| Ventana Health Creates Diabetic Friendly Sweetener
Having seen the effects of diabetes up close and personal, Tim Avila set out to offer a healthier alternative to other sweeteners on the market and developed Zsweet, an all natural, zero-calorie sugar substitute."My father-in-law has type 1 diabetes and I have a lot of aunts and uncles who have type 2 [diabetes]," says Mr. Avila, creator and CEO of Ventana Health Inc., makers of Zsweet. "It's a situation that a lot of people can relate to, especially in the minority and Latino community."According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects 7 percent of the population with Hispanics being in the highest risk group by ethnicity.Mr. Avila met a lot of resistance when he approached various big names in the food industry about developing an all natural sweetener. "I think that novelty and innovation becomes obvious when someone has already done it," says Mr.
A Little History Lesson On How The Recording Industry Works
He details, in no uncertain terms, the gangster mentality (and connections) of recording industry execs, that were much more focused on exploiting musicians rather than helping them. He digs somewhat into the economics covered by Courtney Love and others. Much of this has been stated elsewhere, but it's yet another reminder that recording industry execs are lying when they talk about how their main focus is to "help artists." If that were true, there were tons of things that the industry would have and should have done differently over the past decade. He also recognizes that there is a place for record labels, but it's a very different one than in the past, and it needs to be focused on selling the scarce goods related to the music, rather than just trying to sell the music itself. 19 Comments | Leave a Comment..
I'm still the underdog, Obama insists
For a self-professed "underdog," Sen. Barack Obama was acting a bit like a front-runner the day after Super Tuesday. Obama won more states than Sen. Hillary Clinton in the massive, 22-state Democratic presidential primary. He claims he also won more delegates. Clinton claims she won more. Because of the complicated math involved in figuring out how the delegates will be awarded based on proportional representation, the results may not be known for a while. .
Investigators records detail treatment of cows at Chino slaughterhouse
Graphic descriptions of cow abuse are excerpted from court documents in this story, and a video contains disturbing scenes. Some people may choose not to read the descriptions of how cows were treated or view the video, and some parents may not want their children to see that content. .
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