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James Hunt in the Hesketh 308. Photo credit cheshyre.
In today’s sponsor-driven, polished and impeccably tailored world of Formula One racing, there would be no room for a character like James Simon Wallis Hunt. Described as “larger than life” by those who knew him, Hunt played by his own rules, living life on the edge both on-track and off. His pre-grid ritual of vomiting before climbing the in the cockpit was necessary both to banish the pre-race jitters said to haunt him, and to exorcise the demons of the previous night’s excesses of alcohol and cocaine. Perhaps the most iconic symbol of a racing era gone by, it wasn’t Hunt’s ability that restricted him to a single world championship.
Born to a wealthy London family in August of 1947, Hunt was described as a rebellious and hyperactive child, descriptors that would follow him throughout much of his life. His decision to become the F1 world champion was made on his 18th birthday, while attending his very first automobile race (a club-level event) at Silverstone, and his family was not amused. Imagining Hunt as a physician, his father flatly refused to give James the money necessary to purchase a race car, so the aspiring driver began working odd jobs to earn the necessary funding. Eventually, Hunt purchased a clapped-out Mini, then spent the next two years preparing it for competition. His first official race entry failed to make it past the scrutineering stages, as instead of a proper driver’s seat, Hunt had simply bolted in an old lawn chair.
Though full of ambition, Hunt lacked both talent and finesse in his early career, and his over-the-top driving style soon earned him the nickname “Hunt the Shunt.” As he progressed to racing Formula Fords, and later, Formula Threes, his adrenaline-fueled driving style began to evolve, and it soon became clear to observers that Hunt was a diamond in the rough. One such fan was Lord Alexander Hesketh, a British aristocrat with a passion for racing, ambitions of Formula One and a seemingly unlimited amount of money to spend on developing a team. Beginning with Formula Three, then Formula Two, Hesketh (called “The Good Lord” by Hunt) funded the efforts of the rising-star driver. As the 1973 season dawned, the Hesketh team made the leap from F2 to the big leagues of Formula 1.
Hunt driving a Brabham in Formula 3, 1969. Photo credit Gerald Swan.
Established F1 teams held little respect for Hesketh Racing, which had quickly developed a reputation as a party team in the sport’s minor leagues. With his movie-star good looks and insatiable appetite for both sex and alcohol, Hunt did little to promote the team’s credibility; and his bad-boy behavior only escalated in Formula One. Nonetheless, the unsponsored Hesketh Team, which purchased its chassis from March, managed to silence its critics by out-performing the March factory team and by taking a podium finish at the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. If the Hesketh Team was a joke, clearly no one had bothered to tell James Hunt.
Hesketh Racing returned for the 1974 season with its own chassis, the March-based Hesketh 308. For an under-resourced team, the effort was a noble one, and Hunt delivered six top 10 finishes (including three podiums), ending the season eighth in points. Even other drivers began to look at Hunt in a slightly different light, particularly after his non-championship race win at Silverstone, in the BRDC International Trophy Race. His first victory in an F1 championship race would come the following year, at the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix, and Hunt would go on to finish fourth in the championship points.
If that was the good news, here was the bad: The Good Lord’s seemingly bottomless pool of money ran dry at the end of the 1975 season, and Lord Hesketh announced he was incapable of funding the team for 1976. That left Hunt scrambling to find a ride, and Emerson Fittipaldi‘s decision to leave McLaren opened the door for the team to hire Hunt. For 1976, Hunt would get to prove his ability with a top-name team turning out the most competitive cars, and many believed that McLaren would be able to rein in Hunt’s antics.
At the British Grand Prix, 1978. Photo credit Smudge 9000.
They were wrong. When signing his McLaren contract, Hunt refused to agree to a clause that required suit and tie at sponsor functions, and continued to show up dressed in jeans, t-shirt and soiled windbreaker. During the preparations for the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix, Hunt unzipped his Nomex and urinated on the pit wall, in full view of fans (who reportedly cheered his actions on, prompting Hunt to wave appreciatively at the packed stands), but that was hardly his only indiscretion at the race: According to legend, the married Hunt bedded 33 British Air stewardesses and countless local fans during his two-week stay at the Tokyo Hilton.
As for the 1976 racing season, Hunt captured six wins in 16 races, along with two additional podiums and two more top 10 finishes. Following Niki Lauda‘s near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring, the championship appeared to be Hunt’s to lose, but Lauda returned to the cockpit an astonishing six weeks after a priest had given him last rites. At the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix, Hunt needed a victory to sew up the championship, as long as rival Lauda finished the race, but that’s not what happened. When Lauda retired in protest on the event’s second lap (held in a torrential downpour), Hunt needed a third-place or better finish to clinch the championship, and that’s exactly what he delivered, taking the title by a single point.
Hunt’s 1977 season started on a high note, with a pole position at the season-opening Argentinian Grand Prix, but a suspension failure would end his day early, foreshadowing what would become a very frustrating season for Hunt. If the highlights were victories in Great Britain, the U.S. and Japan, lowlights were DNFs in eight of the season’s 17 races. During the penultimate Canadian Grand Prix, Hunt collided with his McLaren teammate Jochen Mass while leading the race, and took his frustration out on a corner marshal, punching him in the face (an act for which Hunt received an understandably large fine). The following season, 1978, was even worse, as the McLaren chassis was no longer capable of keeping pace with the aerodynamically superior Lotus, and Hunt scored just a single podium finish. Worse, he delivered DNFs in nine of the season’s 16 races, and was disqualified from the German Grand Prix for taking a shortcut to the pits with a damaged tire.
Hunt, following his win at the 1976 British Grand Prix. He’d later be disqualified for restarting the red-flagged race in a backup car.
Looking to sign with a more competitive team in 1979, Hunt joined Walter Wolff Racing with hopes of adding a second championship to his resume. It was not to be, and in the season’s first seven races, Hunt managed just a single finish, in eighth place. Following the Monaco Grand Prix, the British driver announced his retirement from racing, though he would later attempt to (unsuccessfully) negotiate a new contract with McLaren for 1980. As one door closed, another opened, and Hunt joined the BBC as a Formula One analyst towards the end of the 1979 season, a role he would occupy for another 13 years.
Just as friends believed Hunt was beginning to settle down, a life of excess caught up with him on June 15, 1993, when he died of a heart attack at age 45. Even death couldn’t keep him from throwing a party, and Hunt reserved £5,000 in his will for a proper celebration at his funeral. Those closest to him even received a formal invitation, stating “It’s James’ wish that you get pissed,” British slang for falling-down drunk. Undoubtedly, many complied with their friend’s final wish.
Had Hunt been more disciplined throughout his career, he surely could have delivered more championships to a competitive (or even semi-competitive) team. The world of motorsport is richer for the fact that Hunt refused to be polished and sanitized, and it’s unlikely that any form of modern motorsport will ever again see such a vibrant personality.
