| Teacher accused of injuring student
A Cloverdale Middle School teacher is now without a job and facing accusations that he broke a student's hand during an altercation in the classroom. Special education teacher Scott W. Porter, 31, is accused of grabbing 15-year-old Jordan Mundy by the shirt and wrestling him to the ground, somehow breaking the student's index finger and possibly causing permanent damage to his hand. The alleged incident occurred shortly after the start of school on Jan. 11, during an anger management class that Porter was teaching to emotionally disabled children at the middle school. The student's mother, Michelle Britton of Cloverdale, told the BannerGraphic that her son and another boy were making fun of the teacher's height and that the teacher became upset and challenged the boys to "come up there and say it to his face." When the two students approached the teacher at his desk and then tried to run away, the teacher allegedly grabbed Mundy and held him on the ground in a wrestling lock, Britton said.
Fat-free milk may lower blood pressure
Our study findings offer additional support to [2005 Dietary Guideline from the US Department of Agriculture recommend that the majority of Americans increase their intake of milk and milk products to three servings per day] from the perspective of hypertension prevention and emphasize on the importance of low-fat dairy products," wrote lead author Lu Wang."Because hypertension remains a highly prevalent disease in the US, even a modest reduction in hypertension risk on individual level will substantially."High blood pressure (hypertension),defined as having a systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) greater than 140 and 90 mmHg, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) - a disease that causes almost 50 per cent of deaths in Europe, and reported to cost the EU economy an estimated €169bn ($202bn) per year.The new research recruited 28,886 women with an average age of 54 and assessed their dietary intakes using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).
The association of urinary cadmium with sex steroid hormone ...
Studies investigating the association of cadmium and sex steroid hormones in men have been inconsistent, but previous studies were relatively small. Methods In a nationally representative sample of 1,262 men participating in the morning examination session of phase I (1998-1991) of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, creatinine corrected urinary cadmium and serum concentrations of sex steroid hormones were measured following a standardized protocol. Results After adjustment for age and race-ethnicity, higher cadmium levels were associated with higher levels of total testosterone, total estradiol, sex hormone-binding globulin, estimated free testosterone, and estimated free estradiol (each p-trend <0.05). After additionally adjusting for smoking status and serum cotinine, none of the hormones maintained an association with urinary cadmium (each p-trend >0.05).
U.S. strike may deliver Canadian TV homeruns
From the TV season launched last fall, Fox has held back a few episodes of House, but otherwise, that's it. After this weekend, no more Desperate Housewives; and already gone are Heroes, CSI: Miami and pretty much every other prime-time show. In a select few cases, the time slots will be filled with mid-season replacements written before the strike. In most cases, however, viewers can expect a solid wall of repeats. Canadian television, on the other hand, appears to be rebooting itself. Much like the wise ant, broadcasters here have planned for the long, cold winter. "It's important to stay nimble in these situations," says Susanne Boyce, president of programming for CTV. "The strike has forced broadcasters to become more innovative. The key for us is to keep a balanced schedule, and give viewers new reasons to hang out with us." .
HSU celebrates Lunar New Year
While other Humboldt State University students were getting ready to start their day, or attend class Wednesday morning, Shuai Chen was wishing a happy new year to her family in China. An international student from Xi´an, China, Chen was recognizing the beginning of the Lunar calendar, one of the most significant holidays in several Asian cultures. Lunar New Year starts today for the United States, but since Chen's family lives on the other side of the world, they've already been celebrating for a day and a half. Similar to the U.S. New Year, Lunar New Year signals a fresh start and a time to bring good fortune to households. Traditionally focused around spending time with family and eating special dishes, students who are far away from home are finding it hard to celebrate without their loved ones.
Gatorade and Tiger Woods Join Forces to Develop a Signature Line of ...
CHICAGO, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo, and Tiger Woods announced today a collaboration to develop Tiger- inspired sports performance beverages for athletes at all levels. Terms of the licensing deal were not disclosed. "Gatorade has been part of my game plan for years, whether I'm training or competing, so this is an ideal match," said Woods. "Gatorade is a winning brand with a proven formula and the science to back it up. That's why I wanted to partner with them. I'm eager to launch my first signature product in a few months and look forward to developing additional sports performance beverages with Gatorade in the coming years." The first product, Gatorade Tiger, is a Gatorade Thirst Quencher subline that will be launched in March 2008.
Top 10 Boys' Teams
Marblehead at Wakefield (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.): It has no effect on the standings, but playing one of the top teams in the area should be a nice little warm-up for Marblehead before its last conference game of the season at Beverly. Player to Watch Rachel Konaxis, Beverly: The senior center was in on the ground floor of the Panthers program, playing with the boys before there was even a girls' team; last week, she became the squad's first-ever 100-point scorer. Compiled by Julian Benbow .
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Eww! Double dipping just gross, study confirms
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Keep an eye on the salsa this Super Bowl Sunday: A researcher inspired by a famous “Seinfeld" episode has concluded that double dipping is just plain gross. “That's like putting your whole mouth right in the dip!" George Costanza was admonished on the show after he dipped a chip twice at a wake. That's not too far off, said Clemson University professor Paul L. Dawson. Last year the food microbiologist's undergraduate students examined the effects of double dipping using volunteers, wheat crackers and several sample dips. They found that three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from an eater's mouth to the remaining dip sample. .
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