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Showing posts with label Lifestyle. Show all posts
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Nun Response to Boyfriend Our Sister has Chosen the Path She Want
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Woman Taser Mcdonalds
Employees at the McDonalds in Hope Mills, N.C., refused to serve Evangeline Lucca and told her to go to the back of the line. Lucca, 37, refused to move, and blocked the drive-thru for 20 minutes before police arrived on the scene, authorities said. woman taser drive thru,
When deputies arrived, Lucca was "defiant," "would not get off McDonalds property," and was "threatening the deputies," according to Debbie Tanna, a public information officer for the Cumberland County Sherriff's Office.
Customer Anthony Rich, who was in the parking lot during the incident, told the Fay Observer that Lucca was Tasered twice.
"Two or three officers entered the car with her and started trying to forcibly drag her out of the car, and that's when you could hear the clicking sound of the Taser one time," Rich told the Fay Observer. "They pulled on her a couple of times, and then they Tased her again, and when they Tased her the second time, she just flopped out of the car like a fish."
Tanna told ABC News that Lucca was "drive Tased in her side," which means deputies did not deploy the prongs from the Taser, they just gave Lucca an electric shock.
Lucca's daughter, who was in the car, was taken into protective custody.
Lucca was charged with second-degree trespassing, authorities said. Tanna said the woman was in custody, and would remain there until she pays her bond.
Source: yahoo
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Apartments Hitler
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Narcissism Health Men
Researchers from the Universities of Michigan and Virginia determined that men who scored high on two destructive narcissistic traits -- entitlement and exploitativeness -- had markedly higher levels than others of cortisol, a stress hormone that can lead to high blood pressure and heart problems. While men and women are equally narcissistic, study authors said, the cortisol stress response was not noted in female participants.
"We generally see narcissism as a personality trait that's bad for others but not narcissists. It's bad for people in relationships with them," said study co-author Sara Konrath, an assistant research professor at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. "This study was a way of getting under their skin to see if there are physical consequences."
Konrath and her colleagues administered a 40-item questionnaire to 106 college students that measured five components of narcissism, which is also characterized by self-absorption, overestimations of their uniqueness -- attractiveness or intelligence, for instance -- and a sense of grandiosity. They also measured cortisol levels twice in the students' saliva to assess baseline levels of the hormone, which signals activity in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA), the body's key stress response system.
Three of narcissism's five personality components are considered useful or healthy: leadership/authority, superiority/arrogance and self-absorption/self-admiration. Konrath also noted that narcissists tend to be creative people with low levels of depression, but their fragile views of themselves can lead them to react defensively and resort to aggression when their sense of superiority is threatened.
The authors found elevated levels of cortisol only in the men with unhealthy narcissism, and they speculated that in these men the HPA axis is chronically activated.
While study data didn't explain why only men seem to suffer from a higher stress response to narcissism, Konrath speculated that societal definitions of masculinity that overlap with the trait -- such as arrogance or dominance -- may leave men particularly vulnerable physiologically.
"They're at especially high risk because someone who admits they're stressed out is going to get help, but they're not likely to," she said. "There may be a cost to this jerkiness. It's a little sad they're a group that wouldn't get help if they needed it."
While the study "invites people to look at this issue in a more comprehensive way," it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship between narcissism and the body's stress response, said Dr. Mark Russ, director of psychiatric services at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, N.Y.
"People with narcissism may be type-A, very driven, perfectionistic and seek high-stress situations, and the cortisol levels may be measuring that," Russ said. "There may be an overlap."
Konrath said future research will focus on the reason women don't respond physiologically to narcissism as men apparently do. Narcissism levels have increased in both genders in recent years, she said, perhaps as a byproduct of the so-called "self-esteem movement," which emphasizes praise for children over criticism.
