Selena Simmons-Duffin http://selenasd.com Sat, 19 May 2012 17:19:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Terrence Jennings Profile http://selenasd.com/2012/04/terrence-jennings-profile/ http://selenasd.com/2012/04/terrence-jennings-profile/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:04:50 +0000 selenasd http://selenasd.com/?p=3885

Olympian's Arc: From 'Ninja Turtles' To London

London 2012: The Summer Olympics

Terrence Jennings has earned one of two spots for American men to compete in taekwondo in the Summer Olympics. He recently paid a visit to the martial arts school that helped him get started in the sport. But Jennings, 25, says that a certain group of animated reptiles also played a role in his career.

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Wider Use Of Breast Cancer Radiation Technique Raises Concern

Shots - Health Blog

The use of brachytherapy is gaining popularity, but some medical experts worry that not enough research has been done to make sure it works as well as the traditional approach to radiation.

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Indian Engineers Build A Stronger Society With School Lunch Program

The Salt

The program, which is run by engineers, currently feeds 1.3 million children, making it one of the largest school lunch programs in the world. The program is so cost-effective it's become a Harvard Business School case study.

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A Struggle To Define 'Death' For Organ Donors

Shots - Health Blog

A new method of obtaining organs for transplantation has some in the medical community questioning whether donors are technically "dead." The controversy centers around how one defines "dead" — something that turns out to be pretty complicated.

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]]> http://selenasd.com/2012/03/organ-donation-debate/feed/ 0 The Science of Inconsistency http://selenasd.com/2012/03/the-science-of-inconsistency/ http://selenasd.com/2012/03/the-science-of-inconsistency/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:59:49 +0000 selenasd http://selenasd.com/?p=3404

Inconsistency: The Real Hobgoblin

Shots - Health Blog

Why are politicians and those of us who vote for them so obsessed with inconsistency? We take that question on from three angles: how our brains are wired; the psychology of judging what's consistent; and how consistency plays out in leadership styles.

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This is first of several stories I worked on while on a stint at NPR’s Science Desk

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'Times' Reporter Dies After Asthma Attack In Syria

Remembrances

Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid died from an asthma attack after slipping into Syria on Thursday. He told the stories of those caught in — and trying to break free from — oppressive regimes and wartime violence. He was working for The New York Times. Shadid was 43.

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Whoa, this isn’t a post about an NPR segment, what’s going on? I had my food blog debut today and I’m really excited about it so I’m breaking form.

I had some friends over this past weekend and made my Grandma’s coffee cake recipe. It was a huge hit and I was invited to write about it my friend and co-worker Jess’ foodblog on the spot! Excerpt and link to recipe below.

 

My memories of visiting my Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Denver are defined by food: a bottomless supply of pistachios and jellybeans in strategically placed bowls, See’s chocolates, and build-your-own sandwich assembly lines. And always, when we arrived, there’d be a batch of coffee cake already made and and arranged in a tin with wax paper.

There was nothing better than pattering into their funny retro kitchen, prying open the lid, pouring yourself some coffee, and just easing into your vacation morning. It is absolutely the perfect food: vanilla-y and fluffy, with a little sugar, cinnamony crunch. It ruins you for anything else.

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What Makes Newton-John Get 'Physical' At The Gym

Music Interviews

No, Olivia Newton-John doesn't work out to her own anthem about exercise. That would be weird.

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The kickoff for a series I pitched and produced called the Ultimate NPR Workout Mix.

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Hot This Season: Getting In Touch With A Tablet

Digital Life

Black Friday sales for Apple's iPad were up 70 percent from last year, and the newly introduced Kindle Fire has shot to the top of Amazon's sales charts. And with more than 30 different tablets on the market at varying prices this holiday season, the barrier to entry to the tablet market has been considerably lowered.

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Georgia Sports Announcer Larry Munson Dies At 89

Remembrances

The longtime broadcaster for the University of Georgia football team has died. Larry Munson was 89. His broadcasting career spanned 60 years — 43 of them with the Bulldogs.

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