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Happy Birthday to Willie Mays
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Willie “Say Hey Kid” Mays, one of baseball’s all-time greats, is celebrating his 81st birthday today. Twitter is celebrating with him and sharing fond memories of Willie Mays.
Today Willie Mays turns 81, here's the cake the Cardinals gave him when he turned 38 in 1969: http://t.co/H04MJiqY
— Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic) May 6, 2012
have a faded autograph from him passed down to me MT @buster_espn: Happy birthday to Willie Mays, http://t.co/CNX5uCDU
— Shayne Forsyth (@shayneforsyth) May 6, 2012
Willie Mays hit by a pitch in 1966. Cardinals' Tim McCarver looks on: http://t.co/cFvcw6tE
— Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic) May 6, 2012
Great photo RT @MLB: SAY HEY: Happy 81st birthday to MLB's greatest living ballplayer, the iconic Willie Mays! pic.twitter.com/gXJg4QAo
— Tyson Densley (@TysDensley) May 6, 2012
Happy birthday, Willie Mays. In my book, he is still the best ballplayer still breathing. the "Say Hey" kid is 81.
— Tim Sullivan (@TimSullivan714) May 6, 2012
RT @EdgeofSports Happy birthday to "Say Hey" Willie Mays, in my opinion "the greatest living player" since 1951. #SFGiants
— Don Rhoades (@TheGonzoSEO) May 6, 2012
For "youngsters"..How good was Willie Mays? Imagine if Magic Johnson had been a baseball player and you will have a clue! @EdgeofSports
— Bob Davis (@kozmicfunk) May 6, 2012
Happy Birthday to my boyhood idol… Willie Mays. I'm a fourth generation Giants fan and he was my hero.
— Steve Wronker (@SWFB) May 6, 2012
ESPN’s Dick Vitale offers his thoughts as well.
Say Hey Willie was THE BEST I EVER saw-Happy 81 WILLIE MAYS Dad loved Joe D my uncles The MICK but to me NO ONE was better than Willie!
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) May 6, 2012
We join in wishing Mr. Mays a very happy birthday!
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/06/happy-birthday-to-willie-mays/
Report: David Shuster joining Al Jazeera America; Tweeters note perfect match
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Al Jazeera America has already poached Ali Velshi and Soledad O’Brien from CNN, and the latest report is that the network that will begin airing on some outlets in the U.S. next month has signed former CNN lefty anchor David Shuster.
As Neil Clark Warren of eHarmony.com might say, some tweeters see multiple dimensions of compatibility:
http://twitter.com/#!/DonIrvine/status/359305156447309824Not exactly surprising; birds of a feather… Report: @DavidShuster Joining Al Jazeera America huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/21/dav…— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) July 22, 2013
Even though there are reports that David Shuster will join Al Jazeera America, what remains to be seen is to what degree Al Jazeera America joins America:
http://twitter.com/#!/SandiBehrns/status/359348576884768770Here’s the real funny part:
The Times’ Brian Stelter wrote that Al Jazeera America will cover more domestic than foreign news and “operate much like CNN (though the employees say they won’t be as sensational) and Fox News (though they say they won’t be opinion-driven).”
And what better way for a network to prove they won’t be opinion driven than going out and hiring David Shuster and Soledad O’Brien?
In a separate story, Al Jazeera America also announced that their new president will be a 30 year veteran of ABC News:
http://twitter.com/#!/DylanByers/status/359362667221221376Related:
Civility alert: David Shuster calls blogger Jennifer Rubin ‘psychotic’
David Shuster gives shout-out to Occupy’s ‘inspiring’ rape protest
David Shuster on fiscal cliff showdown: Obama should ‘make Boehner pay,’ say, ‘I will hurt you’
Snortworthy: David Shuster thinks Biden clinched the 2016 Democratic nomination
Did Jordan Peele rip off Chris Rock’s ‘white people’s’ Independence Day tweet?
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Independence Day emerged and went with nary a peep from Chris Rock this season. But comedian Jordan Peele ended up being available to “borrow” from Rock’s widely-criticized tweet from July 4, 2012.
http://twitter.com/#!/JordanPeele/status/352853511660249088Look kinda familiar?
http://twitter.com/#!/dicktape/status/352855007210643456Hey, Peele does a pretty good Obama impression on “Key and Peele.” Perhaps he was only looking to get their reasonable share associated with the bad interest Chris Rock got for their America-bashing tweet. You understand, you’ve gotta spread the wide range around.
