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http ://www thecharlottepost com ®[)e Cljarlotte LIFE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 Section Brock This Big Brother packs a punch Boxing champ volunteers time to help children By Sondra Hines FOR VIE CH.ARIXJUE POST Charlotte boxer Calvin Brock’s professional record is an impressive 26-0(21 of those wins by knockouts) Outside the ring, he’s gained a repu tation for his intelligence, being a gentle man and savvy athlete who earned a college degree in finance. He is a hometown hero, a husband and he also loves kids. Thus, the union of Brock and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte is a com bination that benefits chil dren. In addition to being a Big Brother, Brock is spokesperson for the agency’s African-American Recruitment Task Force. “Giving back is what being a real winner is all about,” Brock said. “Nothing feels better than when I am mak ing a positive impact into a kid’s life. In Charlotte, 83 percent of the children matched in Big Brothers Big Sisters are" Afiicau Ameiican, thus the need for Afncan-American volunteer males is critical. “We are extremely delight ed to have someone of Calvin’s caliber affiliated with our agency” says Carol Lee, CEO of BBBS. “The day he met his Httle brother, he jiunped right in and treated him to lunch.” Jumping in is nothing new for Brock, the IBA Ckjntinental Americas cham pion and former Olympaan. As a 10-year-old, he announced to his parents a desire to become a boxer. In fact, he predicted that he would be one of the worlds best in his profession. ‘T am going to box in the Olympics and become heavyweight champion of the world,” he recalls telling his parents Calvance andAlene. The road to victory was not easy for young Calvin. In fact, he endured a few bumps, including a coach telling him to abandon his dream of box ing. Undeterred, the elder Brock stepped in and became coach to his young son. However, Brock’s foray into the sport wasn’t by any means a knockout He lost his first six bouts. ‘1 feel that I’m the most blessed son on earth to have a dad so involved in my life," says Brock. “My mom and dad are my best fiiends . it’s wonderful having a father, best fiiend, coach and man ager all in one.” Equally impxjrtant is his faith coupled with giving back to his community He ushers at his church, volun teers to assist younger boxers and is a member of 100 Black Men of Greater Chariotte to name a few. Currently Brock is striving for the ultimate goal - becoming heavywei^t champion of the world. His next bout is Feb. 25 against Zuri Lawrence in Las Vegas as part of the Fernando Vai^as-Shane Mosley under card. PHOTOILLUSTRATION/WADE NASH We love it - or not Valentine’s Day leaves some wondering what’s the fuss By Aisha Lide THE CUARWTIE PO^ What do the lonely do for Valentine’s Day? Hang out with fiiends and comfort each other. Or s^nd themselves gifts. Or maybe think about what could have been. “It’s so cliche,” says Akiha Griffin, a senior at • Johnson C. Smith University ‘It’s like going out for New Year’s, nobody does that anymore. Me and my close fiiends are going to go out to dinner and celebrate with each other since all of our valen tines are far away We plan on making the best of the situation by being there for each otlier in our lovers’ absences.” Jaquasha Young, a sophomere at K^,Central Piedmont Community College, says that she actually thought about sending herself gifts a time or two but did not go through with it. “Valentine’s Day is a day for love, and I love myself, and that’s good enough for me,” says Young. JCSU fi^hman Dexter Reese said, “Li high school I sent myself 20 valentine grams and said that they came firom other pjeople.” This year Reese plans on watching television in his dorm room. This year is Brittany Garrison’s first year being alone on Valentine’s Day suggesting that her ex- boyfiiend does not know the meaning of true love. “It is a very heart-break ing fact that I don’t have a valentine but the Bible says those who are last shall be first and I’m gonna find me a man and every day is gonna be Valentine’s day,” says Garrison, a junior at Smith. A kiss is more than a kiss: It’s healthy By Chens F. Hodges cheris Jiodges® thecharlotiepost com Bet you didn’t know that smooching could help your waist line. According to LiveHealither.com, kissing your sweetheart for 30 sec onds bums 30 calories. And if you love Hershe^s Kisses, 30 seconds will bum off one chocolate drop. Let s face it. If you’re expecting chocolate and dinners to celebrate love day >x>u’re probably not going to be counting calories. So you’re going to need to get moving to keep those Valentine’s day sweets fix>m lasting a moment on your lips and forever on your hips. • Dancing, according to the active calorie calculator, can bum up to 410 calories. Of x)urse, if you dance too fast and get too sweaty, make sure your deodorant can handle it. If you want to slow dance or waltz with your sweetie, you’ll bum about 257. Keep in mind that you will have dance for at least 45 min utes. • According to WebMD, a little “action” will help you keep the pounds away. Sex is a mood enhancer, the more you have, the more endorphins that are released. Endorphins are the brain’s feel good chemicals. Recent research shows that exer cise in short bursts over the course of a day can be as effective as 30 to 40 minutes in a row You could use sex as 15 to 20 minutes of your exercise routine and then do some thing else at a different point of the day • A stroll in the park is not only romantic, but it can bum off the chocolate that your sweetheart fed you after dinner. A leisurely walk can bum about 124 calories. So