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today’s news … Sunday, June 10

In Uncategorized on June 10, 2012 at 6:00 am

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Quote for today… “‘We will use every tool at our disposal to challenge those who try to silence our voice.’ – U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue, getting worked up about his feeling that Big Business is ‘intimidated’ by the notion that maybe, just maybe, it would be good to know which corporations are spending how much to influence our government.” (SOURCE: Public Citizen)

  • “Today, June 10, the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center will host Community Safety Education Day. The training center is at 101 Champ Blvd., at the Salunga exit of Route 283. Events will run noon-5 p.m., rain or shine. Admission and parking are free.” – Lancaster Sunday News
  • “The Manor Township Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 11, at the municipal building, 950 W. Fairway Drive. Among the agenda items: • Rezoning for Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Author­ity: request to rezone two parcels of land. • Rezoning petition for Steven A. Funk: request to rezone a tract of land totaling about 10.6 acres at 65 Penn St., Washington Boro, from agricultural to village to develop property with a 15-x-20-foot shed for the purpose of selling ice cream products. • Discussion item, Wal-Mart property and surrounding area.” – Lancaster Sunday News

Benny’s back on Wednesday

In Education, Everyday Living, In Columbia, Opportunities, People on June 10, 2012 at 5:00 am

A trifecta from The Conversation: three interesting articles

In Everyday Living, Opinions, Opportunities on June 10, 2012 at 4:38 am

Our relationship with four-legged friends has brought many benefits. JDEN

Canine and able: how dogs made us human

“What role have dogs played in human evolution? Woof … now there’s a question.

“Anthropologist Pat Shipman, in a recent issue of American Scientist, suggests dogs gave our human ancestors an advantage over Neanderthals when they arrived in Europe.

“Dogs, she argues, made a real difference to the success of the hunt. They respond to human communication – even to the direction in which our eyes are turned. She also points out dog remains have been found – (controversially) – in sites in Belgium, the Czech Republic and as far east as the Altai Mountains in Siberia, going back as far as 33,000 years.” To continue reading this article from The Conversation, click here.

Happiness peaks between the ages of 65 and 70. Flickr/s_falkow

Age and happiness: debunking the myth of middle-aged blues

“People are at their happiest at retirement age and their most miserable in their geriatric years, according to a study we published recently in the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation. Our findings effectively debunk the myth of middle-aged blues and show how happiness levels vary widely over a person’s lifespan.

“We all strive towards happiness to achieve a sense of fulfilment in our lives. But there is also an economic reason to advocate this goal. Happier people tend to be healthier than those who are unhappy; and mentally unhealthy people are costly.” To continue reading this article from The Conversation, click here.

American singer Jerry Lee Lewis famously married his cousin. flickr/dunechase

Why not marry your cousin? Millions do

“The topic of consanguineous marriage raises both interest and unease in Western societies. For those who are wondering, that big word means “marrying your cousin”.

“But why would anyone want to marry a cousin when there are so many other potential partners out there?

“In generational terms this mode of thought is actually quite recent, and until the middle of the 19th century first cousin marriage was common in most Western countries, in part due to the shortage of available unrelated spouses in many outlying areas. To continue reading this article from The Conversation, click here.

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