Pitbull with Long hair and Braids?

Wonder What Pitbull Looks Like With Long Hair And Braids?

By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Maximum Performance – Fri, Sep 14, 2012 2:25 PM EDT

Pitbull, before fameCuban rapper Pitbull, who will be taking the stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas next Saturday, didn't always have such a clean-cut, sharply dressed image.

Before the Miami entertainer shaved his head and started wearing suits, he wore his hair long and in braids. He recently posted an old photo of himself on his Facebook page along with the caption, "ever wonder what I looked like b4 I went worldwide??? this is the original Mr 305 right here!!!! DALEEEE!!!"
The artist known for a long list of hits including "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)," "Krazy," "Give Me Everything" and "International Love" has made significant strides since landing his first recording deal in 2001 on Luke Records, the company owned by 2 Live Crew founder Luther Campbell.

It was during his time on Luke Records that Pitbull's A&R executive secured him a spot on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz's Kings Of Crunk album. He was next featured on the soundtrack for 2 Fast 2 Furious, and in 2004 put out his debut album, M.I.A.M.I. His career immediately took off after the release of M.I.A.M.I.'s debut single, "Culo."

The rapper born Armando Cristian Pérez has since released five additional albums and collaborated with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Marc Anthony, Chris Brown, Usher and LMFAO.
Pitbull's work ethic and formula for success might best be explained in his rationale for naming himself after the popular crossbread dog. "They bite to lock," Pitbull explained during a 2004 interview in The Washington Post. "The dog is too stupid to lose. And they're outlawed in Dade County. They're basically everything I am. It's been a constant fight."
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Pitbull, Mary J. Blige, Aerosmith, Brad Paisley and seven other superstar artists will perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 22. Green Day, Lil Wayne, Rihanna and Miranda Lambert are among the acts playing Friday, September 21, the event's opening night. The shows begin at 7 p.m. PST and will be streamed exclusively on Yahoo! Music.
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McDonald's Is Opening Its First Vegetarian-Only Restaurants

 

 

By Kim Bhasin | Business Insider – Tue, Sep 4, 2012 4:17 PM EDT

For the first time ever, McDonald's (MCD) is opening a pair of restaurants that will not serve any meat at all, reports Amy Kazmin at the Financial Times.

Both of the restaurants will open next year in India — one in the city of Amritsar (the holiest site in the Sikh religion), and one in the town of Katra (a "jump-off point" for Hindus visiting the mountain shrine of Vaishno Devi.)

The stores will serve the vegetarian items currently sold in Indian McDonald's restaurants, and the chain will likely develop some new items as well.
“A vegetarian store makes absolute sense in the places which are famous as pilgrimage sites,” McDonald's India spokesperson  Rajesh Kumar Maini told the FT.
It's all because of local preferences. Cows are sacred in India, and much of the country is vegetarian.  So the existing McDonald's locations in India don't serve beef, but they do serve lots of chicken in its place.
For instance, there's no Big Mac in India. Instead, stores serve the Maharaja Mac, which has chicken patties. It also sells the Filet-o-Fish, Chicken Nuggets and more non-beef menu items. The two vegetarian locations won't serve any chicken or fish items at all.
Right now, McDonald's has more than 250 restaurants in India — a number it plans to double by the end of 2014.

