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http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/child_development/ Read the latest research in child development including how newborns learn to think, how sleep patterns emerge, problems with toddlers and more.en-usThu, 28 Feb 2013 11:29:09 ESTThu, 28 Feb 2013 11:29:09 EST60http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gifhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/child_development/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228103443.htm A healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children. New research suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk food cause developmental changes of the opioid signaling pathway in the brains of their unborn children. Consequently, these children are less sensitive to opioids released upon consumption of foods high in fat and sugar, and need to eat more to achieve a "feel good" response.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:34:34 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130228103443.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183504.htm The presence of an animal can significantly increase positive social behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders, according to new research.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:35:35 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183504.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183320.htm One of literature's oldest mysteries is a step closer to being solved. A new study dates Homer's The Iliad to 762 BCE and adds a quantitative means of testing ideas about history by analyzing the evolution of language.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:33:33 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183320.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183316.htm Praising children, especially those with low self-esteem, for their personal qualities rather than their efforts may make them feel more ashamed when they fail, according to new research.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:33:33 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183316.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151302.htm Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to researchers.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:13:13 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151302.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151258.htm Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227151258.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227134338.htm Neuroscientists should help to develop compelling digital games that boost brain function and improve well-being, say two professors specializing in the field.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:43:43 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227134338.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227121910.htm New research examines how childhood socioeconomic disadvantages and maternal depression increase the risk of major depression and chronic pain when they become adults.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:19:19 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227121910.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102940.htm Most parents would agree that raising a generous child is an admirable goal -- but how, exactly, is that accomplished? New results shed light on how generosity and related behaviors -- such as kindness, caring and empathy -- develop, or don't develop, in children from 2 years old through adolescence.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:29:29 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102940.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102022.htm A look at how the brain processes information finds distinct pattern in autistic children. Using EEGs to track the brain's electrical cross-talk, researchers found structural difference in brain connections. Compared with neurotypical children, those with autism have multiple redundant connections between neighboring brain areas at expense of long-distance links. The study, using "network analysis" like with airlines or electrical grids, may help in understanding some classic autistic behaviors.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:20:20 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227102022.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226194006.htm A study finds an increased risk of narcolepsy in children and adolescents who received the A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine (Pandemrix) during the pandemic in England.Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:40:40 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226194006.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226081155.htm During sleep, our brains store what we have learned during the day a process even more effective in children than in adults, new research shows.Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:11:11 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130226081155.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225162231.htm Researchers have found significantly higher levels of toxic metals in children with autism, compared to typical children. They hypothesize that reducing early exposure to toxic metals may help lessen symptoms of autism, though they say this hypotheses needs further examination.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225162231.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225162229.htm Giving back through volunteering is good for your heart, even at a young age, according to researchers.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225162229.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225122039.htm A new case study shows children with Down syndrome can benefit from conventional stuttering treatment.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:20:20 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225122039.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225112510.htm Low-birth-weight babies with a particular brain abnormality are at greater risk for autism, according to a new study that could provide doctors a signpost for early detection of the still poorly understood disorder.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:25:25 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225112510.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130222083127.htm Parents know that one day they will have to talk to their children about drug use. The hardest part is to decide whether or not talking about ones own drug use will be useful in communicating an antidrug message. Recent research found that children whose parents did not disclose drug use, but delivered a strong antidrug message, were more likely to exhibit antidrug attitudes.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:31:31 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130222083127.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143946.htm Scientists have found compelling evidence that older adults can eliminate forgetfulness and perform as well as younger adults on memory tests. The cognitive boost comes from a surprising source -- a distraction learning strategy.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:39:39 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143946.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221141608.htm The sounds uttered by birds offer in several respects the nearest analogy to language," Charles Darwin wrote in "The Descent of Man" (1871), while contemplating how humans learned to speak. Language, he speculated, might have had its origins in singing, which "might have given rise to words expressive of various complex emotions." Linguistics and biology now researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:16:16 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221141608.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221104330.htm Early life stress like that experienced by ill newborns appears to take an early toll of the heart, affecting its ability to relax and refill with oxygen-rich blood, researchers report.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:43:43 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221104330.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130220170736.htm Scientists have identified a molecular signaling pathway that plays an important role in the development of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:07:07 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130220170736.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130220163629.htm Bullied children grow into adults who are at increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a new study.Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:36:36 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130220163629.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130220123413.htm Children with brain lesions suffered before or around the time of birth are able to use gestures -- an important aspect of the language learning process -- to convey simple sentences.Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:34:34 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130220123413.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219201523.htm Adding movement to mental rehearsal can improve performance finds a new study. For high jumpers the study shows that dynamic imagery improves the number of successful attempts and the technical performance of jumps The technique of mental rehearsal is used to consolidate performance in many disciplines including music and sport. Motor imagery and physical practice use overlapping neural networks in the brain and the two together can improve performance as well as promoting recovery from injury.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219201523.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219172159.htm Researchers believe they have discovered a biological marker of dyslexia, a disorder affecting up to one out of 10 children that makes learning to read difficult. The researchers found a systematic relationship between reading ability and the consistency with which the brain encodes sounds. The good news: Response consistency can be improved with auditory training.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:21:21 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219172159.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219172153.htm Male rat pups have more of a specific brain protein associated with language development than females, according to a new study. The study also found sex differences in the brain protein in a small group of children. The findings may shed light on sex differences in communication in animals and language acquisition in people.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:21:21 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219172153.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219141016.htm Some infants raised in poverty exhibit physical traits that make them more vulnerable to poor care-giving, according to new research. The combination of physiological vulnerability and poor care-giving may lead these children to show increased problem behaviors later in childhood.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:10:10 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219141016.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219140100.htm Weekly music therapy sessions can have a positive effect on behavior in children with autism, reports a new article. In a study of 41 children, improvements were seen particularly in inattentive behaviors over a ten month period.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:01:01 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219140100.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219121351.htm Pregnant women who received the H1N1 influenza vaccine during the 2009 pandemic were less likely to have premature babies, and their babies weighed more on average.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:13:13 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219121351.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219121212.htm The most frequent turning point in father-daughter relationships is shared activity -- especially sports -- ahead of such pivotal events as when a daughter marries or leaves home, according to a new study.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219121212.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219121021.htm A new study has established a possible link between high-fat diets and such childhood brain-based conditions as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and memory-dependent learning disabilities.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:10:10 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219121021.