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Eating some fish during pregnancy can curb anxiety, study shows

Posted: 18 Jul 2013 05:11 PM PDT

July 19, 2013

Eating one serving of fish a week during pregnancy may lower a mother-to-be's anxiety, a new Brazilian study finds.

Research showed that pregnant women who never or rarely ate dark or oily fish (salmon and tuna, for example) were 53 percent more likely to experience high levels of anxiety in their third trimester compared with women who ate fish at least once a week.

Vegetarian women were also 25% more likely to have anxiety compared with women who had consumed some fish and meat. Researchers from the Federal University of Pelotas recruited 9,500 women for the study, grouping the women based on their dietary patterns. At 32 weeks of pregnancy, the women completed questionnaires about their anxiety levels.

"In order to have a healthy pregnancy, women need to follow a healthy diet, and not something special for pregnancy," said study author Juliana Vaz, according to LiveScience. She recommends a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish.

As to why fish had an effect on anxiety isn't clear but the researchers suggest it could be due to omega-3 fatty acids.

But some experts warn that eating fish during pregnancy could increase your baby's exposure to mercury. Consider bypassing larger fish, such as shark and swordfish, which can contain higher levels of mercury, in favour of anchovies, salmon, herring, and sardines, advises Dr. Roger W. Harms, a pregnancy specialist at the Mayo Clinic in the US. - AFP, July 19, 2013

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Alpe d’Huez double in store on Tour’s Queen stage

Posted: 18 Jul 2013 01:12 AM PDT

July 18, 2013
Latest Update: July 19, 2013 12:12 am

Garmin-Sharp team rider Andrew Talansky of the US cycles during the 32km individual time-trial seventeenth stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling race from Embrun to Chorges yesterday. - AFP pic, July 17, 2013.Garmin-Sharp team rider Andrew Talansky of the US cycles during the 32km individual time-trial seventeenth stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling race from Embrun to Chorges yesterday. - AFP pic, July 17, 2013.With two climbs of the mighty Alpe d'Huez in store, today's 18th stage of the Tour de France has all the makings of an epic, as long as the weather is not too unkind.

The 172.5-kilometre ride from Gap north to the finish 1,850 metres up is the Queen stage of this year's Tour, with three category-two climbs lying in wait as well as the double ascent of what is one of the most famous mountains in the history of the race.

The first climb starts in Bourg d'Oisans and takes the peloton all the way up the 21 bends of the road to the summit, each one with a plaque containing the name of a former stage winner on the mountain.

However, instead of going all the way to the top, the riders will turn off early for a short descent before taking on a climb that has never featured in the Tour before, the category two Col de Sarenne.

Its summit is at just under 2,000 metres, but it is the hair-raising downhill section rather than the climb here which will have kept riders awake on Wednesday night.

As long as they survive that, they will go all the way up the Alpe this time, all 13.8km at an average gradient of 8.1%.

All of this will be played out to a backdrop of hundreds of thousands of fans who will line the road up the mountain, including huge numbers of Dutch, who always flock here when the Tour passes, thanks in large part to the country's proud tradition of success on the climb.

Three riders from the Netherlands have won on L'Alpe d'Huez twice, including Joop Zoetemelk, the last Dutchman to win the yellow jersey back in 1980.

On this occasion the Tour is Chris Froome's to lose, and he will be dreaming of recording a fourth stage win so far, while Alberto Contador tries desperately to close the gap.

However, race organisers will be desperately hoping that the weather does not put a spanner in the works - storms are forecast throughout the day in the French Alps and there have been rumours that the second climb of the Alpe may have to be cancelled. - AFP, July 18, 2013.

Mourinho reign starts with Rooney bid

Posted: 17 Jul 2013 08:26 PM PDT

July 18, 2013
Latest Update: July 18, 2013 07:26 pm

Chelsea fans react as they arrive to the Rajamangala National stadium for the friendly soccer match between Chelsea and Thai Singha All-Star in Bangkok yesterday. - Reuters pic, July 17, 2013.Chelsea fans react as they arrive to the Rajamangala National stadium for the friendly soccer match between Chelsea and Thai Singha All-Star in Bangkok yesterday. - Reuters pic, July 17, 2013.Jose Mourinho launched his new reign at Chelsea with a sensational bid for Manchester United star Wayne Rooney and a friendly victory in Bangkok yesterday.

