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Protein Supplements
Because of hectic schedules it is impossible to eat the six perfectly balanced meals that are required to get in shape a day. Therefore, these supplements can be used as "fast food". They are easy to prepare (if it is a protein bar then no preparation is required) and most of the formulas that are available on the market today pay close attention to taste.
Having said that, there are many categories of protein supplements, so we will cover each category and discuss the correct way to use them. However, before we cover the different categories of protein supplements, let's talk about the different sources of protein found in these supplements.
Protein Sources
There are many sources of protein from which protein powders or bars are made of. Protein quality is measured by Biological Value (BV). BV is a value that measures how well the body can absorb and utilize a protein. The higher the Biological Value of the protein you use, the more nitrogen your body can absorb, use, and retain.
As a result, proteins with the highest BV promote the most lean muscle gains. Whey protein has the highest BV value, rating at 104. Egg protein is only second to whey rating as a 100 with milk proteins being a close third rating as 91. Beef rates as an 80 with soy proteins a distant 74. Bean proteins, due to the fact that are plant-based proteins, only rate a 49.
Now that we have discussed BV values, let's discuss each protein source in more detail.
Whey Proteins (Whey Concentrate/Whey Isolate)
I feel that whey protein is a great protein source for the following reasons shown in a growing number of studies:
It improves sports performance because it reduces stress and lowers cortisol levels (hormone that destroys muscle).
Improved immunity by increasing glutathione (GSH), which is a water soluble antioxidant found in the body.
Improved liver function in some forms of hepatitis.
Reduces blood pressure.
Can help fight HIV.
Helps reduce overtraining (which is linked also to low levels of GSH).
In addition to the above, we need to mention that whey proteins are highly digestible and have a better amino acid profile even than egg whites. So in other words, whey protein has the highest biological value (value that measures how well the body can absorb and utilize a protein) of any protein.
Having said this, whey is not the steroid-like substance that many advertisers would like you to believe, but based on the research I've looked at and on my own use of the product; I feel it is a valuable addition to one's diet for the reasons outlined above.
Also, you need to understand that all whey is not created equal. The whey that will give you the benefits described above has to be micro-filtered. Otherwise, it is just the garbage left after pasteurizing milk. Micro-filtration than has to be done at very low temperatures in order to allow for the production of high protein contents with no undenatured protein, minimum fat, minimum cholesterol and minimum lactose.
Isolates & Concentrates
In addition, there are whey isolates and whey concentrates. Whey isolates are sub-fractions of whey that are absorbed much more rapidly into the system. This is a good thing for post workout nutrition as at this time the body is in dire need of amino acids.
However, whey isolate makes a poor choice for during the day supplementation as if the body does not have a need for all of the amino acids that are released into the bloodstream, then it will use them for energy production as opposed to muscle building.
Also, it is important to mention that whey isolate does not have many of the health enhancing properties that are described above, as the expensive process required to produce whey isolate destroys many of the health/immune system enhancing sub-fractions such as the lactoferrins, beta-lactoglobulins, and immuno-globulins.
Therefore, for during the day use, a product consisting mainly of whey concentrate is your best bet while for after the workout, a whey isolate product would be a better choice.
Egg Protein
Egg protein is a super bio-available protein second only to whey, as previously discussed. It is a slower released protein than whey, which makes it perfect for throughout the day use.
One thing that I like to do is mix some egg and whey protein for the most bio-available protein shake in the planet!
Milk Proteins (Calcium Casseinate/Miscellar Casein)
Milk proteins, just like egg proteins, are a highly bio-available protein source (slightly less BV than egg) that is slowly released into the blood stream.
Calcium Casseinate & Miscellar Casein
Calcium Casseinate is the regular protein that is found in regular milk and other dairy products.
Miscellar casein is the natural, undenatured form of casein found in milk. It is separated from milk by means of ultrafiltration, without the use of chemicals, which increases the amount of bioactive milk peptides that support immune function as well as enhance muscle growth.
A property of micellar casein is that it may have the ability to provide a steady release of amino acids into the blood stream, which makes it an excellent choice for a long lasting anti-catabolic (muscle protecting) protein.
Beef Proteins
Beef proteins are slow released proteins that rate an 80 on the BV scale. While I don't know of any protein supplement in powder on the market that is made from beef proteins, there are beef liver tablets out there that do provide the benefits from beef proteins.
Beef proteins are abundant in blood building iron and also on B-vitamins, all factors that contribute to better nutrient utilization and energy production.
Soy Proteins
Soy has been shown to exhibit positive health benefits for both men and women. Studies have shown they may reduce the risk of hormone-dependent cancers (breast, prostate, etc), and other cancers as well. Soy's primary health benefits include reducing high cholesterol and easing the symptoms of menopause (due to the fact that it contains estrogen like substances called phyto-estrogens).
Soy has also been shown to help with osteoporosis by building up bone mass. Because of this, I like to recommend 1 serving of soy protein per day for women but only for its health benefits.
However, in the muscle building department, I don't feel that soy is very useful, especially for men. First of all, its BV value is a distant 49, and second of all, since it has estrogen like substances, it could potentially reduce the utilization of testosterone through the binding of phyto-estrogens to the testosterone receptors.
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In Biological Value ratings, there is no score higher than 100. Eggs are 100. BV is a measure of nitrogen retained for growth and or maintenance that is expressed as a percentage of nitrogen absorbed. You can't have higher than 100 percent.
Whey protein has a BV of at or near 100 according to the powder tested. Equal to or less than eggs. Manufacturers have claimed anywhere between a BV of 104 to 157. This is a gross manupulation. Many times it is because they have intentionally or unintentionally confused BV with another score, such as Chemical Score, which can go over 100.
Don't get me wrong, I use whey and think it is a valuable and convenient product. But keep in mind that many of the studies about whey's benefits as to immunitiy, etc. were done on mice and it is way to early to say that it does all this for humans.
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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.
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Eric, I had you in mind when I posted this.
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Yeah, you know I get a kick out of picking apart things like this. And I know you believe in eggs, Dr X, so I figured I would defend their honor.
It did lead me to find some nice stuff by Lyle McDonald. Here is Lyle's
Protein Articles
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Section 5: Protein quality
Protein quality is a topic of major debate, both in the research world, as well as in the realm of protein supplements. Arguments have been made that one protein is of higher quality than another, or that protein powders are superior to whole food protein. Since this is an area of such debate, the issue of protein quality will be discussed in some detail.
Protein quality refers, in a general sense, to how well or poorly a given protein will be used by the body. More specifically, it refers to how well the indispensable amino acid (AA) profile of a protein matches the requirements of the body (3). However, this should not suggest that the content of dispensable AAs in a protein is irrelevant to protein quality as the body. As we will see below, the problem of AA requirements is not an easy one to solve, making arguments about protein quality even more problematic.
Methods of measuring protein quality
There are a variety of methods available to measure protein quality. To a great degree, how a protein's quality is rated depends on what method is used. This is part of what allows protein sellers to argue the superiority of one protein over another. For example, measured by one method, egg protein may be the highest quality protein, but by another method, casein may be the highest. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, the quality of a protein is directly related to the physiological needs of the subject being studied (3).
