Tropical Cyclone Yasi has continued moving through inland Queensland, Australia and has weakened to a tropical depression today. NASA and JAXA's TRMM satellite passed over Yasi as it continued to drop moderate to heavy rainfall. On February 3 at 0300 UTC (Feb. 2 at 10 p.m. EST/1 p.m. Australia local time) Tropical cyclone Yasi continued over land as a tropical storm. Yasi's maximum sustained winds were near 60 knots (69 mph/111 kmh). It was moving west-southwest near 20 knots/23 mph/37 kmh). It was located about 200 miles (321 km) southwest of Cairns, Australia near ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The pediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary heart valve without open-heart surgery. To date, four patients have received the landmark valve in the OHSU Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Lab. All reported immediate improvement in their energy level and stamina. The device, called the Medtronic Melody® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve, recently was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Growing up poor increases a person's likelihood of health problems as an adult, but a new study led by a Cornell University environmental psychologist shows that being raised in a tight-knit community can help offset this disadvantage of poverty. The study, "Loosening the Link Between Childhood Poverty and Adolescent Smoking and Obesity : The Protective Effects of Social Capital" published in the January 2011 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Psychological Science, found that poor adolescents who live in communities with more social cohesiveness are ...

Being successful in school requires a combination of social, emotional, and academic competencies. A new analysis of more than 200 school-based social and emotional learning programs has found that such programs improve students' attitudes and behaviors, and in some cases, even boost academic performance. The study appears in the January/February issue of the journal, Child Development. It was conducted by researchers at Loyola University Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. In the first large-scale meta-analysis of school programs that enhance students' ...

The amount of time families spend eating meals together has been linked to the health and well-being of children and teens, with families who eat together regularly reporting declines in substance abuse, eating disorders, and unhealthy weight in their children. Now, a new study that looks at children with asthma has found that the quality of family interactions during mealtime affected the children's health. The study appears in the January/February issue of the journal, Child Development. It was conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ...

Many teens work part-time during the school year, and in the current economic climate, more youths may take jobs to help out with family finances. But caution is advised: Among high school students, working more than 20 hours a week during the school year can lead to academic and behavior problems. That's the finding of a new study by researchers at the University of Washington, University of Virginia, and Temple University. It appears in the January/February issue of the journal, Child Development. In a reanalysis of longitudinal data collected in the late 1980s, researchers ...

Childhood obesity in the United States has more than tripled in the past three decades, and prior research has linked maternal employment to children's body mass index (BMI), a measure of their weight-for-height. A new study in the January/February issue of the journal Child Development has found that children's BMI rose the more years their mothers worked over their children's lifetimes. Researchers at American University, Cornell University, and the University of Chicago used longitudinal information from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, which was ...

The Child-Parent Center (CPC) early education program is a large-scale, federally funded intervention providing services for disadvantaged 3- to 9-year-olds in Chicago. A new cost-benefit analysis of the program has found that benefits exceeded costs in a number of areas, including increased earnings and savings. The longitudinal analysis appears in the January/February issue of Child Development, the journal of the Society for Research in Child Development. It was done by researchers at the University of Minnesota, and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. "Our ...

Decades of research have demonstrated the importance of the resources in children's homes and the benefits of high-quality interactions with parents in supporting healthy development. High-quality child care plays a similar, albeit less powerful, role. Children who come from more difficult home environments and have lower-quality child care have more social and emotional problems, but high-quality child care may help make up for their home environments. Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at the University of Denver, Georgetown University, American University, ...

ATLANTA, February 4, 2011—A new American Cancer Society report says cancers associated with lifestyles and behaviors related to economic development, including lung, breast, and colorectal cancers, will continue to rise in developing countries if preventive measures are not widely applied. The finding comes from the second edition of Global Cancer Facts & Figures and its academic publication, Global Cancer Statistics, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Both publications are being released on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, 2011. The latest edition of Global Cancer ...

For every $1 invested in a Chicago early childhood education program, nearly $11 is projected to return to society over the children's lifetimes -- equivalent to an 18 percent annual return on program investment, according to a study led by University of Minnesota professor of child development Arthur Reynolds in the College of Education and Human Development. For the analysis, Reynolds and other researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the Chicago Public Schools' federally funded Child Parent Centers (CPCs) established in 1967. Their work represents the first long-term ...

MADISON - By coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer leukemia in the laboratory dish. "This is the first successful reprogramming of blood cells obtained from a patient with leukemia," says University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell researcher Igor Slukvin, who directed a study aimed at generating all-purpose stem cells from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood. "We were able to turn the diseased cells back into pluripotent stem ...

I would have retired to Costa Rica in luxury years ago if I had a dollar every time a teacher got this one wrong on a student's report card. Johnny is a well-behaved child. Correct. Johnny is a well behaved child. Wrong. Johnny is well behaved. Correct. Johnny is well-behaved. Wrong. As a general rule of thumb, hyphenating with the adverb well depends on its place in the sentence - does it come before or after the noun? If before, hyphenate, if after, don't! Similarly: It was a well-built house. He produced a well-written article. BUT The house ...

