Month: June 2014

For those whose life horizons are drawing near, the book teaches about how to let go, not just of life but of the people who will survive you. It speaks to finding your voice to be able to live as you need to, not how others may need you to be. It speaks to how to say goodbye in ways that give needed closure to a life, for all involved.

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About one in eight American children and adolescents will experience maltreatment by adulthood, according to a new study. The estimate is higher than the average 0.8 percent of children who are found to be victims of maltreatment during any given year, according to the study’s lead author. “That 12.5 percent of children get to a point where their maltreatment is confirmed highlights just how big of a risk factor this is for children,” said Christopher Wildeman. Beyond the immediate danger to the child, Wildeman said maltreatment may have long-lasting effects, too.

If you were to plot your relationship on graph, you'd be able to see how romance tends to wax and wane, but intimacy is the coal that keeps the fire of love burning. I've been reading a lot recently about the different stages of relationships, and it's helped me to identify four distinct stages in my marriage.

New apps are designed to help people pace themselves better to achieve a healthier, more balanced lifestyle. Owaves, for the iPad, is one of several new wellness planning apps that aim to help users reduce stress by visualizing how they will spend their day. It gives you a roadmap,” said Royan Kamyar, founder and chief executive officer of Owaves, based in San Diego, California. “Being cognizant of how you spend time is a fundamental first step towards improving health and wellness,” said Kamyar.

Research Triangle Institute found that TV ad exposure for kids and young adults increased between 2011 and 2013.

By Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve has hired a former state insurance commissioner to help it oversee non-bank financial firms that a council of regulators identified for tougher scrutiny last year. Thomas Sullivan, who led the Connecticut Insurance Department from 2007 through 2010 and later worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers [PWC.UL], told Reuters he starts as a senior adviser on June 9. Sullivan will help fill a critical expertise gap at the Fed, which has more experience regulating Wall Street banks and less of a track record with major insurers and other non-bank financial firms. Barbara Hagenbaugh, a Fed spokeswoman, confirmed the hire but did not provide further detail.

Radio personality Casey Kasem, whose family has been locked in a legal battle over his care, is in stable condition in a Washington State hospital, the spokesman for the deejay's children said on Monday. Danny Deraney, the spokesman for Kasem's children from his first marriage, said the family was still waiting for test results on his condition. Kasem, 82, who is suffering from of a form dementia, was taken to a hospital after suffering from apparent lung and bladder infections as well as bed sores, Kasem's sister-in-law, Mary Kasem, told NBC News on Sunday. Kasem's daughter, Kerri Kasem, last month was granted control over her father's care after Kasem's wife, Jean, had taken him from Los Angeles to Washington without notice.

“Billboards” have English-language hashtag #nomisugi – meaning “too drunk.”