Find out more: http://twitchy.com/2013/07/05/paging-chris-rock-comedy-centrals-jordan-peele-marks-white-peoples-independence-day/
5 Things You Didn’t Know About America’s Sleeping Habits
Urgh. Stop reading this and take a damn siesta.
Sleeping is really, really important.
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It’s so important that the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) released this 2015 poll and this study by Dr. Charles A. Czeisler about America’s sleeping habits.
1. Sleeping is a HUGE problem in the United States. It’s so bad that roughly 30% of American workers sleep less than six hours a night, according to NSF.
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Not getting enough sleep can lead to a whole bunch of problems. Here’s why: Sleeping keeps our brains healthy, according to Charles A. Czeisler’s report in the Journal of the National Sleep Foundation.
Without a proper night’s rest, you’ll eat more and your memory and cognitive functions will become impaired. And you’ll even have a higher chance of contracting some serious illnesses, like Alzheimer’s disease and even some cancers.
2. It’s even worse for people who work the night shift: Around 44% of American night-shift workers are sleep-deprived.
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This is why the World Health Organization has labeled night-shift work as a possible carcinogen.
3. Approximately 7.5 million Americans fall asleep at the wheel each month.
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Unfortunately, this leads to about 6,400 deaths per year, writes Czeisler. That’s a huge number, considering we talk much less about drowsy drivers than we do about drunk drivers. The numbers are not that different: Around 10,000 people die because of drunk drivers per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
4. About 64% of Americans who experience chronic pain also suffer from sleep deprivation, according to the 2015 poll by NSF.
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And we’re not talking about The Machinist-like crazy all-nighters. The participants were sleep-deprived by only about 40 minutes, which means they slept 6.7 hours instead of 7.3 hours. That may not seem like a lot of time, but it makes a huge difference.
In fact, Czeisler writes that after just one week of sleep deprivation, your body has a harder time resisting infection, you’ll become moody, and your glucose tolerance will decrease (which can lead to diabetes).
5. Healthy people sleep approximately 18–23 minutes longer than those who experience chronic pain.
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Kristen Knutson, Sleep in America poll scholar, told BuzzFeed over email, though, “This poll could not address the direction of effect.” Knutson does mention, however, that getting 15–30 minutes more sleep per night could make a difference in how you feel.
If you’re having trouble falling asleep, check out these sleeping hacks to help you get a good night’s rest.
But this is you after you get a good night’s sleep.
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Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/natashaumer/reasons-why-you-should-sleep-more
Silly soccer fans paint themselves blue, pretend to be Smurfs
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When you start painting your body blue and calling yourself a Smurf, you’re probably not playing with a full deck. Just sayin’…
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/04/30/silly-soccer-fans-paint-themselves-blue-pretend-to-be-smurfs/
Our 9 Favorite Feature Stories This Week: Americana, Marijuana, And Men’s Rights
This week for BuzzFeed News, Adam Serwer and Katie J.M. Baker unravel the conflicting history and messages of men’s rights leader Paul Elam. Read that and these other great stories from BuzzFeed News and around the web.
1. How Men’s Rights Leader Paul Elam Turned Being a Deadbeat Dad Into a Moneymaking Movement — BuzzFeed News
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Paul Elam has become the face of the modern men’s rights movement by rallying against false rape accusations and divorce courts that favor mothers. But interviews with his estranged daughter and ex-wife show that his pet causes are very, very personal. Read it at BuzzFeed News.
2. What Really Happened to Baby Johan? — Matter
Photographs by Talia Herman for Matter
An incredible piece by Elizabeth Weil that explores what happens when a child dies in the hand of a parent and family, physicians, and authorities don’t know whom to blame. “Does anyone know the truth?” Read it at Matter.
3. An Exclusive Look at the Sony Hacking Saga — Vanity Fair
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Mark Seal chronicles the massive hack into Sony Pictures prompted by The Interview — and the subsequent leaks that created devastating consequences for its senior executives. “We always say, ‘I’d love to be a fly on the wall,’ and these e-mails made us privy to all these conversations.” Read it at Vanity Fair.
