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Bristol Palin engaged to Medal Honor recipient and decorated Marine Dakota Meyer

Mar 15, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

Sarah Palin, a former Republican vice presidential candidate, is soon to be the mother of the bride after her 24-year-old eldest daughter, Bristol Palin, announced her engagement to former U.S. Marine and U.S. Medal of Honor Dakota Meyer.

The reality personality star wrote on her blog ‘Last night Sgt. Dakota Meyer proposed, and I said yes!’

Bristol shared on Instagram a picture of the happy couple smooching and a picture of the ring.

Palin 51 could not hide her joy of the news on a Facebook posting writing ‘Our families couldn’t be happier for Bristol and Dakota’ reiterating he is a good man who loves Bristol and Tripp. Tripp is Bristol and Levi Johnston, six-year-old son. The couple met in Alaska during the filming of an episode for Amazing America.

Meyer popped the question at the Rascal Flatts Concert on March 13 with the band dedicating their hit song ‘Bless This Broken Road’ to the newly engaged couple. On an Instagram posting the overjoyed Bristol wrote ‘Truly the luckiest girl in the world cannot wait to marry this man’. Meyer is a nation hero having received the nation’s top military honor on rescuing 36 pinned-down comrades and Civilians during 2009 ambush in Afghanistan.

Meyer is a Kentucky native and an a author of a series of memoir released in 2012 titled ‘into the fire ’ a firsthand account of some of the most extraordinary battles in the fight against terrorism in the Afghan war. Meyer is the third living recipient of the award and the first marine to have walked away with the top accolade.

Bristol has stayed in the public eye since her mother failed on her vice presidential push having made appearances on Dancing with the stars and on a reality show of raising her son Trip. In 2011, she released the bestselling memoir ‘Not afraid of life: My Journey So Far’ and was previously engaged to the father of his son.

FDA approves select use of Watchman atrial device

Mar 15, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

There has been a decade long research work, experiments, rocky data releases, various regulatory rejections; however, after all these meticulous hassles, the Watchman atrial device that works towards stroke risk reduction in cases of severe non-valvular atrial fibrillation, has been approved for rampant use by the US FDA.

Indeed this atrial appendage closure instrument or device is the first-of-the-kind product and alternative to warfarin, that has been in vogue over quite some time. The device can be used by individual suitable candidates who aim for warfarin and have rationale to seek some non-pharmacologic alternative to this warfarin.

Centres Get Access

However, the announcement that was made did not spell out the premise of rationale, just as was necessary. Centres that have dealt with transcatheter delivery processes of various devices through procedural and clinical studies will eventually get access; the availability spreading out to additional specialized centres as well. Physicians who would deal the technique were trained on this product and procedure.

Eligible Patients

Patients eligible to undergo this process would be shortlisted on the basis of elevated thromboembolic risk scores after evaluating or weighing the safety concerns and effectiveness pertaining to this device in comparison to warfarin.

Over The Past Years

The approval came after receiving a detailed procedural approval vote by a FDA advisory committee. In 2014, the votes came 7-6 in favour of the approval, especially on the premise of efficacy. In 2009, there was an approval 7-5. PROTECT-AF trial however showed noninferior efficacy, however far more bleeding and having intrinsic complications.

In 2013, committee carried out subsequent PREVAIL trials, wherein votes came 13-1 in favour of the product approval. However, issues pertaining safety and prevention of non-inferiority endpoints effaced, hence the deal was scraped from realizing the concept.

Meta-analysis of both the trials put together favoured warfarin in ischemic stroke protection. However, on the current premise this product has better preventions from strokes; chances of haemorrhagic stroke would reduce.

UFC Moves to San Diego and Nashville as overeem punishes Nelson in Dallas

Mar 15, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

The stage is all but set for the next action-packed UFC event after yester night Dallas event as the best and the fiercest in the fighting arena are set to face off in San Diego, California and later on in Nashville Tennessee. UFC is to make its third visit to San Diego on the 16thof July with the Nashville event set to take place on the August 8, both cards will be Fight Nights and will air on Fox Sports 1.

The Valley View Casino Center is to be the host of the upcoming UFC fights having hosted one of its biggest fights in 2010 when lightweight champion Jon Jones defeated Vladimir Matyushenko. The Nashville show is to take place at the Bridgestone Arena a notable home for NHL’s Nashville Predators. The octagon made its last entry into the music city in 2012 where Jim Miller and Melvin Guillard headlined the show.