no matter how many cho(x>- lates you eat, having a fun Valentine’s ni^t will help you keep the pounds fium adding up. Lace makes most versatile fashion statement THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK-With the fashion world in such a romantic mood lately, lace has moved fix)m bedroom to boardroom. A lace collar or cuff on a blouse, or even a lace- trimmed camisole, instantly feminizes a menswear-stjde suit—another big trend for women these days. You’ll also see more than traces of lace on lingerie, of course, as well as sportswear and eveningwear. “It’s definitely lace for evening this spring” says Michael Fink, senior fash ion director at Saks Fifth Avenue. “Saks loves lace in faded pastel colors used in cocktail and evening gowns, all in a long and lean silhou ette—no poufs ” On the spring runways, Monique Lhuillier. a lace veteran because of her bridal collection, showed a jade lace sleeveless pleated bodice sheath. IVacy Reese featured sUm white jacquard pants with lace insets. Marc Jacobs pre viewed ^ pair of shimmering silver “p^amas” with lace at the hem. And Vera Wang embraced lace’s lingerie legacy with a black lace “bed jacket.” Jill Stuart’s collection was filled with delicate lace pieces that looked like they were rediscovered treasures fiTDm a trunk in the attic. Stuart says she paid attention to the specific pat terns on the lace because they convey a mood or mes sage, and sometimes she’ll combine severaUaces onto a sin^e garment “The pattern may have a floral, \Tctorian or any num ber of handicraft qualities that greatly enhance your design and bring it to life,” Stuart says. Valerie Steele, director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute in Manhattan, says that lace always has been associated with luxury In the 16th and 17th centu ry, the lace trim often would be the most expensive part of a dress, she says, and men would wear lace cuffs and collars to show off their wealth. Lace would be taken off old garments and reused on new ones. That changed during the mid-1800s when most lace began to be manu factured by machines instead of by hand. “Lace has gone in and out (of fashion) since the begin ning of the 2()th century,” Steele says. ‘Tt’s still exten- siv^y used in lingerie and eveningwear, and we’re in the middle of a highly deco rative period. Clothes have become more divided between really expensive and reeJly cheap. When you’re getting really luxuri ous and expensive clothes, you want something special and lace gives a craftlike detail.” Please see LACE/2B • #o PHOTO/BJCRARSUPPLIES COM Diarrhea vaccine for kids THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - A vaccine that protects against a virus that is the leading cause of early child hood diarrhea—one that kills hundreds of thousands of infants in developing coimtiies-received approval Friday Many poorer countries have been desperate for the mtavinis vaccine. But it’s imclear how quickly parents and doctors in the United States will embrace it: Seven years ago, the first attempt at a rotavirus vacxine ended in failure after it was linked to deaths and injuries. The new vaccine, Rotalteq, made by Merck and Ck)., appears safe and effective, the Food and Drug Administration said. In tri als involving tens of thousands of infants, it prevented at least 98 percent of severe cases of gas troenteritis, or intestinal inflam mation. “This vaccine gives healtli care providers an imix)rtant new tool that can effectively prevent an ill ness that affects almost all chil dren within the first few years of life,” said Dr. Jesse L. (]k>odman, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologies Evaluation and Research. The earlier vaccine, Wyeth’s RotaShield, was pulled fix)m the U.S. market in 1999 after it was finked to a small increase in intussusception, a rare, life- threatening blockage or twisting of the intestine. That could mean an initially cool reception for RotaTfeq. “I’m curious to see how quickly physicians will get back on the bandwagon,” said Scott Henry, an analyst at Oppenheinier and Ch. Trials of Rotateq, however, indi cated it did not increase the risk of intussusception. But Merck offi cials have said they would con duct a follow-up study to track any long-term effects of their vac cine, which has been in develop ment since 1993. “That is a history of concern and that’s why we’re taking it serious ly” the FDA’s Goodman said in referaice to the 20 deaths among the almost 1 million infants who received RotaShield. “Conversely, this is a disease that has great impact on children.” In the United States, rotavirus sickens about 2.7 million children younger than 5, sends up to 70,000 to the hospital and causes 20 to 70 deaths each year. A federal advisory committee on immunizations is to decide this month whether to add RotaTfeq to the list of recommended pediatric vaccines, Merck said. RotaTfeq is a genetically engi neered, three-dose oral vaccine that protects against five common rotavirus strains. Merck seeks to license the vac cine in more than 50 countries. It also plans trials in Afiica and Asia, where the virus is a noted killer. The vaccine requires refiig- eration, which could complicate its use in poorer coimtries. (kxxJman said that was a “chal lenge” that had been met in other global immunization campaigns. The liquid vaedne can be given orally to infants in three doses during regular well-baby visits to the doctor at two, four and six months. “Virtually all children will expe- rience rotavirus,” said Dr Paul Offit of The Children’s Hospital of Philaddphia and co-creator of the vaccine. “While some children Please see VACCINE/2B
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