UPDATE: By coincidence, Motorsport Retro today posted the first part of the documentary The Real James Hunt.
Niki Lauda in recent years. Photo courtesy Gregory Moine.
On August 1, 1976, while driving for Scuderia Ferrari in the German Grand Prix, Niki Lauda’s Ferrari 312T2 exited the Nuerburgring circuit just before the Bergwerk corner, perhaps due to a rear suspension component failure. After striking an embankment, Lauda’s Ferrari, already on fire, returned to the racing surface where it was struck by a Surtees-Ford driven by Brett Lunger. In a surprising feat of heroism, a corner marshal and four drivers who climbed from their cars (including Lunger, Harald Ertl, Arturo Merzario and Guy Edwards) pulled Lauda from the flaming wreckage. They were successful, but not before Lauda suffered life-threatening burns to his lungs and face.
Though Lauda was reportedly conscious following the crash, his injuries were so extensive that the driver quickly lapsed into a coma. At the hospital, a priest was called to administer last rites, and few believed that the damage to Lauda’s lungs (caused by the inhalation of hot, toxic gases) would be repairable. If the Austrian driver did manage to survive these injuries, he still had second- and third-degree burns and the ever-present risk of infection to contend with. By the most optimistic of projections, Lauda was facing many months of recovery, assuming he survived at all.
Forty-three days later, defying all odds, Lauda climbed back behind the wheel of a Ferrari 312T2 at the Italian Grand Prix. Accounts of the day stated that blood was still weeping from bandages on his head, and that reconstructive surgeries to rebuild his right ear and right eyelid were still pending. Despite this, Lauda qualified fifth on the grid (two positions above his “replacement” at Ferrari, Carlos Reutemann, and four positions above his teammate, Clay Regazzoni) and ended the race in fourth position.
Perhaps more than Lauda’s 25 Formula 1 victories and three series championships, his recovery from near-fatal injuries during the 1976 season paints the picture of Niki Lauda the man and Niki Lauda the driver. Supremely talented and even more headstrong, Lauda always seemed to be struggling with something throughout his career, perhaps shaping his will to compete and his drive to win.
Behind the wheel of a Formula Vee, 1969. Photo courtesy Volkswagen Motorsports.
Born into a wealthy Austrian family in February of 1949, Lauda’s decision to begin racing cars was frowned upon, particularly by his grandfather. Progressing through the ranks from racing sedans to racing Formula Vees to racing sports cars, Lauda uncovered an opportunity to join the March Formula 2 team in 1971. There was, however, a catch: To get a seat, Lauda would need to bring sponsorship money with him, and a deal was quickly cut with an Austrian bank. Lauda’s grandfather soon opposed the deal, prompting the bank to withdraw its funding for Lauda’s blossoming career. In a supreme act of defiance, Lauda approached a second bank, taking a loan against his life insurance policy to produce the funding required to join the team.
By 1972, Lauda was driving for March in both Formula 2 and Formula 1, but only the team’s Formula 2 squad proved competitive. To advance his career, Lauda realized that a change in teams would be necessary, so he once again sought a bank loan to buy his way onto the BRM Formula 1 team. Though Lauda’s fortunes improved at BRM in 1973, where he scored two championship points compared to none with March in 1972, his fortunes changed when BRM teammate Clay Regazzoni re-upped with Ferrari for the 1974 season. Regazzoni spoke highly of Lauda, prompting the team to invite Lauda to Maranello.
As Lauda recently recounted to Top Gear, Enzo Ferrari himself extended an offer for Lauda to drive with Scuderia Ferrari, telling Lauda “you are an unknown and nobody knows why you are so fast.” Hardly negotiating from a position of strength, Lauda accepted an offer that amounted to the modern equivalent of roughly $66,000 per season, and his first race with Ferrari was the 1974 season-opening Argentine Grand Prix. Lauda would finish fourth in the standings that season behind Regazzoni, Jody Scheckter, and Emerson Fittipaldi, but his six consecutive pole positions would speak of things to come in 1975.
Though the year began with underwhelming results in Argentina, Brazil and South Africa, Lauda captured his first pole of the year in Spain. A collision at the start of the race ended Lauda’s day before the first corner, but his fortunes would change dramatically in Monaco, where Lauda would kick off a three-race winning streak. In the seven races that followed, Lauda scored two more victories and an additional three podium finishes, easily capturing his first F1 championship.
Lauda practicing for the fateful 1976 German Grand Prix. Photo courtesy Lothar Spurzem.
In the races leading up to Lauda’s 1976 crash at the Nürburgring, the Ferrari driver appeared poised to capture his second championship. The aftermath of the accident would also see the initial souring of Lauda’s relationship with Ferrari; literally giving him up for dead, Ferrari recruited Reutemann to replace Lauda for the remainder of the season. When Lauda announced his return to the cockpit at Monza, the team initially seemed indifferent about giving him a car to drive. Things would go from bad to worse at the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix: Still in contention for the championship, Lauda parked his Ferarri when the FIA failed to red-flag the race, held in a torrential downpour. Lauda’s safety protest handed the 1976 championship to James Hunt, prompting many fans to call for Lauda’s dismissal; some even went so far as to call Lauda a coward, despite the fact that the Austrian driver was back in the cockpit, as fast as ever, just six weeks after suffering his horrific crash.
The following season, 1977, dawned with Lauda being told he’d be second in the pecking order to Reutemann. At pre-season testing, Lauda was instructed to test brake pads while Reutemann tested tires, at least until Lauda threatened to walk away from his contract and join the McLaren F1 team. When the team relented, Lauda showed his merit by turning a quicker time in three laps than Reutemann had turned in a week of testing. Still, the writing was on the wall, and after clinching his second championship at the Italian Grand Prix, Lauda walked away from the team to sit out the season’s two remaining races.
Lauda would race for the Brabham Alfa-Romeo team in 1978 and 1979, but would finish fourth in the points the first year and 14th the following year. Frustrated with the team’s results, Lauda retired from F1 before the end of the 1979 season, preferring to spend his time running charter airline Lauda Air. His departure from the sport would be short-lived, however, as 1982 saw him return to the cockpit for McLaren. He’d drive for the team an additional three seasons, capturing his third world championship (by a mere half a point over Alain Prost) in 1984.
It’s all but impossible to recount Lauda’s successes, both on and off the track, in a single, brief article. In business, as well as in racing, Lauda is widely regarded as a man unafraid to tackle a new challenge, regardless of how daunting it may seem, and utterly uncompromising on his principles. Still active in motorsports, today Lauda serves as the non-executive chairman of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s board of directors, which may help account for the team’s remarkable progress during the 2013 season. Regardless of later achievements, Lauda will always be best remembered for his almost superhuman recovery and return to the highest levels of motor racing during the 1976 season.
It’s shameless promotion, yes, but really, how many of you don’t care at all that two car-guy movies will hit theaters within a couple of weeks of each other this September? We’ve already written about both Ron Howard’s Rush and Snake & Mongoose, but with new trailers for both films coming out this week, the similarities between the two (competing racers come to mutual respect and admiration, set in the Seventies, and plenty of sex – you know, your typical Hollywood formula) become a lot more apparent. Take a look at both trailers below and tell us what you think.


