Friday, 25 May 2012

African-American Women With Type 2 Diabetes

African-American Women With Type 2 Diabetes

Dietary practices are deeply rooted in history and culture. Anthropologists have long recognized that food choices and modes of eating reflect many symbolic, affective, familial, and gender-specific associations. African-American women with type 2 diabetes may find that modifying their dietary patterns is particularly challenging given the highly ritualized nature of eating and food selection and the meanings encoded in foods and food-centered events in the African-American experience. When health care providers understand the historical and social shaping of food patterns, they can work in partnership with people with type 2 diabetes to shift cultural norms toward healthy eating. 

Monday, 14 May 2012

Facebook proposes more changes to privacy policy in this year2012

Facebook user like it intends to make further changes to its privacy policy in order to respond to an audit by the Irish government, but privacy advocates saw the move as an inadequate attempt to quell privacy concerns prior to the face book users.
The proposed changes, which the company put out for public comment on Friday, don't appear to reflect any major shifts in policy. For the most part, the document makes more explicit how Facebook is already using user data. The company has also updated the policy to reflect newer features, such as cover photos.

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Need For Extreme - Game Play Racing


Play game racing and you will never get bored! Need For Extreme is a great reworking of the Need For Speed Game! The Need For Speed remake presents a breathtaking variety of arcade races. You drive a racing car and your task is to finish first. Thirst for speed and danger makes the game more captivating. When you play game racing you are to take a new route full of obstacles in a limited period of time at each level. The obstacles reduce the speed, skid your car or cause a car crash. The opponents' cars will stand in your way. The speed of your car reduces if you take an earth road. You can pick up such bonuses as life, scores, speed, and a gun. Play game racing, drive the fastest cars!

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Real Madrid fall to Bayern Munich on penalties

Reuters - Football fans were treated to another gripping match during the second leg of the Champions League semi-final tie between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. For the second night in a row, fans also saw a Spanish giant fall to a determined visiting team. Things started off well for the home side as Cristiano Ronaldo slotted in a penalty less than ten minutes into the game. Ronaldo would quickly score again afterwards, completing a brace that seemingly set the stage for a Madrid rout with a 2-0 lead with only 15 minutes gone in the game. However, Bayern Munich would then win its own penalty, and Arjen Robben would coolly inch the ball past a diving Iker Casillas just before the 30 minute mark. That set the stage for a furious battle for the rest of the game. The next 90 minutes (including extra time) were fruitless for both teams, as both sides missed key chances that would have led their side to final. The end of 120 minutes would see the score finish at 2-1 (3-3 on aggregate), forcing the sides to go to a penalty shootout. The penalty shootout would not end well for the Spanish Giants, and misses from Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Sergio Ramos would doom them to lose the shootout 3-1. Click on the pictures above to see highlights from the match. CREATED BY: Carlo Coloma, MSN Malaysia