Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Speech Therapy

When my Lucas turned 2 he was showing the same speech delays that his brother had at that age so I didn?t really worry too much. He still had his paci and I attributed a lot of his non-speech to him wanting his paci. A few months after he turned 2 we just took it away. He did much better than we anticipated & his speech improved a little.

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At 26 months he was only saying few words & only using 1 syllable. Most of the words he used were ?ma? and ?da?. He just wasn?t interested in expressing himself. By 29 months I was starting to get more concerned because his speech still wasn?t improving. He?d only say the beginning sound of a word & never used the ?L? sound. He wouldn?t even attempt it.

At 30 months I went to the base & made an appointment for him to be tested. Turns out he tested in the ?normal? range in most areas but was low in his expressive language. They decided that although he tested normal in the major areas aside from expressive that he was low enough on the scale to get him in.

So since January he has been seeing a speech therapist every Friday morning. She worked with him one-on-one the first few sessions just so she could get to know him and really see how he would benefit from the therapy, then I had to take over while she observed and then we?d chat about the session.

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I?ve learned SO much and I really believe my teaching background has helped a LOT. Lucas? speech has drastically improved! He speaks during play, he uses 2-3 words together & he is expressing his feelings to us!!! This is HUGE you guys. Some of the things she noticed was that he displayed some ADHD tendencies ? not making eye contact, losing focus quickly, if he would fail he?d want to quit & there were a few others as well. She taught me some little tricks to help with those so that as he continues to learn & develop he will have the skills to help himself focus & calm down without allowing his body to take over and cause a disruption.

I have a bag of ?goodies? that I do with him every day. This is just Lucas & Mommy time and it has helped his behavior & speech drastically! We don?t have a lot of ?formal? activities, just different things that get him to engage in different speech. For example, one of the bags has blocks that are colored so we put them on the peg board, taking turns, and talk about colors. This activity helps teach him colors (which he still doesn?t get) but it also helps with taking turns and learning to be patient. Another activity that he loves is a bag that has various cards with images on them and then matching figures to go with it. When I pull the card out I say what the image is ? like tiger ? and then have him attempt to say it. He puts the card down in front of him and then I take out the tiger figure. Once we have all the cards and figures out we then have them ?play? together while using various action/description words. This activity has helped him a lot! He never used to talk during independent play and now he does!!

He has improved so much that the speech therapist only comes every other week to see us & give us little tasks to do during the week. Once he turns 3 he will then start going to the British preschool and if they see any delays they will then reference him to someone in the school system. I am confident that we won?t have to do that though. My little Lucas is a star and is improving leaps & bounds!

Do you have a child that is in speech therapy?
What sorts of activities do you do to help them?

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Source: http://www.themommabird.com/2013/03/11/speech-therapy/

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Cancer-stricken Valerie Harper not saying good-bye

NEW YORK (AP) ? She has incurable cancer, but Valerie Harper says she's not ready to say good-bye and she's keeping herself open to a miracle.

In her first TV interview since disclosing her diagnosis last week, the 1970s sitcom star tells the "Today" show's Savannah Guthrie that "'incurable' is a tough word." People "hear it as this death sentence," she explains.

But Harper insists she's "more than hopeful. I have an intention to live each moment fully."

"I'm not dying until I do," she says. "I promise I won't."

Harper, 73, has been diagnosed with a rare brain cancer and told she has as little as three months to live. She got the news less than two months ago during her book tour for her new memoir, "I, Rhoda."

Harper won fame playing Rhoda Morgenstern on TV's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff, "Rhoda." She won four Emmys in the role.

Harper says "it feels awful damn good to be open about (her illness), face it and see what you can do. If you die, you're not a failure. You're just somebody who had cancer, and that's the outcome."

In the meantime, she's telling herself to keep "your thoughts open to infinite possibility and keep yourself open to miracles."

The interview is scheduled to air on NBC's "Today" on Monday.

In addition, Harper is scheduled to appear on Monday's edition of the syndicated talk show "The Doctors."

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Online:

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-stricken-valerie-harper-not-saying-good-bye-234517194.html

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Palestinian militants likely killed Gaza baby, the U.N. says

JERUSALEM (AP) ? An errant Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli airstrike, likely killed the baby of a BBC reporter during fighting in the Hamas-ruled territory last November, a U.N. report indicated, challenging the widely believed story behind an image that became a symbol of what Palestinians said was Israeli aggression.

