A U.S. government report revealed Tuesday that a dangerous chemical called bisphenol A (BPA), present in plastic packaging such as baby bottles, might be harmful to the development of children’s brains and reproductive organs
In December 2006, a consumer complained to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that magnets could come loose from Mega Brands Magna-Man action figures, one of the toys recalled, according to government records. And last May a Tribune report, which featured an account of a magnet popping out of one of those action figures, questioned whether the company’s earlier Magnetix recalls covered all of the potentially hazardous toys in the line.
When the tiny, powerful magnets come loose and are swallowed, they can connect inside a child and rip through intestines.
Four Winds Casino Resort is currently seeking Barbacks. Responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness of beverage stations and equipment in accordance with property standards. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Cleans beverage areas in restaurant and casino bar stations. Provides and replenishes beverage stock and supplies. Removes empty bottles and trash. Prepares necessary fruit for use as garnishes. Receives, issues and keeps necessary records of liquor store and supplies. Serves as back up for bartenders when necessary.
Contact: MICHIGAN WORKS Phone: (800)533-5800
RE: Job Order Number: 2552613
Business name: FOUR WINDS CASINO RESORT- POKAGON GAMING AUTHORITY
FT Receptionist/Office Support Person - Niles Location: Pleasant personality. Experienced in word processing programs, multi-line telephone system and able to provide effective support to internal and external customers. High School Diploma or GED required. Send resume to: Brenda McDonald, Human Resources, 2615 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
Lowe’s of Niles is currently seeking to hire individuals for CSA Sales Floor positions. Responsibilities will include: provide superior customer service by assisting customers in selection, demonstration, and purchase of products including special orders and installations. Keep shelves fully stocked and correctly priced. Greet and acknowledge all customers in a friendly professional manner and provide quick, responsive customer service to all store patrons.
(HealthDay News) — Reading disabilities can be identified even in very young children, and should be immediately evaluated by a professional.
The University of Michigan Health System lists these common warning signs of a reading disability:
* In preschool, not knowing how to properly hold a book; recognizing the difference between letters and squiggles; not being able to recognize his own written name; extremely limited vocabulary.
* In kindergarten, not recognizing the differences in sounds that make up words, or difficulty in naming familiar objects or colors.
* In first and second grades, recognizing that reading is easier for classmates; avoiding reading; being at a significantly lower reading level than classmates; can’t work through unfamiliar words.
* In second and third grades, acts socially withdrawn; does not retain or comprehend reading material; guesses at unfamiliar words; problem behavior.
Click-N-Type is an on-screen virtual keyboard designed for anyone with a disability that prevents him or her from typing on a physical computer keyboard. As long as the physically challenged person can control a mouse, trackball, touch screen or other pointing device, this software keyboard allows you to send keystrokes to virtually any Windows application or DOS application that can run within a window. The Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard is a 32 bit application that requires Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP or later. There are other onscreen virtual keyboards around but you’ll find Click-N-Type the easiest to use for getting text into those uncooperative places like browser URL “Address:” fields, Email “To:” addresses, Email “Subject:” fields, dialog boxes like “Open” and “Save As…”, and many other problematic applications.
Matthew Buck, an autistic 14-year-old from south suburban New Lenox, hates having to change his routine.
Every Tuesday night, Matthew insists on having Nancy’s pizza.
And Matthew has to be home every day at 6:30 p.m. for “Wheel of Fortune.” Just in case the TV show is preempted by a breaking news story, Matthew’s mom has recorded a few old shows.
Fourteen-year-old Matthew Buck’s insistence on sameness “can be very frustrating at times,” says his mom, Gina.
And Matthew has to be home every day at 6:30 p.m. for “Wheel of Fortune.” Just in case the TV show is preempted by a breaking news story, Matthew’s mom has recorded a few old shows.
Matthew is a patient at the University of Illinois at Chicago, which recently won a $9.6 million federal grant to study causes and possible treatments of insistence on sameness.
The National Institutes of Health designated UIC as one of five “centers of excellence” for autism research.
UIC researchers will study genetics, brain chemistry, brain functions, etc., that might explain insistence on sameness.
A class of anti-depressants known as SSRIs has shown promise in treating the condition. Researchers will seek to understand why drugs such as Prozac and Lexapro work on some autistic patients but not others, and why different patients respond to different doses.
Insistence on sameness is a classic sign of autism. A child might, for example, line up his toys in an unchanging order, or want to always take the same route home.
About 20 percent of autistics have extreme forms of the behavior. Interrupting their routines can trigger temper tantrums, hitting and biting. It’s one of the most “troublesome and debilitating” characteristics of autism, said Dr. Edwin Cook, director of the UIC Autism Center of Excellence. And it’s one of the main reasons some autistics must be institutionalized, he said.
