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"Drinking just one glass of milk a day could boost your brain power," the Daily Mail has reported.
Milk is being hailed as a memory aid, the newspaper says, with a study showing that dairy products could "help stave off mental decline".
The study on which the story is based found that adults with higher intakes of milk and other dairy products did better in memory and other brain function tests than those who drank little or no milk.
However, the Mail's excitement is misplaced – the study did not show that milk was responsible for better mental performance. The type of study reported cannot show cause and effect. All it showed was that, at one point in time, people who drank more milk performed better in mental tests than those who drank less. It is possible that many other things influenced people's performance in mental function tests, including occupation, stress levels, even how well they were feeling at the time they took the tests.
Milk may be good for your bones but so far there is no good evidence that it improves mental performance.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Maine in the US and the University of South Australia. It was published in the peer-reviewed International Dairy Journal. It was partly funded by the Maurice de Rohan International Scholarship, the University of South Australia and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute on Aging and the National Institutes of Health, all in the US.
The Mail reported the study uncritically. Its suggestion that milk could help stave off mental decline is not supported by this research. It's worth noting that the study was released to the press by a US PR company on behalf of the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board, which is an industry-funded organisation set up by the US government to promote milk. This may explain how it found its way into the Daily Mail.
What kind of research was this?
This was a cross-sectional analysis of nearly 1,000 participants that aimed to investigate whether dairy food intake was associated with mental functioning. This type of study can provide a "snapshot" of various lifestyle factors and people's health at one point in time, but it cannot establish cause and effect. A cohort study that recorded people's dairy consumption over time and then tested their mental function more than once would provide more reliable results although even this type of study cannot establish cause and effect.
The researchers say that as the whole population ages, cognitive decline and dementia place a severe strain on both families and healthcare systems. Change in diet may have a role in preventing cognitive decline, but they say little attention has so far been paid to the relationship between dairy foods and mental performance.
The researchers say there is growing evidence that dairy products may be of benefit to cardiovascular health. Many experts would dispute this. Some dairy foods are high in saturated fat, which is associated with obesity and heart disease. Most dietitians advise a restricted intake of dairy products or consumption of low-fat varieties.
What did the research involve?
Researchers recruited 1,049 adults of all ages who were taking part in research looking at cardiovascular health and mental functioning. They collected health and lifestyle data from the participants by various methods including self-reports, medical examination, diagnostic interviews, health records and neuropsychological testing.
After excluding those who did not fulfil eligibility criteria (for example, because dietary or cognitive data were missing or because they had suffered a stroke), they were left with 972 participants.
To measure mental functioning of the participants, the researchers used a validated series of tests measuring memory, verbal recall, visual–spatial perception, organisational and verbal skills, and abstract reasoning ability. For dietary intake, they used a recognised questionnaire that included questions about nutrition and lifestyle.
The dietary component of this questionnaire included questions about dairy products. Milk was considered separately from total dairy foods. Total dairy foods were grouped as followed:
- cheese
- yoghurt and dairy desserts
- cream and ice-cream
Participants were asked how frequently they consumed such foods, with six possible responses:
- never
- seldom
- once a week
- 2-3 times a week
- 5-6 times a week
- once or more a day
Participants were also asked which type of milk they consumed – full fat, reduced fat or skimmed.
The researchers used validated statistical methods to analyse the relationship between mental performance scores and dairy intake. They adjusted their results for other factors that might affect the results, including age, education, smoking and alcohol.
What were the basic results?
The researchers report that participants who consumed dairy products at least once a day had "significantly higher scores on multiple domains of cognitive function" compared with those who never or rarely consumed dairy foods. In addition, those who reported eating dairy foods between two and four times a week performed significantly better on some of the tests than those who ate dairy foods once a week. The association between greater dairy food consumption and mental performance remained significant after adjusting for a number of risk factors. There was no significant association, however, between intake of specific categories of dairy foods (such as milk, cheese or yoghurt) and results of the tests.
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers say their results support an association between high dairy food consumption and cognitive function. Although little is known about how dairy foods might influence mental functioning, they say that one possibility is that dairy food consumption may be beneficial for mental functioning through its "favourable effect" on cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity.
Contrary to the headlines, this study does not show that dairy food consumption has benefits for mental functioning. All it can do is provide a "snapshot" of a group of people's dairy consumption and their mental functioning at one point in time. Some limitations are that:
- It relied on people self-reporting their dairy intake, which introduces the possibility of error.
- It is possible that many other factors (known as confounders) might have affected the results, including exercise habits, alcohol and stress levels, although researchers tried to adjust their findings for some of these.
- As the authors acknowledge, the dietary questionnaire did not specify size of portions or servings, which undermines the accuracy of estimated intakes.
Dairy products contain many nutrients that are needed for good health, in particular for the development of healthy bones and teeth. However, they are also high in saturated fat, which is associated with heart disease and obesity. At present there is no good evidence that dairy foods are especially beneficial for brain functioning.
Find out how dairy fits into a healthy diet using the Eatwell Plate.
- Crichton GE, Elias MF, Doreb GA, Robbins MA. Relation between dairy food intake and cognitive function: The Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study. International Dairy Journal 2012:22;15-23
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First-year swim coach Brent Noble is blunt when talking about his team's performance at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships.
