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☆ My daughter's disabilities mean I have to stay physically strong. So, I found a personal trainer for caregivers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Claire Mcmurray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She will need my help throughout life, so I'm focused on keeping my body strong to be there for her. AdvertisementWhen she was 3, my daughter, JJ, was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome. Normally, I hit the gym six days a week, alternating strength training, running, stationary biking, Pilates, and kickboxing. She watched me lift and carry JJ, corrected my technique, and brainstormed ways to improve the setup in our house. I now had the training and knowledge to push myself, so I began increasing my weights and mixing up my strength training workouts.

Persons: —, JJ, Kayla Lyman, Lyman, twinges Organizations: Service, Rett, Fitness

☆ I inherited over 1000 salt and pepper shakers from my grandmother. I kept my favorites and sold the rest, and it taught me a lesson in letting go.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Trace Salzbrenner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementWhen I was a kid, my grandma loved to tell me about her collection of salt and pepper shakers. Over time, her collection grew — and then, I inherited itThere were salt and pepper shakers shaped like pumpkins, some like rabbits. AdvertisementAnd what the hell was I supposed to do with that many salt and pepper shakers? Trying to move more than 1000 salt and pepper shakers over 1000 miles was a nightmare I did not want to face. AdvertisementI had to take a moment and think about the real importance of the salt and pepper shakers.

Persons: —, grandma Organizations: Service

☆ Age is just a number for this 36-year-old academic who has danced her way to the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Cameron Spencer | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images"Those who can, do; those who can't, teach." Mark Kolbe | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesBreaking, for the first time, has become an official sport at the Olympics, making it Gunn's biggest competition so far. Road to ParisGunn's journey to the Olympic dance floor was quite challenging, especially as she started breaking much later in her life. Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games.

Persons: Rachael Gunn, Cameron Spencer, George Bernard Shaw, Gunn, Mark Kolbe, —, I've Organizations: Getty, Paris, Sydney's Macquarie University, Studies, Olympics, CNBC, Sydney Town Hall, Olympic Locations: Sydney, Australia, Paris

☆ A Japanese bakery is using AI to produce ‘romance bread’ targeted at love-averse youth
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Saki Toi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Through this analysis, they identified five key feelings of romance: first encounter, first date, jealousy, heartbreak and mutual love. The bakery then reportedly worked its magic to transform these feelings into various flavors of fluffy steamed bread. Next, AI extracted the lyrics of approximately 35,000 songs related to love and food from a Japanese database. “The selection of ingredients was done by AI, but our role was to make them into bread,” said Yuki Kitazawa, a developer at Kimuraya bakery. “We paid attention to the colors used to express romantic emotions visually and aimed for a vibrant and pop appearance for Love Bread.”

Persons: “ Ren, Pan, Kimuraya, ”, Yuki Kitazawa Organizations: Tokyo CNN, NEC Corp, NEC, “ Locations: Japan, Kanto

☆ A New Genetic Test Takes Aim at Young Hearts
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Despite the high hopes for the new tests, there are many questions. It can be difficult for young people to focus on possible threats to their health decades in the future, and some of Dr. Rader’s patients have put off even getting polygenic risk tests after he recommends them. “Now, whenever they experience the common aches, pains and twinges of life, they wonder if it is because they have this ‘disease,’” Dr. Redberg said. “And they may then go to the doctor or even emergency room for things they would not have previously. Dr. Iftikhar Kullo of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., asked, “Do you actually improve long-term outcomes” by using the tests and acting on them?

☆ The Head and the Heart of Novak Djokovic
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Who’s surprised? Not him, really. Not the latest vanquished soul on the other side of the net. Novak Djokovic prevailing as champion of the 2023 Australian Open was as assured a result as tennis offers. The most comparable outcome is Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros, but lately those titles have had twinges of intrigue— could this be the year Rafa finally slips on the clay?

The gratitude I feel now is genuine — but it is not for being chosen to be adopted. But the worst thing people said was: Your mother wanted what was best for you. Wasn’t the best possible life a child could have the one they had with the mother who gave birth to them? I could mourn my now-deceased birth mother and love my adoptive mother, who shares a Thanksgiving table with my family today. The gratitude I feel now is genuine — but it is not for being chosen to be adopted.

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