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Many Britons would ignore Foreign Office warnings about unsafe destinations, according to research
More than half of Britons would ignore official advice against travelling to unsafe destinations if they had already planned their trip, research has suggested.
Some 53% said they would go ahead with their trip if they had already made up their mind to travel to a destination and the Foreign Office advised against going there.
Earlier this month the Foreign Office warned against all but essential travel to most parts of Egypt when political clashes followed the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi.
The latest research, by travel agent sunshine.co.uk, found nearly all Britons (91%) were unaware which countries were subject to travel warnings by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Three-quarters said they would not check the Foreign Office website before travelling to see if their destination carried a warning. The findings further underline the importance of
worldwide travel insurance for those falling into these groups, as well as all other travellers.
Of the minority who would heed travel warnings and would cancel or delay their journey, "violent incidents and protests" at their destination - such as the current unrest in Egypt - was cited as most likely to deter them.
The next most frequently mentioned factor was warnings of "severe weather and natural disaster".
Chris Clarkson of sunshine.co.uk, which conducted the survey of 1,962 British adults, said he was "shocked" at the findings.
He said the Government issues travel warnings for a reason and advised people who want to remain safe and enjoy a hassle-free trip overseas to always check the Foreign Office website for advice and base their travel plans around what they find.
This should be part and parcel of the holiday bookings process, "especially for those planning to go somewhere off the beaten track". It is not often that popular holiday resorts will have warnings issued against them, but it is always worth checking just in case, he added.
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New technology to provide detailed scans of patients could improve the recovery of people suffering with liver cancer, scientists have said.
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At least 10 Britons have been injured in a speedboat accident off the icy coast of Norway.
17 February 2017
Comedian David Baddiel is trying to highlight the "epidemic" of dementia as a killer of older people in a new documentary.
16 February 2017
The public has spoken and the world's favourite cruises are being honoured by a top cruise review site.
15 February 2017
The collaborative #SkiSafe campaign has been relaunched in a bid to raise safety awareness among winter sports enthusiasts.
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A new "age defying" hormone could offer a breakthrough in preventing kidney and heart disease in people who suffer from diabetes.
11 February 2017
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10 February 2017
Families looking to take a cheap break in the upcoming half term are often sorely disappointed, however new research suggests Cyprus is the best destination for a well-priced trip.
09 February 2017
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Plant-based food choices help preserve health and mindfulness
Plant-based food choices have not always been easy for me. I grew up in a meat-consuming household, and sugary snacks were readily available. Even vegetable dishes contained chicken or beef stock, and often some sort of dairy. At one point I did not think it was possible for me to give up meat and dairy products completely. And yet, the longer I live on this planet, the less I want to participate in any activity that could be construed as uncaring.
You ask, why would I want to give up eating meat?
Our early ancestors cut their teeth on a predominantly meat-based diet. Am I seriously looking to abandon the eating habits of Paleolithic ancestors and “go green” for dinner? Research, particularly in the last 10 or 20 years, shows that enjoying all of the plant-based food varieties from the vegetable kingdom, and limiting or eliminating meat, may be the healthiest way for us to eat in our daily lives.
• What’s true about the Paleo diet? – Upon closer look, our Paleolithic ancestors enjoyed plant-based food, like salad, just as much as a nice steak. Research released by the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies in 2015 shows evidence that humans were eating plant foods as far back as 400,000 years. Anthropological data shows early humans were also eating seeds, starchy root vegetables and consuming other types of starches and polyunsaturated fats.
• The China Study, the largest study on nutrition ever conducted, shows that you can “turn on” and “turn off” cancer by adding or removing animal protein from a person’s diet. When people consistently consume animal-based protein, their incidence rates for developing cancer are much higher than average. When animal protein is removed and replaced with plant-based protein, cancer rates plummet. In many cases, cancer victims actually saw remission after ditching meat, and switching to a totally plant-based diet.
• In 2015 the results of a Cleveland Clinic study on obese children were released. Obese children, also suffering from high cholesterol, were switched to a strict vegan, plant-based food diet. By moving from processed food, sugar, fast food and meat to a plant-based diet, those children lost weight and significantly reduced their heart disease risks in just 30 days.
Those are just a few of the many studies that show people are naturally conditioned to eating plants. Both mental and physical rewards are associated with eating fewer processed foods, less meat, less salt and sugar, as well as dairy products, and replacing those foods with nutritious, delicious choices from the animal kingdom. Listed below find 7 major benefits (and a couple of bonus benefits you might not have thought about) of switching to a regular eating schedule focusing on plant-based foods.
1 – Weight Loss
Are you overweight? Could you lose a few pounds? Are you obese? Odds are, you answered yes to at least 1 of those 3 questions. That is because humankind has never been fatter than we are right now. This is because of a number of factors. We are more sedentary than we have ever been. Physical movement is linked to reaching and maintaining a healthy body weight. There is another factor that doctors and health professionals believe is more to blame than lack of exercise for the weight problems of modern man … what you are eating.
We now understand that as much as 65% to 75% of your level of physical fitness and health is derived from nutrition. Studies show that 70% to 80% of the food found in your grocery store contains refined sugar. MSG, salt, preservatives, steroids and man-made chemicals are also present in most processed foods to some degree. Because of this, simply by changing your eating patterns, you will begin to lose weight if you are overweight. This means trading in processed foods (foods that come in a box, wrapper or can) for fresh and healthy vegetables, fruits and other healthier, nutritious, plant-based options.
2 – Diabetes Prevention
Type II diabetes is 100% preventable. This is not argued by any health professional. It is a debilitating, life-sapping disease that is dictated by lifestyle choices only. When you eat a lot of processed food and consume high levels of sugar, research shows your risk of developing diabetes skyrockets. There is also significant research which shows eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, berries and “good fats” leads to a much lower incidence rate of diabetes.
Refined sugar is rightfully eliminated from a plant-based diet. Refined sugar finds its way into many foods because it is a cheap way to add addictive flavor. Childhood onset diabetes simply didn’t exist before refined sugar began to make its way into the majority of processed foods.
3 – A Healthier Heart
You probably don’t want to suffer a heart attack. Experiencing a stroke is likely not high on your list of priorities either. Keep your heart healthy, and you positively lower your odds of experiencing either one of those heart conditions. How do you get your heart healthy? Stop eating processed and fast foods, and start eating fresh fruits, vegetables and other foods from the plant kingdom. Like many other studies, research from the Harvard School of Public Health shows that “a diet loaded with fruits and vegetables can lower blood pressure.”
Why is this important? It is significant because often times, the number one high blood pressure (HBP) symptom is death! That’s right, there are no warning signs, so if someone does not get checked frequently by a doctor for heart health, the first outward signs that there is any problem with your heart may be that you die from HBP. Unfortunately, 1 in 3 adults in the United States has been diagnosed with high blood pressure, which can be treated effectively with a diet change to plant-based foods.
4 – Healthier, Stronger, Younger Looking Skin and Hair
When you experience negative health symptoms, that is one way that your body tells you there is a significant problem somewhere. If you are underweight you may not be getting enough calories. If you are overweight, it could be a sign that you are either eating the wrong kinds of food, or you are simply consuming too many calories on a daily basis. This is what is happening when your hair and skin develop problems … it is simply a way that your body is telling you, “Hey, we have a problem here.”
Today’s Standard American Diet (SAD, the same high-processed, low-nutrition diet enjoyed by first world, modern nations everywhere) leads to overall poor health. This can display accompanying signs of that poor health, like weak, brittle hair, hair loss, acne, eczema, rosacea, prematurely aged skin, wrinkles, liver spots and other hair and skin conditions. Simply by trading in your meat, dairy, refined flour, sugar and unhealthy oils for plant-based foods, you can return your skin and hair to a healthy, youthful appearance.
5 – Less Chance of Developing Cancer
We highlighted this earlier in the introduction. It is such an important point that it bears repeating. Limiting the number of toxins and harmful bacteria that enter your body leads to a lowered risk of developing a number of cancers. Processed foods are full of additives, chemical compounds, sugar, MSG and other ingredients which have been linked to higher levels of cancer. Fruits and vegetables are chock-full of powerful antioxidants and other immune-boosting nutrients, enzymes and “natural medicines” that keep cancer at bay.
6 – Digestive Health
“All disease begins in the gut.” That is a quote that comes from Hippocrates, the Father of Western Medicine. He made that statement in the 4th century BC. He knew then what doctors know now, that as much as 3 out of every 4 human diseases begins with a problem in your digestive process. Fruits and vegetables are high fiber foods.
When you eat plenty of fiber, which is virtually nonexistent in processed foods and most meat and dairy products, that fiber cleanses your digestive tract, gut and intestines. Eat more high-fiber fruits and vegetables and you promote a healthier gut, which is where a lot of infections, illness and disease begin.
7 – All-Day, Stress-Free, Natural Energy and Vitality
When you reach for a cup of coffee, a sweet treat or an energy drink, you may enjoy a burst of energy. However, you are also familiar with the crash that usually follows. This is because using sugar to give you an energy boost is not the healthiest way to experience a “pick me up”. Eating fresh, delicious and nutritious fruits, vegetables and whole grains provides you with natural energy and vitality that lasts the entire day. This limits stress and anxiety, and improves your natural feeling of energetic wellness.