The protein that is optimal for a bodybuilder in a mass phase may not be the same as the protein that is optimal while dieting or for an endurance athlete. Diet and activity can affect how AAs are used in the body. For example, long-duration endurance activity tends to oxidize high quantities of the branch-chain amino acids (BCAAs) (4), suggesting that endurance athletes might have a higher BCAA requirement than non-endurance athletes. In all likelihood, there is no single protein that can be rated as the highest quality for all situations.
So the first question which has to be answered is which method of rating proteins is ideal for humans. The short answer is that none of them are ideal, since all make assumptions, or are based on models that may or may not be accurate. The second question, which no one has addressed, is whether the AA requirements of a sedentary individual is the same or different than that of a hard training bodybuilder.
Although there are numerous different methods to compare proteins, only a few are used frequently enough in popular literature to require discussion. They are: chemical score, biological value, protein efficiency ratio, and protein digestibility corrected amino acid score.
Chemical score (5)
Chemical score is method of rating proteins based on it's chemical composition (more specifically it's indispensable AA levels). To determine chemical score, a protein is picked as a reference and other proteins are rated relative to that reference protein. This is conceptually similar to giving white bread a value of 100 on the glycemic index scale and rating other carbohydrates relative to that.
Typically, egg protein has been used as the reference protein, but this assumes that the amino acid profile of egg is the ideal for humans. Recently, other amino acid patterns have been suggested to replace egg based on increasing information about the AA requirements of humans. In 1985, a joint committee on protein requirements suggested an idealized reference pattern (6), but this pattern has been criticized by many researchers as being too low (for example 7,8).
Since chemical score is a relative, and not an absolute scale, it is possible to have values greater than 100. If 5 grams of the reference protein contains 800 mg of a certain amino acid, and 5 grams of the test protein contains 1000 mg of that same amino acid, the second protein would be rated as 125% for that amino acid.
The indispensable amino acid present in the lowest quantity (relative to what is required) is defined as the first limiting amino acid (see Part 1 for a discussion of limiting amino acids). The second lowest indispensable AA relative to requirements would be the second limiting amino acid, etc. In general, the limiting amino acid will determine how well or how poorly a given protein is used by the body. This suggests that supplementation of the limiting amino acid (i.e. taking additional methionine with a protein which is limited by methionine) or combining proteins with different limiting amino acids might increase the quality of the protein.
Chemical score can also be used to compare a given protein to the amounts required by the subject in question. This is somewhat more useful in that it takes into account the needs of the individual, assuming they are known. That is, if a given protein provided 100 mg/kg of a certain AA, and 150 mg/kg of that AA were required by an individual, the chemical score would be 0.67 for that amino acid (meaning that the protein in question provided only 67% of the amount required by that person).
While chemical score is useful for rating proteins based on their composition, it has one major drawback: it has little to do with how a food protein will be used in the body (human or otherwise) since it does not take into account digestibility. For this reason, chemical score is rarely the only measure of protein quality used to rate a protein.
Biological value (BV) (5)
Biological value (BV) is probably one of the most commonly used measures of a protein's quality. The BV of a protein is given as the amount of nitrogen retained in the body divided by the amount of nitrogen absorbed from that protein. Therefore, digestibility of that protein is taken into account. Thus:
BV = (nitrogen retained / nitrogen absorbed) * 100
A BV of 100 would indicate complete utilization of a given dietary protein, in that 100% of the protein ingested was stored in the body with none lost.
To measure BV, subjects are typically fed a zero protein diet so that baseline losses of nitrogen can be measured (i.e. the amount of nitrogen that is lost normally). Then the test protein is fed at varying levels (generally 0.6, 0.5, 0.4 and 0.3 g/kg are fed) and a nitrogen balance study is done (9). Some studies use longer periods of starvation and this is an important consideration in evaluating the data.
For example, the study often cited by advertisers to demonstrate the 'superiority' of whey protein hydrosylate measured nitrogen balance in rats after three days of starvation, which corresponds to a longer period in humans (10). In this study, whey protein hydrosylate led to better nitrogen retention and growth than the other proteins studied. What is not mentioned is that starvation affects how well the body will store incoming protein, leading to falsely elevated BV measures.
This study has little bearing to an individual with a habitual high-protein intake.
A full discussion of the effects of low protein eating (i.e. protein cycling) will appear in
Part 3
of this article series.
Although nitrogen balance methodology has it's problems (see Part 1 of this article series), it is a rough indicator of how well or poorly a given protein supports the body's needs. If a given amount of protein (more accurately, a given amount of nitrogen) places an individual in nitrogen balance (or positive nitrogen balance) it can be assumed that the protein in question is of sufficient quality to support maintenance of body protein stores.
The biggest drawback of the nitrogen balance method is that it gives no information regarding specific amino acid metabolism (and deficiencies) or the specific tissues which are being affected (e.g. muscle vs. liver), only an indication of what is occurring on the whole body level (9). Depending on the individual amino acid requirements of a given tissue, it is possible that a protein might optimally support protein synthesis in one organ, such as the liver, while not optimally supporting synthesis in another tissue, such as muscle. The issue of whole body versus specific tissue protein metabolism will be discussed in Part 3 of this series.
Despite what is sometimes claimed, it is impossible to have a BV greater than 100. Additionally, there is no indication that the percentage sign was ever dropped from the BV measure. For example, it's been suggested that whey protein has a BV of 157, but this would imply that 1.57 grams of nitrogen were stored for every 1 gram of nitrogen consumed. Since it is thermodynamically impossible for the body to store more nitrogen than was ingested, a BV of 157 is equally impossible. Protein advertisements claiming BV higher than 100 should be looked upon with suspect.
One aspect of measuring BV that can cause problems in interpretation of results is that the BV of a protein is affected by a number of factors. The first of these is caloric intake. A very high caloric intake will improve nitrogen balance at any given protein intake and vice versa. This means that an individual consuming a lot of calories (e.g. a bodybuilder on a mass-gaining diet) will show improved nitrogen retention and 'apparent' BV will go up (i.e. more nitrogen will be retained compared to the amount eaten). By the same token, if calories are decreased (e.g. during a diet), BV will go down. A secondary factor which affects BV is activity. Exercise, especially weight training, increases nitrogen retention which will give a protein a higher apparent BV.
A third factor, and one that is typically ignored in popular literature is that the BV of a protein is related to the amount of protein given (9). BV is measured at levels below the maintenance level. As protein intake goes up, the BV of that protein goes down. For example, milk protein shows a BV near 100 at intakes of 0.2 g/kg. As protein intake increases to roughly maintenance levels, 0.5 g/kg, BV drops to 70 or so (9).
To quote from Pellett and Young, "....protein is utilized more effectively at suboptimal levels than at levels in the near-maintenance range of intake. Accordingly biological measures of protein quality conducted at suboptimal levels in either experimental animals or human subjects may overestimate protein value at maintenance levels." (9) Therefore, while BV may be important for rating proteins where intake is below requirements, BV has little bearing on individuals with protein intakes far above requirements. Table 2 presents the BV of some common proteins.