Time for the 2 year anniversary Bashment/Sentao Mashup

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Come join me this Saturday for my Sentao Explosion/2 year Anniversary Bashment. ENTER YOUR E-MAIL FREE UPDATES! JOIN NOW!! About Regina  Zumba allows me to SHARE my love of fitness and globally inspired dance and movement.  Shall we dance?   IT'S THE NEW FLAVA --ZUMBA WITH REGINA      Regina Cannon Look for me on www.Zumba.com in the instructor search box. ZUMBA  TONING      It's 1/2 Dancing , 1/2 strength conditioning --ALL FUN!! Zumba Toning   Saturdays @ 8:00a and 4:30p on Sundays    FIND ME ON:    You'll be glad you did!!    Zumbaholics!!         Please join me for a toe tapping, waist whinin' good time as I celebrate my 2 year Zumba anniversary this Saturday at Body Conscious in Dallas, Ga. Now this is the same location that hosted my Georgia Premiere of Zumba Sentao back in June--AND WE HAD AN AWESOME CROWD(Look at the picture above!).  Let's show em how we DO IT IN THE ATL!! We will be carpooling to this event by meeting at the Hapeville Village Church at 2:30p; leaving PROMPTLY at 2:45 for this joyous event!! Space is limited so pre-order your spot NOW by calling 770 627 3126.   Cost : $12.00 in advance               $13.00 at the door I  WANT MY STUDENTS IN THE FRONT 'TO JAM OUT' AT THIS FACILITY---SO COME ON OUT --AND MEET ME IN HAPEVILLE SO WE CAN TRAVEL AS A GROUP!!  LET'S DO THIS!!           I'm bringing the CAKE, whistles and other festive goodies..SHALL WE DANCE?           My Zumba Sentao Demo  at the Ambient Plus Studio on May 18th      The photo above show active participates in my 1st Sentao Demonstration--- Gettin' down in ATLANTA!!    'Like' my fan page (Regina Zumba Goddess Cannon) on Facebook and you too can win prizes and receive discounts on exclusive 'fan page' only specials!             (Click the above link to join now)   Energize yourself with Zumba!!           If you've enjoyed your experience with Zumba with Regina, then please tell a friend. Be sure to share this newletter on your favorite social media network!  Have a Healthy day!! Sincerely,    Regina "Zumba Goddess" Cannon  aka Ms. 'Turbo Hips' Zumba Fitness/Specialty Zumba Instructor International Presenter    regina.cannon3@gmail.com 770 875 2173

Stress Management via a Workout Routine

According to the American Heart Association, stress left unchecked may lead to any of the following health challenges: aches and pains, reduced energy levels, poorer quality of sleep, depressed or negative feelings, and altered disposition. Exercise has been proven to be an effective tool in stress management. Following a consistent workout routine will improve the body’s stress response. Be sure to consult a physician prior to initiating any type of exercise program.
There is good stress and there is bad stress. Good stress comes from the energy needed to execute desirable activities ranging from a challenge at work or school, to athletic competitions, and even hobbies. Bad stress can be defined as the condition that results when one is overwhelmed and unable to resolve problems. Financial struggles, health crises, death and loss, family strife, poor work environment, and legal trouble all place negative stress on the body. Bad stress manifests itself adversely on the vital organs quickly and in more detrimental ways. Even with good stress, it is important to rest, relax, and recharge on a regular basis.
Exercise is medicine. Even vintage cars need to be taken out of the garage and driven on the open road to keep the engine well-tuned periodically. One of the easiest ways to incorporate exercise into a consistent routine is to stretch the body three times per day: once upon rising, once midday, and once at bedtime. Without realizing it, stress causes muscles to tighten which affects good posture. Some people clench their teeth, while others tense the shoulders and neck. Low back pain is also a common complaint.  Attending a yoga class a few times a week is great for physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Another great way to exercise and relieve stress is to walk for at least 30 minutes per day, most days of the week. Some days can be relaxing strolls while other days can be more challenging by increasing speed and/or distance walked.
For those who are short on time, but still want the benefits of intense exercise, circuit training is recommended. To warm up the body, perform some light stretches. Then, perform 10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, and 10 pushups with no breaks in-between. Rest for 60 seconds and repeat the circuit 3-5 times. This type of program requires no equipment and can be performed almost anywhere several times per day.
When life seems to be spinning out of control, it may be helpful to hire a personal trainer or find a committed workout partner to maintain focus. During these times, stress management is most difficult. It may also be desirable to participate in sports like boxing to work off feelings of anger and aggression. Martial arts can accomplish the same goals while learning obedience, perseverance, discipline, and self-control.
A consistent workout routine is a critical element of effective stress management. Exercise leads to improved mood and disposition, clarity of thought, reduced blood pressure, improved quality of sleep, and increased energy. Therefore, it is easier to solve problems and maintain a better outlook for the future.

About the Author

 by Shape-Up Shawn  on July 18, 2012 via the Workout Healthy Blog

Raychelle Muhammad holds a B.S. in Sports Management from California University of Pennsylvania. Her studies focused on wellness and fitness. She is also an NASM Certified Personal Trainer. Raychelle has worked as a trainer since 2006 and specializes in full body workouts, general nutrition, and flexibility training.

The Kindness of Zumba Students may have saved her life *PLEASE READ*

Very sad story indeed--but thank goodness for the kind hearted members of one Zumba facility and its students!!

 

West Virginia man accused of enslaving wife in chains for 10 years

Police say a West Virginia man kept his badly abused wife in chains.

By Andrew Mach, msnbc.com

A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday for allegedly making his wife his slave, abusing her and holding her hostage for almost a decade.