Monday, 23 January 2012
Fighting camels in Turkey
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens
The sixth-former won his battle to return to school this week, after claims that he was excluded for dressing as a girl. jaime love govan school, +Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens,
And now Jamie, 17, has opened his heart to reveal how he turned from an ordinary schoolboy into a proud cross-dresser. glasgow Govan High School ,
At first, he was like any other little boy who loved motorbikes and toy cars. But as he grew older, Jamie began playing with his sister Michaelas Barbie dolls. +Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens, glasgow Govan High School ,
He also experimented with make-up and he and his six older sisters would give each other makeovers.
Jamie said his life changed for the worse when he went to high school and realised he wasnt like other boys.
He said: I used to kid on that I wasnt well to get out of doing PE, because I felt really uncomfortable about getting changed in front of other boys. Its difficult to explain but I felt I was in the wrong body.
I felt totally out of place like I was neither a boy or a girl and when I looked in the mirror I saw this really ugly boy who was like a stranger to me. +Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens,
None of the boys liked me because I didnt have anything in common with them, so all my pals were girls.
Jamie finally managed to avoid PE for good after joining the school dance class. transgenger girl scout,
He said: I loved it. I felt totally free and used to dance for the family at weddings.
Jamie decided to come out and dress as a girl in public for the first time on Monday, when he returned to Govan High in Glasgow after the festive break. glasgow Govan High School ,
But his brave move backfired and he was sent home.
He insists it was because of the way he dressed but the school maintain it was because of disruptive behaviour.
Jamie says he isnt gay and has even had five girlfriends.
He said: The relationships only lasted a few weeks each, because we were more like friends and it never worked out.
I broke up with my last girlfriend a few months ago. Were still pals now.
Im not gay and Ive never thought about going out with boys. I need time to just be myself and find out who I really am before I can consider anything like that.
Jamie, from Govan, added: I feel more comfortable as a girl because I was ugly as a boy.
When you are a girl, you can put on make-up and dress up to help make yourself look and feel better.
Ive had abuse from boys in the past calling me a poof and making fun of me but I dont care what they say they wont bring me down.
When I was kicked out of school I felt the whole world was against me but Ive had amazing support from family, friends and school pals.
Now the school are also supporting me. It has all worked out for the best.
Parents Alison, 45, and Frank, 50, are standing by him.
His mum said: Jamie has always been a great kid. I never dreamt that he would want to dress like his sisters.
Ive told him I will support him all the way on this because I love him so much and dont want to lose him.
Alison revealed her only son almost died of septicaemia when he was just weeks old.
She said: He is very precious to me because I nearly lost him once before. It was touch and go and he spent eight weeks in hospital fighting for his wee life.
Jamie is looking forward to next week, when he can return to school dressed as a girl.
He said: Im feeling great and more like myself than Ive ever done because Im free to dress as I want to and express how I feel.
Jamie and his mum have been invited to the school on Monday so a support package can be put together for his return.
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: If he wants to continue at school, its important that we put measures in place to accommodate his choice of clothing and that he knows what is expected of him.
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime 1/6250
Odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime 1/6250 - Being struck by lightning can affect a person mentally, physically, emotionally or worse. Lightning Strikes, effects of lightning strike + difficulty with short-term memory + multitasking + irritability , effects of lightning strike + intense headaches, ringing in the ears, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, effects of lightning strike + become irritable and easy to anger, Over the past 30 years, lightning has killed an average of 58 people each year, Odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime + 1/6250, Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year + 1/500,000, U.S. National Park Ranger Roy Sullivan + record for being struck by lightning seven times,
The odds a Mega Millions entry will win the jackpot are 1 in 175,700,000
The odds a Mega Millions entry will win the jackpot are 1 in 175,700,000 - Lottery payoffs can differ depending on the state and the game. Winning the lottery, But for those aiming to try their luck, the Mega Millions prize is where the big money is. The odds a Mega Millions entry will win the jackpot are 1 in 175,700,000 , $390 million won March 6, 2007, The odds a Powerball entry will win the jackpot are 1 in 195,200,000, mistake leads to Mega Millions win in Kentucky,
Calculating Odds
This tragedy inspired us to consider how often things like this occur. costa concordia, We look at the odds of being involved in a deadly storm and other natural disasters, accidents and lucky events. Click through this list of likelihoods to figure out whether you should run in fear or try your hand.
