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HOW TO REACH 10 MILLION TWITTER FOLLOWERS: CNN REACHES 10 MILLION TWITTER MILESTONE

January 16, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

CNN marked a milestone Monday. Just before noon, the @cnnbrk account topped 10 million followers on Twitter. That puts our Twitter account in the company of Lady Gaga, President Barack Obama and Cristiano Ronaldo.

To mark the occasion, it’s worth reflecting how we got here.

The first tweet on @cnnbrk wasn’t news, and it wasn’t written by an employee of CNN.

“Testing” is what James Cox tweeted in January 2007.

Cox said he started the account as a way to receive CNN’s breaking news alerts on his phone. The account started to grow and gain attention. Journalist and fellow developer Brian Boyer posted this to his blog back in 2008: “@cnnbrk ain’t CNN but with >30K followers, he owns the brand.”

Cox wrote a response to that post: “I’ve been in contact with CNN — they won’t sue, i’m fairly sure, however i’m constantly dealing with the problem of confusion — users still think that @cnnbrk is an official feed, therefore making me a defacto CNN employee, which is a problem.”

We didn’t sue, but we did work out a deal to get the handle.

As we celebrate reaching the 10-million-follower mark, Cox is the first person we should thank.

The second person to thank, naturally, is Ashton Kutcher. In 2009, he challenged CNN to a competition to see who could first reach 1 million followers. Kutcher won. At more than 13 million followers, @aplusk is still in the lead. And we’re still coming after him.

We have a simple approach to @cnnbrk, and we believe that’s one of the keys to its success. Breaking news, from an organization that built its brand on breaking news. Straight up.

Some of our most retweeted items include colorful observations from events such as last year’s conventions, slightly offbeat news and old-fashioned big breaking news.

This isn’t to say we aren’t still “testing.”

We haven’t always been first. It’s rare that we get it wrong, but when we do, we’ve tried to be transparent about it. We believe that’s another key to our success.

And we have a dash of fun on occasion.

The CNN homepage team has managed @cnnbrk for the past three years, hand-crafting every tweet, 24-7, mostly from our home base in Atlanta. They deserve the bulk of the cake and Champagne for this latest accomplishment. That team is headed by Carl Lavin (@FromCarl), our lead homepage editor. Lila King (@lilacina), our senior director for social news, is a spirit guide over all of CNN’s social media efforts.

“B-R-K,” in newsroom shorthand, isn’t the only Twitter account at CNN. We have more than 100. Our second most popular account is @cnn, and it’s no small fry with more than 7 million followers. What’s the difference between @cnnbrk and @cnn? On @cnn, you’ll find breaking news — and lots more.

Some of our biggest and brightest names and shows have active, highly followed accounts. Many of our sections and beats, such as @cnnopinion, have their own accounts.

The news team at Twitter called @cnnbrk the “Lady Gaga” of news. Some of the staff is now suggesting that we wear meat dresses to work. Instead, we’ll thank those who got us started, tweet a thank you to all 10 million of our followers, and press on to 11, 12, 13 million and beyond.

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HELICOPTER CRASHES IN CENTRAL LONDON, 2 KILLED

January 16, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

A helicopter crashed into a construction crane atop a new luxury residential building in thick London fog Wednesday, killing the pilot and another person and sparking a line of flames as it plunged to the ground.

Thirteen others were injured in the crash that took place at the height of the morning rush hour in Vauxhall, south of the River Thames in central London.

One person was in critical condition, but police said the others did not appear to be seriously hurt.

“It is something of a miracle that this was not many, many times worse given the time of day,” said police commander Neil Basu.

The crash did not appear to be terrorism-related, police said

Vauxhall, not far from Westminster, is where a new U.S. Embassy is being built. The area, which is a mix of industrial, business and residential use, is also home to the headquarters of the UK intelligence service, MI6.

Neither of the two people killed have yet been named.

The pilot is thought to have been the only person on board the helicopter, which was on a scheduled commercial flight from Surrey, southwest of London, police said.

The second person killed “was in close proximity” to the helicopter, a London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said, but gave no more details.

Construction workers were at the site when the crash happened but were not hurt, she said.

James Whipps, a CNN producer, said the helicopter wreckage appeared to have landed on two cars by the site of St. George Wharf, a major residential construction project.

Another eyewitness said rescuers pulled three injured people from two burning cars.

Thick smoke and flames billowed into the sky. The bent crane dangled from the building top, prompting police to cordon off roads in the area and evacuate residents and office workers.

The St. George Wharf construction project includes the landmark St. George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower. Its developers, the Berkeley Group, say it will be one of Europe’s tallest residential towers.

“I was standing outside having a cigarette when I saw the helicopter flying super fast towards the crane,” said Rezart Islami, a builder who was working across the street from the 52-story building. “The pilot appeared not to have seen the crane because the helicopter hit it and went bang.”

Islami said the rotor blade snapped off, the copter spun to the ground and burst into flames.

“The top off the crane also came off in the impact,” he said. “It all happened so fast it was unbelievable.”

Whipps said he heard the sound of the helicopter rotors suddenly cut out.

He did not see the impact but as he looked though a window, he “suddenly saw this enormous fireball, black smoke, shoot up from the side of a building.”

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COCA COLA STEPS INTO TO THE RING TO HELP FIGHT OBESITY IN AMERICA

January 15, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

It’s a statistic we’ve been hearing far too often — and for far too long. Two-thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese — and the problem is only getting worse.

Even Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage company, is now calling obesity “the issue of this generation.”

The world’s most valuable brand took the last seat at a crowded table Monday, when it launched an ad campaign aimed at “reinforcing its efforts to work together with American communities, business and government leaders to find meaningful solutions to the complex challenge of obesity.”

The first commercial of the campaign, a two-minute video called “Coming Together,” begins with a voice-over: “For over 125 years, we’ve been bringing people together. Today, we’d like people to come together on something that concerns all of us: obesity.” The spots are scheduled to run on television, including CNN, beginning this week.

Coca-Cola points out in the video it offers 180 low- and no-calorie beverages out of more than 650 beverage products.

Coke has come under increased fire over the past year as a predominant target of an anti-obesity crusade, led in large part by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, also known as the CSPI.

Appearing on CNN’s “Sanjay Gupta MD” in October, Michael Jacobson, executive director of the CSPI, conceded that sugar and soda consumption are, in fact, on the decline.

“But,” he said, “the scientific community has … reached a consensus that soft drinks are the one food or beverage that’s been demonstrated to cause weight gain and obesity. And if we’re going to deal with this obesity epidemic, that’s the place to start.”

The CSPI came out swinging in October, introducing “The Real Bears,” — “an animated short film that encourages Americans to pour out their sodas.” It stars “The Real Bears,” which resemble the iconic Coca-Cola polar bears.

The video was directed by Alex Bogusky, the man behind the anti-tobacco “Truth” campaign, and features an original song, “Sugar,” by Grammy award-winning artist Jason Mraz.

In response, Coca-Cola issued a statement that read: “This is irresponsible and the usual grandstanding from CSPI. It won’t help anyone understand energy balance, which is key according to recognized experts who’ve studied this issue — a group that doesn’t include CSPI. Enough said.”

In its new campaign, Coca-Cola drives home the sentiment that “beating obesity will take action by all of us, based on one simple, common-sense fact: All calories count, no matter where they come from. … And if you eat and drink more calories than you burn off, you’ll gain weight.”

The reason soda and other sugary drinks have found their way to the forefront of the so-called “war on sugar” is the harmful rate at which they are absorbed, said Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, San Francisco, as well as the author of the new book, “Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease.”

“The reason to eat your sugar as whole fruit and not juice (or soda) … is because the fiber helps reduce the rate of absorption from the gut into the bloodstream,” Lustig says. “When you juice it, it’s all going to you and your liver gets overwhelmed and you get sick.”

CSPI, in a statement Monday, said the new Coke ad campaign is “just a damage control exercise, and not a meaningful contribution toward addressing obesity.”

“What the industry is trying to do is forestall sensible policy approaches to reducing sugary drink consumption, including taxes, further exclusion from public facilities, and caps on serving sizes such as the measure proposed by Mayor (Michael) Bloomberg.”

On September 13, Bloomberg, the New York mayor, won health board approval of a proposal to ban the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces in restaurants and other venues.

In an exclusive interview with Gupta after the board’s approval of the ban, Bloomberg stressed the importance of portion control.

“I can tell you — and I think I speak for almost everybody — if it’s in front of me, I eat it,” said Bloomberg. “I love Cheez-Its. If you put a 2-pound box of Cheez-Its in front of me, I’d probably eat them all. That’s not very good for you. But if you eat (almost) anything in moderation, there’s no harm.”

Jacobson told Gupta that the occasional soda could, of course, be a part of a healthy diet. “We don’t want to wipe out soft drinks,” he said. “But we would like to see soft drinks return to the dietary role they played in the ’50s, which was occasionally, and small portions, (as a) special treat. Now, people are guzzling huge containers of soda every day of their lives, practically.”

This is something even Coca-Cola can agree is a bad idea. The company is in the middle of a roll-out of smaller, portion-controlled sizes of its most popular drinks, and promises to have them in about 90% of the country by the end of the year.

“We’ve never been more committed to doing our part to help address the issue of obesity,” Coca-Cola spokesman Ben Scheidler said in an e-mail, adding that “2013 is going to be a landmark year in terms of expanding partnerships and efforts to educate consumers about energy balance.”

But perhaps most important is a move Coca-Cola has already made: the decision to add the calorie counts to the front of their bottles and cans, to make it even easier for consumers to make informed decisions.

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LANCE ARMSTRONG: SET TO CONFESS TO DOPING TO OPRAH WINFREY

January 15, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Lance Armstrong, who for years vehemently denied cheating while winning a record seven Tours de France, told Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to advance his cycling career, according to media reports.

ABC News, the New York Times and USA Today, citing unnamed sources, reported Monday night that the former cyclist finally admitted to using steroids during an interview he and Winfrey taped Monday night in Armstrong’s hometown of Austin, Texas.

Armstrong was emotional at times during the session, a source, who was familiar with the interview, told CNN.

The person refused to discuss the specifics of what Armstrong said, including whether he confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs as ABC and USA Today reported.

Armstrong also might pay back part of the money he received from the U.S. Postal Service, which sponsored the cyclist and his team while he was winning six of his Tours de France, the source said.

The source said Armstrong was in negotiations to repay some of the money.

ESPN reported in 2011 that the agency — which is not taxpayer funded — paid more that $31 million to sponsor the team during the final four years of its agreement.

A spokeswoman for the postal service said: “We are not in a position now to discuss any of the legal issues associated with these developments and the prior relationship between the U.S. Postal Service and Mr. Armstrong, but we will do so at an appropriate time.”

Armstrong won the Tour de France a record seven straight years, beginning in 1999. The postal service sponsored the team from 1996 to 2004.

Tim Herman, one of Armstrong’s lawyers, had no comment about the interview.

Winfrey tweeted after the interview: “Just wrapped with @lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 hours . He came READY!” The interview will be edited down to 90 minutes, Winfrey has said.

“We are not confirming any specific details regarding the interview at this time,” a spokesperson for OWN said Monday night.

The disgraced cycling legend earlier apologized to the staff of the cancer charity he started, a publicist for Livestrong Foundation said.

Armstrong was tearful during the 15-minute meeting and didn’t address the issue of steroid use in cycling, Rae Bazzarre, director of communications for the foundation, said.

Bazzarre added that Armstrong offered to the staff a “sincere and heartfelt apology for the stress they’ve endured because of him.”