Table 2: BV of some common proteins
whey=100?, egg=100, milk=93 rice=86, casein, fish and beef=75, corn=72 peanut flour=56, wheat gluten=44
: Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition, 17th ed. Corinne H. Robinson, Marilyn R. Lawler, Wanda L. Chenoweth, and Anne E. Garwick. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986.
Considering the high protein intakes of most strength athletes (2.0 g/kg or higher) it is hard to see how BV will play a meaningful role in rating proteins in this population. In all likelihood, any decent quality protein will be as good as any other at these types of protein intakes. Additionally, even if proteins such as whey have slightly higher BV ratings than protein sources like casein (milk) or egg, such a small difference is unlikely to affect mass gains in the long run.
Protein efficiency ratio (PER) (5)
PER is sometimes used to rate proteins and represents the amount of weight gained (in grams) relative the amount of protein consumed (in grams). For example, a PER of 2.5 would mean that 2.5 grams of weight was gained for every gram of protein ingested. Since it is impossible to measure weight gain in grams in humans, PER is generally measured in young, growing animals placed on a diet which is 10% protein by weight. This begs the question of whether young animals, who are growing, provide a good model for adult humans. While the Food and Drug Administration has suggested the use of PER with casein as a reference model for labeling protein foods (12), the use of PER to estimate human protein requirements has been criticized by some authors (13).
While the use of PER to rate proteins for humans is debatable, it should be noted that a recent animal study found that combinations of animal (30% of total) and plant based proteins (70% of total) had a higher PER value than the animal or vegetable proteins eaten alone (14). This may have to do with the proteins 'combining' to decrease the impact of the limiting AA. Individuals who wish to decrease their intake of animal-based proteins may be able to achieve higher PER values with a combination of animal and plant based proteins than someone eating only animal based proteins.
Protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS)
PDCAAS is the newest method of protein quality to be developed. It has also been suggested as the ideal scale to rate proteins for their ability to meet human requirements (15). Similar to chemical score, it rates protein foods relative to a given reference protein. In this case, the AA profile used is that one determined to be ideal for children two to five years old as its reference protein for adults (15). This obviously raises the immediate question of how much relevance this AA profile has to adult bodybuilders.
PDCAAS goes beyond chemical score, however, by factoring in the digestibility of a given protein, giving the AA profile more relevance to human needs. Interestingly, using the PDCAAS method, along with the proposed AA reference patter, proteins which were previously rated at poor quality, such as soy, have obtained higher quality ratings (16). This is more in line with studies showing that certain purified soy proteins, such as Supro (tm) which is found in Twinlab Vege-fuel, can maintain adults in nitrogen balance (3,16). Once again, whether the use of PDCAAS to rate proteins for adult bodybuilders is debatable since the physiology of weight training may affect requirements for certain amino acids (i.e. glutamine, BCAAs).
Summary of protein quality
Although a variety of methods of measuring protein quality have been proposed, none are perfect in rating proteins for human use. While some methods of rating protein are based on how well (or poorly) an animal grows (or the nitrogen balance which is attained), these methods provide no information on specific amino acid requirements or protein synthesis at a given tissue. Rather, only data regarding growth in the whole body are obtained.
Another strategy to rate proteins is to compare the AA profile in food protein to some reference protein. Previously, food proteins such as egg or milk were used as a reference but there has been a recent move toward the use of an idealized reference pattern of AAs to rate proteins. This assumes that the true requirements for a given AA are known, which is discussed in section 6.
Ultimately, all the methods of rating protein quality described above are insufficient for rating proteins for bodybuilders. They are used primarily to determine minimum requirements to either support optimal growth in children (which differs physiologically from the growth seen in bodybuilders since much of the tissue synthesized is organ, and not muscle tissue) or maintenance in adults. None are meant (or should be) used to determine the quality of various proteins for an adult bodybuilders interested in gaining muscle tissue (who is maintaining other bodily tissues).
part 3
of this series, we will further examine the issue of protein quality by looking at AA requirements. Various dietary proteins will be examined within this context.
Part 3
will also include the development of a basic kinetic model of AA flow within the body including the various fates that amino acids may have. This model will be used to examine the adaptations which occur to both high and low protein intakes so that dietary strategies such as protein cycling can be examined.
1. National Research Council. Recommended Dietary Allowances, 10th ed. National Academy Press, 1989.
2. Moriarty, KJ et. al. Relative nutritional value of whole protein, hydrolysed protein and free amino acids in man. Gut (1985) 26: 694-699.
3. Young, VR. Soy protein in relation to human protein and amino acid nutrition. J Am Diet Assoc (1991) 91: 828-835.
4. Wagenmakers, AJM. Muscle amion acid metabolism at rest and during exercise: role in human physiology and metabolism. Exercise and Sports Science Reviews (1998) 26: 287-314.
5. Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 2nd ed. James L. Groff, Sareen S. Gropper, Sara M. Hunt. West Publishing Company, 1995.
6. Energy and protein requirements. Report of a joint FAO/WHO/UN expert consultation. WHO technical report series 724. Geneva: World Health Organizations, 1985.
7. Young, VR and El-Khoury, AE. Can amino acid requirements for nutritional maintenance in adult humans be approximated from the amino acid composition of body mixed proteins? Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (1995) 92: 300-304.
8. Millward, DJ. Metabolic demands for amion acids and the human dietary requirement: Millward and Rivers (1988) revisited. J Nutr (1998) 128: 2563S-2576S.
9. Pellett, PL and Young, VR. Nutritional evaluation of protein foods. United Nations University, 1980.
10. Poullain, MG et. al. Effect of whey proteins, their oligopeptide hydrosylates and free amino acid mixtures on growth and nitrogen retention in fed and starved rats. J Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (1989) 13: 382-386.
11. Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition, 17th ed. Corinne H. Robinson, Marilyn R. Lawler, Wanda L. Chenoweth, and Anne E. Garwick. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986.
12. Henley, EC. Food and Drug Administration's proposed labeling rules for protein. J Am Diet Assoc (1992) 92: 293-294, 296.
13. Young, VR. and Pellett, PL. Protein evaulation, amino acid scoring and the Food and Drug Administrations's proposed food labeling regulations. J Nutr (1991) 121:145-150.
14. Hernandez, M et. al. The protein efficiency ratio of 30:70 mixtures of animal:vegetabls protein are similar or higher than those of the animal foods alone. J Nutr (1996) 126: 574-581.
15. Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (1990) protein quality evaluation. Report of a joint FAO/WHO expert consultation. Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
16. Young, VR and Pellett, PL. Plant proteins in relation to human protein and amino acid requirements. Am J Clin Nutr (1994) 59 (suppl): 1203S-1212S.
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Also, it is important to mention that whey isolate does not have many of the health enhancing properties that are described above, as the expensive process required to produce whey isolate destroys many of the health/immune system enhancing sub-fractions such as the lactoferrins, beta-lactoglobulins, and immuno-globulins.
Therefore, for during the day use, a product consisting mainly of whey concentrate is your best bet while for after the workout, a whey isolate product would be a better choice.