A pair of fight cards were on hand this Saturday as Alistair Overeem threw all he hard to sink Roy Nelson in three rounds. He might not have had the killer punch or kick for the day, but Overeem walked with a unanimous-decision having put a masterful game plan highlighted by a barrage of jumping knee strikes on the body of Nelson.

Another fans favorite taking the stage was the battle of titans pitying Sam Stout and Ross Pearson. At first, it seemed Stout was doing everything right gaining the advantage against Person with a series of speedy movement to dart in and out. But Pearson seems to have had other ideas for the day at the Dallas night event.

Known as ‘The Real Deal’ Pearson finally came through interrupting one of Stout’s exchanges with a huge left hook to the jaw that downed his opponent. The win marked Pearson’s a Sunderland native the second win in as many as four fights with one of the losses considered a robbery against Diego Sanchez.

Some of the other big winners were Henry Cejudo against Chris Cariaso and Beneil Darisuh walking sky high on submission against Daron Cruickshank. Germaine de Randamie also defeated Larisa Pacheco on a technical knockout with Joseph Duffy initiating the same fate on Jake Lindsey in round 1.

10 salient Chrome extensions to sped up and streamline productivity

Mar 14, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

Google’s Chrome browser just got better with powerful extensions that make it possible to enjoy more streamlined and sped-up capabilities. Some of these add-ons need no introduction to faithful Chrome users, but you sure have to known what improvements have gone into them so that you take your productivity to the next level. Something to remember, though, is that these Chrome extensions are available for Chromebook and Window users as well.

Google Calendar

Google has simplified this tool so that you can easily add events to your digital calendar. The process of adding new events is as simple as highlighting the text on a webpage, right-click and selecting the option to add to calendar. That means that you are spared the task of having to launch your calendar in separate tab.

Save to Google Drive

Save to Google Drive Chrome extension makes it easy to upload files to your Google Drive. You will be able to do that conveniently without having to first save the file in your local hard-drive before uploading to Google Drive.

Snagit

This Chrome exchange allows you to quickly save short video clips and screenshots to your Google Drive. The tool spares you the headaches of having to explore through your files to locate the files you want to upload on your Drive.

Clearly

You can easily deal with annoying ads, social media share buttons and more that clutter the webpage you are reading by Clearly. This tool also makes it easily to highlight and mark up articles to save to Evernote.

Todoist

This Chrome extension makes it easy for task management whereby you are able to add and assign tasks. Todoist also supports sync up with Android and iOS apps. You need a premium subscription to enjoy all the full features of this amazing tool.

Google Cast

More than just entertainment, Google’s Cast now lets you share a video or your screen with others without the need for output wireline connection.

ShortenMe

This Chrome extension is great for convenient sharing of links on social media platforms. The tool allows you to get a short link that cuts down the time and steps you need to share stuff with the world.

Pocket

This extension tool enables you to do more than just saving stuff to read later. You are now able to easily save and share your articles and also perform search and organizational tasks.

Lazarus: Form Recovery

Lazarus spares you the pain of having to start everything all over again in the event that your browser crashes.

Pushbullet

This Chrome extension gives you the ability to get notifications aimed at your phone in your desktop browser.

Tim Cook had offered a part of his liver to Steve Jobs

Mar 14, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

Tim Cook has recently revealed in his biography on Steve Jobs that he had once offered help for the latter’s liver transplant. Cook had offered his liver to Jobs, before the cofounder of Apple Inc. (AAPL) passed away. However, the book stated that the offer was rejected by Jobs.

Steve Jobs was angry on this decision, the book stated, and he straightway rejected Cook’s request. Certainly, he was against this procedure to extend his life, since he was down with pancreatic cancer.

Jobs Rejected Offer

Cook mentioned in the biography “Becoming Steve Jobs” that Jobs cut him off and rejected the offer made, even before the words completely came out of Cook’s mouth. Rick Tetzeli and Brent Schlender would be releasing the autobiography later this March.

Cook said that Jobs was adamant and he never wished to do that. Every time Cook or anybody else came up with a solution for Jobs, he used to say that he will never do that; he will never go for extending his life by taking a part of Cook’s liver.

Cook had similar blood type as Jobs – the rarest one and hence he was compatible to donate a part of the liver to Jobs. Liver can regenerate over time and hence partial transplant from a donor who is alive, is deemed to be a successful one, in most cases. Despite asking and advising time and again, Jobs opted not to take the idea of borrowing some part of Cook’s liver.