"We can objectively say that this was the fastest meet Wabash has ever had, and we're proud of that," he explained.
The numbers back him up.
15: Consecutive seasons with a fourth-place or better finish at the NCAC Championship meet
13: Little Giants advanced to the "A" finals
9: NCAA provisional qualifying times posted
8: school records set
4: A fourth-place team finish
1: all-conference accolade
Of those eight records set, half of them were by a half second or more, including a pair that lowered the mark by more than 3.5 seconds.
But the simple fact is that the Wabash swimming and diving team performed best when it mattered most at the NCAC championship meet.
"Things went very well at our championships," Noble said. "Almost all of our guys came away not only with lifetime-best times, but with lifetime bests by a large margin. The team stepped up in a big way. This meet was a turning point for a lot of our guys as they proved to themselves what they really are capable of and what might be in the tank for future seasons."
Wabash's 958 points were its highest point total at the NCAC Championships in six years, spurred on by a number of stellar relay swims.
The Little Giant 400-yard medley relay team, featuring Aaron Troyer, Zechariah Banks, Carter Adams and Elliot Johns, posted its best time of the season (3:25.91) to finish third and earn all-conference honors.
The Little Giant quartet of Banks, Johns, Jack Belford, and Adams crushed the old school record in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a 6:48.77 clocking and a fourth-place finish, a time that bettered the old mark by 4.7 seconds. That time was also the 11th-fastest in the event this season, according to NCAA reported times as of Feb. 15.
Johns, Troyer, Banks, and sophomore Chris McGue set a new school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:24.10 to break the previous mark of 1:24.31 set in 1999. The foursome cut 3/10th of a second off the morning prelim time to finish fourth overall.
Here is a quick look at some of the strong individual performances from the championship meet:
Belford set a new Wabash record in the 400-yard individual medley prelims with a 4:05.87 clocking, which topped the previous mark by nearly two seconds.
The sophomore from Carmel, Ind., also set and reset school marks in the 500-yard freestyle, posting a 4:38.18 mark in the prelims before shaving four seconds in his finals effort (4:34.33) in finishing in 11th place.
A junior from Fairfield, Ohio, Adams turned in the final record-setting performance of the meet with a new Wabash best in the 200-yard individual medley. His time, a lifetime best of 1:54.33, placed him 13th overall.
"That was a two-second drop for him, which wasn't atypical for the meet, but it was a very complete race," said Noble. "He swam four really solid legs, and got up to race and beat people."
Johns' 1:40.52 mark in the 200-yard freestyle established a new record in that race, while finishing in fifth place in the event finals.
Junior Jake Childress set two records in the 100-yard backstroke in one day, posting a time of 51.50 in the prelims to qualify for the A final, and lowered the mark to 51.22 to go with a fourth-place effort.
Noble views this meet and the resulting success as a springboard for the future. "As we've stepped away from the meet, it's been fun to see how excited the guys are about what they were able to accomplish and how motivated they are for the future," Noble concluded. "Things fell into place quickly, and we were able to accomplish great things this season."


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Fantasy Macabre was a literary zine devoted to fantasy and terror fiction.
The first issue of Fantasy Macabre appeared in 1980. The first two issues were published by Dave Reeder in London, UK. Richard Fawcet took over publishing duties with issue 3, released in 1982 in Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.A., although Dave Reeder remained editor. Starting in 1985 with issue #5, the editor of Fantasy Macabre was Jessica Amanda Salmonson, continuing until the last issue, #17, released in 1996. The subtitle for this period was , "Beauty plus Strangeness eguals Terror".
Contributors included Robin Ansell, Allen Ashley, Ruth Berman, Michael Bishop, Michael Bracken, John Bradley, Joseph Payne Brennan (Macabre), Michael Bullock, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, David Cowperthwaite, Colleen Drippe, Jules Remedios Faye, Grant Fjermedal, Janet Fox, James Grandillo, Stephen Gresham, Richard L. Hansen, James B. Hemesath, K. Huebner, Stephen Jones, Phyllis Ann Karr (The Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror), Marvin Kaye, Tanith Lee, Thomas Ligotti, Jane Mickelson, Tony Patrick, Wilum Pugmire (Midnight Fantasies, Old Bones), Carol Reid, Michael Nicholas Richards, Archie N. Roy, Peter Tremayne, Scott H. Urban, Bobby G. Warner, Susan Lilas Wiggs, and Karen Young.
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While in Fort Wayne, Lisa Alzo, Kathryn Doyle and I did something we've never done at any genealogy conference. We took an afternoon to tour the host town.
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I suppose somewhere there is actually someone smart enough to wade through the morass of minutiae in the much ballyhooed and debated 1,100-page economic stimulus package and understand just what's in it.
I certainly don't pretend to be one of them.
Apparently, from reports circulating in the mainstream media, most of the members of Congress aren't either, but they passed it anyhow on a one-sided party vote, and anywhere they can find a TV camera they prattle on and on about whether it represents salvation or farce, depending on party and constituency.
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Hey, just the marketplace at work, right? Caveat emptor and all that.
"I don't want to pretend that today marks the end of our economic problems," President Obama said in signing the legislation. "Nor does it constitute all of what we have to do to turn our economy around. But today does mark the beginning of the end, the beginning of what we need to do to create jobs for Americans ... "
Would that we could confidently expect that. But confidence in government and financial institutions is a commodity in short supply after months of economic disaster on top of economic disaster, fraud upon fraud, and the Great American Dream crashing about everyone's heads.
