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CBS moving ‘Men,’ ‘Mentalist’ for new season
L.A.'s Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Entertainment
(AP) – CBS is giving Ashton Kutcher and Simon Baker new addresses this fall, moving “Two and a Half Men” and “The Mentalist” to new nights.
“Two and a Half Men,” where Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen as the lead actor this season, will move to Thursday. “The Mentalist,” where Baker is a brainy crime-solver, shifts from Thursday to Sunday.
CBS is adding three new dramas and one comedy to its fall schedule. Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis star in the new drama “Vegas” and another new series transplants Sherlock Holmes to Manhattan.
“CSI: Miami,” “Unforgettable” and “Rob” have been cancelled.
CBS is about to win another season in the ratings race, by the largest margin by a winner over a second-place network in 23 years.
Who hates cilantro? Study aims to find out
L.A.'s Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Food
To a very vocal online contingent, cilantro is the very worst.
On “I Hate Cilantro” websites and Facebook pages they gripe that the herb tastes like soap, mold, or dirt. Cilantro haters not only despise its flavor, they also detest its smell. Stories in publications as serious as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and, yes, even MSNBC have even covered the sharp divide in taste preferences when it comes to this particular herb. And when a study of identical twins found an aversion to cilantro stems from a genetic glitch, the herb’s bashers finally had a good reason why they found the leaves of the Coriander plant so offensive.
But who are these people in the anti-cilantro community? No one had a clue — until now.
There has been no attempt to quantify which people hate the herb until two nutrition experts from the University of Toronto took a stab at it. They recently published their findings in the journal Flavour. In the study, they surveyed nearly 1,400 young adults ages 20 to 29 in Canada.
Volunteers completed a 63-item preference checklist in which they rated each food on a 9-point scale from 1 (dislike extremely) to 9 (like extremely). They could also select “never tried” or “would not try.” Researchers found an aversion to cilantro ranged from a low of 3 percent to a high of 21 percent among six different ethnic groups.
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Health-care “scorecard” shows Americans get raw deal
L.A.'s Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Health
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Higher education could help people in more ways besides finding a job. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found educated Americans are less likely to be obese and suffer from chronic diseases, compared to those with less education.
Obesity to affect 42% of Americans by 2030 with $550 billion in costs, say researchers
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released its 35th annual report on health in the United States on Wednesday, which compiled data from government and private sector resources on Americans’ health habits.
This year’s edition spotlighted the role socioeconomic status has in determining a person’s health. It found between 2007 and 2010, heads of households with a bachelor’s degree or more were less likely to have obese children, with rates around 11 percent for boys and 7 percent for girls. Meanwhile, in households where the head holds a high school education or less, 24 percent of boys and 22 percent of girls were obese.
But what about the adults themselves? Twenty-five percent of women 25 and older who hold a bachelor’s degree were obese, compared with 39 to 43 percent of women who had less education. In 2010, 31 percent of U.S. adults with a high school diploma or less were smokers, compared with 9 percent of adults who graduated with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
According to the report, on average in 2006, 25-year-old men without a high school diploma had a life expectancy 9.3 years less than those with a bachelor’s degree or higher, while women without a high school diploma had a life expectancy 8.6 years less than those with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
“Highly educated people tend to have healthier behaviors, avoid unhealthy ones and have more access to medical care when they need it,” the report’s lead author, Amy Bernstein, a health services researcher for the National Center for Health Statistics, told USA Today. “All of these factors are associated with better health.”
People with less education are also less likely to have health insurance or good access to health care, Bernstein told HealthDay. Rates like these aren’t exactly new either – previous CDC reports have also found health disparities related to levels of income and education.
“It’s frustrating to the public health community that this is not changing. We want to eliminate health disparities,” she said.
The report also found half of adults over 18 fail to meet federal recommendations for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity, with older adults less likely to exercise than their 18-24 counterparts.
(AP) – Los Angeles has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in damages to a police officer who claimed he faced retaliation for reporting misconduct by his boss. The L.A. Times says a jury ruled yesterday in favor of Sgt. James Abbate. His lawsuit claims he suffered retaliation after reporting that Capt. Ruben De La Torre failed to pay tolls during his commutes to work on a stretch of state Route 91.
