Archive for October, 2011
India’s inaugural F1 race: speeding past the poor
By Alistair Scrutton SALARPUR, India | Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:35am EDT SALARPUR, India (Reuters) – India will hold its first Grand Prix this weekend – a glitzy coming-out party for an emerging economic juggernaut that is lost on villagers like Meera, standing by a fetid pond near the brand new Formula One race track [...]
Common Sense Media Research Documents Media Use Among Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
Proliferation of digital media use among the very young; infants and toddlers spending twice as much time with screen media as books SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digital media has become a regular part of the media diet of children ages 0 to 8, with four in 10 2- to 4-year-olds and half (52%) of 5- to 8-year-olds [...]
New app aims to reduce stress with slow breathing
By Natasha Baker TOKYO | Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:40pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) – Want to reduce stress and improve mental focus? A new app that promotes slow breathing may help. Called MyCalmBeat, the app uses a heart rate monitor that attaches to the ear to detect a person’s optimal breathing rate, or resonant frequency, [...]
Australia’s republican female PM backs royal succession changes
PERTH, Australia | Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:14am EDT PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the nation’s first female leader and a staunch republican, on Monday backed moves to end 300 years of discrimination against royal daughters becoming heirs to the British throne. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron wants to end rules [...]
Marine Corps Marathon magnet for first-timers
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:28am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Jennifer Plasse got back in good enough shape to enter her first marathon, she chose to run it with the U.S. Marines and she wasn’t alone. Also known as the People’s Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) has [...]
