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Discussion in 'Sports Zone' started by JustDezIt, Feb 17, 2013.
Nice suit.
That is sooo cool.
My favorite player of all time with my favorite current player... Awesome stuff.
If he keeps his head on straight Dez has the talent to have future stars wanting pics with him 25 years from now
"The one in the front; he had crooked eye's and [stuff]. One eye was looking at me and the other one was looking at Rick".
MJ looks just like he did at 37..I'm sure he could average 20ppg if he suited up today too.
In other news, I can see the tabloids have this headline:
"Cowboy WR Dez Bryant, moons crowd at MJ celebration!"
Although it happened quickly Dez's suit jacket was stuck on a stool and caused him to spin awkwardly, disrobing himself in the process...
My what a difference 4 months make.
/The kid is an all-star. I'm just remembering when many hated him 6 months ago.
Who wouldn't want a picture with him now?
I've heard some people say that if he did so, he could still be a solid role player...giving you 11-15 points.
Kidd-Gilchrist said Michael beat him in a 1 on 1 game last week or something...so he can obviously still ball.
No way in hell MJ would average 20 ppg. If he got 20 in a game he'd have to take a week off. He's 50 freaking years old.
Awesome picture!
I believe it. He came to the Wiz at 40 and he still was putting up 20+ a game and did it at 46% from the field.
Jordan is the goat...his athletic ability with his creativity going the bucket in his early years in the NBA is so much better then Kobe and Lebron's. Lebron is a physical freak but MJ was freakish also and had better skills entering the league. Don't get me started with the killer instinct that Jordan had compared to Lebron.
Dez Bryant @DezBryant
So excited I can't tweet right lol....meeting Michael Jordan tonight was the best moment of my life
Me and the Greatest!!!!!!! http://lockerz.com/s/283602594
LeBron's a better passer than MJ was, a better rebounder than MJ was, and can defend more positions than MJ could. All this while currently scoring more efficiently than MJ ever did with a ridiculously high FG% that has risen each of the last 7 seasons.
He's built like Karl Malone but with MJ's scoring ability and Magic's passing ability. An absolute monster that would've eaten the competition alive if he was playing in the late '80s-early '90s when zone defense was illegal.
But by all means, stick to the MJ-was-God cliches to avoid crediting the younger generation where it's due.
Did you know his playing weight was something like 218 and he is at 240 now...was 260. If you look at his playing days he was much leaner and seemed skinny at times...go find baseball photos. Love him. Great article in ESPN last week about him. I loved the competitiveness
And you live in a fantasy where everything new is better. Jordan is the GOAT. Current players say it, older players say it...almost all agree, including guys like Magic Johnson, who just talked about it. Jordan had 9 ALL NBA Defensive First Teams. LeBron has mad skills but until last year he shrank in the clutch. Jordan did it EVERY year and against less watered down competition. His passion was unmatched. Read above. GOAT..no doubt.
Read this..including the part where LeBron has 2 inches and 45 lbs and still only leads Jordan by 1 rebound a game..Jordan had 8 per one season.
Dude, what?
Lebron has never dealt with defenders hand checking him either. As much as he cries to the refs now over minimal contact, his whining would've fallen on deaf ears back in Jordan's era. The closest thing to an old school defender Lebron has ever seen is Kobe, who embarrassed him with two blocks last Sunday when he game on the line.
He is twice the athlete Jordan was, but Jordan was three times the competitor. Lebron has proven to be affected by trash talk ON and OFF the court, which has diminished his game when it counts.
Stop it. You do know that the foul calls that Lebron gets now he wouldn't have gotten in the early 90's or 80's right? You look at Lebron too fast and he will get a foul call. Him and his brother Wade.
Lebron is physically more gifted than MJ ever was or anyone for that matter. 6'9, 250, as fast as point guards and passes better than most point guards. Strong as a power forward. There's never been anything like him. MJ was 6'6 216. You can't even compare the two in that regard. And MJ didn't need to run to his competition just to get a ring. He never ran to Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing to get a ring.


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Comptroller DiNapoli Commends State Legislature Bill Calling for Audits of Special Ed Programs
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Friday commended the Legislature for passing legislation mandating audits of every special education services program provider for preschool children with disabilities in the state and urged Governor Cuomo to sign the bill to ensure taxpayer monies are spent as intended and to deter further provider fraud.
This legislation was a program bill of the Office of the State Comptroller and was sponsored by Sen. John Flanagan (S.5568-A) and Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (A.7302-A).