The Jan. 13 Costa Concordia cruise line disaster left several people dead and missing after the ship went off route, hit a reef and ran aground. The captain abandoned ship before everyone was evacuated. It’s unclear how often cruise ships sink. See a list of past incidents. cruise ship disaster, other cruises that have sunk,
As we saw in 2005 with Hurricane Katrina, the force of a hurricane can destroy homes, lives and even an entire city. struck by hurricane, hurricane katrina, +odds of being hit by a hurricane 1 in 2.18,
Although Katrina took place in August, the US may be more likely to get hit by a hurricane in September. What are the odds of your city being hit by a hurricane in September? hurricane katrina new orleans,
Being struck by lightning can affect a person mentally, physically, emotionally or worse. Lightning Strikes, effects of lightning strike + difficulty with short-term memory + multitasking + irritability , effects of lightning strike + intense headaches, ringing in the ears, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, effects of lightning strike + become irritable and easy to anger, Over the past 30 years, lightning has killed an average of 58 people each year, Odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime + 1/6250, Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year + 1/500,000, U.S. National Park Ranger Roy Sullivan + record for being struck by lightning seven times,
A meteorite is an object from space, Meteorite hits, usually made of these materials, that survives impact with the earth's surface. "fireball" + meteorite , "shooting star" + meteorite , meteorites + composed of rock or metallic iron-nickel, odds of being killed by a meteorite i+ about 1 in 700,000, Gerrit Blank + hit by meteorite + Germany, meteorite auctions,
Fans of this suspenseful series may be wary of the dangers of flying. what to do plane crash, But for others, the friendly skies are the only option when it comes to travel. Plane crash, The odds an airplane passenger will be involved in a plane crash in a year are 1 in 10,790,000, Tenerife plane crash claimed the lives of 583 people + March 27, 1977, US Airways Flight 1549 plane crash + all aboard reported safe + 2009,
Selachophobia sufferers and Peter Benchley fans may never wade in the surf. selachophobia, Peter Benchley + author of Jaws, New Smyrna Beach Florida + shark attacks, a person's chance of getting attacked by a shark is 1 in 11.5 million, a person's chance of getting killed by a shark is less than 1 in 264.1 million,
Getting a royal flush in five-card poker will earn you ultimate bragging rights. Watch it happen. ace + king+ queen + jack + 10 + royal flush, odds of drawing a royal flush are 1 in 649,740, gambling,
Lottery payoffs can differ depending on the state and the game. Winning the lottery, But for those aiming to try their luck, the Mega Millions prize is where the big money is. The odds a Mega Millions entry will win the jackpot are 1 in 175,700,000 , $390 million won March 6, 2007, The odds a Powerball entry will win the jackpot are 1 in 195,200,000, mistake leads to Mega Millions win in Kentucky,
We all know the safety tips that help you arrive alive: buckle up for safety, Car Accidents, Don't Drive Drunk + Stevie Wonder, don't drive drunk, minimize distractions. But sometimes tragedy strikes. Oprah + campaign against distracted driving, +1 in 84 odds of dying in a car accident, drivers in southern states dying in higher-than-acceptable numbers + CDC, Auto accidents cost each American more than $1,000 a year + 2008 study,
For superstitious types, the four-leaf clover can help ward off bad omens, Oxalis tetraphylla + four leaf clover, or help find these good ones. Oxalis tetraphylla + four leaf clover, Four-leaf clover + can help you see fairies, odds of finding a four-leaf clover are 1/10,000, Edward Martin has found 160,000 four-leaf clovers,
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but for a unique gift, Pinctada + pearl oyster, a pearl-filled Pinctada is hard to beat. Pearl in an oyster, odds that an oyster will hold a pearl are 1 in 12,000, Pearls are formed inside the shell of certain mollusks as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening irritant, saltwater + freshwater pearls,
Having twins can mean double the trouble, double the noise and double the parental pride when they're successful. Giving birth to twins, identical + fraternal twins, Ronnie and Reggie Kray + British organized crime, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, twins Kim and Kelley Deal + The Breeders, The odds a baby will be part of a twin delivery are 1 in 31.1, famous hollywood twins,