This, imo, is a good point. If whey has all or any or the benefits described, these constituents are likely where it comes from. For instance, whey powders being ueful for people with wasting conditions (one reason HIV sufferers use it) - it has been proposed that those sub-fractions have growth promoting effects.
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BTW, I think Champion Nutrition uses beef powder in their weitght gainers.
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This audiobook provides evidence-based answers to the key questions asked by marketers every day. Tackling issues such as how brands grow, how advertising really works, what price promotions really do and how loyalty programs really affect loyalty, How Brands Grow presents decades of research in a style that is written for marketing professionals to grow their brands.
It is the first audiobook to present these laws in context and to explore their meaning and application. The most distinctive element to this audiobook is that the laws presented are tried and tested; they have been found to hold over varied conditions, time and countries. This is contrary to most marketing texts and indeed, much information provides evidence that much modern marketing theory is far from soundly based.
Download the accompanying reference guide.
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"Performance was Robotic"
the performance kind of ruined this book for me. There Re a lot of interesting insights but I couldn't grasp them because I was being put to sleep by the reader.
"Great content - robotic speaker"
I found the content to be really interesting and thought provoking. Really made me rethink my approach to my business.
Confirmation that advertisers need to talk to all customers: loyals, switchers, competitive loyals and even non-category users!
No - his reading was awful. Actually sounded like a machine-voiced performance. The author should have done this - I saw his Ted talk and his voice was just fine.
Better packaging of the downloadable PDF when buying the book would have been smart. I had to hunt for it after I had already begun listening to the book.
"Poorly conceived, badly written, and boringly delivered"
A snake oil sales pitch delivered by the driest narration you can imagine. Filled with sweeping generalizations about "science" supported by "data" but never challenging, questioning its own assertions or looking at the multiple marketplace examples that contradict the assertions made. A great book to convince accountants they can be great marketers written by someone lacking any instinct or basic logic.
"Good read with some outdated aspects"
Great concepts worth revisiting how Marketing and Market Research are used.
One major flaw is distinguishing what it takes to build a brand in a new or non-existing category.
"The narrator is criminal."
This has nothing to do with the work itself, but the narrator is horrendous. This shouldn't even be offered as an audio book. Your basic computer text to speech tool sounds more human like and fluid than this. Incredibly boring and uncomfortable to hear someone cut and stitch their voice together.
"Great book, but average audio"
Too much references to other books which sounds weird in audiobook and disrupt the story
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This book will change everything you have ever believed about marketing products. It did for me...
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No doom and gloom here (as mentioned by another reviewer). Just great insight with an alternative view of brand marketing and a healthy touch of humor. Just watch Bryon's summary TEDx video if you need a quick summary.
I look forward to reading part 2.
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The theories expressed are interesting even to a non-marketer, and are well explained.
In general it is extremely repetitive and makes the same points over and over just in different ways ... maybe an implementation of sharp's own marketing recommendations!
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Thanks to the New Jersey turnpike, very few people actually have to move through Wilmington, DE on their way from the bustling metropolis of the north to the nations capital, Washington, D.C. This creates a feeling that Delaware is full of nothing. Not so, at one point the city of Wilmington was host to a great cache of mid-90s dead stock sneakers on Market Street. That has since diminished, and in its place (figuratively) the Delaware Center of Contemporary Arts has risen to attract locals and more intrepid travelers. Currently an exhibition featuring the work of Tom Huang is on view. A trained architect, Huang uses a variety of materials to produce sculpture and furniture that reacts to historic and contemporary relations between East and West. The exhibition is titled In a Collective Spirit: Sculpture Works and Furniture.
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Tom Huang is trained as an architect and furniture designer and attempts to bridge the gap between studio furniture, contemporary fiber arts, and sculpture in his work. He utilizes his skills to create both individual furniture objects and sculptural installations. Additionally, he is very interested in the relationship between the East and West, employing traditional and contemporary techniques and materials to express this point of view, stating, "I hope to better understand the global condition of cultural mixing and reconciliation by employing weaving and binding as a metaphor. I combine both traditional and non-traditional techniques and materials." Huang presents both furniture and sculpture in this exhibition. His installation, Coolies, demonstrates his awareness of history and his respect for the labor of Chinese immigrants who built the Central Pacific Railroad that joined the Transcontinental Railway to tie together the growing United States. "Coolies," originally a non-pejorative term for a laborer who usually carried a bamboo pole, eventually became a negative term under Colonialism. Here Huang creates an exceptionally beautiful installation, utilizing bamboo and many traditional weaving techniques, to pay homage to the countless "coolies" who built the American railway.
Tom Huang (Lawrence, Kansas) holds an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BA in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis. His work was recently featured in American Craft Magazine. He worked as a designer for Moz Designs, a specialty fabrication company where he created work for many important clients, including Disney Imagineering and Sony Entertainment. Huang is currently represented by the Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia and the Shidoni Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is also an Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Kansas.


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The modern-day domestic cat displays a wide variety of coat colors and patterns. Classification of these can be confusing sometimes because different registries or associations may name the same phenotype differently. Below is a table of the coat color genes and DNA tests offered by the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory.
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|Wild type
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|Non-agouti, aa, cats are solid (self) in color. Tabby patterns are difficult to identify.
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|Gradual replacement of eumelanin with phaeomelanin, in Norwegian Forest cats.
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|Colorpoint Restriction
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|Color controls production of melanin. Temperature sensitive alleles create points and sepia. Complete albinos have been identified.
|D, d
|Dilution causes uneven distribution of the pigment in the fur shaft, dilution of all colors.
|White Gloves
|Birman white gloving pattern
For additional information on the genetics of coat color/patterns in cats, please consult the references given below.
The Agouti (agouti signaling protein, ASIP) gene produces a protein that regulates the distribution of black pigment (eumelanin) within the hair shaft. The wild type allele A is dominant and produces hair shafts with alternating bands of yellow and black color, ending with black tips (similar to the coat of a wild mouse or rabbit). The recessive allele a produces a cat that is self-colored (solid) when 2 copies of a are present. Another system of pigmentation in cats produces the tabby patterns of dark stripes interspersed with the lighter agouti tipped hairs. Hairs in the darker stripes do not have the shift between black and yellow pigment production and remain uniformly dark. The effect of the agouti protein on orange pigment is limited, thus tabby striping may still be seen on cats that are a/a for agouti.
Results reported as:
A/A: Homozygous for agouti. All offspring will have agouti banded hair.
A/a: Heterozygous for agouti. Offspring can be agouti or non-agouti depending on the genetics of the mating.
a/a: Homozygous for non-agouti (solid colored). If bred to a non-agouti, only non-agouti offspring will be produced.