Cook Was Ready

Excerpts of “Becoming Steve Jobs” were released lately by Fast Company – a magazine. The excerpts clearly hinted that Cook was taken aback by Jobs’ decision and his adamant attitude. While trying to cajole Jobs, Cook mentioned that he had a medical check-up – the report clearly stated that Cook is completely healthy and can donate liver to Jobs, without risking himself. Steve Jobs yelled as a response, hushing Tim Cook.

3 deaths linked to ice cream from Blue Bell ice

Mar 14, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

The deaths of three adults at a hospital facility in Kansas have been linked to ice cream from Blue Bell Creameries. Some five people had developed listeriosis complications after consuming ice creams from Blue Bell. The company has announced a recall of some of its products linked to the deaths and infections. Investigators have also moved in to look into the matter, with CDC sounding warning against consumption of certain Blue Bell ice cream servings.

Unrelated health conditions

The five people who developed foodborne illness after taking single-serving ice cream from Blue Bell were being treated for some unrelated health conditions. All the five patients were receiving treatment at Via Christi St. Francis hospital, which is in Wichita, Kansas. At least four of the patients are said to have consumed Blue Bell milkshakes called “Scoops” while being treated in the hospital.

According to the FDA, listeria bacteria were found in some Blue Bell products that include Great Divide Bars, Cotton Candy Bars, Vanilla Stick Slices, Scoops, Almond Bars, No Sugar Added Moo Bars, and Sour Pop Green Apple Bars.

Listeria bacteria cause deadly infection known as listeriosis. The bacterial usually affects people whose immune systems have become weak because of some other serious condition or cancer treatment. Listeriosis has also been cited as a common infection among older adults and pregnant women.

Symptoms of listeriosis

Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches and sometimes gastrointestinal symptoms. The infection usually finds its way into the bloodstream and the central nervous system thereby causing meningitis. People with listeria bacteria infection can notice the symptoms several day after consuming contaminated food. However, in other cases listeriosis can develop after nearly two months after consuming tainted food. According to CDC, antibiotics are used to treat listeriosis.

As investigation into the ice cream contamination, Blue Bell has announced a recall of some of its products. The company further said that it has never recalled products for all the 108 years of its operation.

Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey star deflates rumors about wife with a “B” word

Mar 14, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

Jamie Dornan, the co-star in the film Fifty Shades of Grey, sought to put to rest the rumors that have been flying around about his wife’s opposition to him taking another role in Fifty Shades sequels. In setting the records straight, Dornan did it emphatically. Also, Dornan talked about rumors that the chemistry between him and co-star Dakota Johnson isn’t good.

Supportive wife

There have been widespread rumors that Dornan’s wife, Amelia Warner, was not happy with her husband’s participation in the famous Fifty Shades film. Speculations have also been rife that Warner was lobbying against Dornan’s participation in a sequel of the movie. To dispel those rumors, Dornan said “total b*****s” and went on to state that the wife would have read the scripts in advance, citing that Warner was actually supportive of Fifty Shades. The “be” word he is the British word for testicles.

Bad chemistry

As for the issue of chemistry between him and fellow Fifty Shades star being bad, Dornan denied anything like that being there between him and Johnson.

He said that it would have been impossible for them to shot Fifty Shades together if there was anything like a chemistry problem. However, with the words “whatever chemistry means”, Dornan left a lot to be desired about his chemistry with Johnson. The words “whatever chemistry means” quickly reminds one of the line, “whatever love means” by Price Charles when talking about Diana.

So it may seem that denial of bad chemistry doesn’t actually mean Dornan has endorsed love for Johnson.

Pay hike

Dornan seems to be in for more Fifty Shades participation. He is already on board for a second film and also a third one. The star is also seeking a pay raise for his role in Fifty Shades of Grey. As concerns the raise, he said that the idea was that the trilogy is honored and “do all three”, he said.

World of Math celebrates 100th Birthday of mathematical constant ‘Pi’

Mar 14, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

A century ago on March 14 ‘pi’ was found. This day is celebrated in the honour of this universally used mathematical constant. This is the first time since its inception that we get to celebrate the birth of ‘pi’ on the same date and day in line, as its birthday. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity and hence today is somewhat special for pi.