He urged them to keep working hard to help cancer survivors and their families.

Armstrong’s sit-down in his hometown of Austin, Texas, with Winfrey was his first interview since he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in October in a blood-doping scandal.

For more than a decade, Armstrong has denied he used performance-enhancing drugs, but he was linked to a doping scandal by nearly a dozen other former cyclists who have admitted to doping.

What Armstrong said or did not say to Winfrey could have ramifications.

Some media outlets have reported that Armstrong has been strongly considering the possibility of a confession, possibly as a way to stem the tide of fleeing sponsors and as part of a long-term redemptive comeback plan.

But such a confession might lend weight to the lawsuits that could await him.

The interview will air at 9 p.m. ET Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Winfrey has promised a “no-holds-barred” interview, with no conditions and no payment made to Armstrong.

But the speculations swirled Monday.

“I don’t think we’re going to get an out-and-out confession,” says CNN sports anchor Patrick Snell. “I think we’re going to get something like, ‘This is what went on during this era of trying to compete at the highest level.’”

Armstrong, 41, has repeatedly and vehemently denied that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs as well as illegal blood transfusions during his cycling career.

Winfrey will ask Armstrong to address the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s October report, which said there was overwhelming evidence he was directly involved in a sophisticated doping program, a statement from her network said last week.

The International Cycling Union, which chose not to appeal the USADA’s lifetime ban, stripped Armstrong of his record seven Tour victories.

The World Anti-Doping Agency also agreed with the sanctions, which means Armstrong may not compete in sports governed by that agency’s code.

Before the ban, he was competing in Ironman triathlons and had won two of the five events he had entered.

Since the ban he has entered two non-sanctioned events.

Why now?

So, why would Armstrong choose to make a confession now?

“I would suspect that he sees this as certainly his best way forward,” Snell says. “He would have taken strong legal advice, of course. When you look at the kind of stuff that Oprah’s done over the years, it’s a chance to get … heartfelt emotions across.”

The New York Times has reported that Armstrong was contemplating publicly admitting he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Such an admission might lead toward Armstrong regaining his eligibility.

One of his attorneys denied Armstrong was in discussion with the two anti-doping agencies.

Herman, in a recent e-mail to CNN Sports, did not address whether Armstrong told associates — as reported by the newspaper — that he was considering an admission.

But such an admission could open him up to lawsuits, something Armstrong is likely well aware of.

“He is surrounded by the best legal advice, the best legal team,” Snell says. “It’s very hard for anyone to imagine him going into this without having been fully briefed, made aware of absolutely every scenario.”

Drug tests

In the past, Armstrong has argued that he took more than 500 drug tests and never failed.

In its 202-page report that detailed Armstrong’s alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions, the USADA said it had tested Armstrong less than 60 times and the International Cycling Union conducted about 215 tests.

The agency did not say that Armstrong ever failed a test, but his former teammates testified as to how they beat tests or avoided the tests altogether.

The New York Times, citing unnamed associates and anti-doping officials, said Armstrong has been in discussions with USADA officials and hopes to meet with David Howman, chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency. The newspaper said none of the people with knowledge of Armstrong’s situation wanted to be identified because it would jeopardize their access to information on the matter.

Armstrong: The legend and the fall

Armstrong has been an icon for his cycling feats and celebrity, bringing more status to a sport wildly popular in some nations but lacking big-name recognition, big money and mass appeal in the United States.

He fought back from testicular cancer to win the Tour from 1999 to 2005. He raised millions via his Lance Armstrong Foundation to help cancer victims and survivors, an effort illustrated by trendy yellow “LiveSTRONG” wristbands that helped bring in the money.

But Armstrong has long been dogged by doping allegations, with compatriot Floyd Landis — who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after failing a drug test — making a series of claims in 2011.

Armstrong sued the USADA last year to stop its investigation of him, arguing it did not have the right to prosecute him. But after a federal judge dismissed the case, Armstrong said he would no longer participate in the investigation.

In October 2012, Armstrong was stripped of his titles and banned from cycling. Weeks later, he stepped down from the board of his foundation, Livestrong.

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ANOTHER GANG RAPE IN INDIA: YET THEY SAY THAT AFRICA IS THE DARKEST CONTINENT

January 14, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

In an incident eerily similar to a sexual assault that sent shock waves worldwide, Indian police say a woman was gang-raped over the weekend by seven men after she boarded a bus at night.

Police have arrested all seven suspects, including the bus driver, after the alleged Friday night attack in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab state.

Just like a gang rape in New Delhi that sparked international outrage last month, the new attack occurred after the woman got on a bus.

The bus sped past her stop, police said. By that time, the woman was the only passenger.

The bus driver and his helper then took the married 29-year-old woman to an undisclosed address where five others joined the two men and raped her throughout the night, police said.

“They threatened me with a sharp edged weapon and did wrong things with me,” the victim told CNN’s sister station, CNN-IBN. “They kept me confined all through the night and forced me to do what they want.”

The next day, the suspects dropped her off at her village, where she informed her family and alerted police, according to authorities.

The alleged attack bears a similarity to a December 16 gang rape where attackers assaulted a woman after she boarded a bus. The men also brutally beat her and her male companion, robbed them of their belongings and later dumped them by the side of a road.

Both New Delhi and Gurdaspur are in northern India.

The Delhi incident triggered rallies nationwide and an uproar over the treatment of women.

The badly beaten 23-year-old woman was flown to Singapore for treatment after the attack.

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She died about two weeks later while undergoing treatment.

Five men were charged with murder, rape and kidnapping, and face the death penalty if convicted. A juvenile court is determining the age of a sixth suspect, who claims to be 17 and not old enough to be tried as an adult.

At the time, the government pledged stronger laws against sexual assaults.

The number of reported rapes in India — a country where a cultural stigma keeps many victims from reporting the crime — has increased drastically, from 2,487 in 1971 to 24,206 in 2011, according to official figures.

Most women in India have stories of sexual harassment and abuse on public transportation or on the streets, said Seema Sirohi, of the Indian Council on Global Relations.

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AARON SWARTZ: REDDIT CO-FOUNDER AND INTERNET ACTIVIST COMMITS SUICIDE

January 14, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Aaron Swartz, who co-founded Reddit and became an Internet folk hero for fighting to make online content free to the public, committed suicide Friday. He was 26.

Swartz hanged himself in his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment, said a statement released by his family and his girlfriend.

“Aaron’s commitment to social justice was profound, and defined his life,” the statement said. “He used his prodigious skills as a programmer and technologist not to enrich himself but to make the Internet and the world a fairer, better place.”

On his blog, Swartz had written of his history of depression.

He was a Harvard University fellow studying ethics when he was charged in 2011 with stealing nearly 5 million articles from a computer archive at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He faced 13 felony charges, including wire fraud, computer fraud and unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer. Prosecutors said he intended to distribute the articles on file-sharing websites.

Swartz pleaded not guilty, and his trial in federal court was scheduled to begin next month. If convicted, he could have faced decades in prison and steep fines.

On Saturday, his family and girlfriend called his death “the product of a criminal justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach” and blamed decisions by the Massachusetts U.S. attorney’s office and MIT for contributing to his death.

Some legal experts believe the charges are unfounded since Swartz had been a university fellow, which gave him the right to access the articles.

In 2011, Carmen M. Ortiz, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, defended the charges, telling the New York Times: “Stealing is stealing, whether you use a computer command or a crowbar, and whether you take documents, data or dollars.”

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based digital rights group, called him “an extraordinary hacker and activist.”

“Aaron did more than almost anyone to make the Internet a thriving ecosystem for open knowledge, and to keep it that way,” the foundation said in a tribute on its website.

On Saturday, American historian Rick Perlstein, who was a friend, called Swartz a philosopher as well as an activist. Swartz had also co-founded the political action group Demand Progress, which campaigns against Internet censorship.

“He had this feeling for data and what it could do, how to master it instead of letting it master us,” Perlstein told The Times. “He just insisted on and struggled to live a life of maximal authenticity and integrity.”

Born in 1986 in Chicago, Swartz created his first Web application — an online encyclopedia that operated much like Wikipedia — when he was 13.

High school bored him, he later said. After his freshman year, he studied at home and took community college classes that included logic and number theory.

At 14, he helped develop the software behind RSS feeds, which distribute content over the Internet.

He was soon working on such major projects as creating universal ways to exchange information through a group founded by Tim Berners-Lee, the computer scientist considered the father of the World Wide Web.

As a freshman at Stanford University, he studied sociology but left after a year because “I didn’t find it a very intellectual atmosphere,” he later said.

Swartz moved to Cambridge, where he began to work on a project that in 2005 turned into the social news website Reddit, which taps “the wisdom of the crowds” by letting users submit and rank news and other online content.

Conde Nast purchased Reddit the next year for a figure insiders put at less than $5 million, Forbes reported in November.

In a 2007 speech called “How to Get a Job Like Mine,” given at a computer conference, Swartz gave such advice as “be curious,” “say yes to everything” and “assume nobody else has any idea what they’re doing either.”

Swartz is survived by his parents, Robert and Susan Swartz; his younger brothers, Noah and Ben; and his partner, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman.

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LAGOS, NIGERIA: BOMB SCARE ON LAGOS BOUND AERO FLGHT

January 12, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

A passenger on board a Lagos bound Aero aircraft suspected to be of a strange character caused a bomb scare at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday, after he attempted to disembark from the plane which was at the point of taking off. The passenger’s action rose the suspicion of others on board who thought he had planted a bomb in the plane, a reason he had to struggle to disembark before the plane could take off.

Trouble started when the suspect insisted he must disembark, damning all pleas by hostesses, a development which prompted the captain’s immediate intervention. The captain, Mrs Ebele Okay, according to officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), resolved to call for arrest of the odd passenger who was described as haggard looking to douse tension in the plane. The captain, in addition, asked every passenger on board to disembark for a second round of screening as part of measures aimed at restoring the confidence of all passengers already booked for the 3.00 pm flight to Lagos.

The incident resulted in the Lagos bound passengers numbering 150 wasting several hours. The Aero airline was initially booked for departure at 12.00pm, before the flight hour was shifted by the management on weather condition. But while the suspected passenger was arrested for interrogation and screening by security officials, the other passengers stood their ground not to board the plane again. Sensing that the passengers’ action may disrupt the airline’s opreations for the day, a combined team of FAAN officials, police airport security, the anti-bomb unit and the Aero Airline management moved to address the passengers with assurances that proper screening had been conducted on every department of the plane and baggages of every passenger.

Mrs Ebele, who addressed the aggrieved passengers, said what had happened was a normal occurrence at the airport, contending that the resolve by the captain of the Aero plane to call for a more thorough screening of passengers was in order and in the interest of all.

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5 FOODS THAT HELP YOU FIGHT THE FLU

January 11, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

You’ve stocked up on cold and flu medicine and have enough hand sanitizer and tissues to last for decades, but have you considered how your diet affects your health? Most people opt for orange juice and chicken noodle soup when they feel the sniffles coming on, but those aren’t the only foods that can help fend off disease. Vitamins A, C and E as well as other nutrients are important in boosting immunity and are found in a variety of foods like carrots, almonds and bell peppers.

The key to staying healthy, advises Eric Plasker, DC, author of The 100 Year Lifestyle, is to make healthy foods part of your daily life. “It’s important not to be crisis-motivated: Don’t wait until you’re sick and use foods as drugs,” Dr. Plasker says. “They need to be a regular part of your diet.” Sheana Brighton, RD, LDN, a clinical dietitian at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, Illinois, stresses including a variety of fruits and vegetables in your daily diet because they contain phytochemicals, which are thought to have health-protective qualities. She says, “They may have similar effects as antioxidants. They boost the immune system, provide anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antibacterial properties, and promote cell repair.”