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As we await the return of the Premier League, one of the division’s greats will enjoy his testimonial tonight.
Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany will be honoured at the Etihad this evening, and five former Newcastle United players will be taking part in his testimonial.
The game will see a Manchester City legends side take on a Premier League All-Stars XI, with some huge names set to take part in the game such as Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes.
The home side have three former Magpies in their squad: James Milner, Stephen Ireland and Craig Bellamy. And for the All-Stars there’s Shay Given and Nicky Butt.
There are some mixed names there from Newcastle’s past.
- Bellamy was a controversial figure.
- Ireland barely played during a pointless loan spell.
- Milner was just a young and bright talent before Mike Ashley sold him under Kevin Keegan’s nose.
- Shay Given is a Magpies legend for his goalkeeping exploits.
- And Butt was a loyal servant for the Magpies, helping us win the Championship title in 2010.
The game kicks off at 7.45 tonight and will be live on Sky Sports. If you tune in, there’s a decent chance you’ll get to see Stephen Ireland do something he never really did for Newcastle – play football.
As we wait for domestic action to return, it’s good to see a few former Magpies get the chance to take part in a Premier League legend’s testimonial.


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A Small Change. For A Lifetime Impact
Have you ever wondered why good health instead of weight loss is not topping our priority list?
It is because only a minority of us take our health to be our personal responsibility. The rest of us take it for granted or feel overwhelmed by it.
Prioritising the Intentions
Intention is what the heart desires. Today, the struggle is with scheduling our priorities. And sometimes, health is often overshadowed by the rest. The first step to good health is prioritising this intention of wanting to be healthy and not looking at weight loss as an end result. Understanding the significance of good health and inculcating it as one amongst our primary needs is where the journey needs to begin.
And a lifestyle change is the first goal that needs to be set on the priority list.
When a lifestyle change is our intention, it is our heart’s desire, and only then will our mind follow it. This is the initial step in achieving the different goals we set for ourselves. If our lifestyle does not change for the better, our health will sooner or later become a hindrance in achieving the rest of our goals. This is where we need to prioritise our intentions. Prioritise good health and the necessity of a lifestyle change.
Small changes add up to the big difference
Sometimes the reason for procrastinating on the topic of health is that we are overwhelmed by not knowing how or where to set the change. We are saturated even before we attempt it, making it convenient for us to keep it for later.
One small step a day would be enough to get on the Holistic path, rather than having to face the consequences of wrong choices all at once. If we set our goal to be ‘healthy’ instead of ‘lose weight’ we would find the task to be slightly lighter. A bit more, POSSIBLE. Dental Implants
If we focus on our lifestyle as a whole, something as intimidating as weight loss will be easier to tackle. As with the lifestyle, we support not only the body, but also the mind and the soul to be all in harmony to achieve the results!
Success of a lifestyle change
Success always boils down to how consistent we can be and the positivity it spreads. This really is the most crucial task in hand at the end of the day. Good health being the intention, impact is far bigger with the lifestyle change we choose for ourselves today. Tomorrow. And the days following it.
Here is a short story from one of our own staff members. When she first sat down for an in-house holistic checkup, her problems or at least the ones she thought were her problems were frequent migraines. One month into the holistic lifestyle, and one of the small changes she practised was drinking a glass of green juice. Her migraines have since then been history. And not just that – she was also much calmer, with improved energy levels. These were not on her list of problems to be resolved but instead these were the bi-products of a small lifestyle change. More than what she had initially set out for. In a matter of time, her family members had also caught up with this practise of hers. This had not just benefited her but also her family.
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The impact of a lifestyle change is not just bodily changes. It is also the mental health – the emotional and psychological aspects. The clean food we consume, the kind of water we drink, how active we stay throughout the day, our sleep patterns, and having control over our emotions are some measures to understand the impact of a lifestyle decision. You witness your own change, so does your family and your neighbourhood.
Ultimately, the purpose of Holistic Lifestyle is harmony. Where every creation follows a flow of energy, there is love and happiness, and lastly, we are in union with the universe. Immunity and health exist together.Our health is our own responsibility. Focus on what we can do today to stay healthy.
Afterall, lifestyle is for life. The choice has to be ours – to live in health or live in ailment. We can achieve it all based on how consistent we are with the small changes right now. What we plant today, we reap the benefits later and for a longer period.
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Seeking to make sense of a debate over “natural immunity” — whether it’s better than vaccination, whether it should “count” the same — New Atlantis editor Ari Schulman quizzed associate editor Brendan Foht, who has a background in biology and years of writing under his belt on complex questions about biotech and politics.
This is part 1 of 3 in our short series.
Ari Schulman: Brendan, there’s a war on — not a war against the invisible enemy, but a war between Camp Vaccine and Camp Natural Immunity.
There are weighty issues at stake: If you are “naturally immune,” should that “count” the same as being vaccinated, for the purposes of vaccine mandates and passports? When we’re tracking a region’s progress toward herd immunity, should we be including natural immunity too? There are big culture-war stakes here too. So let’s just start with a definition:
What is “natural immunity,” and is that a sensible term to use?
Brendan Foht: “Natural immunity” simply means the immunity you get when you’re infected by Covid — assuming you survive and recover — as opposed to the immunity conferred by vaccination.
Some people object to the term, because all that vaccination is doing is triggering the same immune system that infection does. Either way, it’s your body producing the immunity. But it’s still a common term among researchers, it’s accurate enough, and it’s a lot less clunky than the alternative “infection-acquired immunity.”
Ari: Whether natural immunity should “count” the same as being vaccinated is ultimately a bureaucratic and social question. But we want it to be based on reality, as best we can understand it. So the first thing we want to know is:
How effective is natural immunity compared to vaccination against Covid?
Brendan: The studies that have been done on this question point in quite different directions, leading to dueling headlines for people following this. It takes some unpacking to make sense of them, but let’s walk through some of the most notable ones.
Probably the most talked-about study comes from Israel. So far it’s only been released in preprint. By analyzing patient data from a large Israeli health care network, the study examined how 780,000 people who had some form of immunity, from either recovery or vaccination or both, fared this summer, when the Delta variant was prominent.
The headline finding is that vaccinated people were 13 times more likely to get infected than people who had been naturally immune for a similar amount of time. For Covid-related hospitalization, the risk was 7 times higher. For symptomatic infection, natural immunity was also 7 times more effective. There were no deaths in either group.
The study also found that the effectiveness of natural immunity wanes somewhat over time, much as has been found for vaccination in other studies.
Ari: That sounds like a huge advantage for natural immunity over vaccination.
Are there studies that instead show a clear advantage for vaccination?
Brendan: Yes, there is at least one. Another study that recently received a lot of attention, including being touted by CDC director Rochelle Walensky, is one conducted by researchers from the CDC and a network of hospitals across the United States. This study came to the opposite conclusion of the one from Israel, finding that vaccination was 5 times more effective than natural immunity against infection.
More precisely, the study looked at people who were hospitalized with Covid-like illness in the U.S. from January through September 2021, and looked at two groups: people who had not been vaccinated, and had previously tested positive for Covid; and people who had been fully vaccinated, had no documentation of previous infection, and had at some prior point tested negative. These were their respective proxies for people with natural immunity only and with vaccine-induced immunity only. All of these subjects were tested for Covid during their hospitalization, and the positive rate was 5 times higher among the previous-infection group than the vaccinated group.
Ari: Okay, so…
What other notable studies should we know about?
Brendan: A program in the UK recruited a randomly selected set of households, and asked their members to participate by testing themselves for Covid on a regular basis — the target was at least “fortnightly,” or every two weeks, as the very British writeup states.
They found that, during the Delta wave, people who were fully vaccinated were 67 percent less likely to get infected than people with no immunity, while people with natural immunity were 71 percent less likely. That difference was small enough to be not statistically significant — meaning you could conclude from this that the effectiveness of vaccination and natural immunity are simply the same.
A number of other studies have concluded that vaccines and natural immunity offer similar protection, rather than one or the other having a big advantage.
The CDC has a recent, long review of what’s known about natural immunity against Covid, and it includes a table of seven studies that tried to put numbers on how effective natural immunity is against re-infection. Those numbers ranged from 81 percent to 95 percent. That is roughly in the same range as the figures that have been found for mRNA vaccines, or maybe a little higher if you factor in how the effectiveness of vaccines drops off more over time.
Ari: Oof. Thanks, Brendan. We’ll try to make sense of what conclusions we can draw from these wildly diverging studies in the next part of our series.
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Q: In Year 8, do you have any clue what Pitino wants the identity of his program to be? I can’t get a sense of what he wants his program to be known for. He came in thinking he was going to be an up-and-down, pressure team. That has certainly changed. – Gopher Sports (@sports_gopher)
A: You bring up a great point. Let us just say Pitino gets all the pieces he needs to be a contender in 2020-21. How does he fit those pieces together? What style gets the most out of them? I think the Gophers mostly went away from his initial idea of being an up-tempo, pressuring team due to their personnel and playing in the grind-it-out and physical Big Ten. You can win consistently in the Big Ten pushing the pace. Look at teams such as Michigan State, Iowa, and Penn State this year. But you also have to execute in the half court. Pitino has not had the depth at guard to play faster for most of his tenure. The U’s talent inside has led them over the years. So, Pitino tweaked his philosophy to utilize pick-and-rolls but play more through the post, trying to win with big men like Jordan Murphy and Daniel Oturu. The Gophers shot a lot of three-pointers this year. Expect more of that with mostly guards returning. Being more disruptive with defensive pressure to create steals and force turnovers will be key to increasing the tempo, though.
Q: Is there any chance Pitino gets a waiver for Liam Robbins to play next season based on the current environment? – Keith Berger (@Krb1max)
A: The chances are very high for Robbins to either receive a waiver or be immediately eligible to play for the Gophers without a waiver next season. Having family on the team helps his waiver situation. But that might not matter, because I’m hearing that the one-time transfer rule to play immediately could pass next month to be ready for the 2020-21 season. Robbins replacing All-America center Daniel Oturu is a tall task. But his shot-blocking presence makes the Gophers a sleeper in the Big Ten. The 7-foot Iowan was rated as high as the No. 1 non-graduate transfer on the market, with high-profile teams such as Duke, Kentucky and Louisville interested after he announced he was leaving Drake.
Q: Does the new transfer [Robbins] mean we know we are not getting Chet Holmgren in 2021? Does it affect his recruitment in some way? – Mike Baune (@Mbaune09)
A: Have not heard that at all. If anything, adding talent in the frontcourt makes the Gophers more appealing for the future. Holmgren told me he was glad to see Oturu do so well this year and have a chance to be drafted. Don’t be surprised to see Holmgren strongly consider his father’s alma mater here in the end. But don’t rule out the new preps to the NBA G League route being a possibility for the five-star junior from Minnehaha Academy, either. Holmgren is the No. 2 ranked player in the 2021 class.
Q: Can [Pitino] hire a great local recruiter? – Mike 55112 (@Mikewins55)
A: To say it has been difficult for the Gophers to sign local recruits recently would be an understatement. Potentially not landing Walton would mean zero Minnesotans in three of Pitino's last four recruiting classes (2017, 2019, 2020). But I don’t know if hiring a great local recruiter is a priority for him or not with the open assistant position. He said recently that patience is needed with that decision to find a coach with the pandemic not allowing him to meet with anyone in person. The right fit beyond just the recruiting aspect is important to him.
Q: There have been so many names of transfer targets recently, so who should Gopher fans be most excited to possibly land? – Tom Anderson @andersonTJ5
A: It seems like every week there is a new transfer being targeted by Pitino. Mostly grad transfers have been linked lately to Minnesota, including George Mason’s Justin Kier, UNLV’s Jonah Antonio, Wake Forest’s Chaundee Brown. Antonio, a 6-5 Australian guard, recently took a virtual tour of the Gophers facilities and campus. The most exciting name for Gophers fans hands down, though, is Courvoisier McCauley. The former Division II All-America guard at Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) heard from Pitino’s staff and other high-majors this week after announcing he wanted to make the jump to Division I.