Authorities in Jackson County, W.Va., charged Peter Lizon of Leroy, W.Va., with malicious wounding after a woman staying at a domestic-violence shelter filed a criminal complaint, alleging a woman she met was brutally beaten by her husband.
In an interview with investigators, the woman said she met Lizon’s wife, Stephanie, 43, while staying at the Family Crisis Intervention Center in Parkersburg, W.Va., and described her as “gaunt and filthy.”
According to the criminal complaint, Stephanie told the woman that she recently escaped from her husband, who had kept her chained up with metal padlocks for about 10 years, which tore into the skin on her hands and ankles, leaving noticeable scar tissue. Her feet were also “mutilated and swollen” after her husband allegedly smashed her foot with a scoop attachment from a farm tractor.

West Virginia Regional Jail

A West Virginia man, Peter Lizon, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding for allegedly enslaving his wife for 10 years.

“This is a case that is tenfold of what our average domestic is and maybe more than that,” Jackson County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Tony Boggs told NBC affiliate WSAZ.

 “It comes down to what appears to be slavery and torture.”

Lizon reportedly called his wife his "slave," and whenever he entered the room, he made her kneel down before him.
The woman also alleged that Stephanie said her husband caused her to have a miscarriage after her husband hit her in the stomach. She said she buried the corpse of a fully developed infant on their farm. She also said she gave birth to another baby while bound by chains, but neither she nor her now-one-year-old child had received any medical attention.
During the investigation, police obtained 45 photos of Stephanie from the shelter, showing injuries ranging from severe burns to her breasts and back to broken fingers and bruises all over her body.
“It’s amazing what one human being can do to another,” Boggs said, “and that should not ever happen or be allowed to happen. And hopefully this will stop and curtail that, at least in this instance.”
Lizon’s attorney, Shawn Bayliss, told WSAZ the allegations against Lizon are false, saying the woman who told police everything has a “feeble mind.”
Lizon is being held in the South Central Regional Jail in lieu of $300,000 bail.
Chief Boggs told msnbc.com malicious wounding is likely to net Lizon between two to 10 years in prison.
According to the criminal complaint, Stephanie escaped from Lizon on June 18 while he was returning farm equipment to a rental store in Parkersburg. He left her and their child in the family's vehicle. While Lizon was inside, she walked away, leaving her child in the car, and hid in a Zumba dance facility. People there gave her money for a taxi ride to the shelter where checked in under the name "Serena Sokol." Staff at the shelter later determined her true identity. She was treated for her injuries in an emergency room on June 20.
Chief Deputy Tony Boggs of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office told msnbc.com he would not discuss the current whereabouts of Lizon’s one-year-old child, but said child protective services have been made aware of the situation.

How to Keep, How to Capture the juices of CREATIVITY!

Bing Dictionary defines creativity in the following manner:

Definition of creativity (n)

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cre·a·tiv·i·ty

 [ kr ay tívvətee ]   

1. being creative: the quality of being creative
2. imaginative ability: the ability to use the imagination to develop new and original ideas or things, especially in an artistic context

Synonyms: originality, imagination, inspiration, ingenuity, inventiveness, resourcefulness, creativeness, vision, innovation


Wanna work on your creativity? A Zumba Instructor has recently posted a listing of action items that address this wonderful topic. I just had to share it with the world!

June 16th is the Premiere of Zumba Sentao in Georgia

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Dancing Makes You Smarter

Another Zumba Fitness Instructor posted this on her page --I just had to share it on my BLOG!!







Use It or Lose It:  Dancing Makes You Smarter
Richard Powers

For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise.  More recently we've seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense of well-being.

Then most recently we've heard of another benefit:  Frequent dancing apparently makes us smarter.  A major study added to the growing evidence that stimulating one's mind can ward off Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, much as physical exercise can keep the body fit.  Dancing also increases cognitive acuity at all ages.

You may have heard about the New England Journal of Medicine report on the effects of recreational activities on mental acuity in aging.   Here it is in a nutshell.


The 21-year study of senior citizens, 75 and older, was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Their method for objectively measuring mental acuity in aging was to monitor rates of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

The study wanted to see if any physical or cognitive recreational activities influenced mental acuity.  They discovered that some activities had a significant beneficial effect.  Other activities had none.

They studied cognitive activities such as reading books, writing for pleasure, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and playing musical instruments.  And they studied physical activities like playing tennis or golf, swimming, bicycling, dancing, walking for exercise and doing housework.

