Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Why Do Good? Brain Study Offers Clues
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Why Do Good? Brain Study Offers Clues
People may not perform selfless acts just for an emotional reward, a new brain study suggests. Instead, they may do good because they're acutely tuned into the needs and actions of others.
Scientists say a piece of the brain linked to perceiving others' intentions shows more activity in unselfish vs. selfish types.
"Perhaps altruism did not grow out of a warm-glow feeling of doing good for others, but out of the simple recognition that that thing over there is a person that has intentions and goals. And therefore, I might want to treat them like I might want them to treat myself," explained study author Scott Huettel, an associate professor of psychology at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, N.C.
For decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have puzzled over the tendency of humans to engage in altruistic acts -- defined by Huettel's group as acts "that intentionally benefit another organism, incur no direct personal benefit, and sometimes bear a personal cost." more
Why Do Good? Brain Study Offers Clues
People may not perform selfless acts just for an emotional reward, a new brain study suggests. Instead, they may do good because they're acutely tuned into the needs and actions of others.
Scientists say a piece of the brain linked to perceiving others' intentions shows more activity in unselfish vs. selfish types.
"Perhaps altruism did not grow out of a warm-glow feeling of doing good for others, but out of the simple recognition that that thing over there is a person that has intentions and goals. And therefore, I might want to treat them like I might want them to treat myself," explained study author Scott Huettel, an associate professor of psychology at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, N.C.
For decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have puzzled over the tendency of humans to engage in altruistic acts -- defined by Huettel's group as acts "that intentionally benefit another organism, incur no direct personal benefit, and sometimes bear a personal cost." more
Books for World Peace
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Greece teacher using books to form a link with Ethiopia
If all goes well, Alicia Van Borssum of Hilton will be in Ethiopia this summer showing teachers and librarians there about using wordless picture books for language learning and literacy.
And she won't just be talking about books; she will also be bringing books to Ethiopia, a poverty stricken country with a high illiteracy rate.
Her time in that East African country will be the culmination of months of work and fundraising, of talking with students and teachers here as well as with civic groups.
Van Borssum, a teacher of English to speakers of other languages in the Greece school district, hopes that her efforts will bring the joys and power of reading to children in very tough circumstances.
"It's no big idea," she says with a laugh. "It's just peace on Earth is what I'm after."
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Books for World Peace
Greece teacher using books to form a link with Ethiopia
If all goes well, Alicia Van Borssum of Hilton will be in Ethiopia this summer showing teachers and librarians there about using wordless picture books for language learning and literacy.
And she won't just be talking about books; she will also be bringing books to Ethiopia, a poverty stricken country with a high illiteracy rate.
Her time in that East African country will be the culmination of months of work and fundraising, of talking with students and teachers here as well as with civic groups.
Van Borssum, a teacher of English to speakers of other languages in the Greece school district, hopes that her efforts will bring the joys and power of reading to children in very tough circumstances.
"It's no big idea," she says with a laugh. "It's just peace on Earth is what I'm after."
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Physician puts money where mouth is on weight-loss assistance
One of the hardest-working men in medicine is coming up with new encores to inspire people to lose weight.
Dr. James Brown recently gave his second $1,000 check to a winning weight-loss team, has started a weekly radio show and continues to urge others to cook at home rather than stop at fast-food restaurants the way he used to before dropping 75 pounds.
Brown is going strong. more
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Bingo player says the game beats twiddling thumbs all day
Bingo is more than just a casual pastime for people such as Margaret Martyn. For bingo hall regulars such as her, it's a lifestyle. Martyn, 78, visits Carnival Bingo up to five times per week. She explained that seniors like her, who have some health problems, it's a good place for an outing. "I can't sit and twiddle my thumbs all day," she said. Though Martyn spends about $30 per day on bingo, she wins some back at least once per week. In fact, she won $400 twice last summer.
Bingo player says the game beats twiddling thumbs all day
Bingo is more than just a casual pastime for people such as Margaret Martyn. For bingo hall regulars such as her, it's a lifestyle. Martyn, 78, visits Carnival Bingo up to five times per week. She explained that seniors like her, who have some health problems, it's a good place for an outing. "I can't sit and twiddle my thumbs all day," she said. Though Martyn spends about $30 per day on bingo, she wins some back at least once per week. In fact, she won $400 twice last summer.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
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Happy Valentines Special Gifts for our Troops
For the second year in a row, soldiers serving in Iraq will receive special Valentine's Day gifts from Pennsylvania.
Volunteers in York County packed boxes full of goodies to send to the troops.
