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A Very Different John Cena
by, 05-24-2012 at 01:54 PM (4873 Views)
I always wondered what John Cena does outside of wrestling. There is not much that i know about his life outside of wrestling. That was until my brother introduced me to 4 songs.
I'm a fan of hip-hop. That music is every kind of feeling i enjoy about music smashed into one genre. And imagine my brother telling me "John Cena is really good at rapping." My response would be the widely agreed "Don't you remember the shit he put out in 2005, just so WWE could enforce the thug gimmick?" It is sarcasm because the album was decent. But anyways, it turns out John got into the studio a couple of times after that and made 4, unreleased, leaked songs that were actually really, really good.
My view of John changed a little bit. I saw what he really is like. This aggressive rapper who raps with his cousin. I don't think it is a gimmick because it sounds too different than something that WWE would force him to put out.
There are 4 songs:
Vocal Recess
My favorite out of the 4 songs. The beat is lively and John raps well to it. The beat reminds me of old school hip-hop where you would take a classical beat, add a drum beat, and put vocals over it, similar to Gang Starr. John has an aggressive voice, which makes his rapping good. And unlike You Can't See Me, Trademarc is actually good, which makes the song good as well.
Beats, Rhymes, and Life
It isn't the greatest song, but it shows how Cena can adjust to a beat that would be used in today's industry. A deep dark beat with Cena's agressive voice. The song primarily talks about how people doubt he has hip-hop in his blood and dismisses them.
Now, you put the song on and you hear Trademarc killing it. You are going to guess that he is going to out shadow Cena. But then John comes in and blasts us with this intense aggressive flow. My second favorite of the three. The beat is pretty good as well.
MC Roast
Lyrically, this is probably Cena's best song. He flows really good. His lyrics are very good and have a pretty wild message. If you notice the title, Cena is going to start trouble with other rappers. One of the lines in his songs says: "I process rhymes at a mind-bending velocity// Fuck your TEC-9, I got nine times your technology!"Tech-N9ne is a famous rapper, who Cena calls out in this song. Rappers today call eachother out on songs and start fights. Cena trys to get in on this (although I'm pretty sure Tech-N9ne doesn't care or even heard of this song)
Cena has some hip-hop blood inside of him. The WWE would rather have him as a child magnet "captain america" marine guy, which is fine in my eyes because we live in a society where business decisions are the best decisions He obviously makes them a lot of money. Maybe in the future, we might see this John come out again. He was supposed to have another album come out, but nothing came of it.
Have any of your views changed after hearing these songs? Leave a comment, I'd like to hear personal opinions.


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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Outside of Felix Hernandez, there aren't many certainties about the Mariners' rotation as the club heads toward Opening Day on March 31. But manager Lloyd McClendon said he likes the way things are coming together, despite a series of health setbacks to three of his starting candidates.
Hernandez is already set in stone for his club-record seventh Opening Day start when Mariners face the Angels in their road opener, but it's best to use a pencil beyond that spot.
If you're looking for clues, however, the club has tentatively lined up Erasmo Ramirez and James Paxton to pitch the following two days after Hernandez makes his final Cactus League start on March 25. Things could well change between now and then, but that at least is the plan as of Tuesday.
After that, there's a lot of gray area, as Blake Beavan and non-roster invitees Scott Baker, Randy Wolf and Roenis Elias are also scheduled for starts in upcoming days, though no one has been even tentatively listed yet for the final two Cactus League games on March 28-29, before the team breaks camp.
The club has those seven healthy starting canddiates and will regain Hisashi Iwakuma (sprained finger), Taijuan Walker (sore shoulder) and Brandon Maurer (sore back) sometime after the first few weeks of the regular season if all goes well.
"I like the way things are shaping up," McClendon said. "Some guys are throwing well. Baker had a good game over in the Minor League camp [on Sunday]. So they're starting to pick it up a little bit. The competition is starting to get a little stiff."
Elias is the latest addition, with the 25-year-old Cuban throwing five strong innings on Sunday against the Angels, allowing two hits and one run in his first Cactus League start. He'll get another start, tentatively Saturday in a split-squad game against the Rockies in Scottsdale, on the same day Baker faces the A's in Phoenix.
Beavan is slated to throw Wednesday against the Brewers and again Monday against the White Sox, with Ramirez starting Thursday in Mesa against the Cubs and Paxton lined up for a Friday night game with the Padres in Peoria.
Wolf, like Baker coming back from Tommy John surgery, follows his Tuesday night game against the Padres with another start Sunday against the A's.
Hernandez's next start will come in a Minor League game on Thursday, then he'll get his final spring tuneup on March 25. Paxton is also slated for a Minor League outing on March 27 to keep him on schedule, since the Mariners are off that day.
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A Mindfulness Based Approach to HIV Treatment Side Effects
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University of California, San Francisco
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We are exploring the effect that an 8 week stress reduction program based in mindfulness practices will have on the experience of medication side effects reported by HIV-infected men and women taking antiretroviral therapy.
|HIV Infections
|Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
|Phase 1 Phase 2
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|A Mindfulness Based Approach to HIV Treatment Side Effects
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Patient reported number and severity of ART side effects [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Health related quality of life [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- ART adherence [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2006
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|October 2008
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|October 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: MBSR
8 week mindfulness based stress reduction
Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
8 week program
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As HIV treatments continue to advance, people living with HIV will inevitably be confronted with negative physical and emotional side effects. Side effects from antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV impact quality of life (QOL) and adherence to care, and they influence decisions about health care. With mortality rates from HIV dramatically reduced in the US, side effects emerge as one of the most critical factors in the HIV epidemic. Eliminating or reducing the negative impact of side effects may improve QOL, reduce missed days from work, and maximize benefit from treatment for people living with HIV. We propose a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to provide preliminary evidence of the efficacy of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention to remediate side effects and side effect-related distress. Decreases in medical and psychological symptoms have been observed following MBSR in a wide range of illness contexts, but the approach has not been applied to HIV treatment side effects. Our team brings together expertise in HIV treatment side effects research, MBSR research with HIV+ populations, and HIV clinical medicine. The proposed study maximizes resources from our funded research programs within one of the leading AIDS research institutions in the world. Relevant research entities supporting this proposal include the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine (OCIM), the UCSF Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the UCSF AIDS Research Institute (ARI). We propose a randomized clinical trial of an 8-week program of MBSR with 100 HIV+ men and women on ART, as compared with a wait list control (n=50/group). Primary outcome will be side effect distress and frequency, and secondary outcomes will be QOL and medication adherence. The findings from this study, in conjunction with our ongoing research studies, will provide foundation and guidance, including effect size data, for larger studies of MBSR for HIV disease.
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- HIV+ serostatus, evidenced by letter from provider, or official HIV test results.
- Currently (prior 30 days) on an acknowledged ART regimen.
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- Ability to provide informed consent to be a research participant.
- English speaking.
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- Current enrollment in a behavioral coping or HIV adherence intervention research study or MBSR program. A list of such studies/programs is kept and updated throughout the study.