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219120936.htm Researchers are helping children with auditory processing disorder receive better treatment. They have developed a program that uses evidence-based practices and incorporates speech-language pathologists into therapy.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:09:09 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219120936.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219102649.htm The iCub humanoid robot will now be able to understand what is being said to it and even anticipate the end of a sentence.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:26:26 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219102649.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219102118.htm Most parents carefully select what television programs and movies their children can watch. But a psychologist says educational shows could come with an added lesson that influences a child?s behavior. Children exposed to educational programs were more aggressive in their interactions than those who weren't exposed.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:21:21 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219102118.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219090649.htm Researchers have studied adults' accuracy in the recognition of the emotion causing babies to cry. Eye movement and the dynamic of the cry play a key role in recognition. It is not easy to know why a newborn cries, especially amongst first-time parents. Although the main reasons are hunger, pain, anger and fear, adults cannot easily recognize which emotion is the cause of the tears.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:06:06 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219090649.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130218164126.htm A new study finds that the infant brain does not control its blood flow the same way as the adult brain, that the control of brain blood flow develops with age. These findings could change the way researchers study brain development in infants and children.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:41:41 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130218164126.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130218092711.htm Children and adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to manifest antisocial and criminal behavior when they become adults, according to a new study.Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:27:27 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130218092711.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130217085346.htm Children who overreact to stressors may be at risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to researchers.Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:53:53 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130217085346.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214134024.htm There's a billboard up ahead, a roadside sign full of language and imagery. Next stop: the emotionally distracted zone.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:40:40 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214134024.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214120618.htm Using functional magnetic resonance imaging for before-and-after analysis, a team of researchers discovered positive changes in brain activity in children with autism who received a particular type of behavioral therapy.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:06:06 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214120618.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214111606.htm Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:16:16 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214111606.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214111604.htm The neuroanatomy of human speech and bird song share structural features, behaviors and now gene expression patterns.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:16:16 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214111604.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214103816.htm Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on natural ability, a new study has found.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:38:38 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214103816.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214075437.htm A few years ago it was found that certain proteins, called prions, when defective are dangerous, as they are involved in neurodegenerative syndromes such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Alzheimer's disease. But now research is showing their good side, too: when performing well, prions may be crucial in the development of the brain during childhood, as observed by a study carried out by a team of neuroscientists in Italy.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:54:54 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130214075437.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130213114511.htm Many new moms fear that eating the wrong foods while breast-feeding will make their baby fussy. However, no sound scientific evidence exists to support claims that certain foods or beverages lead to fussiness in infants, according to a registered dietitian.Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130213114511.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130213082332.htm The reason why some people are worse at learning than others has been revealed. Researchers have discovered that the main problem is not that learning processes are inefficient per se, but that the brain insufficiently processes the information to be learned.Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:23:23 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130213082332.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212210042.htm A child can directly influence the attitude and behavior of their parents towards the environment without them even knowing it. Researchers have, for the first time, provided quantitative support for the suggestion that environmental education can be transferred between generations and that it can actually affect behavior.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212210042.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212172209.htm Women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy almost halved the risk of having a child with autism. Beginning to take folic acid supplements later in pregnancy did not reduce the risk.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212172209.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212171953.htm Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty communicating and resistance to change.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:19:19 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212171953.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212131955.htm Health care transition (HCT) services help young people with special health care needs such as asthma or diabetes move from pediatric to adult health care. However, youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less access to these services, which are designed to prevent gaps in care and insurance coverage. A researcher recommends that the medical community develop HCT services for individuals with ASD as a way to ensure consistent and coordinated care and increase their independence and quality of life.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:19:19 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212131955.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212112025.htm Ancient languages hold a treasure trove of information about the culture, politics and commerce of millennia past. Yet, reconstructing them to reveal clues into human history can require decades of painstaking work. Now, scientists have created an automated "time machine," of sorts, that will greatly accelerate and improve the process of reconstructing hundreds of ancestral languages.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:20:20 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212112025.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212111803.htm When is it time for parents to back away? A new study shows that college students with overcontroling parents are more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives. This so-called helicopter parenting style negatively affects students' well-being by violating their need to feel both autonomous and competent. Parental overinvolvement may lead to negative outcomes in children, including higher levels of depression and anxiety. Studies also suggest that children of overinvolved or overcontroling parents may feel less competent and less able to manage life and its stressors. In contrast, evidence suggests that some parental involvement in children's lives facilitates healthy development, both emotionally and socially.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:18:18 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212111803.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212100556.htm Parents act differently with different children -- for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another. A new longitudinal study looking at almost 400 Canadian families has found that this behavior negatively affects not only the child who receives more negative feedback, but all the children in the family. The study also found that the more risks experienced by parents, the more likely they will treat their children differentially.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:05:05 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212100556.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212100554.htm Researchers investigated the role of gender stereotypes. They found that from a very young age, children think boys are academically inferior to girls, and they believe that adults think so, too. Each of the three studies (two of which were experimental) included 150+ participants. Findings suggest that negative academic stereotypes about boys are acquired in children's earliest years of primary education and have self-fulfilling consequences.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:05:05 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212100554.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212095738.htm Even very young children understand that adults don't always know best. When it comes to helping, 3-year-olds may ignore an adult's specific request for an unhelpful item and go out of their way to bring something more useful, according to new research.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:57:57 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212095738.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212075109.htm Toddlers whose parents praised their efforts more than they praised them as individuals had a more positive approach to challenges five years later. That?s the finding of a new longitudinal study that also found gender differences in the kind of praise that parents offer their children.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:51:51 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130212075109.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211162234.htm Researchers have used a sophisticated new computer system to quickly reconstruct protolanguages -- the rudimentary ancient tongues from which modern languages evolved.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211162234.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211162112.htm Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms and impairment long after their original diagnoses and, in many cases, despite treatment, according to a federally funded multi-center study.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:21:21 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211162112.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211135007.htm Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand spoken words could help the academic performance and quality of life for children who struggle to hear, but there's been little evidence that such noise training works in youngsters. A new report showed about a 50 percent increase in speech comprehension in background noise when children with hearing impairments followed a three-week auditory training regimen.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:50:50 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211135007.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211134850.htm A new study revealed a significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use by adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) histories than in those without ADHD. Researchers also found that, contrary to previous findings, current medications for ADHD do not counter the risk for substance abuse or substance abuse disorder.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:48:48 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130211134850.htm