The York-based nonprofit group SOAR, which stands for Support Our American Recruits, sends the gifts for Valentine's Day because it reminds the troops that people are still thinking of them after the holidays.
"I enjoy doing it because I know it puts a smile on their face to know that someone is thinking about them," said Becky Bair who runs the York-based group.
Some of the goodies were donated, but SOAR also raised $3,000 that went toward buying the snacks.
SOAR expects to supply valentines treats to about 1,000 soldiers.
Happy Valentines Special Gifts for our Troops
For the second year in a row, soldiers serving in Iraq will receive special Valentine's Day gifts from Pennsylvania.
Volunteers in York County packed boxes full of goodies to send to the troops.
The York-based nonprofit group SOAR, which stands for Support Our American Recruits, sends the gifts for Valentine's Day because it reminds the troops that people are still thinking of them after the holidays.
"I enjoy doing it because I know it puts a smile on their face to know that someone is thinking about them," said Becky Bair who runs the York-based group.
Some of the goodies were donated, but SOAR also raised $3,000 that went toward buying the snacks.
SOAR expects to supply valentines treats to about 1,000 soldiers.
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Nurse Faye chooses humor as a way of life
With her belief that laughter is indeed the best medicine, registered nurse Faye Little entertains local audiences with her astute observations on the humor in life.
She calls herself a “humorist,” explaining that the difference between a humorist and a comedian is that “the stories I tell really happen. I don’t make anything up.”
Growing up on a farm, Little said she found plenty of reasons to laugh.
“A farm is a good environment for humor,” she said. “If a pane was broken in a window, we stuffed a pillow in it. Nowadays that is called a ‘window treatment.’”
Nurse Faye chooses humor as a way of life
With her belief that laughter is indeed the best medicine, registered nurse Faye Little entertains local audiences with her astute observations on the humor in life.
She calls herself a “humorist,” explaining that the difference between a humorist and a comedian is that “the stories I tell really happen. I don’t make anything up.”
Growing up on a farm, Little said she found plenty of reasons to laugh.
“A farm is a good environment for humor,” she said. “If a pane was broken in a window, we stuffed a pillow in it. Nowadays that is called a ‘window treatment.’”
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Teacher Eagerly Eyeing Classroom in Space
Texas schoolteacher Barbara Morgan is eagerly anticipating taking her teaching skills into space as a crew member of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour.
Looking past the tragedy of the last teacher-astronaut, Christa McAuliffe of the doomed shuttle Challenger, Morgan remains optimistic about the planned June 28 launch of the Endeavour, the Houston Chronicle said.
In anything you do, you weigh the risks, the 55-year-old said. There are positives and negatives.
Teacher Eagerly Eyeing Classroom in Space
Texas schoolteacher Barbara Morgan is eagerly anticipating taking her teaching skills into space as a crew member of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour.
Looking past the tragedy of the last teacher-astronaut, Christa McAuliffe of the doomed shuttle Challenger, Morgan remains optimistic about the planned June 28 launch of the Endeavour, the Houston Chronicle said.
In anything you do, you weigh the risks, the 55-year-old said. There are positives and negatives.
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Bandannas honor memory of friend, benefit others
Student who died of cancer inspires pals to help other kids
Logan Nunez was diagnosed with medulloblastoma - a common childhood brain tumor - a week before Christmas.
Logan's friends and other students at Hartford Middle School - a close-knit group of 100 sixth-graders - found a way to remember their classmate and help other children undergoing similar treatments: The students have been collecting bandannas for children at Des Moines' Blank Children's Hospital undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Bandannas honor memory of friend, benefit others
Student who died of cancer inspires pals to help other kids
Logan Nunez was diagnosed with medulloblastoma - a common childhood brain tumor - a week before Christmas.
Logan's friends and other students at Hartford Middle School - a close-knit group of 100 sixth-graders - found a way to remember their classmate and help other children undergoing similar treatments: The students have been collecting bandannas for children at Des Moines' Blank Children's Hospital undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
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A monthly Village Square Conference Center in Clarksburg event draws hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people from across the country. "Back in October, I won $31,494," says Doreen Snelsire of Pittsburgh. Snelsire comes prepared -- bingo cards in hand, a family picture by her side and, of course, her lucky rock. "I have no other addiction!" she says. During the busy summer months, Big Bucks Bingo pays out $100,000 a day.