- Severe cognitive impairment as assessed by trained interviewer and confirmed by PI;
- Active psychosis as assessed by trained interviewer and confirmed by PI;
Indication of active substance abuse that would interfere with capacity to participate in MBSR.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00312936
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University of California, San Francisco
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
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R21AT003102-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
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|May 12, 2016
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Medication adherence
Medication compliance
Quality of Life
Stress reduction
mindfulness based stress reduction
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HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Gulf Benefit Beer Banned in States It Could Help
Louisiana-based Abita has brewed up a "charitable pilsner," Save Our Shore, to benefit relief efforts in the Gulf sates impacted by BP's Deeepwater Horizon disaster. Post-Katrina, Abita created Restoration Ale, with some proceeds going to hurricane recovery.
But the SOS's sale is banned in two of the four states that will benefit from the sudsy funds.
Neither Mississippi nor Alabama can sell Save Our Shore Charitable Pilsner. The beer's 7% alcohol content is above Alabama's limit, while Mississippi has an even more arcane reason for prohibiting the SOS's sale: The 22-ounce single container size is illegal. Weirdly, it's perfectly okay to buy a case of 12-ounce beers all at once. math isn't my strongest suit, but I think there is more beer in twenty-four 12-ounce bottles than in one 22-ouncer….
Abita is bottling SOS in the 22-ounce bottle because the larger size is more cost- and time-efficient. The 12-ounce bottles require three labels, one each for front and back and a third on the six-pack container, while the bigger bottles needs only to have information printed directly on the bottle.
Save Our Shore Charitable Pilsner retails for $5, and Abita will donate 75 cents to Gulf aid charities.


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Many of us remember the days when we used to write our school essays in painstakingly neat longhand….or spending the night two-finger typing on the old electric typewriter! Well, those days seem to be gone forever. In the digital era we now live in, our children can't imagine what it would be like to function in a B.P.C. (Before Personal Computers) world!
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Rosemary-Garlic Rub for Pork, Chicken, or Salmon
(Makes slightly over 1/2 cup of rub. Recipe can be cut in half, but this keeps indefinitely so I recommend making the full amount and storing in a small glass jar. Recipe created by Kalyn)
4 T sea salt
2 T dried cracked rosemary (see note)
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Roasted Salmon with Rosemary-Garlic Rub
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Kalyn's Herb Blend
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Kalyn's Take on Montreal Steak Seasoning
Ethnic Spice Blends from The Leftover Queen
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Grass Valley city employee arrested in connection with theft
March 1, 2013
An employee of Grass Valley's Public Works Department was arrested after allegedly pawning a number of items he stole from the department's yard.
The theft of a number of items during the night was reported Feb. 4, according to dispatch reports.
The burglar made off with chainsaws and other brush-cutting equipment worth an estimated $1,400, said Grass Valley Police Sgt. Joe Matteoni.
Several of those items were reported to the police department by a pawn shop in Oroville, and the pawn slips were made out to Denny Richard Joseph, a public works employee.
According to Grass Valley Police Capt. Rex Marks, it is protocol for all pawn operations to report items brought in to the appropriate jurisdiction.
Richard, 25, had been hired as a maintenance assistant about four months ago, said Public Works Director Tim Kiser.
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During a search of Joseph's residence, several more stolen items were allegedly recovered, Marks said. Officers also recovered a gun that is believed to have been stolen, said Marks, adding that its serial number had been eradicated.
"We're still trying to track some of the stolen items," he said.
Richard was arrested Friday on suspicion of second-degree burglary, possession of stolen property, embezzlement and altering identifying information on a firearm. He was booked into county jail and released on $10,750 bail.
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Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher was once best known for his hilarious portrayal of Kelso, a stoner goofball in the days of disco, and for his poor movie choices like Dude, Where's My Car?, Just Married, and My Boss's Daughter, which he co-produced. These days he's better known for replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, being married to, and subsequently divorced from, Demi Moore and for being one of the most high profile startup investors. Kutcher has invested in the likes of Foursquare, GroupMe, Hipmunk, Chegg, Flipboard, TinyChat, Fab.com, Path, Airbnb, Optimizely, and Blekko, among others.
AppealFor a guy who describes himself as awkward around girls, he obviously pulls off the "charming nervous guy" shtick pretty well. Not only was he handpicked by a modeling scout in a bar, he has also dated some of Hollywood's finest women.
His first flame was model turned actress January Jones, whom he met at an Abercrombie & Fitch shoot. He dated this blonde babe -- who starred as Cadence Flaherty (Michelle's sister) and Stifler's crush in American Wedding -- for three years.
Then he moved on to the lovely Ashley Scott from the blockbuster action flick S.W.A.T. Next up was the always energetic Brittany Murphy (of 8 Mile fame). But his real catch was marrying Demi Moore, the long-standing sex goddess of Hollywood, who, in her 40s, is still a knockout. Recent rumors about Ashton having an affair with a younger woman have put their relationship in question, and on November 17, 2011, Demi announced that she was ending their marriage.
SuccessAshton Kutcher was able to do what few in his place did. He didn't just settle for the fame that fell in his lap; he took what he had and multiplied it like a savvy entrepreneur. His credentials speak for themselves.
As a model he traveled the world and sauntered the catwalk for today's biggest designer names. He then landed the role of Kelso in That '70s Show, which is still going strong, and signed on for two more years at nearly $250,000 per episode.
It took no more than three minor movie roles for Kutcher to star in his first big feature, Dude, Where's My Car?. Since then, he was seen in Texas Rangers, Just Married, and My Boss's Daughter, Valentine's Day,
In 2004, he starred in the thriller The Butterfly Effect, proving that he could be the leading man in a blockbuster. Although he hasn't made a ton of high profiles movies since, save for Valentine's Day and No Strings Attached. These days, he's back on TV in Charlie Sheen's shoes on Two and a Half Men.
Ashton Kutcher BiographyChristopher Ashton Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, five minutes before his fraternal twin brother, Michael. At age 13, parents Larry Kutcher and Diane Portwood divorced, shortly before his brother was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a deadly disease that eats away at the heart's muscles. Michael was given about six hours to live, but survived with a transplant.
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This compelled young Ashton to enroll in the biochemical engineering program at the University of Iowa in 1996, where he would pursue a cure for the disease. But in previous years, he showed interest (and promise) in a whole other profession: he starred in a seventh grade play, and in his senior year was given the lead role in a production of Annie.
To help pay for his college education, Kutcher worked part-time at several odd jobs, like sweeping the floors at a General Mills factory (where his father worked) and skinning deer. But everything changed one night, when at a local bar, a model scout approached him and suggested he sign up for the Fresh Faces of Iowa modeling competition. Taken back, Kutcher accepted. The first prize, which Kutcher grabbed, was a trip to New York, where other competitions would take place.
Once Kutcher arrived in New York, he decided to stay. He signed up with the Next Agency modeling agency, which removed "Christopher" from his name, as they already had too many male models with that first name.
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In no time he was doing the grand circuit -- Paris and Milan -- and strutting for big names like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Versace. But Kutcher always had his eyes aimed at another city: L.A.
