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Wednesday 30 April 2014
Magic Johnson Talks About His HIV Status.....and explains how he has not been cured of the virus via some magic juju
Tongues have been wagging about former NBA superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson (pictured) and how he has managed to look so healthy and have so much vigour despite being diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Now the mega-entrepreneur has finally decided to put an end to the whispers surrounding his health. On Tuesday, Johnson appeared on Sirius XM’s HipHopNation to explain how he has not been cured of the virus via some magic juju, according to TMZ.
Johnson, who was a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers at the time of his diagnosis, made explosive headlines around the world back in 1991, when he revealed he had contracted the AIDS virus. As one of the most-beloved sports figures in the world, folks were reeling over Johnson’s revelation: the news forever changed the league, the franchise, a man and the world. Many wondered how the virus could have crept in to the heterosexual realm, which at the time, was still considered a gay affliction?
As the years progressed, Johnson retired from his beloved sport, made stupefying inroads in the business sector, and became an AIDS activist. Soon, folks began wondering how Johnson wasn’t losing weight and why didn’t he look sickly. Johnson always looked healthy as a horse and there was never a news report revealing that he’d been hospitalized with an HIV-related illness.
On Sirius XM, Johnson explained the details of his health, saying that he is not healthy because of his wealth nor because he consumed a specially concocted drug that cured his disease, as many have surmised. In fact, the Hall of Famer explained that he takes the same 30-something drugs that other folks battling the virus take as well as a cocktail of three of them every day after dinner.
The 6’9″ L.A. Dodgers owner wanted to make clear that he still has the virus but it is in a dormant state, telling the radio show host Renada Romain, “I do have it and have had it for 22 years. It’s just laying asleep in my body.”
The purpose of Johnson doing the interview was to let folks know that the virus does not affect everyone in the same way and that he is just one of the lucky few to have survived as long as he has with it, “The virus acts different in everybody … so just because I’m doing well, you might NOT do well,” he told Romain. Johnson also wanted to point out that he has not sought any magic cures from Kenyan witch doctors or Mexican healers, which is yet another myth that surrounds him.
#tmz
#newsone
Woman dies in a crash after posting 'happy' Facebook selfie and status while driving
According to Yahoo News, Courtney Sanford updated her status moments before the crash. Pic: Facebook
A driver has died in a head-on collision moments after posting a Facebook selfie and status update from behind the wheel, telling friends how happy she was.
Courtney Sanford added the post to her Facebook timeline at 8.33am as she drove to work.
Police were called to the accident just one minute later.
The 32-year-old's car crossed the central reservation and smashed into a recycling truck before bursting into flames.
Courtney Sanford added the post to her Facebook timeline at 8.33am as she drove to work.
Police were called to the accident just one minute later.
The 32-year-old's car crossed the central reservation and smashed into a recycling truck before bursting into flames.
The driver of the truck, which hit a tree, was not seriously hurt.
Police said Ms Sanford was travelling along Interstate 85 in North Carolina when the Facebook updates were posted and there was no evidence of drink or drugs.
The link to Facebook emerged after friends of the victim told officers a number of her online posts appeared at around the same time as the accident.
Police said Ms Sanford posted a series of pictures of herself as she drove along the road.
In an apparent reference to Pharrell Williams' latest hit, one update read: 'The Happy song makes me so happy.'
High Point police officer Lt Chris Weisner told WGHP TV the crash was a tragic example of what can happen when motorists 'text and drive'.
'In a matter of seconds a life was over, just so she could notify some friends she was happy,' he said.
'It’s really not worth it. As sad as it is, it's also a grim reminder for everyone ... you just have to pay attention while you're in the car.'
#yahoonews
HEROIN and CRACK COCAINE found in Children's Kinder Egg capsules instead of toys....SCARY!!
The plastic capsules were found by police on patrol in Manchester and contained around 20 snap bags of heroin and a similar number of crack cocaine rocks
Heroin and crack cocaine were found hidden inside Kinder Egg capsules
Heroin and crack cocaine have been found stashed in Kinder Egg capsules left lying in the street.
