Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ proposed nearly $100 billion spending plan would provide an average 4{6f90f2fe98827f97fd05e0011472e53c8890931f9d0d5714295052b72b9b5161} pay increase for state employees and ensure their health insurance benefits remain the same through 2023. DeSantis’ budget proposes $255 million for career service state employee raises but includes agency discretion in determining who gets […]
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Hour of Code: TK through fifth grade students learn how to code computers | News
by Dan Mundt Denison Community Schools (DCS) students in preschool through fifth grade participated this week in an event called “Hour of Code,” which is an instructional series designed to teach kids about coding computers. “It’s put on by an online organization called Code.org,” said Darin Johnson, technology integrationist at […]
How do you develop a workout habit? New study answers
The secret sauce for sticking to your workout routine includes just a few key elements, a large new study found. The experiment involved more than 60,000 U.S. gym-goers who participated in different four-week programs that were designed by 30 scientists from 15 different universities in the U.S. The goal: Get […]
Aging stiffens the blood vessels but their flexibility also fluctuates based on a woman’s hormone state — ScienceDaily
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences measured arterial stiffness in women from wide age range. Increased stiffness is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Age was a strong determinant of arterial stiffness. Indicative of the role of hormones, menstrual […]
Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Friday, December 10, 2021 No case in recent months has created more news than the Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, as to which the Supreme Court recently heard oral argument. Commentators on all sides of the inherently controversial issue of abortion have, often with great self-importance, opined […]
Open Season: Shop online and on company time for your health plan
What if you worked for an outfit that paid most of the premium for dozens of health plan options available to you, and allowed you to shop on the clock? And even paid for an on-line service that would give you several best-guys-for-you options? If you work for Uncle Sam […]