, major news should have it's own thread for sure. I don't visit the player discussion threads too regularly so I would maybe miss out of there was a major headline stuck somewhere in 25 pages of Carmelo Anthony discussion.
I haven't really noticed it but then it's not something you'd notice!
Just have like a rule of thumb of some kind... 48 hours with no responses and a thread gets merged into an appropriate parent thread if one exists, if not it can just die a natural death.
Something like that, idk mods can work out the specifics.
I like a new thread if it's actual news (Melo suspension good example, Amare's hairstyle bad example). and as others have said, merging into that player's thread at a later date.
IMO the bigger problem we had historically was multiple threads about the exact same thing on the first page, or new threads for any wacky trade idea. Those can easily be merged with each other straight away.
We'll call it the smokes expiration limit
Nah, but that's a good suggestion. I didn't take into consideration the breaking news to top the forums for more traffic so I take blame on that, it would make more sense to let those threads rock out especially since the news is hot and fresh.
BTW, you need to post more man; you always come strong on the post.
I also like the player threads of our top guys as an archive so I don't have to go searching for an old thread months back, just look in the player thread on the first page for it.


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Would be dope to have those. Seeing that that album was finally officially pressed to vinyl last year, after being out for half a decade, I highly doubt we will ever see instrumentals for this project. Nonetheless, there are a ton of interludes on this project so you already have plenty of instrumentals as is.
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Moral Quandary 2008
As Allen's moral quandary comes to a close, I am left in a somewhat reflective mood. His terse analysis of the character of Chicagoans was not only a fierce example of absolutism, but it was also a plain indicator of why he is so bitter and jaded towards life in general. Having grown up in a small no-name Michigan town, then spending several soul-searching years in France, Chicago, Cameroon and New York City, it is no wonder why he knows not the real nature of his being — except that it exists, even if just barely. The Truth is, Allen Krause lives a pretty good life (obviously, otherwise he'd post more often) and yet he chooses to complain about it. In reality, Allen's life could be much worse.
He could be me for example.
Indeed, my life has been tough this week. My city was flooded by the gangs of New York, Hillary left Pennsylvania as victor, the Cubs have been on a tear, the Cardinals pitching staff has been showing weakness, the Sox haven't been able to outslug the Evil Empire and the Reds hired Walt Jocketty, whom I once wanted to honor by naming my first born (boy or girl) after him. Oh, and I should probably also mention that I haven't been on a date since September.
Sure, it would be real easy for me to slip into the cesspool of sympathy-seeking sadness while feeling sorry for myself. It would be real easy for me to put my teeth on a curb and ask an innocent bystander to stomp on the back of my skull. But no. No! I am a U.S. American. And one of the fundamental principles of our country — what makes this nation stand out among the rest — is our individual freedom of choice. Yes, that's right, folks. I have a choice: hate life or live life. And who better to sum up American idealism than English gentleman and poet George Eliot (1819 – 1880) who said:
"The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice."
I choose to choose. I choose to grow. I choose to make Mike's Hard Lemonade out of the tree of lemons in my front yard. I choose to analyze, scrutinize and ultimately pursue the right path. But beware… many a moral quandary and philosophical pitfall await the anxious do-gooder. And bad things happen to those who screw up (just ask the gatekeeper at Wrigley who wouldn't let the goat in to see the game).
Mirror my example and take heed, for these choices were not easy to make:
Erin Andrews and ESPN or Kerry Sayers and Comcast Sportsnet:
Hmm. Watch the world-class ESPN broadcast featuring the hottest woman in baseball or Hawk and DJ rehash the 'glory days' on CSN with mojo buzzkiller Kerry Sayers. These are the choices I thought I would have when preparing to watch Wendesday night's broadcast of the Yankees versus the White Sox. The Baseball Tonight teaser featuring Erin licking her lips and winking at me through the tube made it an easy choice; but DirectTV took the choice out of my hands and blacked out the ESPN broadcast. I wrote my congressman and he assured me he would do absolutely nothing about it. At least I wrote my congressman.
Write an Exposé on the Greatness that is Evan Longoria or the Greatness that is Eva Longoria:
I know, I know, seems like a tired joke already. It's not. This, like farts, will always be funny. Longoria is a great future star who will be a staple of all my fantasy teams. Respectively, Longoria is a great star who will be a future staple of all my fantasies. Longoria is not just great, Longoria is perfect and Longoria is awesome and Longoria is the epicenter of my earthquake, the eye of my storm, the cow in my tornado.
