Yogurt consumption, blood pressure, and incident hypertension

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) ? Adding more yogurt to your diet without increasing the number of calories you eat may help lower your risk of high blood pressure, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions.

A recent study found long-term yogurt-eaters were less likely to develop high blood pressure and on average had lower systolic blood pressure than those who didn't eat yogurt. Systolic blood pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading. It measures the force of blood against the walls of your arteries when your heart is beating.

During the 15 year study, researchers followed more than 2,000 volunteers who did not have high blood pressure at the start of the study. Yogurt consumption was measured by questionnaires filled out by the volunteers at three intervals over the study period. Study participants were 31 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure if at least 2 percent of their daily calories came from yogurt, which would be like eating at least one six-ounce cup of low-fat yogurt every three days. In addition, their systolic blood pressure increased less than that of people who didn't eat yogurt.

The study was funded by the Framingham Heart Study of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health and by a research grant from the Dannon Company, Inc.

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Hands-on with Kobo's Glo and Mini e-readers (video)

Earlier today we had a nice sit-down with Kobo, where we got some quality hands-on time with the company's Arc Android tablet. As you can imagine, that was the marquee product on display, but we also had the chance to handle the outfit's newest e-readers: the Glo ComfortLight, which has built-in frontlighting, and the Mini, which is exactly what it sounds like. Both will be available October 1st, with the 6-inch Glo going for $129 and the 5-inch Mini priced at $79. Neither will have ads, which might be one of the biggest differentiators between these and some of Amazon's offerings. If you're short on time, we've got some hands-on photos below, but if you've got a few minutes to spare, a walk-through video awaits after the break.

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Obama better bet for US stocks? | Global Investing

The wealthy in the United States have a reputation for being firmly on the side of the Republican Party, but maybe they shouldn?t be for the November presidential election.

According to Tom Stevenson, investment director at asset manager Fidelity Worldwide Investments, past evidence points to Democrat Barack Obama as possibly the more lucrative bet for equity? investors.? He says:

Looking at stock market performance following the last 12 elections suggests that investors should, in the short term at least, be rooting for an Obama victory. History shows that markets tend to rally after a win for the incumbent party by more than 10% on average, but fall modestly if the challenger is successful.

The graphic below provides the comparitive returns after Democrat and Republican presidential election victories

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But there?s more.? U.S. Big Business? tends to support the Republican Party which supports lower taxes and less government involvement in the economy.? But Fidelity says this stance has not delivered stock market returns; in fact the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of over more than 10%? under the Democrats in the past half century, compared with around 5% under the Republicans, Fidelity says.

Online polls from Reuters/Ipsos last week? gave Obama a 7 percent lead over Romney, 48 percent to 41 percent among likely voters. Fidelity says? the odds of Obama being re-elected are closely correlated with the performance and level of the S&P500. Obama supporters (and maybe stock market investors) will be hoping the index, up 16 percent so far this year,? holds up until Election Day.

Source: http://blogs.reuters.com/globalinvesting/2012/09/19/obama-better-bet-for-us-stocks/

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'Cabin In The Woods' Director Spills On Movie Monsters And His Boyz II Men Preferences

"The Cabin in the Woods," the movie that everyone loved but was afraid to talk about, hits Blu-ray and DVD today, and to celebrate, we spoke with the director, Drew Goddard, about his experiences making the meta horror movie and the battle to get it into theaters. Goddard shared how he looks back on the [...]

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/09/18/cabin-in-the-woods-drew-goddard/

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat?.Away | C&S Insurance Blog

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It is no surprise that the boating season in New England has officially come to an end.? Gone are the days of lazily floating throughout the marinas and coastal towns that this region has to offer.? However, just because you aren?t using your watercraft over these colder months doesn?t mean you can forget about it.? In fact, you need to protect it that much more!? If you put in the adequate time and precautionary measures, you will end up saving money, insurance costs, and time down the road.

In collaboration with Sea Ray, one of the major boating manufacturers in the country, we have come up with some of the best ways to ensure that your watercraft will be protected this winter:

1. Make sure to flush your engine with fresh water before adding antifreeze to the gas tank and then run the engine to burn off all of the excess water.
2. Make sure that your batteries are all fully charged, clean, and free of grease.? This will ensure that no corrosion will occur over the months of not being in use.
3. Remove all of your valuables from the cabin and bring your cushions home to maximize air circulation and minimize the possibility of theft.
4. Shrinkwrap your boat! If you are keeping the boat indoors or outdoors in the water, shrinkwrapping ensures that your property is protected from all the elements.