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One person described the stimulus package as administering CPR to a corpse in a casket.
It's estimated the average benefit per worker from the tax relief in the bill will be about $8 per week, $16 for a two-worker family. Oh wow! That should be a real pepper-upper for a household budget.
And it's like spit in the ocean compared to the estimated $6,500 each family's on the hook for from the earlier banking bailouts, or the nearly $40,000 that will be each person's share of the projected $11 trillion-plus national debt.
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"I'm feeling a little bit off-colour today. Let's not kill so many people today."
"Never marry a saint if you want an active sex life"
One can imagine that Constantius I (250-306) must have been one of those people you would blink and miss them. He was called 'the colourless' (Chlorus in Latin) which suggests either he was so undistinguished that no one could recall him without applying that nickname or came from a country where the sun doesn't shine (i.e. Britannia). A natural deputy, someone without any personality to challenge the boss. If so it was an apt moniker. Constantius happily churned away for many years as a 'Caesar' (i.e. Deputy Emperor) before finally getting one year at the top job before dying in York after fighting the Picts.
Yet this 'pale rider' notched up two marriages, a number of sons and was the father of Constantine the Great. His first wife Helena would later become the first known Christian tourist and claimed to have found the burial chamber of Jesus in Jerusalem. For that she got a sainthood and an island named after her in the South Atlantic where later another emperor Napoleon would die in self-pitying exile. So though Constantius remains an obscure historical footnote', his son and first wife would achieve a greater immortality in future centuries.
That old historical standby - 'humble origins' (i.e. we have no data even to speculate here but we think this guy was a shit wallowing peasant) applies to Constantius. His son would later claim his father was related by marriage to emperor Claudius II and came from a family of military bores in Dardania, in what is now Serbia. If so then he came from the same neck of the woods that would see the emergence of emperor Diocletian. Since Constantine was born there too, it seems Constantius had plenty of family connections.
Joining the Roman army in about 270, Constantius was to spend most of his career - and indeed life - sitting in a saddle whilst out campaigning. You may think that sounds cushy but in that era no one used stirrups! I know, you have seen countless epic films with people riding around with the feet stuck in stirrups but that is all a lie. Perhaps because of a technological conspiracy or a patent issue, the strirrup only arrived in Europe in the 6th century. You stayed on your horse by squeezing your legs together. Perhaps that was why Constantius was always so drained of colour, spending hours keeping his clenched buttocks glued firmly to a saddle.
Constantius met his first wife Helena in a frontier tavern somewhere along the Roman frontier. She was the daughter of a publican and alleged to be British because she had a huge capacity at drinking. Helena also appears to have doubled up as security and would wade in to sort out fights, besting many a boozy soldier who tried it on with her. She was also said to be a buxom blonde with a cruel sense of humour and teeth like the jagged edge of a broken bottle.
How on earth Helena and Constantius hooked up is anyone's guess and regretfully, no realistic account survives. When Helena was given her saint's halo, biographers said the couple first got interested in each other when they spotted they bought jewellery from the same shop. Perhaps Constantius wasn't so much 'colourless' but a man leading a double life..except we don't what that hidden life was all about. Helena's supposed British background made her the daughter of Old King Cole, the Merry Old Soul - which if he was the father of Helena, explained why he was so jolly all the time. Whether he was a real king or just owned a pub with a crown symbol, remains unresolved.
The consequence of Constantius and Helena's physical interaction was the birth of their son Constantine who would later become Emperor Constantine. But the couple drifted apart. Constantius was soon away on campaign and by various means, became closely associated with Diocletian and Maximian. When they became emperors, Constantius got offered the promotion to Caesar (deputy Emperor in Diocletian's new imperial government) by Maximian but it would mean marrying the boss's daughter Theodora. As an extra precaution about Constantius's possible ambitions, his son Constantine became an 'honoured guest' (i.e. hostage) at Diocletian's court in Nicomedia, Asia Minor. Constantius accepted the deal. He barely knew his son and putting up Helena's boy as collateral for Constantius's future good behavior seemed to be a minor detail.
On to BritanniaEdit
Constantius's first big task was to bring Britannia into the Roman Empire's newly reformed single currency. This was the Euro-Solidus, a coin that was apparently made of pure gold but came with a chocolate interior. The Britons, under a rebel leader known as 'Dave Blue Woad' (Latinised as 'Caurasius' by Roman historians) had earlier rejected this some years before and had sacrificed all those who did to their old goddess, Maggie Boudicca. Constantius was told by Maximian to merkelise the shysters who were refusing to help out the rest of Roman Empire financial crisis.
Constantius's response was to behead bulldogs and criticise the quality of Britannia's export goods. However bad weather prevented a military crossing until news that Caurasius had been assassinated by his own government encouraged Constantius to try again. Caurasius successor Abjectus Allectus Againus and former Deputy surrendered on the promise of a job in Rome. Indeed Abjectus did get to Rome but in seven separate body parcels. The rebellion was at an end and Britannia rejoined to the Roman world. Constantius was granted a title Albion Crusherex as a title and new pair of red pants to wear on special occasions.