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Lead a Life of Fame or Lead a Life of Obscurity:
Now that the press has relaxed its death grip on my every move in favor of reporting on a much more successful, more "professional" MLBlog from a more attractive, more "informed" writer (Alyssa Milano) I have resorted back to the mundane existence I once lived. Oh sure, the paparazzi on the 62/Archer bus can still be a pain and yes, I can't get into US Cellular Field without signing an autograph or three, but when we come right down to it: I am of the People. Though my success has avalanched in recent weeks, I must keep a humble heart and leave such pompous and pedantic acts to my colleague/opponent, Mr. Allen Krause. For I know what victory tastes like and my reservations will ultimately prove me to be the bigger man.
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I see you've resorted to posting pictures of scantily clad women in an attempt to boost readership-good work!!
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You are the the only celebrity MLBlogger who ever gives ordinary Joes like me the the time of day, not to mention a fetching image of Ms Andrews' glorious t*ts.
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Matt — Everything I know I learned from you. As my Sensei, your leadership has been essential… as essential as Erin Andrews in organge cashmere. Has there ever been a better baseball image?
Lose the pics: you're dating life might improve😉
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Michael — I don't see how losing the pics would improve my dating life, but thanks for the advice. I would say not sitting at home watching MLBtv every night while pouring over stat sheets and drinking Sam Adams would take me a long way; however, that's just a life change I'm not yet ready to make. So dating, marriage, kids and family will just have to wait another 20 years until this phase has run its course.
There's certainly a lot to learn about this subject. I love all of the points you have made.
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Long story, hopefully shortened: I'm battling low supply after breast reduction, with 11 month old twins. I also have a very weak milk ejection reflex. We had to supplement with formula shortly after birth, due to a slow time with milk coming in after a difficult, medicated c-section. Currently I'm on domperidone, fenugreek / blessed thistle (pills & More Milk Plus), yeast flakes, and Mother's Milk tea.
I'm also a WOHM that pumps during the weekdays. Both boys probably get 1/2 of their milk nutrition from breastmilk, pumped or direct. We use Avent bottles with newborn nipples.
DS #1 is a nursing fool. He nurses very often during the day, and now mostly sleeps thru the night ~8 hours.
DS #2 had GERD from the very beginning, and was much more reluctant nurser. Between 6-10 months he started being happier with nursing, especially after I started taking domperidone and getting more milk. He isn't content to just nurse, he really wants their to be milk.
Around 8 months I started co-sleeping with him (DH really didn't want me to, but I finally insisted). This was after I read that GERDlings like to nurse better while sleepy. Sure enough, he is much happier night/sleepy nursing than during the day. I even have to change his wet diaper during the night otherwise it is just too much
The last few weeks DS #2 has almost boycotted nursing during the day. I try to just nurse on the weekends, but I am worried about DS #2 getting hungry and especially thirsty during the day. We've just started sippy cups, but I'm reluctant to give him too much water in hopes that he will nurse for his thirst.
Am I "thirsting" my child to death? Should I just cave in and give him a sippy during weekend days? I think I make a fair amount of milk on the weekend, if he would just nurse! I really think his GERD is still causing him pain, despite being medicated (Pepcid). What else can I do to get him to nurse on weekend days?
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Advice - campground & fishing alone
Hello all. Well, I'm planning on heading down next Thursday night and fishign Friday and Saturday morning before heading home. I was planning on staying in Elkmont Campground. I just have a tent and can't stand RV campgrounds where everyone is on top of each other. Any thoughts on Elkmont or other campgrounds?
Also, what is everyone's thoughts on fishing alone in the Smokies? I figured I would plan on sticking close to roads and trails. Figure I would be fine, but just wondered what the consensus was.
See you on the water!
Foxhollow--If crowds bother you, I'm not sure you'll be real happy in any of the frontcountry (drive to) campgrounds in the Park. However, since I've never been one for anything other than backcountry camping, I'm not really the ideal source.
As for fishing alone, that's what I do 90 percent of the time. I don't really think much about proximity to roads but when getting into the backcountry I do leave an itinerary of precisely where I plan to be. Except for truly remote regions off trail, I don't know that there is anywhere in the Park I'd give a second thought to venturing on my own.