Compliance Cartoons has been selected as a semifinalist for "Outstanding Startup Business" in a regional competition among technology-inspired companies. As a provider of fun, creative, 5-10 minute learning interactions, Compliance Cartoons is changing the way companies approach ethics and compliance learning. The TechColumbus Innovation Awards recognizes companies that have "imagined, inspired and ignited" technology and innovation in central Ohio. Award nominees are recognized for their outstanding achievements in technology leadership and innovation. From hundreds ...

Poacher Come gamekeeper SEO Company SEOTastic has just launched its new website http://www.seotastic.co.uk.... with a twist Manchester based SEO Company SEOTastic has just launched its brand new website. It's MD, Damian Qualter states" We are really excited about our new site - we have been working really hard over the last 3 months putting together the finishing touches to it and it's ready to launch! I'm sure every day we read about new sites being launched but we hope we are a little different to the norm" Damian Qualter already runs several successful websites and ...

The Web Log Explorer is a powerful log analyzer generates reports of any kind and displays them. The system of filters provides the ability to carry out deep analysis of visitor activity. It gives you activity statistics, file access statistics, and information about referring pages, search engines, errors, visitor countries, referring sites , you will get complete information about search words and phrases and more. The flexible system of filters provides an ability to carry out deep analysis of the visitors' activity. For example you can get information about visitors ...

BookWhirl.com, one of the leaders of the book marketing industry, proudly announces the start of The Bundles of Love, a two-month valentine promo that gives away free poster, a choice of bookmark or business card designs, and a 7-page e-book teaser for every self-published author's book marketing campaign. The valentine promo runs will run from February 3 until March 31, 2011. The Bundles of Love Promo is applicable to all clients who have availed any of BookWhirl.com's book marketing services plus the Social Media Book Advertisement Service. "We have always believed ...

Center for Health Science (http://www.CenterForHealthScience.com), Dr. David Reinhardt of CenterforHealthScience.com has now joined multiple social networking sites to increase customer interaction on the internet. Now customers can find Dr. Reinhardt on multiple web sites other than his business page; such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, forums, and blogs. There will be informative live news, up-to-date articles, fresh videos, and much more to inform people of the science behind alternatives dangerous pharmaceuticals. Putting a face behind an e-commerce company is ...

Fort Myers Title Insurance Company, Winged Foot Title will be sponsoring upcoming "Movie Under the Stars" events at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers. The outdoor movie night events will feature free, family-friendly movies, displayed on a giant inflatable screen. Movie-goers can enjoy the show from chairs or blankets on the lawn, while sitting under the stars. "We enjoy doing our part to support the community in many capacities," said Chris Black, owner of Winged Foot Title. "Although we are involved in a variety of organizations and events, the "Movie Under the ...

PureandHealthy by Nu-ture provides its valued customers with a prize-winning range of the most natural, pure, and healthy Dietary Supplements and Personal Care products on the market. To make it even simpler for shoppers to try out our offerings, PureandHealthy is launching a wonderful new social media-driven initiative that inspires consumers to spread the gospel about PureandHealthy on Twitter. In exchange, each consumer will be granted a $10 Coupon redeemable at the PureandHealthy by Nu-ture online storefront at http://www.pureandhealthy.com/store. "When you have ...

On February 11, spiritual mentor and author of "Sacred Truths" Tambra Harck and co-host Stephanie Marie Beeby will host "The Emergent Women Event: It Is Time" at the Scottish Rite Center on Lake Merritt, 1547 Lakeside Drive Oakland, Calif. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Spiritually minded and conscious women entrepreneurs and leaders are invited to join them for a day of interactive learning, networking and accessing your feminine power to build your business. Harck, a Northern California native and ordained minister, uses her soulful, warm and insightful methods and 20 years ...

AudioMicro, which offers the world's largest collection of user-generated royalty free music and sound effects, announced today that it has received an equity investment from Fotolia, Europe's leading micro stock photo site. Existing investor DFJ Frontier, a West Coast seed and early-stage investor, also participated in the financing, which totaled $750,000. In connection with the financing, Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and chief executive officer of Fotolia, has joined AudioMicro's board of directors. Fotolia and AudioMicro intend to collaborate on new projects, each ...

Meet a Scientologist (http://www.scientology.org): The Adrienne Burton story where Burton talks about the promise life holds is now featured on the new Scientology Video Channel along with over 200 other profiles. In a video featured on the new Scientology Video Channel Burton shares her views on helping others and the adventure of creating her own future. The Dallas native, who has lived in Clearwater, Florida, for the past 12 years, says what's important to her is friends, family, personal integrity, helping people and having fun. Fun includes learning a new ...

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, will showcase its innovation in technology that supports accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical home models (PCMH) with a comprehensive presence at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HiMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition. The event will be held February 20-24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. At HiMSS, MEDecision will illustrate that although electronic medical records are essential to PCMH and ACO models, they ...

Creative Brand Communications (CBC) has launched a new website for Scranton, Pennsylvania-based Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, at http://www.bankatfidelity.com. "Customers of Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank know the bank provides a unique and distinct brand experience—everything from the way a customer is greeted to the locally roasted coffee that is served," says Jeff Stephens, Creative Brand Communications founder and CEO. "Our goal was to take the spirit of this brand experience, and translate it onto the web using the unique opportunities the Internet offers, ...