Edict and an EmperorEdit
Constantius appeared to be content, he was happy with his second wife and a growing clutch of children. Sometimes he would get strange letters from Helena telling him that she had joined the 'Jesus Cult' and was living with some imperial drop-outs in Athens. Perhaps mindful of this, when in 303 Diocletian and Maximian decided to outlaw Christianity as they had developed a serious allergy to incense, Constantius feigned he was following orders but got away just demolishing a few churches on the grounds that they had been constructed without building permits. Constantius's rival Galerius urged his superiors to sack Constantius but in 305 Diocletian and Maximian retired. Constantius I was now emperor and appointed another bull-necked Balkanite named Valerius Severus as his new deputy caesar. Mrs Chlorus the Second got a nice new purple outfit and superior scrolling stationery. Constantius didn't seem to be too bothered about his promotion and stayed out on the frontiers.
Oddly, after virtually ignoring Constantine for years, the new emperor requested his son to join him on a new expedition to Britannia. The locals were again complaining about belonging to the single imperial currency. and Constantius thought he needed to go back 'for a sun tan' (one of the rare occasions a Roman joke was recorded for posterity). Constantius's imperial colleague Galerius who was now emperor in the East declined and made throat cutting gestures to Constantine if he tried to slip away from Nicomedia. But Constantine gave him the slip and after a long ride, finally found his father about to cross the channel.
Constantius welcomed his son on and said this was a good chance for them to 'bond'. Why not do it in a war against naked barbarians? Constantine claimed he had read all his father's reports about military victories. The war was successful but the lack of sun was fatal for the emperor. He died suddenly in York and was cremated on a bonfire. In death the old emperor provided some extra warmth for the soldiers, something he had never been good at when alive.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Yale's offense got rolling in a big way during the recent two-game homestand. The Bulldogs averaged 84 points, shot 52.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range in victories over Army and Hartford. Yale will try to keep up that pace when it goes back on the road Saturday to face Vermont. Tipoff at Patrick Gym is slated for 1 p.m.
Head coach James Jones has been relying on his starters more than usual this season. Four of Yale's five starters are averaging nearly 30 minutes. For now, Jones can live with it, but when the back-to-back Ivy League schedule is in full swing in late January he knows he will need a greater contribution from the bench. Tuesday's second half with Hartford showed there is potential. After the Hawks cut a 14-point Yale lead to two, Jesse Pritchard made a pair of key baskets to help extend the margin. When Hartford made another run, Sam Martin stepped up and hit back-to-back three-pointers. In all, Yale's reserves contributed 10 points in the second half and played a vital role in helping to hold off the Hawks.
Yale and Vermont are playing for the fourth straight season. The Catamounts have won the last two, including a 72-60 win in New Haven last year. UVM scored the last 10 points to break open a close game. Vermont leads the series 11-10 and has won the last five games in Burlington.
The Catamounts (5-1) are coming off an impressive 80-53 victory over Dartmouth on Wednesday. Joey Accaoui scored 21 points and Evan Fjeld added 20. Fjeld (21.3 ppg.) leads the team in scoring. Accaoui, the team's sixth man, is second at 12.7 ppg. UVM's only loss came to UConn, 89-73 on Nov. 17. Vermont is ranked 21st in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll released on Monday. UVM has wins over Quinnipiac and NJIT, who were both picked to win their respective conferences, and Siena who is coming off three straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. The Catamounts won the America East Tournament last year before losing to Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Yale was picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League by the select panel of 17 Ivy media representatives. Yale, though, shouldn't put too much stock in those prognostications. The Bulldogs have finished higher than projected in four of the last five years. Princeton, which received 12 of 17 first-place votes, is the preseason Ivy League favorite. The Tigers return their top five scorers and top two rebounders. Harvard got four first-place votes and is second followed by Cornell (one first-place vote) and Penn. Brown, Columbia and Dartmouth round out the poll.
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1. Princeton (12) 128
2. Harvard (4) 120
3. Cornell (1) 96
4. Penn 89
5. Yale 57
6. Brown 55
7. Columbia 48
8. Dartmouth 19
Greg Mangano, who led the Ivy League in blocked shots last year, has been named to the All-Connecticut 6 preseason team. Mangano, a 6-foot-10 junior, tied for fifth in the league in rebounding (5.5 rpg.). In addition, he was fourth on the team in scoring (7.5 ppg.) and tied for second in rebounding. Joining Mangano on the All-Connecticut 6 preseason team is Quinnipiac forward Justin Rutty, Central Connecticut guard Shemik Thompson, Fairfield guard Derek Needham, Hartford guard Joe Zeglinski and Sacred Heart guard Jerrell Thompson.
The state of Connecticut has a rich basketball tradition. A new chapter in that history started in 2009-10 with the formation of the Connecticut 6, a partnership between six of Connecticut's Division I schools - Yale, Central Connecticut, Fairfield, Hartford, Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart. The second annual Connecticut 6 Classic tripleheader was Nov. 13 at the the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. In addition to the tripleheader, a preseason All-Connecticut 6 team was selected and there will be a Connecticut 6 Player of the Week chosen each week during the season.