In 1998, he auditioned for two upcoming TV shows: Wind on Water and That '70s Show. Amazed that he was offered major roles in both, Ashton struggled to choose one. He finally went with Kelso, a decision he certainly celebrated when Wind on Water was canceled shortly after its premiere. That '70s Show, on the other hand, became a Nielsen hit.
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While he was becoming a star to look out for on TV, Kutcher started small on the big screen, with minor roles in Reindeer Games and Down to You, both in 2000. But that same year he scored big as Jesse Richmond, the protagonist in the ridiculous comedy Dude, Where's My Car?, earning him an MTV Breakthrough Male Performance nomination.
Holding strong on TV, he also had a major role alongside fellow "heartthrob" James Van Der Beek in Texas Rangers (2001), and co-starred with Brittany Murphy in Just Married (2003). A self-described workaholic, he starred in and co-produced My Boss's Daughter, with Tara Reid as his love interest.
After a bit part in 2003's holiday comedy remake, Cheaper by the Dozen, Ashton co-starred with Amy Smart in the hit 2004 thriller, The Butterfly Effect, for which he also served as executive producer.
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In 2003, Ashton also served as creator, host and producer of the successful MTV show Punk'd, in which Kutcher and his posse play pranks on celebrities. The show won him two 2003 Teen Choice Awards for Best Reality/Variety Host and Choice Reality Hunk (he also won the Choice TV Actor award, for That '70s Show).
ashton kutcher on two and a half menIn the fall of 2011, Ashton Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen as one of the lead male actors on the hit CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men.
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Ashton Kutcher made headlines when he married Hollywood sex symbol Demi Moore. The couple's relationship was rocked by rumors that Ashton cheated on Demi with a 23-year-old woman on the couple's wedding anniversary.
On November 17th, Demi Moore announced that she intended to end their marriage.
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I may be the only American never to have seen an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and I aim to keep it that way. My fascination with the reality TV family is totally name-based: The K-named klan has made the oddly-spelled Khloe one of the fastest rising girls' names of recent years and inspired a legion of new-fangled K names.
Now, in the latest Kardashian-related baby name news, sister Kim and her fiancé Kris say they're "reserving" several K names in advance of their upcoming nuptials and theoretical pregnancy. How many K names K & K get to cordon (kordon?) off is not (knot?: sorry, it's irresistible) known, but we at Knameberry have some suggestions.
While Kate may be the name of the year, the new Duchess of Cambridge seems to be going in the opposite direction from the Kardashians and reverting to her original C name, Catherine. Come to think of it, she may be doing this to distance herself from the Kardashians.
We have the feeling that Kate and other classic K names – Karen, Kenneth, Kevin, Kirsten – probably aren't Kim and Kris's thing anyway. We see them going for one of the super popular new K names, here in order of how fast they're rising.


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You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
1. Cleveland
2. Washington
3. Chicago
4. Toronto
5. Indiana
6. Charlotte
7. Miami
8. Detroit
Oldness comes with a smile
To every love given child
Oldness comes to rile
The youth who dream suicide
Wow you guys think the Raptors are better than us? Smh.
1. Cleveland (and if they get Love they will destroy the rest of the East)
2. Chicago
3. Charlotte
4. Pacers
5. Miami
6. Wizards
7. Toronto
8. Atlanta
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
I will say this - this particular group has ALWAYS played better within the underdog role. As they showed during the second half of last year, they struggle when they have the pressure of being the favorites. But when we are written off, or looked at with doubt by the media and the masses - we play well. The entire first half of last season was a big "f-u" to the Heat and the league following the game 7 blowout. Once we became the darlings of the media, we let the hype go to our heads and we crumbled.
Here's to hoping everyone continues to doubt us. Here's to being able to say things like "you mf'ers don't watch us play". And here's to hoping we can get back to that physical, aggressive, defense first team that we were prior to the ASB last season.
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
1. Cleveland
2. Washington
3. Indiana
4. Chicago
5. Atlanta
6. Toronto
7. Detroit
8. Miami
I think 1-3 is a toss-up. I actually think we will be better than we ended up last year. Losing Lance may actually make our defensive consistency better, and offensively I think we can only be better than last year. Cleveland (assuming they get Love) should be better than Miami has been the past couple years, and Washington is a big wildcard...the kind of team that could destroy anyone on a day when they are hot...and get blown out the next day. I'm not really afraid of Chicago. I feel like they are a full step behind us and Cleveland.
Pacers will be third. The same as they would have been with lance.
But... we have Paul George and they don't.
Neither are close to being as good as Paul George, and really neither are "proven studs". Derozan is a very good scorer, but that's about it. Last year was Lowry's first year at really playing at a high level. He's got to prove that he can maintain that high level and that last year wasn't an Erick Dampier (career year during a contract year)
Though I think the Raptors are good, and are improving - they aren't better than the Pacers.
Exactly, they have two players who would have a chance to start for the Pacers. Everyone else would be bench players for us. I didn't say their players sucked, I only said they aren't as good as the team who got to the ECF the past two seasons.
Toronto has us beat at PG,SG, and C. We have them beat on SF and PF. Their bench is better than ours. From a matchup perspective, they are the better team
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
Question should be are the Pacers still top 4 in the east...
Why so SERIOUS
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
If we get good roy i think we're top three, bad roy then 5-9
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
[QUOTE=Pacergeek;1893131]You win in the NBA by talent. This isn't the NFL, where a HOF QB can carry your team to the playoffs every year.
Weird usually argue the exact opposite of this, and usually it is NBA people arguing this.
The reason I am so confident is because I'm not hanging from Lance's nuts. Lance is not an all-star player. He is a George Hill level player. We will survive fine without him. This team is still full of talented players, their names just aren't Lance Stephenson.
Worst case scenario, Roy is 2nd half Roy all season, David is older, and PG has too much of a load to carry. If these fears come to fruition I can see a team like Toronto finishing with more wins than the Pacers.
I am not ranking teams right now, but I see Cleveland as the frontrunners. Chicago is a step behind and after them teams like Indiana, Charlotte, Atlanta, Washington and Toronto are all neck and neck. I wouldn't put any of those teams solidly in front of each other.


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Game Time Start: 8:30 PM EST
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
Officials: T. Brothers, D. Bavetta, H. Workman
Media Notes: Indiana Notes, San Antonio Notes
Television: FSIN / FSSW
Radio: WFNI 1070 AM / WOAI 1200 AM, KCOR 1350 AM
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Season Records: (W-L) 2-1 Away: 1-1
West: 1-0
3-0 Home: 2-0
East: 0-0
Upcoming Games: Nov 07 Nov 09 Nov 10 Nov 13 at at vs vs 7:30pm 8:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm
Projected Starting Lineup: HIBBERT WEST GEORGE GREEN HILL Projected Starting Lineup: DUNCAN DIAW LEONARD GREEN PARKER
Danny Granger - sore left knee (out indefinitely)
George Hill - hip pointer (day-to-day)
Oddly, none... yet...
Minimally Relevant Video:
Semi-Relevant Video: After two years of game threading, I still cannot find any video
evidence on the interwebs of the Pacers beating the Spurs.
Greg, can you tell how happy I am about it?
