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  • … of an international sports festival. They did not die of injuries suffered in their 48-foot plunge into a river, nor did they die solely due to the rush of water into their lungs. All were killed by toxins they swallowed in the evil-smelling waters of the Yarkon River, according to autopsy reports …

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  • … in Humans Be Changed? By Donald Furthman Wickets ALL the old landmarks are going, nothing is static, everything flows. Old dreams and old nightmares become realities. Life is created in the laboratory. Sex is no longer immutable. Recently the astonishing news made the rounds that science had actually …

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  • … a modest cushion against the effects of blunt-force trauma to the skull. These protective pieces prevent damage from minor falls or being hit in the head by wooden clubs and small rocks—the kinds of injuries typically experienced during the evolutionary history of humans. But because the brain’s …

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  • … Over the past decade our knowledge of sports nutrition has evolved into a science that has swept the athletic world and has been partially responsible for the ever increasing numbers of athletes who are pushing the envelope of human ability and performance. Although a handful of the worlds top …

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  • … the entrance where people can inquire about getting a retired racer as a pet. Injuries that occur you could see in many professional sports. We know of the injuries in Baseball, Football, Hockey, Basketball. People and dogs engage in sport for the pleasure it provides. Given their choice …

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  • … in this [PDF] chart by Nigel Holmes, which is also included in the book. Dweck’s insights into the two mindsets are so powerful because the mindsets have such pervasive effects. Under the fixed mindset, the poor get poorer: those who have a fixed image of themselves as highly talented believe that things …

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  • … walking (with sticks), glucosamine sulphate and ginger. What about other alternatives to Drugs? Herbs: I have discovered that two trials examining the effects of herbal medicine have found that Harpagophytum procumbens (devil’s claw) is better than placebos, while a third found it had similar effects …

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  • Excellent article discussing how massage can play a vital role in the healing process of injuries sustained during exercise, sports & training. This comes at a perfect time when everyone is focused on the olympics. Perhaps this will spur more people towards getting regular exercise. Unfortunatley …

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  • … who have benefitted from your generosity will start caring about you. That’s always the way humans have survived extremely trying/difficult times. For instance, the 13th century: Food Shortages, Rising Prices, Stagnant Wages: Welcome to the 13th Century (June 23, 2008). Here are two related entries …

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  • Some General Managers get it, some have still yet to catch on. With Free Agency just starting up in two of the four major sports, it makes me wonder how some of these general managers keep their jobs. I know when a team is struggling you have to make a splash in free agency to give the team hope …