“We had a bad fight last night. I’m not even sure what we were fighting about but it kept escalating and got really ugly.” “I don’t know what to do when my wife starts in on me. No matter what I say, she’s like a dog with a bone. I can’t get her to stop attacking me.” “I can tell by the look on his face that I’m in for it. My husband is relentless when he is trying to have control over getting me to do something his way. I hate it and I don’t know what to do about it.” I hear these statements over and over from my clients. Most people, when growing up, had no good role modeling regarding...
Hollywood-style launch for Xbox One [ BeritaTerkini ]
Press Association – Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet to its rivals by hailing the hotly-anticipated Xbox One as “the best”. Thousands of people braved the cold for the console’s unveiling in central London, which included performances from singers Plan B and Katy B. Leicester Square was transformed into a fantasy world overrun by zombies from Dead Rising 3 and a Roman legion from Ryse: Son of Rome, while England footballer Andros Townsend battled it out on stage with a competition winner. With the launch of Sony’s PS4 next week, Microsoft has a head start on its rival...
Her Friends Want to Set Me Up With Other Women [ BeritaTerkini ]
It was only four days after she died that somebody first broached the subject of the next phase of my love life. The funeral service had been that morning. Afterwards, in the midst of people offering their condolences, one of the guests told me, “One day, if you’re ready, you’ll find love again.” I appreciated that the sentiment was couched in a hypothetical statement, particularly since such concerns were the farthest thing from my mind. It didn’t come up again until the summer. I was at a party where many of the guests were her friends — including Rachel, one of her sorority sisters....
Physical fitness may be tied to slower memory decline [ BeritaTerkini ]
By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Being in good physical shape may help preserve people’s thinking and memory skills, suggests a new study. Researchers made this discovery by mapping participants’ physical fitness against the number of errors they made on a range of cognitive tests over time. They found, for instance, that 80-year-olds who were at one point approximately twice as fit as their peers made about 25 percent fewer errors on a test of memory and concentration. “This study shows that your cardiovascular fitness at one point in time can predict how...
U.S. Republicans to keep cuts if budget talks fail: Boehner [ BeritaTerkini ]
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will pursue a stopgap government funding bill that keeps “sequester” automatic spending cuts in place if congressional negotiators fail to reach a budget deal, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday. Boehner told reporters that he hopes budget talks led by Republican Representative Paul Ryan and Democratic Senator Patty Murray can produce a deal that sets spending levels for fiscal 2014. “I’m hopeful, but if not, the House will be prepared to move” a 2014 spending bill at...
Oncolytics head-and-neck cancer drug study fails to impress [ BeritaTerkini ]
By Esha Dey and Garima Goel (Reuters) – Oncolytics Biotech Inc’s lead cancer drug did not show as much improvement in survival rates of patients with head-and-neck cancer as expected by investors, sending its shares down as much as 21 percent. The company said the drug improved survival in patients without their cancer worsening compared with those receiving chemotherapy alone, but did not say whether these results were statistically significant. Analysts, however, said the improvement was difficult to assess due to lack of data on analyses of the trial. A late-stage...
Jared Leto Q&A: On ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ and the Pink Mohawk [ BeritaTerkini ]
‘Not only does pressure make popcorn, it also pushes us to make great art’ Jared Leto has had many public identities, starting with his breakthrough role as the inscrutable (and illiterate) love interest of Claire Danes on My So-Called Life. Since then he’s proven to be one of his generation’s most committed actors, losing 28 pounds to star as a heroin addict in Requiem for a Dream and gaining 60 pounds to play John Lennon’s assassin in Chapter 27. But Leto left aside a thriving film career – which also included Fight Club and American Psycho – to remake himself as the lead singer of the rock...
Hungary Nobel-laureate Kertesz, 84, has surgery for broken hip [ BeritaTerkini ]
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian novelist and Auschwitz survivor Imre Kertesz, 84, winner of the 2002 Nobel Literature Prize, had surgery on Thursday to repair a broken hip and was in stable condition, the medical director of the hospital said. Kertesz was admitted early on Thursday after falling in his home and hitting his right hip, Lajos Zsiros told a news conference. “We performed surgery to unify the fractured bones in the morning,” he said. He said Kertesz would have to remain in hospital for about 10 days. “This bone fracture can heal, however, we need to add...
