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Want to Eat Chocolate Every Day For a Year? 158

Posted by samzenpus from the dental-nightmare dept.
Scientists from the University of East Anglia are studying the potential health benefits of dark chocolate, and need 40 female volunteers who would like to eat chocolate every day for a year. The chocolate loving 40 must be post-menopausal and have type 2 diabetes so it can be determined if the flavonoid compounds in chocolate can reduce the risk of heart disease. Dr Peter Curtis, of the UEA's School of Medicine, said, "Our first volunteers are about to return for their final visit to see if the markers of heart health - such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels — have changed. A successful outcome could be the first step in developing new ways to improve the lives of people at increased risk of heart disease."
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Broke Counties Turn Failing Roads To Gravel 717

Posted by samzenpus from the let-civilization-collapse-initiative dept.
To save money, more than 20 Michigan counties have decided to turn deteriorating paved roads back to gravel. Montcalm County estimates that repaving a road costs more than $100,000 a mile. Grinding the same mile of road up and turning it into gravel costs $10,000. At least 50 miles of road have been reverted to gravel in Michigan the past three years. I can't wait until we revert back to whale oil lighting and can finally be rid of this electricity fad.

Comment Let us take a moment to consider (Score 1) 231

by NexusVoid (#829688) Attached to: Cartoon Network, Tenchi, Silverhawks, and DBZ
Alright. I will not say I am the biggest anime fan. I have, however, developed an interest. What fueled this interest you may ask. Dragon Ball Z. Yes, that ass drag of an animation was my first. But that led into other things. Ninja Scroll, NGE, and Macross are just a few I've picked up over the last two years. Now, recently, Tenchi began airing on Cartoon Network. I was originally taken with the program, the better-than-average quality of the dub, and the over-all story. I also saw that I was not getting the whole deal. So what did I do? i went out and spent a couple hundred dollars to buy the whole collection. Now, I'm in love with the Tenchiverse. I will admit, it does have its down spots, but it usually makes up for it somehow. For instance; the blandness of tenchi Universe being wrapped up by an ending that almost had me in tears. Now, I do have a point. The editing of some anime to be shown on network/basic cable television may be detrimental to the advancement of the art in that field, but it may also bring in new people looking for more. And for the record; no, I don't excuse what Fox did to Escaflowne. Also, if anyone is interested, McFarlane Toys is putting out a Ryoko figurine. Find it in their catalog here; http://www.spawn.com/toyfair2000/catalog/anime.fig ures2.html

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