UT Library becomes ‘Relaxation Center’ for students

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — Students at the University of Tennessee will see some relief for this week of final exams as the John C. Hodges Library is turned into a relaxation center.

Libraries Dean Steven Smith said in a statement posted on UTs website, The UT libraries are trying to help students relax and recharge. Students spend many hours in the library, so we have a unique opportunity to help students engage with campus life and forge the personal connections that are as essential to academic success as books and computers.

Free chair massages will be offered by the Knoxville Massage Therapy Center from 1 pm to 4 pm and therapy dogs from Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee...

No new liquor shops against peoples will: HC

CUTTACK: In a landmark judgment that could change the way liquor shop licences are granted in the State, the High Court has held that the State Government is duty-bound to honour the will of the people and local representatives while permitting opening of liquor outlets.

 The will of the people must prevail over the intention of the Government for grant of liquor shop licence in a particular area. Achieving revenue collection target cannot be a ground for opening of liquor shops, the court observed.

 A Division Bench of Chief Justice V Gopalagowda and Justice B N Mohapatra said the Government is duty-bound to ensure that the rule of law is maintained and for that it should...

Family’s lottery win leads to lawsuit

The Urquhart family was overjoyed and prepared for a life of relaxation when they won a $51 million MEGA Millions lottery jackpot.

That initial happiness has soured. Etta May Urquhart is suing her adult son, alleging fraud and financial elder abuse and claiming he has swindled her of winnings that were rightfully hers and her husbands.

The complaint filed in Kern County Superior Court alleges Urquharts son, Ronnie Orender, directed the entire winnings to accounts he controlled and to which Etta May and her husband had no access. In addition to a variety of investments, Orender spent $2.3 million on four houses in Bakersfield, has bought at least 10 vehicles and made cash gifts...

5k run to benefit Silo Relaxation Garden

Youth Services of Bryan County, Inc. has a program called Bryan County Systems of Care that helps children with behavioral or emotional difficulties as well as their families. The goal is to keep the child in their home, in their community and in their school.

Organizers say the program in itself is an amazing thing for local families and throughout the state. However, the program in Bryan County does not stop there. It has also worked with local schools to help educate teens on good mental health, listen to voices of students, and help with a Peer Mediation program. Within this school year, Bryan County Systems of Care has helped put on a tea party to educate female students on important...

Smulders teases on TV romances

Apr 30, 2012 

Cobie Smulders has not ruled out a romantic reunion for her character in How I Met Your Mother.

As newsreader Robin Scherbatsky on the E4 sitcom, the Canadian actress has enjoyed screen romances with both Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris).

“Robin and Ted are kind of on the outs right now. But in our show, anything is possible,” she said.

And the 30-year-old teased: “We have three more episodes airing in the seventh season in the States, and there’s a lot of stuff that goes down...

BMW Adapts Vehicle Sensor Technology for USA Track & Field Olympic Training

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
BMW, the Official Mobility Partner of the United States Olympic Committee, today announced the completion and hand-off of its first Olympic technology project, a velocity measurement system created in collaboration with sports scientists at the USOC and USA Track & Field. Bryan Clay, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in decathlon, tested the system during the development process.

Nearly one year in development at the BMW Technology Office in Mountain...

Relaxation Music Helps Cancer Patients Through Chemotherapy

Relaxation Music Helps Cancer Patients Through Chemotherapy
Cancer patients undergoing treatment in hospitals now have available therapeutic relaxation music to help them through their chemotherapy. Working with Ellens Heart and Soul organization, Enhanced Healing has recently donated relaxation music that will be made available to cancer patients while they are undergoing their treatment. Enhanced Healing has also developed a fund raising campaign to raise money for food for low income cancer patients and their families.

A recipe for more jobs: Stronger economic growth

A drop in the unemployment rate wasnt necessarily a healthy sign for the job market. The rate fell from 8.2 percent in March to 8.1 percent in April. But that was mainly because more people gave up looking for work.

People who arent looking for jobs arent counted as unemployed.

The 115,000 jobs added in April were fewer than the 154,000 jobs added in March, a number the government revised up from its earlier estimate of 120,000. It also marked a sharp decline from December through February, when the economy averaged 252,000 jobs per month.

The percentage of adults working or looking for work has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Many have become discouraged...

Krugman: Inequality is impeding economic recovery

Before the Great Recession, I would sometimes give lectures in which I would talk about rising inequality, making the point that the concentration of income at the top had reached levels not seen since 1929. Often, someone in the audience would ask whether this meant that another depression was imminent.

Well, whaddya know?

Did the rise of the 1 percent (or, better yet, the 0.01 percent) cause the Lesser Depression were now living through? It probably contributed. But the more important point is that inequality is a major reason the economy is still so depressed and unemployment so high. For we have responded to the crisis with a mix of paralysis and confusion – both of which...

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