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High-tech piracy hits home

Ok, so that was unexpected. It wasn’t unexpected to receive a random email from an unknown sender who presented themselves as a New York law firm. Just another chunk of junk mail to chuck. But just for the heck of it I decided to read the missive before dumping it in the digital dustbin. The email’s headline trumpeted in a bold font: Notice of $1.5 Billion Proposed Class Action Settlement Between Authors & Publishers and Anthropic PBC This was followed in italics by: A federal court authorized this Notice. This is not junk mail, an advertisement, or a solicitation from a ...

The importance of emotional self regulation in kids

All of us need to keep our emotions under control. Basing our actions on our feelings, to the neglect of thinking before doing or saying something, can have bad consequences. When something is said or done, it is too late to undo the impact. Those words or actions will not be forgotten. It is important that children learn how to control their emotions. Learning emotional self-regulation is an important part of healthy child development. Learning emotional self-regulation develops at a fast rate in a child’s younger years. The pace slows along the way to adulthood. The extent of ...

How home care and hospice benefits people and communities

All the varied levels of health care help ensure that patients are in the best setting for their condition and recovery. In many cases, that setting is home — which is exactly where the majority of patients want to be. Did you know that the average length of stay in a hospital has decreased from 21 days in the 1960s to around five today? Medical advancements, like minimally invasive surgery, and the transition of more services from inpatient to outpatient are key reasons behind that shift. Inpatient hospital care is the most expensive setting. Also, home health has benefits that ...

The feasting season

The collective groan arising from bathroom scales across this great land of ours signals that it’s the feasting season once again. This season kicks off with Thanksgiving, although one could argue that it actually begins with Halloween. Or Labor Day, or the Fourth of July, or Memorial Day, or Easter, or Valentine’s Day, or the Superbowl, or New Year’s Eve. Let’s face it, we’ll latch onto any excuse to feast, including Arbor Day. My family’s traditional cold weather feasts traditionally involved turkey. I have dozens of cousins, so several animals were needed to feed ...

Entering a new world with robots and AI

My heart sank a little when I heard. We knew it was coming. Baseball will be little less human and a little more mechanical. I’m talking about Major League Baseball adopting the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System for next season. Teams will be allowed to challenge a ball-strike call two times in a game. The result will be shown on the video scoreboard, and the game will move on with the correct call. The ABS Challenge System has been used in the Minor Leagues for a couple of years. “Hawkeye” technology uses radar to create a perfect strike zone for each hitter. ...

Marshall is a great retirement destination for senior citizens

One of the most important decisions made by senior citizens involves choosing a community as a place to retire. Sometimes it comes down to a choice between urban and rural. Larger cities have more medical facilities and more cultural activities. The down side is that they can seem overwhelmingly big for someone who’s aging, who’s becoming less active. When someone chooses Marshall, they get a combination of city and country. They get the best of both worlds. We have excellent housing options for seniors. They have three great congregate choices with Boulder Estates, Hill Street ...