Tomatoes, watermelons, peppers reduce stroke risk, Finnish study suggests

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

A Finnish study has indicated that having higher body levels of lycopene — a red chemical occurring in tomatoes, watermelons, grapefruit, peppers, and papaya — may reduce the risk of stroke. The research for the study, which is in the issue of medical journal Neurology released today, examined 1,031 men aged between 42 and 61 over a period of twelve years on average.

The study, which was financed by the Lapland Central Hospital, found that the men with higher amounts of lycopene in their blood system experienced fewer strokes than men with lower levels. Eleven strokes occurred amongst the 259 men in the highest of the four lycopene level categories while 25 of the 258 men in the categories with the lowest lycopene level categories experienced strokes. This suggests a stroke was 55% less likely if one had a high amount of the chemical in one’s diet than if one had a low amount.

“The results support the recommendation that people get more than five servings of fruits and vegetables a day,” said Dr Jouni Karppi of the Department of Medicine at the University of Eastern Finland. Eating these types of foods in such quantities “would likely lead to a major reduction in the number of strokes worldwide, according to previous research”, the primary author of the study continued. He added that inflammation and blood clotting — the cause of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke — occurred less frequently.

In the US state of New York, Lenox Hill Hospital Center for Stroke and Neuro-Endovascular Surgery director Dr. Rafael Ortiz said that, alongside exercise and non-smoking, “diet is very important” for reducing the likelihood of stroke. However, these results “should not deter people from eating other types of fruit and vegetables as they all have health benefits and remain an important part of a staple diet”, according to Dr Clare Walton of The Stroke Association in the UK.

The results came as part of a wider study on cardiovascular disease development risks. The United States Department of Agriculture also registers high concentrations of lycopene in tomato purées, pastes and sauces. All those surveyed lived in, or in close proximity to, the Finnish town of Kuopio, where the University of Eastern Finland is located.

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Tracing The Best Room Heaters

Winter season is about to knock on the doors in a month, and markets are gearing up to sell the best room heaters at expensive rates. Yet, a room heater is essential for us and we are bound to purchase one. And the questions linger on our minds.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO BUY THE BEST ROOM HEATER AT AFFORDABLE PRICES?

And you would be glad to know that there are several online portals where you can attain room warmer price at affordable rates. You can buy room heater online from the best manufacturers. And it is a known fact that if the best manufacturers will assist you with the best products indeed. Perhaps you must choose the best and suitable one.

In this article, we will introduce you to one such best manufacturer, which will save your day without wasting your time or energy hunting for the quality room warmer price at affordable means.

A room heater or a space heater, in simple terms, is an electronic device that is usually used to heat a single room, area, or space (depending on the type of room heater you have). Room heater is of different types, one which is powered by electricity while on the other hand, which is powered by burnable fuel (for instance natural gas, propane, wood pellets, or fuel oil).

The room heaters or space heaters are sure to keep your room temperature under control for the required state of all the individuals in your house. The room heater brings all the warmth and pleasure to your house as well as to your heart and mind. Today, the best room heaters can be determined by the advanced features installed in it. The utmost regard to the safer and better experience of the user, customer, or client is noted at high priority by the manufacturers.

Maharaja Whiteline is recognized as the leading manufacturers of home comfort appliances. The home comfort products are available in a variety. The popular products in home comfort appliances are as follows:

  • Water Heater.
  • Air Cooler.
  • Room Heater.

You can avail of the best room heater manufactured by Maharaja Whiteline online with hassle-free methods. The models of the best room heater available as per your needs and requirements are as follows:

  1. Nano Carbon Room Heater:This model is best for a smaller space and is worthy to choose among all.
  2. Lava Carbon Room Heater: Lava Carbon Room Heater is a good choice as it doesn’t harm the eyes in any way. This room heater stands a strong choice.
  3. Flare 2000T Heat Convector: Flare 2000T Heat Convector is portable as per our wishes.
  4. Lava Halogen Room Heater: Lava Room Heater is convenient to use and gives excellent heating experience.
  5. Quato Quartz Heater: Quato Quartz Heater attains the best heating experience to larger space as compared to the other models.

These models have magnificent numbers of features that will assure you to choose these products. The features are as follows:

  • The best room heaters manufactured by Maharaja Whiteline are ISI certified.
  • The room warmer price varies according to the wattage. (500W, 800W, 1200, and 2000W)
  • The best room heater comes with a safety tip-over protection tip.
  • The products have 1-years warranty credits by Maharaja Whiteline.
  • You can buy room heater online that has a shockproof body.
  • The room heaters manufactured by Maharaja Whiteline have adjustable Thermostat settings.
  • The advanced technology of the best room heater is that it has an auto cut-off feature available for safety.
  • Some of the room heaters have oscillation for wider area coverage.
  • Some of the room heaters are portable which has easy to carry handles as well.
  • The room heater has two heat settings to use it as per convenience.
  • The room heaters are in-built with fan blowers as well for multi-purposes.
  • Low glare carbon rods are instilled.
  • Few of the room heaters have carbon rods while on the other hand, some are rod-free electronics.
  • The elegant and classic design of all the room heaters manufactured by Maharaja Whiteline is astonishing.