Omar al-Masharawi, an 11-month-old infant, was killed on Nov. 14, the first day of fighting. An Associated Press photograph showed Omar's anguished father, Jihad al-Masharawi, clutching his slain child wrapped in a shroud. Palestinians blamed Israel, and the image was broadcast around the world and widely shared on social media.

Now a report from the U.N. office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says the baby was "killed by what appeared to be a Palestinian rocket that fell short of Israel."

Gaza's rulers, the militant Islamic group Hamas, whose fighters fired most of the rockets into Israel during the conflict, had no response Monday.

BBC officials declined to comment, and Jihad al-Masharawi said he couldn't discuss the issue. An Israeli military spokesman said they could not confirm or deny whether they hit the al-Masharawi house.

Matthias Behnke, head of OHCHR office for the Palestinian territories, cautioned he couldn't "unequivocally conclude" that the death was caused by an errantly fired Palestinian rocket. He said information gathered from eyewitnesses led them to report that "it appeared to be attributable to a Palestinian rocket."

He said Palestinian militants were firing rockets at Israel not far from the al-Masharawi home. Behnke said the area was targeted by Israeli airstrikes, but the salvo that hit the al-Masharawi home was "markedly different."

He said there was no significant damage to the house, unusual for an Israeli strike. He said witnesses reported that a fireball struck the roof of the house, suggesting it was a part of a homemade rocket. Behnke said the type of injuries sustained by al-Masharawi family members were consistent with rocket shrapnel.

The Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights said it still held Israel responsible for Omar's death.

The PCHR has condemned Hamas fighters and other militants in the past for errantly-fired rockets that have killed Palestinians, including during the November clash.

A researcher said the group interviewed family members, neighbors and security officials before they concluded that an Israeli strike killed the baby. She requested anonymity because she wasn't authorized to speak to reporters.

The baby was killed hours following the eruption of fighting after Israel killed a top Hamas militant leader in an airstrike, in response to incessant rocket fire by Palestinian militants in Gaza.

Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes, saying it targeted militant centers and fighters in Gaza. Palestinian militants indiscriminately fired hundreds of rockets and mortar shells toward Israel.

During the 8-day conflict, about 160 Palestinians and six Israelis were killed.

The U.N. report did not name the al-Masharawi family in its one-sentence statement about the incident. Behnke, the U.N. official, said the report referred to the incident.

The report discussed the incident in the context of Palestinian militants disregarding civilians, both by firing rockets from crowded Palestinian areas and by aiming them indiscriminately into Israel.

In the same report, the authors also criticized Israel for appearing to disregard civilians while pursuing militants and military targets, and for targeting civilian sites, like hospitals, bridges and media offices.

Among many cases, they noted an 84-year-old man and his 14-year-old granddaughter were killed by an Israeli military strike on Nov. 21 while they were in their olive orchard on Gaza's eastern border. They also cited an Israeli airstrike on a crowded Gaza City neighborhood that killed 12 people, including five children and four women.

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Online: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session22/A.HRC.22.35.Add.1_AV.pdf

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/un-palestinian-militants-likely-killed-gaza-baby-143224704.html

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Ky.: Bill to save Christian health care revived

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A Christians-only health care ministry would be allowed to resume operating in Kentucky under a measure that had been languishing in the Legislature only to be revived by a House committee on Thursday.

The House Banking and Insurance Committee voted 28-0 to pass the measure on behalf of Florida-based Medi-Share just minutes before the Senate Banking and Insurance committee voted 8-0 to confirm the appointment of Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark.

Both the Medi-Share bill and Clark's confirmation had been in question before Thursday's votes.

Richard Beliles, chairman of the government watchdog group Common Cause of Kentucky, said the action smacks of a political deal.

"Horse-swapping is not in the public interest," Beliles said. "We need our legislators to use their best judgment on the merits of situations like this."

Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville, said the back-to-back votes were coincidence.

"There was never any 'do this, do that' put upon her," Buford said. "It was nice that she came forward and supported this legislation."

House Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman Jeff Greer, D-Brandenburg, declined to comment on whether Clark's confirmation was tied to the Medi-Share vote. Clark also dodged that question.

House Speaker Greg Stumbo grinned when asked if the two committee votes were connected. "Not that I know of, but I wouldn't be surprised," he said.

Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ordered Medi-Share to stop operating in Kentucky last year at the request of the Kentucky Department of Insurance, which was already being led by Clark.

If the Medi-Share legislation wins final passage, Clark said the Department of Insurance would be willing to go back to court to get Wingate's ban lifted.

"With these changes, it allows them to operate," she said. "That is the bottom line."

Buford said the legislation, which he sponsored, would allow about 800 Kentuckians to rejoin Medi-Share. The plan resembles secular insurance in some ways but only allows participation by people who pledge to live Christian lives with no smoking, drinking, using drugs or engaging in sex outside of marriage.

Medi-Share contends that its participants aren't buying insurance but are involved in a charitable endeavor to help cover medical bills of fellow Christians and potentially have their own expenses covered should the need arise.

For the past decade, the Department of Insurance has been in the unenviable position of having to fight against the Christian cost-sharing ministry in a Bible-belt state. The agency took the case to court because of concerns that some Christians might mistakenly believe they're paying into an insurance plan that guarantees coverage if they're hospitalized. Medi-Share offers no such guarantee.

The legal battle between Medi-Share and Kentucky revolved around how tightly the state can regulate the Christian health care ministry that serves nearly 40,000 people in 48 states.

The Rev. David Atkisson, pastor of Grace Church in Elizabethtown, said he and his wife are hopeful that Medi-Share bill wins final passage.

"Without it, we wouldn't have medical coverage," Atkisson said.

Stumbo said he believes the measure could pass the full House before the Legislature adjourns. Several lawmakers publicly touted Medi-Share on Thursday as a less expensive alternative to traditional insurance plans.

"This is a very important social program," said state Rep. Steve Riggs, D-Louisville. "They're thinking outside the box."

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The legislation is Senate Bill 3.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ky-bill-save-christian-health-133221588.html

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Wholesale inventories rise at fastest pace in over year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wholesale inventories rose at their fastest pace in more than a year in January as construction companies and computer merchants built up their stocks, though sales fell for the first time in three months.

The Commerce Department said on Friday wholesale inventories increased 1.2 percent to $504.4 billion after a revised 0.1 percent rise in December. This was the fastest pace of growth since December 2011.

Economists polled by Reuters expected stocks of unsold goods at U.S. wholesalers to rise 0.3 percent.

Inventories are a key component of gross domestic product, and weakness in the category in the fourth quarter subtracted 1.6 percentage points from the economy's annual growth pace at that time.

Economists expect the drawdown on inventories to reverse in the first quarter.

The value of lumber stocks grew 3.4 percent in January, while computer equipment inventories rose 3.2 percent. A rise in drugs inventories of 6.2 percent also contributed to the overall increase.

Automotive stocks rose 0.4 percent after dropping 3.9 percent in December.

But sales at wholesalers fell 0.8 percent, driven by falling sales of nondurable goods like farm products and a 4.5 percent drop in petroleum sales. Economists had expected sales to nudge up 0.1 percent.

At January's sales pace it would take 1.21 months to clear shelves, slower than December's pace of 1.19 months.

(Reporting by Anna Yukhananov; Editing by Andrea Ricci)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/wholesale-inventories-rise-fastest-pace-over-150407734--business.html

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Need a job? 'Granny nannies' on the rise

Need a job? Take care of Grandma. Not yours. Someone else's.

The U.S. Census Bureau reports there are 40 million Americans ages 65 or older, and nearly 10 million are at least 85 years old?the so-called "oldest old." We are living longer, and increasingly Americans have long-term care insurance or some other means of paying for care in their own homes.

"The senior care industry, just for senior home care, has grown more than 40 percent in the last five years," said Julie Northcutt, CEO of Caregiverlist.com, which tracks the market. "Everything predicts care is going to continue to move to the home."

She said there are almost 11,000 senior care agencies in the U.S., with 1,000 of them created in 2012 alone.

Cydney Kaplan, a former reality television producer who has a degree in therapeutic recreation, launched Independent Living Concierge in Los Angeles last summer. She rents out her services to high-end senior citizens for $60 an hour.

"I'm a Girl Friday, a rent-a-daughter, or a granny nanny for seniors and their families," she said. "A lot of seniors have dignity issues, where they don't want to be seen with a caregiver. They want to be seen with someone that's a professional and looks like a member of the family."

