Earlier this year, Gang filled out a short questionnaire: Do you maintain normal sleeping hours? (Yes.) How social are you? (Somewhat.) Sleep style? (Heavy.) Rather than pairing Gang with a roommate, the AU housing office sent him a short list of potential matches based on his replies. He went to Facebook and hit it off with James Quigley, 18, of New York. Both students plan to study international relations and love playing sports. They requested to live together and will meet for the first time on move-in day this month.

Thus, for this whole age bracket, smartphone penetration will be 74.2%. That is up sharply from 2013, when just under half of this age cohort had smartphones. Still, it falls short of the figure for adult millennials, among whom upwards of nine in 10 have smartphones.

Earlier in the smartphone era, parents were often reluctant to furnish a teen with an expensive device whose imprudent usage easily could get the kid into trouble. Little surprise, then, that many teens lacked a smartphone even as it became standard equipment for nonelderly adults. As recently as 2013, just under half of 12- to 17-year-olds had smartphones, eMarketer estimates.

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Common Sense Media notes that although 69 percent of schools have policies specifically forbidding cell phone use during class-time, 65 percent of students report using their phones during school.

FacebookTwitterShareTeens: This is how social media affects your brainBy Susie East, for CNNUpdated 10:22 AM ET, Mon August 1, 2016 FacebookTwitterShare&lt;img alt="Reward circuitry is thought to be particularly sensitive during adolescence, which may partly explain why teenagers are such avid social media users." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711124526-facebook-phone-super-169.jpg"&gt; Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainReward circuitry is thought to be particularly sensitive during adolescence, which may partly explain why teenagers are such avid social media users.Hide Caption 4 of 7&lt;img alt="The teenagers were shown a bespoke version of Instagram during the experiment where the &amp;amp;quot;likes&amp;amp;quot; they saw weren&amp;amp;#39;t given by their peers, but instead assigned by the research team.&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt;" class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160708192510-social-media-teenager-study-2-super-169.jpg"&gt; Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainThe teenagers were shown a bespoke version of Instagram during the experiment where the "likes" they saw weren't given by their peers, but instead assigned by the research team.Hide Caption 5 of 7&lt;img alt="The teens were shown &amp;amp;quot;neutral&amp;amp;quot; photos showing things like food and friends, and &amp;amp;quot;risky&amp;amp;quot; photos depicting cigarettes and alcohol, pictured. 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The study found that teens were more likely to "like" popular photos, regardless of the type of image.Hide Caption 6 of 7&lt;img alt="While social media has the potential to influence teenagers in good ways, it&amp;amp;#39;s important for parents to be aware of who their teens are interacting with online, says Lauren Sherman, lead author of the study." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/140716134456-getty-image-teens-cell-phones-super-169.jpg"&gt; Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainWhile social media has the potential to influence teenagers in good ways, it's important for parents to be aware of who their teens are interacting with online, says Lauren Sherman, lead author of the study.Hide Caption 7 of 7<img alt="Researchers at &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.bmap.ucla.edu/&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;UCLA&amp;#39;s Brain Mapping Center&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; found that when teenagers&amp;#39; photos get lots of &amp;quot;likes&amp;quot; on social media apps, such as Instagram, their brains respond in a similar way to seeing loved ones or winning money." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711124314-facebook-app-super-169.jpg"> Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainResearchers at UCLA's Brain Mapping Center found that when teenagers' photos get lots of "likes" on social media apps, such as Instagram, their brains respond in a similar way to seeing loved ones or winning money.Hide Caption 1 of 7<img alt="Thirty-two teenagers took part in the experiment, with brain scans showing how their nucleus accumbens -- the part of their brain linked to rewards -- became especially active." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711124124-teenagers-phone-super-169.jpg"> Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainThirty-two teenagers took part in the experiment, with brain scans showing how their nucleus accumbens -- the part of their brain linked to rewards -- became especially active.Hide Caption 2 of 7<img alt="Being appreciated on social media, through &amp;quot;likes,&amp;quot; was seen in brain scans to activate the reward centers of the brain, pictured." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711140349-teenagers-social-media-brain-scan-super-169.jpg"> Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainBeing appreciated on social media, through "likes," was seen in brain scans to activate the reward centers of the brain, pictured.Hide Caption 3 of 7<img alt="Reward circuitry is thought to be particularly sensitive during adolescence, which may partly explain why teenagers are such avid social media users." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711124526-facebook-phone-super-169.jpg"> Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainReward circuitry is thought to be particularly sensitive during adolescence, which may partly explain why teenagers are such avid social media users.Hide Caption 4 of 7<img alt="The teenagers were shown a bespoke version of Instagram during the experiment where the &amp;quot;likes&amp;quot; they saw weren&amp;#39;t given by their peers, but instead assigned by the research team.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;" class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160708192510-social-media-teenager-study-2-super-169.jpg"> Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainThe teenagers were shown a bespoke version of Instagram during the experiment where the "likes" they saw weren't given by their peers, but instead assigned by the research team.Hide Caption 5 of 7<img alt="The teens were shown &amp;quot;neutral&amp;quot; photos showing things like food and friends, and &amp;quot;risky&amp;quot; photos depicting cigarettes and alcohol, pictured. The study found that teens were more likely to &amp;quot;like&amp;quot; popular photos, regardless of the type of image." