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junk food comprises nearly 1/3 of calories in American diet

Denis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:28:05 PST

According to a large national survey, nutrient-poor food (or "junk food") is responsible for almost 30% of the calories in an average American diet.

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J Food Compost Anal 2004 Jun-Aug; 17(3-4):439-47

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update: Drupal 6.13

Denis — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:08:11 PDT

Platform: Drupal
New version: 6.13
Previous version: 6.12

Description: Drupal 6.13 is a maintenance release that fixes problems reported using the bug tracking system, as well as critical security vulnerabilities.

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what happens to most college students after graduation?

Denis — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:32:08 PDT

The 18-34 year-old demo is one that grew up on great wealth and what we're facing could be the first real financial jolt we've seen. Sixty-five percent of college seniors plan to live with their parents after they graduate. When you consider that they also have an average of three credit cards and 73 percent will graduate with student loan debt, that makes sense. From a college student who has no savings, to a recent graduate trying to move out of his parents' house, to young people who are trying to stay afloat living on their own, this half-hour takes a look at the personal side of our economic crisis.

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Current: "Maxed Out"

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UC Berkeley is broke and has over $100 million of red ink

Denis — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:15:22 PDT

Six weeks ago, UC Berkeley faced a $67.2 million budget gap for 2009-10. Amid California's budget crisis which puts the state on the brink of bankruptcy, that anticipated shortfall has now grown to $145 million. The recently-enacted 9.3% student fee increases and other revenue-enhancement measures that become effective July 1, have reduced the $145 million gap by about $30 million, which means that UC Berkeley is still short $100 million. The budget situation is so servere that the Chancellor and Provost of the University of California just sent out the following urgent email this afternoon to all students, staff, faculty, and alumni at UC Berkeley...

In summary, this is what's expected to happen to UC Berkeley this upcoming academic year...

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