The longest beach in Asia stretches south from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf, forming the eastern shore of the Bay of Bengal. I cross “Marine Drive” and walk through a gap in a brick wall to get to the beach. It looks grim. Dogs howling. Grey, angry clouds swollen with rain. Broken sun loungers stacked in piles, covered with ragged tarpaulins.
It rains a lot in this part of the world. Streams running to the sea wind their way through the muddy sand. There are nets attached to sticks, spanning the rivers. As these are tidal, I am not sure whether they catch saltwater fish swimming upstream or freshwater fish swimming downstream.
There are fishing boats, beached on the shore. They resemble shorter, fatter, curlier versions of Viking longboats, crescent shaped but without a mast. They carry lobster pots which have tall, flagged floats. The magical effect is spoiled by a dirty diesel engine, spluttering out clouds of black smoke that drifts over the estuary.
There is a local market on the beach, reached by a ramp of plastic sacks filled with sand. The stalls sell the usual plastic bric-a-brac, toys, bowls and mugs. There are streamers of brightly coloured packets of snacks hung from the roof and souvenirs on sale for Bangladeshi tourists. A cow rummages through the rubbish scattered behind the shops, beside a cart advertising Elite Paint.
To the south, there is the intriguing Bay Watch Hotel, run by the Bangladeshi Army. The wood of the sunloungers is rotting under the skeletal limbs of ruined parasols.
A few weeks later, the rainy season is over. The dawn sky casts a pink/orange light on the scene. A man is collecting plastic from the beach, to sell and recycle rather than to clean up. Two others are fishing in the sea using nets. Their catch is pathetic, half a dozen sprats. Both have cigarettes in their mouths as they use both hands to unravel the nets. Smoke drifts up into their eyes.
There are more fishermen using nets in the estuary. Two sailors beckon me down to their boats to have breakfast. The flames lick dangerously around the blackened pot on the deck stove.


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‘Follow my lead’ – renegade St Albans councillor urges LibDems to quit party
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Two councillors have been challenged to quit their party to demonstrate the depth of disapproval over the coalition government’s betrayal of St Albans residents by backing a massive rail freight terminal.
The challenge has been issued by furious former Conservative councillor Steve Bowes-Phipps, who resigned from the party last Wednesday over Secretary of State Eric Pickles’ decision to grant planning permission for a terminal on the former Radlett Airfield site.
Cllr Bowes-Phipps, who will continue as an Independent councillor, called upon Lib Dem counterparts also representing Park Street ward, councillors Aislinn Lee and David Yates, to follow suit.
He told the Herts Advertiser: “Eric Pickles has been on record saying that Green Belt decisions are for the local people to decide, not for central government to dictate.
“I looked at the arguments and I didn’t see how they could destroy such a large piece of Green Belt and I thought that it would never get through.
“I put my confidence in the government – the coalition – saying that local people should have a say.”
Cllr Bowes-Phipps said while he realised his sudden resignation from the party would not create a “tsunami” he thought it was the “only way to hit home, by standing up and saying enough is enough”.
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He went on: “I would like to publicly call on Aislinn and David to follow my lead and demonstrate the strength of their convictions against this appalling outcome.”
However Cllr Yates has rejected his call, saying that he and Cllr Lee would “not entertain the idea” of leaving the Lib Dems.
He went on: “It was a decision made by Eric Pickles. To say it was a decision by the coalition government rather than the Secretary of State is over-egging it.”
Cllr Bowes-Phipps, 48, said he had received “overwhelming support” from residents for making a stand, with locals telling him they had been “put off the Conservative party” as a result of Mr Pickles’ decision.
However he has quashed rumours on social media that he would defect to UKIP, saying, “that is utterly ridiculous.There is nothing attractive about UKIP policies to me.
“I don’t like their policy of bringing back smoking in pubs, and they are not even a political party, they are more of a protest group.”
Conservative group leader Cllr Julian Daly said he was not sure how Cllr Bowes-Phipps resignation from the party would affect decisions at the council.