Below, check out 10 flu-fighting foods that boost your immunity, help fight infection and more. Plus, we’ve also included tasty recipes that contain each of these super ingredients, so you can start battling the season’s worst colds tonight.

1. Red Bell Peppers

Savvy flu-fighters always increase vitamin C intake when they feel illness coming on, and with good reason: It not only helps fight off illness, but can decrease the severity and duration of symptoms. But chugging OJ isn’t your only option; tasty and versatile, red bell peppers contain twice as much immune-enhancing vitamin C as oranges and work in a variety of dishes. Try one of these recipes: Sausage and Pepper Pies or Chicken with Peppers & Cauliflower.

2. Carrots

Jennifer Zartarian, ND, Wellness and Research Coordinator at Long Island College Hospital in New York City, says yellow and orange veggies, like carrots, contain beta-carotene. This compound is converted to vitamin A in the body, which helps increase T-cells and boost immunity. Carrots are great in side dishes. Try one of these recipes: Roasted Ginger Carrots or Mashed Carrots & Rutabaga.

3. Almonds

This popular nut is a good source of vitamin E, which is a disease-fighting antioxidant. Grab a handful for your midafternoon snack or use them to flavor main dishes. Try one of these recipes: Wasabi Almond Catfish with Roasted Baby Squash or Paprika-Almond Chicken Breasts.

4. Sweet Potatoes

Like carrots, sweet potatoes are an orange-colored food that contains beta carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the body and has been shown to help fight respiratory infections. Use sweet potatoes in soups, salads and side dishes. Try one of these recipes: Mexican Pork & Sweet Potato Stew or Ham and Sweet Potato Salad.

5. Chicken Soup

No surprise that this common cold remedy made our list, but do you know why moms having been ladling it out for years? Chicken soup does a body good because of the healthy veggies in the broth (like carrots). It also has mild anti-inflammatory properties, which may help decrease mucus production and throat swelling. But one of the main benefits of this winter staple may just be how it makes us feel. “It’s a comfort food that makes the soul feel good, and what’s good for the soul is good for the body,” says Dr. Plasker. “It also temporarily raises your body temperature, which can help you fight infection.” Try one of these recipes: Chicken Noodle Soup or Spring Vegetable & Chicken Stew.

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THE FLU SHOT: WHAT, WHY AND THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE FLU SHOT

January 11, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

What is flu?

The flu (or common flu) is a viral infection that is spread from person to person in secretions of the nose and lungs, for example when sneezing. Medically, it is referred to as influenza. Flu is a respiratory infection, that is, an infection that develops primarily in the lungs. Respiratory infections caused by other viruses often are called flu, but this is incorrect. Influenza usually causes higher fever, more malaise, and severe body aches than other respiratory infections. Although other viruses may cause these symptoms, they do so less commonly.

Influenza viruses are divided scientifically into three types, designated A, B, and C. Influenza types A and B are responsible for epidemics of respiratory illness that occur almost every winter. Influenza type C usually causes either a very mild respiratory illness or no symptoms at all; it does not cause epidemics and does not have the severe public-health impact of influenza types A and B. Type A viruses are divided into subtypes and are named based on differences in two viral surface proteins called hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). There are 16 known H subtypes and nine known N subtypes.

The flu is a common illness. Every year in the United States, on average

5% to 20% of the population gets the flu,
more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications,
about 36,000 people die from the flu or its complications.

What flu viruses does the flu vaccine protect against?

Flu vaccines are developed each year and are designed to protect against the three influenza viruses that are predicted to be the most common during the upcoming season.

The 2012-2013 influenza vaccine was made from the following three viruses:

an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;
an A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like virus;
a B/Wisconsin/1/2010-like virus (from the B/Yamagata lineage of viruses).

While the H1N1 virus is the same as the that in the 2011-2012 vaccine, the influenza H3N2 and B vaccine viruses are different from those used for the Northern Hemisphere for the 2011-2012 influenza vaccine.

How does the flu vaccine work to prevent the flu?

The flu vaccines stimulate the production of antibodies in the body that fight the flu virus. When the virus enters a person who has been vaccinated, the antibodies attack and kill the virus and prevent infection. Antibodies are produced against the specific strains of the virus contained in the yearly vaccine.

Flu vaccination does not protect against infection caused by microbes other than the influenza virus.

When should one receive the flu vaccine?

It is recommended to get the flu vaccine as soon as the vaccine is available in the community, even as early as August. Flu season can begin in October and last as late as May.

Who should receive the flu vaccine?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that every individual over 6 months of age receive the seasonal flu vaccine. While vaccination is recommended for everyone, it is particularly important for some groups. Vaccination is especially important for people who are at high risk of developing serious complications if they get the flu, such as those with asthma, diabetes, and chronic lung disease as well as pregnant women and those over 65 years of age. It is also important for people to get vaccinated who are caregivers for or those who live with people in these risk groups.

Flu Shot Side Effects

Mild side effects usually begin soon after you get the vaccine and last one to two days. Possible mild side effects of the flu shot include:

Soreness, redness, and swelling at the injection site
Fainting, mainly in adolescents
Headaches
Fever
Nausea

Possible mild side effects of the nasal spray include:

Runny nose
Wheezing
Headache
Vomiting
Muscle aches
Fever

Serious side effects usually begin within a few minutes to a few hours after receiving the shot. Possible serious side effects of vaccination include:

Difficulty breathing
Hoarseness
Swelling around the eyes or lips
Hives
Paleness
Weakness
Racing heart
Dizziness
Behavior changes
High fever

If you experience any of these reactions, seek medical attention immediately.

SOURCE: FLU.gov. Vaccination & Vaccine Safety.

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2013 ACADEMY AWARDS: AND THE WINNER GOES TO…

January 10, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Steven Spielberg had a great day at the Academy Awards nominations, where his Civil War saga “Lincoln” led with 12 nominations.

It was not so great for Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Hooper and Ben Affleck, whose films did well but surprised — dare we say shocked? — Hollywood by failing to score directing nominations for the three filmmakers.

“I just think they made a mistake,” said Alan Arkin, a supporting-actor nominee for Affleck’s Iran hostage-crisis tale “Argo.”

“Lincoln,” ”Argo,” Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden manhunt thriller and Hooper’s Victor Hugo musical “Les Miserables” landed among the nine best-picture contenders Thursday.

Also nominated for the top honor were the old-age love story “Amour”; the independent hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild”; the slave-revenge narrative “Django Unchained”; the shipwreck story “Life of Pi”; and the lost-souls romance “Silver Linings Playbook.”

A mostly predictable bunch. But it’s baffling how Bigelow — the first woman to earn the directing Oscar for her 2009 best-picture winner “The Hurt Locker” — missed out on a nomination for one of last year’s most-acclaimed films.

“Yes, it was a surprise,” Spielberg said of Bigelow. “But I’ve been surprised myself through the years, so I know what it feels like.”

Spielberg was snubbed for a directing slot on 1985′s “The Color Purple,” which earned 11 nominations, including best picture. He also was overlooked for director on 1975′s “Jaws,” another best-picture nominee.

“I never question the choices the academy branches make, because I’ve been in the same place that Kathryn and Ben find themselves today,” said Spielberg, who finally got his Oscar respect in the 1990s with best-picture and director wins for “Schindler’s List” and another directing trophy for “Saving Private Ryan.” ”I’m grateful if I’m nominated, and I’ve never felt anything other than gratitude even when I’m not — gratitude for at least having been able to make the movie. So I never question the choices.”

Especially this time, when “Lincoln” has positioned itself as the film to beat at the Feb. 24 Oscars. Its nominations include best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis for his monumental performance as Abraham Lincoln, supporting actress for Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln and supporting actor for Tommy Lee Jones as abolitionist firebrand Thaddeus Stevens.

Oscar directing contenders usually are identical or at least line up closely with those for the Directors Guild of America Awards. But only Spielberg and “Life of Pi” director Ang Lee made both lists this time.

The Directors Guild also nominated Affleck, Bigelow and Hooper, but the Oscars handed its other three slots to David O. Russell for “Silver Linings Playbook” and two real longshots: veteran Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke for “Amour” and newcomer Benh Zeitlin, who made his feature debut with “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”

Zeitlin, whose low-budget, dream-like film about a wild child in Louisiana’s flooded backwoods won the top honor at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, said he never expected to be competing “alongside the greatest filmmakers alive.”

“I’m completely freaking out,” Zeitlin said. “Those guys taught me how to make films. The VHS pile that was on the VCR when I was born was past Spielberg movies, and that’s why I started wanting to do this, was watching them thousands and thousands of times.”

Other nominees were caught off guard over how the category shook out.

“I would be lying if I didn’t say I was surprised,” Russell, a past nominee for “The Fighter,” said about Bigelow.

Lee, who won the directing Oscar for “Brokeback Mountain,” agreed that there were surprises — but pleasant ones, particularly for Zeitlin’s inclusion.

“Newcomers, veterans, a European,” Lee said. “It’s great company, and it’s an honor to line up with them, and encouraging because there is a newcomer.”

Colleagues of snubbed filmmakers were not so happy.

“That put a damper on my enthusiasm,” ”Argo” co-star Arkin said of Affleck, an A-lister who’s arguably proving himself a better director than actor. “I thought his work was the work of an old master, not somebody with just two films under his belt. I thought it was an extraordinary piece of directing.”

“I would have loved him to have been recognized in this,” Hugh Jackman, a best-actor nominee as Hugo’s tragic hero Jean Valjean for “Les Miserables,” said of director Hooper. “But no one will be able to take away the achievement, nor really that the eight nominations that ‘Les Miz’ has are more shared with him than with anyone.”

Composer Alexandre Desplat, who wrote the music for “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Argo” and earned a best-score nomination for the latter, said he was puzzled over Affleck and Bigelow’s exclusion.

“I think they both deserved to be nominated,” Desplat said. “Unfortunately, I don’t decide.”

“Zero Dark Thirty” has had backlash in Washington, where some lawmakers say it falsely suggests that torture produced a tip that led the U.S. military to Bin Laden. It’s hard to imagine that affecting the film’s Oscar nominations, though, given Hollywood’s history of playing loose with facts in depicting true-life stories.

The academy’s directing snubs virtually take “Argo,” ”Les Miserables” and “Zero Dark Thirty” out of the best-picture race, since a movie almost never wins the top prize if the filmmaker is not nominated. It can happen — 1989′s “Driving Miss Daisy” did it — but a directing nomination usually goes hand-in-hand with a best-picture win.

The nominations held other surprises. “Amour” won the top prize at last May’s Cannes Film Festival but mainly was considered a favorite for the foreign-language Oscar. It wound up with five nominations, the same number as “Zero Dark Thirty,” which came in with expectations of emerging as a top contender.

Along with best-picture, director and foreign-language film, “Amour” picked up nominations for Haneke’s screenplay and best actress for Emmanuelle Riva as an ailing, elderly woman tended by her husband.

“It’s the last stage of my life, so this nomination is a gift to me, a dream I could never had imagined,” Riva said. “Michael’s talent is to make the film real. … That’s why it touched the world. We are all little, fragile people on this earth, sometimes nasty, sometimes generous.”

Riva is part of a multi-generational spread: At 85, Riva is the oldest best-actress nominee ever, while 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis is the youngest ever for her role as the spirited bayou girl in “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”

Spielberg matched his personal Oscar best as “Lincoln” tied the 12 nominations that “Schindler’s List” received.