Gothic Ginobili Review: Small Market Mondays #1: D.J. Augustin's Revenge Game
Come one, come all and welcome to Gothic Ginobili's first edition of Small Market
Mondays! We know you must be sick of all the attention that small markets get from
the lamestream media. That Ben Gordon trade saga seemed to last FOREVER, didn't
it? But we know what side our bread is buttered on. At this point, we really don't
have a choice -- we HAVE to jump on this bandwagon to get precious page views.
To start this week's installment off, it's only right to begin with the biggest storyline
of the week -- the DJ Augustin revenge game. Augustin famously did what many
superstars of his caliber have been known to do and made the move from the record
-breaking, title-holding Charlotte Bobcats to a smaller market in Indianapolis. When
asked about if the Pacers thought the Bobcats were competition due to their record
-breaking season last year, Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard had this to say: "Charlotte is
defending nothing. That's in boxing, you give the belt back. They don't have this
year's trophy."
Meanwhile, Bobcats VP of basketball operations Rod Higgins confirmed what we all
thought: Augustin understandably took less money in Indiana while giving up his
starting role in Charlotte in order to play in a media market with 60,000 less people.
As you must know by now due to the positively nauseating amount of coverage,
Augustin went 1 for 7 from the field. In this writer's opinion, that underrates his game.
It was absolutely one of the most efficient 1 for 7s this writer has ever seen. Every
single one of his misses gave his teammates a great chance to hit the offensive glass
as he intelligently took five threes knowing they'd result in long rebounds for his
teammates. One would have to be delusional to think he was actually trying to make
those shots and not displaying classic small market classiness by trying to make his
teammates look good...CONTINUE READING AT GOTHIC GINOBILI
48 Minutes of Hell Preview: Spurs vs. Pacers Give and Go Preview
Apparently the Spurs have never started a season 4-0 in franchise history. Doesnt
matter if it was Tim Duncan, David Robinson or George Gervin suiting up, its never
happened. Considering how successful this franchise has been for its entire history,
this is baffling to me. Strange but true.
San Antonio goes into Monday nights game against the Indiana Pacers with as good
a shot as theyve ever had at going undefeated through its first four games. Everyone
is healthy and theyre at home with at least one day of rest. The Pacers, meanwhile,
come in to the Alamo City missing arguably their top offensive player (Danny Granger).
To preview the nights action, Jared Wade of Pacers blog 8 Points, 9 Seconds and I
chatted about all things Spurs-Pacers. Well, maybe not all things, but as many things
as we could squeeze in.
Andrew McNeill, 48 Minutes of Hell: Considering the Pacers were oh-so-close to
taking down the Heat in last years playoffs, where are they at to start this season?
Jared Wade, 8 Points, 9 Seconds: Their offseason consisted of retaining their key
free agents (Roy Hibbert and George Hill) and retooling the bench. There was no
reason to think it was a big upgrade, but with guys like Gerald Green and Ian
Mahinmi, there is more potential upside. Still, I dont think many people would
say they made any major improvements, so the consensus agrees that anything
more than making it to the Eastern Conference Finals is probably a pipe dream
especially if Danny Grangers knee issue lingers all season.
AM: Whats the latest on Granger? Are things looking bleak?
JW: As of now, we really dont know. The doctors are still looking at photos and
checking out his sore left knee. He originally hurt it in the Miami series and
aggravated it in the preseason. Im far from a doctor so cant really offer any
prognosis. But I can say this confidently: things look very bleak for Indianas
offense if Granger misses significant time. They barely edged Toronto in their
opener (which took a Herculean effort from David West), lost to Charlotte while
showing a complete inability to score, and needed two overtimes to beat the
lowly Kings. Yeah, the offense without the captain has not run smoothly.
AM: What about Paul George? I feel like all Ive been hearing regarding the Pacers
in the offseason and preseason is how good George will be. Is this just hype or is
he going to be a legitimate star?
JW: Legitimate star may be a reach but he definitely could get there. Regardless,
he already very solid on both ends of the court and has the potential to be one of the
very best...CONTINUE READING AT 48 MINUTES OF HELL
140 Characters of (Non-PD) Coverage
Mike Wells @MikeWellsNBA
Jared Wade @8pts9secs
Tim Donahue @TimDonahue8p9s
Tom Lewis @indycornrows
Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Andrew McNeill @drew_48MoH
Aaron McGuire @docrostov
Pounding the Rock @poundingtherock


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Daniel Barenboim, Conductor and Pianist Extraordinaire, Has Two Passions in Life: His Music and His Cigars
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Barenboim, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and artistic director and general music director of the Deutsche Staatsoper in Berlin, smoked his first cigar when he was 14.
"It's a funny story," the 53-year-old Barenboim says, pausing to take a puff from his Hoyo in his hotel suite on Manhattan's East Side. A virtuoso pianist as well as renowned conductor, Barenboim is in New York for a solo piano recital at Lincoln Center; when it is over, he will return to Chicago for a month with his orchestra, then bring it east for concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York and Symphony Hall in Boston. His is a life in music, a creative life that began at age five in his native Buenos Aires when his Russian-Jewish émigré parents provided him with his first piano lessons, and blossomed at age seven when he gave his first official concert.
Music and a good cigar are Barenboim's two passions, and as the aromatic smoke from his Hoyo flows gently from his mouth, he begins his tale of how the two first intertwined.
"I had met Artur Rubinstein, the great pianist, when I was a child," he says. "He knew my parents in Buenos Aires. He would come and visit, and I would play for him. He was actually very instrumental in my career. He introduced me to the impresario Sol Hurok, who was his manager, and told Hurok to take me on. I would play for Rubinstein once a year. But I began touring, and two years went by and I hadn't seen him."
By this time, the teenage Barenboim and his family were living in Israel, where they had moved in 1952. "One day, Rubinstein came to Tel Aviv to perform," he says. "I went to a rehearsal. He was very happy to see me, and he told me to come to his hotel Thursday at 5 o'clock so I could play for him. He wanted to see how I was doing. Well, Thursday morning came, and I woke up with a high fever. My mother told me that I couldn't go to school and, of course, that I couldn't go to see Rubinstein. I said not going to school was fine, but I had to see Rubinstein. I had to play for him. We argued back and forth, and I won. At 5 o'clock I was at the hotel."
The teenager walked up to the concierge, who eyed him suspiciously. "I told the concierge that Mr. Rubinstein was expecting me. He looked at me cynically. 'Rubinstein is waiting for you?' he said. I said, 'Yes, at 5 o'clock.' And he told me that Rubinstein and his entire family had left in the morning for an excursion to the Galilee and had not returned. So I sat down and waited. I couldn't understand. I couldn't imagine that Rubinstein had not meant it when he had told me to come, or that he had forgotten me.
"I sat there for hours, feeling miserable. Then, about 8 o'clock, he and his family--his wife and two children--came into the lobby. He saw me, and I saw on his face a look of pain, of realization that he had forgotten this poor boy. He apologized profusely. He looked at me and said, 'You don't look well.' I told him I had a fever, and he told me I shouldn't have come. But I told him I had to see him, I had to play for him, so we went upstairs to his rooms and I played. I played for about an hour, Schubert and Liszt and Brahms." By the time Barenboim was finished playing, it was 9:30. "He told me I couldn't go home yet, I had to stay and have dinner with him. I was very happy, I was feeling elated. He thought I had played very well; he was happy to see how I had developed. I went downstairs to the restaurant with him and his wife and the children.