Read More: Tips on Caring for Aging Parents

One of her clients is 92-year-old Dorothy Sabel, who lives in an assisted-living facility. The spry retired real estate agent hired Kaplan to regularly take her shopping, see a movie, or go to the salon. "You have to go out once in a while," Sabel said. "Cydney does that for me ... she does more than my relatives do for me, because they're so busy."

Jack Fackrell also saw an opportunity. He was working in sales in the trucking business when he saw a neighbor in the senior-care industry. He then co-founded Alta Home care, a full-service caregiver company.

"A lot of the nation's wealth is tied up in the seniors," he said. Ten years later, Alta now has about 600 clients in California and Louisiana, where it just acquired a smaller company.

"This year we'll do about $15 million (in revenues)," Fackrell said.

He is hiring 15 to 20 people a week, but most applicants are rejected. "The hardest part is finding good people."

Read More: 10 Most Stressful Jobs of 2013

This work can be challenging, and the pay averages $10 an hour. Fackrell said he has tried to make the business more professional. His head of human resources is a former Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff whose job is to filter out those not right for this career.

New hires in an Alta training session learn things like how to remove colostomy bags. "Watch your facial expressions," the nurse instructor told the class. "If you have this, 'Oh my God, this is disgusting' expression on your face, you're going to make the patient feel very bad about themselves."

Home care is not covered by Medicare, which is both good and bad. Good, because it's not subject to federal budget realities, challenging because many people can't pay for it.

"I have so many friends who absolutely wish they could afford this," said 88-year-old LaRae Irvine, a client of Alta Home Care. Irvine used the company to hire Victoria Lomeli, a native of the Philippines, to make meals and provide other help. "I'd die if I didn't have her," Irvine said, laughing. "I couldn't survive without her."

As for Lomeli, the job provides her with flexibility, and she doesn't have to lift Irvine. "Lifting is hard for me." One reason Lomeli took a job with Alta rather than hire herself for cash under the table is because the company pays her Social Security and income taxes. "That's what I wanted." Alta also insures her in case she's hurt on the job.

Nationally, 4,000 caregivers and certified nursing assistants are being hired monthly, according to Caregiverlist.com.

Read More: The 10 Least Stressful Jobs for 2013

Alta Home Care received a private equity cash infusion in 2010 from Transition Capital Partners, and large public companies are looking to buy up some of these operations.

"It's definitely become a very enticing industry for some of the larger corporations that have been centralized more on the Medicare side of the world," Fackrell said. "They're looking at the private duty side because we don't get rate cuts."

However, this job isn't for everyone. Cydney Kaplan said when she first started putting together her "granny nanny business plan," she researched potential competition. She found a company doing something similar that had gone out of business. Kaplan called the owner to find out why. "He said, 'I did it for the wrong reasons'." He told her there was money to be made, "but he said, 'Rich or poor, the seniors all had the same problems, and I found it incredibly depressing.'"

Her advice is that you need to like the people you're serving to be successful. "I love the seniors, learning from them, being around them. I love their energy, even when they're being cantankerous."

"It's not fashionable, it's not glamorous," said Jake Fackrell of his business, "but these are the people who built the country we have now, and I feel every day that when I go to work, I'm doing something to make someone else's life better."

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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/need-job-granny-nannies-rise-1C8757731

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Friday, March 8, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

