Domestic pets (Dogs, Cats) helping the babies in overall health ...

A recent study carried out finds that the babies who have a dog or a cat as a domestic pet has fewer health problems than those babies who do not have such domesticated animals. It has been observed that the babies during their first year of life got less sick frequently than those living in pet free zones. The study was published in the Monday?s edition of Pediatrics that provides fresh evidence about the unreasonable notion that an overly clean environment may not be ideal for new babies.

The study lays stress on the fact that sharing home with pets is equivalent to an early form of cross training for the body?s defense mechanism and previous research has showed that homes with cats or dogs as pets were linked with less risk of gastroenteritis in younger children. Researchers in Europe have found that the dogs and cats are associated with a reduced incidence of various types of illnesses in babies.

Kids or babies living in homes with their pet dogs were thirty one percent more likely to be in good health than those who did not have pets and babies/kids with cats had a six percent advantage over those who are without feline family members. Children with pet dogs were forty four percent less likely to develop ear infections and twenty nine percent less likely to use antibiotics during their first year.

Studies also threw light on the fact that the dirt, microbes brought indoors by the pets can in turn help in acting as a support system for the communities of helpful bacteria, microscopic creatures and yeast that live in a child?s developing body. To strengthen this study, a paper was presented at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology that showed that mice fed from homes with dogs were less likely than other mice to contract respiratory syncytial virus that was thought to play an important role in the development of childhood asthma.

Another curious factor that was noticed by the researchers is that living with a cat or dog was correlated with good health and the benefit was biggest when those pets were not around the house for most of the time or spent less time in their owners? house.

The possible explanation of this puzzling fact is that pets that spent more time outdoor bring in more dirt into their homes thus giving the babies immune systems? to mature faster when encountering the bacteria or other microorganisms from the dirt. The new findings would help the parents to get rid off the fear about the health consequences related to their infants exposed to a pet.

Source: http://www.peopleview.com/domestic-pets-dogs-cats-helping-the-babies-in-overall-health/

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Revolutionary treasures await new Philly museum

In this Thursday, June 28, 2012 photo Scott Stephenson, the director of Collection and Interpretation looks under the scale model of Gen. George Washington's sleeping and office tent, to study and mount the original canvas marquee for a museum in Philadelphia. This artifact and others hidden treasures will remain under wraps in their anonymous location until late 2015, when The Museum of the American Revolution is scheduled to open in Philadelphia's historic district. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

In this Thursday, June 28, 2012 photo Scott Stephenson, the director of Collection and Interpretation looks under the scale model of Gen. George Washington's sleeping and office tent, to study and mount the original canvas marquee for a museum in Philadelphia. This artifact and others hidden treasures will remain under wraps in their anonymous location until late 2015, when The Museum of the American Revolution is scheduled to open in Philadelphia's historic district. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

In this Thursday, June 28, 2012 photo is the first newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence on July 6, 1776 in The Pennsylvania Evening Post, according to Scott Stephenson. This artifact and others hidden treasures will remain under wraps in their anonymous location until late 2015, when The Museum of the American Revolution is scheduled to open in Philadelphia's historic district. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

In this Thursday, June 28, 2012 photo sits a 3 dollar bill, along with an American and British made musket from the revolutionary period, near Philadelphia. This artifact and others hidden treasures will remain under wraps in their anonymous location until late 2015, when The Museum of the American Revolution is scheduled to open in Philadelphia's historic district. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

(AP) ? A nondescript building on a quiet street somewhere outside Philadelphia holds a secret stash of treasures that have been waiting patiently for more than a century for a permanent place to call home.

Carefully stacked on shelves, hanging on walls and spread out on tables in a large climate-controlled room are thousands of artifacts from the Revolutionary War. They will remain under wraps in their anonymous location until late 2015, when The Museum of the American Revolution opens in Philadelphia's historic district.

"We're still finding things," curator R. Scott Stephenson said during a recent behind-the-scenes tour of the Colonial-era cache.