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160708185700-social-media-teenager-study-1-super-169.jpg"> Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainThe teens were shown "neutral" photos showing things like food and friends, and "risky" photos depicting cigarettes and alcohol, pictured. The study found that teens were more likely to "like" popular photos, regardless of the type of image.Hide Caption 6 of 7<img alt="While social media has the potential to influence teenagers in good ways, it&amp;#39;s important for parents to be aware of who their teens are interacting with online, says Lauren Sherman, lead author of the study." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/140716134456-getty-image-teens-cell-phones-super-169.jpg"> Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainWhile social media has the potential to influence teenagers in good ways, it's important for parents to be aware of who their teens are interacting with online, says Lauren Sherman, lead author of the study.Hide Caption 7 of 7&lt;img alt="Researchers at &amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;quot;http://www.bmap.ucla.edu/&amp;amp;quot; target=&amp;amp;quot;_blank&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;UCLA&amp;amp;#39;s Brain Mapping Center&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; found that when teenagers&amp;amp;#39; photos get lots of &amp;amp;quot;likes&amp;amp;quot; on social media apps, such as Instagram, their brains respond in a similar way to seeing loved ones or winning money." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711124314-facebook-app-super-169.jpg"&gt; Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainResearchers at UCLA's Brain Mapping Center found that when teenagers' photos get lots of "likes" on social media apps, such as Instagram, their brains respond in a similar way to seeing loved ones or winning money.Hide Caption 1 of 7&lt;img alt="Thirty-two teenagers took part in the experiment, with brain scans showing how their nucleus accumbens -- the part of their brain linked to rewards -- became especially active." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711124124-teenagers-phone-super-169.jpg"&gt; Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainThirty-two teenagers took part in the experiment, with brain scans showing how their nucleus accumbens -- the part of their brain linked to rewards -- became especially active.Hide Caption 2 of 7&lt;img alt="Being appreciated on social media, through &amp;amp;quot;likes,&amp;amp;quot; was seen in brain scans to activate the reward centers of the brain, pictured." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711140349-teenagers-social-media-brain-scan-super-169.jpg"&gt; Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainBeing appreciated on social media, through "likes," was seen in brain scans to activate the reward centers of the brain, pictured.Hide Caption 3 of 7&lt;img alt="Reward circuitry is thought to be particularly sensitive during adolescence, which may partly explain why teenagers are such avid social media users." class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160711124526-facebook-phone-super-169.jpg"&gt; Photos: How social media affects the teenage brainReward circuitry is thought to be particularly sensitive during adolescence, which may partly explain why teenagers are such avid social media users.Hide Caption 4 of 7/* global CNN */'use strict';jQuery(document).ready(function () {var galleryAdSlide = new CNN.AdSlide('el__gallery', false, CNN.contentModel.singletonFile);});Story highlightsA study found that teenagers are highly influenced by 'likes' on social mediaReceiving 'likes' activates the reward centers in the brain, similar to winning a prizeVital Signs is a monthly program bringing viewers health stories from around the world. (CNN)Whether you're on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, What's App or Twitter, the way you communicate with friends today is changing. Keeping in touch is no longer about face to face, but instead screen to screen, highlighted by the fact that more than 1 billion people are using Facebook every day.Social media has become second nature -- but what impact is this having on our brain?Reward circuitryIn a recent study, researchers at the UCLA brain mapping center used an fMRI scanner to image the brains of 32 teenagers as they used a bespoke social media app resembling Instagram. By watching the activity inside different regions of the brain as the teens used the app, the team found certain regions became activated by "likes", with the brain's reward center becoming especially active.Read More<img alt="Americans devote more than 10 hours a day to screen time, and growing" class="media__image" src="//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160425125609-smartphone-hands-large-169.jpg">Americans devote more than 10 hours a day to screen time, and growing"When teens learn that their own pictures have supposedly received a lot of likes, they show significantly greater activation in parts of the brain's reward circuitry," says lead author Lauren Sherman. "This is the same group of regions responding when we see pictures of a person we love or when we win money."The teenagers were shown more than 140 images where 'likes' were believed to from their peers, but were in fact assigned by the research team.Scans revealed that the nucleus accumbens, a part of the brain's reward circuitry, was especially active when teens saw a large number of likes on their own photos, which could inspire them to use social media more often.Peer influenceAs part of the experiment, participants were also shown a range of "neutral" photos showing things like food and friends, and "risky" photos depicting cigarettes and alcohol. But the type of image had no impact on the number of "likes" given by the teens. they were instead more likely to 'like' the more popular photos, regardless of what they showed. This could lead to both a positive and negative influence from peers online.Sherman believes these results could have important implications among this age group."Reward circuitry is thought to be particularly sensitive in adolescence," says Sherman, "It could be explaining, at least in part, why teens are such avid social media users."Read: What parents need to know when kids are on social mediaSocial learningAdolescence is a period that is very important for social learning, which could explain why teens are often more tuned in to what's going on in their respective cultures. With the rise of social media, Sherman thinks we may even be learning to read likes and shares instead of facial expressions."Before, if you were having a face to face interaction everything is qualitative. You use someone's gestures or facial expressions, that sort of thing, to see how effective your message is," she says.

