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September 28, 2013

SEDALIA, MISSOURI - The morning sun shines like gold on the two rails of
train tracks that run through Sedalia, Missouri.

An automobile rumbles over the tracks then disappears up the street.

A clanging crossing gate drops, allowing a lone engine to chug by pushing
a single boxcar.

When trains were king

Ten blocks away, three dozen tourists dressed in bicycling clothes, gaze
up at a train museum that looks like a palace topped by a towering, green
tiled roof.

Tour guide Kathleen Boswell says this historic depot dates back to the 1860s,
when trains were king.

Hundreds of trains stopped at the depot along the Kansas-Missouri-Texas
Railroad, also known as the Katy, each week.

However, by the 1970s, so many trucks and planes carried freight and people,
that the train tracks were largely abandoned.

In the 1980s, private donors worked with government officials to turn this
stretch of track into the tourist attraction it is today.

New way to ride the rails

The former Katy railway is now one of longest recreational trails in the
National Rails to Trails Conservancy. It was also one of the first.

The tourists hop onto their bicycles and take to the trail, gearing up for
a week of biking up to 80 kilometers a day. They'll be pedaling along a
car-free trail that winds through hardwood forests and train tunnels, past
corn fields and beside the expansive Missouri River.  

The group is among the nearly half-million people who use the Katy Trail
every year. More than 20,000 of them come from out of state.

"I love biking. That's why I'm here," said Stacy Heikes, who is from Colorado.
"I love biking in new places. Right up the road, I hear, there is a burr
oak that's a state champion in size."  

A tour agency called Road Scholars organized this group's itinerary, and
it encourages side trips to train museums, vineyards and the Missouri state
capital.  

The historic murals at the capital building in Jefferson City captured California
resident Alice Frost's heart.

"The one mural in the senator lounge was just magnificent," Frost said.
"I had never been to Missouri before and I had put it on my low list of
places I might like to go, but after seeing it, I see there's many good
things for vacationing, and I'm enjoying it."

Paying off

The Katy Trail cost $6 million to build. Today, the state of Missouri spends
a small fraction of that each year to maintain the 390-kilometer long trail.

Katy Bike Rental owner Todd White says the resulting tourist traffic means
the investment pays off.

"The economic impact study says that $18.5 million every year [is] getting
sprinkled along this trail," White said. "Two hundred and fifty thousand
meals and, of course, the bike shops and different support services along
this trail as well.

Many Missouri cities now require major roads and bridges to include a bike
lane, and for residential areas to add bikeways that link up with the Katy
Trail, according to White.

Since beginning with the Katy in the 1980s, the Rails to Trails program
has helped convert 32,000 kilometers of abandoned train tracks into recreational
paths. The group's ultimate goal is to create a nationwide network of connecting
trails.

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Google Unveils Build-Your-Own-Phone Plan

VOA News

October 29, 2013

Discarded mobile phones represent a large and growing stream of

waste, but one handset maker hopes a new kind of phone will stem

the tide and offer users more flexibility.

In the United States alone, over 129 million mobile devices were

discarded in 2009, according to the Environmental Protection

Agency.

Google-owned Motorola on Monday, announced "Project Ara," which

they say will create a "free, open hardware platform for creating

highly modular smartphones."

The company says the goal is simple: to "give you the power to

decide what your phone does, how it looks, where and what it's

made of, how much it costs, and how long you'll keep it,"

according to a blog post.

The phones will be built around an "endoskeleton," which will

provide the basic frame. Then, a user could snap in different

modules.

"A module can be anything, from a new application processor to a

new display or keyboard, an extra battery, a pulse oximeter--or

something not yet thought of," said Motorola.

Ara has been in the works for over a year and recently partnered

with Phonebloks, a pioneer in build-your-own-phones.

"We want to do for hardware what the Android platform has done

for software: create a vibrant third-party developer ecosystem,

lower the barriers to entry, increase the pace of innovation, and

substantially compress development timelines," Motorola said the

post.

In a few months, the company said it would invite developers to

start creating modules by releasing the first version of a module

developer's kit.

http://www.voanews.com/content/google-build-your-own-phones-modul

es/1779373.html

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http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2013/10/goodbye-sticky-hello-ar

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<EOT>

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Google Unveils Build-Your-Own-Phone Plan

VOA News

October 29, 2013

Discarded mobile phones represent a large and growing stream of

waste, but one handset maker hopes a new kind of phone will stem

the tide and offer users more flexibility.

In the United States alone, over 129 million mobile devices were

discarded in 2009, according to the Environmental Protection

Agency.

Google-owned Motorola on Monday, announced "Project Ara," which

they say will create a "free, open hardware platform for creating

highly modular smartphones."