Two of Spielberg’s stars could join the Oscar super-elite. Both Day-Lewis and Field have won two Oscars already. A third would put them in rare company with previous triple winners Ingrid Bergman, Walter Brennan, Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Katharine Hepburn holds the record with four acting Oscars.

A best-picture win would be Spielberg’s second, while another directing win would be his third, a feat achieved only by Frank Capra and William Wyler, who each earned three directing Oscars, and John Ford, who received four.

“Lincoln” also was the ninth best-picture nominee Spielberg has directed, moving him into a tie for second-place with Ford. Only Wyler directed more best-picture nominees, with 13.

“I think Steven is a full-fledged genius. I think he has transformed the motion-picture industry more than once, and he’s constantly pushing the envelope and changing,” Field said. “He stands alone. And he has the most profound respect, and he’s a scholar of John Ford and William Wyler and many others. … He’s a scholar of all of this because he’s so endlessly curious.”

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AP entertainment writers Christy Lemire, Sandy Cohen, Anthony McCartney and Derrik Lang in Los Angeles and AP writers Jill Lawless in London and Thomas Adamson in Paris contributed to this report.

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KATHERINE WEBB: ESPN’S FOCUS DURING ALABAMA’S BLOWOUT OF NOTRE DAME

January 9, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

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When you get bored, your eyes wander.

So when a blossoming blowout between the University of Alabama and some other team in Monday night’s college football championship floated into yawnfest territory, the electronic eyes of ESPN naturally went wandering — settling on a brunette bombshell who just happens to be the girlfriend of Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron.

“Now when you are a quarterback at Alabama, you see that lovely lady there, she does go to Auburn, I want to admit that, but she’s also Miss Alabama and that’s AJ McCarron’s girlfriend, OK,” ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger said Monday night as the camera focused on Katherine Webb in the stands.

“Wow, I’m telling you, quarterbacks — you get all the good-looking women. What a beautiful woman,” he gushed. “Wow!”

As the chasm grew between Alabama and the other team — the name will surely come back to us soon — ESPN kept going back to the well, repeatedly showing Webb cheering in the crowd, wearing her boyfriend’s No. 10 jersey.

Finally, Yahoo! Sports columnist Jess Passan jokingly tweeted, “Sources: A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend to seek restraining order from Brent Musburger at halftime.”

The attention prompted thousands of football fans to check out of the game and check up on McCarron’s flame, turning “Katherine Webb” into Google’s second-hottest search — behind only McCarron himself.

All the attention made her a hotter property on Twitter, as well.

She went from a scant 526 followers December 26 to more than 148,000 Tuesday, according to the stats site TwitterCounter.com, outscoring her gridiron boyfriend’s 91,000 fans on the social networking service.

In her first Tweet after the game, Webb didn’t mention what had happened.

“So extremely blessed… @10AJMcCarron. Congrats to Alabama and making history! #BCSChamps” is all she said in that message, posted at 11:07 p.m.

Musburger’s fawning attention prompted a spate of criticism of the 73-year-old broadcaster, with some posters to Twitter calling his comments “creepy.” The episode even spawned the creation of a parody Twitter account, “Horny Musburger.”

CNN was not able to reach Musburger for comment through ESPN, but the network responded, saying: “We always try to capture interesting storylines and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss Alabama and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that.”

Far from being creeped out, Webb said Tuesday that she was “flattered” by the broadcaster’s comments, entertainment website TMZ reported.

“I’ve been reading on Twitter that Musburger had backlash that he’s ‘creepy’,” TMZ quoted Webb as saying. “If I were to see him I would say, ‘I don’t think you’re creepy at all!’ ”

One of McCarron’s teammates, center Barrett Jones, joked Tuesday in an appearance on CNN’s “Starting Point” that he was jealous of Webb’s sudden fame.

“Where’s the love for the actual players?” he joked. “She is certainly very pretty. But I just think Brent needs to share the love a little bit, that’s all I’m saying.”

Webb is the second rather attractive member of a football audience that Musburger and network cameras have helped push into the limelight.

Back in 2005, when ABC cameras panned across a trio of scantily clad football fans during a Florida State football game, Musburger opined that “1,500 red-blooded Americans just decided to apply” to the school.

One of those fans, Jenn Sterger, went on to a 15-minutes-of-fame career with appearances in Maxim and Playboy and a job as the stadium host for New York Jets football games. Later, quarterback Brett Favre got in trouble for sending her lurid messages while he was a player on the Jets.

For the record, Webb was Miss Alabama USA 2012 and is a 2011 graduate of Auburn University with a degree in business management and administration, according to her Miss Universe biography.

Oh, by the way, almost forgot … it was Notre Dame on the business end of that 42-14 drubbing Alabama put on.

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NIGERIA FLOODS KILL HUNDREDS AND DISPLACES MILLIONS

January 7, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency says 363 people died over months of flooding across the West African nation and 2.1 million others were displaced.

The agency made the announcement Monday as Nigeria’s annual rainy season is coming to an end. The report covered July through the end of October.

The agency said Adamawa and Kogi state suffered the worst casualties, with more than 18,000 people being injured.

Heavy seasonal rains typically cause flooding across Nigeria, as drainage can be poor in areas and people live in floodplains. However, the flooding this year was exacerbated by heavier than normal rains that cause officials in both Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon to open strained dams.

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BETTER SEX THROUGH EXERCISE AND FITNESS

January 7, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

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The link between physical fitness and sex is an interesting one, and one that should not be underestimated. While there are several great reasons to exercise, there is one more significant advantage: a better sex life. Recent research indicates that people who are physically fit get more enjoyment from sex and are more likely to be sexually active. Regardless of age, regular exercise results in greater sexual confidence, desire and ability to attain orgasm. Experts are not sure as to how and why aerobic exercise boosts the libido.

One theory, however, is that exercise leads to endorphin release, creating a sense of well-being that makes people more receptive to sexual activity.Exercise that is performed over a sustained time leads to a so-called “runner’s high,” caused by the release of endorphins. These endorphins are stimulating, and as well as causing us to feel great, they stimulate the release of sex hormones. The added bonus is that exercise causes us to feel better. It elevates our mood and creates a feeling of calmness. The lowering of heart rate, improved digestion, lowered blood pressure and lowered stress hormone levels combine with the feelings of well being caused by the endorphins. Add to that an increase of another hormone, oxytocin, and the result is a relaxed, content, person.

For women, the link between exercise and sex has been explored by Cindy Meston and her colleagues. Their results indicate that working out – albeit vigorously – primes women’s bodies for sexual activity. It is not simply that exercise increases genital blood flow or makes women sexually aroused. Instead, there seems to be something, as of yet unidentified, that prepares women’s bodies. After working out, she found that women’s bodies respond faster and more intensely to sexual content (such as an erotic film). Her findings are exciting because they counter the long held belief that relaxation is necessary for a good sexual experience, and assumption that might be due to the link between anxiety and erectile problems for men. I should mention that so far these effects have been documented immediately after exercise and seem to diminish quickly- indeed, they seem to be the strongest 15 minutes after exercise and fade fast.

As for men, sexual experiences also benefit from exercise. White and colleagues (1990) had two groups of men, whose average age was 48 years, all of whom were sedentary but healthy at the start of the study. One group engaged in walking, while the other in aerobic exercise. The latter group reported higher levels of sexual intimacy, more satisfying orgasms, and more reliable sexual functioning. Thus, men who are physically inactive and then aerobically exercise three or four days a week, regularly, for at least an hour at a time, soon report more sex and better sex. However, all men experienced an improvement, leading the researchers to conclude that enhanced sexuality is directly correlated with their improvement in physical fitness.

Satisfying sex lives isn’t just about the nuts and bolts of biology – it also involves self image. People who exercise often have a positive self body image, which might make them simply enjoy their bodies more, too. Penhollow and Young (2004) found frequency of exercise and physical fitness enhanced attractiveness and increased energy levels. They write that those who exercise are more likely to experience a greater level of satisfaction and a positive perception of self, which may cause them to believe they are more desirable and may perform better sexually

One last thought – sex itself is a physical activity and burns calories and increases fitness. Many factors influence how many calories are spent during sex, but most reports seem to indicate about 85 for a half hour to hour session, which is about the same as bowling. Unlike bowling, though, sex can also increase self-esteem, cardio-vascular health, emotional intimacy, improve sleeping, and increase immunity!

One thing is for certain: the benefits of exercise are endless and can lead to a longer, healthier and happier life. Despite the advantages of an active life, more than 60% of Americans do not exercise regularly, while a mere 18.8% of adults in 2009 met the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Physical Activity Guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity.

The Center for Disease Control recommends three or more sessions per week of “activities that last 20 minutes or more at a time … that require moderate to vigorous levels of exertion.” Regardless of your current exercise habits, it is never too late to begin a workout program. You could join a gym, hire a personal trainer and learn how to exercise correctly and safely. Consult a doctor if you are just beginning an exercise regimen to maximize safety.

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO, IF WHAT YOU LIVE FOR ENDS?

January 7, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Retirement terrifies sports stars. It truly feels like death. The end of a glittering career can feel like falling off a cliff to an athlete who thrives on fame and fortune. And the longer the career, the harder the end game seems to be. It is very sad see some of our beloved stars, such as Brett Favre, limping around the field, desperately fighting for one more moment in the spotlight.

For living legends, it’s especially tough to know how to quit. World heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield turned 50 this year — but he still wants to box professionally.

“I’m not retired,” he says. “If I can get a championship fight, I will.”

He won’t fight just anyone, though — only top boxers. Because he holds five heavyweight titles, he tells CNN that young boxers could want to challenge him just because they have something to prove.

Holyfield can still draw a crowd, nearly 30 years after his professional debut. During a recent visit to CNN Center in Atlanta, fans swarmed him, taking pictures and shaking his hand.

Holyfield: I want to be a heavyweight champion again

“I keep myself right at the (professional) level, in case somebody feels froggy and says, ‘I think I’m going to whup the old man,’” he says. “And they’d be shocked.”

He says he trains every day, so that he always feels ready to fight at the top level. But Holyfield also faces a fight outside the ring: He lost his Atlanta-area mansion to foreclosure in 2012.

So he understands the perils of quickly rising from modest means to riches — then back again. He is trying to get his financial house in order. He recently took a sales role with Primerica, a financial services company. Holyfield sees it as an opportunity to teach others how to manage money.

“When I was 21 years old, I was a millionaire,” he says. “You’re talking about a guy making $8,000 a year, working 40 hours a week, made the Olympic team, went to the Olympics, two weeks later — a millionaire.”

When Holyfield signed his first million-dollar contract three decades ago, he had been working three jobs that together earned him less than $10,000.

“It was just all of a sudden,” he says. “I came into boxing, I made big money.”

But getting used to big swings in the bank account isn’t the only challenge celebrity athletes such as Holyfield face. They also have to learn how to live without the constant cheer of the crowds once they’re out of the spotlight.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 65, was one of the world’s most famous basketball players. He remains the record all-time scorer in the National Basketball Association. He still has to duck to get his 7-foot, 2-inch frame through most doorways.

But when he retired as a player in 1989, after 20 years of professional play, he was at a loss.

He told CNN: “The first training camp that I missed, I was like, ‘Jeez, what am I going to do now?’” He quotes another sports legend — Jackie Robinson — to describe how he felt when he retired.

“He said that athletes die twice,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “You know, when that first career is gone, that’s a death.”