James Jones has made quite an impact on the Yale basketball program. In 11 seasons, Jones has guided Yale to success not seen in New Haven in 40 years. In 2001-02, Jones led the Bulldogs to their first Ivy League title since 1962-63 and the first postseason tournament victory in the 107-year history of Yale basketball. The team won 21 games, the second most in the modern era of Yale basketball, and reached the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. Jones, the longest tenured coach in the Ivy League, earned his 100th victory at Yale when the Bulldogs beat Columbia on Feb. 9, 2007. He is only the fourth coach in school history with at least 100 wins. The Bulldogs have won at least 10 Ivy games twice during his tenure and have had a .500 or better record in league play in nine of his 11 years. Four assistant coaches who worked under Jones have gone on to become head coaches - Isaiah Cavaco (Oberlin), Mark Sembrowich (Academy of Arts University), Mark Gilbride (Clarkson) and Ted Hotaling (New Haven).Jones served as an assistant coach to Villanova's Jay Wright for the 2007 USA Basketball Men's Pan American Games Team.
- The Bulldogs will face seven teams that reached the post-season last year – Cornell (NCAA), Vermont (NCAA), Lehigh (NCAA), Quinnipiac (NIT), Illinois (NIT), Harvard (CIT) and Princeton (CBI).
- Yale will play five afternoon home games in Lee Amphitheater – Army (Nov. 27), Sacred Heart (Dec. 19), Lehigh (Dec. 31), Baruch College (Jan. 8) and Brown (Jan. 22). All are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
- There were familiar faces on the opposing bench when the Bulldogs played at Boston College. Steve Donahue, who guided Cornell to the last three Ivy League titles, is in his first season as the head coach at BC. His associate head coach, Joe Jones, was the head coach at Columbia for the last seven years and is the younger brother of Yale head coach James Jones.
- Boston College was one of six opponents that will have first-year head coaches. Hartford (John Gallagher), Holy Cross (Milan Brown), Columbia (Kyle Smith), Cornell (Bill Courtney) and Dartmouth (Paul Cormier) are the others.
- Yale played Illinois for only the second time. The first meeting was a 71-67 Illini victory in the 1949 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden.
- Yale will be playing Stanford for third time in the last four years. The Cardinal became the first Pac 10 to school to play in Lee Amphitheater in 2008.
- Yale will host a game on New Year's Eve for the first time since 1930. The Bulldogs play Lehigh in a 2 p.m. tip-off.
- Three of the Bulldogs' first four Ivy games will be on the road.
- Three-time defending Ivy League champion Cornell visits Lee Amphitheater on Feb. 4.
Michael Sands has withdrawn from Yale for personal reasons and will not be with the team... The Bulldogs remained in Boston following the BC game. In addition to taking a tour of Fenway Park, the team attended the Yale-Harvard football game at Harvard Stadium... Alex Zampier '10 has earned a spot on the roster of the New Mexico Thunderbirds of the NBA Developmental League… Associate Head Coach Curtis Wilson spent five years as an assistant coach under Tom Brennan at Vermont.
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At this week's minicamp, running back LeSean McCoy got his first extended look at the offense the Eagles will be running in Chip Kelly's first season as head coach and it comes as no surprise that McCoy is looking forward to getting things up to full speed.
McCoy figures to be in line for a healthy amount of work in the coming season as a starter in an offense that used backs in a variety of ways when Kelly was in Oregon. McCoy raved about the creativity that he's seen from the offense thus far while acknowledging that everyone still needs to see how things look when there's a defense trying to stop them. Mostly, though, he's excited about what the future holds for him, Bryce Brown and the other backs.
"This is the kind of offense where it's not a debate, 'Oh, I could do it myself,' because, one, you're going to do more plays than any other offense, even in practice … For two, the amount of hits. You're running so much. If you're faking it or you're running it, or if it's a pass or not, you're constantly going. I think any back, no matter how great of a shape that he's in, he's going to need some extra help," McCoy said, via the team's website. "I know that, and Bryce (Brown) is good enough that he can play. I think every team has two good backs if you look around the league and I think Bryce is good enough and I'm confident in myself that I think us together will work well. In this offense, you need another back. And don't be surprised if Chris Polk gets some carries because you're running so much it's like a freaking track meet. It's like a relay, you need extra guys."
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The Magnificence of God's Creation
"The greater the Struggle, the more glorious the Triumph."
If life was easy, how much would you really grow?
How much would you appreciate your progress, development and achievement?
The greater the goal or achievement the more challenging and worthy the journey.
If you played golf and hit a hole in one every time without any practice or training,
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Where would the challenge be?
The Game of Life has its own rewards.
Are you up for the challenge?
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Everyone has their cross to bear.
You cannot escape the trials and tribulations of life.
There is hurt, pain, suffering, loss, disappointment, health problems and financial trouble.
There is also joy, love, freedom, gain, hope, inspiration, encouragement, triumph and prosperity.
Life has duality; happy-sad, good-bad, right-wrong, poverty-prosperity, disappointment-hope, life-death, etc. This duality allows you to experience the range of feelings and situations and to appreciate the distinctions. Wherever your path takes you, you are sure to find these gifts along the way. They are here for your growth and development; to actualize your divine potential.
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He celebrates life and the opportunity to help others.
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This Crystal Skull is a Fiery Beauty hand carved of Red Hematite Included Quartz from Madagascar! Red Quartz is known by many names: Harlequin Quartz, Hematite included Quartz, Fire Quartz, Red Quartz, and Hematoid Quartz.
