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POPSThe Male Brain, Explained "We have been assuming that the ways in which emotions are organized in the brain are essentially similar in men and women," but they aren't. Parts of the limbic cortex, which is involved in emotional responses, are smaller in men than in women. Additionally, scientists at McMaster University have found that guys have a smaller density of neurons in areas of the temporal lobe that deal with language processing. Appreciate his naturally upbeat nature Does he seem to be "up" most of the time? It's not your imagination: Male brains produce 52 percent more serotonin (the chemical that influences mood) than female brains, according to a study done at McGill University. And studies show that fewer men than women suffer from depression. Remember his brain is his largest sex organ The preoptic area of the hypothalamus is greater in volume, in cross-sectional area and in the number of cells. This area of the hypothalamus is in charge of mating behavior.
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POPSRussia Nullifies French-Brokered Armistice With Georgia 
-- are implemented by Russia only in the sense that it no longer shoots or bombards Georgian troops and civilians. Russian troops, however, are blowing up bridges and other infrastructure on Georgian highways and railways, destroying Georgian military bases deep inside the country, and looting local Georgian civilian administrations at gunpoint -- all of this under the Sarkozy-brokered armistice. Point 3 in the agreement, “free access for humanitarian assistance and permission for refugees to return,” has also been torn apart. Access is impeded by Russia’s de facto naval blockade of Georgia’s coast and interdiction of cross-country transport in Georgia, continuing under this “armistice.” The few U.S. Air Force humanitarian assistance flights can not possibly cope with the magnitude of the task. The agreement’s 4th point, “Georgian troops are to return to the places of their regular stationing,” seems largely compromised by the devastation of those bases deep inside Georgia.......
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POPSChristianity Today on torture David Gushee for the evangelical Christian magazine Christianity Today on five theological grounds for the unequivocal and universal condemnation of torture by Christians, and why, from a Christian perspective, no exceptional circumstances can ever justify the use of torture. From February 2006.
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POPSShroud Stirs A New Controversy It's like looking for Noah's Ark to me. Why would you want to search when the truth is right here before you? Regardless of that, I'm awed and amazed by the story.
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POPSThe Lotus Ice Vehicle About the a biofuel-powered Lotus Ice Vehicle, specially developed for research in the Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition
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POPSFreedom and Jeff: Inspiring Story of One Man and His Eagle She was going to be put down that Friday, and I was supposed to come in on that Thursday afternoon. I didn’t want to go to the center that Thursday, because I couldn’t bear the thoughtof her being euthanized; of her being euthanized; but I went anyway, and when I walked in everyone was grinning from ear to ear. I went immediately back to her cage; and there she was, standing on her own, a big beautiful eagle. She was ready to live. I was just about in tears by then. That was a very good day. We knew she could never fly, so the director asked me to glove train her. I got her used to the glove, and then to jesses, and we started doing education programs for schools in western Washington. We wound up in the newspapers, on radio (believe it or not) and some TV. Miracle Pets even did a show about us. In the spring of 2000, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I had stage 3, which is not good (one major organ plus everywhere) doing 8 months of chemo.
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POPS"Digital drugs" panic hypochondriac-paranoid parents Having sampled a few "doses" with names like "Viagra," "Peyote," and "Opium," I can safely say that the only psychological impact these have is to induce a mild headache. The tones are loud and annoying and inharmonious, and each time I've felt pretty much the same after as before, only increasingly annoyed. In fact, I'm "high" on digital heroin as I write this. If there is any mental impact from these things it is pretty clearly psychosomatic: If you think an MP3 can make you feel drunk, then maybe you really can zone yourself into acting that way, though I can see how a soothing MP3 track could calm you down after a hard day at junior high. (As a side note I'll also add that some people fear that idoser-type software is simply a cleverly disguised way to get malware onto your computer.)
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POPSLong Tan awards 'right' for vets: PM I didn't agree with the Vietnam War, but have been saddened by the response to the Vets. Even shunned by Returned and Services League. They have had to fight for recognition and acceptance. This will help.
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POPSThe Mysteries of Guadalupe A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars..Revelation 12:1
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