One of the surprises of the study was that almost none of the physical activities appeared to offer any protection against dementia.  There can be cardiovascular benefits of course, but the focus of this study was the mind.  There was one important exception:  the only physical activity to offer protection against dementia was frequent dancing.

            Reading - 35% reduced risk of dementia

            Bicycling and swimming - 0%

            Doing crossword puzzles at least four days a week - 47%

            Playing golf - 0%

            Dancing frequently - 76%.
That was the greatest risk reduction of any activity studied, cognitive or physical.


Quoting Dr. Joseph Coyle, a Harvard Medical School psychiatrist who wrote an accompanying commentary:
"The cerebral cortex and hippocampus, which are critical to these activities, are remarkably plastic, and they rewire themselves based upon their use."

And from from the study itself, Dr. Katzman proposed these persons are more resistant to the effects of dementia as a result of having greater cognitive reserve and increased complexity of neuronal synapses.  Like education, participation in some leisure activities lowers the risk of dementia by improving cognitive reserve.

Our brain constantly rewires its neural pathways, as needed.  If it doesn't need to, then it won't.


            Aging and memory

When brain cells die and synapses weaken with aging, our nouns go first, like names of people, because there's only one neural pathway connecting to that stored information.  If the single neural connection to that name fades, we lose access to it.  So as we age, we learn to parallel process, to come up with synonyms to go around these roadblocks.  (Or maybe we don't learn to do this, and just become a dimmer bulb.)

The key here is Dr. Katzman's emphasis on the complexity of our neuronal synapses.  More is better.  Do whatever you can to create new neural paths.  The opposite of this is taking the same old well-worn path over and over again, with habitual patterns of thinking and living our lives.

When I was studying the creative process as a grad student at Stanford, I came across the perfect analogy to this:

            The more stepping stones there are across the creek,
            the easier it is to cross in your own style.

The focus of that aphorism was creative thinking, to find as many alternative paths as possible to a creative solution.  But as we age, parallel processing becomes more critical.  Now it's no longer a matter of style, it's a matter of survival — getting across the creek at all.  Randomly dying brain cells are like stepping stones being removed one by one.  Those who had only one well-worn path of stones are completely blocked when some are removed.  But those who spent their lives trying different mental routes each time, creating a myriad of possible paths, still have several paths left.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine study shows that we need to keep as many of those paths active as we can, while also generating new paths, to maintain the complexity of our neuronal synapses.


            Why dancing?

We immediately ask two questions:

Why is dancing better than other activities for improving mental capabilities?

Does this mean all kinds of dancing, or is one kind of dancing better than another?

That's where this particular study falls short.  It doesn't answer these questions as a stand-alone study.  Fortunately, it isn't a stand-alone study.  It's one of many studies, over decades, which have shown that we increase our mental capacity by exercising our cognitive processes.  Intelligence: Use it or lose it.  And it's the other studies which fill in the gaps in this one.  Looking at all of these studies together lets us understand the bigger picture.

Some of this is discussed here (the page you may have just came from) which looks at intelligence in dancing.  The essence of intelligence is making decisions.  And the concluding advice, when it comes to improving your mental acuity, is to involve yourself in activities which require split-second rapid-fire decision making, as opposed to rote memory (retracing the same well-worn paths), or just working on your physical style.

One way to do that is to learn something new.  Not just dancing, but anything new.  Don't worry about the probability that you'll never use it in the future.  Take a class to challenge your mind.  It will stimulate the connectivity of your brain by generating the need for new pathways.  Difficult and even frustrating classes are better for you, as they will create a greater need for new neural pathways.

Then take a dance class, which can be even better.  Dancing integrates several brain functions at once, increasing your connectivity.  Dancing simultaneously involves kinesthetic, rational, musical and emotional processes.

            What kind of dancing?

Let's go back to the study:
            Bicycling, swimming or playing golf - 0% reduced risk of dementia

But doesn't golf require rapid-fire decision-making?  No, not if you're a long-time player.  You made most of the decisions when you first started playing, years ago.  Now the game is mostly refining your technique.  It can be good physical exercise, but the study showed it led to no improvement in mental acuity.

Therefore do the kinds of dance where you must make as many split-second decisions as possible.  That's key to maintaining true intelligence.

Does any kind of dancing lead to increased mental acuity?  No, not all forms of dancing will produce this benefit.  Not dancing which, like golf or swimming, mostly works on style or retracing the same memorized paths.  The key is the decision-making.  Remember (from this page), Jean Piaget suggested that intelligence is what we use when we don't already know what to do.