He recently discovered, as one example, five law books among the hundreds of storage boxes inscribed with the owner's name: Patrick Henry. More digging unearthed estate and auction records verifying the books belonged to the Founding Father known for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech, and not someone with the same name.

"It's not just inventorying; some of it literally is you find a piece and 6 months later, a year later, you find something else," Stephenson said, "and you triangulate and boom ? it's one plus one equals seven."

The collection was started by the Rev. W. Herbert Burk, an Episcopal minister and George Washington enthusiast who founded the Valley Forge Historical Society in the early 1900s. That group is the predecessor of the American Revolution Center, a nonprofit and non-partisan group working to raise $150 million to build the 110,000-square-foot museum.

The Oneida Indian Nation on Wednesday announced a $10 million gift to the museum in honor of Oneidas who fought alongside the Continental Army against British forces. The donation comes in response to a challenge from Philadelphia media magnate and American Revolution Center chairman H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, who last month said if the museum can raise $40 million he will match it.

Among the roughly 3,000 artifacts waiting in the wings include all manner of muskets and rifles, textiles, cups and canteens, art, books, periodicals and manuscripts.

The item that started the whole collection will be a highlight of the museum: Gen. George Washington's sleeping and office tent. The 20-foot-long canvas marquee ? a little like an outdoor Oval Office ? was purchased in 1909 from Mary Custis Lee, Martha Washington's great-great-granddaughter.

"The objects are the witnesses, the touchstones for stories about extraordinary people and circumstances that can be incredibly powerful," Stephenson said. "There's plenty of drama, plenty of things that resonate in our own lives, plenty of aspects that are completely foreign to the way we think or what we've experienced."

Experts are currently developing how the exhibits will look. The idea is to make the Revolutionary period real and relatable to visitors, "not just looking at a bunch of, you know, old brown things on a wall," Stephenson said.

"Although I do love those old brown things, absolutely," he said with a laugh. "But you can't just do a beautiful building and decorate it with objects. The era in which you could line up a bunch of tea cups on a shelf is just not with us anymore."

After a contentious plan was nixed to build the museum at Valley Forge, about 20 miles outside Philadelphia, the American Revolution Center and the National Park Service made a land swap that kept Valley Forge National Park as-is and brought the museum to Philadelphia. Its future home located steps from the National Constitution Center, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and Carpenter's Hall should benefit all the institutions through program collaborations and artifact exchanges, Stephenson said.

Gordon Wood, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scholar of the American Revolution, said while Valley Forge is of especially keen interest to military buffs, the Revolution "infused into our culture everything we believe in: liberty, equality, constitutionalism, all our noblest ideals."

"It should be in Philadelphia because that's really where it all began," Wood said. "It's going to be more than the military history, that's a limited view of the Revolution and it has to be seen in its broadest context."

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Group may boycott Google over gay rights support

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The American Family Association, a conservative nonprofit group that recently boycotted?Oreos over Kraft Food's support of gay rights, announced it may also boycott Google products for similar reasons. The search company recently started a campaign, "Legalize Love," in which it?pledges to fight anti-gay legislation worldwide.

Buster Wilson, host of the organization's AFA Today show, said during a July 9?broadcast that while a boycott seems in order given the others the group is maintaining, it won't be easy:

We are a part of boycotting efforts similar to this with other businesses ??this is going to be a hard one for a lot of us.

It's more than just a search engine.?Many of us have Android phones?... many of us use Google Calendar, Google Tasks, and?Gmail... YouTube, and all the other things, it's?not just the search engine.

Sustaining such a boycott in tech won't be as easy as changing cookie brands. Microsoft has openly supported gay marriage laws in its home state of Washington, IBM is renowned for being gay-friendly, and?Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is believed to be gay (though he has never discussed it), which gives an indicator of the company's position on the topic.

Google's campaign, in the meantime, will be focusing on Poland and Singapore first before eventually coming to the U.S. and other countries.

