News of the day
Premature births may be partly due to a genetic predisposition.
Dr. Wakefield, the doctor who started the misconception of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, has been struck off the medical register in the UK (in other words, he is no longer legally allowed to practice medicine in the UK).
Two Zimbabwean gay rights activists have been arrested after a raid of their offices.
I recently posted a link reporting that Brits were welcome to vote while dressed as pirates. Sadly, Nevadans are being denied the right to exercise their franchise while dressed as chickens.
Toyota and Tesla to team up to produce electric cars. Tesla will get the use of a Toyota factory, and Toyota will gain access to Tesla's battery expertise.
Hundreds of Turkish teenagers, some as young as 13, have been convicted as "terrorists" and are serving long sentences in adult prisons for taking part in anti-government demonstrations.
A recent well-publicized trial of two children (then 10) for the rape or attempted rape of another child (then 8) has raised questions in the UK over how to deal with such cases. The two accused have been convicted of attempted rape and will now be required to be on the sex offenders registry for the rest of their lives. (Trigger warning level low for that article, but high for the related articles linked to in the sidebar.)
Forty-one percent of UK girls aged 8 - 15 surveyed rated Facebook as one of the most important influences in their lives -- making it more influential than television, movies, celebrities, or siblings.
Eircom, Ireland's biggest ISP, is implementing a policy that will see illegal file sharers cut off from internet access for up to a year.
A fascinating look behind the scenes of a UCLA study that tracked every detail of thirty-two middle-class families' lives for a week. "'The very purest form of birth control ever devised. Ever,' said one [researcher], Anthony P. Graesch, a postdoctoral fellow, about the experience. (Dr. Graesch and his wife have just had their second child.)" It also includes some interesting results from the study: "Husbands and wives were together alone in the house only about 10 percent of their waking time, on average, and the entire family was gathered in one room about 14 percent of the time."
Alberta teen banned from wearing a kilt under his gown at his high-school graduation.
A deal has been reached on how and when to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Simple throat exercises can significantly reduce snoring and sleep apnea.
Dr. Wakefield, the doctor who started the misconception of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, has been struck off the medical register in the UK (in other words, he is no longer legally allowed to practice medicine in the UK).
Two Zimbabwean gay rights activists have been arrested after a raid of their offices.
I recently posted a link reporting that Brits were welcome to vote while dressed as pirates. Sadly, Nevadans are being denied the right to exercise their franchise while dressed as chickens.
Toyota and Tesla to team up to produce electric cars. Tesla will get the use of a Toyota factory, and Toyota will gain access to Tesla's battery expertise.
Hundreds of Turkish teenagers, some as young as 13, have been convicted as "terrorists" and are serving long sentences in adult prisons for taking part in anti-government demonstrations.
A recent well-publicized trial of two children (then 10) for the rape or attempted rape of another child (then 8) has raised questions in the UK over how to deal with such cases. The two accused have been convicted of attempted rape and will now be required to be on the sex offenders registry for the rest of their lives. (Trigger warning level low for that article, but high for the related articles linked to in the sidebar.)
Forty-one percent of UK girls aged 8 - 15 surveyed rated Facebook as one of the most important influences in their lives -- making it more influential than television, movies, celebrities, or siblings.
Eircom, Ireland's biggest ISP, is implementing a policy that will see illegal file sharers cut off from internet access for up to a year.
A fascinating look behind the scenes of a UCLA study that tracked every detail of thirty-two middle-class families' lives for a week. "'The very purest form of birth control ever devised. Ever,' said one [researcher], Anthony P. Graesch, a postdoctoral fellow, about the experience. (Dr. Graesch and his wife have just had their second child.)" It also includes some interesting results from the study: "Husbands and wives were together alone in the house only about 10 percent of their waking time, on average, and the entire family was gathered in one room about 14 percent of the time."
Alberta teen banned from wearing a kilt under his gown at his high-school graduation.
A deal has been reached on how and when to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Simple throat exercises can significantly reduce snoring and sleep apnea.