The company says the goal is simple: to "give you the power to

decide what your phone does, how it looks, where and what it's

made of, how much it costs, and how long you'll keep it,"

according to a blog post.

The phones will be built around an "endoskeleton," which will

provide the basic frame. Then, a user could snap in different

modules.

"A module can be anything, from a new application processor to a

new display or keyboard, an extra battery, a pulse oximeter--or

something not yet thought of," said Motorola.

Ara has been in the works for over a year and recently partnered

with Phonebloks, a pioneer in build-your-own-phones.

"We want to do for hardware what the Android platform has done

for software: create a vibrant third-party developer ecosystem,

lower the barriers to entry, increase the pace of innovation, and

substantially compress development timelines," Motorola said the

post.

In a few months, the company said it would invite developers to

start creating modules by releasing the first version of a module

developer's kit.

http://www.voanews.com/content/google-build-your-own-phones-modul

es/1779373.html

See also:

http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2013/10/goodbye-sticky-hello-ar

a.html

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<EOT>

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<EOT>

<EOT>

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Study: Learning New Skills Keeps Aging Mind Sharp

Jessica Berman

October 26, 2013

A new study shows that elderly adults who challenge their minds

with increasingly difficult tasks maintain cognitive functioning

better than those who do less demanding activities.

To keep our brains sharp as we age, we are often told to keep our

minds active; "use it or lose it." There actually is little

scientific evidence to support that, however, according to

psychologist Denise Park of the University of Texas at Dallas.

"Partially because it is very, very hard to do experiments with

humans, where you randomly assign them to conditions where, say,

you retire young, you do not retire; you do interesting things,

you do boring things," said Park.

So Park, head of the university  D enter for Vital Longevity,

designed a study in which she and her colleagues randomly

assigned 221 healthy aging and elderly t dul V to one of three

groups.

"We asked people to learn new things, like quilting or

photography. We asked other people to just do fun things like

being in a social group. And then we asked other people to do

things at home that seemingly would help their cognition or their

mental function but were not likely to have a very large effect,"

she said.

The participants engaged in their assigned activity for 15 hours

per week o7 the course of three months.

At the end of that time, researchers found that the adults who

learned new skills, such as digital photography or quilting or

both, showedoreatest imÆovements on memory testtt/Q

No io B Gwereg Fn tte acores of those in the social

group that did activities together like go on field trips, nor

among the third group that listened to classical music or did

crossword puzzles.

Park believes the key to improved memory in the active learning

group is that the participants constantly were challenged to

acquire new skills, unlike tho2 in the other two groups, who

eced i Qat she calls receptive activities.

While not a cure for age-related mental decline, Park thinks

being actively engaged slows it Own.

"So, I am not as interested in improving the function of people

as they age in their later years. I am more interested in showing

ultimately over time that by these novel experiences that involve

a lot of mental operations that we can slow the rate at which

people cognitively age," she said.

Park said the latest data show the improvements were maintained

for at least a year, and she and her colleagues plan longer term

follow ups with the participants. She also is curious to learn

whether engaging in demanding mental activities delays the onset

of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. 

http://www.voanews.com/content/study-shows-learning-new-skills-ke
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<EOT>

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To keep our brains sharp as we age, we are often told to keep our

minds active; "use it or lose it." There actually is little

scientific evidence to support that, however, according to

psychologist Denise Park of the University of Texas at Dallas.

"Partially because it is very, very hard to do experiments with

humans, where you randomly assign them to conditions where, say,

you retire young, you do not retire; you do interesting things,

you do boring things," said Park.

So Park, head of the university's Center for Vital Longevity,

designed a study in which she and her colleagues randomly

assigned 221 healthy aging an w lderly adults to one of three

groups.

"We asked people to learn new things, like quilting or

photography. We asked other people to just do fun things like

being in a social group. And then we asked other people to do

things at home that seemingly would help their cognition or their

mental function but were not likely to have a very large effect,"

she said.

The participants engaged in their assigned activity for 15 hours

per week over the course of three months.

At the end of that time, researchers found that the adults who

learned new skills, such as digital photography or quilting or

both, showed the greatest improvements on memory tests.

No improvements were seen in the scores of those in the social

group that did activities together like go on field trips, nor

among the third group that listened to classical music or did

crossword puzzles.

Park believes the key to improved memory in the active learning

group is that the participants constantly were challenged to

acquire new skills, unlike those in the other two groups, who

engaged in what she calls receptive activities.

While not a cure for age-related mental decline, Park thinks

being actively engaged slows it down.

"So, I am not as interested in improving the function of people

as they age in their later years. I am more interested in showing

ultimately over time that by these novel experiences that involve

a lot of mental operations that we can slow the rate at which

people cognitively age," she said.

