It’s
estimated that 15% of Americans suffer from dyslexia, and diagnosis
usually comes after reading problems appear in school. Now a new study
suggests that treatment can begin much earlier by diagnosing the problem
with a test that measures visual attention. Children at-risk for
dyslexia could take part in pre-reading programs to help overcome the
problem. Source Link
The
days of getting your music and movie fix online at work may be
numbered, as major companies are pulling the plug on favorite web
entertainment sites to keep their office networks up and running.
Proctor and Gamble has blocked Pandora and Netflix from the office
computers of its 129,000 employees to prevent a bandwidth logjam. Source Link
On
the eve of the 100th anniversary of its sinking, a British passenger
ship is retracing the route of the Titanic across the Atlantic. The
cruise aboard the MS Balmoral aims to recreate the fateful trip complete
with a menu and entertainment to match the 1912 passage that ended in
disaster. Passengers have paid upwards of $10,000 for tickets. Source Link