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A monthly Village Square Conference Center in Clarksburg event draws hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people from across the country. "Back in October, I won $31,494," says Doreen Snelsire of Pittsburgh. Snelsire comes prepared -- bingo cards in hand, a family picture by her side and, of course, her lucky rock. "I have no other addiction!" she says. During the busy summer months, Big Bucks Bingo pays out $100,000 a day.
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A new survey reports that millions of New Englanders who visit Connecticut's two tribal casinos consider the trips mini-vacations. That means they're spending on more than just the slot machines, poker chips and bingo bets. According to the study, it’s translating into millions spent for lodging, entertainment, shopping and food, according to the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
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A new survey reports that millions of New Englanders who visit Connecticut's two tribal casinos consider the trips mini-vacations. That means they're spending on more than just the slot machines, poker chips and bingo bets. According to the study, it’s translating into millions spent for lodging, entertainment, shopping and food, according to the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
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What can stop a bingo game? Not much - not even a robbery.
Around 6:45 p.m. Monday, a man with a hooded sweat shirt pulled over his face walked into American Legion Post 19, 415 N. 13th St., New Brighton, grabbed a tray of bingo money and ran back out the door, New Brighton Area police said. The man didn't produce any weapon and didn't say anything, police said. Bob Mugwit said the robbery didn't stop the games. He said a lot of people were excited, but after the police arrived and everyone calmed down, they resumed play. "Does anything stop bingo games?" he asked with a laugh.
What can stop a bingo game? Not much - not even a robbery.
Around 6:45 p.m. Monday, a man with a hooded sweat shirt pulled over his face walked into American Legion Post 19, 415 N. 13th St., New Brighton, grabbed a tray of bingo money and ran back out the door, New Brighton Area police said. The man didn't produce any weapon and didn't say anything, police said. Bob Mugwit said the robbery didn't stop the games. He said a lot of people were excited, but after the police arrived and everyone calmed down, they resumed play. "Does anything stop bingo games?" he asked with a laugh.
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Bingo hall robber accused in court
A TEENAGER accused of tying up his mother during a robbery at a bingo hall where she was a cleaner has made his first appearance at court. Colin Chapman,18, formerly of Eccleston Road, South Shore, now of no fixed address, is charged with robbing Apollo Bingo on Waterloo Road where he also worked as a cleaner, of an unknown amount of cash. The offence is alleged to have taken place on October 28 last year. Chapman was refused bail by Blackpool Magistrates and remanded in custody to appear at Preston Crown Court on May 10.
Bingo hall robber accused in court
A TEENAGER accused of tying up his mother during a robbery at a bingo hall where she was a cleaner has made his first appearance at court. Colin Chapman,18, formerly of Eccleston Road, South Shore, now of no fixed address, is charged with robbing Apollo Bingo on Waterloo Road where he also worked as a cleaner, of an unknown amount of cash. The offence is alleged to have taken place on October 28 last year. Chapman was refused bail by Blackpool Magistrates and remanded in custody to appear at Preston Crown Court on May 10.
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Drinking and dabbing Bingo hall operators wary of being allowed to sell liquor
Coming soon to a bingo hall near you -- a long, tall cool one to park beside your purple dabber and lucky charms. Starting February, bingo hall operators in Ontario will get the chance to bring another vice into their gambling dens with a pilot project allowing them to apply for liquor licences. A spokesman for the Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission said bingo halls have been taking it on the chin for years and need help competing with casinos.
Drinking and dabbing Bingo hall operators wary of being allowed to sell liquor
Coming soon to a bingo hall near you -- a long, tall cool one to park beside your purple dabber and lucky charms. Starting February, bingo hall operators in Ontario will get the chance to bring another vice into their gambling dens with a pilot project allowing them to apply for liquor licences. A spokesman for the Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission said bingo halls have been taking it on the chin for years and need help competing with casinos.
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Grandma sentenced to three years for running drugs
A 62-year-old Douglas grandmother who a prosecutor accused of running drugs to pay for her out-of-control bingo habit was sentenced Friday to three years in prison and fined $150,000. Leticia Villareal Garcia was arrested in February 2005 when Arizona Department of Public Safety officers, acting on a tip from an informant, stopped her car near Bisbee and found 214 pounds of marijuana hidden in the trunk.
Grandma sentenced to three years for running drugs
A 62-year-old Douglas grandmother who a prosecutor accused of running drugs to pay for her out-of-control bingo habit was sentenced Friday to three years in prison and fined $150,000. Leticia Villareal Garcia was arrested in February 2005 when Arizona Department of Public Safety officers, acting on a tip from an informant, stopped her car near Bisbee and found 214 pounds of marijuana hidden in the trunk.