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The depressed real estate market has caused many people to consider buying or selling a home on a land contract. Before deciding on this type of transaction, it is important to first understand what a land contract is.
A land contract is simply a sale of real estate in which the seller acts as the bank. Instead of the buyer getting a mortgage from a bank and paying off the seller at the closing, the seller agrees to be the mortgage company and to take payments from the buyer.
A land contract usually allows the buyer to immediately take possession and move into the property. While he is not considered an owner, the buyer does have a stronger interest than if he were a tenant. In fact, the buyer will be allowed to claim the property as his homestead and thereby lower the property tax bills.
In addition, even though the buyer is not an owner until he has paid in full for the property, a seller cannot simply evict a buyer who falls behind on his payments. The seller must start either a forfeiture or a foreclosure proceeding.
A forfeiture requires the seller to give a notice of default and then wait at least 14 days before filing a complaint with the court. Once the seller gets an order from the court, the buyer still has 3 months or 6 months (depending on how much of the principal he has paid) to “redeem” the property. In other words, the buyer can simply pay his missed payments and he gets to stay in the property. The cycle can then start all over again.
The alternative is for a seller to foreclose on the property – just like a mortgage company might do. The seller has to follow all the same rules as a bank would follow, including allowing the buyer 6 months to “redeem” the property by paying the entire balance due on the property.
In both cases, if the buyer does not redeem the property, he loses any money that he has already paid. However, the seller also loses money (and time) recovering the property. So, it is critical that the land contract document contain provisions for attorney fees, court expenses and a higher rate of interest after a default.
Land contracts are complicated transactions. Whether you are the buyer or the seller, be sure to enlist the help of a professional to ensure you understand all of your rights and obligations.
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UFC welterweight Nick Diaz caused quite a stir late Sunday night when he posted photos to Twitter and Instagram showing him on the side of the road with Citrus Heights police cars in the background, lights flashing.
Diaz was involved in an incident that took place with two individuals arrested by the Citrus Heights Police Department, according to Sgt. David Moranz. Diaz was not one the individuals arrested.
“(Diaz) was a passenger in a vehicle on Sunday night, March 17, around 11 p.m. (PT),” Moranz told MMAWeekly.com. “The vehicle was stopped for driving the wrong way on a one-way street in downtown Sacramento.”
The driver of the car that Diaz was a passenger of was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant, while another passenger was arrested for possession of concentrated cannabis (commonly referred to as hashish).
Diaz was not accused of or charged with any violations.
“He was cooperative and released without incident,” Sgt. Moranz added.
Sgt. Moranz was also one of the officers on the scene.
Diaz posted the photos with little information accompanying them, saying only “Yes i am on the sidewalk :/” and “We lost Alix and Vic” alongside his Instagram pictures, leading to much conjecture.
In the end, according to Sgt. Moranz, Diaz was a passenger in the vehicle and released from the scene without incident.


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A CLANABOGAN man is getting ready to take on perhaps the toughest multi-terrain foot race in the world… all in the name of Care For Cancer.
The extraordinarily difficult ‘Fire and Ice’ challenge will see Paul Kelly trek through the ever-changing Icelandic terrain with just six days to complete the perilous 155.3 mile course.
Aside from scrambling over sand dunes and painstakingly making his way through deserts of charcoal black sands, Paul will also be faced with running past steaming lava fields, grassy valleys and even crossing a glacial river.
And while Paul’s family were shocked at the revelation that he was taking on this challenge, the Clanabogan man said he simply had to do something for Care For Cancer after losing his aunt in January last year.
“My family have been touched by cancer so many times over the years,” said Paul. “It has affected my grandparents, my aunts, and my nephew and friends.
“They have all showed us amazing strength, as they fought and continued to fight their own personal battles. After the sad loss of my aunt in 2017, I wanted to do something to raise funds for Care For Cancer in Omagh as they do so much for our community.
“So one night, sitting surfing the internet, I came across the Fire and Ice event, and I signed up for it.”
The challenge will take place from Monday, August 27 to Saturday, September 1 and throughout, Paul will endeavour to remain completely self-reliant.
“I’ll be carrying everything I need – from food to water and clothing, and I’ll be camping at night,” he explained. “That means, I’ll need to be mentally strong, as well as putting in a lot of training for the event.
“But it is all worth it, as the money raised will go to Care For Cancer. They are a charity that offers so much support to our community in Omagh and the surrounding areas.
“They provide transport for patients to hospital appointments, complimentary therapies, a bra-fitting service for women who have had breast cancer and many other services.”
For Paul, all of this would not be possible without his excellent support network. He has expressed his thanks to sponsors and thanked everyone who has given him such great support.


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CCM Hockey needs assistance in locating 2,000 pairs of Tacks that went "missing" in transit from VAN to MTL. Police investigation ongoing.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 20, 2014The new skates were due for release this past Wednesday, the 18th, and were debuted by Avalanche forward, Nathan Mackinnon, this past season. Please, if you have any news or information regarding the whereabouts of the 2000 missing CCM skates, please contact BarDown.
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There are major changes in the newest Associated
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The Buckeyes have climbed from third to first following
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received 50 of 65 first-place votes, while second-ranked LSU
grabbed 11. The Tigers had been fifth in the poll before
yesterday's win over Tennessee in the SEC championship game.
Oklahoma is third, ahead of Georgia and Virginia Tech.
Sixth-ranked Southern Cal is followed by Missouri, Kansas, Florida
and Hawaii. Missouri lost the Big 12 title game to Oklahoma
yesterday, ending the Tigers' BCS title hopes.
The Mountaineers dropped from second to 11th, putting them just
ahead of Arizona State, Illinois, Boston College and Clemson.
Tennessee is 16th, followed by Texas, Wisconsin, BYU and
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Honda Avancier Concept Specs Review
Honda Avancier. The Chinese public was lucky to see the new Honda Crossover, but that does not mean that the Japanese automaker will not offer the all-new coupe in other markets. In addition, recent rumors indicate that the 2018 Honda Avancier can easily reach North America, so look for the amazing car at the upcoming Auto Show in Los Angeles or early next year at the Detroit Motor Show in 2017. According to the latest reports, the model American specifications UU. It will not be entirely different from the Chinese version, so we already know what we expect.
We are not sure whether Honda has planned for something like that, but next year 2018 Honda Avancier really looks like the successor to Crosstour. After all, the name “Avancier” may be special for the Asian market, so it could be the new generation of Honda Crosstour. In any case, the crossover looks really great. The beautiful body has a great resemblance to the Honda D concept car, but it does not point to the facade, which is unique and quite ordinary. There are front lights and LED fog lamps, as well as a high carved hood with a triple ventilation kit. Formation of triple ventilation. In general, the car looks wide and dynamic, but this is due to the wide side skirts and really large wheel arches. On the way back, the Avancier car of 2018 is not very aggressive. An automatic car made an attractive backlight, attached to a chrome band, while the twin exhaust appeared ready for a powerful engine.
Avancier 2018 will use a new 2.0-liter turbine engine. This unit is called “Sports Turbo” completely new at this time, and we have no more details about it. For other options, the basic model is likely to use a 2.4 liter unit of natural suction. The motors must be compatible with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a 4WD system only.
We are not completely satisfied with anything internal, because it is always better. However, this time, we have no comments. The crossover looks somewhat luxurious with luxury materials and leather upholstery. The central stack is well structured, while the big screen appears to touch in the right place. Seats have the option of heating and ventilation, and passengers in the back seat can use the touch screen for entertainment. Honda’s HENSING system, which undoubtedly includes some amazing safety features such as lane maintenance assistance, steering-assisted mitigation, active speed control, and rear parking assistance.
There is nothing official about the Honda Avancheri 2018 price, but we think it can not cost less than $40,000.


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Our government is telling us that obesity is a major health crisis, that sixty percent of Americans are "overweight," and that one in four is obese. But how true are these claims? In Fat Politics, Eric Oliver unearths the real story behind America's "obesity epidemic." Oliver shows how a handful of doctors, government bureaucrats, and health researchers, with financial backing from the drug and weight-loss industry, have campaigned to misclassify more than sixty millionAmericans as "overweight," to inflate the health risks of being fat, and to promote the idea that obesity is a killer disease. In reviewing the scientific evidence, Oliver shows there is little proof either that obesity causes so many diseases and deaths or that losing weight makes people anyhealthier. Our concern with obesity is fueled more by social prejudice, bureaucratic politics, and industry profit than by scientific fact...