Wilson did not give any details of the potential boycott, focusing simply on the fact that the Google initiative exists and that the AFA had a challenge in front of them. "This will test the meat of our convictions," he said.

??Via ThinkProgress?

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for msnbc.com. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

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Insurance premiums may increase to ensure flood-hit homeowners get

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  • Hebden Bridge hit by floodwaters that surround its cinema and local shops

    Flooding, as at Hebden Bridge, has prompted insurers and the government to discuss how to help affected households and their premiums. Photograph: John Giles/PA

    UK householders face higher home insurance premiums so that those in high flood risk areas can still get cover.

    The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says that the insurance industry and the government are discussing a scheme to ensure that 200,000 households affected by flooding will be able to renew their policies next year.

    The scheme, proposed by the ABI, means a cap on premiums. Any house that would normally incur a much higher premium because of flood risk will have the extra paid out of a levy on every home policy in the UK.

    Insurers agreed a statement of principles with the government in 2008 to renew cover ? usually at a very high premium and with an even higher excess ? for flood victims. But this agreement runs out on 30 June 2013, and householders then face being refused insurance unless the government and the industry come to a new agreement.

    A spokesman for one insurer said that providing cover for people in high-risk areas such as Hebden Bridge, which has flooded three times in as many weeks, was becoming assurance rather than insurance; covering an event that would definitely happen, rather than a risk.

    He added: ?There are policies being written now that will not be offered renewal next year unless the government acts soon.?

    The ABI said a scheme called Project Noah, which would involve reinsuring flood risk on the international market, had now been discounted.

    A government spokesman said: ?We have not yet arrived at an agreement, but discussions with the insurance industry continue to be constructive and we are working together to reach a solution that is practical and affordable for households. We?re mindful of those on lower incomes living with the risk of flooding. That?s why we?re considering ways to keep flood insurance affordable for those who might struggle most with premium increases.?

    The ABI estimates that damage caused by the floods in the last few weeks amounts to between ?200m and ?300m.

    Tags: ABI, Hebden Bridge, Project Noah, UK

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    Domestic pets (Dogs, Cats) helping the babies in overall health ...

    A recent study carried out finds that the babies who have a dog or a cat as a domestic pet has fewer health problems than those babies who do not have such domesticated animals. It has been observed that the babies during their first year of life got less sick frequently than those living in pet free zones. The study was published in the Monday?s edition of Pediatrics that provides fresh evidence about the unreasonable notion that an overly clean environment may not be ideal for new babies.

    The study lays stress on the fact that sharing home with pets is equivalent to an early form of cross training for the body?s defense mechanism and previous research has showed that homes with cats or dogs as pets were linked with less risk of gastroenteritis in younger children. Researchers in Europe have found that the dogs and cats are associated with a reduced incidence of various types of illnesses in babies.

    Kids or babies living in homes with their pet dogs were thirty one percent more likely to be in good health than those who did not have pets and babies/kids with cats had a six percent advantage over those who are without feline family members. Children with pet dogs were forty four percent less likely to develop ear infections and twenty nine percent less likely to use antibiotics during their first year.

    Studies also threw light on the fact that the dirt, microbes brought indoors by the pets can in turn help in acting as a support system for the communities of helpful bacteria, microscopic creatures and yeast that live in a child?s developing body. To strengthen this study, a paper was presented at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology that showed that mice fed from homes with dogs were less likely than other mice to contract respiratory syncytial virus that was thought to play an important role in the development of childhood asthma.

    Another curious factor that was noticed by the researchers is that living with a cat or dog was correlated with good health and the benefit was biggest when those pets were not around the house for most of the time or spent less time in their owners? house.

    The possible explanation of this puzzling fact is that pets that spent more time outdoor bring in more dirt into their homes thus giving the babies immune systems? to mature faster when encountering the bacteria or other microorganisms from the dirt. The new findings would help the parents to get rid off the fear about the health consequences related to their infants exposed to a pet.