"New York needs to greatly strengthen the oversight of special education services to preschool children, and improve transparency and accountability in how public funds are spent on students with special needs," DiNapoli said. "Numerous audits by my office have found widespread fraud and abuse in the program, costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year, and depriving children of the resources intended for them. Students and taxpayers deserve much better than they are getting."
In addition to mandating the Comptroller's Office to audit all of the more than 300 preschool special education providers in this $1.3 billion program by March 31, 2018, the bill:
· Establishes that when a special-ed preschool student is placed with a program provider that performed the student's assessment, the committee making the recommendation for the services must certify that the placement is appropriate and notify the State Education Department (SED);
· Provides that a provider of special services or programs shall certify that its executive director meets the criteria established by SED to be an executive director; and if paid as a full-time executive director, is employed as such and does not have any other employment which may impair his or her job performance; and
· Directs SED to study alternative ways to calculate reimbursement to providers for their services and improve the monitoring of providers. For a copy of the legislation, visit:
DiNapoli has identified extensive fraud and improper use of funds in a recent series of audits of special education providers. His office has completed 18 audits of preschool special education providers, finding nearly $20 million in unsupported or inappropriate charges. There are currently 13 additional audits of preschool special education providers in progress.
The audits have resulted so far in the arrests of four employees of two providers, two convictions and restitution of $610,000. One special education provider was convicted as an entity and fined $25,000. Six additional cases referred to law enforcement are still pending. The Comptroller's audit of SED's fiscal and program oversight of special education providers last year found that the agency has not conducted any on-site provider audits since 2007.
SED oversees special education programs for students with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21. In addition to services provided by local school districts, these programs include services delivered to about 75,000 students by for-profit and not-for-profit entities at an annual state cost of $1.3 billion.
For a copy of that report, visit:
For audits of special education providers, visit:
and click on State Education Department.

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Thread: Underweight Pregnancy
18th July 2012 10:37 PM #1
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Underweight Pregnancy
My wife is now pregnant for the first time. She does not have any illness but she is really petite. She is 26 years old and just 35 kilos. Her doctor prescribed her to eat a little but often, like eating every 2 hours. She has good appetite but she gain weight a bit. On her 10weeks of pregnancy she is 32 kilos, now on her 18 weeks she is 35 kilos. Just this week, she feels not eating because she felt heavy in her tummy every time she eat and feels gas pain. When she do not want to eat heavy foods like rice and viand, she eats cereal bread, pasta, or soup and fruits and milk instead. Is it just okay? What are your suggestions for foods that she can eat when she does not feel like eating?
Thanks for your help.
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Hi Shao,
It is actually common for a woman to lose weight during her first trimester (12 weeks or so) because 80% of women have "morning sickness" (which was "all day sickness" for me). When you're feeling nauseous it's simply very hard to eat. Seems like so many foods can make a woman nauseous in those first few months of pregnancy. In fact, it is very common for women who are underweight to have a hard time getting pregnant. One reason for this is because the body knows it needs some fat reserves to support the first few months of pregnancy, when hormones are changing so rapidly (to support the pregnancy) and many women have a hard time eating.
It sounds like your wife is putting on weight now, which is a very good thing! I'm sorry that she is feeling "heavy" in her tummy and is having some gas pains. This can be so uncomfortable.
I do have some suggestions for foods she can eat that will help with her digestion (avoiding gas) and will also nourish her and the baby and help to put weight on.
Do you know her blood type? If so, please let me know what it is and I will give you some suggestions for foods that can be very healing for her body (and foods that can act like poisons, so she should avoid them).
If you don't know her blood type, let me know that too, and I'll give you some ideas to try until she can all her midwife or doctor to find out what it is. She has likely already had blood drawn (usually a complete blood count is done at 12 weeks, along with other blood tests like a blood type test) so the doctor's office or midwife should have it on file.
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Hi Kate,
Thanks for your response. Her blood type is "B". I will be waiting for your suggestions. Thank you very much.
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Hi Shao,
Thank you for your prompt response in letting me know that your wife's blood type is "B". This is actually very good for her because you mentioned that one of her "go to" foods when she's not feeling particularly well, is milk. Type B is the only blood type that can enjoy a full array of dairy products without problems (*note, if your wife develops mucus (stuffiness in her nose, etc.) then she will want to back off).
And because we want her to put on weight, she may want to try eating even more dairy than just milk. Things like full fat cheese, cottage cheese, keefer, yogurt, half and half and even ice cream. It's best to limit sugar intake when pregnant, but in your wife's case, if the only sugar she is having is ice cream, having a bowl of ice cream each day would be a good way to have a treat plus get more calories.
