Tuesday, August 19, 2008

THE olympic of 2008

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The United States of America has participated in each edition of the Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Games in Moscow, which it boycotted. It has hosted the Games on four previous occasions, in 1904 in St Louis, in 1932 and 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1996 in Atlanta.

They are by far the most successful nation in the Olympic history, winning almost 2,200 medals in total and almost 900 of them gold, marks that are more than double those of its nearest rival in both categories.

Traditionally, the United States' key sports are athletics and swimming with over half its total number of Olympic medals coming in just these two sports. In terms of Olympic champions, swimming is very marginally the United States' most successful Olympic sport, but both have excellent success rates and it is no surprise that some of its most revered Olympic athletes have made their names in these sports.

Swimmer Mark Spitz won a remarkable Olympic-record seven gold medals at the 1972 Games in Munich, taking titles in the 100m and 200m freestyle, the 100m and 200m butterfly and all three men's relay events. He had already claimed two gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the 1968 Games in Mexico City. Also in the pool in Mexico, Debbie Meyer became the first swimmer to win three individual gold medals at a single Games when she completed the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle triple. Today's hero is Michael Phelps, who after competing at the 2000 Games in Sydney without winning a medal, claimed six gold and two bronze medals at the 2004 Games in Athens and is set to become one of the most successful athletes in Olympic history at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

In track and field, legendary competitor Ray Ewry, who contracted polio and was confined to a wheelchair as a boy, was unbeaten in Olympic competition from 1900 to 1908, winning medals in the standing long, high and triple jump events. He won 10 gold medals in all, although two were won at the 1906 Games in Athens which are not recognised by the IOC. Sprinter Carl Lewis' tally of nine gold medals also makes him one the sport's legendary figures. His most notable achievement coming in the long jump where he claimed gold in four consecutive Olympic Games, from 1984 to 1996, matching the feat of discus thrower Al Oerter who did this from the 1956 Games to the 1968 Games. One of track and field's most famous evolutionary steps occurred at the 1968 Games in Mexico City when US high jumper Dick Fosbury won gold with a strange new jumping technique. The 'Fosbury-Flop' revolutionised the discipline and went on to completely displace the old straddle style of jumping.
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Title: The Star Spangled Banner
Composer: Words by Francis Scott Key.
Inducted: 1931
Membership
Founding Date: 1894
Date of IOC Recognition: 1894
Officials
NOC President: Peter V. Ueberroth
NOC General Secretary: James E. Scherr
IOC Member(s): Anita DeFrantz,Bob Ctvrtlik,James L. Easton
Participation
First OG Appearance: 1896
Number of OG Appearance: 24
Summary:
Medals per sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Archery 13 8 8 29
Athletics 304 229 180 713
Baseball 1 0 1 2
Basketball 17 2 3 22
Beach Volleyball 3 1 1 5
Boxing 48 23 37 108
Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater 4 3 4 11
Canoe/Kayak - Slalom 1 2 2 5
Cycling - Road 3 3 5 11
Cycling - Track 10 11 12 33
Diving 47 40 41 128
Equestrian - Dressage 0 1 7 8
Equestrian - Eventing 6 10 7 23
Equestrian - Jumping 4 8 3 15
Fencing 2 6 12 20
Football 2 1 0 3
Golf 3 3 4 10
Gymnastics - Artistic 27 28 28 83
Hockey 0 0 2 2
Jeu de Paume 1 0 0 1
Judo 0 3 6 9
Lacrosse 0 1 0 1
Modern Pentathlon 0 6 3 9
Mountain Bike 0 0 1 1
Polo 0 1 1 2
Rowing 30 30 21 81
Rugby Union 2 0 0 2
Sailing 18 22 17 57
Shooting 48 27 22 97
Softball 3 0 0 3
Swimming 202 146 110 458
Synchronized Swimming 5 2 2 9
Taekwondo 2 1 0 3
Tennis 16 5 9 30
Triathlon 0 0 1 1
Tug Of War 1 1 2 4
Volleyball 2 1 2 5
Water Polo 0 3 4 7
Weightlifting 16 16 11 43
Wrestling - Freestyle 46 37 25 108
Wrestling - Greco-Roman 3 6 5 14
Total 891 687 599 2177
Medals per year
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total