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The immune cells, named innate lymphoid cells, are found in the lining of the digestive system and protect the body from 'bad' bacteria in the intestine. They are also believed to play an important role in controlling food allergies, inflammatory diseases and obesity, and may even prevent the development of bowel cancers.Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:56:56 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130304105658.htmGrandmother's cigarette habit could be the cause of grandchild's asthmahttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130304105531.htm Studies finding that grandmother's smoking habit may cause her grandchild to have asthma suggest environmental factors experienced today can affect families' health for generations to come.Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:55:55 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130304105531.htmFacebook 'Likes' a good indicator of quality hospital carehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130301123312.htm While those active on social media aren't shy about expressing opinions on their Facebook pages, how much do their "Likes" really reflect the quality of an organization? 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The answer is to check the barcodehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228194659.htm Want to know what you are eating? DNA barcodes can be used to identify even very closely related species, finds a new article. Results from the study show that the labelling of game meat in South Africa is very poor with different species being substituted almost 80 percent of the time.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:46:46 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228194659.htmBrain can't cope with making a left-hand turn and talking on hands-free cell phonehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228124142.htm Most serious traffic accidents occur when drivers are making a left-hand turn at a busy intersection. When those drivers are also talking on a hands-free cell phone, "that could be the most dangerous thing they ever do on the road," said an expert.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:41:41 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228124142.htmAction video games boost reading skills, study of children with dyslexia suggestshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228124132.htm Much to the chagrin of parents who think their kids should spend less time playing video games and more time studying, time spent playing action video games can actually make dyslexic children read better, new research suggests. In fact, 12 hours of video game play did more for reading skills than is normally achieved with a year of spontaneous reading development or demanding traditional reading treatments.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:41:41 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228124132.htm'Crazy-busy' Canadians under pressure on the jobhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228103458.htm Having more control in the workplace can have negative consequences for individuals, but it depends on the form of job control. Having control over one's work schedule and job autonomy are associated with lower levels of job pressure.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:34:34 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228103458.htmEating junk food while pregnant may make your child a junk food addicthttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228103443.htm A healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children. New research suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk food cause developmental changes of the opioid signaling pathway in the brains of their unborn children. Consequently, these children are less sensitive to opioids released upon consumption of foods high in fat and sugar, and need to eat more to achieve a "feel good" response.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:34:34 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228103443.htmReading, writing, arithmetic, and aerobics: Evaluating the new 'R' in academic performancehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228080547.htm Although the long-term consequences of childhood obesity are well documented, some school districts have reduced physical education classes to devote more time to the three Rs in education -- reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, there is new evidence that leaving out an important fourth R -- aerobics -- could actually be counterproductive for increasing test scores. A new study studied the associations between aerobic fitness, body mass index, and passing scores on standardized math and reading tests.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:05:05 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228080547.htmWhy some people get zits and others don'thttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228080135.htm Researchers have discovered that acne bacteria contain "bad" strains associated with pimples and "good" strains that may protect the skin. The findings could lead to a myriad of new therapies to prevent and treat the disfiguring skin disorder.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:01:01 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228080135.htmCan your breath identify stress?http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227225636.htm The perennial stress-buster -- a deep breath -- could become stress-detector. According to a new pilot study, there are six markers in the breath that could be candidates for use as indicators of stress.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:56:56 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227225636.htmSitting less and moving about more could be more important than vigorous exercise to reduce risk of type 2 diabeteshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183526.htm New research reveals that individuals at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes would benefit from being told to sit less and move around more often -- rather than simply exercising regularly. The experts suggest that reducing sitting time by 90 minutes in total per day could lead to important health benefits.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:35:35 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183526.htmHeading a soccer ball may affect cognitive performancehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183458.htm Sports-related head injuries are a growing concern, and new research suggests that even less forceful actions like 'heading' a soccer ball may cause changes in performance on certain cognitive tasks, according to new research.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:34:34 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183458.htmHigher indoor humidity inactivates flu virus particleshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183456.htm Higher humidity levels indoors can significantly reduce the infectivity of influenza virus particles released by coughing, according to new research.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:34:34 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183456.htmPraising children for their personal qualities may backfirehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183316.htm Praising children, especially those with low self-esteem, for their personal qualities rather than their efforts may make them feel more ashamed when they fail, according to new research.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:33:33 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183316.htmResearch explores factors that impact adolescent mental healthhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151258.htm Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151258.htmLipid researcher, 98, reports on the dietary causes of heart diseasehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151254.htm A 98-year-old researcher argues that, contrary to decades of clinical assumptions and advice to patients, dietary cholesterol is good for your heart -- unless that cholesterol is unnaturally oxidized (by frying foods in reused oil, eating lots of polyunsaturated fats, or smoking).Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151254.htmName your neighborhood, define your health?http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227134342.htm Does your neighborhood really define health? Most of us make a choice between suburbs, countryside, or city and settle down. But others, particularly those living in poverty, don?t always get to make that choice ?- the choice that could actually determine our quality and length of life. So how does this choice affect our health?Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:43:43 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227134342.htmContaminated diet contributes to exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals: Phthalates and BPAhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227121903.htm While water bottles may tout BPA-free labels and personal care products declare phthalates not among their ingredients, these assurances may not be enough. According to a new study, we may be exposed to these chemicals in our diet, even if our diet is organic and we prepare, cook, and store foods in non-plastic containers. Children may be most vulnerable.