Get Clean Before The Holidays [ BeritaTerkini ]
Juice cleanses seem to be everywhere, touting benefits from detoxification to weight loss. But who has a handful of days to devote to drinking nothing but fluids–especially during pigs-in-a-blanket season? But it’s because of those calorie-bombed holiday parties that we need a cleanse more than ever.. Can Can Cleanse is a detox-focused regimen that offers one-, two- or three-day cleanses as well as five-day marathons (from $ 75 a day). A rainbow of Can Can juices–purple grape and pear juice; an emerald-hued nine-greens blend; even a creamy celery-root soup–is delivered in cute mason...
Portraits Of Laughter Prove It Can Be The Best Medicine (PHOTOS) [ BeritaTerkini ]
Lucy Lambriex via Getty Images Get Back On Course. Download GPS for the Soul The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life — and your well-being — off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance. GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others’ stress in the hopes that you will be able to identify solutions that work for you. We all have de-stressing “secret weapons” that we pull out in times of tension or anxiety, whether they be photos that relax us or make us smile, songs that bring us...
Tourism slogans from around the world [ BeritaTerkini ]
Jamaica launches its new tourism slogan Get All Right. Photograph: Tourism Jamaica Earlier this month the Jamaican tourist board unveiled a new brand identity, ditching its previous slogan, “Jamaica – Once you go, you know”, and replacing it with the far more succinct, albeit grammatically obtuse, “Jamaica – Get All Right”. The new slogan is currently being launched around the world; last week the touirst board rolled the world’s largest stress ball into New York’s Times Square and on Tuesday a twitter campaign ran to the tune of #getallright. The Korean tourist board is also planning...
They Only Get Better With Age: Adopt a Senior Dog with The Grey Muzzle Organization! [ BeritaTerkini ]
In 2008, after being inspired into action, Julie Dudley started The Grey Muzzle Organization, a group founded to help homeless senior dogs. Her inspiration came after she volunteered and witnessed the struggles of senior dogs. Younger dogs are more likely to be adopted than older dogs. After doing some research, Julie found that, at the time, there were no other organizations helping homeless senior dogs. Julie launched Grey Muzzle to provide resources and education on how to promote senior dogs adoption and to provide a voice. Senior canines smile for The Grey Muzzle Organization! ...
Eleven more airports, including Luton and Stansted, to use full-body scanners [ BeritaTerkini ]
A full-body scanner being trialled at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Eleven more airports across Britain, including Stansted, Luton and Liverpool, are to be required to screen passengers with new generation full-body scanners, the transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, has announced. But he has ordered that a ban on flying for passengers who refuse to go through the controversial scanners should be lifted from Friday as long as they agree to undergo an alternative private hand-search. The full-body scanners are already in use at 10 of Britain’s...
Acer elects founder as new chairman in management shake-up [ BeritaTerkini ]
By Michael Gold | Reuters – By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) – Ailing Taiwanese computer maker Acer Inc announced Thursday that it has elected founder Stan Shih as its new chairman after the company announced a restructuring plan earlier this month following several quarters of disappointing earnings. The company said in a statement on Thursday that Shih will take over as chairman and interim corporate president with immediate effect. Current corporate president Jim Wong will step down. The company has been struggling to revamp in the face of sluggish growth in the PC market,...
U.S. urges North Korea to resolve issue of detained Americans [ BeritaTerkini ]
BEIJING (Reuters) – A U.S. envoy urged North Korea on Thursday to resolve the issue of American citizens detained by the reclusive country, among them an 85-year-old Korean War veteran from California and Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American Christian missionary. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies made the comments to reporters in Beijing. Merrill Newman, a retiree from Palo Alto, California, was taken away a day after he and his tour guide spoke with North Korean authorities during a meeting in which his military service in Korea was discussed,...
China hospital ship to set sail for Philippine typhoon zone [ BeritaTerkini ]
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is sending a state-of-the-art hospital ship to the Philippines following foreign and domestic criticism that it was slow and less than generous in its response to one of the world’s biggest typhoons, which killed at least 4,000 people. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing confirmed on Tuesday the deployment of the 14,000-tonne “Peace Ark” as state television reported the arrival of the first batch of Chinese relief supplies in the Philippines. Exactly where the Ark will operate and when it will arrive have not yet been confirmed, but...