Source: http://www.candsinsuranceblog.com/?p=1105

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Obama: Video no ?excuse? for attacks on Americans

President Barack Obama talks with David Letterman (Carolyn Kaster/AP)President Barack Obama bluntly told leaders in the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday that they must help "keep our people safe" in the aftermath of violent demonstrations targeting American diplomatic posts in an apparent show of anger at an anti-Islam movie posted online.

Obama, in an interview taped for broadcast on the "Late Show" with David Letterman, called the video "offensive" and underlined that the U.S. government "had nothing to do with it" but underlined "that's never an excuse for violence."

"The message we have to send, I think, to the Muslim world is, we expect you to work with us to keep our people safe," the president said, one week after gunmen stormed the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi in an attack that claimed the lives of the U.S. ambassador there and three aides. Obama's remarks were collected by pool reporter Anita Kumar of McClatchy Newspapers.

Obama telephoned leaders in the region over the past few days to press them on the issue of security at American diplomatic posts?host nations typically carry a portion of that burden. And he ordered special U.S. Marines units to some of the most vulnerable spots.

"Our first job is obviously to make sure that we're reinforcing?security at these embassies, that we're fully investigating what?happened and bringing these murderers to justice," the president said.?"That's our number one priority."

Obama also pressed nations caught up in the Arab Spring uprisings that toppled authoritarian regimes around the region to embrace freedom of speech as a core democratic value.

"And in this part of the region, as they emerge, into a new form of government, part of what they're going to have to do is to recognize that democracy is not just casting a ballot," he said.

"It's respecting freedom of speech and tolerating people with different points of view, and it means that you've got to make sure that you never have any excuses for the kind of violence against innocents we saw last week," Obama said. "And that's a message that I've sent very clearly to the leaders of various countries, and we expect their full cooperation, because that's the only way the international order works."

Obama's comments about the video came after Mitt Romney, in a statement released late last Tuesday as details of the Benghazi attacks were still coming out, noted that an American had been killed and accused the president of siding with the attackers. The Republican standard-bearer pointed to a statement from the U.S. embassy in Egypt criticizing the anti-Islam film as evidence--but that statement, released before demonstrators stormed the embassy grounds, did not sympathize with the protesters.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-video-no-excuse-attacks-americans-004843870--election.html

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PFT: NFL Films president Sabol dies at age 69

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In Week One, the replacement officials looked the part, acted the part, and sounded the part.

In Week Two, they didn?t.

So after Monday night?s debacle in Atlanta, the NFL and the locked-out officials are gonna work this out, right?? Wrong.

We?re told that there are still no talks, more than two weeks after the two sides made a late run at getting it done by the start of the season.? And now that each side senses wobbly legs on the other side of the table, no one will pick up the phone.

It?s a simple reality of negotiations.? Whoever makes the first move is deemed to be overly anxious to do a deal.? So the NFL will wait for the NFL Referees Association to call, and vice-versa.

?This is not the NFL that we are used to seeing and we need to somehow light a fire under both sides to get back to the table, lock a door, and don?t leave until you have a deal,? FOX rules analyst and former NFL V.P. of officiating Mike Pereira said earlier today on The Dan Patrick Show.

But that?s the problem.? There?s no one to light a fire.? Perhaps more accurately, there?s no Moe Howard to clunk heads together.

The NFLPA possibly could give the league a kick in the butt muscle by filing a lawsuit or a grievance.? Congress could definitely get the league?s attention by convening a hearing (and then everyone complaining about the replacement officials would complain that Congress has better things to do).

The key will be for the locked-out officials to make the first move.? ?These regular guys I know do want to get back on the field because they?re hating what they see now,? Pereira said.? That meshes with what NBC officiating consultant Jim Daopoulos told Peter King in this week?s MMQB.? ?The officials want to talk. They want to be back on the field. To a man, they want to come back,? Daopoulos said.

And the NFL knows it.? And so the NFL will continue to hold firm, hoping that the next day, hour, or minute will be the day, hour, or minute when the phone rings.

The sooner the officials realize that and make the call, the sooner this will all get worked out.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/18/steve-sabol-nfl-films-president-dies-at-69/related/

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