Wednesday, October 30, 2013

from The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2013


A Teddy Bear That Monitors Your Child’s Health


Doing the Sugar Math for Halloween
Research explains kids' cravings but fails to find evidence of 'sugar highs'
Dentists aren't all that worried about the effects of one night of Halloween candy. They're more concerned about kids' sugar consumption over the course of a year.


College Kids Give Themselves an ‘A’ for Job Readiness
Nearly 80% of current college students say they’re “very” or “completely” prepared to start work. But just 54% of hiring managers agree, according a new survey.


Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking
Balance of Power in Ad Industry at Stake as Google, Microsoft Seek to Control Web Tracking
How Microsoft, Google and Facebook are threatening to end online cookie tracking. Would you feel more or less comfortable with one of these companies tracking your data as opposed to using cookies?


Pediatricians Set Limits on Screen Time
The American Academy of Pediatrics' New Guidelines on Children's Use of Internet, TV, Cellphones, Videogames: Children ages 8 to 18 spent an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes a day consuming media for fun in 2009.


Snakes, Shellfish Traps Add to Mining Hazards as Lake Reemerges
Usually Mines Have Too Little Water; Barrick Has Too Much

Bloody Attack on Doctors Triggers Protest in China
Being a doctor in China can be dangerous.The average number of assaults on doctors increased to 27.3 per hospital last year in China, up 33% from 2008. Factors driving the surge in violence include doctor-patient communication, high patient expenses and dissatisfaction with treatment.


Deadly Storms Batter Britain, Mainland Europe


Live to 120? Thanks, but No Thanks.
The idea of 'radical life extension' gives many adults pause. At least for now. Most Americans - 56% - say they wouldn't want to live to be 120. The median ideal life span among those surveyed was 90, or about 11 years longer than the current average U.S. life expectancy.


Obama Unaware as U.S. Spied on World Leaders
The NSA ended a program used to spy on German Chancellor Merkel and a number of other leaders after an internal Obama administration review revealed to the White House the existence of the operation. WSJ's Siobhan Gorman has exclusive details.
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