It has been a tough year for ace Tennis champion Leander Paes. Not only did he not win that many honors in 2012 Draymond Green Youth Jersey , but he was in the press and the tabloids for all the wrong reasons. True he did win one Grand Slam title at the doubles category in the Australian Open tournament, but as for the rest, it has been slim pickings.

It started sometime around July with Rohan Bopanna announcing that he is pairing up with Mahesh Bhupathi. This arrangement threw everything out of orbit and put out the fire of Paes’s Olympic dream. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) decides to nurse the pride of both the parties and came out with a placating solution. They proclaimed that they were sending not one but two separate teams to participate in the London Olympics. Paes was forced to team up with Vishnu Vardhan, a player who ranks 207 in the world doubles category. Paes was devastated and minced no words to drive home the fact that he, a number seven rank holder and a five time Olympian Nick Young Youth Jersey , deserved to have his choice of a tennis star to play with and not someone who was 200 ranks below his position. True, playing with the likes of Bopanna and Bhupathi would have been a better move for someone of Leander Paes profile, but proving your mettle, using the worst of the circumstances to your advantage is what a true sportsman is all about. Needless to say, Vardhan and Paes didn’t progress much at the Olympics. Sadly enough Kevin Durant Youth Jersey , it was keeping very much in terms with his other lukewarm performances this year and the year before that.

Has age finally got to this once resplendent sports personality? In his heyday, Leander Paes statistics were a true bench mark and he has reaped plaudits by the dozen for his impressive performances. He has won around thirteen Grand Slam titles- seven doubles and six mixed doubles. He was given the captaincy of the Indian Davis Cup team and has helped India pick up a bronze medal in the Atlantic Olympic Games in 1996. Besides these accolades, he is also the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the Arjuna award and the Padma Shri award for his outstanding contributions to his field. Even now, the fire hasn’t been completely extinguished Stephen Curry Youth Jersey , it flickers on; the country is rooting for Paes to keep the flame alive. "






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" Each and every Christmas season we deck the halls with boughs of holly. We put up and decorate Christmas trees. We sing Christmas carols and make eggnog. We bake Christmas cookies and make peanut butter fudge. We buy, wrap and exchange gifts. We roast chestnuts. We build a snowman and name him Frosty.

And we hang mistletoe, then loiter beneath it hoping for a kiss. But this plant is more than a kissing enticer. In fact, it may well one day spread more Yuletide cheer than any lip-lock can create.

Mistletoe extracts are being studied to evaluate their potential to fight cancer, particularly breast cancer. That may sound surprising Klay Thompson Youth Jersey , but some of our global ancestors probably wouldn't be that shocked by the news. Norse mythology says mistletoe helped kill the sun god. Celtic Druids, meanwhile, used it as a medicinal herb. During the middle ages, Europeans hung mistletoe above their doors to ward off evil spirits and witches.

So, what exactly is mistletoe and why have various peoples attributed so much power to it?

An evergreen Draymond Green Womens Jersey , mistletoe is a semi-parasitic plant (a parasite is something that latches onto a "host" and feeds off it). It grows in certain trees, like poplar and apple trees, along with oak, beeches and chestnut. The plant produces waxy white berries and leathery leaves. Birds and butterflies use the plant for nectar.

Mistletoe grows on the trunks of the aforementioned trees, or in their branches. They are considered parasitic because their roots burrow into the trees and sap necessary nutrients. American mistletoe is found in the East Nick Young Womens Jersey , from New Jersey down to Florida. European mistletoe, by contrast, is a shrub that also produces yellow flowers along with the white berries.

It is believed that the Greeks began the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe. However, a berry was supposed to be plucked from the plant with each kiss, and the kissing was supposed to discontinue once all the berries were picked. Our modern traditions Kevin Durant Womens Jersey , of course, ignore this!

Some Europeans make mistletoe tea, which they believe improves blood circulation. Historically, mistletoe has been used in Europe and Asia to treat numerous maladies, ranging from high blood pressure Stephen Curry Womens Jersey , headaches and arthritis.

In the 1920s, some medical professionals began to express hope that mistletoe could help cure certain forms of cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, extracts of mistletoe have been shown to kill cancer cells in laboratory experiments. These extracts also have stimulated immune system response. However, clinical trials utilizing mistletoe are not prevalent due to mixed results. Therefore, at least at this time Klay Thompson Womens Jersey , mistletoe injections have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Still, it's a safe bet that research will continue to determine whether mistletoe extracts can find a place in the world's fight against cancer. That's certainly something to think about this December when you hang the mistletoe in the doorway and wait for your loved one to plant that kiss!

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