"He saw I still had a fever, and he said to me that with this fever, there is only one thing I should do: have a vodka. So he gave me my first vodka. And after dinner he gave me a Montecristo No. 3 Havana cigar. He said I should smoke it, and that with the vodka and the cigar by tomorrow I would be fine. By the time I got home it was one in the morning. I hadn't phoned my parents. They were so worried, and I came home smelling of vodka and cigars. And my father said, 'Where in the hell have you been?' I said, 'With Artur Rubinstein.' It was a little difficult for them to believe. But that's how I started smoking, and I've never actually stopped since."
It was a while before Barenboim had his next Cuban cigar. He couldn't afford them, and he didn't smoke too much as a teenager, but whenever he saw Rubinstein, the legendary virtuoso would supply his protégé with a good smoke. About a decade later, when Barenboim was conducting the English Chamber Orchestra, Rubinstein was the soloist. "He came just for me. I was very touched, so I bought him a box of Montecristo No. 3s," Barenboim recalls. "He smoked Montecristo No. 3s, and after a good dinner he loved a No. 2, the torpedo.
"I took the box with me to the rehearsal, and before it began I told him I had something for him. He was standing with his back to me looking in his briefcase, and he turned around and there was something in his hand. I gave him the box of Montecristo No. 3s and he gave me what he had brought for me--a box of Montecristo No. 3s!"
As he talks, Barenboim resembles nothing so much as a fervent Israeli politician. He is attired like one, in an open-collared white shirt and dark pants, and his intense, penetrating, almost Svengali-like eyes are redolent of the passion with which he approaches his most ardent cause: music. "I don't have the feeling that I use music to fill my life," he says, "but rather that I live in music. I obviously have my two feet on the ground, but I don't finish my music and think, well, now I'm going to start living. It is an absolutely integral part of my life, and it is the part of my life where I feel I can express myself completely, the part of my life that gives me fulfillment."
What is it about music that appeals to him so? In his 1992 autobiography, A Life in Music, Barenboim showed a penchant for philosophy and metaphysics, and his answer is very philosophical and metaphysical. Music is, he says, a matter of creativity and of the fourth dimension.
"First of all," he says, "music is an art that has the ability to take you totally away from the physical world. I don't mean this in a poetic sense, but in a very real sense. Music can mean different things to different people. For some it's a philosophical experience, for others it's a sensual experience or a mathematical exercise.
"Basically, music expresses itself only through sound. The essence of the music is in sound. Which means that a Beethoven symphony does not exist in the physical world at this moment as you and I are talking. It is only spots of ink on paper. It's only an idea of how it could actually come into being," Barenboim says. "Which means that when you actually make music, when you actually play a Beethoven symphony, you bring these thoughts, these sounds into the physical world. They were not there before, and they are not there afterward. A Beethoven symphony exists only every time an orchestra somewhere on the globe plays it. It doesn't exist just because it's been stored on a compact disc. That doesn't mean it's here. It's not like food that you put in a refrigerator that stays there until you open it. A compact disc is a record of one experience, one moment when the music was in the world. But basically that music is not in the world. It is the musician, and only the musician, who brings these notes into the world."
Then there is the element of time, or rather, of timelessness. "If you are really able to concentrate totally on it, to grab the sound and hold onto it the way you hold onto a rope when you go mountaineering, and if you stay fully attached to the sounds as they develop, as they unfold, you are basically coming out of time," Barenboim says. "You must be able to do it with all your faculties, physical and psychic, with total concentration. And suddenly, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony takes 33 minutes, and for those 33 minutes you are out of physical reality. Music gives you the physical and metaphysical possibility of totally detaching yourself from the world. As if you were able to fly."
But in all of this there is an essential paradox. "At the same time," Barenboim adds, "the laws that govern music are the same laws that govern nature, that govern thought, that govern feelings, that govern our own selves and our relations to other people, our relations to the universe. Therefore, while on the one hand, music allows us to get away from the world, on the other hand, if you are able to gain enough knowledge of the essence of music, you are better able to understand human nature and the universe through it. For me, this is the reason I feel I live in music. I would almost say I lead two lives, one in music and one outside music, but the music is really always in me, in the same way that when you are in love the person you love is constantly in you, even though they may be thousands of miles away."
A love of music began for Barenboim at a very early age. As a young boy, he met, was influenced by and studied with some of the great names in twentieth century music: Wilhelm Furtwängler, Edwin Fischer, Adolf Busch, Nadia Boulanger, Igor Markevich, Wolfgang Sawallisch and, of course, Rubinstein. Furtwängler, the legendary German conductor, called the young Barenboim a "phenomenon." Markevich, after hearing Barenboim play, predicted he would become a conductor (and indeed, in 1954, Barenboim at 11 became Markevich's youngest conducting pupil).
Barenboim was the classic definition of a prodigy. He made his international piano debuts in Vienna and Rome in 1952, at age 9; he debuted in Paris in 1955, in London in 1956, and in New York, with Leopold Stokowski, in 1957. The next year, he toured Australia. He made his first recording in 1954.
The life of a prodigy can be a difficult one; many burn out early and become very unhappy adults. But Barenboim considers himself lucky.
"I don't feel that because of having been active as a musician when I was a child I have missed out on anything," he says. "I feel I had a perfectly normal childhood. I went to school like everybody else. I always had friends of my own age. I think this is very important. The main problems of child prodigies are that they don't go to school very often and therefore don't learn how to live with other people early on. They don't get the necessary social climate around them and they also don't have friends of their own age. They live in an adult's life when they are children, and this is not very healthy."
Barenboim also realized from an early age that he wanted to conduct. His father taught him to play the piano with "the orchestra always in mind, with an emphasis on polyphonic listening and playing."
"I was in Salzburg when I was 9, and I went to watch the conductor's class," he recalls. "I was absolutely fascinated by the different sounds of the different instruments. And of course, the piano is also a very orchestral instrument, more so than a string or a wind instrument."
In his early 20s, Barenboim began to devote more time to conducting, and spent a decade with the English Chamber Orchestra. From 1975 to 1989, he was the music director of the Orchestre de Paris, devoting much time to contemporary works, especially those of Lutoslawski, Berio, Boulez, Henze and Dutilleux. In recent years, he has toured with the Berlin and Vienna philharmonics. He first conducted opera at the Edinburgh Festival in 1972 and has led performances of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde," "Parsifal" and "The Ring Cycle" at the Bayreuth Festival since 1981.
His one cultural contretemps came in the late 1980s. In 1987, a conservative French government named him the first music director of the Bastille Opera, but two years later, before the new opera house had even opened, the new socialist government fired him.
Barenboim says he has no regrets over the ouster, especially since political changes have continued to trouble the Paris opera house. "In a way, it was a good thing it came to a clash so early on," he says, "because it would not have worked. You can see that nothing has happened there. They haven't solved their problems."
