Daily Archives: September 17, 2011

Stroke Risk Reduced by Pears and Apples

September 17, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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By eating fruits with white edible parts, like pears and apples, one can reduce the risk of stroke by 52% says a study in the journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.  The study was done by researchers at Wageningen University of the Netherlands.

This study is the first of its kind and involved 20,069 adults who had no cardiovascular disease.  However by the end of the ten year study, there was 223 documented strokes.

The study revealed that strokes were not impacted by consumption of orange/yellow and red/purple fruits, however that white fruits led to a 52% decrease in strokes.  The research team also discovered that there is a 9% reduced risk of stroke for every 25 grams in white fruit and vegetables daily consumption.

The study was led by Linda M. Oude Griep, M.Sc., and her team.

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Daughter of Former Vice President Dies

September 17, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Eleanor Mondale Poling died early Saturday, Sept.17, in Minnesota.  Poling, the daughter of former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, was only 51.

She passed away due to brain cancer, which she’s been battling since 2005.

Poling was born in 1960, the second child of Mondale and his wife, Joan.  She was a former television and radio personality, having worked for E!, ESPN, and CBS.

Poling is survived by her husband Chan Poling, her parents, and her two brothers, Ted Mondale and William H. Mondale.

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Rancid Letting the Dominoes Fall Again

September 17, 2011   Samantha Kauffman   No comments

 

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With ringing ears, the members of Rancid pull their guitars from their amps as they finish their 2009 North American Tour with fellow bands Billy Talent, Rise Against and Riverboat Gamblers.

Twenty-years ago in Northern California, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Lars Frederiksen and Bret Reed formed the Ska Punk band, Rancid, which would later be known as the band responsible for reviving punk music.

Rancid’s sound comes from the inspiration of The Clash’s early albums with a Ska Punk twist. Ska Punk music is the style of fast, popular music that has a strong offbeat mixed with edge and attitude of Punk Rock. The style of Ska music started in Jamaica in the 1960’s becoming a forerunner of the music style reggae.

The band also got musical influences from other known punk-rock bands like Green Day and Offspring. Green Day’s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, co-wrote and performed on the song “Radio” with Rancid.

Rancid, while under an independent label, has sold over four million records across the world. With twenty years of albums, online albums and EP’s, Rancid fans have stayed loyal to this skatepunk band.

Rancid’s most popular album was titled, “…And Out Comes the Wolves.” This album featured the bands best-known songs such as “Time Bomb” and “Ruby Soho.” The singles from this album kept the band on The Billboards top 100 in 1995.

Rancid’s last album, “Let the Dominoes Fall,” was released in 2009. During the release of this album the band replaced drummer Brett Reed with Branden Steineckert of the heavy-rock band The Used.

The North American tour supporting the “Let the Dominoes Fall” album took place in the summer of 2009.

Rancid decided to join the Honda Civic Tour with My Chemical Romance and Blink-182. The band performed on the tour from August 25th till September 4th.

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Tax Rebate for ‘Jersey Shore’ in Home State

September 17, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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The legislators of New Jersey are extremely angry over a tax rebate given to the first season of “Jersey Shore.”

New Jersey’s Economic Development Authority is giving the show a $420,000 tax rebate.  The state currently has a legislative program where rebates are given to shows and films that have at least 50% of their production expenses in New Jersey.

Many are upset that the show got the rebate because most disagree with the content on the show.

“The governor’s opinions about ‘Jersey Shore’ and its New Yorker cast are well-known,” Gov. Chris Christie’s office said. “They are phonies and the show is a false portrayal of New Jersey and our shore communities. He has also been clear about his belief that film tax-credit programs are not the most effective way to spur economic growth throughout the state.”

However, content is not taken into consideration when issuing out the rebate.

“There is no discrimination [for] content unless it’s considered pornographic or obscene,” Erin Gold, a spokeswoman for the developmental authority, said.  “We just administer the program.”

Despite this, not all are angry with the rebate, including Seaside Heights Mayor P. Kenneth Hershey.  He sees the show as boosting the economy.

The outrage against this is a bit silly though, because no one has the rights to veto the funding, and with the show going into it’s fifth season, there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it.

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Sad Face Coming to Windows 8 Screen of Death

September 17, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   1 Comment

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Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death will now feature an emoticon sad face.

The updated look also now says “Your PC ran into a problem that it couldn’t handle and now it needs to restart.”  It will also give you a brief description of what the error is.

This new look is most likely part of a plan by Microsoft to reconnect with younger users.  The emoticon sad face quickly reveals to everyone that something is wrong.

A photo of the new screen was revealed on technology news website Chip Hazard’s Facebook page on Wednesday, Sept. 14th.

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Teen Claiming to be Missing Boy is Disproved by DNA

September 17, 2011   admin   No comments

Is this a tale of “cry wolf” or a teenager experiencing an identity crisis? It makes one ponder why someone would claim the identity of someone who has been missing since 2000. Is this an elaborate scheme devised to torment the family? It’s possible someone may know the whereabouts of Robbie Romero, the real missing boy. Robert Terrezas may just be a pawn in an orchestrated ploy or simply a young male crying out for help.

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