    Source: http://www.peopleview.com/domestic-pets-dogs-cats-helping-the-babies-in-overall-health/

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    Luncheon event sets tone for OU-C portion of university?s capital campaign

    A recent luncheon in the Shoemaker Center helped to kick off the Chillicothe Campus? portion of the Ohio University ?The Promise Lives? capital campaign. ?Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Ohio University-Chillicothe, where the Promise Lives? was the theme of the local event, which engaged approximately 70 individuals, including alumni and friends of the campus, as well as OU-C and university members.

    ?The current capital campaign the university has undertaken has a simple goal in terms of the Chillicothe Campus,? OU-C Dean Martin Tuck noted in opening remarks. ?The funds raised in this endeavor will help to ensure that future students have the same quality education at an affordable price as pursued by previous and current students. In this way, we can continue to prepare area residents for rewarding careers and fulfilling lives.?

    Dean Tuck noted that, while change is a constant on a university campus, OU-C continues with the same sense of purpose as when the Chillicothe Campus was founded as the first regional campus in the state in 1946.

    ?While the changing face of campus will be a constant topic of conversation, I want to assure you that the core values that have distinguished this campus for 66 years remain intact,? Dean Tuck said. ?Serving our students and serving our region -- since Ohio University Chillicothe?s founding as the first regional campus in the state, that phrase has defined our mission in both long-term planning and daily actions. In all that we do, that mission is emphasized by preparing students for lives of significance, and we encourage our students to ?pay forward? and use the skills they acquire during their college careers to impact others.?

    ?That same spirit has been a compass by which many of you have led your lives. I would like to think that your experience on this campus has influenced you in that regard,? the dean added. ?The real value of an Ohio University-Chillicothe is measured in how we impact the quality of life for area residents.?

    Dean Tuck explained that the main thrusts of the OU-C portion of the capital campaign are support of scholarships and the development of an Academic Achievement Center, which will bridge, both figuratively and literally, academic and student services areas in Bennett Hall and the Stevenson Center, while integrating technical services. The two projects will help to ensure that the Chillicothe Campus continues to offer students a well-rounded educational experience that is attainable and positions students for success during their college careers and beyond.

    OU-C Campaign Chair Bob Gallagher echoed the dean?s sentiments, noting that the Chillicothe Campus continues to serve as a place of opportunity, where area residents can pursue their ambitions by attaining a quality education at an affordable price.

    ?As the people in this room realize, Ohio University-Chillicothe is all about helping people from this region get a start to realize their potential and fulfill their promise,? Gallagher said. ?As a former regional campus student, I can relate to the experiences of a young person who is coming out of high school and not knowing what he wants to do but knowing he does not want to throw away money trying to figure it out.?

    As Gallagher noted, supporting OU-C represents an investment in the region.

    ?Most of the students at Ohio University Chillicothe are from this area and, many will eventually return to this region to become contributing members of their communities,? Gallagher pointed out. ?So, you see, when we invest in Ohio University Chillicothe, we are really investing in our own region and upholding the qualities that distinguish this very special place. The success of this campaign captures the spirit of this region by helping to make sure that the promise continues to live for future generations.?

    Ohio University Vice President for Advancement Bryan Benchoff also spoke on how the campus' campaign is part of the university-wide effort to ensure that Ohio University students continue to receive a quality education and make an impact on their region. An advantage of attending the Chillicothe Campus is the opportunity to earn a diploma from Ohio University, which is nationally known and respected.

    Source: http://www.oucnewsblog.com/2012/07/luncheon-event-sets-tone-for-ou-c.html

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    Tony Martin has best provisional Tour time trial

    Tony Martin of Germany strains in the last meters of the 9th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 41.5 kilometers (25.8 miles) with start in Arc-et-Senans and finish in Besancon, France, Monday July 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

    Tony Martin of Germany strains in the last meters of the 9th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 41.5 kilometers (25.8 miles) with start in Arc-et-Senans and finish in Besancon, France, Monday July 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

    (AP) ? World champion Tony Martin of Germany blew a tire but still had the best provisional time in the first long time trial of this Tour de France.