Only two weeks after the ouster, Barenboim had the last laugh when he was named the ninth music director of the Chicago Symphony, an orchestra with which he had had a long relationship as both conductor--since 1970--and soloist. He took over in Chicago in 1991, and soon after, took on the Deutsche Staatsoper, which critics say he has revitalized and which is playing to sold-out houses almost every night.
Throughout his years of conducting, Barenboim has maintained his solo career; he has also been extremely active as a chamber musician, performing often with such renowned string players as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Isaac Stern. One of Barenboim's most frequent musical partners was his first wife, the late, great English cellist Jacqueline DuPré. He and DuPré met in 1966 at a party in London, where they played Brahms together; they married the next year. In 1971, DuPré, considered one of the finest cellists of her day, was stricken with multiple sclerosis. She spent the next 16 years in a valiant battle against the disease and died in October 1987 at age 42. Several years ago, Barenboim married Russian pianist Elena Bashkirova; they have two sons.
For many, a dual career as pianist and conductor would be overwhelming, with the time spent at one taking away from proficiency at the other. But to Barenboim, the careers are complementary. "They are similar in the sense that it is all about making music," he says. "They are different in that as a conductor you don't have the physical contact with sound you have when you play an instrument. But they complement each other because, through the experience of conducting, I have learned to listen to myself while I play as if I were removed. I listen to myself like I listen to the orchestra when I stand in front of the musicians. I think I am able to correct and change and develop my playing in a way I would not have been able to do had I not been a conductor. And the piano playing complements the conducting because it constantly gives me not only the feeling but the preoccupation with the physical qualities of sound.
"People forget that sound is not just a question of color; it's also a question of weight," he adds. "Sound has weight. And therefore, in the balance of the orchestra, in solving the problems of the balance of volume and weight, I know I have developed as a conductor in a certain way only because I have continued to play the piano."
These days, Barenboim spends four months a year in Chicago, five months in Berlin and a little time touring. "I don't travel so much anymore," he says. "The touring I do is very limited. The life of a traveling virtuoso is much harder."
His two major posts are very different, but he has the same goals for each. "I want to create a meaningful balance between the well-known repertoire and the essential new works," he says. "I try to look on the old masterpieces with new eyes and the newer pieces with the experience of the old. I think very often contemporary music has had difficulty asserting itself because the conductor, the orchestra and the audience lack familiarity with it. A complicated contemporary piece needs more than one hearing. People are very impatient with music in a way that they are not with the other arts. If you go to a museum, you don't expect to see a masterpiece in every painting. But when people come to a concert, they want to hear only masterpieces. And that's not possible."
The reasons behind the impatience, Barenboim and many observers agree, is the troubled state of classical music in the United States. They point to a lack of serious musical education in the nation's schools and a lack of government interest--situations about which Barenboim is very distressed, and very eloquent.
"There is simply not enough music education," he says, "which means that music is not an inner necessity of the population, and therefore it is too expensive. If there was music education, and people grew up with classical music, it would become a necessity for them and there wouldn't be all these problems. There is also no government subsidy for music to speak of, either federal or state. When governments subsidize something, as those in France or Germany do, for instance, it's not only the money they give you that matters, it's also a signal they send to the population that this is something that is considered important for the life of the people of that particular country."
When it comes to cigars, and especially with public acceptance of them, Barenboim can be equally impassioned. "The way American people are dealing with cigar smoking, and the way in which it is limited in public places, is against all the principles of American democracy and freedom of thought," he says. "I think people forget that a cigar is, let's put it conservatively, less unhealthy than cigarette smoke. This is a pure leaf that burns and has no paper in it. I find the smell of cigarette smoke abominable, which is not the case with a good cigar. When I go into a room full of cigarette smoke, my eyes really can't take it. It's almost like cutting onions. But I never get that with cigars. I think the phobia against cigars in America comes from the years [in which there have been] no Cuban cigars available and people got used to smelling very low-quality cigars. There's nothing that smells worse than a bad cigar. But there's nothing that smells better than a good cigar."
For Barenboim, pretty much the only good cigar is a Cuban cigar. "Basically I smoke Hoyos and Cohibas," he says. "I like robustos, and when I have the time I like the Esplendidos. And Especials also. And I smoke the Hoyo Epicure No. 2. The robusto is my favorite. I really love to smoke the Esplendidos, but for that you need a free evening." He has tried other cigars. "There are good cigars from the Dominican Republic and Honduras," he says. "Occasionally, I smoke a Rafael Gonzales. But essentially it's just Hoyos and Cohibas."
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WESTLAND, Mich. - Police are looking for a man and woman who used a stolen credit card to make more than $4,000 in purchases at Target and Meijer stores in Westland.
Police say a woman shopping at Meijer on Warren Road realized her wallet was missing from her purse after leaving the store.
She called her credit card company to cancel the card but, was told it had been used to make two purchases since then.
Read: Before holiday shopping check to see what's covered if gifts are lost, stolen.
There was also an attempt to purchase two iPads at Meijer a short time before the card was declined.
Police say a security camera at Meijer captured a man, in his 30's wearing a black fur coat and black derby hat, attempting to make the purchase.
A woman wearing what police believe is a curly brown wig was also captured on surveillance.
Police say the pair previously purchased sweaters and gift cards at Target.
Two of the gift cards were later used at other stores.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to contact the Westland Police at 734- 722-9600
More shoplifting in the news:
Troy police: Couple shoplifted with 3-year-old.
Mich. police: 2 shoppers rob store detective at gunpoint.
3 customers, sales clerk arrested for stealing from Troy store.
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SENIOR prefects have now been appointed for a Winchester school.
The Westgate School has appointed its prefects for the next academic year which will see Mollie Stannard take on the role of head girl and Matteo Lewis as head boy.
Mollie and Matteo will be supported by deputies Elysia Dixon, Eve McCutcheon, Alice Robertson, Daniel Dawson, Louis Roberts and Tom Steggall.
Headteacher Paul Nicholson said: "The quality of applications were particularly impressive and all candidates interviewed exceptionally well. I look forward to working with these pupils during the next academic year."


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Fair Trade Chocolate Mousse
If you've been searching for the perfect chocolatey, silky and simple chocolate mousse recipe - you've come to the right place! This classic French-style dessert will be an instant favorite among your family and friends. Whether it's for a simple meal at home or an elegant finish at a dinner party, you'll know that your Fair Trade Chocolate Mousse not only tastes good, but is supporting cocoa and sugar farmers around the world. Bon Appétit!
Fair Trade Chocolate Mousse
Yield: 4 servings
- 3 Large Eggs, Separated
- 3.5 oz (100g) of Fair Trade Certified Dark Chocolate (At Least 50% Cocoa)
- 1.5 teaspoons of Fair Trade Certified Sugar
- Pinch of Salt
Preparation Instructions
Place chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until mostly melted, then remove from heat, and stir until smooth (could also use a microwave). Set aside to cool slightly.
Add egg yolks and sugar.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the salt until frothy. Continue to beat until they start to hold their shape.
Fold one-third of the beaten egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then fold in the remainder of the whites just until incorporated, but don't overdo it or the mousse will lose volume.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, until firm.


