Reubin Andres Compare/ Contrast

       Dr. Reubin Andres, a doctor who greatly advanced the study of diabetes, died on September 23rd at the age of 89. Andres was born in Dallas Texas on June 13th, 1923. Originally, Andres only knew how to speak Yiddish, but slowly started to speak more and more English as he got older. His daughter said his dead was due to congestive heart failure. He was first well known after giving a conference in New York about obesity. After countless studies, Andres realized the weight recommendations for younger people was too high, and the weight recommendations for older folks was too low. He concluded that to live longer, people should maintain a certain weight until about the age of forty, where from there out they should gain a pound or two every year, until about the age of 70. Originally, people thought that continuing to be in really great shape as you get older was the way to beat the aging process, but this is not true. It is better that as you get older you have a little extra weight on you. However, Andres says he is not encouraging obesity. In the late 1980's, Andres published his first book and it was an early success. Dr. Andres also developed a method that helped patient with type 2 diabetes and won many awards for this. It goes on to say where Andres studied for high school as well as college and who he is survived by. All of this information was in the New York Times.
       Another article, written about Reubin Andres death as well was in the Baltimore Sun Newspaper. However, it was not quite as lengthy, it still covered all of the basic information that the New York Times did. The first difference I noticed was, it said that Andres died of heart problems, instead of congestive heart failure. Also in the same article it mentions Andres having a brief stint in the army for five years and working as a doctor. Other than that it has all of the same information on how he grew up only speaking Yiddish, what high school he went to, what colleges he went to, and who he is survived by.

Alzheimer's Cause By Poor Diet?

     An article written by Mark Bittman of the New York Times says that reducing the amount of junk food a person eats can lower the risk of getting Alzheimers Disease. This idea has been around since 2005 but it has started  becoming more convincing more recently. This information has been presented by a cover story in the New Scientist handbook. This study is proven when people understand how insulin is important in maintaining homeostasis in the body.
          Insulin keeps the blood vessels that supply the brain healthy and absorbs gluclose allowing the brain to become stronger. When insulin levels are low in the body it can lead to reduced brain functions. When eating too much junk food, your brain may become "insulin resistant", which leads to memory loss and becoming disoriented which are the early stages to Alzheimer's. Along with loss of memory, it can cause a change in a person's personality.

           This type of loss of brain function is being called Type 3 diabetes. So in short having a poor diet can cause not only type 2 diabetes but also type 3 diabetes which means not only are you not healthy physically, but your not healthy mentally either. Scientists are encouraging people to start becoming more healthy with their diets. They want people to see the risks in what these foods are and keep them from making bad decisions.

Packers vs Seahawks Game Has Country in Awe

         A few days ago, I blogged about one of the most prevalent issues in sports at the moment which is the issue with the replacement officials. One game in particular just sent fans, other teams and coaches over the edge. On September 24th the Monday Night football game was being played between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks. In the game there was only time for one more play as the Seahawks were down 7-12 and quarterback Russell Wilson threw a hail mary pass to the end zone. Now from here the rest of the story is pretty much up to interpretation.
          From the video below, you can see that when landing with the ball both players have a hand on the ball. While it seems as though one of the Green Bay defenders has a better grip and hold on the ball, it was ruled that if both teams had possession of the ball, the tie breaker would go to the offense. With this rule being in place, the officials ruled it a touchdown and the Seahawks won the game. However, in many different angles we can see that the Seahawks player who caught the ball, Golden Tate, pushes off one of the Green Bay defenders sending him to the ground. If the officials called offensive pass interference like they should have, the play would have been called dead on the spot and it wouldn't have mattered who caught the football in the end zone.
          Many fans, players and coaches are appauled and also angered by the poor job of the replacement officials. After the game, many Green Bay players tweeted about the lost and how it was surprising the NFL could let such a thing go on for so long. For the past 24 hours or so, the game has been the talk of almost every newspaper, newscast and sports show. It is amazing to see what one little play can do to a country and a league.