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:19:19 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227121903.htmTrust makes you delusional and that's not all bad: Trusting partners remember transgressions in ways that benefit the relationshiphttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227113100.htm New research is the first to systematically examine the role of trust in biasing memories of transgressions in romantic partnerships. People who are highly trusting tended to remember transgressions in a way that benefits the relationship, remembering partner transgressions as less severe than they originally reported. People low on trust demonstrated the opposite pattern, remembering partner transgressions as being more severe than how they originally reported.?Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:31:31 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227113100.htmDefining the new normal in aginghttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227113058.htm Researcher says terms such as "normal," "healthy" or "successful" aging can prejudice our views of seniors.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:30:30 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227113058.htmNew studies link gene to selfish behavior in kids, find other children natural givershttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102940.htm Most parents would agree that raising a generous child is an admirable goal -- but how, exactly, is that accomplished? New results shed light on how generosity and related behaviors -- such as kindness, caring and empathy -- develop, or don't develop, in children from 2 years old through adolescence.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:29:29 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102940.htmMarried opposite-sex couples have better overall health than same-sex couples who live togetherhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102100.htm Same-sex couples who live together have worse health than married opposite-sex couples and similar health as opposite-sex couples who are living together (after adjusting for socioeconomic differences), according to a new study.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:21:21 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102100.htmPessimism about the future may lead to longer, healthier lifehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227101929.htm Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:19:19 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227101929.htmDo thin models and celebrities really help sell to women?http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227085840.htm Advertisers who put images of female celebrities and models next to their products spark scorn rather than shopping, according to new research.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:58:58 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227085840.htmToo much vitamin D during pregnancy can cause food allergies, research suggestshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227085838.htm Pregnant women should avoid taking vitamin D supplements, new research suggests. Substitution appears to raise the risk of children developing a food allergy after birth.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:58:58 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227085838.htmSame-sex cohabitors less healthy than those in heterosexual marriages, study suggestshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227085706.htm Same-sex cohabitors report worse health than people of the same socioeconomic status who are in heterosexual marriages, according to a new study, which may provide fuel for gay marriage proponents.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:57:57 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227085706.htmIncreased risk of sleep disorder narcolepsy in children who received swine flu vaccinehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226194006.htm A study finds an increased risk of narcolepsy in children and adolescents who received the A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine (Pandemrix) during the pandemic in England.Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:40:40 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226194006.htmTexting Gloves Dangerous in Winter, Says experthttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226141235.htm Fingers are one of the first body parts to suffer from the cold and popular fingerless texting gloves can lead to frostbite and in worst cases, amputation, says an expert.Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226141235.htmTexting becoming a pain in the neckhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226101259.htm Orthopedic surgeon, spine specialist says excessive leaning head forward and down, while looking at a phone or other mobile device could result in what some people call ?text neck.?Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226101259.htmSleep reinforces learning: Children?s brains transform subconsciously learned material into active knowledgehttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226081155.htm During sleep, our brains store what we have learned during the day a process even more effective in children than in adults, new research shows.Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:11:11 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226081155.htmMediterranean diet helps cut risk of heart attack, stroke: Results of PREDIMED study presentedhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225181536.htm Results of a major study aimed at assessing the efficacy of the Mediterranean diet in the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases show that such a diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or tree nuts reduces by 30 percent the risk of suffering a cardiovascular death, a myocardial infarction or a stroke.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225181536.htmDoing good is good for you: Volunteer adolescents enjoy healthier heartshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225162229.htm Giving back through volunteering is good for your heart, even at a young age, according to researchers.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225162229.htmTargeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could save more liveshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225153046.htm Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could increase the number of bystanders giving CPR and decrease deaths from cardiac arrest, according to a new statement.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:30:30 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225153046.htmGender gap disappears in school math competitionshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225153029.htm The idea that boys are better at math and in competitions has persisted for a long time - primarily because of the competition format. A new study shows that competitions that extend beyond a single round result in parity between the sexes.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:30:30 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225153029.htmGlobal surveys show environment ranks low among public concernshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225131541.htm A newly released international study reveals that the issue of climate change is not a priority for people in the United States and around the world. The surveys showed that when asked to rank priority worries, people were five times more likely to point to the economy over the environment.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225131541.htmMoments of spirituality can induce liberal attitudes, researchers findhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225131532.htm People become more politically liberal immediately after practising a spiritual exercise such as meditation, researchers have found.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225131532.htmMemory strategy may help depressed people remember the good timeshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225122047.htm New research highlights a memory strategy that may help people who suffer from depression in recalling positive day-to-day experiences.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:20:20 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225122047.htmA question of accountability: What happens when employees are left in the dark?http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225112320.htm All employees are accountable for something, but very few fully understand exactly what they are accountable for, according to a new study.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:23:23 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225112320.htm

