Yuma News
Are backpacks hurting your students’ backs?
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- Written by Micah Dorfner Micah Dorfner
- Published: 09 October 2016 09 October 2016
Yuma, Arizona - The backpack is as much as a part of school life as homework. Students use backpacks to carry everything they need. Unfortunately, the weight of everything they need stuffed into an improperly worn backpack may lead to sore joints and muscles.
Sea salt and sufficient iodine intake
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- Written by Katherine Zeratsky, R.D.N., L.D. Katherine Zeratsky, R.D.N., L.D.
- Published: 09 October 2016 09 October 2016
Rochester, Minnesota - For most people, iodized salt is probably the easiest way to maintain sufficient iodine intake. Iodine is an important nutrient that your thyroid needs to produce certain hormones. Not getting enough iodine in your diet can lead to problems such as an enlarged thyroid gland (goiter) and an abnormally low level of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism).
Eat well to control cholesterol
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic
- Published: 09 October 2016 09 October 2016
Yuma, Arizona - High blood cholesterol can lead to cholesterol buildup and blockage in your arteries, which can cause complications such as stroke and heart disease. What you eat may significantly affect the amount of cholesterol in your blood. Here are some tips for adopting a heart-healthy diet that's designed to keep your cholesterol at optimal levels.
Brooklyn resident, 2 Russian nationals arrested in connection with scheme to illegally export controlled technology to Russia
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- Written by ICE ICE
- Published: 08 October 2016 08 October 2016
New York - A Brooklyn man who holds dual citizenship in both the United States and Belarus was arrested Thursday on federal charges for the illegal export of controlled technology from the United States. Two Russian nationals were also arrested in Denver, on charges of conspiring in the scheme. The arrests stem from a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) in New York, the FBI the Department of Commerce (DOC) and other federal agencies.
Tohono O’odham Man to Serve 46 Months in Prison for Stabbing Another Tribal Member
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- Written by FBI FBI
- Published: 08 October 2016 08 October 2016
Tucson, Arizona - Tuesday, Lauterio Keanu Ace Valenzuela, 24, of Tucson, Ariz, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 46 months in prison. Valenzuela had previously pleaded guilty to an assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Hubble Detects Giant 'Cannonballs' Shooting from Star
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- Written by Felicia Chou Felicia Chou
- Published: 08 October 2016 08 October 2016
Washington, DC - Great balls of fire! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the planet Mars, being ejected near a dying star. The plasma balls are zooming so fast through space it would take only 30 minutes for them to travel from Earth to the moon. This stellar "cannon fire" has continued once every 8.5 years for at least the past 400 years, astronomers estimate.
NASA Takes Next Step in Green Aviation X-planes Plans
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 08 October 2016 08 October 2016
Washington, DC - At the 39th meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization, 191 countries reached a global climate deal to reduce carbon emissions from aviation. At the same time, NASA is working to create new experimental aircraft that will demonstrate new “green aviation” technology intended to dramatically reduce fuel use, emissions and noise – with the goal of cutting emissions from the nation’s commercial aircraft fleet by more than 50 percent, while also reducing perceived noise levels near airports to one-half the level of the quietest aircraft flying today.