2 of the biggest foods that cause digestion problems (i.e. gas) in type B's are corn and wheat. Type B people can 't handle gluten in wheat products so switching to a gluten free diet is beneficial. Unfortunately a main staple for people who need a gluten free diet is corn, and type B's don't do well on corn either.
So... an excellent alternative to wheat and corn would be oats and rice. Be sure they are gluten free oats, if you can. Oats, in and of themselves do not have gluten, however there are many fields of oats which are now grown close to fields of wheat, and this is causing a problem in that the oats are somehow ending up containing gluten. The good news is that "gluten free" is catching on in many countries and there are many companies that are labeling their oats as "gluten free" if they have been grown away from other gluten crops.
Type Bs tend to have a harder time with chicken, so I would encourage your wife to wean herself off of chicken and replace with highly beneficial meats like lamb, goat, mutton, rabbit and venison. There are other "neutral" meats she can use like turkey, liver and pheasant.
Deep-ocean fish and white fish are wonderful for Type B's. If your wife wants something bland, you could try a white colored fish (i.e. cod) that is poached in some salted water (or unsalted if her blood pressure is high). Just make sure she chooses fish that are lower in mercury content. Here are some good guidelines for eating fish during pregnancy.
Your wife NEEDS a lot of vegetables, and yet we know that it is harder to digest raw vegetables than cooked. So if she is struggling with digestion, she may want to start with being sure her vegetables are steamed or baked before eating. Making a vegetable soup and eating some each day will be highly nutritious for her and may be something that she likes.
The one vegetable that I would have her stay away from is tomatoes and tomato products like spaghetti sauce. Tomatoes contain a lectin that can irritate the stomach lining of Type B's.
Fruits, also, can be harder to digest when they are raw, however an excellent way to start the digestion process with fruits (other than steaming or poaching) is to make a green smoothie. You can do this by using any fruits which are beneficial for Bs, like pineapple, add in some neutral fruits like bananas and papaya and/or mango, and then add in a handful of leafy greens like kale, spinach or green leafy lettuce. Some people have a harder time with raw spinach in a smoothie, so you may want to reserve the spinach to be served steamed with some butter (again, trying to add in the full fat dairy) and use a different leafy green for the smoothies. Add water and blend together. I've been drinking 2-3 smoothies a day for the past few days and the children are enjoying them too. They are highly nutritious too. Oh - and I'd also throw in some flax oil into the smoothies so your wife gets some good essential fatty acids which is super important for her and baby right now.
In general, type Bs do well on most spices, however, one of the biggest problems for type Bs is pepper (which seems to be in so many things). She should also avoid gelatin (i.e. Jello), and, of course, no ketchup as this is a tomato based product.
In general, type Bs do not do well on most nuts (stay away from peanuts) though Almonds and almond butter are neutral.
One of the biggest benefits for a type B with digestive weaknesses is to use digestive enzymes. Pineapple contains Bromelain, Papaya contains Papain. Those are both digestive enzymes, so eating more pineapple and Papaya can be helpful. But what may help your wife more than that right now is to purchase a digestive enzyme that she can actually take with her meal. She can get one that has all food based enzymes or she can take one that has food based enzymes PLUS hydrochloric acid, which is what I take (my blood type is AB, so I have some "B" in me).
And an excellent book for any woman who is expecting or trying to conceive is Eat Right 4 Your Baby by Dr. Peter D'Adamo.
We have used the Blood Type Diet as a good working guide for our entire family, especially when I noticed digestive reactions to foods (i.e. my type A son would throw up after meals when he was little, and I realized that the culprit was an "avoid" food for Type A's, cow milk products.)
Hope this gives you some ideas on how your wife can feel better when eating and yet gain some weight as well. Dairy products, eggs, fish, lamb, oats, rice and lots of fruits and vegetables, along with a digestive enzyme taken at meal time should be very helpful. As your wife gets heavier with child, she may find that eating smaller meals throughout the day will sit better with her, simply because the weight of the baby (and other fluids) will be pushing on her stomach. But for now I'd say it's not so much baby weight which is causing the problems as it is hormonal changes and eating the wrong foods.
Please post back to let me know if you found any of this helpful or if you have any further questions.
Warm regards,


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Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List 2013
You think you have a great fashion sense? Well, you probably do, but you could totally take a few pointers from the celebrities who made Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List of 2013!