The Post found that 34 percent of the unarmed people killed in 2016 were black males,

U.S. police killed at least 258 black people in 2016, according to a project by The Guardian that tracks police killings in America.

The process of extracting these cells destroys the embryo. Don’t

Some of those eggs will become fertilized

Dennis Smith Jr (NC State)- $73,500 Isaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall)- $37,657 BAM Adebayo (Kentucky) – $36,500 Markelle Fultz (Wash) – $10,000 Josh Jackson (Kansas) – $2,700

Documents also link current Michigan State forward Miles Bridges, Alabama guard Collin Sexton and Duke forward Wendell Carter as receiving benefits for themselves or for family members. Duke said Carter's eligibility has not been effected by the Yahoo! report. 

San Diego State has suspended senior Malik Pope after he was alleged to have received a $1,400 payment. 

Age is a big component, but it can depend on things like the time of day

A nationwide research project is underway to gather hard scientific data on which teaching techniques are most effective in Australian classrooms.

“Don’t do it. You’ll be fodder for the department, and no one will take you seriously.”

While increasing the speed of production, the intensive confinement production system creates a number of problems. These include contributing to the increase in the pool of antibiotic-resistant bacteria    G because of the overuse of antibiotics    G; air quality problems; the contamination of rivers, streams, and coastal waters with concentrated animal waste; animal welfare problems, mainly as a result of the extremely close quarters in which the animals are housed; and significant shifts in the social structure and economy of many farming regions throughout the country.    F

Due to its very high per-capita health-care costs, the country could save $180 billion if the population ate according to recommended guidelines, and $250 billion if it eschewed animal food products altogether

In a study published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Marco Springmann and his colleagues at the University of Oxford conservatively estimate that if people continue to follow current trends of meat consumption, rather than shifting to a more balanced or plant-based diet, it could cost the U.S. between $197 billion and $289 billion each year—and the global economy up to $1.6 trillion—by 2050.

Practice altruism Helping other people is one of the most effective ways to boost your self-esteem, research shows. That, in turn, uncorks a whole bottle of brain hormones and can lead to happiness, health, and well-being. His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks of altruism as enlightened selfishness, because it ultimately serves your own happiness.

Ask about other people’s experience

Comparing yourself to others—whether the amount of free time you have, your success at work, who you’ve dated or married, or what you’re wearing—is a happiness toxin.

If you don’t have food, shelter, and clothing, then making enough money to cover basic needs will definitely increase your happiness. But beyond that, studies show that extra money matters relatively little.

Happiness doesn’t just happen for most people, particularly in our fast-paced society where it’s easy to feel isolated, rushed, and deprived in comparison to the “beautiful people” in magazines and movies and on TV.

Some even insisted that there was no paradox at all: the reason we don't see evidence of extraterrestrials is because there aren't any.

The first thing they note is that the Fermi Paradox is a remarkably strong argument.

here are no extraterrestrials anywhere among the vast tracts of the Galaxy

where is everybody?

Colonization of the Milky Way should be a quick exercise.

Enrico Fermi

however, the average Division I men's basketball coach earns nearly twice as much in salary as the average Division I women's basketball coach. NCAA members have not suggested terminating the pay of college basketball coaches to resolve this concern.

These college sports revenues are passed along to NCAA executives, athletic directors and coaches in the form of salaries. In 2011, NCAA members paid their association president, Mark Emmert, $1.7 million. Head football coaches at the 44 NCAA Bowl Championship Series schools received on average $2.1 million in salaries.

This "veil" not only ensures great wealth for athletic directors and coaches, but it also ensures sustained poverty for many of the athletes who provide their labor. A 2011 report entitled "The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sport" confirms that 85 percent of college athletes on scholarship live below the poverty line.

that wait times for those with Medicaid or marketplace coverage were similar to wait times for other insured adults.

If you lose your job, you can purchase a plan in the marketplace outside of the open enrollment period.

12.7 million Americans received health coverage through the marketplace.

The U.S. is currently experiencing its highest rate of insured people ever in history, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention i

fell to 10.5% from 16.6% since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act back in 2013.

you are eligible for a tax subsidy, which can drastically reduce the cost of your Obamacare premium.

you may face a tax penalty

The ACA does require all Americans to have a qualified health plan

The marketplace exists for people who do not receive health benefits through their employer, or a public program like Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program.