4. Nancy Reagan Turned Down Rock Hudson’s Plea for Help Nine Weeks Before He Died — BuzzFeed News
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Rock Hudson was desperately trying to get treatment for AIDS in France in 1985. Much of that story has been told but, as Chris Geidner finds, one part hasn’t: After a simple plea came in for White House help to get Hudson transferred to another hospital, First Lady Nancy Reagan turned down the request. Read it at BuzzFeed News.
5. Why Hasn’t California Legalized Marijuana Yet? — BuzzFeed News
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After decades of being at the forefront of the marijuana legalization movement, California has been left in the dust by other states. Amanda Chicago Lewis explores how infighting between activists may turn 2016 another losing year. Read it at BuzzFeed News.
6. The Brazilian Town Where the American Confederacy Lives On — Vice
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Americana is a small town in Brazil where descendants of Southern defectors, or “Confederados,” still rally around the Stars and Bars. Mimi Dwyer visits to learn how its residents are — or aren’t — reconciling a present they claim is innocent with the legacies of the past. Read it at Vice.
7. Cambodia is China’s Newest Market for Foreign Brides — BuzzFeed News
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Jina Moore reports from Cambodia where, little more than two years ago, there wasn’t a single recorded case of women trafficked from Cambodia to China to marry. Now, there are more than 150 — and experts expect that number to soar. Read it at BuzzFeed News.
8. Mail-Order Viruses are the New Antibiotics — BuzzFeed News
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Hundreds of people have caught hellish bacterial infections and turned to Eastern Europe for a century-old viral therapy. With the world on the cusp of an antibiotics crisis, Azeen Ghorayshi asks, should we all follow suit? Read it at BuzzFeed News.
9. R U There? — The New Yorker
Illustration by Cristiana Coucerio for The New Yorker
Alice Gregory dials into the Crisis Text Line, a service that seeks to make therapy more accessible to teens. “A lot of times, when chatting with young people, it’s clear that they just need someone to listen to them.” Read it at The New Yorker.
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/anitabadejo/our-9-favorite-feature-stories-this-week-americana-marijuana
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Jesse Jackson, Jr. reportedly in treatment for alcoholism; Update: Mood disorder?
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Yesterday, Twitchy told you about the unsubstantiated rumor that the Illinois congressman’s mysterious month-long absence was due to a suicide attempt. That rumor was quickly shot down by one of Jackson’s senior aides, and today, a new story has emerged.
From NBC Chicago:
The 2nd District Congressman reportedly has been in Arizona receiving treatment for alcoholism and addiction in Arizona, according to Andrea Mitchell.
We will continue to monitor this story and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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We’re already seeing conflicting reports.
Staffer asked about Mitchell report that Jesse Jackson Jr is in Arizona rehab facility: "Not true!" http://t.co/x37bc22o via @TPMLivewire
— JoJeanne B. Lown (@JLownLaw) July 11, 2012
Jesse Jackson Jr. aide denies report of congressman's alcohol addiction treatment http://t.co/KLOub2OZ
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) July 11, 2012
You know who could clear this up? MT @BuzzFeedAndrew: NBC: Jesse Jackson is in rehab in AZ: ABC, TPM: Jackson aide:he is NOT in rehab in AZ.
— Michael C Moynihan (@mcmoynihan) July 11, 2012
The mystery continues.
BREAKING: No one has a clear sense about what is happening with Jesse Jackson, Jr.
— Monica Reida (@monicareida) July 11, 2012
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Update:
ABC News and the Associated Press are reporting that Jackson’s office has acknowledged he is indeed in treatment, but the treatment is for a mood disorder:
Jesse Jackson Jr's office: Congressman is "receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder."
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) July 11, 2012
More from the AP:
The statement says Jackson is at a residential treatment facility and is responding positively to treatment. It says he’s expected to make a full recovery.
Staff members say the statement is from Jackson’s physician but the doctor’s name and location won’t be released due to federal privacy laws.
Jackson went on leave June 10, and his office initially said he was being treated exhaustion. But staff said last week that his condition was worse than previously thought and required inpatient treatment. They also disclosed Jackson has been battling emotional problems.
If this latest news in fact comes from someone in Jackson’s office, perhaps the Case of the Missing Congressman has finally been solved.
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/07/11/update-jesse-jackson-jr-reportedly-in-treatment-for-alcoholism/