Red is a very rare color for Quartz. Red Fire Quartz glows with the same surreal translucent pearlescence of Moon Quartz. It is truly a gift from the universe!
This is 100% natural stone that was mined by hand. Only small amounts of this rough stone have ever been found.
Metaphysical and Healing properties of Red Hematite Fire Quartz Crystal:
Red Fire Quartz Crystal combines the energies of Iron Hematoid and Quartz. Iron is the heart of the Earth. It flows through the blood, giving us strength and adding energy to our overall life-force. It is both terrestrial and stellar; as above, so below. Iron included minerals are very grounding, and at the same time, a Universal Tool for Lightkeepers. Iron Hematoid is the mineral of choice for out of body experiences and shamanic travel, as it strengthens the connections between this world and the celestial plane. All of these energies are beautifully amplified and supported by the hosting of Quartz.
Quartz Crystal stimulates psychic perception. It amplifies, stores, focuses, transmits, and transforms energy. Quartz works with all the chakras; however, especially clear quartz opens the crown chakra. Quartz amplifies visualizations and is great for meditation and co creation. It assists one in being receptive to higher communication and guidance. Quartz Crystal has been used for centuries as a tool for meditation and healing. It is a stone of immense capabilities when coupled with the human psyche. It is a gateway to the inner soul.
This beautiful Red Hematite Fire Quartz Crystal Skull measures 1.5 inches front to back.
This is a very rare and special crystal skull.
Connecting with your Crystal
Welcome your new crystal into your home by setting aside a little one on one time for just the two of you! Sit with your crystal and feel its energy opening and connecting with your heart center. Find a special place to keep your crystal where you will see it often and be able to connect with it. Working with Crystals for Crystal Healing is a fun, easy way to elevate your personal energy and deepen your connection with Mother Earth. Each Crystal is unique and offers its own special gifts. See our Crystal Definitions page for more info on specific crystal types.
How to Activate your Crystal
Crystals love to work with a purpose! In general, they are already "Turned On" and busy doing their own thing: Elevating Energies and pumping out Good Vibes! This is their natural state. We can tap into these elevated energies and combine forces by working with our crystals to expand and elevate our own energies and to connect with our highest self. This is done through activation and will set a field of expanded energies that will help us in our daily lives as we practice and deepen this connection with our crystalline friends.
To begin an activation, clear your mind and sit quietly with your crystal. Connect with your heart center and through your heart center connect with the crystal you are holding. This crystal is sharing its love and light with you, as you share your love and light with your crystal.
Think of activation as the growing and expansion of energy layers. The first activation establishes a connection between the crystal and the user, creating the first layer. These layers continue to grow, for both ourselves and the crystal, as we continue to connect. This energy field becomes more stable over time as we continue to connect and reconnect.
Cleansing your Crystal
Stones of all kinds are energetically alive. Crystals and Gemstones carry their own vibrations and can be influenced by subtle energies and/or thoughts and actions taking place around them. Crystals also have the ability to be cleansed of influences that have touched them before or after they have come to you. When gemstones are energetically cleansed they are cleared of all energies other than their own, and until they are used again in ritual or meditation, they will generally remain cleared. For some people, it is important to cleanse, wash and purify their gemstones and crystals before using them. For others it is not. This is really a personal preference, one that you may feel into on an individual basis.
Feel into your crystal when you first receive it. How does it feel? Does it feel yummy and scrumptious; is it a pure delight? Then maybe it doesn't need cleared at all. But, if you feel guided to make this new gemstone truly a piece of your own, and perhaps also to have a special bonding session with your new crystalline friend, then cleansing your crystals should be easy and fun. Below are a few ideas for consideration, but you may be inspired by something entirely different! The key is to have an open heart and to connect with your crystals just as you would with any person or spirit guide.
Listed below is one of our favorite methods. For a more exhaustive list of possibilities, see our Crystal Cleansing Guide.
Cleansing your crystals with the method of energy and intention:
Hold your crystal with the intention of Pure Love & Light enfolding it. Feel yourself and your crystal being surrounded within a sphere of very supportive white or golden light energy. (You may also play with different colors, if you enjoy color healing!) Begin to feel Cosmic Love and Source Energy flowing throughout your body and directly into your crystal. Stay within this protective sphere for as long as you feel guided. This is also an excellent way to begin any meditation.


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Tonight on Raw: CM Punk has made it to a year with his WWE Championship, but it didn't come without controversy. Will we learn more about why NXT wrestlers Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns took out Ryback on Sunday? Maybe, maybe not, but either way, Raw is live from Dayton, Ohio on USA.
He talks! Ryback asks for Punk and his �three men� to come to the ring right now or face the consequences of him tearing the arena apart looking for them. Vickie Guerrero begs to differ, telling Ryback he'll be subject to a fine or suspension if he causes any chaos tonight. But she does enjoy the way he destroys people, so she has a match for him to kick things off.
Match 1 � Ryback vs. Tensai
I feel like we've seen this before. Ryback does a Thesz press (kind of), which is a bit of a new twist. Tensai actually gets in a fair bit of offense. Any offense against Ryback is a fair bit, really. He finally has enough of this, sending Tensai to the outside with a clothesline while muttering about Punk. A Meat Hook softens Tensai up to be Shell Shocked, and that is that.