Of course I don't know your level of fitness, your woodscraft skills, and the like. But I certainly don't think you need to worry about fishing alone. Indeed, to me fly fishing is essentially a one-man sport.
Jim Casada
Can't really comment on Elkmont. My wife and I camped there about 15 years ago and it was OK. Like most any NP campground but nice enough.
As for fishing alone, I do it most of the time I'm in the Smokys (3-4 time a year unfortunately). Sometimes I'm with my son.
Unless you're going waaay back, the risk is minimal. Getting lost on the stream is not a big risk. Follow it downstream and sooner or later you'll run into your car or another road (at least with most of the streams in the Little River and WPLP watershed). Can't speak about the NC side and I think some of them do end up in a lake somewhere.
I think the worst risk is getting hurt and how long it would take to find you. When I'm there by myself, I do one of two things. I either call my wife back home and let her know what stream I'm going to be fishing (sometimes an email) or I write a note about where I'm going to be and put it under the windshield wiper on my car. I know that increases the risk of someone breaking in, but I rarely have anything of value in my car and what is there is insured. If I were really back up some creek with a broken leg or worse, at least the rangers would have a good idea where to start looking when they found my car.
Fox, you'll find most of the people on this forum fish alone more often than not. It's already been said, but just make sure people know where you are gonna be and when you'll be back. That's super important and could easily save your life.
Also, when I'm fishing alone, I try to be a bit more careful in general. If a crossing looks risky, move up or down stream to where it looks safe. If a rock looks extra slick, it probably is. That kinda thing. Use your brain. Carry food, water, and some emergency supplies (good knife, fire starting equipment, whisky, etc.).
Is backcountry camping an option? If it is, I would highly recommend it over camping at Elkmont. It is only marginally better than RV camping. The campsites are very close together, and the whole area is a fog of campfire smoke. #24 and #18 are easy to get to and sit on some good water.
I got no style, I'm strictly roots.
Stayed in Elkmont three nights earlier this month during the week, it was very nice. The little river was having a great hatch in the evening but I couldn't get the fish to bite, spotlight joined me and was successful. The campground is very clean, and the people were really nice. No showers though.
I hiked up to fish camp prong one day due to the high water and caught fish. Not a bad hike even though I'm out of shape.
Things I thought of to make sure I was safe:
-water filter, didn't want to pack water up the trail for added weight.
-GPS, just in case I got off track.
-very small, compact first aid kit
-small amounts of high calorie food such as trail mix, granola bars.
-rain coat
Elkmont doesn't have cell service but I told my wife exactly what day I was going to hike and were I was hiking too.
It's only been a couple of weeks and I'm ready to go back. Any time spent in the park is a good time.
Good luck
Elkmont is a fairly crowded campsite. If you have gear with you for backcountry, you should park at Elkmont (at the end of the road) and hike in. I've been up to #24 twice now and that trail is a converted railroad grade and is a super easy hike. Some sites (#24 included) require reservations so make sure you reserve a spot.
If you do frontcountry camp, it's pretty easy to get away from the crowds. Take "shanks mare" as Mr. Casada says and just walk a couple of miles in. It amazes me that folks fish right on top of each other when 15 minutes of easy walking would put them in water that's much less crowded and overfished.
I do have backcountry camping gear, although I haven't backpacked for 5-6 years. I wanted to fish a few streams, which is the main reason I wanted to camp in the front country. Plus, I didn't want to find all my crap, plan all my meals (front country = eating in Townsend!).
Thanks for all the info, guys. I'm going to have to plan a back country trip later this summer.
Jim, I would agree....fly fishing is a one man sport. But who doesn't love outfishign your buddy and rubbing it in a little. Good BSing with a buddy can make a trip!
Foxhollow....You have chosen the best of all worlds...Go for Elkmont...in my humble opinion the best campground in the park....check the reservation service before you go to see what is available....I would walk up the LR trail one morning and fish anywhere above the huskey creek falls...where it goes under the trail....afternoons I would come back and fish some of the bigger water down low for the evening hatch....second day I would ride over to the WPLP....park at the Huskey Gap trail head and walk down to the river....either downstream or upstream is large plunge pool fishing....