There is a lot more to explore about these home comfort appliances.

For more information about the best room heaters, you can head over to the official website or page of Maharaja Whiteline.

Hope this article helps you to choose the best one!

Deer and other animals found dead at Ball State University

Sunday, November 20, 2005

The carcasses of two deer, a coyote, and a possum were dumped in the Delta Gamma Iota fraternity house on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana on November 10. The dead animals were apparently placed in the house while members slept. A repairman discovered the prank while working in the house’s kitchen.

Members left the house for at least a day while the animals were removed and the house was disinfected by the Delaware County Health Department.

The fraternity house is located off-campus and is recognized by Ball State — the DGI house is unaffiliated with the intra-fraternity council, however.

The animals were apparently “roadkill” (struck and killed by automobiles on the road). The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is investigating the incident due to the use of deceased animals in vandalism.

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Plumbing Jacksonville Fl

byAlma Abell

So, you have decided on your building project, whether it was a new construction, renovation, or a simple plumbing repair. Carefully choosing the right Plumbing company Jacksonville FL is important to the success of your project. While a qualified contractor can turn your plans into a success, the wrong one can turn it into a total nightmare. Here are some tips for selecting the right plumber for your specific job:

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1. The candidate must have a valid contractor’s license and is current on their liability insurance.2. Ask for references from recently completed projects, checking each one to see how the process went.3. Make sure the contractor can acquire building permits and certificates required for work, plumbing, electrical and other trades inspections (if necessary).4. Submit identical copies of detailed project plans for each potential candidate to get a quote for the project. You should get at least three different quotes before making your selection.

The Contract

After selecting a contractor in Plumbing in Jacksonville FL, make sure that all the details are included in the contract. This includes full names, addresses, and phone numbers of both parties, as well as the physical address of the project. Make sure the start and end dates of the project are included, and a payment plan is described (in detail). It is normal for a contractor to ask 10-35% in advance, with additional funds paid as the work progresses. However, if you feel that a percentage or a number is too high, you can dispute the number or choose another plumber.

If the project is to be completed as a priority, you may want to consider offering it to a contractor that takes jobs at a reduced rate for services. Some contractors will give a client a great deal if the client ensures that they will have another job in tow. This may be due to bad weather or because of a “reference.” This is a win-win situation for the property owner, because the job is completed at a reduced price, and the contractor gets more business.By following these simple steps, you can avoid a potential nightmare, ensuring your project is a pleasant experience for everyone involved. For more information on Plumbing in Jacksonville FL, contact your local plumber today.

Swiss reject single health insurance

Monday, March 12, 2007

24 of 26 Swiss Cantons rejected the proposal for a single health insurance system, in which premiums would be based on income and wealth. The vote on Sunday was the latest in a series of attempts to cut rising costs and ease the financial burden on citizens.

Around 71% of voters rejected the reform. Turnout was at about 46%, slightly above the Swiss average.

As expected, voters in the main German-speaking part of the country turned down the planned reform, which was supported by the centre-left but opposed by the centre-right as well as the business community, parliament and the government.

Opposition in the French and Italian speaking regions was less pronounced. The cantons Jura and Neuchâtel in the French speaking regions voted in favor of the proposed reforms.

Health insurance premiums are higher in southern and western Swiss cantons than in German-speaking areas.

The Swiss Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin said an important part of the Swiss Population appeared to be opposed to “a revolution” in health insurance but he said that he wanted current reforms currently under discussion in the Swiss Parliament to go ahead. He called on all sides, especially health insurers and the cantonal authorities, to make efforts to reduce spending on health insurance and aim for a greater cost efficiency. Currently Switzerland has 87 private insurers providing mandatory basic health care coverage for Swiss residents under a 1996 law. But costs have sky-rocketed. Over 100,000 people are not covered by health insurance due to non payment.

To win the battle of the cost of health care, everyone must place his or her private interests behind the interests of the general public. -Pascal Couchepin at a news conference

Opponents to the initiative argued that a single insurance system would lead to complacency and create a two-tier system, in which the wealthy would be the only ones available to afford to have additional private insurance coverage.

Supporters of the initiative said a single health insurer would increase the system’s efficiency and allow for annual savings of at least 300 million Swiss Francs (about $245 million) in administrative costs. Currently, the funding system is unbalanced, since many clients on low incomes use state subsidies to pay their premiums, according to the Green Party and the Social Democrats.