That adjustment was harder for Abdul-Jabbar to process than his cancer diagnosis in 2008. He has chronic myeloid leukemia, a blood cancer that he manages with drug therapy.

“I think that (retirement) was the more difficult adjustment because you don’t know what to do,” he said. “I’d had this incredible career.” But when he started to cultivate his talents off the court, he discovered a new calling. Now, he says, he wants to be known for his writing — not just his basketball prowess.

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“I always tell people I can stuff a basketball into a hoop, but I also have a mind,” he said. He has written seven books, including one for children, that focus on contributions from African-Americans to U.S. culture. Inspiring young people to pursue paths in science, math, engineering and other disciplines beyond professional sports is a passion. Because of his reputation as a famous athlete, his advice resonates with young fans.”It’s really important that young people get … that there’s more to their life than sports and entertainment,” he said.

Abdul-Jabbar also works as a paid spokesman for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which makes Tasigna, the drug therapy he takes to manage his CML. He says this role exposes him to a new fan base.

“People come up to me now and start talking to me about someone in their family, or a friend, or a loved one that has some type of leukemia.” He said the experience has opened up a new world to him.

Sports psychologist Jack Llewellyn says that very few professional athletes want to think about coming to the end of their careers while they’re still playing. “As a consequence, very few of them are prepared for that next chapter.”

Finding a passion off the court while she was still playing in major tournaments helped Martina Navratilova. The tennis superstar, now 55, played professionally well into her 40s. She said that after retiring, “you become irrelevant really quickly.”

But because she never defined herself solely through tennis, she was able to accept the transition.

“My sense of self-worth did not depend on winning matches,” she said.

Navratilova still is committed to keeping fit: she runs with her dogs, skis, cycles and plays hockey. “And of course, I play tennis.”

Navratilova serves as fitness ambassador for AARP, which she says she loves. And she wrote “Shape Your Self: My 6-Step Diet and Fitness Plan to Achieve the Best Shape of Your Life.”

Her advice to other athletes, professional and amateur? Play a new game when you get older.

“Find another sport that you can really improve at, that you can get excited about, and have fun,” she said. Athletes can still satisfy their competitive drive, without comparing their current game to how they used to perform when they were younger.

Shaquille O’Neal tweets that he’s retiring

Like Navratilova, Kevin Willis played professionally much longer than most others in his sport. His career with the NBA stretched into his 40s. But he still didn’t want to retire.

“If it wasn’t for the simple fact that I’m older, I would (still) be playing,” he said. He finally stopped because he says he didn’t want to wear out his welcome.

Willis spent half of his prolific career playing for the Atlanta Hawks. The president of the team, Bob Williams, acknowledged that most NBA athletes don’t want their playing days to end.

“It’s hard to give up the adrenaline rush,” he said. He noted that Willis is exceptional in carefully orchestrating his next step after the NBA, and other players could follow suit.

“He’s leading by example,” Williams said.

Willis already had a post-NBA pursuit lined up when he stopped playing for good five years ago. He started a clothing brand, Willis and Walker, back in 1988. It caters to men who are 6-foot-3 inches and taller, a demographic the 7-footer understands very well.

Speaking from his boutique in Atlanta, he told CNN: “The relationships that I built over those 21 years from basketball, I tapped into … to help me build this.” His clients include former and present professional athletes.

Having two decades worth of NBA earnings helps Willis to finance the endeavor. He says he has poured more than $1 million of his own money into the brand.

Willis turned 50 this year, but he can still carry his weight — and then some. He says he can still bench press 315 pounds, just as he did when he played professionally. But now, instead of lifting one set of that weight, he completes five sets of five or six repetitions.

“And how did that happen?” he said. “I don’t know, man. It’s just in the genetics, I guess.”

Without the rigors of the NBA game schedule, Willis has more time to train — and to reflect on his recent milestone birthday.

“That’s a lot of life,” he said of turning 50. “And I’m always thankful for a lot of stuff, but when you reach that milestone, it’s like: ‘Wow!’”

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THE WORST FAST-FOODS FOR SODIUM, AND BETTER OPTIONS

January 6, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

The first week of the new year has come to an end. Remember that fitness is a life long journey. Fast food is convenient, but it can be salty. Americans eat about 3,400 milligrams of sodium a day, more than the suggested 2,300 milligrams and double the 1,500 mg for people who are over 50, are African-American, or who have hypertension, diabetes or kidney disease.

While “fast food isn’t going to wreck anyone’s diet if consumed on occasion,” sodium consumption must be controlled.

Here are some of the worst fast-food meals for sodium, and better options.

Quiznos’ Large French Dip: While it sounds good — sliced prime rib with mozzarella, roasted peppers and onions, and mild peppercorn sauce on artisan bread with a side of au jus — this sandwich is a sodium-delivering bomb. Even without the cheese, sauce, and juice for dipping, you’ll be consuming 2,240 milligrams. With the works, it packs a whopping 3,610 mg of sodium and 1,200 calories. (The au jus adds 850 mg of sodium).
Choose this instead: Create your own flatbread. Try roast beef and Swiss with lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber, and honey-dijon dressing. Sodium: 995 mg. Calories: 410.

Dunkin’ Donuts’ Salt Bagel: Is a bagel better for you than a donut? Not when the word “salt” is in it. Dunkin’s version packs 3,350 milligrams of sodium and 310 calories.
Choose this instead: A 320-calorie Cinnamon Raisin Bagel. It has 500 mg of sodium.

Chipotle’s Burrito: Salt adds up pretty quickly when you’re building a burrito from scratch. A Carnitas, or pork, burrito with white rice, pinto beans, Tomatillo-red chili sauce, Romaine lettuce, sour cream, cheese and guacamole has 2,650 milligrams of sodium, not to mention 1,185 calories. Surprise: the saltiest item is the soft flour tortilla that holds it all together (at 670 mg of sodium).
Choose this instead: A Burrito Bowl. Skip the tortilla and dish up lower-salt fillings like chicken, brown rice, fajita veggies, and green tomatillo salsa. The total comes to 920 mg of sodium and 385 calories.

Jack in the Box’s Deli Trio: This roasted turkey sandwich on artisan bread is layered with salty Genoa salami, ham, Provolone, and pickles and slathered in a creamy Italian dressing. Surprise! The saltiest ingredients are actually the turkey (455 milligrams of sodium) and the bread (596 mg). The Deli Trio packs 2,442 mg of sodium and 624 calories.
Choose this instead: A Chicken Fajita Pita. You’ll cut your sodium intake by nearly two-thirds, to 870 mg. Calories: 320.

Arby’s Mozzarella Sticks: Six battered-and-fried sticks contain 2,530 milligrams of sodium, more than a day’s worth , and 620 calories. Whole-milk mozzarella isn’t the saltiest cheese around. It contains 178 mg of sodium per 1 ounce, according to CalorieLab.com, versus nearly 272 mg for a Kraft nonfat American single. “Typically, a lot of salt is added to the breading mixture, which drives up the sodium content of the fried mozzarella sticks,” Kleiner says.
Choose this instead: A serving of three Potato Cakes contains 700 mg of sodium and 340 calories.

Hardee’s 2/3-lb Monster Thickburger: This two-patty monstrosity is a beef-lover’s dietary downfall. With three slices of American cheese and four bacon strips, it has 1,300 calories, 93 grams of fat and 2,860 milligrams of sodium. That’s without a soda or fries.
Choose this instead: A Double Cheeseburger. It’s beefy, cheesy, and has a fraction of the calories (410), fat (21 grams) and sodium (900 mg).

Popeye’s Chicken Po’ Boy: This Southern favorite nestles two battered, fried chicken tenders in a French baguette with pickles and mayo. This fatty, salty combo has 2,120 milligrams of sodium and 635 calories. You can do better.
Choose this instead: Naked Chicken Wrap. “Naked” because the chicken is prepared without breading, slashing the sodium count to 580 mg and skinnying up the calorie count to 200.

Papa John’s Buffalo Chicken Pizza: Creamy ranch and buffalo sauce, cheese, bacon, and pizza dough are the likely sodium culprits in this chicken-encrusted pie. One slice of a large, original crust — 1/8th of an order — has 1,050 milligrams of sodium and 370 calories. But you know you’ll go for two slices, if not more.
Choose this instead: Papa John’s Garden Fresh is loaded with fresh veggies. A large, thin-crust pie has just 360 mg of sodium and 220 calories per slice.

KFC’s Variety Big Box Meal: KFC provides nutritional information for individual items. We figure this meal — a drumstick, a Crispy Strip, an individual box of Popcorn Chicken, two Homestyle sides (we chose mashed potatoes with gravy and cole slaw), a biscuit and a 32-oz. drink (Pepsi) — blasts the daily sodium maximum, with more than 3,000 milligrams of salt and more than 1,400 calories.
Choose this instead: The Honey BBQ Snacker with a large corn on the cob, House Side Salad with buttermilk dressing and a 16-ounce Lipton Brisk Lemon Tea. This meal has less than quarter of the sodium (725 mg) and 505 calories. Kleiner’s tip: Do dressing on the side. Dip your fork in it to get the taste of it without all the sodium.

Taco Bell’s Volcano Nachos: These molten cheese-laden nachos with spicy ground beef, pinto beans, and jalapeños break the nutrition bank with 970 calories and 58 grams of fat — more calories and fat than any other single item on the menu — plus 1,670 milligrams of sodium.
Choose this instead: Nachos Supreme comes with spicy beef, beans, nacho cheese, diced tomatoes and reduced fat sour cream, but has only 430 calories, 23 grams of fat, and 690 mg of salt.

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VITTORIO MISSONI FEARED DEAD- ITALIAN FASHION HEIR, MISSING AFTER PLANE VANISHES

January 5, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

A small plane carrying six people, one of them Vittorio Missoni, a director of Italy’s famed Missoni fashion house, is missing off the coast of Venezuela, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol Torres said.

The search for the missing aircraft continued Saturday, an Italian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

Missoni confirmed in a statement that Vittorio Missoni, son of fashion house founders Ottavio and Rosita Missoni, was on the plane with his wife.

“The small plane they were traveling on has disappeared. This is all the information currently available,” the company statement said.

Vittorio Missoni, 58, runs the company with his siblings, Luca and Angela.

The plane was carrying four Italian nationals who were on vacation, Reverol said in a statement Friday. The Venezuelan Interior Ministry identified the two other Italians as Guido Foresti and Elda Scalveuzi. A pilot and co-pilot also were on board.

The plane left Los Roques, an archipelago and resort, Friday morning bound for the international airport outside Caracas, about 90 miles away, Reverol said.

Italian authorities are in touch with their Venezuelan counterparts and the families of those missing, said a spokesman in the Italian Foreign Ministry’s media office.

The ministry called on the Venezuelan authorities to do all they can to locate the missing plane and those on board, he said.

Missoni, which boasts such celebrity clients as Katie Holmes, Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie, is a high-end fashion label known for its patterned knitwear and signature zigzag stripe.

The private company, based in Milan, has estimated annual sales of between $75 million and $100 million.

The brand, first created in 1953 as a knitwear workshop in Gallarte, Italy, has gone on to expand from apparel to housewares, a fragrance line and a chain of hotels.

Stefano Tonchi, editor-in-chief of W magazine, called the Missonis “one of the most important Italian fashion families,” crediting their move to Milan in the late 1960s with helping make the northern Italian city the fashion hub it is today.

Vittorio Missoni and his siblings took over the brand in 1996 with an eye toward marketing to a younger consumer.

The fashion house partnered with Target in 2011 to produce a more budget-friendly collection for the discount retailer, which prompted Target’s website to crash due to the high demand.