Park said the latest data show the improvements were maintained

for at least a year, and she and her colleagues plan longer term

follow ups with the participants. She also is curious to learn

whether engaging in demanding mentl ,tivities delays the onset

of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. 

http://www.voanews.com/content/study-shows-learning-new-skills-ke
eps-aging-minds-sharp/1777478.html

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<EOT>

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VOA NEWS

Study: Learning New Skills Keeps Aging Mind Sharp

Jessica Berman
October 26, 2013

A new study shows that elderly adults who challenge their minds
with increasingly difficult tasks maintain cognitive functioning
better than those who do less demanding activities.

To keep our brains sharp as we age, we are often told to keep our
minds active; "use it or lose it." There actually is little
scientific evidence to support that, however, according to
psychologist Denise Park of the University of Texas at Dallas.

"Partially because it is very, very hard to do experiments with
humans, where you randomly assign them to conditions where, say,
you retire young, you do not retire; you do interesting things,
you do boring things," said Park.

So Park, head of the university's Center for Vital Longevity,
designed a study in which she and her colleagues randomly
assigned 221 healthy aging and elderly adults to one of three
groups.

"We asked people to learn new things, like quilting or
photography. We asked other people to just do fun things like
being in a social group. And then we asked other people to do
things at home that seemingly would help their cognition or their
mental function but were not likely to have a very large effect,"
she said.

The participants engaged in their assigned activity for 15 hours
per week over the course of three months.

At the end of that time, researchers found that the adults who
learned new skills, such as digital photography or quilting or
both, showed the greatest improvements on memory tests.

No improvements were seen in the scores of those in the social
group that did activities together like go on field trips, nor
among the third group that listened to classical music or did
crossword puzzles.

Park believes the key to improved memory in the active learning
group is that the participants constantly were challenged to
acquire new skills, unlike those in the other two groups, who
engaged in what she calls receptive activities.

While not a cure for age-related mental decline, Park thinks
being actively engaged slows it down.

"So, I am not as interested in improving the function of people
as they age in their later years. I am more interested in showing
ultimately over time that by these novel experiences that involve
a lot of mental operations that we can slow the rate at which
people cognitively age," she said.

Park said the latest data show the improvements were maintained
for at least a year, and she and her colleagues plan longer term
follow ups with the participants. She also is curious to learn
whether engaging in demanding mental activities delays the onset
of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

http://www.voanews.com/content/study-shows-learning-new-skills-ke
eps-aging-minds-sharp/1777478.html

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<EOT>

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VOA NEWS

Study: Learning New Skills Keeps Aging Mind Sharp

Jessica Berman
October 26, 2013

A new study shows that elderly adults who challenge their minds
with increasingly difficult tasks maintain cognitive functioning
better than those who do less demanding activities.

To keep our brains sharp as we age, we are often told to keep our
minds active; "use it or lose it." There actually is little
scientific evidence to support that, however, according to
psychologist Denise Park of the University of Texas at Dallas.

"Partially because it is very, very hard to do experiments with
humans, where you randomly assign them to conditions where, say,
you retire young, you do not retire; you do interesting things,
you do boring things," said Park.

So Park, head of the university's Center for Vital Longevity,
designed a study in which she and her colleagues randomly
assigned 221 healthy aging and elderly adults to one of three
groups.

"We asked people to learn new things, like quilting or
photography. We asked other people to just do fun things like
being in a social group. And then we asked other people to do
things at home that seemingly would help their cognition or their
mental function but were not likely to have a very large effect,"
she said.

The participants engaged in their assigned activity for 15 hours
per week over the course of three months.

At the end of that time, researchers found that the adults who
learned new skills, such as digital photography or quilting or
both, showed the greatest improvements on memory tests.

No improvements were seen in the scores of those in the social
group that did activities together like go on field trips, nor
among the third group that listened to classical music or did
crossword puzzles.

Park believes the key to improved memory in the active learning
group is that the participants constantly were challenged to
acquire new skills, unlike those in the other two groups, who
engaged in what she calls receptive activities.

While not a cure for age-related mental decline, Park thinks
being actively engaged slows it down.

"So, I am not as interested in improving the function of people
as they age in their later years. I am more interested in showing
ultimately over time that by these novel experiences that involve
a lot of mental operations that we can slow the rate at which
people cognitively age," she said.

Park said the latest data show the improvements were maintained
for at least a year, and she and her colleagues plan longer term
follow ups with the participants. She also is curious to learn
whether engaging in demanding mental activities delays the onset
of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

http://www.voanews.com/content/study-shows-learning-new-skills-ke
eps-aging-minds-sharp/1777478.html

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<EOT>

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