Ice Cream Facts From National Association Bustling Menu
A roundup of fun ice cream trivia notes vanilla as the top flavor and chocolate syrup as the favored topping. It reports on air as a major ingredient, 50 licks per scoop, U S consumption leadership, Guinness marks for largest pyramid and cake, and origins from China to Dolley Madison.
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Justin Bieber
National Ice Cream Retailers Association
United States
Guinness
Dairy Queen
China
Nero
Dolley Madison
Landlines vs Cell Phones Split as Consumers Cut Costs
US households increasingly rely on cell phones with one in four homes using cell only in late 2009. One in seven still has a landline but receives almost all calls on mobile. Experts cite technology comfort and personal habits as key factors guiding each household’s choice.
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Sion
U.S
National Center For Health Statistics
Mitch Hiller
Five Reasons To Keep Your Landline
The piece argues landlines offer household reach, multiple phones, reliable reception, backup power, and emergency 911 advantages. It notes costs from forty five dollars for battery backups and benefits cited by Consumer Reports and technology experts. It also discusses reception boosters, cell network reliability during earthquakes, power outage scenarios, and potential savings versus cell plans.
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Verizon
Consumer Reports
Kent German
Cnet
San Francisco
S. Wilson Electronics
Wi-Ex
At&t
Artificial hearts evolve from replacement to lighter LVAD support
From 1980s front page fascination with Barney Clark’s 1982 artificial heart to modern portable LVADs, hearts now beat with battery packs and inductive charging. The shift brings smaller, safer devices that keep the patient’s native heart functioning while providing needed support or a bridge to transplant.
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Barney Clark
Clark
Dick Cheney
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Italo Marchioni
St. Louis
Wendy Donahue
Chicago Tribune
Robert Krughoff
Consumers’ Checkbook
Marshall Brain
Marshall
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