Match 2 � Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett
Apparently Barrett feels like since he eliminated Kingston from their Survivor Series match, he's the better man. He looks like it before the commercial break, controlling most of the action. Kofi is still under duress after that mattress ad, eating a big boot to the face and trying to fight his way out of a neck crank. Barrett uses a series of knees and another kick to the face to knock Kingston to the floor. The fans try to psych Kofi up as he fends off several pinfall attempts, and he finally gets going with multiple kicks and a Boom Drop. Barrett's tilt-a-whirl side slam is a good response, getting him a near fall. Kofi comes off the top with a cross body and hits the SOS for a two count. That ends up as his last hurrah, as Barrett smacks him with the Bull Hammer and earns himself a victory.
We walk back through the saga of Brad Maddox and his run-in with Ryback. Seems it's just a plug for his YouTube video that captured that night as it happened. Elsewhere, Paul Heyman is excited for the celebration of Punk's anniversary as champion. Matt Striker wants a comment from Punk about Ryback and the champ's affiliation, if any, with Rollins, Ambrose and Reigns. Heyman dismisses Striker by saying tonight is about the celebration, and everyone is invited � even Ryback. Punk seems a little uncertain about the wisdom of that idea. The champ is wearing the �I'm a Paul Heyman Guy� t-shirt, a nice touch.
Match 3 � Kaitlyn vs. Aksana
It's revenge time! Kaitlyn wants a piece of Aksana for assaulting her last night. I'd kind of just like this storyline to be over. Kaitlyn does get the win here, for what it's worth.
A WWE-themed episode of The Soup? I'm so there! Little Jimmy may or may not be there, but he's not on hand tonight as R-Truth joins Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler to take in this next bout,
Match 4 � Brodus Clay vs. Antonio Cesaro
Clay's dancers find themselves urging on their man early on after Cesaro swarms him with strikes and stomps on his chest. Brodus misses his corner splash, though, and Cesaro smacks him with an uppercut off the turnbuckle. The Neutralizer ends Clay's night, and Antonio takes a moment to do some jawing with Truth.
A video highlights Cena's work with the Make A Wish Foundation. However you feel about him as a wrestler, he deserves all kinds of props for this.
Vickie wants to set the record straight about Tamina Snuka's attack on AJ Lee. You know, the one that took up some of the time on Sunday's show that we all paid to see? Guerrero has witnesses to back up her allegations about AJ and Cena, including a waitress and a parking attendant. That leads to another confrontation with AJ, who really wants Vickie to either fire her or shut the hell up. Cena storms out and says he'll give people something to talk about if that's what Vickie wants. Some tonsil hockey ensues. Ziggler apparently has an issue with it, attacking from behind. Cena fends off the Show Off and chases him to the back, but he looks like he may have injured his knee in the process.
Match 5 � Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton � Two out of Three Falls Match
This should be good. Orton scores early on with a dropkick and a suplex, while Del Rio looks to work over his opponent's arm. ADR is sent out to the floor, where he uses the ring post to damage Orton's left arm even more. He goes too far in the eyes of the referee, leading to a DQ that gives Randy the first fall. We step out for some adverts and return to find Orton is still trying to get his left arm free of Del Rio's clutches. He rallies with some clotheslines and a one-armed power slam, but Del Rio rolls into the cross armbreaker and gets a quick tap out. We're tied at one fall each, and Orton certainly looks the worse for wear. Randy almost steals the win with a roll-up, but he's soon scrambling to kick out from a pinfall attempt. Orton counters Del Rio's charge with a backbreaker only to have his foot grabbed by Ricardo Rodrguez. The ref tells Ricardo to his the showers, and Del Rio uses a Backstabber to get a sneaky two count. ADR mocks his foe's call for the RKO and pays for it by taking the rope-aided DDT. Now it's Orton legitimately calling for his finisher. Del Rio counters with a cross armbreaker attempt that Orton manages to fight off. Hurled into the corner, Orton evades the step-up kick and connects with an RKO that wins the match.
A trainer tells Cena he may have a torn meniscus. At least he did it while in the midst of some action. Zing!
Match 6 � The Great Khali vs. Primo and Epico
Hornswoggle is out with a bouquet of flowers. Looks like they're for Rosa Mendes, but they're hiding a little surprise. Mendes gets squirted with water while Epico is on the receiving end of the Punjabi Plunge. That's a wrap, except for the dancing.
Heyman is in the back going over the particulars for Punk's celebration. He wants balloons!
Match 7 � David Otunga vs. The Miz
Cole and The King discuss whether Miz has actually made a face turn. Not in those words, mind you, but that's what they're doing. Otunga looks to change his jobbing ways by taking it to Miz for several minutes, making the Awesome One kick out of a whole bunch of near falls. The inevitable Miz rally finally does arrive, and the Skull Crushing Finale puts Otunga away.
Sheamus gets some microphone time, saying that even though he came up short against Big Show a few weeks ago, he took pride in knowing that they had a fight to remember. But then Show had to make it personal by attacking his friend William Regal, and he took it to another level by dragging a defenseless ref in the way of the Brogue Kick at Survivor Series. He wants Big Show out to settle their feud once and for all, and the big man comes out to the stage, showing some damage from the chair shot rampage that Sheamus unleashed on him Sunday night. After a short exchange of pleasantries, Show steps aside for Sheamus' actual opponent, a.k.a. our intellectual savior.