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On The Ellen DeGeneres Show,Priyanka Chopra unveiled that she will produce a Hollywood film based on Ma Anand Sheela.
When the controversial documentary Wild Wild Country was released last year, it blew everyone’s minds off.This show was depended on Osho. He was an Indian spiritual guru, philosopher and the leader of the Rajneesh movement. In the show,the late sacred come to be the world along with Ma Anand Sheela, who was her right hand.Several reports make about the show on last year.The show was made in hindi with Aamir Khan and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles.
During the recent program on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Prianka Chopra unveiled that she is improving and making a project on Ma Anand Sheela, and there she will be playing the titular role. She stated, “I am developing a feature with Barry Levinson. He is an iconic American director. We are developing it (from the perspective of) Sheela who is this guru who originated from India. She was his right-hand woman and she was devious. She created a whole cult in America. He was called Osho. I don’t know if you’ve heard of him. I am developing that next for me to star in and produce.”
Now,the actress is busy for the release of her third Hollywood outing.The movie’s name is,”Isn’t It Romantic.”The star casts are Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth among others. The film is set to hit the screens during the Valentine’s Day weekend.


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An account of the tragic fate of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust is set against a chronicle of the roots of Nazi anti-Semitism, Hitler's rise to power, World War II, and the Nazi program of extermination
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Barbara Rogasky has worked as an editor, author and photographer, but now devotes her time exclusively to writing. Her novel, "The Golem", illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, received the National Jewish Book Award. Born in Delaware, she lives in Vermont. Rogasky revised her critcally acclaimed book, "Smoke and Ashes: The Story of the Holocaust", because "research into the Holocaust is ongoing...Much new information has come to light, figures have been revised, and the depth of participation by various groups has been newly understood." Yet there was another reason. Rogasky adds the book was "revised for the same reason it was written in the first place. The need still exists-perhaps greater than ever before-to remember. Remember, so that what is perhaps humanity's greatest organized horror will not and cannot ever happern again."From School Library Journal:
Grade 5 Up-In this update of her 1988 work (o.p.), Rogasky presents information about the causes, ghettos, concentration and death camps, non-Jewish victims, resistance, "rescuers," the fate of the most notorious of the Nazis, and anti-Semitism and hate groups today. Readable and evenhanded, the text incorporates numerous quotations and photos that support and extend the information. It includes facts unavailable at the time of the initial printing, such as sections on the regular German army's involvement in the atrocities, and the treatment of homosexuals. Names of some rescuers, including Sempo Sugihara, have been added, and there is expanded information about resistance attempts. An entirely new chapter addresses the Germans' attempts to destroy evidence of their actions and to kill as many remaining Jews as possible when it became clear that Germany would lose the war. This edition offers a more extensive list of references than the original, as well as a listing of source notes for the quotations. The final chapter includes new sections on hate-group use of the Internet and Holocaust denial. Despite one confusing map reference, this revised and expanded edition of Rogasky's definitive work will be a welcome addition to libraries lacking the first edition, as well as a useful update for those looking to replace it.
Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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text: Kenny Chesney will release a new album on April 30, although no title or single has been announced. The project will be issued on Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville. His prior album, Welcome to the Fishbowl from 2012, included the singles "Feel Like a Rock Star" (with Tim McGraw), "Come Over" and "El Cerrito Place." Chesney's No Shoes Nation tour will launch March 16 in Tampa, Fla. "The fans are the foundation of No Shoes Nation," Chesney said. "They built it from the ground up, and they built it with heart, passion and the love of life and music, and I can't wait to feel that connection again throughout the summer of 2013."


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Our schools are more than just buildings. Catholic school families describe their school community as a “home away from home.” Catholic schools meet each child where he or she is and offer them the personalized attention, support and opportunities to fulfill their God-given potential. Our schools offer superior academics, specialized programming and extracurriculars that complement learning.
Join us April 27 at 7 p.m.
When compared to their counterparts in K-8 schools, students who leave elementary schools to attend standalone middle schools have an achievement drop-off in both reading and match.
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Middle school students in K-8 schools have higher levels of self-esteem than those attending grades 6 to 8 schools, potentially due to leadership opportunities.


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Fruit Rootstocks Explained
Fruit trees which are sold at https://www.trees-online.co.uk/ are grown on a range of rootstocks in order to control the rate of growth. These tables show approximate size of mature trees and various suggested uses.
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|Straight Lead M25||2-3 year old tree,1 metre trunk clear of branches (Straight Lead) Final Height 4.5m or more (M25). Grows fast but takes longer to fruit than smaller rootstocks (around 5 years, we sell them between 1 and 2 years old). Ideal for orchards/very large gardens as higher fruit yield and lower maintenance. Will require powers of levitation to harvest or access to ladders/very tall friends. Does not require staking if planted after purchase. If moved or planted as an older tree, will require staking for first 3 years.|| |
|Maiden M.25||A 1-2 year tree. Produces large attractive trees suitable for large gardens and orchards. Expect a height of 4.5m or more.|| |
|Half-Standard MM.106||Central stem cut to 1.3m when young (Half-Standard) giving a conventional tree shape to support many fruiting branches. Good for the average garden and container growning. Expect a height around 3.6m. Can be container grown, trained as a Fan or Espallier and once established will tolerate other plants/grass growing close by. Tree fruits around the third year (we sell them between 1 and 2 years old). Stake for the first 5 years, longer if in exposed conditions (normal gardens are fine)|| |
|Bush MM.106 ||Central stem cut to 75cm when young (bush) and will grow to around 3.6m. Exactly as above but branches start lower down the tree making some of the fruit more accesible. Good for the average garden and container growing. || |
|Cordon M.9||2-3 year old tree, should fruit the same or year after purchase. A smaller tree with no side branches (feathers) and requires immediate area free of weeds, grass and other plants as does not compete well. Expect a height of 2.4 metres and requires permanent staking. Plant 3m apart from other cordons. Less wait for fruit but less fruit than larger trees. Ideal for small gardens.|| |
|Maiden M.9||1-2 year old tree. Expect a height of around 2.4 metres but unlike above, does have side branches although not as many as a larger tree. Should fruit same or year after purchase. Ideal for small gardens.|| |
|Maiden M.26||1-2 year old tree. Expect a height of around 3 metres and expect fruit same or year after purchase. Requires permanent staking. Ideal for smaller gardens or container growing and shape retraining e.g. Fan and Espallier. Requires permanent staking.|| |
|Maiden M.27||1-2 year old tree. Expect a height of 2m. Ideal for patio containers and requires permenant staking. Should fruit same or year after purchase. Does not perform well in poor soil. || |
|Maiden MM106||1-2 year old tree supplied at 1 to 2 metres. Good for the average garden and for retraining into desired shapes such as fan or Espalier. || |
Colt - Semi-Dwarf. Very productive and fully compatible with all sweet and flowering varieties, will contain trees to 3.6m
Prunus F.12.1 - Very vigorous. The best form of Prunus avium. Will grow to 4m or more.
Gisela 5 - Dwarf. 60% of Colt. Ideal for commercial orchards, gardens and patio pots.
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| Half Standard Quince A:||More of a conventional tree shape with side branches starting higher up the tree. Expect a height of around 3.6m|| |
|Bush Quince A: ||Side branches start lower down the pear tree when compared to a half-standard. Expect a height of roughly 3.6m|| |
|Cordon Quince C:||No side branches, just a main trunk but much earlier to produce pears. Ideal for small gardens. Expect a height of roughly 2m.|| |
|Maiden Quince A:||A one year old pear tree ready for you to prune into another shape e.g. Fan, Espallier etc. Expect a final height of roughly 3.6m|| |
|Maiden Quince C: ||A one year old pear tree ready for you to prune into whichever shape you choose e.g. Fan, Espallier etc. Expect a final height of roughly 2m.|| |
|Maiden Pyrodwarf: ||A one year old pear tree ready for you to prune into whichever shape you choose e.g. Fan, Espallier etc. Expect a final height of roughly 4m.|| |
|Maiden Pyrus Communis: ||A one year old pear tree ready for you to prune into whichever shape you choose e.g. Fan, Espallier etc. Expect a final height of 4.5+ metres. || |
Plums and Prunus
St.Julien ‘A' - Semi-Vigorous. This is fully compatible with all plums, damsons, gages, peaches, nectarines and apricots and many ornamental prunus species.
Pixy - Dwarf and ideal for size containment in the garden.
Brompton - Vigorous. Vigorous, suitable for orchards.

