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what are you drinking right now?
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NFL players riding Red Bull as latest source for an edge Sep. 13, 2006 By Pete Prisco CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer Tell Pete your opinion! In October 2004, Carolina Panthers defensive end Mike Rucker readied himself to play a game by downing a can of Red Bull, like he always had in recent years. The popular energy drink was his way of getting "amped" to play the Philadelphia Eagles. But in the first quarter, something didn't feel right. Rucker's heart was beating fast and seemed to be skipping a beat. Scared, he was forced to leave the game. Mad scientist? Marcus Stroud of the Jags mixes his pregame Red Bull with Mountain Dew Code Red. (US PRESSWIRE) Subsequent tests showed no damage to the heart, but it was an incident that changed the way Rucker prepared for games. "The Red Bull is gone," Rucker said. "My heart was racing from the stuff. So I decided to get away from it. I made a personal decision not to drink it. I'm not sure if it's what caused my problems since we really don't know, but I don't want to take any more chances. "If you're sitting at your desk job and you need a boost, Red Bull is fine. But I don't think it's smart to drink it before you play football. I learned that lesson." It's a lesson other NFL players might want to follow. Drinking Red Bull has become a pregame ritual in many locker rooms. "Some guys drink it like water," St. Louis Rams receiver Torry Holt said. "Guys are looking for an edge." Since the NFL banned ephedrine three years ago, rendering products with it illegal in the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy, players have turned elsewhere for that added boost. They've found it in Red Bull, the leader in the now-burgeoning energy drink market. So what is Red Bull? According to a company spokesman, Red Bull is a non-alcoholic energy drink with a unique formula and effect. It is composed of ingredients that enable the body to function at a high level even in situations of mental and physical strain. Red Bull's five primary ingredients include: Taurine, one of the most abundant free amino acids in the human body found in high concentrations in the muscle, brain, heart, retina and blood cells. Caffeine, a well-known stimulant that has been shown to significantly improve reaction speed and general attentiveness. Glucuronolactone, a carbohydrate derived from glucose that is naturally present in the body and performs a number of metabolic functions. Carbohydrates, primary energy-giving nutrients. B-complex vitamins, critical dietary components that are essential for the body's normal metabolic functioning. Red Bull has 80 milligrams of caffeine, the equivalent of one cup of coffee, but the same as three cans of Coke, which, when combined with the taurine, is where the kick comes from. The big question is whether it's safe for NFL players to be drinking before games. Dr. Adolph M. Hutter, a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and the cardiologist for the New England Patriots, is against players drinking Red Bull or any energy drink during pregame. "Too much of it can cause you to be jittery and have extra heartbeats," Hutter said. "It can cause heart palpitations." Patrice Radden, a spokesman for Red Bull North America, counters this by saying, "There are no dangers or drawbacks associated with the consumption of Red Bull. Nevertheless, athletes have to consider that Red Bull is a functional drink and not a thirst quencher. Generally, you can compare its digestibility with that of coffee, and this is a good guide to the amount you can drink. It is recommended that the daily consumption of Red Bull should conform to a person's intake of caffeine, and this varies from person to person. The caffeine in one can of Red Bull equals that of one cup of filtered coffee. Red Bull has also been recognized by NSF as a safe product for professional athletes." NSF International tests products to make sure they're free from banned substances, which would make them safe for athletes. Red Bull did receive certification from the NSF, and it does not contain substances banned by the NFL. But that doesn't mean it's a good idea for pregame use by players. "I would not recommend using this product before games," Hutter said. On the Red Bull website, it says the product can increases performance, concentration and reaction speed, improves vigilance, improves emotional status and stimulates metabolism -- claims Radden said are backed by scientific evidence. Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Marcus Stroud doesn't need the studies to know how it makes him feel. "It gives you wings, like the commercial says." Stroud said. Stroud, a three-time Pro Bowl player, mixes up what he calls his "concoction" to help get him ready for the rigors of battle in the NFL trenches. He drinks Red Bull with Mountain Dew Code Red to give him what he said is a needed jolt just before kickoff. "It amps me up a little," Stroud said. "It gives me a boost." The little silver cans of Red Bull started sprouting up in locker rooms the past three years. After games, you'd see cans sitting in many players' lockers; some were empty and some unopened, still to be consumed for the postgame lift. After the Tennessee Titans played the Atlanta Falcons in the preseason, receiver Bobby Wade had a can of Red Bull sitting in the top