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Idaho fan permitted to sue stadium over lost eye

updated 1:22 a.m. ET Feb. 28, 2013

SALMON, Idaho, Feb 27 (Reuters) - An Idaho man who lost an eye after being hit by a ball during a minor league baseball game can move forward with a lawsuit against stadium owners and the team, the Idaho Supreme Court said.

Bud Rountree was attending a Boise Hawks game in August 2008 when a foul ball struck him in the eye.

Rountree in 2010 sued the stadium owners and the Boise Hawks, a Chicago Cubs farm team, for negligence in state court.

Attorneys for the defendants, known collectively as Boise Baseball, asked the court to invoke the so-called baseball rule, a legal theory that limits the duty of stadium operators to fans hit by foul balls. In an opinion handed down last week, the court said that courts do have the authority to apply the rule but that it was declining to do so.

"Whether watching baseball is inherently dangerous, and the degrees of fault to be apportioned to Rountree and Boise Baseball, are questions for the jury," justices wrote in the Feb. 22 opinion.

Boise Baseball argued that Rountree tacitly consented to expose himself to the risk of being hit by a baseball by attending a game and by possessing a ticket that said on the back: "The holder assumes all risk and dangers incidental to the game of baseball including specifically (but not exclusively) the danger of being injured by thrown or batted balls."

An Idaho judge rejected those arguments, contending it was within the purview of the state legislature - not the court - to adopt the baseball rule if it chose.

On appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court, Boise Baseball argued the court had the authority to adopt the baseball rule, as judges have done in New York and elsewhere.

Boise Baseball warned that a decision against it could open the door to lawsuits by amateur and professional athletes "voluntarily playing sports like baseball, softball, basketball . . . despite the fact that there are inherent risks to these sports" that are known and consented to by players.