In fact, immigrants commit fewer crimes than the native- born: Only 820,000 of the 11 million undocumented have any criminal record, and only 690,000 have committed serious crimes. The Obama administration relied heavily on local cooperation to apprehend the latter, but many of these communities are now in sanctuary cities. They will certainly not cooperate, which poses what one Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervisor calls "perhaps [the] biggest challenge" for the agency.

Economic growth requires a large workforce and increasing productivity. But the American population is aging, so we need more young workers.

3 million undocumented immigrants and to curtail future entries, branding immigrants as "gang members,"

Fact: It's actually pretty easy for vegetarians to meet their needs for protein, even if they choose not to eat eggs and dairy products. Thanks to plant-based proteins like tofu, beans, lentils and what's found in whole-grains breads and cereals, getting enough protein can be deliciously simple.

With emphasis on early detection and preventive care, the reduced reliance on emergency room treatments, and a reduction in unnecessary services, the plan has the potential to significantly reduce the nation's healthcare costs.

There are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List, and 16,306 of them are endangered species threatened with extinction

Under the federal law, hunters are prohibited from shooting or trapping wolves while at their dens with cubs, using airplanes to scout for potential grizzly bear targets, trapping bears with wire snares and luring bears with food to get a point-blank kill.

reduction in unnecessary services

(onlookers are more likely to intervene if there are few or no other witnesses)

discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation.

Conservation literally means the act of preserving something

So to sum up, conservation science is a discipline that studies both people and the natural world and produces strategies to maximise benefits for both.

Although conservation initially focussed mainly on the biological sciences, trying to understand more about species and the environment to protect wildlife, somewhere along the line we realised that, with nearly 7.5 billion people in the world completely changing natural landscapes, it's probably a good idea to look at human dynamics and our interactions with the natural world too.

the past few months also have been marked by our failure as a nation to unite around the one cause that should bring us together, that is, the fate of Dreamers, or the young people who qualify for the DREAM Act

psychological well-being was found to be lower in years when teens spent more time on screens and higher in years when they spent more time on non-screen activities -- with increases in screen time typically occurring before happiness levels declined.

"So we're not more miserable. On the other hand, we're not more happy."

What people want is, 'I want to go to the lake for the weekend. I want to build a boat in my backyard. I want to do something that takes a lot of time in one aggregate, instead of a bunch of hour-and-a-half periods which are ideal for watching reruns of 'Seinfeld' and surfing the web for 45 minutes.'"

"You can feel that your time is never entirely your own. It's very difficult to switch off."

"Technology makes it easier to get what we want, when we want it, while remaining entirely alone,"

People often don't have time to participate in city or social organizations or even cook for their families

The decline in outdoor recreational activities is symptomatic of a shifting cultural landscape; it can be seen as a sign of how the world is changing--and not for the worse, but for the better. Increasingly, jobs in the United States rely on technology rather than manual labor,

In certain neighborhoods, parents discourage their children from playing outdoors because of safety concerns, whether crime or increased traffic

Outdoor recreation will always be an important part of growing up, but exposure to current technology helps young people become knowledgeable about the latest developments in media and communications, and imparts skills they will more than likely need in their future careers.

When you’re metabolising, or breaking down alcohol, the liver can’t produce as much glucose, which means you have low levels of blood sugar. Exercise requires high levels of sugar to give you energy. If your liver isn’t producing enough glucose, your performance will be adversely affected.

drinking too much can lead to dehydration because the alcohol makes your kidney produce more urine. Exercising soon after drinking alcohol can make this dehydration worse because you sweat as your body temperature rises.

Long-term alcohol use diminishes protein synthesis, resulting in a decrease in muscle growth.

Muscle health is the key to successful athletic performance, and science shows that alcohol can rob you of your hard work in the weight room. Here’s why:

Alcohol has been shown to slow muscle recovery because it is a powerful diuretic that can cause dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. When dehydrated, an athlete is at agreater risk for cramps, muscle pulls, and muscle strains.    

Marijuana has never reportedly caused an overdose death, but that doesn't mean it's harmless.

some people use alcohol to self-medicate through tough periods in their lives.

Alcohol, tobacco, and prescription painkillers are likely deadlier than other drugs because they are legal, so comparing their aggregate effects to illegal drugs is difficult

A 2010 study published in The Lancet, led by drug expert David Nutt, evaluated the use of 20 drugs in the UK, putting alcohol at the top of its harms rankings and hallucinogens at the bottom. Here at Vox, I've pointed out that alcohol is one of the three deadliest drugs in America.

Even if the federal classifications included alcohol and tobacco, both would likely fall in the same category as marijuana — schedule 1

The federal government's scheduling system evaluates drugs by medical value, first, and abuse potential

there is one longing, almost as deep and ingrained as the desire for food or sleep, that is seldom gratified: the desire to be important.

