Brazil grants a three-person civil union.

California considering allowing more than two parents per child. Good!

Aspartame causes brain damage in normal consumption quantities, and has been known to do so for 30 years. Thanks, meowse.

So, Sarah Palin has this book out called _Going Rogue_. Here's a gamer's review of it.

Texas just noticed that they accidentally made marriage illegal four years ago.

Judge calls on lawyer to clarify how legalizing same-sex marriage harms opposite-sex marriages. Lawyer draws a blank. Thanks, Tugger.

Asks state Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban

New South Wales Supreme Court rules cartoons child porn. Thoughtcrime!

Some hospitals making a change to openly admitting fault & apologizing for mistakes. And patients then tend not to sue. Yay honesty, good customer relations, and the ability to fix procedural problems instead of conceal them! Thanks for the link, meowse.

Speaking of that sort of quality control improvement, Here's an article on the Toyota Production ( Read more... )

A friend's personal account of volunteering among all the joyous grooms and brides at the San Francisco courthouse. A joyous read.

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The eczema/allergy connection -- do we have it backwards?

Child abuse may ‘mark’ genes in the brains of suicide victims. I was puzzled by the seemingly avoidable confounding of suicide & abuse; they do occur together frequently, but couldn't either be responsible for the detectable brain changes ( Read more... )