Factors affecting divorce run the gamut -- whether it's money squabbles, irreconcilable differences or headline-grabbing reasons such as this one. schwarzenegger shriver split, schwarzenegger love child, 3.4 per 1,000 population + divorce statistics, Marriage calculator + divorce odds, Rupert Murdoch's divorce from Anna Murdoch + $1.7 billion settlement,
The Federal Trade Commission estimates this many Americans have their personal info stolen each year. Thieves can strike in public or online. federal trade commission, The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. , "shoulder surfing" + identity theft, spam + identity theft, 200 to 1 + odds of having your identity stolen, Deter, Detect, Defend + FTC tips on identity theft,
If only all tornadoes were about ruby slippers and Emerald Cities. Alas, Killer tornadoes , twisters can be deadly business, 2011 tornado outbreak, as we have seen with the recent destruction of the April and May outbreaks. +1-in-60,000 + odds of being killed by a tornado,
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Babies Lip reading
It happens during that magical stage when a baby's babbling gradually changes from gibberish into syllables and eventually into that first "mama" or "dada."
Florida scientists discovered that starting around age 6 months, babies lip reading six months, babies begin shifting from the intent eye gaze of early infancy to studying mouths when people talk to them.
"The baby in order to imitate you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that particular sound they're hearing," explains developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who led the study being published Monday. "It's an incredibly complex process." babies lip reading,
Apparently it doesn't take them too long to absorb the movements that match basic sounds. By their first birthdays, babies start shifting back to look you in the eye again — unless they hear the unfamiliar sounds of a foreign language. Then, they stick with lip-reading a bit longer.
"It's a pretty intriguing finding," says University of Iowa psychology professor Bob McMurray, who also studies speech development. The babies "know what they need to know about, and they're able to deploy their attention to what's important at that point in development."
The new research appears in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It offers more evidence that quality face-time with your tot is very important for speech development — more than, say, turning on the latest baby DVD. babies lip reading six months,
It also begs the question of whether babies who turn out to have developmental disorders, including autism, learn to speak the same way, or if they show differences that just might provide an early warning sign.
Unraveling how babies learn to speak isn't merely a curiosity. Neuroscientists want to know how to encourage that process, especially if it doesn't seem to be happening on time. Plus, it helps them understand how the brain wires itself early in life for learning all kinds of things.
Those coos of early infancy start changing around age 6 months, growing into the syllables of the baby's native language until the first word emerges, usually just before age 1.
A lot of research has centered on the audio side. That sing-song speech that parents intuitively use? Scientists know the pitch attracts babies' attention, and the rhythm exaggerates key sounds. Other studies have shown that babies who are best at distinguishing between vowel sounds like "ah" and "ee" shortly before their first birthday wind up with better vocabularies and pre-reading skills by kindergarten.
But scientists have long known that babies also look to speakers' faces for important social cues about what they're hearing. Just like adults, they're drawn to the eyes, which convey important nonverbal messages like the emotion connected to words and where to direct attention.
Lewkowicz went a step further, wondering whether babies look to the lips for cues as well, sort of like how adults lip-read to decipher what someone's saying at a noisy party.
So he and doctoral student Amy Hansen-Tift tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them at ages 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months.
How? They showed videos of a woman speaking in English or Spanish to babies of English speakers. A gadget mounted on a soft headband tracked where each baby was focusing his or her gaze and for how long.
They found a dramatic shift in attention: When the speaker used English, the 4-month-olds gazed mostly into her eyes. The 6-month-olds spent equal amounts of time looking at the eyes and the mouth. The 8- and 10-month-olds studied mostly the mouth.
At 12 months, attention started shifting back toward the speaker's eyes.
It makes sense that at 6 months, babies begin observing lip movement, Lewkowicz says, because that's about the time babies' brains gain the ability to control their attention rather than automatically look toward noise.