California lawyer Vered Yakovee, lecturer in sports law at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, said that when it comes to rules such as the baseball rule, very few are absolute.

This case "carves out yet another exception to the Baseball Rule limiting liability," she said in an email. (Editing by Corrie MacLaggan and Lisa Shumaker)

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Veterinary Technician Exam review questions now available on ...

Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 24, 2013

Today PracticeQuiz.com announced that it is adding review questions for the Veterninary Technicina National Examination to its collection of free test preparation offerings.

?We are very excited to be able to add the VTNE to our test prep offerings,? remarks Ted Chan, founder of PracticeQuiz.com, ?We spent a long time developing content for this test and we are very proud of it.

The Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) the certification exam that every aspiring vet tech needs to pass. The VTNE is a four-hour long computer-based exam with 225 (200 scored) questions on the exam. The exam is given during three approximately month-long intervals throughout each year.

The exam currently covers seven domains of veterinary knowledge including:

Domain 1. Pharmacy & Pharmacology

Domain 2. Surgical Prep & Assisting

Domain 3. Dentistry

Domain 4. Laboratory Procedures

Domain 5. Animal Care and Nursing

Domain 6. Diagnostic Imaging

Domain 7. Anesthesia and Analgesia

PracticeQuiz.com has added 50 review questions for the VTNE. Each practice question is originally written to simulate the exam format and is paired with an explanatory answer to help the user expand their veterinary knowledge.

PracticeQuiz.com is an online test preparation enterprise based in Boston. The website?s social mission is to increase access to education by providing high-quality test preparation content for free. The website now boasts more than 80 free practice exams, with more expansion in the near future. Tests include certification exams, high school and college qualifications, teaching exams, and medical tests.

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All Inked Up ODU AIGA hosts a Screen Printing Workshop | The ...

Posted on 27 February 2013.

Old Dominion?s AIGA organization will host a screen printing workshop to inform students of the process taught in the highly sought after printing class.? Those who attend the event will be taught the basic screen printing process.

ODU AIGA co-president Sabrina Bryan describes the process as straight forward. ?They sell little kits online,? Bryan said. The event will cover developing screens and the process of printing the image on the shirt. ODU AIGA advisor and graphic design professor, Ivanete Blanco, helped set up the organization for the graphic design students to learn more about design outside of the classroom. ?It will be a basic one-color print introduction but Clay [McGlamory] will go over the process of making a screen,? said Blanco.

The idea for the event came about from student interest expressed during an alternative print processes workshop held last semester. ?We tried to think of things that graphic designers pay for but don?t know how to do. It?s things they pay extra money for, you can do very easily at home with kits,? Bryan said.

Bryan?s hopes for the event are ?to concentrate on things away from the computer. People so often think that [designers] just sit at a computer all day.? Jessica Gibson, co-president of ODU AIGA, added that this workshop will ?enrich their understanding on different processes.?

Bryan hopes to have a bigger turn out to this event due to the high interest in the screen print class. ?There was a really good turnout [at the last event] and we hope that there continues to be a good turnout,? Gibson said.

The event will be in the Visual Arts Building in room 133 at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28. Students who attend the event are asked to bring a light colored t-shirt to print on. David Shields, graphic design professor, created the design to help advertise the graphic design department. The image can be found on the ODU GD Facebook page.

For those interested in being part of the ODU AIGA, log into Orgsync and look for updates on their page. They also hold meetings every first and third Thursday of the month in VAB 211.
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Spotify for iOS Updates with a Brand New Interface, New Track Menus, and a Now Playing Bar

iOS: Streaming music service Spotify has updated its iPhone app this morning with an overhaul to the interface as well as a few new features like a now playing bar and track menus.

The big interface change comes in the form of a new sidebar. Here, you'll find all your settings, the radio station button, playlists, and more. Also new is the "now playing" bar that displays at the bottom of the screen no matter where you are in the app. It shows the artist and track playing, along with play and pause controls. Swiping left or right on the bar skips tracks. You can also now hit the "..." button to start a radio station based on an album, star tracks, save it to a playlist, or share the album on social networks. All Spotify users get access to the radio stations, but you'll need a premium $10/month account for access to your full library.

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Network Effect: SingTel-Owned Amobee Expands Mobile Ad Platform To Cover Its Globe, Optus And Telkomsel Holdings