Do you know someone you would like to change in some way? When you find yourself getting caught up in other people’s annoying habits or behaviors, think of a few reasons they might be acting the way they are.  

when dealing with people, we’re dealing not with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, who are motivated by pride and ego.

If we lose the argument, we lose; if we win the argument, we have made the other person feel inferior, hurt his pride, and made him resent us.

Pediatrics•    Male physicians: 23,256 (41.9 percent)•    Female physicians: 32,200 (58.1 percent)

By giving dissidents the ability to share this kind of information quickly, social tools such as Facebook (which was much more widely used in Egypt than Twitter) made it easy to connect groups of protesters and plan events.

who primarily profits on YouTube ad money. It’s estimated that Paul earns up to $1.3 million per month from YouTube advertising alone.

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canceled his upcoming YouTube Red movie The Thinning: New World Order, a sequel to his previous YouTube Red movie The Thinning

Taxes discourage married women not only from working, but also from striving for promotions and from pursuing upwardly mobile careers.

Trees, like other green plants, use photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into sugar, cellulose and other carbon-containing carbohydrates that they use for food and growth. T

Carbon needs to be pulled out of the atmosphere and put into long-term storage elsewhere

During the eugenics movement of the 1920s and 1930s, both in the United States and Europe, society became less, not more, tolerant of human variation and misfortune. Based on racial theories that held Eastern Europeans to be genetically inferior to Anglo-Saxon stock, Congress passed (and Calvin Coolidge signed) a 1924 law to restrict immigration, and by 1940 more than 30 states had laws permitting forced sterilizatio

What this means is that those seeking help for excessive drinking are told they have a disease (though the exact nature of the disease is unknown), that it's probably a genetic condition, and that the only treatment is abstinence.

reported strong evidence of genetic influence on antisocial personality disorder, but it also noted that many genes are probably involved. Getting from those unknown genes to an actual act of vandalism or assault--or a life of barbaric violence--requires at this point a monstrous leap of faith.

A whole branch of psychiatry known as "social psychiatry" was dedicated to helping the mentally ill by rooting out such pathogens as poverty and racism. There is no longer much evidence of these sensibilities at work today. NIMH now focuses its studies almost exclusively on brain research and on the genetic underpinnings of emotional illnesses.

On the personal level, a belief in the power of genes necessarily diminishes the potency of such personal qualities as will, capacity to choose, and sense of responsibility for those choices--if it's in your genes, you're not accountable.

But her most powerful advocacy tool by far is the PET scan. She takes a collection of these colorful brain images up to Capitol Hill to put on a show, giving lawmakers a window on a "broken" brain in action. "When they see that it's not some imaginary, fuzzy problem, but a real physical condition, then they get it: 'Oh, it's in the brain.' "

As a result of these elevated levels of carbon, our forest ecosystems are changing.

whether that is 10 or 500years.

Over the last 30 years, our planet has lost 50% of its corals and coral reefs are disappearing at an increasing rate.

"The life of each human being begins at conception. Abortion will terminate the life of a separate, unique, living human being."

optional ultrasounds constitute a threat to women's rights

When a woman is raped she has a constitutional right to an abortion. And the rapist has a constitutional right to life. But the unborn baby has no rights whatsoever

Since the 1970s, the drug war hasled to unprecedented levels of incarceration and the marginalization of tens of millions of Americans –disproportionately poor people and people of color –while utterly failing to reduce problematic drug use and drug-related harms.

I agree that there are far too many handicapped people in the world

liberals take responsibility for this unmitigated disaster

The very idea that we would murder children to prevent child abuse, which usually takes the form of simple battery

always, someone else who would want to adopt the baby

dead

Doctors will not even perform abortions until six or seven weeks into the pregnancy – in order to protect the health of the mother.

. The high costs are not associated (entirely) with the materials that leave Earth. Instead, they're associated with the technical challenges of building machines to rigorous specifications. To meet those technical challenges, we need lots of very smart engineers, and those engineers are developing all kinds of new technologies. Many of those new technologies can be turned to commercial uses, providing a direct economic benefit and making America one of the few nations in the world capable of revolutionary technological innovation.

Mojave Desert groundwater through a pipeline

sound conservation basis

ACA could reduce the deficit by $143 billion

2014, spending on health care rose more slowly. It grew 5.3 percent in 2014 and 5.8 percent in 2015. 

Between 1990 and 2008, health spending rose 7.2 percent a year.

Obamacare reduced the number of bankruptcy filings. In 2010, 1.5 million people filed. That dropped to 770,846 by 2016

Many found out their plans had a low maximum. They were responsible for any costs above that. That's one reason why health care became the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy.

Obamacare's three strategies mean more people can get treatment before they need expensive emergency room care.

The ACA lowers costs in three ways.

$2 billion The U.S. spends $9,024 per person on health care annually, which is more than any other natio

Drug costs could rise

10 percent of income. Before, they could deduct any expenses that exceeded 7.5 percent of income.