The initiative to unite all the insurance companies and introduce premiums based on wealth and income was the most recent in a series of attempts over the past ten years to reduce the public spending on health care. A proposal, similar to this recent proposal, to modify the funding system of the health insurance companies was rejected by 73% of voters in 2003.

Switzerland has the most expensive health system in Europe. Switzerland’s expenditure on health care was 11.6% in 2005, in front of Germany and France but behind the United States.

Learn more about Swiss Federal Council and Voting in Switzerland on Wikipedia.
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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview.

Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life and pro-environmentalist platform. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has published public policy papers exploring solutions to American issues.

Wikinews reporter William Saturn? talks with Schriner and discusses his campaign.

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Australian Big Brother contestants removed for alleged sexual assault

Sunday, July 2, 2006

Two contestants from Big Brother in Australia have been escorted from the show. Ashley, a pseudonym for Michael Cox of Perth, and John, a pseudonym for Michael Bric of Melbourne, sexually assaulted a contestant known as Camilla. Camilla climbed into John’s bed after stating that she wished one of the boys “would put your arrow near me” at around 4.30am. John was then seen to have held her firm as a half-naked Ashley rubbed his penis on her face in an act know as “turkey slapping”. Immediately after the incident Camilla grabbed John’s penis and laughed as he jumped.

Its unlikely that charges will be laid over the incident. The Age newspaper reported that “Camilla” last night talked about the incident, saying she believed the men were joking. The only people alleging that this was sexual harassment are politicians and journalists.

“We had a great time in the house and it is unfortunate it had to end this way, but BB has rules and regulations and we broke them,” they said in a joint statement. “We are all very close in the house and we would never do anything to offend our fellow housemates.”

This is the first time contestants have been removed from the show for breaching rules.

They will not receive further endorsement or prizes from the show.

“I can’t comment [on the sexual allegations],” said David Brown, from Southern Star Endemol, “But their removal from the house should indicate how serious the matter is.”

The discussion forum of official Big Brother site has been shut down due to the incident. There is no notice on when the forum will be reopened.

There are now eight contestants competing for the remaining $275 thousand. It has been reduced after fines for not wearing microphones when talking, discussing nominations and singing commercial music.

Several weeks ago the show’s adults-only series, Big Brother: Adults Only, was axed.

Last year the show was under scrutiny when a male contestant rubbed himself on a female contestant during a massage.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard called for the show to be pulled saying “Here is a great opportunity for a bit of self-regulation and get this stupid programme off the air” adding “It is just a question of good taste”.

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The Benefits Of Illinois Plastic Surgery

byAlma Abell

The primary benefit of Illinois plastic surgery is to improve your appearance and is considered the reason for such procedures. However, improvements aren’t the only advantages, so if you’re considering a surgical procedure of a cosmetic nature, you may want to learn more about the benefits to ensure that you make the right decision.

More Self-Confidence

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When you look better, you tend to feel better. Improvements to your appearance can mean increased confidence for many. You may want to try other new things, open up more, be more social, and possibly get more options for promotion at work. While these options aren’t guaranteed, you may find that you are more confident to try, which could lead you to win a new career or taking the plunge on something you’ve wanted to do.

Better Physical Health

Many cosmetic procedures are done primarily to help you look better, but may also improve your health, as well. For example, rhinoplasty can reshape your nose, making it easier to breathe or reducing your sleep apnea problems. Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) may tighten the core muscles and give your stomach definition, but may also improve posture and reduce stress incontinence.

Enhance Your Mental Health

While not a guarantee, many people notice that after Illinois plastic surgery, they are less anxious and depressed. They feel better about themselves, which improves their mood and their ability to take on more responsibility without getting upset.

Keep Weight Off

When you look good, you are going to want to stay that way (and not spend a lot of money on more surgical procedures). Therefore, you may be motivated to keep your weight in check through diet and exercise to keep your new body.

Illinois plastic surgery can be done to improve your appearance and give you more confidence in life. Visit The Michael Horn Center for Cosmetic Surgery now for more information.

Gregory Kurtzer discusses plans for Rocky Linux with Wikinews as Red Hat announces moving focus away from CentOS

Friday, December 18, 2020

Last week, on December 8, US-based software company Red Hat announced plans to shift their focus away from CentOS in favour of CentOS stream.

Started in 2004, CentOS has been a free-of-cost free/libre open source software which provided binary-code compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) — Red Hat’s GNU General Public Licensed paid operating system. Gregory Kurtzer told Wikinews he started CAOS Linux around the time when Red Hat announced End of Life for their Red Hat Linux in favour of subscription-based Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CAOS was succeeded by CentOS when Rocky McGaugh, a developer of CAOS rebuilt the source code of RHEL to provide a monetarily free alternative. CentOS was absorbed into Red Hat in 2014, with Red Hat gaining the trademark rights of “CentOS”.