When the pan-Asian mobile carrier SingTel paid $321 million to acquire mobile ad platform SingTel in May last year, the thinking was that the Singapore-based SingTel could use Amobee to serve targeted ads to its 480-million mobile subscriber base across the region. Some eight months after the deal has closed, that network effect is coming into play: today Amobee is announcing that it will take over all mobile ads for SingTel, as well as Globe in the Philippines, Optus in Australia and New Zealand and and Telkomsel in Indonesia. The deal is exclusive and will mean that all four carriers will be served ads through Amobee’s PULSE mobile ad platform — which was initially developed by Amobee in California but has since been integrated into SingTel’s servers in the Asia-Pacific region. Initially, this deal will cover 200 million users, Amobee says, but will be extended out to eventually cover all of SingTel’s 480 million subscribers. Overall, SingTel is active in 20 countries. Amobee continues to work with other carriers that are not part of the SingTel group. These include AT&T and Sprint in the U.S., Vodafone and Telefonica, as well as others across Europe and the Middle East. But the Asia-Pacific portion of its business is now growing. Whereas last year it made up 10% of Amobee’s revenues, this year that rise to at least one-third. The idea is for SingTel to gain better control over ads across its network of operations, and offer publishers a more attractive, targeted advertising option than going with one of the other established players — such as Google, the king of the mobile advertising hill. “Instead of competing against Google, it?s about doing something different,” noted Mark Strecker, COO for Amobee, in an interview with TechCrunch. “A lot of carriers are looking for alternatives to Google.” That strategy, of course, will take on a new twist for SingTel in the coming years. SingTel is one of the 18 carriers that has signed on to work with Mozilla in the development of the Firefox OS for mobile (and the two partner on investments to boost that ecosystem, too, such as this $25 million investment in mobile search startup Everything.me). One of the promises of the new HTML5-friendly platform is that it will give carriers a bigger say in how mobile services are localized for their respective customer bases. That will include what ads get delivered,

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Pope changes conclave rules, says cardinals can move up date of vote if all cardinals in Rome

It began as a seemingly awkward Jack Nicholson introduction of the very long list on nominees, but the Best Picture denouement?at a very long Oscars ceremony on Sunday turned into a surprise appearance by Michelle Obama, via satellite from the Governors' Ball in Washington, D.C.?where earlier she had sat next to Chris Christie?to introduce and announce the winner,?Argo.?

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India orders probe into Finmeccanica copter deal

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2005 file photo, former Indian Air Force chief Shashi Tyagi listens to a question during a press conference at a military air base on the outskirts of Srinagar, India. The country's top investigative agency is looking into the role Tyagi played in a US$750 million helicopter contract marred by reports of bribery. Tyagi and three of his cousins are among 11 people and two companies at the center of a preliminary inquiry announced Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 by the Central Bureau of Investigation. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2005 file photo, former Indian Air Force chief Shashi Tyagi listens to a question during a press conference at a military air base on the outskirts of Srinagar, India. The country's top investigative agency is looking into the role Tyagi played in a US$750 million helicopter contract marred by reports of bribery. Tyagi and three of his cousins are among 11 people and two companies at the center of a preliminary inquiry announced Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 by the Central Bureau of Investigation. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

NEW DELHI (AP) ? India's top investigative agency is looking into the role a former air force chief played in a $750 million helicopter contract marred by reports of bribery.

Shashi Tyagi and three of his cousins are among 11 people and two companies at the center of a preliminary inquiry announced Monday by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The CBI, India's equivalent of the FBI, is investigating whether kickbacks were paid to steer the contract to Italian defense group Finmeccanica's helicopter division, AgustaWestland.

The inquiry is based on documents that Indian investigators received from Italian authorities following the arrest two weeks ago of Giuseppe Orsi, the CEO of Finmeccanica, in Italy on charges that the company paid bribes in India. Orsi, who has been jailed, denies wrongdoing.

Italian authorities placed AgustaWestland chief Bruno Spagnolini under house arrest.

The inquiry is the first formal step by Indian investigators into allegations that bribes clinched the purchase of 12 helicopters two years ago. India's defense ministry received three of the helicopters in December but has placed the rest of the contract on hold.

The ministry has threatened to cancel the deal unless Finmeccanica gives assurances that no bribes were paid.

People to be questioned by the bureau include Tyagi, his cousins, Orsi and Spagnolini. Tyagi, who led the air force from 2005 until his retirement in 2007, has said he is innocent.

The agency said it would also investigate allegations that three middlemen channeled illegal payments through Tunisia and Mauritius to two India-based companies. Those companies and two Indian men associated with them also are under investigation.

Only after the agency completes questioning the suspects and gathering evidence can it pursue criminal cases.

India is expected to spend $80 billion over the next 10 years to upgrade its military. It has become the world's top arms and defense equipment buyer in recent years due to its concerns about China's growing power in the region and its traditional rivalry with neighbor Pakistan.

Arms deals in India have often been mired in controversy, with allegations that companies have paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to Indian officials to procure lucrative contracts.

In the 1980s, then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's government collapsed over charges that Swedish gun manufacturer Bofors AB paid bribes to supply Howitzer field guns to the Indian army.

Following the Bofors scandal, India banned middlemen in all defense deals.

Associated Press

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My Viral Web: The New Social Network? | TechSling Weblog

Social websites and networks have evolved to offline communities as a young Vancouver tech firm reaches their market in a whole new way. After just launching in January, My Viral Web has been creating a memorable impact on their city and online communities. They are achieving this by helping their community and networks reach out and build relevant and beneficial connections in their area.