The charismatic Portuguese, in his first game back after six seasons away, led a side brimming with new faces to a 1-0 "training session" win over Singha All-Star XI.

But the game, in front of tens of thousands of blue-shirted Thai fans, was completely overshadowed by news that Chelsea had tabled an undisclosed bid for the unsettled England striker.

Mourinho said the bid, for a reported 10 million pounds (RM48.5 million) was "clean" and "ethical", and he contradicted reports that Juan Mata or David Luiz had been offered as make-weights.

"End of story - we made a bid and now it's up to Man United and it's up to the player," he said, adding that Chelsea were not targeting any other players.

"We love the player, we are interested in the player, we made the bid. We have nothing more to say and nothing more to do. And now we have to respect and be ethical in this process," Mourinho said.

"The official bid is just about a certain amount of money, it doesn't involve players and it doesn't involve players in the possibility of the negotiations to continue," he added, raising the prospect of another offer.

Rooney is said to have asked for a transfer in May and he lasted just a few hours of United's pre-season tour before departing with a minor hamstring injury.

This week, reports said he was "angry and confused" at comments from new boss David Moyes which suggested he would play second fiddle to Robin van Persie this season.

Mourinho's Chelsea are rated as the biggest threat to Manchester United's title defence as Moyes attempts to follow Alex Ferguson's 27-year, 38-trophy reign.

And Chelsea got off to a positive start under Mourinho by beating the All Stars - who shocked United in Bangkok last week - 1-0 courtesy of a Romelu Lukaku first-half penalty.

Kevin De Bruyne was a chief threat on his debut, after returning from a loan spell at Werder Bremen, and he whistled a thunderous shot past the uprights on 23 minutes.

Lukaku was also posing problems early on and he forced a sharp save from the goalkeeper after galloping through one-on-one on the half-hour.

But the first goal of Mourinho's new era came from the spot after Brazilian right-back Wallace, Chelsea's new signing from Fluminense, went down under a challenge in the box.

And Lukaku made no mistake with his left foot as he drove the penalty low and to the 'keeper's right for his first goal in a Chelsea shirt, with 35 minutes gone.

The six foot four inches (1.93 metre) Belgian might have had another but his first-time shot in the box was again parried away.

Both teams switched nearly their entire teams at half-time and it was a disjointed second period from the Blues.

"It was a good experience for us, because they were very well organised tactically, they were very compact... I think my team were always in control," Mourinho said.

"It was a good training session," he added.

Mourinho said veteran midfielder Frank Lampard had been left out as a precaution after taking a knock to the kidneys.

Chelsea now head to Kuala Lumpur and then Jakarta as they continue their build-up to the new season. - AFP, July 18, 2013.

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Peguam Negara nyatakan sebab Alvin, Vivian tidak boleh dijamin

Posted: 18 Jul 2013 02:22 AM PDT

July 18, 2013
Latest Update: July 18, 2013 05:51 pm

Pasangan kontroversi, Alvin Tan (gambar) dan Vivan Lee tidak dilepaskan dengan jaminan di mahkamah kerana mereka ada kecenderungan untuk memuat naik kandungan yang boleh membangkitkan kemarahan orang ramai, kata , Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.

"Selepas mempertimbang undang-undang dan fakta berhubung kejadian itu, Jabatan Peguam Negara memutuskan untuk mengenakan pendakwaan terhadap mereka.

"Tindakan mendakwa mereka dibuat lanjutan kejadian seorang individu diculik dan dipukul sekumpulan lelaki yang dipercayai rentetan perbuatan mereka (Tan dan Lee)" kata Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.

Pada kenyataan media hari ini, Peguam Negara itu, berkata Jabatan Peguam Negara meminta semua pihak supaya berhenti memberi kenyataan atau membuat spekulasi berhubung kes itu.

