Sunday, September 14, 2008

Stuff below the fold

... a quarter million Parisians managed to come out to a meeting with the Pope. LINK

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For love of a child...your heartbreaking story of the day...Father leaps into septic tank to save his son...he later dies but son is alive. LINK

If you ever ran into Nokesville dad Thomas S. Vander Woude, chances are you would also see his son Joseph. Whether Vander Woude was volunteering at church, coaching basketball or working on his farm, Joseph was often right there with him, pitching in with a smile, friends and neighbors said yesterday.

When Joseph, 20, who has Down syndrome, fell into a septic tank Monday in his back yard, Vander Woude jumped in after him. He saved him. And he died where he spent so much time living: at his son's side....

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Music heals the soul LINK..

So how exactly does the body derive health benefits from music? At one level, it may work simply as a distraction, taking the mind off the pain. ...But distraction is not the only way in which symptoms are eased. One Finnish stroke-recovery study found that music is processed and handled in different parts of the brain, and one suggestion is that by holding the patient's attention, it stimulates nerve cells which go on to bypass the region damaged by the stroke.

One theory is that it works through the emotion circuitry of the brain, which has an effect on the production of key hormones, which in turn impact on body functions, from the repair of nerves to pain relief.

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