1896 11 7 1 19
1900 19 14 15 48
1904 75 79 79 233
1908 23 12 12 47
1912 25 19 18 62
1920 41 26 26 93
1924 45 27 27 99
1928 22 18 16 56
1932 41 32 30 103
1936 24 20 12 56
1948 38 27 19 84
1952 40 19 17 76
1956 32 25 17 74
1960 34 21 16 71
1964 36 26 28 90
1968 45 28 34 107
1972 33 31 30 94
1976 34 35 25 94
1984 83 61 30 174
1988 36 31 27 94
1992 37 34 37 108
1996 44 32 25 101
2000 37 24 31 92
2004 36 39 27 102
Total 891 687 599 2177
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Beach Volleyball Men | Women | Women | Men
Canoe/Kayak - Slalom Canoe Double (C2) Men
Cycling - Track Men's Madison | Men's Team Sprint
Diving Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard | Men's Synchronised 10m Platform | Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard | Women's Synchronised 10m Platform
Equestrian Jumping Team | Eventing Team | Dressage Team
Football Men | Women
Fencing Men's Team Sabre | Women's Team Sabre | Women's Team Foil
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Rowing Women's Pair | Women's Double Sculls | Women's Quadruple Sculls | Women's Eight | Lightweight Women's Double Sculls | Men's Quadruple Sculls | Men's Pair | Men's Double Sculls | Men's Four | Men's Eight | Lightweight Men's Four
Sailing Laser Radial | Finn | Tornado | 49er | 470 Women | Yngling | RS:X Women | Laser | 470 Men | Star | RS:X Men
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Swimming Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay | Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Women's 4x100m Medley Relay | Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
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Water Polo Women | Men
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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Introduction - Domestic Violence

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Introduction


Domestic violence should not happen to anybody. Ever. Period. But it does - and when it does, there is help. Maybe you have lived with abuse, maybe it happened just once; maybe you work or live next to someone who is being abused right now. Whoever you are, this book can show you how and where to get help.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory was on the frontline in the sixties during the Civil Rights Era; today he continues to be a "drum major for justice and equality."

Gregory, Richard Claxton 'Dick' (Born, October 12, 1932, St. Louis, Mo.), African American comedian and civil rights activist whose social satire changed the way white Americans perceived African American comedians since he first performed in public. Dick Gregory entered the national comedy scene in 1961 when Chicago’s Playboy Club (as a direct request from publisher Hugh Hefner) booked him as a replacement for white comedian, ?Professor? Irwin Corey.

Gregory's activism continued into the 1990s. In response to published allegations that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had supplied cocaine to predominantly African American areas in Los Angeles, thus spurring the crack epidemic, Gregory protested at CIA headquarters and was arrested. In 1992 he began a program called "Campaign for Human Dignity" to fight crime in St. Louis neighborhoods.

In 1973, the year he released his comedy album Caught in the Act, Gregory moved with his family to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he developed an interest in vegetarianism and became a nutritional consultant. In 1984 he founded Health Enterprises, Inc., a company that distributed weight loss products. In 1987 Gregory introduced the Slim-Safe Bahamian Diet, a powdered diet mix, which was immensely profitable. You can read more on Dick Gregory. Enter site

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Energy drink comercial ! Not real safe !

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A variety of energy drinks are available; the skinny "bullet" can shape is popular.
A variety of energy drinks are available; the skinny "bullet" can shape is popular.
Energy drinks are also sold in larger cans and resealable bottles (Reload).
Energy drinks are also sold in larger cans and resealable bottles (Reload).

Energy drinks are soft drinks advertised as providing more energy than a typical drink. The amount of quantitative 'energy' (as measured in calories) in these drinks is often lower than that in regular soft drinks.[1] According to the Marin Institute, there is scientific basis for concluding that the non-caffeine elements in these drinks contribute to mental alertness and physical performance.[2]

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[edit] Purpose

Companies market energy drinks, stating that the beverages increase energy and physical performance. One study says that they do deliver as promised.[3] There is much controversy regarding their actual effects.

[edit] Ingredients

Generally energy drinks include methylxanthines (including caffeine), B vitamins, and herbs. Other common ingredients are guarana, which has a high caffeine content, taurine, plus various forms of ginseng, maltodextrin, Carbonated water, inositol, carnitine, creatine, glucuronolactone and ginkgo biloba. Some contain high levels of sugar, and many brands also offer artificially-sweetened 'diet' versions. The central ingredient in most energy drinks is caffeine, the same stimulant found in coffee or tea, often in the form of guarana (as in Josta) or yerba mate. The average 237 milliliter (8 fluid ounce) energy drink has about 80 mg of caffeine, with 480 ml (16 fl. oz.) drinks containing around 150 mg, although more recently, drinks containing as much as 400 mg of caffeine (such as Burn) have been marketed.

[edit] Side effects

Around the USA, the drinks have been linked with reports of nausea, abnormal heart rhythms and emergency room visits. [1]

Energy drinks may cause seizures due to the "crash" following the energy high that occurs after consumption.[4] France banned the popular energy drink Red Bull after the death of eighteen-year-old athlete Ross Cooney, who died after he played a basketball game after consuming four cans of the drink.[5] The French Scientific Committee (J.D. Birkel) concluded that Red Bull has excessive amounts of caffeine.[5] Denmark also banned Red Bull. Britain investigated the drink, but only issued a warning against its use by pregnant women.[5]

[edit] History

Energy drinks may have come from Scotland in the form of Irn-Bru, first produced in the form of "Iron Brew" in 1901. In Japan, the energy drink dates at least as far back as the early 1960s, with the release of the Lipovitan. Most such products in Japan bear little resemblance to soft drinks, and are sold instead in small brown glass medicine bottles or cans styled to resemble such containers. These "genki drinks", which are also produced in South Korea, are marketed primarily to the salaryman set.

