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Yoga may beat depression

2017年4月20日

Health - Intermediate

  Major Depressive Disorder, also known as MDD, is a medical condition that can affect one’s mood, behavior, and even physical functions. Up to 40% of people who have the disorder do not achieve desirable results even with proper medication. But who could have thought that the calming, deep-breathing exercises of yoga can become a complementary therapy for overcoming depression? Researchers believe that yoga is helpful to those who are not taking any medications and to those who are taking medications but with unfruitful results. In line with this, individuals with MDD were randomly assigned into “high-dose” and “low-dose” groups. Both groups were involved in 90-minute classes with home practice…
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Software can identify skin cancer

2017年4月18日

technology

A team from Stanford University developed an image-scanning software that can identify skin cancers with an accuracy that’s comparable to that of a licensed specialist’s. The software’s technology uses an algorithm, which tells objects apart based on images. This software has over 130,000 images in its database. The algorithm used for this software has been further refined by computer scientists to combine visual processing with a type of artificial intelligence called deep learning. The results are amazing! The software was pitted against licensed dermatologists to check 370 images. Dermatologists can tell malignant lesions based on school training and clinical experience. Armed with their respective training and technology, the software and…
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The surprising friendship of former president George W. Bush and former first lady Michelle Obama

2017年4月11日

entertainment

  There are two main political parties in the United States; the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Ever since then, there’s a conflict between the two parties because of their respective beliefs. We can read some tweets on Twitter like “#BigLeagueTruth: Not all Republicans are #racist, but all racists VOTE #Republican.” and “Anyone who expects #Republicans to do what is best for the country hasn’t been paying very close attention for a while now.” Opinions like those are really not new issues for many people, but who would have thought that there will come a time when two powerful people who come from different parties will be friends? At…
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Barbie at 58: a few facts about the symbolic doll

2017年4月10日

entertainment

  Many people know Barbie as one of the most beautiful dolls in the world. According to its manufacturer, the American toy-company Mattel, Barbie-dolls were sold for over a billion since its first debut. Since then, the iconic doll became famous together with her 40 pets, wide range of vehicles, and her on and off relationship with her boyfriend, Ken Carson, who came into sight in 1961. She also celebrated her 58th birthday last March 9, 2017. Through the years, people admire Barbie because of her alluring face and her almost perfect body shape. However, the fashion doll has been receiving criticisms because of her unrealistic body shape. Nickolay Lamm,…
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Refugees may attend London university for free

2017年4月10日

Education - E

  The University of East London provides opportunities by offering free college education to refugees who fled the war in the Middle East. Through the Open Learning Initiative (OLIve) pioneered by the University of East London, students may attend up to full degree in college and even seminars and workshops which are vital in applying for a job. The OLIve program has different phases. First, it will run a short program which is good for 40 students in April 2017. The second phase will set a ten-month program in September. Several universities in Europe collaborated to make OLIve happen. The University of East London in the UK, the University of…
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Set a fixed budget for buying clothes

2017年4月10日

Lifestyle

Many people would support the assertion that social networking sites and other media like health and beauty magazines have produced a culture where people think that happiness and success can be found in material objects, like gadgets and clothes. In other words, materialism is now more alive than ever, and people don’t even try to hide nor deny it. People love shopping so much that an item bought gives a consumer instant gratification. This feeling is intensified as one gets to buy more clothes at more affordable prices. This behavior produces a kind of people that always wants more for less, without regard to actual need. Much worse, this leads…
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Foreign trainees face tough road in Japan

2017年4月10日

Japan - Expert

  Foreign interns and students in Japan hailing from neighboring countries find it exacting to adapt and keep their lifestyle. Most of them leave their home countries in hopes of greener pastures. Countries like Vietnam offer training to their citizens who will be deployed to Japan as technical interns. Foreigners are filling the gap in Japan’s labor shortage. Despite the auspiciousness of the project, some trainees suddenly disappear upon deployment. Problems with pay and inferior working conditions are deemed to be the cause of disappearances. Some trainees start believing that their spurious dreams of greener pastures surface so they decided to return to their home countries. Trainees from China and…
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Copyright fees to be collected from music schools

2017年4月10日

Education - E

  Japan’s music copyright management organization will start accruing copyright fees from schools offering lessons for piano, guitar, and other instruments on January 2018. Some organizations like the Yamaha Music Foundation are studying on how to accord with the plan but they are also worried that the fees will hinder Japan’s music culture. The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers, and Publishers stated that the copyright fees would be charged on commercial music class operators who regularly teach students. The operators would be able to choose either to pay a set amount or for each usage of music. They also began levying fees on vocal and musical instrument lessons…
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Singapore’s Ministry of Education focuses on student’s aptitude than academic

2017年4月7日

Education - E

Singapore’s Ministry of Education will administer an aptitude-based program, which pays attention to students’ natural ability and talents. This system is a complete opposite of the traditional academic-based system. This new program will be carried out in the Institute of Technical Education, polytechnics and universities in the country. According to a Ministry of Education official, general academic ability will no longer be used to evaluate a student’s natural ability. He added that students who are good at something must be given all the support to hone their skills and strengthen their knowledge. Starting next year, all secondary schools can reserve about 20 percent of their slots for Direct School Admission….
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Pedal-style for NZ on 35th America’s Cup

2017年4月7日

Sports - Expert

The Team New Zealand’s sailors have replaced the traditional arm-powered winches with cycle-style grinders for the 35th America’s Cup event in Bermuda. Four bikes on each of their new AC50 catamaran’s hulls will render the power to supply the hydraulic systems, which raise and lower the foils and pull in the huge wing sail. The new AC50 catamaran’s hulls contains some of the most updated and powerful technology ever used in the said competition. There are only six crew allowed on board, the helmsman and the wing trimmer who concentrate on sail settings, and four sailors to produce all the power needed. They even invited the Olympic bronze medal-winning cyclist…
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