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Active Social Life May Delay Memory Loss Among US Elderly Population

Active Social Life May Delay Memory Loss Among US Elderly Population: "One of the features of aging is memory loss, which can have devastating effects on the quality of life among older people. In a new study, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found evidence that elderly people in the U.S. who have an active social life may have a slower rate of memory decline."

The Villages Daily Sun

The Villages Daily Sun: "Members of the Villages Amateur Radio Club were there to show how communications problems during power outages can be mitigated by the use of ham radios.

“When there’s an emergency and you lose power, you usually lose all phone service,” said Ed Crowell, secretary of the club and Village of Glenbrook resident. “Your cell phone service especially, because everyone gets on the phone. The subscriber can only hold 17 percent of its users at a time, so the cell phone tower shuts off its automatic cell phone switch. You need a radio to send a message over long distances.”

Crowell said the radios can last for years, and showed one he’s had for 10 years."

Newport News-Times: Crash in downtown Newport knocks out power Friday

Newport News-Times: Crash in downtown Newport knocks out power Friday: "Witnesses at the scene identified the operator of a maroon colored Dodge Durango as the person who caused the accident. Officers were told that this driver had been headed south at speeds estimated between 65 and 70 miles per hour, passing other vehicles on the right. The Durango suddenly veered off the road just south of NW 16th Street, struck utility poles, fire hydrants, signs and other objects, and then flipped onto its top. The vehicle reportedly spun in circles while crossing the width of the highway, striking another car and then hitting the opposite curb and flipping back onto its wheels before coming to a stop in front of the Gold Chevrolet dealership."

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fossil reveals oldest live birth

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fossil reveals oldest live birth: "A fossil fish uncovered in Australia is the oldest-known example of a mother giving birth to live young, scientists have reported in the journal Nature.

The 380 million-year-old specimen has been preserved with an embryo still attached by its umbilical cord.

The find, reported in Nature, pushes back the emergence of this reproductive strategy by some 200 million years."

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Massive diamond under the hammer

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Massive diamond under the hammer: "A 101.27 carat diamond, the size of a ping pong ball, has been sold at auction in Hong Kong for more than $6m (�3m).

The stone is the largest colourless diamond to appear at auction in 18 years, says auction house Christie's.

Set in a tiara, the diamond is one of only four colourless diamonds of over 100 carats to have come up for sale.

The auction was the biggest jewellery sale ever conducted by Christie's in terms of value."

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Groucho Marx

"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough."

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Doug Larson

"Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks."

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Doug Larson

"Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks."

Crowds Adore Cuddly Seal on Oregon Coast

Crowds Adore Cuddly Seal on Oregon Coast: "his seal, like a few others that have shown up recently, should be left alone.
Photo Seaside Aquarium

Boothe said seal pups are often found resting on shore while their mothers are hunting for food nearby. This is a normal occurrence and you must leave them alone. It's usually just a matter of time before the mother seal shows up to reclaim her young. They can be left alone for days at a time.

Like any baby, they just need to sleep a lot, and that’s all they’re doing. Well-meaning members of the public misinterpret the situation and try to “rescue” them by taking them away. But that’s the last thing they need."

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Gas guzzlers are thinking twice: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.

Gas guzzlers are thinking twice: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.: "“We actually have seen an increase in people donating their larger cars, their V8s, their gas hogs,” he said. “We also find that less people are buying them. I have some beautiful, nice, bigger cars donated, but nobody wants to pay to feed them anymore, I guess.”

In recent weeks, St. Vincent has taken in at least four or five boats, and about the same number of RVs, Harvey said.

High fuel prices are affecting the charity in other ways. Last year, after thieves siphoned gas from some cars and trucks on the lot, St. Vincent installed locking gas caps, Harvey said.

In January, it started charging $15 for home pick-ups."

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Coming Soon.. To a Pump Near You?

Traffic Stops Over Gas Prices - washingtonpost.com: "The truckers, who eventually delivered a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office at 10 Downing Street, were protesting as Britain's national average pump price for diesel hit the equivalent of $9.56 a gallon and regular unleaded hit $8.61 a gallon, according to the Automobile Association."

Real national disaster is lack of preparation | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Real national disaster is lack of preparation | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Even after Sept. 11, 2001, even after Hurricane Katrina, a Red Cross survey last year found that 93 percent of Americans aren't prepared for a major calamity — a natural disaster, a pandemic or a terrorist attack. This is troubling, because the more prepared a population is, the more effective the response to and recovery from a catastrophe will be.

In the weeks after 9/11, my worried wife asked me, 'What should we be doing?' We lived directly across the street from the Manhattan hospital where a woman had just died from anthrax exposure; I worked only a couple of blocks from the World Trade Center.

Initially, I thought that the answer to her question would be pretty straightforward. But 6 and 1/2 years later, I'm still trying to pin it down.

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