The ACA taxed those who didn't purchase insurance

Increased coverage

The ACA requires services that many people don't need, like maternity care. 

Insurance companies canceled many of their plans because their policies didn't cover the ACA's 10 essential benefits

It lowers the budget deficit

more than 3 million previously uninsured young people were added. This increased profit for insurance companies. They receive more premiums from these healthy individuals. 

Insurance companies can no longer deny anyone coverage for pre-existing conditions. They can't drop them or raise premiums if beneficiaries get sick.

1.2 percent for the year. That's much less than the price increase of 4 percent in 2004. 

 preventive care free. This means people receive treatment before they need expensive emergency room services

ACA is that it slows the rise of health care costs

negative messages about Obamacare outnumbered positive messages 15 to on

Organisations require a new training regime that can offer a modern generation of entrepreneurs and leaders the right set of tools to balance both economic and environmental sustainability.

boys are still perceived as a danger to girls because of their vulnerability -- a bias with negative impacts for both genders, researchers said.

calls it the hegemonic myth: the perception that men are the dominant sex, strong and independent, while women need to be protected.

Whether a child is in Baltimore, Beijing or New Delhi, the onset of adolescence triggers a common set of rigidly enforced gender expectations associated with increased lifelong risks of mental and physical health problems.

Conclusions about marijuana are often formed in the gut rather than the head and heart. The visceral feelings supersede the faithful discernment.

For the first time in ages, she got four consecutive hours of sleep. “That became a life changer for me,” she said. “This is great.” Adam Hearlson Adam Hearlson is a minister, scholar, and Christian Century contributing editor. He cohosts the podcast Technicolor Jesus. See All Articles Jan 3, 2018 issue

child of the 1960s, she had once tried her brother’s marijuana cookies, and they left her feeling fuzzy and distracted.

Rising medical costs are the result of advances in medical technology that end up benefiting Americans and the rest of the world. It would not be wise to drastically change the private health care system to a single-payer, government-managed program with the hope of reducing these costs. Instead, Americans should be open to reforms to the system proposed by both parties as valuable ways to save money on the best health care possible.

The specific proposals favored by Obama include helping small businesses afford health care coverage, requiring insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions, and providing a public health insurance option for those who are not covered by private insurance.

Millions of Americans are forced to pay for their own health insurance because they are unemployed, self-employed, or employed by small businesses that can't afford to participate in health insurance programs.

Fiscal responsibility should be a primary concern of all taxpayers

A private health care system would remain shielded from the whims of government politics.

Three years after recreational marijuana legalization, changes in motor vehicle crash fatality rates for Washington and Colorado were not statistically different from those in similar states without recreational marijuana legalization. Future studies over a longer time remain warranted.

Pre–recreational marijuana legalization annual changes in motor vehicle crash fatality rates for Washington and Colorado were similar to those for the control states

136 Black people have been killed by U.S. police in 2016.

Hitting bad police in their pocketbooks: if officers had to carry their own insurance, police violence would plummet

In 2015, New Yorkers were stopped and frisked by police 22,939 times; 83 percent of those stopped were black or Latino.

With the rise of social media and 24-hour news coverage, however, more cases have captured the public’s attention and more people have had the opportunity to discuss and debate the issue. I

The most famous early example of a private citizen recording such an incident occurred on March 3, 1991. From his balcony, Los Angeles resident George Holliday recorded the beating of African American taxi driver Rodney King by four white Los Angeles police officers following a high-speed car chase. Holliday sent the video to television news station KTLA, sparking a public outcry against the use of unnecessary force by police officers. The four officers were prosecuted for their actions, but three were acquitted of all charges and the jury failed to reach a verdict on the fourth.

Black individuals were 2.5 times more likely than white individuals to experience the threat of excessive force, and 1.7 times more likely than Latinos. Black people also experienced actual physical force more than twice as often as white people, and nearly twice as often as Latinos.

In November 2014, a black twelve-year-old named Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a white police officer, Timothy Loehmann, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the recreation center where Rice was playing with a pellet gun.

Police brutality can also involve psychological intimidation, verbal abuse, false arrests, and sexual abuse.

Police brutality is the use of unnecessary, excessive force by police in their encounters with civilians

receive free tuition, room, meal plans, and some money for books and miscellaneous expenses. At the bigger, more successful universities, athletes also receive academic counseling, tutoring, life skill training, and even nutritional advice. Certainly, not all student athletes are on scholarship and not all are on full scholarships but the student athletes in the revenue sports are receiving compensation in the form of educational benefits and living expenses. To an economist, this is “pay.”

This cultural shift has political and personal implications. On the personal level, a belief in the power of genes necessarily diminishes the potency of such personal qualities as will, capacity to choose, and sense of responsibility for those choices--if it's in your genes, you're not accountable. It allows the alcoholic, for example, to treat himself as a helpless victim of his biology rather than as a willful agent with control of his own behavior. Genetic determinism can free victims and their families of guilt--or lock them in their suffering.

