Lack of outdoor play linked to short-sighted children

The time children spend outdoors could be linked to a reduced risk of being short-sighted, research suggests.


An analysis by University of Cambridge researchers found that for each additional hour spent outside per week, the risk of myopia reduced by 2%, that it's a common eye condition that causes distant objects to appear blurred, while close objects can be seen clearly. 
Exposure to natural light and time spent looking at distant objects could be key factors.

Dr Sherwin said they would now need more precise data to try to understand which factors, such as increased use of distance vision, reduced use of near vision, natural ultraviolet light exposure or physical activity, are most important.


But there's also a risk to be always in the outdoors, for exemple skin cancer, cataracts and other cancers.
On the other hand, increasing outdoor physical activity could protect against diabetes and obesity, vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis.
"If a child is not born long-sighted enough, then they will overshoot and end up short-sighted. This tends to happen around puberty."


I feel alluded of the description of Dr. Sherwin, because I never had got short-sightedness, and when I entered puberty, I got. I also think, that it happened to me because I'm always on the computer or doing homework. I know that i have spent so many hours, but in the XXI century, we can't do anything without computers. My myopia has increased, and it'll continue to grow up.

Now, I'm adapting of this situation, but at first, I was very sad to see my life behind two glass.

Football!

Football is one of my favourites sports. I play with a team, in Sant Pere Pescador. We're 21 players and we make long journeys to play with the other teams from other places.


There's a good feeling between all the players and we seem like a big family. There are different ages in the team, since 14 years old to approximately 30 years old.
I play as a defender, on the left side. But because there are so many players, I can't play a lot and I'm in the dock, half of the match.


In the trainings, we laugh a lot and we do technical and physical exercices. At the end of the training, we play a little match between us, to improve for the real matches. My trainer is very good and I love his trainings.
Until now, we haven't lost any match and I think we're on track!

ARGENTINA

This 14th of December I'm going to Argentina!

I went there 3 years ago, because I've got family there. They are aproximatly 40 relatives! Firstly, my family from Spain and I didn't know their names and it had taken a lot to learn them.

In this trip, my parents, my sister and I are going to Buenos Aires, the capital city. There, we'll visit the city, the monuments, etc., but all of the trip, we're going to stay in Santa Fe. 

We wanted to go to Patagonia to see the whales and to celebrate New Year's eve and New Year's day, but a volcano has blown up recently, near Patagonia and we can't go there. I'm very sad because I was very enthusiastic to go there. But these lasts weeks, they are organizing a new excursion to visit little villages in Argentina.

I'm very nervous to go there and very happy, too!

Blackberrys haven't got services because of a global blackout!

Blackberry's founder Mike Lazaridis has said services are "fully restored" following a three-day global blackout.


Millions of customers worldwide are very angry, and they have post complains on their twiiter to express their anger.
In a press conference, Mr Lazaridis said the company would now begin a full investigation of what happened and why and why there was a core switch failure within RIM's UK data centre in Slough. 


The Blackberry phone is only able to send text messages and make calls, and some operators, like Telefonica, are thinking how they can compensate all the users of Blackberry. 
The company admitted that it was the largest crash it had ever experienced.


In my opinion I think that it has been a very big problem, because some businessmen can't work. Now, Blackberry phone is usual for a lot of people, because some companies work with its and now, they can't do much. There are another cases, like the normal people, that they use this phone to chat with Blackberry's mesenger.
It isn't my case, because I don't have it, but I also hope, that this problem could resolve very soon.

Interview!

E: Hello everybody and welcome to Salo’s radio again. Today we have got a special guest…she is the new singer of LODVG. Let’s start! Can you introduce yourself, please?

M: Yes, of course. My name is Marina, but my famous nickname is April.

E: Wow…April! That’s a cool name, isn’t it?

M: Yeah! It isn’t a common name, but I love it!

E: When did you start singing?

M: Well, I started when I was seven years old in a small choir, and after I took private classes with my music teacher for many years.

E: Oh…it’s good! A part from singing, did you take a degree?

M: Yes, yes of course! I studied art in Oxford University because if the singing world falls apart, I would have a different future.

E: When did you decide to be in LODVG group?

M: Well,…I didn’t search to take part of a musical group, but in this case, it came to me and I took it!

E: You’re a spontaneous girl!

M: Ajajajjajaj , yes I am!

E: Which is your best song?

M: Erm…That’s a difficult question. I’d say …Jueves.

E: Jueves? Oh… it’s my favourite song, too! And, a part of your group, what do you do in your free time?
M: Well,…I’ts difficult to have free time because of the concerts, practicings, etc, but I try to  be with my family and my friends.

E: So, this answer brings me to ask you a question. Are you going out with anybody at the moment?

M: Ajajajjaj, it’s a private question! I will only tell you that now I’m not alone.

E: mmm…so I hope you will tell us the answer of my question next program you will come. We will wait you! You know that you’re welcome here! Have a good future in the music world, and thank you for all!

M: Ohhh… thank you  for all. I will return very soon and I hope answer you the private question!

(M and E laughing together)

E: So here we finish Monday’s programme and I hope you will be here tomorrow with a special and famous guest…Mario Casas! We will ask him for the new season of Barco! Will you lost it ?

Bye-bye!

Eyelid marks warn of heart attack

Eyelid marks warn of heart attack

Researchers in Denmark say that yellow markings on the eyelids are a sign of increased risk of heart attack and other illness.

A study showed patients with xanthelasmata (which are mostly made up of cholesterol) were 48% more likely to have a heart attack.

For both men and women in several age groups, the data said there was one in five chance of developing heart disease in the next decade if the patient had xanthelasmata.

However they warned that today, most people with xanthelasmata are seen by dermatologists.

In my case, these yellow marks don’t affect me, as I don’t have any similar mark in my body. But I know some people have this one in their face, which is very strange, because I didn’t ever think that it can risk you of a heart attack.

However, I know people next to me that they have been some heart attacks, which they haven’t got these yellow marks. The nature is very strange and difficult to understand!

My sister, my best friend!

My sister’s name is Laia. She is 20 years old. She is four years older than me because she was born in 1991.

I can consider Laia like my best friend, because we are always talking about our experiences and lovers, and I can tell her things I have lived or concerns and problems I have. Although she is older, we are often together; on the parties, at home… and we never fight, only we sometimes discuss because we have got a hard character.

I know that she’ll never disappoint me because she is my sister, very mature certainly, and I can trust her. But she also knows that she can tell me whatever she wants as I can help her at all.

Together we are very spontaneous sisters; we sing, we laugh, we dance, we cry and our way of being is very similar, although our bodies aren’t identical.