At the top of the list actress Kerry Washington and 20/20 singer Justin Timberlake take the lead. Other artists include Queen Bee Beyonce, actual royalty Dutchess Kate Middleton, Charlize Theron, Victoria Beckham (who might actually smile because she made the list!), Keith Richards and even Heat star basketball player Lebron James made the list!
These fabulous stars obviously know what they're doing when it comes to fashion so you should definitely pick up the latest Vanity Fair and who knows maybe one day you too will make the list!
Check out the FULL LIST at VanityFair.com!


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Licensed Professional Counselor/Marriage & Family Therapist
1800 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 201, Reston, Virginia
Just like adults, sometimes a child or adolescent can benefit from therapy. We can help you identify the underlying cause of your child's problems and develop strategies to help you and your child to learn better, more effective ways of behaving and coping with frustrations, and solving problems. We have clinical psychologists and experienced therapists who specialize in working with children and adolescents.
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Working with young children is a unique skill. As young children are less able to verbalize their stressors than are older children and adults, I utilize non-verbal tools to help them both express their needs and help them to work on solutions. I use sand tray therapy in my office which gives children ownership over their "world" by using figurines and toys to play out their personal situations. I also use art therapy with young children; both free form and structured activities during the session. Playing games with a young child gives me a way to learn how they adapt to rules and limits as well as giving the child a way to experience some fun while in the midst of productive therapy
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Resident in Counseling, Supervised by Thomas Lamp, LPC
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As a specialist in bereavement counseling, I am able to attend to the particular issues of childhood bereavement. I consider that it is important to create a safe space for bereaved children in conjunction and separate from their bereaved parents, since children usually respond to less verbal therapies. I employ art, music, and story telling exercises to help children process their grief.
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Ashburn Psychological Services has child psychologists available to assess and treat children from 2 years of age through childhood. Our child psychologists have training in play therapy, behavioral therapy and parenting work. Typically, psychologists who work with younger children work with both the child and the parents when addressing a developmental, social/emotional or behavioral concerns. At times meetings with the parents and not the child is the preferred method. Developmental testing and neuropsychological testing is also available at Ashburn Psychological Services.
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Quality parent-child relationships are ones that are mutually enriching and promote the emotional, mental growth of children and parents alike. Parents often need skills to gain the cooperation and mutual respect of their children, to be more effecting correcting problem behaviors. They need to know how to create an environment for emotionally safe, positive and open communications -- which builds healthy relationships. Therapy can support parents to set firm limits yet avoid punitive tactics, resolving conflicts in ways that empower children to cooperate and parents to transform conflict into growth and trust, and motive children to willingly contribute and maximize potential.
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Psychotherapists and Couples Counseling
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Are you wondering if your child could benefit from child therapy? Our therapists provide services to children of all ages. Who is Child Therapy For? As parents, we can usually tell when our normal efforts to help our child aren't working. There are times when we could benefit from more ideas for parenting. We want to give our child a chance to improve his or her own natural capacity to adjust and cope with challenges. Child therapy can help a child express normal emotions and is done often in conjunction with meetings with the parent(s). See our website about typical issues addressed with child therapy. Our child therapy services uses play therapy for children under a certain age.
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Photo gallery: Pomona College Dining Hall Workers Rally For Union Vote
Pomona College dining hall workers held a rally with students Wednesday to announce a plan to file for a union election at the college, in Claremont.
Some workers at the rally wore buttons saying, "Workers for Justice" and "Unite here! Local 11," while students marched around campus with banners and flags.
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Associated Press Drops Term 'Illegal Immigrant'
(NEWSER) – From now on, the Associated Press will no longer refer to people living in the country illegally as "illegal immigrants" or "illegals," notes the JimRomenesko blog. The term "illegal immigration" remains in play because, in that case, the word illegal describes an action and not a person, executive editor Kathleen Carroll explains in an AP blog entry. (By the same logic, the AP recently tweaked its style to avoid the term "schizophrenic." Instead, reporters are to write of a person diagnosed with schizophrenia.)
The new AP entry:
- illegal immigration Entering or residing in a country in violation of civil or criminal law. Except in direct quotes essential to the story, use illegal only to refer to an action, not a person: illegal immigration, but not illegal immigrant. Acceptable variations include living in or entering a country illegally or without legal permission.


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'"I'm OK going in," said Ruff, whose team finished two points out of a playoff spot. "We were pretty close to being where we wanted to be, and a couple disappointing things happened, and we ended up not getting there. The fact that we were able to put on a strong finish [7-2-1 in the final 10 games] was something that I really felt was important for our team."'
Ruff is content with standing pat
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