Tan atau nama penuhnya, Tan Jye Yee, 25, dan Lee atau nama penuhnya, Lee May Lilng, 24, mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur atas ketiga-tiga pertuduhan.

Mereka dituduh berhubung perbuatan mempersenda umat Islam dan Ramadan dalam Facebook serta mempamerkan gambar-gambar lucah dalam blog mereka dan tidak dibenar ikat jamin sementara menunggu perbicaraan.

Bagi pertuduhan pertama, mereka didakwa bersama-sama menerbitkan satu
penerbitan menghasut di laman Facebook 'Alvin and Vivian - Alvivi' pada satu pautan yang mengandungi gambar dan komen bertajuk 'Selamat Berbuka Puasa (dengan Bak Kut Teh…wangi, enak, menyelerakan) bersama logo Halal.

Bagi pertuduhan kedua, Tan dan Lee didakwa mempamerkan gambar lucah dalam pautan tumblr.com dan tuduhan ketiga memuat naik di Facebook gambar dan komen yang sama, berkemungkinan menyebabkan perasaan permusuhan atas alasan agama dalam kalangan penganut agama berlainan.- Bernama, 18 Julai, 2013.

Usul heret Ahli Parlimen Simpang Renggam ke Jawatankuasa Parlimen ditolak

Posted: 18 Jul 2013 01:49 AM PDT

Oleh Hasbullah Awang Chik
July 18, 2013

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) hari ini gagal mengheret Ahli Parlimen Simpang Renggam Liang Teck Meng ke Jawatankuasa Hak dan Kebebasan Parlimen berhubung dakwaan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim 'mempunyai 20 akaun bank di luar negara.'

Sebanyak 107 undi menolak usul terhadap ahli parlimen dari Barisan Nasional (BN) itu manakala 60 bersetuju.

Ahli Parlimen Jelutong, Jeff Ooi membuat usul itu selepas memfailkannya di pejabat Speaker dua minggu lalu.

Ooi mahu merujuk Liang kepada jawatankuasa berkenaan selepas mendakwa Anwar mempunyai 20 akaun bank dan memiliki $66 juta (RM209 juta) dan $49 juta (RM123 juta).

Anwar menafi tuduhan itu dan mencabar Liang mengulangi dakwaan berkenaan di luar Parlimen supaya boleh disabitkan di mahkamah jika tidak benar.

Semasa perbahasan, Ahli Parlimen Tanjung Karang Datuk Seri Noh Mohd Omar sempat menuduh Rafizi Ramli sebagai 'pondan' kerana tidak berani menuduh pengerusi dan timbalan pengerusi SPR mempunyai kaitan dengan pakar runding dakwat kekal Mohamed Salleh Md Ali di luar Dewan Rakyat.

"Cakap tak serupa bikin, tak bermaruah jika tidak berani membuat pertuduhan di luar dewan. Kalau berani sebut nama pengerusi dan timbalan pengerusi SPR di luar dewan," ujar Noh semasa berucap di Dewan Rakyat sambil mengulang dakwaan tersebut di luar dewan semasa satu sidang media.

Sementara itu, Ahli Parlimen Raub Datuk Mohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz meminta wakil WikiLeaks agar tampil ke Dewan Rakyat seperti mana wakil APCO yang pernah dipanggil semasa mengemukakan usul kepada ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahiim.

Kebanyakan ahli Parlimen dari Pakatan Rakyat (PR) menggesa ahli parlimen agar berlaku adil dengan mengundi Liang dirujuk kepada jawatankuasa Parlimen berikutan kenyataan beliau dianngap menghina Dewan Rakyat. Antara yang menggesa sedemikian ialah daripada ahli parlimen Bukit Katil dan Bayan Baru,

Menanggguh sidang pertama dewan yang ke-13, Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia berkata ahli parlimen kali ini telah mengemukakan usul yang lebih matang berbanding sebelum ini dan menegaskan langkah berkenaan perlu bagi memacu usaha transformasi negara. - 18 Julai, 2013.

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