My Viral Web noticed a gap between small to medium sized business and successful online marketing strategy. They realized that the gap existed because people are often uninformed, misled, or simply nervous about diving into the realm of online marketing. Because a lot of established businesses still hesitate before they decide to implement social media marketing or email campaigns in their own strategy, the young tech firm then decided to form Vancouver?s Online Marketing Specialists on Meetup.com to properly educate and direct those interested.

By creating offline connections from utilizing the reach of online communities My Viral Web is able to provide educational direction for interested entrepreneurs. While hosting guest speakers who are experts in their own industries they create a diverse and knowledgeable network in their own city. Working with other successful entrepreneurs in the city or with acknowledged professionals they attract groups of 40 or 50 to their events. These guest speakers share their stories of success including the hardships, the lessons they learned and of course, their tips and tricks.

My Viral Web believes that Vancouver is rich with entrepreneurial spirit and they simply want to provide them with the right tools for achieving their goals. The idea has received a very warm welcome from their local community as they plan to continue with the traditional approach of building that genuine word of mouth momentum. Affiliating themselves with those close to them they intend on winning over their city by offering a fun, engaging and educational experience for their audience.

Vancouver?s Online Marketing Specialist?s next Expert Series event will feature the co-founder of Vancity Buzz, Kharm Samul. Vancity Buzz is an inside source of local happenings that was formed in 2008 and has experienced tremendous growth since then. The event is scheduled for March 21^st at 6:00pm at My Viral Web?s new office: Penthouse Suite ? 1199 West Hastings.

If you?re in the tech industry, keep your eye on Vancouver.

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The Engadget Interview: Huawei Device Chairman Richard Yu at MWC 2013

Some companies have mascots, but Huawei has Richard Yu. Shortly after the Ascend P2 launch yesterday, we had a chance to catch up with a rather relaxed Chairman of Huawei Device to see what he's been up to, as well as picking his brain on the design decisions of the P2, what Huawei's going to do about the "1,000-yuan ($160) phone" problem, and his side of the Honor 2 AnTuTu benchmark cheating story. Yu also consistently failed to resist the urge to tease a couple of upcoming phones as well (including the super slim P Series phone that failed to show up at MWC), so enjoy the full interview after the break.

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In a first-of-its-kind study, sports medicine specialist Dr. Neeru Jayanthi and colleagues found that injuredyoung athletes who play a single sport such as tennis spent much less time in free play and unorganized sports than uninjured athletes who play tennis and many other sports.?

Jayanthi presented his findings at the Society for Tennis Medicine and Science and United States Tennis Association-Tennis Medicine and Injury Conference in Atlanta.?There were 891 young athletes who were seen at Loyola University Health System and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago clinics. Participants included 618 athletes who sought treatment for sports injuries and 273 uninjured athletes who came in for sports physicals.

?Study participants included 124 tennis players (74 of whom played tennis exclusively). The study has enrolled 891 athletes so far, and has received two grants from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.The study began as a project in a Loyola program called STAR (Student Training in Approaches to Research.??Among single-sport tennis players, the ones who suffered injuries spent 12.6 hours per week playing organized tennis and only 2.4 hours per week in free play and recreation.

?By comparison, the uninjured tennis players spent only 9.7 hours per week playing organized sports, and 4.3 hours a week in free play and recreation. the injured tennis players spent more than 5 times as much time playing organized tennis as they did in free play and recreation, while the uninjured players spent only 2.6 times as much time playing organized tennis as they did in free play and recreation.?There was found a similar ratio when he compared injured athletes who specialize in tennis with uninjured athletes who play other sports.

?The injured tennis players spent 5.3 times as much time playing organized tennis as they did in free play and recreation, while the uninjured athletes spent only 1.9 times as much time playing organized sports as they did in free play and recreation.?One way to avoid injuries in young athletes may be for them to simply spend more time in unorganized free play such as pick-up games, a Loyola University Medical Study has found.??




???This article really got me, because I used to play tennis, and I have to stop for my injuries.? I started playing when I was five, I loved it. The classes were active and entertaining and I had a lot of fun, and I had a lot of recreation playing, but when I turned 12 I started taking the competitions very seriously, and started training 4 times a week, that was 8 hours per week. When I turned 14 I got in the tennis camp for the summer and I literally played every day for 45 days 8 hours the day. When I got back home I wanted to be perfect, that created me a lot of frustration and stress, I played the whole day until 9 pm.This article links to my life because, well with so much intensive training, in the middle of a competition I got a horrible pain in my back turned out that I had scoliosis; I had an S shape on my column. I had to go to physiotherapy and swimming classes.?I?m not allowed to play anymore, this studies are true, If I had taken it slowly and actually playing for fun and not to win and be the best, I wouldn?t had get injured and I would still be able to play.?The area of interaction of this article is Health and Social Education because is a reaserch for young player injuries done by Society for Tennis Medicine and Science and United States Tennis Association-Tennis Medicine and Injury.?
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Memo to the president and Congress: Stay put and work

Listen up, America. With all the bad news about health care, the national debt, the fiscal crisis, the jobs market, no interest on savings accounts and so much more, I find it totally disgusting to read that the president was in Florida golfing with Tiger Woods ("Obama, Woods Hit Links," Feb. 18). Meanwhile the first lady and her children were in Colorado skiing. They just vacationed in Hawaii.