Today Is Special

At 9:27 am today, mathematicians celebrated this special ‘International Pi Day’ in bizarre manner. Pi expands to 3.1415927… and certainly it is the world’s beloved irrational number. In Greek, pi is represented as π, and it denotes the ratio of a circle’s circumference and diameter. It is this pi that helped the Egyptians build pyramids; it also played a crucial role in discovering “God’s particle”—Higgs’ Boson.

Fun With ‘Pi’

Centenary celebrations includes eating pies, composing “pi-kus” which are haikus with three syllables in the first line, four in Line 3 and one in Line 2. There are other activities like parading in circles, competing together in calculating or reaching pi, reciting the digits of pi till limits that people may remember, creating various ‘pi’ puns.

Pi’s Inception

Physicist Larry Shaw found this useful ‘pi’ on Saturday, March 14, 1988 at the grand San Francisco Exploratorium. Since March 2009, March 14 is celebrated in the US by all and sundry as National Pi Day.

With the advent of tech-savvy computer systems, headlines pertaining to cracking the head on digits have subsided. However, ‘pi’ is different and reaching quadrillion or more digits on expanding pi demands recognition, especially on this special day. Recently on record, trillions of digits relevant to pi have been put on personal computers, customized and custom built.

Pi has infinite randomness, awes with its mathematical brilliance, unleashes the universe’s complexity and showcases that the little numbers we handle daily can have very deep roots!

Facebook Inc. (FB) buys shopping search ecommerce webSite ‘TheFind’

Mar 14, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

Facebook (FB) seems to be on a roll-out in order to take the best advantage of changing market conditions. It had acquired quite a few big names in the past couple of years, and the recent addition in that list is ‘The Find.’ It’s a shopping search website, which will help the social media giant in expanding its reach into the future.

Why The Find:

There is nothing new in Facebook’s approach here. It doesn’t hire people to develop its business, it buys businesses and makes them work for it. Previously, it hired startups like Whatsapp and Instagram to enhance its user base, and the result is in front of everyone. In regard to the latest acquisition, Facebook looks forward to entering in elevating its height in the e-commerce field. The Find allows its users to reach different websites for shopping purposes within moments. It offers product specific service, which saves a lot of time of buyers who wish to select the best offers.

The details of this deal are not yet disclosed, but market experts think that it’s less about e-commerce and more about advertisements. According to Mercury News, Facebook spokesperson was heard saying that Facebook with the help of its newly acquired company can make the advertisements more consumer friendly. He further added that the primary objective of Facebook has always been to connect people with other like-minded people, brands, companies, products and advertisements. With ‘The Find’ on board, Facebook will look forward to continuing this approach in future as well in a better way.

The management of ‘The Find’ was very excited about this deal. Users could see a message “We are joining Facebook!” on the home page of the website. It’s been around ten years since the company has been rendering its services in the market, and the current deal seems to be the highest achievement of it. Anyways, Facebook has always made rightful decisions, and this is one of the best among them.

The Prominent Author of Discworld Series Sir Terry Pratchett Dies Aged 66

Mar 13, 2015 by Karla Fetrow Leave a Comment

Life doesn’t wait for anyone. You got to move on with it, or you will be left behind alone and shattered. One man who never believed in all such rumors was Terry Pratchett. His science-fantasy novels Discworld earned him respect, popularity and most important of all recognition all around the world. Even today, his novels are considered one of the best fiction works in the world. The prominent author kissed final good-bye to everyone on Thursday after fighting a hard battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

His fans are disappointed:

As soon as this news hit the web world, calls and messages from his fans from all corners of the world started flowing in his social media accounts, websites and personal phone. According to Larry Finlay, Managing Director, Transworld Publishers, Pratchett was found dead in his bedroom with his loving cat sleeping on his bed. As per the reports, he sold more than 85 million books all around the world.

Finlay said that the world had lost one of the sharpest, most intelligent and brightest minds. Even though the great man lost his battle with Alzheimer’s, but his legacy will live on for many decades. Pratchett was considered as a tough fighter. When he came to know in 2007 that he was diagnosed with the early-onset Alzheimer’s, he started a campaign to spread awareness about it instead of getting nervous and giving up.

He enjoyed fame all around the globe with his prominent novel series Discworld, which was about the flat world hanging in the balance on four elephants that stand on the hard shell of a giant turtle. His first book named ‘The Colour of Magic’ was completed in 1960s; however, it was not published until 1983. He had managed to finish his 41st book last summer before Alzheimer’s disease took control over his body. His fans posted a lot of quotes about him on Twitter, including his famous line “DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING,’ said Death.’JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”