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HOW TO REACH YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS GOALS FOR 2013

January 3, 2013 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Happy New Year 2013

5…4…3…2…1…HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Oh yes, for anyone that has been living under a rock, a new year was ushered in less than 72 hours ago. We are now in 2013. A new year means new opportunity. New opportunities to better our financial lives, health and relationships; both personal business. We make new year’s resolutions to help us better ourselves. This is great, but it is nearly impossible to become successful with our resolution goals without a plan of action. We wait and hope, but get no closer to our dreams.

I have come up with 10 steps to help all of us, reach our goals in 2013.

1. Clarity of purpose. For a dream to become a goal, it must be specific. While it’s fun to dream about being rich, it takes courage and hard choices to decide exactly how much money you want and how you are going to earn it. Being “thin” is an image; losing 23 pounds by your birthday is a goal. In life, we probably can’t have it all. You can lose 23 pounds, or you can have the cake and ice cream. Your choice. Be clear.

2. Commitment. There’s a story from ancient Greece about a general who landed his troups on the beach, then burned his ships. He wanted each soldier to know there was no turning back, no retreat, no alternative to victory. Once your goal is clear, emotionally commit to achieving it. There are no alternatives.

3. Talk about it. This is called “accountability.” Once you’ve defined your goal and committed yourself to achieve it, start talking about it! If you want to lose weight, don’t blame your spouse for buying ice cream if he or she does’t know and understand your goal! Talking about your goals makes them emotionally real and powerful. It allows people to help you reach your goal and support you along the way. Some people will also criticize or undermine you. Don’t talk to them.

4. Write it down. This is basic, and one of the oldest, simplest and most powerful techniques for achieving any goal. Write it down! Describe precisely what you want, how you will earn it, when you will have it and the benefits you’ll receive from achieving your goal. Write the details. Write the colors, the shapes and the dates.

5. Repeat it every day! Every morning, use a small card or a corner of your appointment book to record a short description of your goal where you will see it all day long. Don’t carry the same card day after day! If your goal is worth anything, it’s worth one minute of your time to write a simple sentence describing your dream and focusing on your priorities. Do this every morning.

6. Have a plan. Create a map for getting there. And put dates on it! A goal to retire at age 40 has no meaning without a savings and investment strategy. A goal to create your own business is just a fantasy without a plan to attract investors, find a location, hire staff and sell your goods or services. The beauty of a plan is that it shows you a path to your goal.

7. Take action every day! “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Any goal that is worthy of you is worth a few minutes of your time and some of your energy every single day. To write a novel, write a chapter this week. To open your own business, read a business magazine today. To create a more loving family, give someone a hug today. To be salesperson of the year, make a phone call right now!

8. Use constant affirmations. One of my clients is a PGA golfer. From the moment his ball lands on the green until he sinks the putt, he repeats over and over “I will make this putt!” He repeats that phrase as many as 200 times before every putt! Do you think he would be more, or less, successful if he spent those moments thinking, “I just hope I don’t miss it”? Tell yourself what you want to hear!

9. Review, and re-commit, often. Never be afraid to review your goals, evaluate whether you are still 100% committed to them, and re-commit to achieving them. If your values or your choices have changed, change your goals accordingly, and be honest about it! And if your goal still fits, run to it with all your heart!

10. Celebrate each milestone! Never wait to have a party! Each deposit in your savings account deserves a checkmark on the calendar and a hug from your partner. Each day without a cigarette deserves a smile and congratulations from your loved ones. Every step toward your goal should be documented and celebrated! When you get discouraged or have doubts, your record of past successes will quickly get you back on track. Not sure about this? Ask any marathon runner whether they count each mile on their run to the finish line! Celebrate each and every milepost on your path to victory!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY FAMILY IN NIGERIA AND IN AMERICA

December 25, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Kamsi Okafor Christmas day

It is Christmas day, the 25th day of December. Where are you celebrating Christmas this year? The holiday season is a perfect time to spend time with family. Most offices are closed and school is out. Everyone is on holiday. Things are at a stand still until after new year’s day. You have no excuse not hang out with loved ones. The human being is a social animal, get social!!!

Yesterday, new year’s eve, I went to the movies and saw “This is 40″. Christmas day is the perfect to see movies in Salisbury, MD because the theaters were empty. “This is 40″ was so funny!! Great movie!!! I then came home, worked out and ate dinner. I’m focused on staying in shape and will not make any excuses not to workout.

Today, I spent time with my family in Salisbury, Maryland. I saw my parents over Thanksgiving, but I feel like I need to spend as much time with them because they are getting older. I want to be there to motivate them, to keep living. I know that no one lives forever, but I want them to. I then called my brother Maduka, in London, on skype and chatted with my nephews and niece. We were on the phone for nearly 2 hours. Th kids were dancing and showing off their gifts. It was as though I was there in their living. The power of technology is crazy.

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DJANGO UNCHAINED: A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF HEROIC LOVE AND REVENGE

December 21, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained

Many people are worried about the world ending today. The Mayans predicted that the world would end today. I wonder whether the Mayans predicted the end of their Empire. While everybody was worried about the world coming, I enjoyed a special screening of Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained”. I was very hesitant to watch “Django Unchained” because I wasn’t interested in watching just another slave film. Tarantino proved me very wrong.

In my opinion, never has a story of love and retribution been told as beautifully as it was done by Quentin Tarantino in DJANGO UNCHAINED . Jamie Foxx kicks ass literarily and figuratively as Django, a slave who partners up with the great Christoph Waltz, to kick ass all over the south. I can’t forget to mention the ever formidable and always hilarious Samuel L. Jackson. If you liked INGLORIOUS BASTARDS, you will love DJANGO UNCHAINED. This film was extremely funny, inspiring and beautifully shot.

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive. Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between love and survival… Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

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ROB PARKER, ESPN COOMMENTATOR APOLOGIZES TO RG3 FOR “CORNBALL BROTHER” COMMENT

December 20, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

ROB PARKER apologizes to RG3

Nearly a week after questioning whether Robert Griffin III is “a brother or a cornball brother,” now-suspended “First Take” commentator Rob Parker has issued an apology for his comments.

“I blew it and I’m sincerely sorry,” Parker wrote on Twitter. “I completely understand how the issue of race in sports is a sensitive one and needs to be handled with great care. This past Thursday I failed to do that.”

The full text of the apology is below. Like in his original statement, Parker hides under the “everybody else is talking about this, so why not me?” blanket, but at least he does acknowledge that RG3 doesn’t deserve scorn, implied or explicit, for living a perfectly normal private life and not living up to some arbitrary definition of African-American “authenticity.”

“He’s black, but he’s not really down with the cause,” Parker said at the time. “He’s not one of us. He’s kind of black, but he’s not really like the guy you’d want to hang out with … I keep hearing these things. We all know he has a white fiancée. There was all this talk about he’s a Republican.”

The fact that it was noted “First Take” screamer Stephen A. Smith who brought an air of common sense to the discussion shows how far off the beam Parker flew: “I’m uncomfortable with where we just went,” Smith said immediately after Parker’s comments. “RG3, the ethnicity or the color of his fiancée is none of our business, it’s irrelevant, he can live his life in whatever way he chooses. The braids that he has in his hair, that’s his business, that’s his life, he can live his life.”

It’s worth pointing out that Parker has apparently demonstrated a remarkable change of heart. He retweeted several tweets in support of his statement, and in the wake of Thursday’s show he attacked a Twitter critic by saying, “Bet u didn’t even see show. Typical and uneducated.” (Also of note: ESPN re-aired the “First Take” segment later in the day, indicating that the producers didn’t think, or didn’t care enough, to edit it out.)

But, hey, we understand; if you say something demonstrably ridiculous and get suspended, you might want to backpedal a fair piece if you value your job. That’s how these matters go. Our colleague Doug Farrar already effectively demonstrated that Parker has a habit of slinging outrageous, look-at-me yawps designed to inflame, not enlighten. It’s time to widen the spotlight a bit.

Parker isn’t acting in a vacuum; his shtick gets play because “First Take” gives it play. And by “distancing” itself from Parker’s remarks by putting him on some nebulous “indefinite suspension,” ESPN gets to chastise Parker for running his mouth when it created the very conditions and incentive for him to do so. “First Take” is built on manufactured outrageousness, on commentators deliberately playing can-you-top-this with high-volume, low-substance opinion.

The problem for ESPN is, the stench from “First Take” guys like Parker and Skip Bayless lingers over the rest of the four-letter network. Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch effectively documented the increasing disgust that other ESPN staffers feel with the circus-like atmosphere — manure and all — of “First Take” and similar debate shows.

“They don’t say, ‘”First Take” said this or that,’” Deitsch quoted one staffer as saying. “It’s, ‘ESPN said this or that.’ I don’t wish to be lumped in with that nonsense.”

With good reason. Wright Thompson, Liz Merrill and Ryan McGee, to name three of many, write more insightful grocery lists than anything “First Take” produces. Scott Van Pelt and Rachel Nichols prove that it’s possible to do television without becoming a caricature. And ESPN’s “30 for 30″ series is some of the best documentary filmmaking in any genre. All this quality, and the clowns on “First Take” and similar debate shows undermine it with every braying segment. (Consider, for instance: Is Blake Griffin black or white, Stephen A. flicking off Skip, Stephen A. using a certain term for LeBron James … you get the idea.)

Sports should be about debate; if you love a team or a player enough to root for them, you ought to be able to stand up for them outside the game, too. But there’s a line between honest opinion and calculated trolling, and it’s not hard to see. ESPN’s many fans deserve better than to have low-rent, political-ad-style hackery passed off as informed discussion.

Rob Parker’s apology was a good start. His colleagues and superiors ought to follow suit.

Full text of Parker’s apology:

I blew it and I’m sincerely sorry. I completely understand how the issue of race in sports is a sensitive one and needs to be handled with great care. This past Thursday I failed to do that. I believe the intended topic is a worthy one. Robert’s thoughts about being an African-American quarterback and the impact of his phenomenal success have been discussed in other media outlets, as well as among sports fans, particularly those in the African-American community. The failure was in how I chose to discuss it on First Take, and in doing so, turned a productive conversation into a negative one. I regrettably introduced some points that I never should have and I completely understand the strong response to them, including ESPN’s reaction. Perhaps most importantly, the attention my words have brought to one of the best and brightest stars in all of sports is an unintended and troubling result. Robert Griffin III is a talented athlete who not only can do great things on the field, but off the field handles himself in a way we are all taught – with dignity, respect and pride. I’ve contacted his agent with hopes of apologizing to Robert directly. As I reflect on this and move forward, I will take the time to consider how I can continue to tackle difficult, important topics in a much more thoughtful manner.

From Yahoo Sports

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TIME MAGAZINE 2012 PERSON OF THE YEAR: BARACK OBAMA

December 20, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Barack Obama Time 2012 person of the year

President Barack Obama has been named Time’s Person of the Year.

Managing editor Richard Stengel unveiled the magazine’s choice on Wednesday’s “Today.” He said it was remarkable that the president won two terms with over 50 percent of the popular vote as a Democrat. He also noted that Obama took office in an economic crisis, and credited him with creating a new political “alignment like Ronald Reagan did forty years ago.”

This is the second time that Time has chosen Obama. The magazine said it named him Person of the Year in 2008 for winning against the odds and becoming the first black president of the United States.

“For finding and forging a new majority, for turning weakness into opportunity and for seeking, amid great adversity, to create a more perfect union, Barack Obama is TIME’s 2012 Person of the Year,” Stengel explained in his note this year

From Huffington Post

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BLACK WOMEN DON’T WORKOUT BECAUSE OF THEIR HAIR!!!