Charcoal Pattern - Bengal Cat
The Bengal cat breed consists of hybrid animals originally developed from crosses between the domestic cat (Felis sylvestris catus) and the Asian Leopard Cat (ALC) (Prionailurus bengalensis). Although the original intention was to replicate the exotic spotted ALC coat in domestic cats, some hybrids sport an unusual coat marking of a darker face mask and dark thick dorsal stripe (cape). This pattern has generated great interest among Bengal enthusiasts. Terra Sinclair, a Bengal Cat breeder, postulated from breeding outcomes that the "charcoal" pattern was produced by the combination of a domestic cat non-agouti allele (a) and an ALC agouti allele (APb), thus conferring the darker markings on their coat pattern. Research by Drs. Liza Gershony and Leslie Lyons has confirmed this mode of inheritance of the pattern. The VGL offers a test that helps breeders/owners determine the Charcoal status and breeding potential of their cats.
Results reported as:
A/A: No copies of ALC Agouti genes are present. Cannot have charcoal offspring.
A/A2*: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Cannot have charcoal offspring.
A2/A2*: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Cannot have charcoal offspring.
APb/ A: 1 copy of ALC Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
APb/ A2*: 1 copy of ALC Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
APb/APb: 2 copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
ALs#/A: No copies of ALC Agouti genes are present. Cannot have charcoal offspring.
ALs#/A2*: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Cannot have charcoal offspring.
APb/ ALs#: 1 copy of ALC Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
ALs/ALs#: No copies of ALC Agouti gene are present. Cannot have charcoal offspring.
A/a: 1 copy of non-Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
APb/a: Charcoal Bengal cat. Carries 1 ALC Agouti and 1 non-Agouti genes.
A2*/a: 1 copy of non-Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
ALs#/a: 1 copy of non-Agouti gene is present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
a/a: 2 copies of non-Agouti gene are present. Offspring can be charcoal depending on the genetics of the mate.
* A2 is an alternative Agouti variant foundin Bengal and Savannah cats. The phenotypic effect of A2 has not been established.
# ALs is an alternative Agouti variant foundin Serval (Leptailurus serval) and Savannah cats. The phenotypic effect of ALs has not been established.
Gershony LC, Penedo MC, Davis BW, Murphy WJ, Helps CR, Lyons LA. Who's behind that mask and cape? The Asian leopard cat's Agouti (ASIP) allele likely affects coat colour phenotype in the Bengal cat breed. Anim Genet. 45(6):893-897 (2014).
Amber – Norwegian Forest Cat
In cats, shades of red color are determined by the dominant Orange gene located on the X chromosome. However, in some Norwegian Forest Cats, there is a recessive mutation in the MC1R gene that results in kittens that are born with a black/brown tabby pattern (blue/apricot in dilute cats). As the kittens mature, the black/blue pigment is replaced by yellow resulting in the golden coat coloration seen in adult cats. This mutation traces back to a single female ancestor from Norway born in 1981 and the color, originally named X Colour, is now called Amber. Display of the Amber coloration depends on the presence/absence of dominant Orange. In the absence of Orange, males and females with genotype e/e will have the Amber coloration. Amber males that have the Orange gene will be red. Amber females that have one copy of the Orange gene will be amber/red tortoiseshell. Amber females with two copies of the Orange gene will be red.
Results reported as:
E/E: No copies of the mutation for Amber.
E/e: 1 copy of the Amber mutation. If bred to another carrier, 25% of the kittens will be Amber (in the absence of Orange)e/e: 2 copies of the Amber mutation. Cat will be Amber colored (in the absence of Orange)
Brown (chocolate and cinnamon)
The Brown (tyrosinase-related protein-1, TYRP1) gene affects the amount of black (eumelanin) pigment produced. Mutations responsible for brown and cinnamon colors in the cat have been identified in this gene. The wild-type B allele produces normal, black coloration. The b allele produces the brown (chocolate) phenotype and the bl allele produces a light brown or cinnamon phenotype. These form an "allelic series" with B dominant to b, and b dominant to bl.
Results reported as:
B/B: Full color, cat does not carry brown or cinnamon
B/b: Full color, carrier of brown
B/bl: Full color, carrier of cinnamon
b/b: Brown
b/bl: Brown, carrier of cinnamon
bl/bl: Cinnamon
Colorpoint Restriction (Color)
The Tyrosinase (TYR) gene, also known as the Color gene, produces an enzyme that is required for melanin production. Mutations in TYR have been associated with temperature-sensitive pigment production that results in colors known as Burmese and Siamese. The wild type phenotype is full color. The Burmese phenotype results from reduced pigment production changing black pigment to sepia and orange to yellow. The Burmese points are darker than the body and the eyes are yellow-gray or yellow-green. The Siamese phenotype reduces pigment production to the points and the eyes are blue. The wild type (C) allele is dominant to Burmese (cb). Burmese is incompletely dominant to Siamese (cs); Burmese and Siamese heterozygotes (cb/cs) are intermediate in color (mink).These tests identify carriers of Burmese (also called sepia) and Siamese pointed coloration.
Results reported as:
C/C: Full color, cat does not carry Burmese (sepia) or Siamese alleles
C/cb: Carrier of Burmese (sepia) color
C/cs: Carrier of Siamese colorpoint restriction
cb/cb: Burmese (sepia)
cs/cs: Siamese
cb/cs: Mink, intermediate color between Burmese (sepia) color and Siamese pointed phenotypesDilute
The dilute gene (Melanophilin or MLPH) causes clumping and uneven distribution of pigment granules in the hair shaft, producing dilution of all coat colors. Dilute is an autosomal recessive trait which means that two copies of the dilute allele are needed to produce the phenotype. Black pigment is diluted to gray (blue is the term used by cat breeders), and red is diluted to cream. The wild type allele is non-dilute. Some cat breeds are fixed for the wild type, such as Egyptian Mau and Singapura, while others are fixed for dilute such as Chartreux, Korat and Russian Blue. Most other breeds have both wild type and dilute alleles.
VGL offers a test for the dilute gene. This test is useful to identify carriers of dilute and to determine the genetic type for young animals that may have yet to develop their adult coloration.
Results reported as:
|Two copies of dilute allele. Coat color is diluted.
|One copy of dilute allele. Cat is a carrier of dilute.
|Full color. Cat does not have the dilute allele.
Sections reprinted with permission of: Leslie A. Lyons Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis.
White Gloves – Birman Pattern
Birman cats must have clearly defined white feet as part of their breed standard. Recent research by Dr. Barbara Gandolfi in the Lyons' feline genetics laboratory at UC Davis has identified a variant in the KIT gene that is associated with the gloving pattern characteristic of Birman cats. Gloving is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, thus a cat must have two copies of the mutation in order to have the gloved white feet. This mutation is virtually fixed in Birman cats, implying that all Birmans must have two copies of it. The variant is found at lower frequencies in other cats such as Ragdoll, Egyptian Mau, Exotic Shorthair, Maine Coon, Manx, Seychellois, Siamese, Siberian, Sphynx and Turkish Van, but is not associated with gloving in breeds other than Birmans.
Purebred Birmans must have two copies of the variant which can be verified by means of a genetic test. The VGL has developed a genetic test for the Birman gloving pattern mutation. The tests use DNA collected from buccal swabs thus avoiding invasive blood collection.
Results reported as:
N/N: Normal, cat does not have Birman gloving mutation.*
N/G: Carrier, cat has one copy of Birman gloving mutation.