Given that we still see differences between them, this really has to be of prenatal origin

In those pre-birth control, pro-marriage times, female co-twins were 25 percent less likely to have children than female-female twins, raised smaller families and were, in fact, less likely to marry at all. Further, Lummaa's data showed that the result held steady across social classes and even if the male twin died within three months of birth, leaving the girl to be brought up as an only child.

She concluded that the socializing effect of a brother was as important, or more, than prenatal exposure to androgens in such cases.

"The nature of the chorion [the protective membrane around each fetus] is so different in humans and rodents," he says. "They have a much leakier system than ours. You have to think that would make a difference."

Further experiments confirmed that the physical difference could be traced to a prenatal diffusion of testosterone

The researchers discovered that for developing females, the sex of their pod-neighbor made a real difference.

Female is considered the "default" state for human development; without that extra testosterone, the body simply continues toward a female design. If XY males don't get enough prenatal androgens, as happens with some genetic defects, those males develop looking like well-formed females.

The timing and the amount of androgens such as testosterone before birth are essential to normal male development.

For a long time, people just thought that all the learning could be done in same-sex twins. So until recently they've been grossly understudied. And now, all at once, there's awareness of this tantalizing potential."

Their female co-twins had a lower level of eating disorders, tending toward the male range. By contrast, the same-sex female twins had the highest level of all the twin sets questioned. The Michigan State scientists suspect that the reason can be found in the prenatal environment: Sharing the space with a developing male can apparently alter female development in some small but interesting w

YouTube Red movie The Thinning: New World Order, a sequel to his previous YouTube Red movie The Thinning.

But some scientists contend that there isn't enough evidence to condemn smartphones. "I see the rise in depression, especially among girls, and I understand why people are making these connections with new technologies," says Candice Odgers, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University who has published research on teenagers and tech. "But so far we have very little data to suggest mobile technologies are causing anxiety or social impairments." She points to evidence that some young people, particularly marginalized groups like LGBT youth, can derive benefits from online support networks and communication with friends and family. Odgers adds that jumping to conclusions and vilifying smartphones may lead us away from factors that may turn out to be more significant—a worry raised by other experts.

"What we're seeing in our work is that young people are constantly distracted and also less sensitive to the emotions of others."

To understand how device use may be affecting a young person's mental health, it's important to recognize the complex changes occurring in an adolescent's still-developing brain. For one thing, that brain is incredibly plastic and able to adapt—that is, physically change—in response to novel activities or environmental cues, says Jensen, who is also the author of The Teenage Brain.

My mood booster is definitely music. Depending how I feel on that specific day, the type of music I listen to can vary. Music is the one art that allows me to sing and dance, and music enhances my ability to be more creative.

Other critics are concerned that lobbying reform will negatively impact special-interest groups that lack large amounts of capital, while lobbyists representing financially powerful groups will be unaffected. Some reform legislation contains restrictions that make it difficult for nonprofit or public-service groups to employ lobbyists while maintaining their nonprofit status. Financially dominant groups, however, would be able to hire part-time lobbyists and thereby avoid the registration restrictions.

The high-profile case called the behavior of prominent legislators into question and led to increasing concern about corruption.

The majority of professional lobbyists were employed by the shipping, merchant, and agriculture industries. The public perception was that lobbyists were a tool of financially powerful organizations, which led to increased suspicion of corruptio

Unsatisfied with the efficiency of this method, some groups began to employ individuals to visit Washington, DC, and communicate their wishes to Congress

I've seen programs such as The Rhythmic Arts Project teach children with Downs Syndrome their left hand from their right hand in a matter of weeks, while bolstering their self-confidence as the child takes his or her turn leading the group of other students in "conducting" a drum circle.

The American Music Therapy Association states, "clinical music therapy is the only professional, research-based discipline that actively applies supportive science to the creative, emotional, and energizing experiences of music for health treatment and educational goals."

My daughter Kelly, now nearly 24, is on the autism spectrum. As with most autistic children, development was seemingly normal until around age two or so, when she suddenly stopped speaking. Just stares and silence, other than standard toddler crying fits. It was early intervention, and specifically, music therapy, that gave her back her speech.

I can't imagine a life without music

It provides an emotional outlet

Green originally committed to Oklahoma State University, but later decided to enter the NBA Draft upon graduation. He hired an agent, thereby making himself ineligible to participate in NCAA athletics.

even moderate drinking is positively associated with increased incidences of various types of cancer, including cancers of the breast, stomach, liver, esophagus, and pancreas.

35,000 deaths per year

The word intoxicant is derived from the Latin noun, toxicum, meaning: "a poison." It's an appropriate description for booze.

tobacco-related health costs are over $800 per user, alcohol-related health costs are much lower at $165 per user, and cannabis-related health costs are the lowest at $20 per user."