We wish that 25 years ago the Albert Einstein College of Medicine thought of doing side-by-side comparisons of different kinds of dancing, to find out which was better.  But we can figure it out by looking at who they studied: senior citizens 75 and older, beginning in 1980.  Those who danced in that particular population were former Roaring Twenties dancers (back in 1980) and then former Swing Era dancers (today), so the kind of dancing most of them continued to do in retirement was what they began when they were young: freestyle social dancing -- basic foxtrot, swing, waltz and maybe some Latin.

I've been watching senior citizens dance all of my life, from my parents (who met at a Tommy Dorsey dance), to retirement communities, to the Roseland Ballroom in New York.  I almost never see memorized sequences or patterns on the dance floor.  I mostly see easygoing, fairly simple social dancing — freestyle lead and follow.   But freestyle social dancing isn't that simple!  It requires a lot of split-second decision-making, in both the lead and follow roles.

      I need to digress here:
I want to point out that I'm not demonizing memorized sequence dancing or style-focused pattern-based ballroom dancing.  I sometimes enjoy sequence dances myself, and there are stress-reduction benefits of any kind of dancing, cardiovascular benefits of physical exercise, and even further benefits of feeling connected to a community of dancers.  So all dancing is good.

But when it comes to preserving mental acuity, then some forms are significantly better than others.  When we talk of intelligence (use it or lose it) then the more decision-making we can bring into our dancing, the better.

            Who benefits more, women or men?

In social dancing, the follow role automatically gains a benefit, by making hundreds of split-second decisions as to what to do next.  As I mentioned on this page, women don't "follow", they interpret the signals their partners are giving them, and this requires intelligence and decision-making, which is active, not passive.  This benefit is greatly enhanced by dancing with different partners, not always with the same fellow.  With different dance partners, you have to adjust much more and be aware of more variables.  This is great for staying smarter longer.

But men, you can also match her degree of decision-making if you choose to do so.  (1) Really notice your partner and what works best for her.  Notice what is comfortable for her, where she is already going, which moves are successful with her and what aren't, and constantly adapt your dancing to these observations.  That's rapid-fire split-second decision making.   (2) Don't lead the same old patterns the same way each time.  Challenge yourself to try new things.  Make more decisions more often.  Intelligence: use it or lose it.

And men, the huge side-benefit is that your partners will have much more fun dancing with you when you are attentive to their dancing and constantly adjusting for their comfort and continuity of motion.

            Dance often

Finally, remember that this study made another suggestion: do it often.  Seniors who did crossword puzzles four days a week had a measurably lower risk of dementia than those who did the puzzles once a week.  If you can't take classes or go out dancing four times a week, then dance as much as you can.  More is better.

And do it now, the sooner the better.  It's essential to start building your cognitive reserve now.  Some day you'll need as many of those stepping stones across the creek as possible.  Don't wait — start building them now.

How do you feel about Hybrid Fruit?

For Sale: Brand New Fruit Called A 'Papple'

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The so-called papple looks and tastes like an apple but has the skin of a pear 

11:36am UK, Friday May 18, 2012

A fruit so new it is yet to be named, but described as a pear disguised as an apple, is to go on sale in the UK next week.

Marks and Spencer says the fruit - dubbed a "papple" - looks and tastes like an apple but has the skin and texture of a pear, and is a member of the pear family.
It is being referred to as T109 until its official name is decided, a spokeswoman said.

Some More Hybrid Fruits....

Tangelo - A citrus fruit hybrid of a tangerine and a grapefruit
Grapple - Apple that has been specially treated so that it tastes like grapes.
Aprium - Complex crossing of a plum and an apricot.
Orangelo - A cross between a grapefruit and an orange
Plumcot - Another plum/apricot hybrid.
Pineberry - A white-looking strawberry with flesh tasting of pineapple.

M&S fruit expert Shazad Rehman said: "This is one of the most exciting new varieties of fruit we have seen for several years.
"We know our customers like to try new and interesting fruit and we hope this will be something they will really enjoy."
The new fruit follows the introduction of the so-called "pineberry" to Waitrose stores in 2010.
The fruit looks like a white strawberry but has flesh tasting of pineapple.
T109 is grown in New Zealand and is a cross between European and Asian pear varieties, which resulted in a fruit similar to an apple.
Mr Rehman said: "It's got a lovely refreshing taste, perfect for snacking on, and a fun alternative to an apple a day."
M&S hopes to grow the pear in the UK from 2015. T109 will be available in M&S stores from next week priced at £1 each.


( http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news)