G/G: Two copies of Birman gloving mutation are present.
* This test is specific for the KIT mutation found to be associated with the gloved white pattern of Birman cats. It does not detect other mutations that also cause gloving but which have not yet been identified.
B Gandolfi, LH Bach, et al. Off with the gloves: Mutation in KIT for the unique white spotting phenotype of Birman cats. Submitted for publication.


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FUKUSHIMA – Prosecutors in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, said Thursday they will send a 17-year-old high school boy being held for the murder and dismemberment of his mother for a three-month psychiatric evaluation.
The Aizuwakamatsu Summary Court issued a warrant of detention for psychiatric tests on the boy, who is a senior at a public high school.
The teen will be held at a facility in Tokyo, the prosecutors said.
The Fukushima District Public Prosecutor's Office said it wants to know the boy's mental condition both at the time of the crime and currently, commenting that severing his mother's head and right arm was particularly unusual behavior.
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by samplerman
on 10/12/2011
This amp will do the job if your needs are simple. The annoying thing is the volume knob...why not just a rocker button? And you have no idea what the volume is set at. Plus you lose all the setting when you unplug it and have to readjust the inputs and volume each time. Again, Pyle choses to use phenolic circuit boards which are not durable for rough use such as portable DJ work. When my package arrived, I found an entirely different Pyle amp in the box and had to return it. I found one online for a bit less. I will say the audio is clean and punchy...about 120 watts RMS at 8ohms per channel....not more.
by rkpounds
on 11/12/2010
I bought it a year ago just to run monitors for my band (classic rock). When one side of my Peavey cs 800 went out that normally run my mains (four 15in full range cabinets w/horns @ 4ohms per side) before a gig. I decided to hook them up to the Pyle just to get through the night. I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume and fullness of my PA. (I mic drums, bass and vox) It was at least twice as loud as with the Peavey. I'm now kicking myself for not using this amp sooner. It definitely does give you bang for buck. I do wish there was a line-level 1/4 inch input (I use the mic input coming from my board so it's a little sensitive) If the power meter is correct, I have plenty volume without having the meter kick into the red. (I use alot of bottom end for the kick and toms) Im not sure how long this amp will last but it is sure doing the job now. My peavey just needs a new input jack (I've been using it nonstop for 25 years so thats why I gave the Pyle a 3 for quality) I would recommend this amp for someone who has similar needs as mine and doesn't want to spend an arm and a leg for room filling sound. Two of my 15in speakers are Pyles that cost 75$ for both at the time. Im considering buying another Pyle amp to run the monitors anyway.
by billsterf
on 5/22/2010
Very well designed and executed. Easy to use. Lots of power for a 15 pound amplifier thanks to the advanced light weight toroid transformer. Sound is sharp and clear through 12" DJ speakers with enought guts to punch through a 15" passive subwoofer. Cooling fan does a great job. So impressed, I'm ordering a second unit today.
by mfifield
on 2/2/2010
First of all I am a part time mobil DJ. When i first saw this amplifier i thought to myself 300 watts great. i was thinking as a per Channel rating on a 8 ohm load. but as it turns out its only 150 watts per Channel @8 ohm. when i got it I hooked it all up and played some music through my 15" 3 way Dj Speakers It was bretter Sound than my 100 watt per Channel amp that I was using before and lot more clear at max volume. so then I tried out the mic and they didnt work . So i called MCM to see About a replacement unit They were very helpfull and was able to get one out for me right away. the new one is great everything works on it and im looking foward to doing shows with it. Dispite the problem i had with the mic jacks (could happen to anyone) i think it is a great amp for the DJ on a verry tight budget
by UNCLEBOOM2
on 7/28/2009
I like it, it delivers good power to my speakers. I have some old school Technics floor standing speakers 2)SB-2840 & 2)SB-A54. I like that this amplifier can handle a 2 ohm load, I haven't used this feature but it's nice to know that I can hook my speakers up to a 4 ohm load and the unit will operate with no problems. Hmmm the 3000 WATTS....well that may be an overstatement...be sure to read the manual on the true power at specific ohm loads (THAT'S THE REAL POWER). I have it running using both A+B speakers at 8 ohms 300 WATTS and it sounds NICE! I'm gonna try it at 4 ohms later to experience the 550 WATTS. The clarity of the sound is EXCELLENT!
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Israel "worried" by first joint Turkish- Syrian military exercise
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Monday described the first joint military exercise between Turkey and Syria as a "worrying" development. "The military manoeuvres are a worrying development, but the strategic ties uniting Israel and Turkey will prevail," Barak said referring to the first of its kind drill that Turkey was to hold with Syria this week.
Turkey is one of Israel's rare allies in the Muslim world, with the two countries signing a military cooperation accord in 1996.
Turkey had hosted indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria last year, but the efforts were suspended following Israel's deadly offensive on Gaza in December-January.
Meanwhile, Syria's Minister of Defense, General Hassan Turkmani on Sunday started a 5-day visit to Istanbul to meet his Turkish counterpart Wajdi Ghonol and a number of military officials of the countries participating in the 9th International Defense Industries Exhibition (IDEF) due to begin Monday in Turkey.
Giant Turkish and foreign military industries' companies from 74 countries participate at the event, which is considered one of the most important defense industries' exhibitions in the world.


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Dakar - Senegal on Wednesday urged the Confederation of African Football not to impose a heavy punishment in the wake of the crowd trouble which blighted their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier with Ivory Coast.
The Senegelese Football Federation (FSF) is in the dock as a result of the violence that forced their game against the Ivorians to be stopped on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Senegal were formally disqualified from the 2013 Nations Cup after CAF awarded the game in Dakar to Didier Drogba's team as a 2-0 win.
That was the score at the time the qualifier had to be called off as Ivory Coast players and fans were subjected to a hail of stones, bottles and chairs with fires lit in the stands and firecrackers thrown.
FSF president Augustin Senghor, in an interview with AFP, said: "On the sporting side of things, it (disqualification) doesn't change much because at the time the game was stopped we were being led 2-0, and that's the score which has been confirmed by CAF.
"We must simply accept this sanction with a great deal of serenity and humility."
But with further punishment expected Senghor added: "It's obvious that behind (the disqualification) there will follow the decision on a punishment.
"We have fears about this for a number of reasons and we simply hope that CAF will take into account the context (of the violence) and that the Senegelese Football Federation will not receive a heavy sanction."
Senghor said that the FSF was in the process of preparing a dossier explaining what exactly happened in Dakar and "to show that we don't want to mislead officials, fans nor the opposition team".
He added: "There was trouble which we are trying to put into context because it's true, there was perhaps a little unhappiness amongst fans following two decisions (a free kick and penalty) taken by the referee.
"But on top of that we have the feeling that there were some in the stadium who were prepared in some way to exasperate this mood which made Senegal suffer.
"We believe that these circumstances allow us to hope that CAF will show a certain amount of understanding.
"In any event, that's what we hope for. And it's what we wish for."
If their appeal for clemency falls on deaf ears at CAF's headquarters in Cairo Senghor insisted that whatever punishment was meted out to them would still be accepted "with a great deal of serenity".
