Winter X Gamers Snowmobiler Caleb Moore dies last week's crash in Colorado

The innovative freestyle snowmobile rider, who was hurt in a crash at the Winter X Games in Colorado, died Thursday morning. He was 25.

Moore had been undergoing care at a hospital in Grand Junction since the Jan. 24 crash. Family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson confirmed his death, the first in the 18-year history of the X Games.

"He lived his life to the fullest. He was an inspiration," Lawson said.

A former all-terrain vehicle racer, Moore switched over to snowmobiles as a teenager and quickly rose to the top of the sport. He won four Winter X Games medals, including a bronze last season when his younger brother, Colten, captured gold.

Caleb Moore was attempting a backflip in the freestyle event in Aspen last week when the skis on his 450-pound snowmobile caught the lip of the landing area, sending him flying over the handlebars. Moore landed face first into the snow with his snowmobile rolling over him.

Moore stayed down for quite some time, before walking off with help and going to a hospital to be treated for a concussion. Moore developed bleeding around his heart and was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction for surgery. The family later said that Moore, of Krum, Texas, also had a complication involving his brain.

ColtenMoore was injured in a separate crash that same night. He suffered a separated pelvis in the spill.

The family said in a statement they were grateful for all the prayers and support they have received from people around the world.

XGames officials expressed their condolences and said Moore, a four-time X Games medallist , would be remembered "for his natural passion for life and his deep love for his family and friends."

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Frogs burn ample fuel while freezing solid

The Canadian researchers have found out, frogs that cope with winter weather by freezing into a solid may be hit by climate change.

Wood frogs has the amazing ability to freeze their bodies into hard when the temperature drops below 0 C and they thaw out and hop away when it warms up again.

As a matter of fact freezing and thawing burns a surprisingly large amount of energy. The researchers measured the frogs' energy consumption in the lab during freezing and thawing.
While the cold-blooded animals slow down their metabolism consistently as temperatures drop, wood frogs suddenly increase their energy consumption when temperatures drop to about above zero. The metabolism increased suddenly again when they completely thawed out after being frozen before they start to breathe again.

By putting temperature sensors in the ground in an Ottawa-area forest during winter, the researchers discovered that the frogs freeze and thaw 15 to 25 times per winter, and calculated that the process consumes a large portion of the energy that a frog burns over the winter.

The problem is that the energy molecule used to fuel the freezing and thawing — glycogen — is the same one used by the frog to manufacture the glucose antifreeze that protects its cells from frostbite while the spaces between them are filled with ice. If the glycogen is depleted, the frog won't have enough antifreeze to survive the next freeze-thaw cycle.

Sinclair said that means the frog may be vulnerable to changes in snow cover and snowfall that are expected as the climate changes.

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Sloane Stephens Rising Star in Tennis world

Stephens has been rising star in the tennis world for more than a year. She arrives this week at a career-high No. 17 in the WTA ranking. She will appear this week on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.

She reached the semi-finals in Melbourne last week with her bast performance in the major. Stephens insisted to a small group of American reporters last week that her life in Los Angeles is centered on practice , online shopping , eating Korean barbeque and hanging out with her family and friends would remain unaltered.

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Creamy Rice pudding

Here the simple recipe of rice pudding that you can do by yourself

Ingredients:



¾ cup uncooked rice
2 cups milk , divided
1/3 cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup golden raisins
1 tablespoon butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract



Directions:



Boil 1 ½ cup of water in a sauce pan; add the rice and stir. After stirring reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

Get another sauce pan combine 1 ½ cup cooked rice , 1 ½ milk , sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat until think and creamy then add the ½ cup milk , beaten egg and raisins and cook for 2 minutes while stirring constantly.

Remove from the heat, add the butter and vanilla.

Serves.(good for 4 person)





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Student support Idle No More movements

Last January 26 2013 in Victoria, BC. , Canadian Federation of Students will join today's demonstrations at the legislature to support the Idle No More Movement which calls on the honour Aboriginal treaty rights including the right to self-govern.

"The Canadian Federation of Students-BC recognizes the right to self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada," said Katie Marocchi, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-BC (CFS-BC). "Legislation such as Bill C-45 undermines Aboriginal and treaty rights and should be condemned."

The Canadian Federation of Students-BC passed a resolution of support for the Idle No More movement and endorse the petition opposing Bill C-45. The bill makes changes to land provisions in the Indian Act and weakens protections for natural resources in Canada including fresh water. 

And they also passed several resolutions outlining calls for action in partnership with local Aboriginal groups to oppose the legislated attacks on Aboriginal and treaty rights.

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Samsung plans to invest $1.7 billion in expanding

The South Korean electronics giant Samsung plans to invest $1.7 billion in expanding and fitting out its operations in Kunsha, a fast growing manufacturing hub west of Shanghai, the Xinhua news agency said.

The largest maker of handset , memory chips and televisions attempts its diversify its clients and exert greater control over it's sprawling manufacturing network, which includes 250 supplier factories in China.

The Kunshan investment will be used to build workshop , purchase equipment and set up research institute operated by Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. , to support a chip carrier related project.

Samsung's growing presence in China has earned it the attention of labor activists more accustomed to scrutinizing rival electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn.

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Want a Beautiful Brain?Eat More of These

Research found out that woman who consumed berries displayed less-rapid cognitive deterioration as they aged. In fact, researchers found that alterations in cognitive health could be delayed by at least 2.5 years in elderly who consumed greater amount of berries.

The berry-brain research isn’t the first study to find thatflavonoid-rich foods help to make our brains more beautiful. A study in 2012 in the journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that eating blueberries, blackberries and strawberries helped in the prevention of memory loss and prevention of other brain-related changes. A 2012 study in the journal Neurology found that habitual intake of flavanoids significantly reduced men’s risk of Parkinson’s disease. Finally, in 2008, researchers found that consumption of chocolate, wine and tea—all rich in flavonoids—helped to improve overall brain performance.

Decreases in cognitive decline, memory loss and Parkinson’s disease risk as well as overall enhancement of brain health—all from something as simple as eating flavonoid-rich foods. What an easy and tasty way to get your most beautiful brain possible.

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