of his locker. Asked about it, Wade said he liked to drink it before games. "I drink it before games just to get me alert and get me going," Wade said. "I bring two, but I normally just drink one." Greg Aiello, the NFL's vice president of public relations, was somewhat surprised when asked if there was any concern on the league's part about players using Red Bull to amp up. "Red Bull?" Aiello said. "Red Bull? There are no banned substances in it. That's our official position on it. There's nothing in it that our drug program would test for." That doesn't mean it's entirely safe. The research on the effects of energy drinks on athletes is limited. But in 2000, an 18-year-old basketball player from Ireland died on the court after drinking four cans of Red Bull before a game. The link to Red Bull and his death was inconclusive, and the coroner ruled that he died as a result of sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (sudden death due to cardiac arrest brought on by an arrhythmic episode). "An inquest into the death of a young man in Ireland established that there could be no link between his death and consuming Red Bull Energy Drink," Radden said. Some European countries, concerned with the ingredients, have not yet authorized the sale of Red Bull. In the United States, it's everywhere. Walk into a club these days, and you're bound to see club-goers drinking Red Bull and vodka. Look to the desk next to you, and you might see a co-worker downing a Red Bull to get the day going, rather than a cup of coffee. "It's like a double espresso," Wade said. That lift is what the NFL players want as well, but their day includes physical activity as part of their job. For years, players have been searching for the boost. Years ago, amphetamines were big until they were banned. Then before ephedrine was banned, it was Ripped Fuel players used to get up for games. As I was researching a story on Ripped Fuel a few years back, before ephedrine was banned, players openly admitted to using the product. Red Bull is NFL's current Ripped Fuel. "Guys were forced to find something else," Holt said. "Everybody wants that extra jump," Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Brian Kelly said. Kelly said he usually drinks one can of Red Bull before a game to get him going. "It's a common drink," Kelly said. "They sell it all over the place. Everybody loves it. We use it to get a little energy boost. It doesn't get your heart rate going that fast, just that little jump that gets you going." Like Rucker, some players have turned away from Red Bull. Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham and Jaguars safety Deon Grant both used to drink Red Bull before games but have stopped. "It gets me too hyped," Abraham said. "When I was with Carolina and I drank it, I was extra hyped," Grant said. "I'd be talking a lot, running around more. It might just be a mental thing, but it certainly made you feel more hyped. It definitely has your motor running. I stopped because I didn't think the acid in it was good for me from a hydration standpoint." Some dieticians have concluded that the mixing of Red Bull ingredients, particularly the caffeine and sugar, will cause the body to get rid of water. For an NFL player, that's the last thing they want. Staying hydrated is imperative. "That's why I mix mine with the Mountain Dew," Stroud said. "I don't want to fall out from the Red Bull. I can drink one, but anything over that and I get the jitters." There's also talk of a crash. Some players say they feel it during games after they drink Red Bull. "I remember coming down," Rucker said. "That was tough." Night games are big for Red Bull. Players sit around all day long, waiting to play, and they get stagnant. A Red Bull or two can really help before late kickoffs, they say. "If I have a night game, I might drink two," Kelly said. Teams are even providing the Red Bull for players. At $2 a can at the convenience store, the lift isn't cheap. On a recent trip to the Jaguars locker room, some training staff members were seen pushing a cart loaded with cases of Red Bull from the parking lot to the team's facility. Told about that, defensive end Bobby McCray joked, "They should have had that covered." Jaguars trainer Mike Ryan did not return a phone call last week, but, according to some players, he is against the use of Red Bull as a pregame upper. "I think the smartest thing I did was get away from that stuff," Rucker said. "Nobody knows how it affects your heart, but why take the chances that it can do something?" Why? It's an edge, and we all know NFL players are always looking for the edge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1995 - 2006 SportsLine.com, Inc. All rights reserved. SportsLine is a registered service mark of SportsLine.com, Inc. CBS "eye device" is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting, Inc. -
WNYC RADIO TO BROADCAST 9/11 CONCERT WNYC radio (93.9 FM), America's most listened-to public radio station, has just announced that it will broadcast Musicians For Harmony's Fifth Anniversary 'Concert for Peace' on Monday, September 11, 2006, at 7:30 pm, live from Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. The broadcast will include the world première of Mark O'Connor's new work entitled "Harmony" for Violin and String Orchestra with The Knights. Also on the program Leon Fleisher, the Orion Quartet, and Arnold Steinhardt, Michael Tree, and Peter Wiley of the Guarneri Quartet.