Trouble flared at the 60,000-capacity stadium after a penalty converted by Ivory Coast captain Drogba 15 minutes from time gave the top-ranked African nation a 2-0 lead.
China-based Drogba also scored the opener from a powerfully struck free-kick soon after half-time.
After a 40-minute delay while security officials battled to restore calm, the match was abandoned.
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Rookie Bundee Aki seeks main Chiefs spot
The biggest selection question facing the Chiefs for next year's Super Rugby season is who will replace Sonny Bill Williams in the starting lineup?
New Zealand Maori player Charlie Ngatai, who has been recruited from Wellington and the Hurricanes, might be seen as the leading contender to play alongside Richard Kahui, while Andrew Horrell never let the Chiefs down in whatever position he played on their way to winning their first title this year.
But don't discount young rookie Bundee Aki, who 10 months ago was celebrating getting in the Chiefs development squad as his biggest achievement.
Aki admits he was in awe earlier this year when called in from the development side to train with the Chiefs alongside the likes of All Blacks midfield stars Williams and Kahui.
"At first I was star-struck being around those two and it took a while to actually get used to it, but they helped me a lot, just through training and stuff like that," Aki said.
"They talked to me a lot and basically helped me improve my game as did everything I learned from the management guys.
"That's when I really started doing the hard work and knew I could be one of the players who were actually in the squad."
It paid off and the player who admits he knew very little about the game and lacked confidence in his debut season for Counties Manukau last year was a much more confident and improved player going into this year's ITM Cup.
"Just being in the Chiefs environment built my confidence real big and just made me go into Counties wanting to learn more this year."
Counties coach and former All Black midfield star Tana Umaga helped Aki make further improvements in his game.
Now the 22-year-old Steeler is a fully fledged Chief who will confidently push for inclusion in the starting lineup in the absence of Williams, who has headed back to NRL via Japanese rugby.
Aki's contracting by the Chiefs for the 2013 season two or three months ago brought tears to his mother's eyes back in Manurewa and shock to himself but now he is determined to make the most of his opportunity as he vies with the likes of Ngatai and Horrell for a chance alongside Kahui.
"The guys that are around me, the midfielders, are all experienced players and for me it's a case of trying to learn off them, trying to see what they see in the game and try to take some stuff from that, but also trying to put my best foot forward for the coaches.
"I am determined to try and push for one of those spots, but if not and the coaches tell me what's wrong in my game and what I have to try and improve then that's what I've got to do," Aki said.
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And what it looked like fresh~
(My hair gets all flippy naturally and I had to mess it up with hair putty in the photos above.)
For the curious: MLV Medium Ash Blonde, cut and color (PHP1650) done at Azta Robinson's Metro East by Leah.
Other relevant things in my life:
- I've been on Slow Carb for a week and have lost 2 kilograms and 13 centimeters
- I haven't had beer since February 15 (#NoBeer2013; keeping it classy with wine)
- I've started doing yoga at home (missed the last few days, though, due to deadlines)
- I haven't had a cigarette in a week (not trying to quit, just taking a break)
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CREWS from Congleton and Holmes Chapel were called to a kitchen fire in a detached house in Arran Close, Holmes Chapel on Valentines Day.
On arrival at 10.17pm, firefighters found the fire in the ground floor and two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel and a covering water jet to extinguish the fire.
A large fan was also used to blow smoke out of the property and ventilate the area.
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Opry Star's Killer Faces Parole Board
The man who murdered Opry star David 'Stringbean' Akeman and his wife in 1973 appeared before parole board members on Wednesday (April 23) to ask to be released.
John A. Brown and his cousin, Doug Marvin Brown, killed the Akemans in what they claimed was a botched robbery on Nov. 10, 1973. The two men had been at the couple's cabin when they returned from the Opry. John shot Stringbean as he entered the home, before chasing his wife Estelle into the front yard and shooting her in the back of the head.
According to Nashville's Tennessean, John and Doug were both sentenced to two life sentences, but Doug died in prison in 2003.
"I'm truly sorry," Brown said at the hearing. "I can't undo anything to change my past. I've committed the last 40 years to changing my life."
Brown appeared before two of seven parole board members to try to explain how 40 years in prison has changed him. A final decision is expected within two weeks, after the five remaining board members review the case.
Board member Gay Gregson, who watched the video conference from Jackson, voted to deny release due to the crime's severity. Patsy Bruce, a board member who watched from Nashville, voted to continue the case to October with a psychological evaluation of Brown pending. Brown will need four votes in favor of parole to be released.
"I don't want to see him have another breath of free air," Opry member and close friend of the Akemans Jan Howard said at the hearing. "It was not a robbery gone bad, a burglary gone bad. It was premeditated."


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A thorough delight: Thoroughly Modern Millie continues matinees and evenings at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Dinner and show, $46; show only, $34.95; ages 12 and younger, $28.45 and $23.45, all plus tax and tip. Call (727) 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere at 1-888-655-7469.
Musical Ugly Duckling: Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School will present the musical Honk! at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Eleanor Dempsey Performing Arts Center at the school, 13651 Hays Road, Hudson. The family-friendly show is based on The Ugly Duckling. $10 adults, $8 students and seniors at the door.
Serious show: Saint Leo University students will present Sam Shepard's drama Fool for Love at 8 tonight and Saturday in the Selby Auditorium, 33701 State Road 52 (4 miles east of Interstate 75, exit 285), St. Leo. Recommended for patrons 17 and older. Free. To reserve seating, call Dave McGinnis at (352) 588-8401 or e-mail email@example.com.
'Music as American as Apple Pie': The Hernando Hills Hi-Lites will sing at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. $12 for adults and $6 for students; group prices are available. For information or tickets, call Tessie at (352) 686-4122 or Vicki at (727) 378-4788.
Legends to meet: Elvis Meets Tom, a tribute show to the King and Tom Jones, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pasco-Hernando Community College Performing Arts Center, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. Tickets, $23-$30, at the bookstore 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; or (727) 816-3707; or phcc.edu/tix.
Tax help: The Downtown Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in New Port Richey will feature professional tax preparers in Cavalaire Square to help taxpayers with their returns. The market is in nearby Railroad Square. Free.
Concert: Nature Coast Festival Singers will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill United Church of Christ, 4244 Mariner Blvd. Free, but donations to the music education fund will be accepted.
Joe Piscopo: The comedian-musician will headline Monday at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Dinner at 6 p.m., show at 8. Dinner and show, $49. Call (727) 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll free elsewhere, 1-888-655-7469.
The Jubilee Singers: Guests join the Thursday Musicale, a 50-voice women's chorus, at 2 p.m. Thursday at Living Word Church, 5151 Rowan Road, New Port Richey. Free, but donations go to the scholarship fund.
Poets know it: Winners of the Jacaranda Poetry Contest & Festival competition, sponsored by the Pasco Arts Council, will be announced and read poems from 10 a.m. to noon April 4 at the PHCC Performing Arts Center, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. Free.
Richey Concert Band: Will give a concert at 2:30 p.m. April 5 at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge High School, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. Free.