If a college-bound student-athlete is paid for appearing in a commercial or receives an endorsement before he or she is accepted at an NCAA member school, his or her eligibility could be affected. ... However, the prospective student-athlete may receive expenses related to the commercial event such as meals or lodging.

Meet LaMelo Ball, who committed to UCLA at 13 2019 PG Melo Ball shares what it's like to be considered one of the nation's best freshman and the lineage of Ball brothers headed to Westwood.

In the latest dramatic development for the Ball family, LiAngelo Ball, the U.C.L.A. freshman basketball player who recently got into legal trouble while in China, will leave the team.“We learned today of LiAngelo Ball’s intention to withdraw from U.C.L.A.,” the Bruins’ coach, Steve Alford, said in a statement. “We respect the decision he and his family have made, and we wish him all the best in the future.”TMZ Sports initially reported the news that LiAngelo Ball would not return, and ESPN later confirmed the news with Ball’s father, LaVar, who said his son was leaving the school entirely. Lonzo Ball, LiAngelo’s older brother, starred for U.C.L.A. last season before departing for the N.B.A. after his freshman year.“We are exploring other options with Gelo,” LaVar Ball told ESPN, using LiAngelo’s nickname. “He’s out of there.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story In the ESPN report, LaVar Ball said that LiAngelo would not be seeking another college team, and would instead begin preparing for the N.B.A. draft. But while his brother, Lonzo, was the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, LiAngelo is not considered an N.B.A. prospect. Continue reading the main story Related Coverage Trump Blasts LaVar Ball: ‘I Should Have Left Them in Jail!’ NOV. 19, 2017 How Trump Helped Liberate U.C.L.A. ‘Knuckleheads’ From China NOV. 14, 2017 High Octane Is a Brotherly Blend FEB. 19, 2016 Advertisement Continue reading the main story The family’s only public commentary on the move thus far has been a post to Twitter by their shoe and apparel company, Big Baller Brand. Family First. ️️️ pic.twitter.com/ijeVHHkcdz — Big Baller Brand (@bigballerbrand) Dec. 5, 2017 If the decision is not reversed, LiAngelo Ball, who gained national notice when he and his two brothers all committed to play for the Bruins, will finish his stint at U.C.L.A. without appearing in a regular season game for the team, though he did play in the preseason.LiAngelo Ball’s problems at U.C.L.A. started with a disastrous trip to China with the team, during which he and three teammates were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting. President Trump, who was on a tour of Asia, personally intervened with President Xi Jinping of China to get the issue settled. The team responded to the incident by suspending Ball and the two other players who were arrested, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, on an indefinite basis.While Ball made it clear in his public remarks following his return to the United States that he was grateful for the president’s assistance, the situation escalated when LaVar Ball publicly questioned how much help the president had actually delivered.For LaVar Ball, the drama of arguing with the president and having his son leave U.C.L.A. — where his youngest son, LaMelo, is also committed to attend in 2019 — is nothing new. The patriarch of the family is so outspoken that the Lakers have been enforcing a policy in which the news media is not permitted to congregate in a section of the arena where family and associates of the players wait after the game. Some employees have reportedly been calling the enforcement the “LaVar Ball rule”.How the situation at U.C.L.A. will affect Lonzo Ball, a rookie guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, is unknown, but as recently as last night he had been telling reporters that the drama around him was beginning to die down. Asked about the chaos surrounding him and his brother’s legal situation, Lonzo Ball said: “Yeah, it is definitely calming down, given that it happened two weeks ago. When it first happened, it was definitely on me and stuff. But it definitely died down.”

In 1948, with US leadership, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted as "the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world." It was a clear commitment that power would no longer serve as a cover to oppress or injure people. The core principle behind each of the 30 articles of the declaration is equal rights. The articles detail the Declaration's equal rights of all people to life, liberty, security, protection of law and freedom from torture, arbitrary detention and forced exile.

"Revelations that top officials are targeting people to be assassinated abroad, including American citizens, are only the most recent, disturbing proof of how far our nation's violation of human rights has extended," writes the 39th president in the New York Times on Monday, June 25, 2012. Carter's critical Op Ed, A Cruel and Unusual Record, states that "with all the revolution sweeping around the world, America should 'make the world safer.' Instead, however, 'America's violaton of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends'."

Those who feel bound to rid the world of people they regard as immoral or undesirable—such as drug addicts, immigrants, or promiscuous women—are called missionaries.

Serial killers are not usually particularly bright, having an average I.Q. of 94.5, according to the database.

Organizational models see the institutional logics guiding mass media operations as influential in the selection and portrayal of news.

Ideological models of the media explain the choices made in the selection and interpretation of the news in terms of the cultural reproduction of broader power relationships.

in April 2008, 7.3 million Americans—3.2 percent of the adult population of the United States—were vegetarians. In addition, 1 million Americans (0.5 percent) were vegans