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and no problem i was cracking up when i heard it hahah
what goes around comes around. Crossbar in 93 minute !! quite nice game by Urugway, Forlans shots are so amazing. Did you hear about this fortune-teller octopus ?
thanks you've saved me from living in dark unknowledgehe has 2 watches cause one of them is set to the current timezone he's in and the other is the Argentine timezone loll......seriously they said it during a world cup game
yea supposedly he's 6-for-6 or something like that right? loll
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My bet didn't come in as mueller ended top scorer by virtue of assist (stupid rule) but as I support Spain in everything anyway Iwent out to celebrate.
This is my fave pic so far
To me the best pictures in the World Cup is this:
For who doesn't know the shirt says "Dani Jarque forever with us" in tribute to Jarque the Espanyol captan and defender who passed away from a heart attack at age 26 last year.
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worst world cup ever!
probably at 11th July every football fan was waiting for the world cup final but not those who are watching second league in Iceland - They were screaming and supporting their teams. Those two football event have sth common A tricky ball, do you remember all that jabulani crazy moves and for example robert green parade.... so take a look on that hahahhaha
what more can I say ? It was 6:3 for home players
I dont really watch futbol, hell i dont watch it at all, but i found this interesting, its from newsday:
smh @ commiesIn June, the North Korean soccer team dropped ignominiously out of the World Cup without a point after conceding 12 goals in three games. Since the players returned home, they have been publicly shamed, according to reports. The manager has been forced to become a construction worker, and there are fears for his safety.
ehh sadistic koreans...they are like saddam... football is a friendly game, amusing and fun like that
more interesting then news about korean team
I've been reading in RED BULL BULLETIN that football became or becoming already very popular in NY, is it true new yorkers ?


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Under the late Akio Morita, Sony was where consumer electronics came from, an iconoclastic company that marched to the beat of its own entrepreneurial drummer.
Before there was the Cult of Steve, there was the Cult of Morita-san.
It's impossible for young people to understand today just how revolutionary the Walkman was in its time. It let us take our music, not the radio station's music but whole albums, with us wherever we went. And it ran on regular AA batteries. If the iPod is a telephone, the Walkman was a telegraph, the first revolution, not a refinement.
Sony posted its eighth-straight quarterly loss this week, the Washington Post reports. It was a surprise, because many investors believed new CEO Kuzuo Hirai, who came from the profitable games division, had started turning things around.
Hirai will be in New York on Feb. 20, where CNET expects he will unveil the Playstation 4 , the first reboot of the game console since 2006. Gamespot says the new device is expected to retail for over $425 , with biometric controls and cloud streaming.
To which investors are likely to say, ho-hum. Been there, done that. The earnings hit halted some momentum Sony stock had in January. Its market cap in dollars is now about one-fourth of its annual sales in yen.
What does this have to do with Apple? Apple is in a similar position to Sony in the 1980s when it was piling up cash and going from strength to strength. Sony put that cash into content, buying CBS Records and Columbia Pictures. Sony Pictures led the U.S. box office last year. Those assets may be worth more than the whole company is now.
David Einhorn has sued Apple to extract cash for shareholders, saying it should issue preferred stock tied to the company's dividend, Marketwatch reports . Einhorn accuses Apple of having a "Depression-era mentality" and says the $145/share in cash on its books needs to go to the company's owners.
Whether the cash goes to shareholders or to buying other companies matters less, however, than what new products and new categories Apple opens.
Its stock price problems would vanish if investors saw another iPad-like hit on the horizon. What disturbs us most is the idea the company is repeating itself, delivering new versions of what it already has rather than something truly new.
That's what happened to Sony. Its biggest hit was the Trinitron TV, and it has kept selling TVs to this day, even though flat screens are now commodities that don't wear out as tubes did. The Trinitron was Sony's Macintosh, as the Walkman was its iPod, and its failure to move on, to reinvent, to think differently, especially after Morita-san suffered a stroke in 1993 and retired in 1994, was its undoing.


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Last night was the 2011 Relay For Life in Unicoi County. I went for a short while, and wanted to share a few pictures with all of you from last night's event. The Relay For Life started at 7 p.m., with the Survivors taking a lap around the track at the local high school. After […]Tags: care givers, crew, Doug, fishbone, Givers, local high school, Nick Nicholson, Northeast Tennessee, Relay, stay, track, unicoi county tennessee, virginia country, way