First-rate first lady: Storyteller-scholar Susan Marie Frontczak will present Eleanor Roosevelt: This Is My Story, at 2 p.m. April 5 at Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 East Pine St. $15; $13 for members and students. Call (727) 942-5605.
String theory: Violin and cello students of the late Charlotte Murrin will perform from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 5 at Chocachatti Elementary School, 4135 California St., Brooksville. $15 at the door or call (352) 688-5808. Benefits the Murrin education foundation.


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The Extent of Michael Bourn's Capability
Everybody loves a long home run, because they're impressive, because they're difficult. Last year, there were 96 particularly long home runs, if we somewhat arbitrarily set a minimum distance of 450 feet. That's according to the ESPN Home Run Tracker. Giancarlo Stanton was responsible for seven of them. Miguel Cabrera was responsible for four of them, Yoenis Cespedes three of them. Phil Hughes, three of them, from the other end. Josh Hamilton hit one of them, and Curtis Granderson hit zero of them. Robinson Cano hit zero of them. Jay Bruce and Mike Trout each hit zero of them.
Michael Bourn, much like Kyle Lohse, is a fairly high-profile player who remains an available free agent as we start to think about the middle of January. Bourn, like Lohse, will end up signed to a significant contract, but Bourn, like Lohse, has seen his market fail to develop as expected. One issue might be that neither Bourn nor Lohse is a superstar. Bourn contributes an awful lot of value in the field and on the basepaths, but he strikes out fairly often, and he doesn't hit for much power. His nine home runs last season were a career-high, by four. Bourn is 30 years old.
You know that Michael Bourn doesn't hit for power. You've known that for as long as you've known about Michael Bourn. Officially, he stands five-foot-11; unofficially, he probably doesn't. It's not the end of the world, because you can still be a good player without much in the way of power. Ben Revere got dealt this offseason, and he's still looking for his first big-league dinger. Ichiro was a superstar in Seattle for a decade. Tony Gwynn hit fewer career home runs than Matt Lawton and Edgar Renteria. Nobody believes that Michael Bourn is bad, and I'm not here to argue that he isn't, because, again, nobody believes that Michael Bourn is bad.
But recall this post's first paragraph. I was going over Bourn's ESPN Home Run Tracker page, and I was interested by the fact that Bourn hit a couple dingers beyond 420 feet last season. That's 420 feet, standardized — environmental conditions stripped away — and that's a substantial home run. That caught me by surprise, given my impressions of Bourn's strength, so I did some more background research. In 2011, Bourn hit two home runs, the longest being 401 feet. In 2010, he hit two home runs, the longest being 398 feet. In 2009, he hit three home runs, the longest being 456 feet.
Three home runs, the longest being 456 feet. Or, in ESPN Home Run Tracker terms:
The official distance is listed as 457, but the ball gained a foot from the warm gametime temperature. It wasn't the longest home run of the season in baseball, of course; plenty others were longer. But those longer home runs were hit by players you expect to hit long home runs every so often. Adam Dunn, Lance Berkman, Russell Branyan, even Wladimir Balentien. Michael Bourn drilled a Jeff Suppan delivery more than a twelfth of a mile. No, that doesn't sound very impressive, so let's try again. Michael Bourn drilled a Jeff Suppan delivery more than a football field and a half.
Interestingly, Bourn's home run is mentioned nowhere within the Astros' MLB.com game recap. It's not available in the Top Plays Archive, nor is it included in Bourn's personal video highlight archive. Thankfully, condensed-game footage survives, so we can confirm that Bourn did, indeed, do this in a game that happened, in front of people.
That was Bourn's first home run of the season, and he'd hit two more. One on June 20, that went 387 feet, and one on July 10, that went 363 feet. Michael Bourn doesn't have power; Michael Bourn hit the 2009 Astros' second-longest home run of the season, three feet behind a blast by Lance Berkman. In Bourn's career against Jeff Suppan, he's recorded one hit in 13 at bats and 16 plate appearances. He made the hit count, literally and figuratively.
It doesn't really matter, from an evaluation perspective, what Michael Bourn did once in 2009. He also grounded into a double play once in 2009, and was intentionally walked once in 2009. Bourn has enough of a statistical track record that we have a pretty good idea what he is, and what he ought to be at least in the near-term future. But you figure every player in baseball has a power maximum, and Bourn's dinger off Suppan is proof, inarguable proof, that his power maximum is high, and probably higher than you might've assumed. In theory, a pitcher could strike out 20 batters in a game just because the batters all sucked. The batters could, in theory, all get dust in their eyes, or just take lousy swings because they have headaches. Michael Bourn couldn't fake this home run. Suppan served the pitch up, yeah, but Bourn's the only guy responsible for the batted baseball's distance covered. Michael Bourn, with that body and that swing, can hit a mammoth home run.
He won't hit many of them, if he hits any of them between now and the end of his career. He's a groundball hitter who survives with his speed, and his career HR/FB is 4.1%. In any given plate appearance, if you assume Michael Bourn is a player without much power, odds are you won't be proven wrong. But, one time. Good science requires repeatability, but we have video evidence of this happening. We know that Michael Bourn hit that ball, we know where it went, and we know what that must mean.
Michael Bourn is not a power hitter. He has demonstrated that he is a hitter with more power than you'd think. Maybe you're not impressed, or maybe you don't understand, so imagine instead that .gif shows Jeff Suppan striking Bourn out with a 95 mile-per-hour fastball. That would be weird. This is weird. Jeff Suppan coughed up a lot of dingers, but he might never have coughed up an odder one.
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Pattern of alternative medicine use among patients attending health centres in a military community in Riyadh
Eiad A. Al-Faris,MRCGP, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Background: Alternative Medicine (AM) is gaining popularity worldwide.
Objectives : This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of AM use in a military sector of the Saudi community.
Correspondence to: Dr. Eiad A. Al-Faris, Associate Professor and Consultant, Family Medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine (34), College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box2925, Riyadh 11461
Methods: Three hundred and ten adult patients, visiting their family physicians over 6 weeks from the 1 of June 1998, were selected by systematic random sampling. They were asked to report worrying health problems and their use of modern medicine (MM) and AM.
Results: Forty-six percent of the patients had used AM before and about 19% had used it in the past 12 months. Alternative medicine practitioners were visited by 16.5% of the study population. Herbal medicine users represented 8.7% of the study population, honey (4.5%), the black grain Nigella sative (3%) and cautery was used by one person only.
Women, housewives and the illiterate were more likely to use AM. About 86% of all the study population preferred MM. The main source of information about AM was relatives (77%). A large proportion of patients who reported depression used AM (53%) or visited AM practitioners (33%). The average cost per visit to an AM pratitioner (166 Saudi Riyals) was higher than that in the USA ($27.60=100 Saudi Riyals).
Conclusion: There is a need to educate the public through the media and health professionals on the appropriate use of AM; housewives and the illiterate should be targeted. A community-based household survey using interviewers not associated with the health system such as teachers (to avoid bias) is needed.
Key Words: Alternative medicine, Saudi Arabia, Media education.
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