Don't Air Force One and logistics and security cost a lot of tax money?

And then I read where Congress is on a 10-day holiday. What in God's name is going on here?

CHARLES E. GOCHNOUR
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Microsoft says small number of its computers hacked

US-MICROSOFT-HACK:Microsoft says small number of its computers hacked

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Friday a small number of its computers, including some in its Mac software business unit, were infected with malware, but there was no evidence of customer data being affected and it is continuing its investigation.

The world's largest software company said the security intrusion was "similar" to recent ones reported by Apple Inc and Facebook Inc.

The incident, reported on one of the company's public blogs happened "recently", but Microsoft said it chose not to make any statement publicly while it gathered information about the attack.

"This type of cyberattack is no surprise to Microsoft and other companies that must grapple with determined and persistent adversaries," said Matt Thomlinson, general manager of Trustworthy Computing Security at Microsoft, in the company's blog post.

Over the past week or so, both Apple and Facebook said computers used by employees were attacked after visiting a software developer website infected with malicious software.

The attacks come at a time of broader concern about computer security.

Newspaper websites, including those of The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, have been infiltrated recently. Earlier this month U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order seeking better protection of the country's critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.

(Reporting By Bill Rigby; Editing by Gary Hill and Andrew Hay)

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NFL wants free agency, draft moved

The NFL is proposing an overhaul to its offseason calendar, pushing back the combine to early March, the start of free agency to early April and the draft to early May, according to league sources.

The plan must be approved by the NFL Players Association, but the league already is pushing it aggressively, meeting on the issue most recently -- but not exclusively -- Thursday night in Indianapolis, where the NFL scouting combine is being held.

Under the proposal, all NFL teams also would kick off training camp on the same summer day, making it the official launch of the football season.

The idea is to lengthen the NFL offseason and make sure football is relevant during a longer offseason period with one big event in each month. It also would create a new revenue stream for the NFL, with each event producing added money for the league.

The NFL also wants to expand regional combines as a feeder competition for spots at the official combine in Indianapolis.

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Google's future 42-acre 'Bayview' home gets its own Vanity Fair profile

Usually when we get a peek at Google's Mountain View home it's to gawk at the latest Android-related statue but a Vanity Fair article posted today showed the company's future HQ plans. After initiating plans for a new structure next to the existing Googleplex and then abandoning them last year, it's opting for a new facility designed by Seattle firm NBBJ (which also created offices for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) in another area of the city. Planned to open as soon as 2015 -- potentially ahead of Apple's halo-shaped new digs -- it's called Bay View and consists of nine buildings connected by bridges over 42 acres.

According to Google it's designed for many workers to operate just on natural light, and avail themselves of the many cafes and green roofs. Quoted in the article is civil engineer David Radcliffe, who claims that employees will never be more than a two and a half minute walk away from each other, which, along with the bent floorplan of each building, is intended to create opportunities for innovation through "casual collisions". These are just some of the tidbits included in the article waiting beyond the source link, but we're still trying to figure out where they hid parking spots for all the self-driving cars.

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Pope reflects on "evil" in last address to Curia

VATICAN CITY (AP) ? Pope Benedict XVI has lamented the "evil, suffering and corruption" that has defaced God's creation in a final address to the officials who run the Vatican bureaucracy.

Benedict spoke off-the-cuff Saturday at the end of a weeklong spiritual retreat coinciding with the Catholic Church's solemn Lenten season. For the past week, Italian Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi has led the Vatican on meditations that have covered everything from the family to denouncing the "divisions, dissent, careerism, jealousies" that afflict the Vatican bureaucracy.

Ravasi's blunt critique of the dysfunction within the Vatican Curia, exposed by the leaked document scandal, comes as cardinals from around the world are arriving for the final days of Benedict's papacy and the conclave to elect his successor. Bureaucratic reform is a major priority for the next pope.

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Dolphins Central :: The Miami Dolphins Should Trade Up in the 2013 NFL Draft to Grab Dee Milliner

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The Miami Dolphins have the means to either rebuild their team, or move up and get the guy they need.? In the first three rounds they have picks 12, 43, 56, 79, and 84 so they could either rebuild via the draft or actually move up and alter their draft in a way they see fit. The Dolphins need a cornerback urgently after their number one cornerback Sean Smith and the franchise seem to be millions of dollars for a new contract apart which isn?t good since Miami lacks serious depth at the cornerback position.