In UK, Lucozade Energy was originally introduced in 1929 as a hospital drink for "aiding the recovery;" in the early 1980s, it was promoted as an energy drink for "replenishing lost energy."

In 1994, The first European energy drink, Power Horse, was launched by Austrian company S. Spitz. it is still sold in many countries, even though it is perhaps overshadowed in most by its more famous Austrian rival, Red Bull.

In 1995, PepsiCo launched Josta, the first energy drink introduced by a major US beverage company.

In Europe, energy drinks were pioneered by the S. Spitz Company and a product named Power Horse, before the business savvy of Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian entrepreneur, ensured his Red Bull product became far better known, and a worldwide best seller. Mateschitz developed Red Bull based on the Thai drink Krating Daeng, itself based on Lipovitan. Red Bull was introduced to the US in 1997 and is the dominant brand there, with a market share of approximately 47%.[6]

By the year 2001, the US energy drink market had grown to nearly 8 million per year in retail sales. Over the next 5 years, it grew an average of over 50% per year, totaling over $3 billion in 2005.[7] Diet energy drinks are growing at nearly twice that rate within the category, as are 16-ounce sized energy drinks. The energy drink market became a 5.4 million dollar market in 2007, and both Goldman Sachs and Mintel predict that it will hit $10 billion by 2010. Major companies' such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Molson, and Labatt have tried to match smaller companies' innovative and different approach, with marginal success.

Energy drinks are also popular as mixers.

These drinks are typically attractive to young people. Approximately 65% percent of its drinkers are between the ages of 13 and 35 years old, with males being approximately 65% of the market.[7]

[edit] Derivatives

"Smart energy drinks" combine energy drinks with smart drinks.

[edit] Packaging

In 2002 CCL Container and Mistic Brands, Inc., part of the Snapple Beverage Group, teamed up for the national launch of Mistic RĒ. The result was a recyclable aluminum bottle. Since that introduction, many energy drinks are now packaged in the aluminum bottlecans produced by CCL.

Coca-Cola marketed two Powerade brand energy drinks in bullet-shaped, screw-top aluminum bottle cans. Capri Sun targeted 16-25 year-olds with its Island Refreshers line, graduating from a foil pouch design to a bottlecan.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ A can of bull? Do energy drinks really provide a source of energy?
  2. ^ Research on the Health Effects of other energy drinks additives
  3. ^ The effects of Red Bull Energy Drink on human performance and mood.http://www.springerlink.com/content/xxdbgvjy9ke72wbl/
  4. ^ New-onset seizures in adults: Possible association with consumption of popular energy drinks
  5. ^ a b c French ban on Red Bull (drink) upheld by European Court
  6. ^ Soda With Buzz Forbes, Kerry A. Dolan, 03.28.05
  7. ^ a b Mintel Energy Drink Report 2006, 07.05.06

[edit] External links

Sport and Energy drinks at the Open Directory Project

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_drink"
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Alcohol and Hormones

Alcohol and Hormones: "Hormones are chemical messengers that control and coordinate the functions of all tissues and organs. Each hormone is secreted from a particular gland and distributed throughout the body to act on tissues at different sites. Two areas of the brain, the hypothalamus and the pituitary, release hormones, as do glands in other parts of the body, such as the thyroid, thyroidglands, gonads, pancreas, and parathyroid.

For hormones to function properly, their amount and the timing of their release must be finely coordinated, and the target tissues must be able to respond to them accurately. Alcohol can impair the functions of the hormone-releasing glands and of the target tissues, thereby causing serious medical consequences.

Hormones control four major areas of body function: production, utilization, and storage of energy; reproduction; maintenance of the internal environment (e.g., blood pressure and bone mass); and growth and development.

This Alcohol Alert describes how, by interfering with hormone actions, alcohol can alter blood sugar levels and exacerbate or cause diabetes (1-4); impair reproductive functions (5,6); and interfere with calcium metabolism and bone structure, increasing the risk of osteoporosis (7). Conversely, hormones also may affect alcohol consumption by influencing alcohol-seeking behavior.

Alcohol Impairs Regulation of Blood Sugar Levels

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Richard M. Nixon

Richard M. Nixon: "lie Atkins was the official White House photographer for Richard M. Nixon from his first election in 1968 until his resignation in 1974. Prior to the Nixon administration, Atkins also had the opportunity to photograph Nixon several times as Vice-President to Dwight Eisenhower. Nixon himself said of Ollie:

'I have known Ollie Atkins for almost twenty-five years. I first saw his photographs in the old Saturday Evening Post when I was a young Congressman, and right away I could see that his eye and his camera lens penetrated the superficial 'news value' of an event, and captured its deeper human dimension. That is why I asked Ollie to head theWhite House photographic office.'

-Richard Nixon, foreword to Atkins' book Eye on Nixon

To see a blowup of the photograph just click on the image. The three-part number code refers to the folder number in the Atkins Collection.


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1. Richard M. Nixon and Spiro T. Agnew celebrate their nomination at the Republican National Co"
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