December 19, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

A friend of mine sent me a link to this article and I had to share it with you. Check it out below. When you know better, you do better.

Here now, a new study chronicled in the scientific journal The Daily Mail, which lays bare womankind’s deepest, darkest, shiniest, most volumizing secret: some women are far more concerned about their hair than about their physique. Ladies. Ladies. You have it backwards.

The shocking findings of the new real survey, out of Wake Forest University: “40 per cent admitted to avoiding exercise because they didn’t want to ruin their hair-dos.” That’s almost half! Most of the women got only half the recommended amount of weekly exercise, and a quarter didn’t exercise at all. I for one am shocked, not to mention appalled. Before I totally blow this thing women do out of the water with knowledge bombs, let’s note the ways in which this is a tricky area for fitness and sex analysts:

1. The survey involved only women. High sexism/ misogyny potential.

2. Only black women were surveyed. High racism potential.

3. Devastatingly high potential for one or the other side in this argument to quote stand up comedians including but not limited to Mo’Nique, Wanda Sykes, Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, and even, in extreme cases, Dane Cook.

Nevertheless, this issue is too important too ignore. It calls, indeed, for some real talk. So where more intellectually timid and/ or wiser (white, male) pundits would bow out of this discussion, citing “a thing” that they “forgot” they have to do, I shall forge ahead. Now. Here is the problem with the common attitude among ladies that they must not mess up their hair by exercising: your hair is less important than your body, when it comes to “looking good.” If you object that “looking good” is a purely subjective measure that cannot be quantified at all across cultures or even across individuals, I will say yes, you are correct. But everyone is, deep down, secretly, interested in whether someone else thinks they look good, and I am someone else, so let’s proceed. If you object that you may care if someone thinks you look good but not if I think you look good, I will say, “Do you see anyone else here? No, it’s just us for now, sorry.” If you object that this issue is “not just about looking good,” I will say that you are lying. If it is not about looking good then hey, fuck your hair, start exercising—at least exercise is good for your health.

In order to determine whether great hair or a great body is more important to looking good, simply try the following thought experiment: Imagine one woman who is bald, with a great body, and another woman who has great hair, and no body. Who is more likely to get a date, or be able to accomplish simple physical tasks requiring at least a basic sort of locomotion? The answer is clear. (The same answer applies for men, by the way.) The good news is that, here in “the real world,” the choice need not always be so drastic. Ladies, you can exercise, have a great body, and men (I do not propose to speak for lesbians, unless the lesbian community would like for me to speak for them, in which case I have many interesting theories) probably won’t even notice your hair, even if it is busted, because they are focused on your body. Or you can neglect exercise, spend a lot of time and money and effort on your hair to make it look great, and men still will not pay attention to your hair, because I just don’t think we really care that much about it, one way or the other.

The choice is clear.

Yes, I understand that hair care for black women is often an expensive and time-consuming proposition, and that its inherent cost and effort make the protection of a hair do a very seductive priority. I am simply proposing here that, if you are the type of person given to seeing hair care and exercise as an either/ or proposition in which one or the other must be chosen, exercise is clearly the proper choice. Of course, a woman might very well say, “Who the hell are you and why the fuck should I care about your opinion, since you appear to be just some random asshole spouting your opinions on the internet, and I’m not sleeping with you or trying to sleep with you or trying to ‘attract’ you in any way whatsoever?” Well, that last part’s not what I heard, but otherwise, that is a justified response. Sure. Fine. That makes sense. You can convince your friends of that. You may even be able to convince yourself. But you will never be able to convince me that hair care should be prioritized over exercise, because I have too much love for womankind in my soul to allow such a myth to flourish. Yes, perhaps I love too much, as did Jesus (and look what happened to him). But I must assert that there is a very strong chance that some of you, ladies, are using your hair as an excuse not to exercise. And in the hardcore heart, there is no room for excuses. (All the room is taken up by love.)

So jump up, run out, and sweat until your hair looks like a god damn mess. It is the right thing you do. If you need me, I will be on the couch. My hair is really short. I’m a man, so it really doesn’t matter.

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FIGHT WEIGHT GAIN AND HEART DISEASE BY SLEEPING

December 17, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

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It’s early monday morning and it’s time to get out there and make the donuts!! The sound of the alarm clock symbolizes the start of another day without sufficient sleep. We all go through it. My mom and dad told me to enjoy sleep as a child because when I grow up, I won’t have the same opportunity to sleep for hours and hours.

That being said, this situation brings up a huge fitness question – Do you want to maintain a healthy weight? Of course you do! If this is your goal, you need to eat healthy foods, exercise regularly and…. get enough sleep; at least 8 hours. Many studies have shown that insufficient sleep can contribute to weight gain, which is why it’s important to treat issues such as sleep apnea and insomnia. While the best dentist can provide you with a custom oral device to treat sleep apnea, insomnia can be a bit tricker to tackle. However, you should explore every option to help you get more rest at night, considering that yet another study has linked sleep deprivation to obesity.

According to research published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the fact that many Americans sleep less than six hours a night may contribute to the large obesity problem in the U.S.

Big issue caused by little sleep Scientists from the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Pennsylvania State University conducted an extensive review of 15 years’ worth of literature to come to their conclusions. They noticed increases in insulin sensitivity and changes in the amount of the hormones ghrelin and leptin in people who were sleep deprived. These hormones regulate appetite, and the changes were associated with people eating more.

“Various investigations, although diverse, indicate an effect of partial sleep deprivation on body weight management,” said lead investigator Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson, M.D., Ph.D. “The intriguing relationship between partial sleep deprivation and excess adiposity makes partial sleep deprivation a factor of interest in body weight regulation, particularly in weight loss.”

The scientists said these findings suggest that sufficient sleep could help people maintain healthy weights.

Keep the pounds off Health magazine states that one of the best ways to maintain your weight is to pay closer attention to calories. Many people do not even realize those bowls of ice cream they eat every night before bed has 600 calories in it, and that simply changing that one aspect of their diets could make a major difference in their health.

Also, it’s a good idea to exercise first thing in the morning, before you can talk yourself out of it. Then the rest of your day is free to do as you please, and you’ll be less likely to come up with a barrage of excuses for why you can’t hit the gym.

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THE HYPOCRITICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AFRICANS AND BLACK AMERICANS

December 11, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Beware of those black Americans. They are a wild bunch of people. They all carry guns. They are lazy. These were all words that I was told over and over, as I prepared to embark on my journey to the United States from Nigeria. Lucky for me, I was 18 years old when I came to America. My personality and character had already formed or else I would have carried these prejudices with me into my new life in America.

Be that as it may, many Africans both in America and in Africa see Black Americans or African-Americans as wild, dangerous, lazy and without culture.

How soon is it forgotten that we as Africans, freely, sold our brothers and sisters into slavery. The “colonizers” came over to Africa with their “magic-like” technology and we, Africans, quickly sold our brothers and sisters to acquire this magic. We sold them for next to nothing, to a people from a strange land, with strange traditions and speaking in an even stranger language. How can we then turn around and expect our American brothers and sisters who were sold to strangers to now hold on to their culture and belief systems in a strange land? Slavery is designed to break men and thereby breaking apart the black, African, family. It is impossible to hold on to these belief systems when your wife and daughters are raped in front of you and there’s nothing you can do about it. Your manhood destroyed. Your sole purpose in life is just to survive. It is impossible to hold on to these values when you know that the reason your suffering is because your brothers sold you into slavery.

Africans must never forget that our actions caused the current plight of our brothers and sisters. Fostering these prejudices do not make life better for any of us. We have to love one another because we are cut from the same cloth. We are from the same land. When cops beat and kill our brothers, they don’t care if its Travon Martin or Mamadou Diallo. They don’t see the difference between Africans and African-Americans. They see black people. In the very moment that they are beating or killing Africans and African-Americans, all the prejudices and stereotypes that Africans place on black Americans and on us as well. Who’s the dummy now? We are all black people. We are all Africans. The sooner we start to love and help strengthen each other, and get rid of these stereotypes and prejudices, the better off we will all be.

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MANNY PACQUAIO KNOCKED OUT BY MARQUEZ IN MARQUEZ-PACQUAIO IV

December 9, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

There was one second left in the sixth round of Saturday’s big fight in Vegas between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao, one of the best boxers in the world, had been picking apart his old nemesis Marquez with darty punches that the Mexican, an expert counter-puncher, couldn’t seem to counter. The Filipino fighter had connected on 94 punches to Marquez’s 52, had broken his opponent’s nose and dropped him in the previous round. Marquez was bleeding profusely and having trouble breathing. All three judges had Pacquiao winning 47-46 through five rounds.

Then in the dying moments of round six, the two men started exchanging furious punches near the ropes. Marquez feinted left and threw one of the most vicious short rights in recent boxing history, hitting Pacquiao flush in the face and sending him to the canvas, right in front of Mitt and Ann Romney’s ringside seats (“I couldn’t believe it, he went down right in front of me!” Ann said later.) It seemed oddly appropriate: Romney knows all about clear defeats emerging dramatically after close and tough battles. And Pacquiao is a politician–a congressman with presidential ambitions in his native Philippines.

There was exaltation from Marquez, all sprinkled with blood, from his cornermen and from the mostly pro-Marquez crowd at the MGM Grand. But the obvious end of the match was also chilling because Pacquiao, seemingly invincible once upon a time, was so slow to revive. His corner put a white wet towel over him and started massaging his head as his weeping wife Jinkee–whose name is tattooed on his arm–struggled into the ring and to his side. Eventually regaining consciousness, Pacquiao said, “I got hit by a punch I didn’t see.” His eyes were still glazed over.

It felt like the end of Manny Pacquaio. This is the second fight he has lost this year. Despite his dominance of Marquez through most of the fight, he looked just slightly more timid than the Pacquiao of old; his legs didn’t move along with their typical bounce; he had been knocked down in round three, the first time that had happened in years and an omen for the way the struggling Marquez would finish the match. One of the smartest men in boxing, Marquez was setting up his KO.

The punch that ended the fight would bring a resounding conclusion to one of the bitterest rivalries in sports. Until Saturday, Marquez could claim to have been cheated by history. Considered the sixth best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, he fought Pacquiao to a controversial draw in 2004; he then lost a split-decision (by one point) in their 2008 re-match. Marquez again lost to Pacquiao in a 2011 controversy. At the conclusion of that fight, when the judges ruled that Pacquiao had won, the Filipino was greeted by thunderous boos. Marquez, disgusted, stormed out of the ring, believing he had won. He would prove he deserved victory by knockout at the end of round six of their fourth encounter–one of the most exciting in recent years, an instant classic.

It might not have happened. After their 2011 match, Pacquiao was moving onto younger fighters and bigger paydays, and maybe—just maybe—an eventual superfight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

But earlier this year Pacquiao lost a controversial decision to Timothy Bradley. While Pacquiao lost on the judges’ scorecards, the boxing public believed he had soundly beaten Bradley—who was wheeled into the post-fight press conference in a wheelchair. But since Mayweather and Pacquiao’s promoters never seem able to negotiate their fight for various reasons–most nonsensical–Pacquiao decided to take on Marquez again. And as the Filipino’s coach Freddie Roach says, “He walked into a two-inch punch.” Pacquiao hadn’t been knocked out since 1999.

He might retire. He might fight Marquez for a fifth time. But what is clear: that punch will permanently alter the way Pacquiao is viewed as a boxer, politician and cross-cultural star.

