Brain imaging and criminality
Thu, 22 May 2008 02:12:49 -0700 (PDT)
"Can brain scans be used to determine whether a person is inclined
toward criminality or violent behavior??
see
http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/neuroimaging-and-capital-punishment ...
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American torture as reported by the FBI
Thu, 22 May 2008 01:50:20 -0700 (PDT)
I still find it hard to believe that Democratic freedom loving America
seems to find it acceptable to torture prisoners. And the abuse seems
to be ongoing...
Lance
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NYT
May 22, 2008
Editorial
What the F.B.I. Agents Saw
Does this sound familiar? Muslim men are stripped in f ...
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Hazards of using non food crops for biofuels
Wed, 21 May 2008 02:39:00 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
May 21, 2008
New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
ROME ? In the past year, as the diversion of food crops like corn and
palm to make biofuels has helped to drive up food prices, investors
and politicians have begun promoting newer, so-called second-
generation biofuels as the nex ...
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DVT risk and air travel
Tue, 20 May 2008 12:10:53 -0700 (PDT)
The only study that I can find that measures the effect of class of
travel on the chance of getting a DVT is this on (all the other
articles seem to refer back to it):
S Afr Med J. 2003 Jul;93(7):522-8.
The BEST study--a prospective study to compare business class versus
economy class air travel as a cause of t ...
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tight connection to my heart vs someones's got a hold of my heart
Mon, 19 May 2008 07:41:49 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P79EMaKnNw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bZKIPlpsGM
quite clear to us all that tight connection to my heart is far
superior due to the vid finds dylan at his peak... ie making an arse
out of himself and not taking himself seriously, what with all that
cocaine he was sniffing ...
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Applied cryptography text books
Sun, 18 May 2008 10:36:24 -0700 (PDT)
Applied cryptography text books
http://www.365x24live.com/Applied%20Cryptography/ewtoc.html
http://www.365x24live.com/Applied%20Cryptography/ewtoc.html
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Applied cryptography text books
Applied cryptography text books
http://www.365x24live.com
http://www ...
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UK- Strategy to end animal experiments on Household products
Sun, 18 May 2008 09:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
UK members of uk.philosophy.humanism
Many people are concerned that in the UK it is still perfectly legal
to use animals in household product tests. The Humane Household
Product Standard guarantees that no finished products or their
individual chemicals have been tested on animals by that company or
its supplie ...
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How to Collect Arcade Games ???
Sun, 18 May 2008 08:47:47 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.syubrawi.com/free-arcade-games-online,
Gamers needed to head to their local arcade to play their favorite
games before Playstation and Xbox hit the scene.
Classics like Pac-Man, Asteroids and Space Invaders kept gaming
enthusiasts entertained for hours on end. You can collect arcade games
to relive t ...
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The benefits of multilingualism
Sun, 18 May 2008 02:50:22 -0700 (PDT)
Scientists find connection between mental fitness and multi-lingualism
Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected
advantage
later in life, a new Tel Aviv University study has found. Knowing and
speaking
many languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging.
Dr. Gitit Kav ...
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Recovery of sight and the reorganisation of the brain
Sun, 18 May 2008 02:47:23 -0700 (PDT)
Sight Recovery After Blindness Offers New Insights on Brain
Reorganization
Studies of the brains of blind persons whose sight was partially
restored later
in life have produced a compelling example of the brain's ability to
adapt to
new circumstances and rewire and reconfigure itself.
The research, conducte ...
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