Below is a video that I’m in — briefly — about Parkour, that flippy, jumpy, climby outdoor gymnastic thing that everyone’s doing these days. I’m no Victor Lopez (he’s the very impressive traceur who hosts the vid), but I had a good time and surprised myself getting over the wall in the final reel below.
I don’t think I’ll ever really become a full-blown freerunner; for one thing, I’m not 5’6″ and 22, but I think those guys are onto something: to get fit, move through space. To get really fit, expose yourself to challenging environments and move through them in creative, unusual ways. My nod to Parkour in my current workout program is that I’m working on learning to do a muscle-up, and I want learn to walk on my hands.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With former Penn State University defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky facing charges of sexually assaulting 10 boys, it is natural for parents to want to talk to their kids about sexual abuse.
“Parents should talk to their kids about sexual assault and use this crisis as an example,” said Maria Schmidt, assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies, in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
She says it is important to help kids understand there are “bad” people in the world, but they are small in number and most people are “good.” Noting that using crisis situations to start the conversation about sexual abuse can instill fear in young children, Schmidt encourages parents to talk early and often with their children about boundaries and expectations.
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Assault, Sexual Assault
The needs and requirements of senior citizens are quite different from those of young people. They want assistance in their lives because they are no longer able to carry on their work activities. Assisted Living facilities help these individuals in variety of ways. They not only provide them their desired facilities but also enable them to proceed in their lives in a comfortable manner. Institutes charge against these services and for this reason finding the best institute for assisted living facilities is critical. In most of the cases individuals avail the services of institutes which are well known or those existing in the nearest location. Full Article…
Needs, Needs Desires
Two-month-old babies who receive immunizations in the afternoon sleep better afterward than children who have their shots in the morning, according to a new study.
The results suggest a potential method for helping babies sleep through the occasional discomfort that accompanies vaccination, rather than taking a fever reducer as has often been recommended.
Sleep is important after getting shots, said lead author Linda Franck, because sleep is a sign of a vaccine response, and its important to maximizing that response.
Acetaminophen, which goes by the brand name Tylenol, is commonly given to babies in advance of vaccinations to reduce any increase in temperature and to make them more comfortable.
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Afternoon, Sleep Better