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missing an old performer
alocispepraluger102 replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Police cite Cope for causing accident Posted: Friday August 11, 2006 5:25PM; Updated: Friday August 11, 2006 5:25PM PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Former Steelers radio broadcaster Myron Cope caused a five-vehicle accident on Friday and a citation is pending against him, state police said. No one was injured in the crash, which happened on Interstate 279 shortly after 11 a.m. Cope, 77, of Mount Lebanon, rear-ended a car as the vehicles approached the Fort Pitt Tunnel, and that car then struck a truck in front of it, state police Trooper Robin Mungo said. When Cope swerved left to avoid those vehicles, he rear-ended a minivan, which hit another van, Mungo said. A trooper who responded to the accident planned to cite Cope for following a vehicle too closely, but hadn't filed the paperwork yet, Mungo said. Cope was driving a Ford Explorer that was rented or loaned to him while his car was in the shop, Mungo said. Cope told police the brakes weren't working, but police checked the vehicle's brakes and believe Cope was just unaccustomed to the SUV, Mungo said. Cope did not immediately return a phone message left by The Associated Press, but he spoke to KDKA-TV at the scene. "I was trying to brake and it wasn't working right and I, you know, couldn't come to a stop and I hit the car in front of me and there was a chain reaction," Cope told the station. Cope was the Steelers radio color commentator for more than 30 years, retiring before last season after health problems and saying he felt his performance was slipping. Cope was given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award at the Pro Football Hall of Fame shortly after his retirement and was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in November. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. -
what is your hearing range
alocispepraluger102 replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
...was very surprised to hear that i can hear down to about 12 cycles/sec. should have been a rock fan........ -
http://www.world-voices.com/software/nchtone.html
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Lions assistant coach suspended for game after arrests By Nicholas J. Cotsonika Detroit Free Press (MCT) DETROIT - The Detroit Lions have suspended defensive line coach Joe Cullen for Sunday's regular-season opener against Seattle because of his two recent arrests, NFL sources said Thursday. Lions coach Rod Marinelli informed the players of the suspension during a team meeting Thursday morning, but he declined to discuss the situation when he met with the media after practice Thursday afternoon. "I'm not going to talk about Joe right now," Marinelli said. "It's an in-house decision what we're dealing with. The team knows, I know, and that's what's important." Cullen coached the defensive line as usual Thursday and is expected to continue coaching in practice. He was unavailable for comment. Lions chief operating officer Tom Lewand declined to comment, and team president Matt Millen could not be reached for comment. Cullen met with the defensive linemen Wednesday. "He was just like, `This is what happened. I apologize,' " defensive end Kalimba Edwards said. "He was real professional about it." Cullen was arrested and charged with indecent and obscene conduct Aug. 24, the night before the Lions' third exhibition at Oakland. A worker at a Dearborn fast-food drive-thru window saw him naked behind the wheel of his SUV and called the police, according to police reports. Then Cullen was arrested and charged with drunken driving Sept. 1, the night after the Lions' exhibition finale against Buffalo. After he sped down a Dearborn street without his headlights on, someone called the police, and when the police found him, a breath test determined his blood-alcohol content was .12, over the legal limit, according to police reports. "In pro football - in life, period - in this day and age, it's hard to be shocked by anything," Edwards said. "When he told us, we were just like, `All right. We play football on Sunday, dog. Keep on coaching. We're going to keep on playing.' " Some players learned of the incidents by listening to sports talk radio as they drove to team headquarters Thursday morning. When Marinelli addressed the situation in the team meeting, he didn't go into detail about what Cullen did. "I've been trying to find a paper to get exactly what happened," wide receiver Eddie Drummond said. Marinelli_who called it a "great, great talk"_discussed how he expected the Lions to handle the potential distraction. He said this kind of thing was why he put the Lions through a tough training camp and why he flew them to the Bay Area the day of their exhibition at Oakland instead of the day before. "Who can forget that airplane trip and concentrate on the game?" Marinelli said. "We had 13 guys who could do that. ... That's how you handle these situations with the team. They seemed to respond very well. We'll find out. We'll come and we'll go put ourselves on the field on game day." Marinelli has only one team rule - the "Do Right" rule, which essentially means use your common sense and do the right thing. He also has a "Do Right" list. Mess up - in ways little or large - and you're on it. Cullen is "on the `Do Right' list today," wide receiver Roy Williams said, speaking figuratively. Cullen was not actually on the list. "I've been on the `Do Right' list, too," Williams said. Williams said the Cullen situation wasn't a distraction for the offensive players because they "don't even know the guy, really." But as for the defensive linemen, Williams said: "It might be a distraction for those guys." The defensive linemen insisted they could see Cullen the same way they had before and respect his authority. "We're supporting the guy," defensive tackle Marcus Bell said. "We're behind him. That's all that matters." "The thing is, he's a Lion, he's family and we're going to support him because all he does is support us," defensive tackle Tyoka Jackson said. "As a professional athlete, man, what goes on in a person's personal life ain't got nothing to do with the job," Edwards said. "All kinds of stuff's going on in these cats' lives. You've still got to go out and play ball on Sunday." --- (Detroit Free Press sports writer Jo-Ann Barnas contributed to this report. --- © 2006, Detroit Free Press. Visit the Freep, the World Wide Web site of the Detroit Free Press, at http://www.freep.com. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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missing an old performer
alocispepraluger102 replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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missing an old performer
alocispepraluger102 replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
you mean Marn? Yoi yoi, double yoi! or how about the "the Cope-ra-scope"... from a former McKeesporter who never forgets... bet yer bippee -
missing myron cope on the steelers radio broadcasts
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Laz is in rare form tonight, workin' hard. DONT MISS!