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Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman told the Tallahassee Democrat that it does not intend to grant Matthew Thomas' request to be released from his Letter of Intent.
If Thomas, a five-star linebacker recruit from Booker T. Washington High in Miami, Fla., chooses to attend another school, he'll have to go through the NCAA appeals process.
Thomas told the Miami Herald that his mother wanted him to attend FSU, but his preference is to play at Georgia or Southern Cal. If he is not released and his appeal is denied, he would have to sit out the 2013 season.
"You'd get into a situation where if you release him, then people would be doing that every year," Spetman told the Democrat at the ACC spring meetings in Amelia Island, Fla. "We would be more than happy to release someone if there is a compelling reason."
If that's not the case, then FSU and Thomas may be stuck in an uncomfortable relationship for the time being. Florida State coaches hope to persuade Thomas to play for the Seminoles. If they are unsuccessful, things move on.
"He can appeal to the NCAA, and they can decide if there's a compelling reason," Spetman said.


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Clicking the small icons at the top of the pane, moves you to other parts of the pane with more options. And if you click on a different chart element, you'll see that the task pane automatically updates to the new chart element.
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A new study from Sweden examined the association of calcium and magnesium intake with mortality among 23,366 Swedish men, aged 45-79 years, who did not use dietary supplements. Those with the highest dietary calcium intake (average 1,953 mg per day) — almost double the recommended levels — had a statistically significant lower rate (25%) of all-cause mortality as compared with the lowest average intake (990 mg per day).
Magnesium intake, ranging from 387 mg to 523 mg per day, did not appear to be associated with mortality rates.
The authors conclude, "This population-based, prospective study of men with relatively high intakes of
dietary calcium and magnesium showed that intake of calcium above that recommended daily may reduce all-cause mortality."


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Wake up to your iPod music or radio tunes with the Philips Docking entertainment system. Featuring dual alarms, the stylish system with the mirror finishing also lets you start your day with music from your other portable devices via the MP3 Link.
- Philips Docking Entertainment System
- Play and Charge your iPod
- FM digital tuning with presets
- MP3 Link for portable music playback
- Wake up to your iPod music or radio tunes
- Dual alarm with weekday and weekend settings
- Gentle wake up call with an increasing alarm volume
- Tuner Bands: FM
- Auto digital tuning
- Station Presets: 20
- Antenna: FM antenna
- Cradle playback mode: Charging iPod, Play and Pause, Next and Previous track
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The very dramatic unwinding of Bear Stearns and the purchase of its shares at a fire sale price by JP Morgan Chase has raised some very interesting questions. Put simply, American assets are going to have to go at fire sale prices. We're not talking about the Japanese buying Rockefeller Center, I mean real valuable […]Read More...
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I haven't done this in years, but on a whim last night I decided to join to leagues. The auto pick one drafted over night and here's my roster, in a 12 team rotisserie league.
Kyrie Irving
Kyle Lowry
Monta Ellis
Klay Thompson
Mo Williams
Gordon Hayward
Rodney Stuckey
Lamarcus Aldridge
JaVale McGee
Greg Monroe
Al Harrington
Jonas Valanciunas
I really like my team, but since I haven't done this in forever, I'm guessing there's a flaw I'm missing. BTW I had the last pick in the first round. Almost every big man I have is able to play center, so I'm hoping to find someone who doesn't have enough at C and maybe make a trade.


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One of the top ranked fresh produce stories this morning on Google refers to supermodel Heidi Klum's Facebook declaration "2013... more fruits and vegetables." Another example of the great PR that fresh produce gets without even trying. Imagine what could be accomplished if the industry actually funded celebrity endorsements!
Among the news items for retailers on Google is a story about the opening of a new convenience store by United Supermarket in Texas. The "fresh to go" concept is being emphasized, with offerings of fresh fruit among the new shopper attractions.
One troubling report I stumbled upon is a study about reuseable shopping bags and a link to foodborne illness. Turns out bans on plastic bags can have a negative health effect on the community.
Among federal rules issued today are these:
Increase in assessment rate for South Texas orange and grapefruit
U.S. notice on pest risk assessment for Israeli dates
Assessment rate increase for California desert grapes
Although my Klout score is bigger than the Perishable Pundit, he is the commentator that carries the most weight relating to Fresh & Easy analysis. Check out his thoughtful, if long-winded, take here.
Highlights from the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group this morning...
On a scale of 1 to 10, how optimistic are you about the fresh produce business in the next year?
The group continues to grow, and the "introduce yourself" discussion thread now has an impressive 195 comments.
I asked "What is the main drawback of the FDA's proposed food safety rules?" There is no rush to judgment; 75% say it is too early to say.
Look for more industry reaction in Packer coverage today and tomorrow. One news release I received yesterday framed the discussion in a way that sought to validate some parts of the industry are already doing. From the release:
While the Obama Administration was finalizing the specific rules under FSMA, the U.S. produce industry has continued to move forward with efforts to protect public health by improving food safety. These efforts include science based research initiatives and the implementation of programs that require government oversight of food safety compliance.
"Our producers are accustomed to operating under a system where food is produced with mandatory government oversight to provide a safe product for consumers," said Scott Horsfall, President and CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA). "As we review the specifics of the FSMA food safety rule, we're confident programs like ours can provide a mechanism to immediately implement this law."
In California, leafy greens, tomatoes and cantaloupe producers implemented programs that require government inspectors to audit farms and packing facilities to ensure compliance with science-based food safety practices. Producers of Florida tomatoes and Arizona leafy greens have implemented similar programs. Leafy greens and tomato producers began these mandatory programs about five years ago. The California cantaloupe program was launched in 2012.
"One of the key benefits of these programs is that they are public/private partnerships," says Reggie Brown, Manager of the Florida Tomato Exchange. "The government handles the inspections and ensures compliance with food safety standards and the industry taxes itself to pay for mandatory government inspections. It is a unique model that works quite well especially in these times of state and federal government budget constraints," Brown says. Florida tomato farmers were the first in the nation to establish a government inspection program that is mandatory for all producers.
So it appears to me the model put forward in progressive fashion by the LGMA and the Florida Tomato Exchange would meld with the FDA approach. Questions remain about funding of inspections/compliance and the role of third party auditors.


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BRUSH CREEK >> Two men were arrested on weapons-related charges Tuesday in Brush Creek after the SWAT team served a search warrant, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office.
Andrew Frerks, 62, and Rodney Baker, 40, were at a residence at 915 Milsap Bar Road when sheriff's detectives arrived with a search warrant, according to a Sheriff's Office press release.
Investigators had secured a search warrant for the property and to arrest of Frerks on suspicion of criminal threats, witness intimidation, tampering with a phone line and battery for an unspecified incident that happened at that location in June.
The Sheriff's SWAT team was also assigned to secure the scene and serve the warrant.
As they approached the residence, they detained Baker, who also lived there.
After announcing their presence and intention to serve the warrant and search the premises, and getting no response, the SWAT team went inside and found Frerks in the living room.
Frerks allegedly was picking up a semi-automatic handgun from a table, the press release said. He fumbled with the handgun and dropped it onto the floor as he was restrained and handcuffed.
