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POPSCarl Sagan - genuis Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever it has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved? * The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. o Broca's Brain (1979) We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That's a clear prescription for disaster. * Bringing Science Down to Earth (interview with Anne Kalosh), Hemispheres, October 1994
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POPSSheep deserve better, Ermenegildo Zegna! Email Ermenegildo Zegna alessandro@zzegnablog.com and tell him to lay off sheep because... Scientists have shown that sheep not only have remarkable memories, but that they also experience emotions when they see a familiar face. Behavioural scientist Keith Kendrick and his colleagues trained 20 sheep to recognise and distinguish 25 pairs of sheep faces. They used electrodes to measure their brain activity to show they could remember 50 faces for up to two years. "Any animal, including humans, once they are scared, they don't tend to show signs of intelligent behaviour," he explained. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1643842.stm "(Sheep have) a very sophisticated memory system. They are showing similar abilities in many ways to humans."
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POPS“Bin Laden died of disease in 2006” – former CIA agent According to Yashar, US special forces started hunting Bin Laden’s Chechen guards after Bin Laden’s death was first announced at a conference in Washington in November 2008. The last of them, Samy, was taken by the American special forces a few days before Bin Laden was officially pronounced dead. Berkan Yashar believes Samy could have told them the exact place of burial. Answering why he had decided to speak to the Russian channel, Berkan Yashar said that after all the recent developments he feared for his life.
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POPSThe world will end. Just not today… "More than 150 years ago, a U.S. Baptist preacher named William Miller predicted that the second coming of Christ would occur in 1844. Thousands of his followers quit their jobs and gave away their belongings in expectation of the glorious event. It didn’t happen, of course, and the result came to be known as the “Great Disappointment.” Camping himself formerly predicted that the world would end in 1994. He blamed errors in his math for getting it wrong. What he’ll say Sunday is more difficult to predict."
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POPSNew Bill Crushes Missouri's Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act Prop B didn't make insane demands on breeders. It called for providing food and constant access to clean water, vet care, protection from the elements, exercise, "constant and unfettered access" to the outdoors, room to move around and stretch and rest between breeding cycles. It would apply to breeders with more than 10 dogs and limit the number of breeding dogs to 50 per facility. Violations would result in up to 15 days in jail and a fine of $300. SB 113, on the other hand, removes the limit on the amount of breeding dogs per facility, removes mandatory annual vet exams, substituting a bi-annual "visual" exam, removes restrictions on how often dogs can be bred and removes unfettered access to the outdoors.
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POPSBite the Bullet Australia and Reduce Military Spending Australia is among the top military spenders per capita. This is not something to boast about! There are alternatives – for example, well resourced public schools with better facilities and smaller classes to educate the citizens of the future; more beds in our public hospitals with more nurses with better working conditions, a sustainable environment, and much more. All this would be possible if Labor and Liberal Governments would listen to the people and cut military spending. # We spend $32 billion a year on the military. # That is $87 million a day.
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POPSShocking Video of Britain's Oldest Circus Elephant Beaten TAKE ACTION Write Your MP ADI is asking all of its British supporters to contact their MP and ask them to sign EDM 403 Wild Animals in Circuses. Write Lord Henley The group is also asking all supporters to write (not e-mail) Lord Henley, who will be making the decision and ask him for a "complete ban on the use of wild animals in circuses." Write to: The House of Lords, London, SWA1A 0WP, UK.
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POPSThe 25 Most Endangered Primates To think that so many of these amazing creatures are taken out of their beautiful forests and end up in cages or zoos for people to gawp at. Too horrible.
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POPSMoney for war while American cities crumble World military expenditure in 2009 is estimated to have reached $1.531 trillion in current dollars; The USA with its massive spending budget, is the principal determinant of the current world trend, and its military expenditure now accounts for just under half of the world total, at 46.5% of the world total; "Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes … known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few.… No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." James Madison, Political Observations, 1795 Amen to that.
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POPSDoctors to Bring Lawsuit Against Medical Schools for Animal Abuse “Simulation is not just an alternative but better training" as well as "an opportunity to teach medical students about compassion," said Wasserman. Wasserman, who also happens to have a law degree, points out that while animals used in research are exempt from state law, it does not exempt animals who are used in surgery or who are used for students to practice on. Animals, such as pigs and gerbils, are used to teach students surgical, suturing and intubation techniques, among other things. For some reason, these schools are sticking with tradition instead of joining the majority of accredited medical school programs in the use of alternatives, while clutching the thin argument that they’re following applicable laws and guidelines. A spokesman for the state attorney's office said they received the request for an investigation and will determine what to do after they review it. " What great news!
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POPSChickens Have Empathy? Curiously, those who say animals don’t have empathy, are not using their own.There isn’t any valid reason for selective empathy or only empathizing with humans, when there are millions of other species on this planet. It would be very interesting to hear what the chicken researchers would say about the fact dolphins in Florida helped saved a dog from drowning, although they had no prior relationship with it. The study was funded by the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/chickens-have-empathy.html#ixzz1GRjIkwq2
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