The capsules, which are usually found inside Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs and normally contain children’s toys, were discovered by officers patrolling in Manchester.
The plastic shells contained around 20 small snap bags of suspected heroin and more than 20 rocks of what is believed to be crack cocaine.
Officers are now searching for the owner of the Class A drugs and have urged anyone who may know who they belong to, to come forward.
Officers discovered what appeared to be a drug dealer's stash while on patrol in St Mary’s Hall Road in the Crumpsall area of the city.
#mirror.co.uk
Eeeewwwww! Man eats wife's placenta raw in a smoothie and cooked in a taco!
Placentophagy is becoming popular, thanks to health claims and celebrity advocates. And afterbirth is a surprisingly versatile ingredient – would you give it a go?
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It is mere moments after the birth of my son and, still basking in the euphoria of parenthood, I make the request. The mood changes, the smiles of the midwives melt into looks of bewilderment, then repulsion. It has, however, interested the surgeon who is busy stitching my wife up after her C-section. "How are you going to cook it?" he asks. "With spices?"
Since my wife and I first discussed having a child, the thought of this one-time opportunity to eat human placenta had been rolling around my mind. Being inquisitively omnivorous, I wanted to know how it would taste; in the face of a fresh, still-warm placenta, I was less enthusiastic. The wobbly, knotted mass of fibrous, clot-like flesh was bigger than I expected and somewhat intimidating. While I wavered, a more open-minded midwife suggested taking "just a few cheeky steaks". And so I left the hospital with my wife, our newborn son and a doggy bag.
Many advocates believe that eating placenta can help ward off postnatal depression. Oxytocin, the hormone that helps facilitate childbirth and milk production, is found within the placenta. The organ is also packed full of stem cells, thought by some to aid restoration of the mother's body. But the evidence is anecdotal, and the practice of eating placenta a modern obsession.
Despite its taboo nature, placenta appears to be an incredibly versatile ingredient. Twitter threw up many mothers praising the placenta smoothie, Google returned recipes for lasagne and pizza and even a dedicated recipe book, while, back in 1998, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall made a pâté out of one woman's placenta (resulting in many complaints to Channel 4). I eventually decide to have it raw in a smoothie and cooked in a taco, fried with a little garlic and paprika.
The following morning, my wife sat out of the way in the front room while I set about one of her body parts in the kitchen. It was good to have first-hand knowledge of this placenta's provenance – I cooked a balanced, nutritious diet throughout my wife's pregnancy, interspersed with vast quantities of chocolate digestives. Sadly, none of the biscuity nuances came through in the meat.
The blender looked rank. After 10 minutes of watching a hefty chunk of placenta whirl round the Magimix, it finally broke down into the banana and coconut water. Up front was the distinct flavour of banana, superseded by a metallic, bloody backnote. It had a mineral earthiness to it and tasted exactly like the delivery room had smelled.
I'd read of one mother who felt weird and jittery after ingesting placenta, followed by a frightening phase filled with tears and rage. Fortunately, other than feeling nauseous from the smoothie, my mood was unchanged.
Asking to take home the placenta was the most difficult part of my foray into placentophagy. After all, human offal is no more gruesome than that of livestock. But despite celebrity advocates, an increase in encapsulation services and a list of supposed health benefits, it seems that for many, the idea of eating placenta is just too difficult to stomach.
What do YOU think? Is it a form of cannibalism...or do you think it's worth trying?...Or the mere thought of it got you feeling nauseous?? Your comments below!
#theguardian
What do YOU think? Is it a form of cannibalism...or do you think it's worth trying?...Or the mere thought of it got you feeling nauseous?? Your comments below!
#theguardian
Actor, Bob Hoskins dies @ 71
Photo: Getty Images
Actor Bob Hoskins has died after suffering from pneumonia at the age of 71, his agent Clair Dobbs has confirmed.
May his soul rest in peace!
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