As a fighter, he relied on his speed to create punching angles and then quickly move out of range of his opponent. But as he aged, he wasn’t quite getting out of counter-attacks as much. In training camp, there was talk of Pacquiao knocking out his sparring partners, but other, quieter stories of missed training runs and a lack of dedication to his strength and fitness regime. To many who know him well, he seemed more interested in Bible study than the sweet science. There were also uneasy questions from his own countryman about his dedication to the Philippines’ fervent Catholicism, sensing a turn toward evangelical “born again” Protestantism. Indeed, there were some snarky tweets that his defeat may have been the result of not performing what had seemed to be a pre-fight ritual: kneeling in a corner and making the Catholic sign of the cross. Pacquiao seems to be writing a different—more complex—storyline to his life, and it hasn’t been easy to digest by his countrymen. And the latest loss may shake the faith of his many non-Filipino fans who have made him a global brand–but one based on winning and invincibility.

After the fight, Pacquiao readily confessed to over-confidence, believing the bloodied Marquez to be on his last legs. However, Roach, himself an icon of perseverance because of his public struggle with Parkinson’s, said that, though Pacquiao looked careless at times, the end is not nigh. “If I see signs of him declining, I will tell him to retire. I don’t think this is the end of Manny Pacquiao, no.” It was simply a mistake. He did not see the punch coming. That says a lot for Pacquiao’s vision. In Marquez’s view, he had it coming.

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JORDAN DAVIS,17 YEAR OLD, SHOT BY MICHAEL DUNN FOR PLAYING LOUD MUSIC

November 28, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

A Florida man was denied bond Monday on a murder charge stemming from a weekend shooting that started with a complaint about loud music and ended with a teenager dead.

A statement by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office described a Friday-night confrontation in a gas station parking lot that escalated into at least eight shots being fired at a car carrying a group of teenagers.

Seventeen-year-old Jordan Davis, among the teens, was fatally wounded. Forty-five-year-old Michael Dunn of Brevard County, Florida, was arrested Saturday and charged in the fatal shooting.

According to the statement from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Dunn told authorities that he had asked the teens to turn down loud music from their vehicle adjacent to his, as he waited while his girlfriend, who was returning with him from a wedding, went inside the gas station to make a purchase.

Dunn told police he felt threatened by the response from the teens, the statement said.

Dunn’s attorney, Robin Lemonidis, told CNN Monday that Dunn told police that he reacted after having seen a gun barrel in the window of the teens’ car and after hearing a profanity-laced string of threats against him and his girlfriend while the teens motioned they were opening the door.

Lemonidis said that was when Dunn reached for his gun and opened fire on the vehicle. She added that, “When all the evidence has been flushed out, I believe that it will be extremely clear that Mr. Dunn acted as any responsible firearm owner would have under the same circumstances.”

Eight or nine shots were fired at the teens’ car, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office statement added.

There were no guns found inside the teens’ car, the statement said.

Lemonidis said her client and his girlfriend left the scene after the shooting, fearing that they had encountered gang members and that more would follow.

The couple went to a local hotel for the night, and saw the news the next morning that Davis had died. They returned to Dunn’s home in Brevard County, where local police arrested him Saturday on an out-of-county warrant.

Dunn was arraigned Monday afternoon, and Lemonidis said she entered a not-guilty plea on her client’s behalf.

Ron Davis, the victim’s father, told CNN affiliate WAWS that he wants to see justice, “Whether it be through the legal system or to God. God’s going to punish him for that, so me, I don’t want to do anything to him.”

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FACEBOOK WILL ASK YOU TO VOTE AGAINST YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE

November 28, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

Facebook will hold a vote, possibly later this week, in which it will ask users to abolish their right to vote on changes to the social network’s privacy policies.

The social network announced last week that it was seeking comments on its proposal to take away its users’ right to vote on these sorts of changes. If 7,000 comments are received by Wednesday then Facebook, by its own rules, will hold a referendum on the topic.

That threshold appears to have been met — as of Monday morning, there were more than 12,000 comments on Facebook’s English-language post — which should trigger the third vote in the social network’s history. If Facebook handles the vote in the same way it has in the past, it could be held later this week or next.

Past voting periods have lasted seven days and took place on Facebook’s Site Governance page.

Facebook declined to elaborate on the matter, but the site explained its reasons for asking users to abolish their right to vote in a blog post last week.

“We deeply value the feedback we receive from you during our comment period,” writes Elliot Schrage, Facebook’s vice president for communications, public policy and marketing. “In the past, your substantive feedback has led to changes to the proposals we made. However, we found that the voting mechanism, which is triggered by a specific number of comments, actually resulted in a system that incentivized the quantity of comments over their quality.

“Therefore, we’re proposing to end the voting component of the process in favor of a system that leads to more meaningful feedback and engagement.”

Facebook argues it has outgrown the voting and commenting system that currently exists on the site. (One BuzzFeed writer notes that China might argue the same thing with regard to democracy.)

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ANTHONY NARH, GHANAIAN, CALLED TO WORK DURING HURRICANE SANDY, DROWNS

November 14, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

This is a very sad story. Sometime during the mid-afternoon hours of October 29, as Superstorm Sandy was heaving up the East Coast, Anthony Narh, a Ghanaian immigrant, limped toward his job at Empire Parking, an underground garage serving one of the toniest strips of one of Manhattan’s toniest neighborhoods. Nestled near the watery edge of TriBeCa, Empire Parking was smack in the center of an evacuation zone—and Sandy was heading straight for it.

As the winds picked up and debris was flying up and down TriBeCa’s narrow streets, Anastasia Ratia, an architect and designer who lives with her aunt at 92 Laight Street, a high-end building adjoining the garage, ran into Narh and a co-worker. Ratia and her aunt had already evacuated but were making a last-minute run to the building; Narh, who was in his late fifties and walked with a severe limp, was just arriving for work. (At the garage, he was known as Jackson.)

“I said, what on earth are you doing here?” recalled Ratia, 34, who grew emotional as she recalled the story. “And he said, I was called in to come.” When Ratia asked whether the garage’s manager had asked Narh to come in, Narh placed the responsibility higher up. “He said, ‘No, the big boss.’ And I just said, that’s craziness. They’re just cars!”

When the Hudson River burst its banks several hours later, the water raced toward the garage and trapped Narh inside. He never made it out.

When Hurricane Sandy smacked into New York City, it struck one of the most economically divided cities in the country, and the story of the storm is as much a story of inequality as it is of weather. But few stories are shaping up to be as stomach-churning as Narh’s. Meryl Streep lives in the apartment building adjoining the garage. So does Gwyneth Paltrow and the model Karolina Kurkova.

“What appalls me about this story is here is a building with one of the world greatest actresses and a poor Ghanaian man dead in our garage, and no one is reporting on it,” said Ratia’s aunt, Anne Templeton.

Though many of the details of Narh’s death remain vague, serious questions are beginning to emerge around why a man was required to work (or believed he was required to work) in the middle of an evacuation zone as a deadly hurricane bore down on his city. Here is what is known.

On October 28, more than a day before Sandy struck, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered a mandatory evacuation of all low-lying areas, including the western fringe of TriBeCa. By noon the day of the storm, the superintendent of the adjoining apartment building, 92 Laight Street, had issued an evacuation warning to all parties. But the garage remained open. A source, who declined to be identified, spoke with the person who was managing the garage on site that day. The manager explained to this source that Empire Parking wanted attendants to remain behind to watch over the cars.

“I told him, look, you should really send everybody home,” said the source. “He said, look at the garage, there are still cars here.” The source estimated that there were still twenty to thirty cars in the garage.

When reached for a response, the manager of Empire Parking, who gave his name only as Wilfred and declined to provide a last name, said the company did not have a comment on “this subject.”

But for many people, including Ratia and Templeton, who were among the last to speak with Narh before he died, the story won’t go away. “I was one of the last people to tell him to get the hell out of here,” Templeton said. She can’t understand why he and a second attendant, who ultimately managed to escape the rising waters, were working that day.

“I didn’t know if he understood not to stay,” she said. “I kind of got the feeling that they thought they had to stay.”

Two weeks after the hurricane, on a strangely spring-like Monday morning, the garage where Narh drowned remained dark, its electricity snuffed out by Sandy’s wet kiss. A lone picture of Narh had been taped near the entrance, revealing a middle-aged man with a round face and hesitant smile. A thin necklace ringed his neck, and one of his shoulders was draped in traditional, wine-colored robes.

Beyond the picture, there was little to see in the garage: a few scuffed cars were visible near the entrance, but mostly, as the ramp curled right, there was blackness. The garage was closed for business.

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MY PART ON LAW AND ORDER:SVU, SHOOTS TONIGHT: HARD WORK PAYS OFF

November 9, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

As the first full week of normalcy after hurricane Sandy draws to a close, I have a lot to be thankful for. As I pray for the people who lost their lives and property to the storm, I am thankful for making it through without any damage. The climate is changing and we have to take this into consideration as we make future decisions. Due to the fact that I did not lose power during the storm, I was able to dedicate several hours each day to the design of my charity, Champion Spirit Foundation’s website, www.championspirit.org . It took a lot of work, but I’m thankful and happy to say that website is now finished and is live. Please check out www.championspirit.org to check out the work we are doing in Nigeria.

I auditioned for a part on Law and Order a few days before the storm and while the storm was going on, I received an email informing me that I booked the part. For that, I’m very thankful and excited. My part shoots tonight. It will be a very long day today. I have to work all day, carve a few hours for my own workout, then head to set to shoot al night. It’s cool because I’ve never been scared of hard work. HARD WORK ALWAYS PAYS OFF!!!!!

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM BARACK OBAMA AND MC HAMMER ON SOCIAL MEDIA

November 8, 2012 By NGO OKAFOR BLACK MALE MODEL Leave a Comment

The election is over and Barack Obama has made history once again….And STILL…THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…BARACK OBAMA!! People who know boxing will appreciate that. Regardless of whether you are a republican or a democrat, you have to respect Obama’s marketing campaign throughout this election process. What have we learned from Obama’s campaign? We have learned that the ground game is the key to victory. The republicans neglected the ground game and that is why they lost.

This is an election for the people, by the people. Therefore, if you get into the heads of the people early on in the game, you place yourself in better position to win. In addition to millions of email messages, tweets, facebook wall posts, the Obama team set up offices on the ground in key states, two years before election day. Obama’s reps were knocking on doors long before Romney got his bearings together.

Before the existence of Itunes, MC Hammer recognized the importance of the ground game. He did not sit around and wait for a record label to sign him. In the late eighties, MC Hammer hit the ground game hard. He went out and sold hundreds of thousands of records, out of the trunk of his car. This is what helped him sign one of the most lucrative deals in music history.

Here are the top four social media lessons we learned from MC Hammer.
1.)    Innovate – Never think about the “what if’s”, instead take a risk. No such thing as too late or too old in social media. MC Hammer is now 50 years old, and he lectures in Stanford and Harvard about Social Media.
2.)    Perception – MC Hammer tweets about thirty times a day involving his career, business decisions and family. He knows that you will always have control on what others perceive of you. So always be mindful of your tweets and shout outs.
3.)    Dedication – If you embrace on the things that you want to do, then everything comes out naturally. Social media takes a lot of hard work and dedication. If you do it wholeheartedly, then you get more than what you expect.
4.)    Never quit – After his career ended, MC Hammer started showing up online. He had to do something more than just music. He got back up by diversifying and people appreciated him. Because he never quit. So never quit. As what MC Hammer said, “It’s too legit to quit”.

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