Several firearms and ammunition were found during the search.
Along with the charges on the warrant, Frerks was arrested on suspicion of exhibiting a firearm at a peace officer, resisting arrest, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of ammunition by a felon.
It was not Frerks' first arrest.
In 1990, he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter over the shooting death of his son Jason, who was then 16.
A year earlier, in July 1989, Frerks, Jason and a 17-year-old boy had gone to a trailer on Milsap Bar armed with pistols, including a fully automatic 9mm machine-gun pistol.
What ensued was described at the time by a sheriff's investigator as resembling "the gunfight at the OK Corral," according to a 1989 Enterprise-Record article.
The trio had reportedly gone to the trailer to raid the home of Michael Carrington, then 32, with whom they'd had a bar fight earlier that night.
According to news accounts at the time, Jason Frerks fired a .45-caliber pistol once at Carrington and missed, and Carrington fired back in self-defense, hitting Jason in the neck.
Jason Frerks died and his father was initially held on a murder charge, though he didn't fire the weapon that killed the boy.
Frerks pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced in 1990 to six years in prison.
At the arrest Monday, Baker was also charged on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He was booked into the Butte County Jail with bail set at $40,000.
Frerks was booked into the jail with bail set at $457,000.
Contact reporter Barbara Arrigoni at 533-3136.


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Father Roberto Aspe, LC
Father Roberto Aspe, LC, was born on 20 August 1965
in Mexico City. He studied in the Cumbres Institute and
at Anahuac University, both in Mexico City. In 1984 he
consecrated his life to God within the Regnum Christi Movement
and in 1992 he began his religious life in the
Legionaries of Christ at the novitiate in Salamanca, Spain. He
received a Master´s Degree (License) in business administration from Anahuac
University, a Bachelor´s in theology and a Master´s in philosophy
from the Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome, Italy. He studied
in the Program of Instruction for Lawyers, a continuing education
course at Harvard University, and is currently working toward a
master´s degree in Canon Law at the Gregorian University in
Rome He has been the Finance Director at Anahuac University
and the Territorial Administrator of Mexico and South America for
the Legionaries of Christ, amongst other responsibilities.For a long time
I resisted surrendering myself to the vocation. I thought about
it for over four years. I quite honestly did not
want to consecrate my life to God but rather I
preferred to keep building my life taking advantage of the
opportunities that were coming my way. My great longing was
to be a successful entrepreneur and that was what I
was preparing myself for. When I was twelve years old,
I asked my Dad if I could get a job
at an insurance agency for the summer. At that age
I am sure it was not the fulfillment of adream
come true but I saw it as the first step
at earning some money on my own and a chance
to learn something about the business world.It was an altogether
extraordinary experience and I immediately decided to try it again
the next summer. Apart from the work experience that I
gained, I also noticed a great superficiality amidst a number
of the employees. I belonged to ECYD (a youth organization
directed by the Legionaries of Christ) and it made me
uncomfortable to know that the employees did not know Christ
because they worked in a financial institution; however, I saw
that it was not their fault, because an office wasn´t
the most appropriate place for a priest either... How could
they be guilty if they did not have anyone to
preach to them? This stirred my soul and thus the
idea to consecrate myself to God as a layman began
to arise in order to work in these settings and
draw the people who work in the business world closer
to Christ.I thought that it was a great idea and
it appeared to go well with my desire to be
an entrepreneur; but the "good life," college, and the possibility
to have my own business led me to postpone my
decision to consecrate myself to God. I really enjoyed being
with my friends, the places where we would hang out,
the parties, and so many other things that were just
plain fun. At the University, the Dean of the Administration
Department told us that only one out of every three
of us would wind up graduating. From that moment I
decided that I was going to be one of that
group, so with a good group of friends, we decided
to dedicate ourselves to our studies. At this time, the
reality of having my own business began to materialize with
a focus on the circumstances that surrounded the Mexican government
in the area of exports. I thought of exporting silver
and onyx to the USA, because I had found a
promising contact. I attended a number of courses at the
Mexican Institute of Foreign Commerce and it looked very promising
that I could begin my own business.Having a well-established career,
the possibility of having my own business, and being a
pretty good Christian all seemed to me to be the
perfect mix for happiness, but I must admit that my
personal experience turned out to be quite the opposite. All
of these things really excited me but in a very
short period of time, once I got accustomed to things,
the excitement just always seemed to vanish. This is what
continually happened. I began torealize that things do not resist
the test of time, they get old. I applied this
to myself, "in about 40 years I´ll be 60 and
I will have lived the greater part of my life".My
plans began to shake a little. I noticed that I
held myself back when faced with new challenges because I
knew that they would come to an end. I wanted
to last and it was becoming clearer and clearer to
me that external things would not assure me of that.
I wanted to have the security, as any entrepreneur would.
I wanted to invest where I could find the best
results with next to no risk, but I just could
not find the offer that could assure me of all
that."His hands are bigger", I told myself one day gazing
at an enormous bronze image of Christ, elegantly deformed, that
is in the Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in
Mexico. In front of those hands, proportionally very big in
comparison with the whole figure, I realized that God was
offering me his hands to carry me and help me
take on the commitment of consecrating my life to him
as a layman, which I had thought about so many
years before. I saw before my eyes a sure path,
not because of myself but because of he who was
guiding me. A great peace overtook my soul, God was
telling me that the"yoke is heavy, but the burden is
light". Now I can say it with great ease, but
I remember how much I had to suffer to get
to that conclusion.The most difficult moment was telling my Dad.
I didn´t think that he was going to understand my
decision. I couldn´t keep back my tears when I went
to tell him, because I knew that he never held
back anything in order to give us the absolute best
formation. I thought that he would say that I was
going because I was afraid of facing the world. To
my great surprise his answer was the following: "I brought
you all up so that each of you could choose
what they wanted to be in life, striving to be
the best. It doesn´t matter if you want to be
a street sweeper, just be the best. If I opposed
your decision, I would go against my own principles, and
I am not going against my own principles. You can
go, and always know that you can come back home."
At this moment I can say I have not been
the absolute best in this path, but I can assure
my father that I have been faithful to my word
when I told God that I would follow him.A few
days after speaking with my Dad, I went to consecrate
my life to God in the Regnum Christi Movement so
I could reach those areas of the business world that
I had experienced when I was twelve years old. Afterwards,
I realized that God was calling me to be a
priest, so I entered religious life in the Legion of
Christ.These 18 years of walking towards the altar have not
been easy. At times I have doubted, I have experienced
my own weakness, I have fallen, but always, come what
may, I have kept on searching for those hands that
always clear the fog and help me to understand that
I will never be the owner of this vocation that
I have received nor to try and make it a
personal possession. Now, right before I receive the great gift
of the priesthood, I begin tolook for those hands that
my parents taught me to search for. At the same
time, I entrust myself to those hands so that they
will continue to carry me along this path which today
once again I want to walk.Now, right before I receive
the great gift of the priesthood, I begin to look
for those hands that my parents taught me to search
for. At the same time, I entrust myself to those
hands so that they will continue to carry me along
this path which today once again I want to walk.