Zoo Panda Multiple Stories Article

          This morning I read an article about a baby panda the died after living for only six days. The baby cub was a female. Sources say, the panda cub that died had abnormalities on its liver and fluid in its abdomen, but they don't yet know the cause of death. To figure out the cause of death, scientists are doing a
necropsy (an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease) and they should know the cause of death in the next two weeks or so.
          The zoo workers reported that the cub seemed fine on Sunday morning and that there was no signs of distress from the 4 ounce panda. The zoo workers realized something was wrong when the mother panda was making a honking sound, which is a pandas way of making a sort of distress call. Ever since the baby has died, the mother panda has rarely come out of hiding. She often stays hidden away from visitors and has barely been eating any of her food.

http://www.abcnews4.com/story/19622722/zoo-panda-cub-that-died-had-liver-abnormalities
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view/20120924zoo_panda_cub_that_died_had_liver_abnormalities/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/09/24/national_zoo_panda_cub_cause_of_death_undetermined_cub_had_liver_and_abdomen_abnormailties_.html

Replacement Refs Editorial

       As many people know, the referee's in the NFL are currently on strike and refusing to ref the football games. The refs are not necessarily asking for more money now, but for their retirement funs. They want to be paid the same amount of money and get the same retirement benefits that other NFL employees are getting.  Not only are the NFL refs refusing to referee the games but also the Division One refs who are supposed to be next in line are refusing to ref as well. So the NFL did the next logical thing and hired the Division Two college refs. Now this has caused quite a stir in the NFL not only for coaches, players and teams but also as fans. The "replacement refs" as many people call them, have had a hard time adjusting to the new set of rules that are in palce for the NFL. The rules in the NFL are different from that of the rules of the college league.

       Personally, I don't think that the replacement refs should get the benefits that they are asking for. This is for a number of reasons but the most prominent in my opinion, is that they only work about 4 months in the entire year. They are asking for full time benefits when they are only part time workers. Now, i'm not exactly sure what they would do for work in the other 8 months that they are not refing but I'm sure they would be able to find something. Also, I think the replacement refs are absolutely horrible. They make bad calls, talk about the calls for way too long, are indecisive, and worst of all, they let players take cheap shots at each other and don't do anything about it. For example, yesterday in the Patriots vs Ravens game, players were hitting each other after the plays and they were talking smack to each other. The refs didn't step in at all and just let it happen. At the same time, I feel like the players and coaches should be more respectful and understand what the refs are going through. I think the players especially are taking advantage of the refs because they are easily intimidated. Long story short, the REAL NFL refs need to come back immediately.

Presidential Results

           I believe I align with this candidate because we have similar views about the national debt and immigration policies. I somewhat agree with the results but not completely. I think in a regular election I would probably vote for Obama instead of Romney however. I am more susceptible to vote for Obama because he is more concerned with helping the middle class citizens. Where as Romney thinks the rich should just get richer. The test fails to account for overall perception of each candidate as a whole. When choosing a president I think many citizens also take into consideration their personal and family lives.  Also the test fails to account for whether you trust the candidate or not.

Tourism About to Set Record in US

          The US Department of Commerce Reports that the tourism rate in the United States this year is on pace to set a new record. It is reported that over 1.1 billion dollars was made every month on travel and tourism related activities. It is also reported that tourism is one of the only "bright spots" in the economy. Analysts say that the increase in tourism is due to the slowly declining drop in the dollar value. The ravel industries growth is responsible for 12% of the economy's overall export gains so far in 2012, as opposed to 6% in 2011.When foreign tourists buy goods in the United States and bring them back home, it's considered an export. In 2011, 10.6 million tourists visited New York City from foreign countries, up from 6.8 million in 2000. Also the mayor of New York City has commented on the situation and said that the tourism has created thousands of jobs for people in the city.