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Night Lights #100: "I Want to Live!"
alocispepraluger102 replied to ghost of miles's topic in Jazz Radio & Podcasts
splendid editing, ghostman! -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original....shtml#continue Steve Foley Unarmed By Mike Baron Sep 6, 2006 Steve Foley, the Chargers linebacker, apparently was unarmed when he was shot in front of his suburban home by an off-duty policeman early Sunday morning. Foley will miss the entire 2006 season. "To my knowledge, I don't believe Foley did have a weapon, even though I was told he reached into his waistband with his right hand," said San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos. The shooting occurred after Foley got out of his vehicle and began walking toward an officer after being involved in a traffic stop for speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. Continue reading this article below Sheriff's officials said the early morning shooting occurred after an off-duty Coronado police officer followed a suspected drunken driver. Police indicate the driver nearly collided with several other vehicles. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle at least three times, officials said, but Foley drove away, reports the AP. After stopping in front of his house, Foley got out of the vehicle and began walking toward the officer, officials said. Passenger Lisa Maree Gaut got behind the wheel and drove next to Foley, officials said. The officer identified himself, police said, warned Foley he was armed and fired a warning shot, at which point Lisa Maree Gaut steered the car in the direction of the officer, according to published reports. "The officer fired two rounds at the vehicle," sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos told the AP. "The male then came at the officer and put his right hand by his waistband and the officer fired at him." There was no update Tuesday on Foley's condition. On Monday, his agent, David Levine, said Foley was hospitalized in stable condition. He is on the non-football injured reserve list, meaning he will miss the season and forfeit his pay, which is estimated at $1.65 million. (note from aloc) the of fduty officer followed foley 25 miles.
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I am not really a boxing fan, but
alocispepraluger102 replied to GregN's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
at this point in my life, i get no pleasure from seeing people pound each other senseless. i used to love it. -
Conn500's Big Hospital Adventure
alocispepraluger102 replied to Free For All's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
that norma is one stone i would enjoy. -
what are you drinking right now?
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diet pepsi -
Do You Like Peanut Butter?
alocispepraluger102 replied to Late's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
contraire. contraire!: http://www.peanutbutter.com/funfacts.asp http://www.peanutbutter.com/funfacts.asp#famous -
Do You Like Peanut Butter?
alocispepraluger102 replied to Late's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
awesome peanut butter milkshakes! -
damn!
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My LP says "Live in Montreux" My favorite moment on this record is how Gilmore plays the melody to "Lights On a Satellite." In those days, the way they'd play it live, while Gilmore played the melody on the bandstand, the other reed players would play the harmonized background on flutes while walking around the room. got most of it on an old cassette and it is awesome. thanks
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what are you drinking right now?
alocispepraluger102 replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Can you say "speedball"? yes, folks. here it is. http://www.anheuser-busch.com/news/BtoE_100404.htm Specialty Beers Introduced 2004 It’s beer with an eye-opening taste. Straight up, on the rocks or mixed … take your refreshment to a whole new level BE is infused with caffeine, guarana (a caffeine-bearing berry), ginseng and natural flavors A complex, yet well-balanced profile with hop aroma and notes of blackberry, raspberry and cherry A great mixture of beer and unique flavors to offer a lightly sweet and refreshing taste -
what are you drinking right now?
alocispepraluger102 replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Can you say "speedball"? yes, folks. here it is. http://www.anheuser-busch.com/news/BtoE_100404.htm