But what happened when these babies accustomed to English heard Spanish? The 12-month-olds studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. They needed the extra information to decipher the unfamiliar sounds.
That fits with research into bilingualism that shows babies' brains fine-tune themselves to start distinguishing the sounds of their native language over other languages in the first year of life. That's one reason it's easier for babies to become bilingual than older children or adults.
But the continued lip-reading shows the 1-year-olds clearly still "are primed for learning," McMurray says.
Babies are so hard to study that this is "a fairly heroic data set," says Duke University cognitive neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum, who found the research so compelling that he wants to know more.
Are the babies who start to shift their gaze back to the eyes a bit earlier better learners, or impatient to their own detriment? What happens with a foreign language after 12 months?
Lewkowicz is continuing his studies of typically developing babies. He theorizes that there may be different patterns in children at risk of autism, something autism experts caution would be hard to prove.
Source: yahoo
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Glasgow Govan High School
Glasgow Govan High School , The sixth-former won his battle to return to school this week, after claims that he was excluded for dressing as a girl. jaime love govan school, +Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens, Glasgow Govan High School ,
And now Jamie, 17, has opened his heart to reveal how he turned from an ordinary schoolboy into a proud cross-dresser. glasgow Govan High School ,
At first, he was like any other little boy who loved motorbikes and toy cars. But as he grew older, Jamie began playing with his sister Michaelas Barbie dolls. +Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens, glasgow Govan High School ,
He also experimented with make-up and he and his six older sisters would give each other makeovers.
Jamie said his life changed for the worse when he went to high school and realised he wasnt like other boys.
He said: I used to kid on that I wasnt well to get out of doing PE, because I felt really uncomfortable about getting changed in front of other boys. Its difficult to explain but I felt I was in the wrong body.
I felt totally out of place like I was neither a boy or a girl and when I looked in the mirror I saw this really ugly boy who was like a stranger to me. +Transgender Teens - Important information for Transgender Teens,
None of the boys liked me because I didnt have anything in common with them, so all my pals were girls.
Jamie finally managed to avoid PE for good after joining the school dance class. transgenger girl scout,
He said: I loved it. I felt totally free and used to dance for the family at weddings. Glasgow Govan High School ,
Jamie decided to come out and dress as a girl in public for the first time on Monday, when he returned to Govan High in Glasgow after the festive break. glasgow Govan High School ,
But his brave move backfired and he was sent home.
He insists it was because of the way he dressed but the school maintain it was because of disruptive behaviour.
Jamie says he isnt gay and has even had five girlfriends.
He said: The relationships only lasted a few weeks each, because we were more like friends and it never worked out.
I broke up with my last girlfriend a few months ago. Were still pals now.
Im not gay and Ive never thought about going out with boys. I need time to just be myself and find out who I really am before I can consider anything like that.
Jamie, from Govan, added: I feel more comfortable as a girl because I was ugly as a boy.
When you are a girl, you can put on make-up and dress up to help make yourself look and feel better.
Ive had abuse from boys in the past calling me a poof and making fun of me but I dont care what they say they wont bring me down.
When I was kicked out of school I felt the whole world was against me but Ive had amazing support from family, friends and school pals.
Now the school are also supporting me. It has all worked out for the best.
Parents Alison, 45, and Frank, 50, are standing by him.
His mum said: Jamie has always been a great kid. I never dreamt that he would want to dress like his sisters.
Ive told him I will support him all the way on this because I love him so much and dont want to lose him.
Alison revealed her only son almost died of septicaemia when he was just weeks old.
She said: He is very precious to me because I nearly lost him once before. It was touch and go and he spent eight weeks in hospital fighting for his wee life.
Jamie is looking forward to next week, when he can return to school dressed as a girl.
He said: Im feeling great and more like myself than Ive ever done because Im free to dress as I want to and express how I feel.
Jamie and his mum have been invited to the school on Monday so a support package can be put together for his return.
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: If he wants to continue at school, its important that we put measures in place to accommodate his choice of clothing and that he knows what is expected of him.
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