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POPSThomas Jefferson turns 265 years old This is an interesting piece about Jefferson. It's from a speech given recently at the White House honoring Jefferson. For those interested, i suggest visiting the source and reading the rest.
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POPSChild Abuse in Sickening Detail. Death a relief Having read the details of this horrific child abuse, which is beyond anything I've previously read, I'm left incapable of rational thought. Recently there was a sex/cult event in Texas. In comparison with this it was a non-event. This has been kept hushed up. Why? Is it because of the involvement of a Haredi Orthodox Rabbi as the prime torturer? Recently another child abuser in Australia was given safe haven in Israel. Is it opportune while the pope seeks forgiveness in the USA, that abuse of children that would put the Nazis to shame would see the light of day in the 'free and fair' USA media. Is there a word on this atrocity? What society allowed this to happen? This was no overnight phenomenon. What religion sees it as creed to torture children beyond what would be acceptable to the worst criminal or terrorist? How sick is the society?
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POPSHow big is too big? Mr Melling has even considered having his pride and joy airlifted out of his garden, and said he always knew he was going to face this problem."It's not as though I'm some idiot who got the measurements wrong and is now stuck with a boat he can't move," he said."I knew from the start that once the boat was finished I would face some problems getting it out of the garden." Bemused neighbours have only just realised Mr Melling has been building the massive, lightweight yacht in his garden.Strong winds several weeks ago blew off the polytunnel cover which had previously concealed the yacht from passers by.<< :lol:
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POPSShyness Gene Teased Out If further research links RGS2 variations to anxiety disorders, the gene may make a good treatment target, Smoller's team writes in the Archives of General Psychiatry.<<
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POPSEarth could seed Titan with life Dr Gladman's team calculated that up to 20 terrestrial rocks from a large impact on Earth would reach Titan. These would strike Titan's upper atmosphere at 10-15 km/s. At this velocity, the cruise down to the surface might be comfortable enough for microbes to survive the journey.But the news was more bleak for Europa. By contrast with the handful that hit Titan, about 100 terrestrial meteoroids hit the icy moon. "It's frustrating if you're a microbe that's been wandering the Universe for a million years to then die striking the surface of Europa," Dr Gladman mused.Asked after his presentation by one scientist whether he thought microbes would be able to survive Titan's freezing temperatures, Dr Gladman answered: "That's for you people to decide, I'm just the pizza delivery boy."
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POPSCurious cloud formations linked to quakes The authors say that if recognisable cloud formations precede large quakes, they could be used for prediction, but other seismologists are sceptical. "There is no physical model that explains why something would suddenly occur two months before an earthquake, and then shut off and not occur again," says Mike Blanpied of the
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