Ask children about the food pyramid and the need for a balanced, healthy diet, and I would bet that many would be familiar with the concept.

Now, ask those kiddos about the need for a healthy, balanced diet for the mind, and I think you would lose them.

Recently, I have been fascinated with the work of Dr. Daniel Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA school of medicine, whose work includes the Healthy Mind Platter concept. The model proposes that in order...

Scientists say they have found what is being called the "world's oldest public toilet"...for dinosaurs. Thousands of fossilized droppings(called coprolites)have been uncovered in the country of Argentina~in a region called La Rioja Province. The dino poo is from a dinosaur called Dinodontosaurus~ a herbivore(plant eater) that lived about 240 million years ago which was somewhat like the rhinos of today.

It is thought that even dinosaurs didn't want to "go" where they lived and ate. And...

Owners of older Apple devices cheered when the news came from Cupertino that iOS7 was going to be available on older models like the iPad2 and iPhone 4S. However, the joy that came with running a brand-spanking-new OS on an older machine was tempered with the realization that the older hardware produced good-but-not-great performance.

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• The assassination of a president is always a shock to its people. As we mark this 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, I am asking my students to:
• 1. remember the legacy of all assassinated presidents by listing a few of their accomplishments in office
• 2. consider what causes a nation to mourn the loss of a fallen leader and the efforts made on behalf of our nation
• 3. evaluate how we are different because of unfinished presidential terms...