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Today, of All Days
The memory of today begins atypically, typical. Adorned with suit and tie, not Armani of course. More modest, one button, tight across the chest, which isn’t helping the chest pain, gleaning a navy sheen wrapped in a blackened city night. I don’t recall when I woke up. But that’s the smallest detail of the oddities in my day. This day.
Early morning meeting scheduled with Decard, and lord knows he’s ready to let loose. Residuals are down this quarter, revenue is down 7%, net has been dropping for the last 3 quarters, and I’m apparently to blame. “You didn’t watch the numbers right, did ya boy?” He’d growl at me every time the orders were miscalculated. Never mind the low-end system we use, nor the lack of training or existing structure, and god forbid there be any support in corporate America. No, it must be on me.
I approach the glistening double-doorway, cascading with shine from a precisely quartered sun, rising from a bed of fire off in the distance with the refraction of water cascading in front of the entrance of the building, within the awaiting courtyard entrance.
I touch the door, and I feel the door. I can hold it, brush it, and appreciate the cold-bite of steel, yet I cannot affect change upon it. I cannot move it. There is no exertion of force that can be made upon the locked door. I reach for my keys, yet nothing is in my pockets. No phone, no wallet, no keys. “But I drove here, right?” I think to myself.
Illumination and a fire dance fill the courtyard with a shimmering and almost offensive burst of light as the sun conquers the horizon and moves to take the day. People appear, almost like an instant as I gaze to the hand-crafted horizon. Chattering and mutters abound and the playful laughs of children flocking to the fountain to make their wishes fill the air. A breeze comes, and do I feel it?
I see the dropped bag from a shopping tourist floating away, being swept away. Hats being displaced on heads from those around me, such a challenging gust. Yet, the hairs on my arm do not move. My tie remains perfectly still.
The doors are propped open. Gary, the doorman, holds his regular post. “Good day, Gary.” Standing resolute and stoic as ever, no response, just like most days. I do tend to muster a reaction from the old dog when I bring a box of donuts in. I like consistency though, and so does Gary.
They recently remodeled the board room on the 1st floor, thankfully. The 18th-floor meeting room has an amazing view, but it’s always so crowded in the elevators.
This door is open… to my welcome surprise. There’s Decard. “If he’d have simply run the checks, we wouldn’t have had the cancellations, the ratings wouldn’t have dropped, we wouldn’t have lost our biggest supplier, and god knows what else that clumsy fuck lost us.”
Man, I hate Decard! Always blaming me. And honestly, I don’t need this job. The partners on the other side of town have been begging me for months. “I’m sick and tired of you blaming me for every fucking thing that happens in this office you pale-skinned, dog-browed, wheezing fucking moron. I hope this company goes under just so you go fucking broke you cuck. Oh, by the way, you are a cuckhold! Jerry banged your wife in his band’s van for like 3 months straight, and you didn’t know because your head was up my fucking ass the whole time!” He stared right through me the entire time, expressionless.
“Can you please go get him and tell him he’s late for this meeting?” Decard says.
I turn, and his secretary is behind me. But this is my meeting. And I’m standing here, losing my last brain cell on him, and he pretends I’m not here. “Is this a power play?” My mind begins to race to the conclusion
“Fuck it, I’m quitting anyway,” I mutter to myself as I draw back with every ounce of being I can and load it into a fist tighter than a fixed election, and I let loose! My fist comes crashing down into a rage of!.... nothing. It goes right through him, and he doesn’t move. No one in the room is phased by my movement.
I take a look around and suddenly a black vortex appears in the corner of the room. Emerging, as if a single, black particle expands into a black doorway into…somewhere. Out steps a shorter man, no taller than 5’8, in a stunning white robe, clocked in the paleness of refracting light within the room, He lifts his head and I see, the universe. Blue, purple, auras, planets, galaxies, stars, beginning and end, it’s a seeing stone into all of life and death simultaneously, and then it releases a roaring echo.
“Energy, to dust. A quite vexing one, the cycle, wouldn’t ye say?” The low, almost growling feels intimidatingly soothing.
“I’m dead, then?” I speak. Acceptance is clear, I’d felt as though I were in a dream state, but I assumed my emergence was forth-coming. Instead, I am met with the specter of life.
“Ay, my friend. Ye are yet dead. Some linger, far longer than needed, for many a reason. Lost love, revenge. But ye that stand here before me, remained to tell your boss to fuck off.”
-The NFT Author


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A year of transformative progress
Mays Cancer Center Annual Report
As one of only four National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Centers in Texas and the only one for the South Texas region, we remain steadfast in finding new treatments to combat every type of cancer in our communities. I am pleased to share with you the 2022 annual report for the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center.
During the past year, our patients and their families, as well as our faculty, researchers and staff, have united with an unwavering resolve in our shared fight against cancer. We know that we make progress in this battle only through research. Everything we do today to cure cancer is possible because of successful research efforts. Likewise, the leading-edge cancer care we provide educates the next generation of clinicians to fulfill our mission: to decrease the burden of cancer in San Antonio, South Texas and beyond.
We also know that we only make real progress against cancer when that progress serves to help our community. Only through cancer clinical trials can we determine which treatments are better and why. That is why a fundamental focus of our cancer center is to advance the science of cancer within our regional, diverse communities. Our center is one of the country’s leading sites for enrolling Hispanics into clinical trials, and that diversity of participation remains vital to our research efforts.
As an NCI-designated Cancer Center since 1991, the Mays Cancer Center is on the path to seeking the next level of designation as an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center. We are engaging in this endeavor with new, aligned services on many levels, including cardio-oncology, onco-nephrology, cancer survivorship and surgical oncology, as well as growth in new faculty and resources, drug development and infrastructure.
At the Mays Cancer Center, our focus is in four key areas. The first is understanding the biology of cancer. Why does cancer occur? How does it develop? Why does it progress? We ask these questions through a South Texas lens given the unique needs of our regional population. Our region has much higher incidences of certain cancers, like liver cancer, than the rest of the nation. Understanding why this occurs may help us prevent it from developing in the first place.
A second focus is advancing the science of cancer in the Hispanic community. We study how culture, ethnicity and social determinants of health impact the entire cancer journey, from predisposition to certain cancers, to prevention of those cancers, and cancer survivorship.
Third, we focus on the development and testing of new therapies to move our research into clinical practice by advancing new treatments and making those widely available. And finally, we consider how we can best deliver comprehensive cancer care in an evidence-based, patient-centered way. We know that what we do in treatment has an echo that radiates through the rest of a patient’s life.
In our quest to end cancer, we have learned that caring for cancer patients does not cease with the end of their treatment. We understand that cancer survivorship is about more than just the absence of cancer. It is about healing the whole person, which often takes far longer than the cancer treatment itself. We understand that no one can walk the journey against cancer alone. Our caregivers support and inspire our cancer patients during their hardest moments.
For all who would join us in this fight, we offer in this report a glimpse of our research achievements, our breakthrough discoveries and the unrelenting hope of our cancer heroes and caregivers.
Robert Hromas, MD
Dean, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, and Vice President for Medical Affairs, UT Health San Antonio
UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital will provide advanced care to cancer patients
This 144-bed best-in-class hospital is the first of its kind and will provide advanced technology and treatments. With experts in cancer treatment, research and specialty medicine, it will offer comprehensive, coordinated care for even the most complex conditions.
“Our UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital, scheduled to open in late 2024, will bring unique capabilities in cancer care such as new program development in cellular and stem cell therapies, as well as the ability to conduct complex inpatient cancer clinical trials in the local community.” — Robert Hromas, MD