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And they developed heart disease despite the absence of super-size fries paired with a sugary soda and greasy burgers, one of today's popular heart disease scapegoats. No doubt music to Ronald McDonald's ears. "We think of it as being caused by modern risk factors," such as fast food, smoking and a lack of exercise, but the findings show that these aren't the only reasons arteries clog, said Dr. Randall Thompson, a cardiologist at the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City who found signs of heart d

Rich people ate meat, and they did salt meat, so maybe they had hypertension (high blood pressure), but that's speculation   -Randall Thompson

 

Two weeks after the third-year option on his rookie contract wasn't picked up, Milwaukee forward Joe Alexander says he wants to be traded. Alexander's 2010-11 option for $2.76 million was not picked up by the Nov. 2 deadline, making him an unrestricted free agent next summer. In an interview with FanHouse before Tuesday's win over the Nets at the Bradley Center, Alexander was asked if he believes that means the Bucks could deal him as the February trade deadline approaches.

They made it pretty clear that they don't see me having a future here   -Joe Alexander

 

The dimwitted but beloved moose, along with flying squirrel pal Rocky, foes Boris and Natasha, 'Fractured Fairy Tales' and 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman,' debuted in 1959 on ABC's 'Rocky & His Friends,' a twice-a-week afternoon series that moved to primetime when it shifted to NBC and became 'The Bullwinkle Show' in 1961. The series was created by Jay Ward , the U.C. Berkeley and Harvard grad who also created the Cap'n Crunch character. And though "moose and squir-rel," as baddies Boris and Natasha so often re  

Sony's said to launching its PS3 motion controllers sometime early next year and, while that company isn't always the most reliable when it comes to shipping things on time, Microsoft must surely want to get its competition out sooner than later. Last we heard, though, the 360 Natal attachment wouldn't be ready to compete until next holiday season -- but would at least sell for an attractive "impulse buy" price point as low as $50. Now Microsoft's Neil Thompson (the same guy who told us Xbox2Go was a lie  

Individual excellence in the ECHL is often double-edged for teams -- igniting excitement but also inducing angst. Take the case of Alaska Aces winger Matt Stefanishion. He's played so well lately, producing points and curbing his propensity for taking bad penalties, he's been a boost for the club.

He's a guy who can bring a little bit of offense   -Brent Thompson

 

While reports circulated last week that Project Natal would launch sometime in November 2010, Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson says the details were only rumors.  

After months of drafting plans and seeking the Mississippi State athletic department's approval to gain exclusive student seating in the Humphrey Coliseum, Rick's Rowdies officers decided Thursday at a lengthy meeting to abandon their vision of reserving the best student seats.  

Following in the same vein as Russell Simmons ' Tony Award winning turn with 'Def Jam on Broadway,' and Sean 'Diddy' Combs' big splash in Kenny Leon 's revival of 'A Raisin in the Sun,' Sha Fela wn ' Jay-Z' Carter, Will Smith and his wife/actress Jada Pinkett-Smith is taking on the Great White Way. Contract talks have been going on for weeks between the hip hop and Hollywood A-listers and the show's creative team, and today Richard Kornberg, Billy Zavelson and Tommy Wesley officially announced ...  

Steel runs a rescue out of her home in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas, taking in stray or unwanted dogs." They're healthy and they have their vaccinations and they're spayed and neutered," she said. Steel has 20 dogs on her property, and neighbors say that it too many.

This isn't a dog shelter. It's a neighborhood   -Brent Thompson

 

Case Keenum 's late-game dramatics -- not to mention his Heisman Trophy consideration -- wilted under a brilliant Florida sun and an inspired Central Florida defense Saturday afternoon. Despite throwing two touchdowns in the closing minutes, Keenum and 13th-ranked Houston ran out of time in their 37-32 defeat over a band of merry Knights who clinched the program's first win over a nationally-ranked team. "Whether it was making mistakes or them playing really hard ... they did a good job of covering down

That was the plan going in, and it really just came down to execution   -Brett Hodges