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(AP) – Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?
A new Agriculture Department study counters a common perception that junk food is cheaper than a nutritionally balanced meal.
It all depends on how prices are measured. Pastries and processed snacks high in fat, sugar or salt may seem a bargain if the price is measured by calories. By weight or portion size, grains, vegetables and fruits are less expensive.
The cost of eating healthy foods has been the subject of growing debate. Experts warn that a third of U.S. adults are obese, and expect that number to grow to 42 percent by 2030. A report two years ago by University of Washington researchers concluded that calorie-for-calorie, eating junk food is more cost-effective for low-income people than eating healthy.
Burglar breaks into Junior Seau’s home
L.A.'s Afternoon News: Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee, Celebrity,Crime
(AP) – Police say a thief burglarized the garage of Junior Seau’s Oceanside home days after the former NFL star’s suicide. A burglar crawled through a doggy door into Seau’s garage at about 2 p.m. on May 7. Police tell the North County Times that the crook rummaged through cabinets and stole a $500 bicycle belonging to a friend of Seau. No arrest has been made. A neighbor tells KGTV that a break-in after such a tragedy is “sick and disgusting.”
Amanda Peet (AP Photo)
Moms in the U.S. are fortunate to have access to life-saving immunizations. Yet one in five children lacks access to vaccines they need to survive. For many mothers in developing countries, they brave obstacles and challenges – many walk over ten miles – to ensure their children receive the immunizations they need.
Every child, no matter where he or she lives, should have a shot at a healthy life, and every mother wants this for her child. Vaccines make this possible. Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a disease that could have been prevented by a vaccine. For just $20, Americans can give a child protection against four deadly diseases and a chance at life moments – first steps, smiles, first birthdays – with his or her mom.
Actress Amanda Peet, a spokesperson for “Every Child By Two,” has brought visibility to the need for timely immunizations in the U.S. She joined KFWB’s Penny Griego and Phil Hulett this morning to discuss the cause. Click the play button to listen.
Miss World Fiji pageant controversy
L.A.'s Morning News: Phil Hulett and Penny Griego, Celebrity,Entertainment
Torika Watters (AP Photo)
We might not see a “Miss Congeniality” in this beauty pageant. The Miss World Fiji pageant has turned into a fiasco involving race, age and even a claim that the contest was rigged.
Torika Watters was named winner of the pageant last month and was expected to represent the island nation in August at the international competition in China.
But the mixed-race 16-year-old was quickly hit with online criticism that she looked too Western to represent Fiji.
Watters says a pageant official later told her she was too young to compete, though she claims the same official previously said her age was not a problem.
One of the six judges says the panel had been pressured to pick Watters from the start. Watters stepped down and another winner has been announced.
New Jersey politicians spoof Seinfeld in video
L.A.'s Morning News: Phil Hulett and Penny Griego, Entertainment,Politics
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor’s heroics and Christie’s vice presidential potential.
The Republican governor finds himself thwarted at do-gooding by Newark Mayor Cory Booker. The Democrat rescued a neighbor from a fire last month.
Booker tells Christie “I got this” as he fixes the governor’s flat tire, helps Bruce Springsteen replace a missing guitar and Tebows after catching a baby dropped from a state Capitol balcony before Christie’s eyes.
Each time, Christie grits his teeth and says “Booker!” Booker is then shown on a phone talking to presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, when Christie cuts in. Here is the video, which played at yesterday’s New Jersey Press Association’s Legislative Correspondents Club show.
Facebook IPO will add cash to California
L.A.'s Morning News: Phil Hulett and Penny Griego, Business,Technology
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Facebook’s public stock offering tomorrow is projected to generate between $1.6 and $2.1 billion for California’s budget as shareholders cash in their shares over the course of a year.
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office increased the state’s revenue projection after Facebook raised the upper range of its initial stock price from $35 per share to $38.
The higher state revenue projection assumes voter approval of Governor Brown’s tax-hike initiative in November.
The analyst’s report says Facebook is expected to drive one-fifth of the growth in California’s personal income this year.
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