Red Hat also sponsors the development of the Fedora operating system. Until now, software development took place on Fedora, which was later adopted in RHEL, which the Red Hat maintained and provided support for, for those customers who had RHEL subscription. CentOS would then follow RHEL’s release cycle to provide the same features free of cost, but without the support.

Stream was announced in September 2019, just two months after Red Hat was acquired by IBM. CentOS Stream’s development cycle had new features added to it before the features became a part of RHEL. Stream receives more frequent updates, however, it does not follow RHEL’s release cycle.

With CentOS Stream, developments from the community and the Red Hat employees would take place beforehand on both Fedora, and Stream as a rolling release, before those features are absorbed into RHEL. CentOS followed the release cycle of RHEL and therefore it was a stable distribution. Features available in CentOS were tried and tested by Fedora, and then RHEL maintainers.

Red Hat’s Chief Technical Officer Chris Wright wrote in the announcement “CentOS Stream isn’t a replacement for CentOS Linux; rather, it’s a natural, inevitable next step intended to fulfill the project’s goal of furthering enterprise Linux innovation.” Since the announcement was made, many people expressed their anger on Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Reddit and CentOS project’s mailing list. CentOS 8’s End of Life (EOL) has been moved up from May 2029 to December 31, 2021, while CentOS 7 is expected to receive maintenance updates through June 2024, outliving CentOS 8.

Soon after Red Hat’s announcement, Kurtzer announced his intentions to develop Rocky Linux, to fill the role CentOS had been playing for so long. Kurtzer said Rocky Linux was named after Rocky McGaugh. “Thinking back to early CentOS days… My cofounder was Rocky McGaugh. He is no longer with us, so as a H/T [hat tip] to him, who never got to see the success that CentOS came to be, I introduce to you…Rocky Linux”, Kurtzer wrote. Wikinews discussed with Kurtzer the beginning of CentOS, and future of Rocky Linux.

While no formal date of release has been announced for Rocky Linux, Kurtzer said they are planning to release the CentOS replacement before the end of life of CentOS 8. Kurtzer also said Rocky Linux will run on both x86-64 and ARM-based processors, and CentOS users would be able to convert their OS to Rocky Linux just by running a single command.

Saying Rocky Linux is for the community, Kurtzer said he “take[s] the responsibility of ensuring that all decisions are in favor of the community and the project and free from corporate control” including his own company. Talking about the attention from the userbase Rocky Linux has received, Kurtzer said, “I have never seen an open community come together this fast and be this passionate about working together towards a common goal.”

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US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009

Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%.

The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This is the 21st consecutive month of job losses in the country.

The United States has now lost 7.2 million jobs since the recession officially began in December 2007. The new data has sparked fears that unemployment could threaten an economic recovery. Top US officials have warned that any recovery would be slow and uneven, and some have predicted the unemployment rate will top 10% before the situation improves.

“Continued household deleveraging and rising unemployment may weigh more on consumption than forecast, and accelerating corporate and commercial property defaults could slow the improvement in financial conditions,” read a report by the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook, predicting that unemployment will average 10.1% by next year and not go back down to five percent until 2014.

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, said that “it’s a very fragile and tentative recovery. Policy makers need to do more.”

“The number came in weaker than expected. We saw a lot of artificial involvement by the government to prop up the markets, and now that that is starting to end, the private sector isn’t yet showing signs of life,” said Kevin Caron, a market strategist for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.

Also on Thursday, the US Commerce Department said factory orders fell for the first time in five months, dropping eight-tenths of a percent in August. Orders for durable goods — items intended to last several years (including everything from appliances to airliners) — fell 2.6%, the largest drop since January of this year.

The US government has been spending billions of dollars — part of a $787 billion stimulus package — to help spark economic growth. There have been some signs the economy is improving.

The Commerce Department said on Thursday that spending on home construction jumped in August for its biggest increase in 16 years. A real estate trade group, the National Association of Realtors, said pending sales of previously owned homes rose more than 12 percent in August, compared to August 2008.

A separate Commerce Department report said that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, rose at its fastest pace in nearly eight years, jumping 1.3 percent in August.

Other reports have provided cause for concern. A banking industry trade group said Thursday the number of US consumers making late payments, or failing to make payments, on loans and credit cards is on the rise. A survey by a business group, the Institute for Supply Management, Thursday showed US manufacturing grew in September, but at a slower pace than in August when manufacturing increased for the first time in a year and a half.

Stock markets reacted negatively to the reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 41 points in early trading, reaching a level of 9467. This follows a drop of 203 points on Thursday, its largest loss in a single day since July. The London FTSE index fell 55 points, or 1.1%, to reach 4993 points by 15.00 local time.

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