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POPSbeta blockers potential to make horrific memories blase. I see this as a potential use for military snipers and assasins, being able to avoid PTSD or emotions that would interfere with carrying out orders.
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POPSConsumer Reports finds BPA in most canned foods More: …our findings are notable because they indicate the extent of potential exposure: Consumers eating just one serving of the canned vegetable soup we tested would get about double what the FDA now considers typical average dietary daily exposure… A 165-pound adult eating one serving of canned green beans from our sample, which averaged 123.5 ppb, could ingest about 0.2 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight per day, about 80 times higher than our experts' recommended daily upper limit. And children eating multiple servings per day of canned foods with BPA levels comparable to the ones we found in some tested products could get a dose of BPA approaching levels that have caused adverse effects in several animal studies… Drinking three servings per day of canned apple juice with BPA levels comparable to the levels found in our samples could result in a dose of BPA that is more than our experts' daily upper limit.
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POPSExposing the Colour of Prejudice John Howard Griffin was a remarkable man. As a Texan teenager who found himself in France at the outbreak of World War II, he helped to smuggle Jewish children to safety and freedom. He then served with distinction in the US Air Force in the Pacific. And then, after the war - when illness struck him blind for 10 years while he was still relatively young - he became a prolific writer. It was after his sight returned that he hit upon the idea of Black Like Me, the work which is his most important legacy. The whole business of racial impersonation might make us feel vaguely uncomfortable now, but in 1959 a black writer simply could not have found an audience for such a graphic portrayal of African-American grievance. Griffin's grim adventures as a black man in a white man's world are worth reading. They remain a set text for many American high school children.
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POPSVW campaign "The Fun Theory" If fun is the (only) thing that instantly and effectively changes human behavior for the better, than I must ask: why the h.. do we play so little?
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POPSLove makes you creative. Sex makes you analytical. This was a very interesting article that makes practical sense. When you are in love, you see the big picture and open to experiences. Sexual interest gets you thinking on the subject at hand. I don't need to go into detail, do I?
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POPSUS Relinquishes Control of the Internet But the fresh focus will give other countries a more prominent role in determining what takes place online, and even the way in which it happens " opening the door for a virtual United Nations, where many officials gather to discuss potential changes to the internet. Icann chief Rod Beckstrom, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Washington insider who took over running the organisation in July, said there had been legitimate concerns that some countries were developing alternative internets as a way of routing around American control. "It's rumoured that there are multiple experiments going on with countries forking the internet, various countries have discussed this," he said. "This is a very significant shift because it takes the wind out of our opponents."
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POPSCirque du Soleil Founder To Raise Global Awareness About Water Conservation Aboard Russian Rocket The former fire-eater and stilt-walker will orchestrate the show, called Moving Stars and Earth for Water, from the space station and blend artistic performances or "poetic readings" by celebrities in 14 cities around the world. Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore, Canadian astronaut Julie Payette, U2, Shakira, Quebec singer Garou, composer A.R. Rahman, Quebec biologist Jean Lemire, singer Peter Gabriel and Cirque performers are set to take part. Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=2046224#ixzz0SXhQFZSs