DON'T JUST STUDY, TAKE A TEST
I just thought this was interesting:
"Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it works better than a number of other studying techniques. The research, published online Thursday in the journal Science, found that students who read a passage, then took a test asking them to recall what they had read, retained about 50 percent more of the information a week later than students who used two other methods"

It probably has to do with the need, on a test, to work harder and retrieving the material you've learned, thus making it more likely to stick with you...

BEWARE OF THE BIG BREAKFAST
Eating one won't necessarily help you lose weight, though for a time many believed it would:
"For years, dieters have been told that the way to lose weight was to start the day with a hearty breakfast. Eat more in the morning and you’ll burn more calories and consume less food later in the day, nutritionists have told us.  But now a new study suggests that the only thing a big breakfast does is lard on more pounds. No matter how many calories are consumed in the morning, people eat the same size lunch and dinner — and that adds up to more total calories when the breakfast is big, according to the study, which was published in the Nutrition Journal>'

MOEBIUS SYNDROME IN THE NEWS
There's good stuff going on across the pond in the UK--just look at what businesswoman Olivia Stefanino is up to:
"CHESTER businesswoman Olivia Stefanino is inviting companies and self-employed people across the country to join the Feel Great Friday! campaign – which she has launched in a bid to raise money for charity and improve the nation’s self-esteem.  Olivia says the campaign is all about encouraging people to nominate a Friday on which they’ll waive their usual fees and charges – and instead ask clients and customers to donate to the participating organisation’s nominated charity.  “Feel Great Friday is an idea I had to raise money for charity and help us all feel better about ourselves at the same time,” she said. “I’m dreaming big – but ultimately, I want to get professionals and organisations all around the world to take part. And encouragingly, even before the official launch, we’ve already been receiving messages of support, offers of help and people wanting to sign up to the idea.  “Of course, it’s up to participants to decide how many Feel Great Fridays! they want to organise – whether it’s one a year or more often than that. Personally, I've decided to make the final Friday of each month into a Feel Great Friday! Every client who books a session with me at Olivia Confidential on the last Friday of each month will not be charged my usual fee – but instead I’ll be asking them to make a donation to my chosen charity, The Moebius Research Trust, which is a little known charity that’s working hard to find the cause of Moebius Syndrome, a condition that causes facial paralysis from birth – which means that those with the syndrome will never be able to smile.”

"If at first you don't succeed; you are running about average."
-M. H. Alderson