Match 8 � Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow
Sandow has to go into survival mode to ride out Sheamus' initial burst of rage, but he is actually in control once we come back from the commercial break. He blasts Sheamus with knees and a clubbing shot to the back to get a two count. The beating continues long enough for Sandow to set up for the Elbow of Disdain, but Sheamus counters with the Irish Curse. Sandow ends up on the wrong side of the ropes, which means he takes a series of shots to the chest. Sheamus goes up top to hit the Battering Ram and follows with White Noise. The Brogue Kick is on target, and Sandow is down for the three count.
AJ goes looking for Vickie and finds that Tamina is by her side. Guerrero finds the whole thing pretty amusing, laughing off AJ's threats. #pleaseendthis
Layla tries to talk AJ out of going into the men's locker room. She ignores the advice, stomping in to confront Ziggler. Dolph goes off on the GM, calling her desperate and pathetic. Oh, and sad, weak and pitiful. Also trash. Not surprisingly, AJ starts smacking Ziggler, which gets Cena into the ruckus as well. Ziggler tackles Cena through the wall of one of the bathroom stalls, and that's not going to help that injured knee any. Josh Mathews reports that during the commercial break, Cena was rushed to get more medical attention.
Match 9 � Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio vs. Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane)
The Prime Time Players are out with the announcers, claiming that they saved Cena's life by pulling him away from Ziggler back in the locker room. They also take exception to Cole's news that Sin Cara and Mysterio will get a title shot if they win this match. Meanwhile there's a pretty decent match going on too. Sin Cara takes some punishment from both of the tag champs until he's able to get Mysterio tagged in, and Rey scores several near falls against Kane. Sin Cara flies to the outside to neutralize the only non-masked man in this match. Mysterio hits the 619 and tries to drop the dime on Kane, but the Big Red Machine catches him on the way down. Darren Young and Titus O'Neil storm the ring, and the ref calls for the bell. The Prime Time Players end up decimated by the combined forces of the other two tag teams, much to the delight of Cole and Lawler.
Heyman does one last round of butt kissing to Punk in the back, vowing that no one will tarnish this night for him. The celebration awaits after the break.
The fans give Heyman a less than warm reception, which he takes as an opening to taunt them a bit. He says the WWE Universe can't really handle the way Punk raises the bar so far each and every night. The champ comes out and points out that Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Bret Hart, The Undertaker and The Rock were all unable to hold the title for a whole calendar year. He and Heyman watch a highlight video of the title reign on the big screen. Punk says tonight isn't just about reminiscing but also about looking to the future. He's got his sights set on the summer of 2018, when he'll surpass Bruno Sammartino as the longest reigning champion in WWE history. Heyman says even though he's a fan of Bruno, he could never beat CM Punk. Nor could Hulk Hogan or Stone Cold Steve Austin for that matter. And at the Royal Rumble, it's going to be proven that not even The Rock could defeat Punk. The champ calls his victory on Sunday night the greatest of his career, because he was able to survive both Ryback and Cena. An unhappy Ryback heads for the ring, but Rollins, Ambrose and Reigns are on hand again. They brawl to the ring, where the numbers game gets the best of Ryback for the second straight night. Just like at Survivor Series, Ryback takes a free ride through the announce table. Punk leaves the ring so the NXT crew can stand tall, and the champ ends the show by standing over the body of his challenger. See you in seven!
Nick Tylwalk wants everyone to know that when he was just starting out as a SLAM! Wrestling developmental talent years ago, he wrote under the name Tyler Nichols. Ask him about the long days his trainers had him putting together sentences by reaching out to him on Twitter, on Google+ or by email.


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Avantha Masters. Awesome African Aiken Ascends. March 16 2013
South African Thomas Aiken fired an awesome third round -10 under par 62, to ascend to the top of the leaderboard at the Avantha Masters, on the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort course in India. Thomas Aiken / Getty Images Thomas Aiken now has a three shot lead going into the final round of the Avantha Masters, in Greater Noida, Delhi, India. Thomas carded eight birdies and an eagle in his ten under par round. His closest rival is China's Wenchong Liang, who had a third round -3 under par, 69, for his -15 under par total. Thomas said concentration was the key; " I concentrated very hard to play one shot at a time and it seemed to work, it just shows what can happen. I got off to a great start, holing a pitch shot on the second for eagle always helps, and from then on I just stuck to my game plan. All in all I'm very pleased with the way I played. I've been playing very well the last four months and just haven't converted opportunities. Fortunately this week I've converted a lot of the opportunities that I've had, the majority of them have gone in from inside ten feet and that's what makes the difference from a scoring point of view." The overnight joint-leader Wenchong Liang is in second place, he missed two short putts on the day, they were inside two feet; " The key is to stay patient, I'm just three shots back and I'm confident that the gap can be closed. Anything can happen in golf and I only need to believe that I can do it. Hopefully luck will play a part as well." Tied in third place, at -14 under par are David Drysdale and Kiradech Aphibarnrat, both players dropped shots late in the day, and now have some work to do to make up the deficit. Earlier in the week, during the first round Chinnarat Phadungsil shot a 61, he has since dropped off the pace and is now down tied in 23rd place at -9 under par for the tournament. Lets hope that Thomas will not repeat that kind of classic collapse, following a brilliant round, from this position he should comfortably go on to win this event.