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POPSGene test could 'prevent' heart disease I believe genetic testing should be an option, not a requirement. That may be a good principle for adults, but the call is for testing to be done on 'at risk' children under 10. I'd be surprised if they could find anyone in the world that wasn't subject to some genetic risk or another. Still, a DNA Database is as good as a chip, or an ID card, and much better than a finger print...but I'm a cynic..or perhaps an optimist with experience.
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POPSScientists identify childhood cancer gene They are beginning to find genes that are believed to be involved in a number of types of cancer. The study of these genes may not only tell us how they work, but why they are there, and how they are related to some essential, and regular metabolic functions, what exactly can turn a regular/benign cell cancerous, so potential sufferers can be Identified early.
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POPSWhere are we heading? And then we see how the poor get poorer and the rich richer. some of it is because of different priorities and beliefs. I for once do not understand why to bring more when you have less.
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POPSMissing Kids Come in all Colors Everything from runaway brides to vacationing coeds to murdered military moms to snatched up toddlers and housewives. Be they rich, poor, rural, suburban or city, missing white women and white teens are valued. They are cherished. When violence befalls them it is “news”. It is a surprise that it happened to them—where they live. Theirs are the tragedies that must be covered. They are the victimized who must be championed. Their families are the ones deserving of justice and closure. Their families cannot be left to cope alone. They are the lost that must be found. Nancy Grace doesn’t have an aneurysm on camera when LaToya goes missing. Dan Abrams doesn’t get outraged when Marcus or Jamar vanishes. Katie Couric and Barabara Walters don’t break down in tears when kids from South Central are murdered.
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POPSPotential Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Cure Found In Century-old Drug Also impressed is one of Dr. Atamna's co-authors, Bruce Ames, PhD, a senior scientist at Children's and world-renowned expert in nutrition and aging. "What we potentially have is a wonder drug." said Dr. Ames. "To find that such a common and inexpensive drug can be used to increase and prolong the quality of life by treating such serious diseases is truly exciting." Dr. Atamna's research is the first to show that low concentrations of the drug have the ability to slow cellular aging in cultured cells in the laboratory and in live mice. He believes methylene blue has the potential to become another commonplace low-cost treatment like aspirin, prescribed as a blood thinner for people with heart disorders.
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POPS$100 Laptop The funniest thing about this thing.... IT HAS ALL THE FEATURES THAT I HAVE BEEN WANTING... IN ONE LAPTOP! Crazy.
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POPSFSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women Here comes a 180 away from previous policy set by the Daniels Administration in Indiana that is being reversed for election year expediency. It seems Their Man Mitch Roob has decided to go with the plan which will not anger the voters.
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POPSHigh childhood IQ linked to antitraditional attitudes in adults A study of a large representative sample of the UK population shows that high childhood IQ is correlated with antitraditional (i.e., liberal, mostly) attitudes in adults (described as "antiracist, pro-working women, socially liberal," and democratic).This correlation is independent of gender, occupation and social class. Full PDF at the author's website (http://snipr.com/3ixli).
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POPSTyler, Texas: Pedophile Ring Member Sentenced To Life In Prison Four of the five child victims in the case have also testified. All of them identified Kelly, whom they know as "Booger Red," as being part of a group of adults that forced them to perform sex acts for a paying audience. Shauntel Mayo and her live-in boyfriend, Jamie Pittman, have been convicted and sentenced to life in prison and face additional charges in the case. Dennis Pittman, his ex-wife Rebecca Pittman, Shelia Darlene Sones, who is Ms. Mayo's mother, and Ms. Sones' ex-husband Jimmy Dale Sones await trials for the alleged sexual abuse of the children.
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POPSChildren's Best Interests If you find this article interesting, please contact me at ajt@elusen.com or by phone at 231-360-1776. I serve on the Board of an advocacy group - Dads and Moms of Michigan, I am a single father of three beautiful daughters. I have a law degree and do research on child custody issues and raise money for groups sharing our interest in enabling children to benefit from the involvement of both parents in their lives.
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POPSMostly African American Children are Assaulted Legally in Schools
Just as slavery, Jim Crow laws and the subjugation of women in the USA are looked upon as primitive and embarrassing practices, I believe that corporal punishment in schools will someday be looked upon as a strange and inexplicably cruel practice. It will also be looked upon as another vehicle of racism as this study indicates. What will the conservative critics say in response? That African American children misbehave more in schools and, therefore, deserve the punishment? But isn't that what they say about higher incarceration rates for African Americans? So what is the picture that emerges from those who rationalize these institutional racist practices? In my view, it tells us that (their denials notwithstanding) conservatives believe that from childhood to adulthood African Americans are naturally more disposed to violate cultural norms, to act out in an anti-social manner. It's a racist orientation masquerading as a pro law and order stance. Corporal punish
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POPSFish with two mouths The rest of this articles is worth reading - show the damage we can do I guess. Quote of the day: "we do not inherit the land from our ancestors, but we borrow it from our children"
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POPSLanguage no barrier to counting It never occurred to me that if you didn't have a word for a number, you couldn't count. Sounds like English teachers trying to muscle in on the maths crowd. I thought we used words for numbers so we could tell someone how many there are when we run out of fingers. (and toes). Perhaps some people associate numbers with words, some with pictures, perhaps even with a particular sound. Same numbers, different parts of the brain processing. Sometimes you can tell how many there are by the look on someone's face.
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