    The victory was a welcome change for Martin. A tire puncture in the opening prologue dashed his hope of claiming the yellow jersey. He broke his hand during the first stage.

    On Monday, however, he completed the mostly flat 25.8-mile ninth stage between Arc-et-Senans and Besancon in 53 minutes, 40 seconds on a sunny, dry day in eastern France. He averaged 28.8 mph, beating fellow German Jens Voigt, who was second, by 28 seconds.

    "I'm in good shape, but I again lost time with a flat tire after four or five kilometers," Martin said.

    Martin said he lost his rhythm, but "at the end it wasn't too bad."

    "If I hadn't gotten a flat, I could have fought with the others. But with this, I'd be surprised" to end the stage by posting the best time, Martin said.

    Riders were competing in the time trial in the reverse order of the overall standings. Leader Bradley Wiggins of Britain will be the last of the 178 riders still in the race to set off, three minutes after defending Tour champion Cadel Evans.

    Wiggins leads Evans by 10 seconds overall and is expected to gain more time on his Australian rival.

    The last time Evans and Wiggins competed in the same time trial was at the Criterium du Dauphine last month. Wiggins finished 1:43 faster than Evans over the 33.2 miles.

    Martin excels in the race against the clock and won the gold medal in the time trial at the world championships last year. On this Tour, he broke a bone in his left hand July 1 but stayed in the race, looking toward a possible time-trial victory.

    Martin is aiming to win the Olympic time trial on Aug. 1. He will decide later Monday whether he stays in the Tour or withdraws to concentrate on the London Games, his Omega Pharma Quick Step team said.

    Associated Press

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    Why Obama wants to keep Bush tax cuts for another year

    President Obama will call for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 a year. Will House Republicans support this extension?

    By Reuters / July 9, 2012

    President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington in June. Obama will announce at 11:50 a.m. Monday that he wants to extend the Bush tax cuts.

    (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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    President Barack Obama will call on Monday for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 a year, according to a White House official, seeking to spare the economy the impact of taxes going up on Jan. 1.
    Obama, a Democrat, will make the request in a 11:50 a.m. EST statement at the White House.
    Republicans in Congress are unlikely to be swayed, as they have consistently argued that the Bush tax cuts should be extended for everyone, including higher earners.

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    Obama has pushed what he calls "tax fairness" in his campaign for re-election on Nov. 6, repeatedly urging Congress to make the tax cuts permanent for families making less than $250,000 a year. His Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, has suggested Congress wait to act until January, when he hopes to take office.
    The tax cuts enacted by Obama's Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, will expire on Jan. 1 without congressional action, part of a so-called fiscal cliff that could hit the U.S. economy alongside deep automatic spending cuts.
    Analysts warn the impact of rising taxes and lower federal spending could tip the economy back into recession.
    Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser to Obama's campaign, defended the proposed extension on Monday as a way to help boost middle-income Americans and propel the U.S. economy.
    "We have to continue to grow our economy - we need to grow it from the middle class out," he told NBC's "Today" show.
    "Millionaires and billionaires - they don't need a tax cut. They're not struggling in this economy. They've done well even as the middle class has shrunk," he added.
    The president's proposal comes as lawmakers return from a week-long recess.
    The expiring tax cuts set up what could be another deeply partisan fight in Congress, where Republicans hold the majority in the House of Representatives and Obama's fellow Democrats narrowly hold the Senate. It is not clear whether any legislation would pass before the November election or after it.
    Representative Tom Price, a member of the House Republican leadership, told "Fox News Sunday" the House would pass legislation in July to preserve the Bush tax cuts for another year, a move he said Romney supports.
    Representative Xavier Becerra, a member of the House Democratic leadership, said Democrats would not support any measure that did not address the nation's fiscal challenges on a long-term basis.
    "Those are bills to nowhere," Becerra said on "Fox News Sunday," referring to the House Republicans' legislation to extend the Bush tax cuts.

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