The Dolphins have a legit course of action as they could bundle their first and a second and maybe one of their thirds and jump two division rivals whom are in the top ten of this year?s draft in the Buffalo Bills, and New York Jets. There is a guy that will fill a huge need for Miami as previously was alluded to, cornerback taking someone line Dee Millinerat pick 5 would make a lot of sense as it fills an urgent need, and Milliner can even shut down some tight ends due to his large (6? 1? 200 lbs.) frame and his sheer athleticism as it was demonstrated in the BCS Championship game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Granted the cost would be high for the Dolphins, however this team is desperate for secondary help especially with teams stocking up with more and more wide receivers these days as the NFL is a pass happy league .

Thanks for reading! If you want to discuss anything sports related, I?m on twitter @TheProfessorSD, Google+, and Facebook. Have a great day!

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Filmmaker decides to make movie without item song; faces risk of ...

Mixed reactions after director's announcement

A popular Bollywood director has apparently taken up the daring job of working on a commercial ?masala? movie that will surprisingly have (wait for it) not a single item song.

He confirmed this yesterday: ?Though this film?s purpose will be to entertain, it will have a coherent and intelligible plotline, and will employ no item songs. We are being really careful about how to build up the action, because now the viewer has learned to gauge and predict exactly when an item song will make an appearance. We must not lead them on, but at the same time maintain their interest.?

Apparently, this move was inspired by the idea that item songs may actually be demeaning towards women. Without an item song, the movie will require a detailed and logical script?something that hasn?t been ventured into before.

?It will be difficult,? continued the filmmaker, ?because we will have to actually frame and detail a plot. Our audiences are not really used to this kind of thought-provoking progression in films. Logical twists and turns might befuddle them. So we have to be really careful about how we go about it.?

This rather strange decision has led to mixed reactions from society at large:

Moviegoers and theatres: One would imagine that viewers would be displeased about this decision, but even if they are, they didn?t let on. A 20-year-old engineering student was more concerned for the filmmaker himself: ?We?re at a stage in moviemaking where even serious genres like crime utilize item songs. How will this movie be able to survive if it markets itself as entertainment but then shows no item songs?? It was just a coincidence that this engineering student was male.

Would the film survive without an item song?

Single screen theatres are apprehensive. The owner of a theatre said, ?Movies must have something tasteful for viewers to work at the box office. We are doing very well nowadays, since most movies either have inane action or?the other side of the spectrum?item songs. Let?s hope that this movie has senseless action scenes or at least some slapstick comedic lines.?

Moviemakers: A fellow filmmaker who is commonly referred to as the ?baap of entertainment?, responded thus: ?Item songs are nowadays used to build up the buzz around a movie, often being used in chunks in the trailers, where you get to see stray glimpses of the songs. It contributes a great deal to garnering viewers? interest. Not having an item song at all will act as a buzzkill for those expecting a full-on entertainment movie.?

Policemen: A policeman we spotted coming out of a movie theatre, with uniform and all, insisted on us listening to his side of the story: ?In a way, item songs are safer than other intimate scenes! Our Hindi movies are going the wrong way now by showing intimacy. It encourages couples to get frisky in real life?often publicly?and then people blame us for ?moral policing?! We are also forced to conduct raids at nightclubs and such because of this, but it is again brushed off, since moral policing is viewed wrong in the eyes of our modern society.?

The Pope: Surprisingly, the Pope, who still has people contemplating the real reason for his resignation, has also heard of this news. He had this to say: ?I?m slightly familiar with item songs, and I think I can say that they are shot and scripted in such a manner that one can forget his own morals. I welcome this move and encourage the whole of Bollywood to follow suit.?

Our lawmakers: Our politicians spouted some gems as usual. One of them burst out, ?Lack of item songs will only lead to an increase in the viewership of pornographic material?something that is against Indian tradition and morals. I hope these filmmakers come to their senses and rethink their decision.?

There was a counter-view to this, as another observation went thus: ?Who can blame all the crime in our country when we have such songs themselves depicting loose morals and instigating more unsavoury behaviour? It is like leaving your treasure chest open but still expecting no one will steal! Who?s the real culprit? I?m glad this movie is happening.?

Another politician we caught admitted he was too busy, and had heard only snippets of this news. But he did display his pithy wit: ?Let them chopper?no, chop; let them chop out these songs. They are just harbouring a misogynistic mindset.?

Critics: Meanwhile, some film critics are wondering if the brains behind the movie will think of another method to put in what they call ?soft porn?. ?Item songs are increasingly becoming a medium for soft porn, encouraging viewers to become voyeurs. This is what rakes in so many eyeballs. With the absence of such songs, we can?t help thinking whether they?ve developed some other method to relay the same? stuff. Remember Piranha 3D??

Source: http://newsthatmattersnot.com/news/filmmaker-decides-to-make-movie-without-item-song-faces-risk-of-writing-a-logical-script

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