Dick Clark’s Rockin New Years Eve 2011: Celebrities Shares Their 2011 Wishes

Dick Clark’s Rockin New Years Eve 2011: Celebrities Shares Their 2011 WishesThe Ball Drop 2011 was already finished as thousands of people welcomed the New Year 2011 at Times Square together with the millions of people all over the world who watched it online through the internet. The crowd waited for the official 60-second countdown of the New Year’s Eve Ball at Times Square and we were happy to be one of those who were officially here at the venue. We managed to go here after some problem with the technical crew.

Dick Clark or Richard Wagstaff “Dick” Clark had been one of the official part of the annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop at Times Square. Clark was the host of the show Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Every hour after the hourly countdown, a special musical presentation was offered which showed some of the biggest stars and this year, even the Backstreet Boys was there to celebrate 2011.

Clark is also known as “America’s Oldest Teenager” for his youthful appearance, although he is actually 81 years old. He had been an icon and also a legend for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the game show Pyramid, and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

This year Dick Clark’s Rockin New Years Eve featured a clip of stars sharing their wishes for the upcoming year which serves to inspire fellow American’s.

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Healthy diet can prolong life, study finds

Healthy eating really can help people live longer, new research has shown.
Healthy diet can prolong life,

A study comparing the diets of 2,500 older Americans found that "high fat" individuals were 40 per cent more likely to die over ten years than those who preferred "healthy foods".

The researchers defined a "healthy foods" diet as one which contained more low-fat dairy products, fruit, whole grains, poultry, fish and vegetables.

It was also characterised by a lower consumption of meat, fried foods, sweets, high-calorie drinks and added fat.

Scientists divided the food preferences of participants, aged between 70 and 79, into six different dietary "clusters".

These were classified as "healthy foods", "high-fat dairy products", "meat, fried foods and alcohol", "breakfast cereal", "refined grains," and "sweets and desserts".

The "high fat dairy products" category had higher intakes of foods such as ice cream, cheese, whole milk and yoghurt, and lower consumption of poultry, low-fat dairy products, rice and pasta.

A 37 per cent higher risk of dying was associated with the "sweets and desserts" cluster, and a 21 per cent increased risk with the "meat, fried foods and alcohol" cluster.

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Organ donation 'prompt' piloted

Organ donation 'prompt' pilotedAnyone applying for a driving licence from July will be required to answer a question regarding organ donation under a scheme being brought in by the Government.
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The prompted choice system will make would-be drivers state if they want to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register or defer a decision until a later date.

It is hoped the DVLA pilot scheme will boost the numbers of those willing to give vital body parts to help others live in the case of their own death.

Under the current system, applicants can skip over a question on donation when applying for a driving licence.

But the new regime will require that they opt to either register for donation, confirm that they have already signed up or state: "I do not want to answer this question now."

At present, only 27% of people in the UK are registered donors - but studies have shown that a far larger proportion are in favour of donating body parts.

Getting more people to sign-up could save the lives of some of the 8,000 people in the UK currently waiting for a transplant.

Prompted choice schemes in the US have seen a bump in registrations. In the state of Illinois, the percentage of donors has increased from 38% to 60% since 2008 following the introduction of a similar initiative.

Road Safety Minister Mike Penning said: "I fully support this initiative to encourage more people to register as organ donors.

"The DVLA's driving licence application is already the most common route used by people to register as an organ donor and this pilot should help further boost the numbers."

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