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HTC Myst specs purportedly leak, hint at a second-gen social phone

HTC Myst specs purportedly leak, hint a second crack at a social phone

We wouldn't exactly call the social networking-focused HTC ChaCha (aka Status) and Salsa resounding successes in the smartphone world when they were quickly overshadowed by... just about everything with a Facebook app, really. Still, there's been murmurs of a comeback, and Unwired View's historically reliable evleaks has obtained specs for what's supposedly the follow-up. The HTC Myst (Myst #UL, to be exact) wouldn't have any special tricks on the surface beyond preloaded Facebook apps, but it could be surprisingly well-equipped for a mid-range Jelly Bean device: a 4.3-inch 720p screen, a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4, LTE and 16GB of non-expandable storage would be nothing to sneeze at. About the only sacrifices would be the 1GB of RAM and a potentially UltraPixel-free 5-megapixel rear camera. While there's no guarantee that these details will reflect a shipping device, there's talk of the Myst reaching the US as early as the spring -- we won't have long to learn the truth. Just don't expect that other Myst in the box.

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Science Jobs Newsletter: Biology Jobs: Issue 2 (20 posts)

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Young Adults Retreat From Piling Up Debt

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Young people are racking up larger amounts of student debt than ever before, but fresh data suggest they are becoming warier of borrowing in general: Total debt among young adults dropped in the last decade to the lowest level in 15 years.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Fox Sports channel to compete with ESPN. Is that possible?

Fox Sports 1 will launch in August with the hopes of taking on ESPN in the 24-hour sports market. There's a lot of money to be made in cable sports, but competing directly with the World Wide Leader will be a tall order for the new Fox network.?

By Schuyler Velasco,?Staff writer / March 6, 2013

From left, Jay Glazer, Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw and Michael Strahan attend the Fox Sports Media Upfront party celebrating the new Fox Sports 1 network on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in New York.

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The Fox Sports Media group unveiled plans yesterday for Fox Sports 1, a 24-hour sports network meant to compete with Disney-owned behemoth ESPN and NBC Sports Network, which launched with middling success last year. Fox, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch?s NewsCorp, made the announcement at the company?s Up Fronts in New York, though many people had seen it coming well beforehand. (Fox Chief Operating Officer Eric Shanks even called it a ?poorly kept? secret in the official press announcement.)

Fox Sports 1 will launch in 90 million homes August 17, replacing the company-owned Speed channel. The initial programming will include college football and basketball, NASCAR, soccer, and UFC. ?There will also be a daily afternoon talk show hosted by Regis Philbin and a daily football show featuring the guys from FOX NFL Sunday.

?Fans are ready for an alternative to the establishment, and our goal for FS1 is to provide the best in-game experience possible, complemented by informative news, entertaining studio shows and provocative original programming,? Mr. Shanks said in the release.

?That?s how big ESPN is: In the sports world, Rupert Murdoch is the scrappy alternative,? quipped Deadspin.

Indeed, the release did seem to take specific aim at taking a piece of ESPN?s sizable cable sports pie. It?s shrewd move for the networks (there are also ?a 24-hour CBS sports channel) because the profit potential is huge. Sports programming is highly valuable in terms of advertising, because it?s one of the only things viewers still watch live on TV.? Second, cable companies pay hefty subscription fees to carry sports networks: according to research firm SNL Kagan, ESPN makes $5.54 for each household cable subscription (last year, the industry average was $0.20, according to Bloomberg). The network is set to earn over $7.31 billion in subscriber fees in 2014.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Bomb blast in Karachi kills 38, wounds dozens

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Pakistanis check the site of a bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday, March 3.

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By Fakhar Rehman and Craig Giammona, NBC News

An explosion rocked a Shiite section of Pakistan's largest city Sunday, killing at least 38 people and wounding dozens, according to officials and local television reports.

Two-bomb laden vehicles exploded in a residential area of Karachi and local officials believe more victims may be trapped in the rubble.

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Images of daily life, political pursuits, religious rites and deadly violence.

Officials earlier said at least 25 were dead, while the local television channel put the death toll at 38, citing police sources.

The Associated Press said the blast occurred outside a Shiite Mosque as people were leaving evening prayers.

Azhar Iqbal, a local police official, told the AP that a bomb appeared to have been rigged to a motorcycle and that the damage indicated there could have been additional explosives at the scene. Iqbal said several nearby buildings caught on fire. Published reports have indicated women and children were among the dead.

Police in Karachi told Reuters a suicide bomber may have been responsible for the attack.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Sunni militants linked to al-Qaida and the Taliban have targeted Shiites in the past.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Video: Mexican authorities up security for spring break



>> thanks. it's spring break time when college students take off for r & r in the sun. there is so much drug violence in mexico , but it remains a major destination, with so many headed to the beach in cancun . authorities there are going all out to keep them safe.

>> some 43,000 people, many of them spring breaking college students, will hit the beaches of cancun over the next week. and when they do, an unusual sight. marines walking the beach and extra tourist police all over the town. with increased violence in terrorist areas like acapulco, where six spanish tourists were raped last month, cancun wants to maintain its reputation as safe.

>> it's about how you travel to places, and the places that people go to in mexico , like cancun , are some of the safest places in the country.

>> reporter: the cancun convention and visitors bureau say none of its visitors were victims of violent crime . but they say we always amplify our response during peak times. it's an all-out effort to keep the area safe.

>> translator: spring breakers will be totally protected now that we have implemented various initiatives for their safety.

>> reporter: other popular mexico destinations have had reports of increasing violence in spots like acapulco, visitors are advised not to venture outside the tourist zone.

>> there has been a huge increase of drug-related deaths in mexico . there is no escaping that. most of that is in place where is tourists don't go to.

>> tourist destinations can be hotspots for petty crime , like cell phone and camera theft. and generally, spring breakers are more likely to be hurt after overindulging than being a crime victim . but travelers should always keep their guard up. for today, janet shamlian , nbc news, houston.

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Trout's contract renewed by Angels for $510,000

Los Angeles Angels' Mark Trumbo, left to right, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton pose for photographers during photo day before a spring training baseball workout Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Los Angeles Angels' Mark Trumbo, left to right, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton pose for photographers during photo day before a spring training baseball workout Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

A young fan wears a fish-shaped foam hat in honor of Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout during an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Los Angeles Angels left fielder Mike Trout, left, and center fielder Peter Bourjos chase after a triple hit by Seattle Mariners' Dustin Ackley during an exhibition spring training baseball game, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

(AP) ? The Los Angeles Angels renewed the contract of AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout for $510,000, prompting an angry response from the outfielder's agent.

Craig Landis said his client was disappointed with the decision announced Saturday. The salary is $20,000 above the major league minimum.

"During the process, on behalf of Mike, I asked only that the Angels compensate Mike fairly for his historic 2012 season, given his service time," Landis said in a statement. "In my opinion, this contract falls well short of a 'fair' contract and I have voiced this to the Angels throughout the process. Nonetheless, the renewal of Mike's contract will put an end (to) this discussion."

Trout has 1 year, 70 days of major league service and is likely to be eligible for arbitration after the 2014 season and for free agency after the 2017 World Series. Teams can renew the contracts of unsigned players on their 40-man rosters from March 2-11

"Mike, himself, does not wish to comment on this matter," Landis said. "As when he learned he would not be the team's primary center fielder for the upcoming season, Mike will put the disappointment behind him and focus on helping the Angels reach their goal of winning the 2013 World Series."

Speedy Peter Bourjos is set to be the Angels' primary center fielder, flanked by Trout in left and 2010 AL MVP Josh Hamilton in right.

Trout had a $482,500 salary last year, when he finished second to Detroit's Miguel Cabrera in AL MVP voting. Trout hit .326 with 30 homers and 83 RBIs, and led the majors with 129 runs and 49 steals.

He also earned a $10,000 bonus for winning Rookie of the Year.

Los Angeles also agreed to one-year deals with 21 players, including Bourjos and Mark Trumbo.

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