February 2008
13 posts
Genetic mutation makes those brown eyes blue →
People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new research. A team of scientists has tracked down a genetic mutation that leads to blue eyes. The mutation occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, so before then, there were no blue eyes. “Originally, we all had brown eyes,”
January 2008
15 posts
It's things like this that make me proud that...
“Maybe we couldn’t be so easily convinced to wage unnecessary wars if people cared as much about soldiers and foreign civilians as they do about actors.” — marco
“I care, not what someone’s religion is, but what their moral compass is.”
– Rev. Jim Wallis on last night’s “A Daily Show”.
Thoroughly Unmodern McCain →
“Maybe a dose of this type of neo-Victorianism is what the 21st century needs. A fair number of Republican and independent voters seem to think so, if one can infer as much from their support of McCain at the polls. But, amazingly, a neo-Victorian straightforwardness might also turn out to be strategically smart. McCain has been the only Republican candidate who hasn’t tried to out-think...
Canada lists US as zone for torture →
I wonder if this will be reported in the US press. “Canada’s foreign ministry said that it will rewrite a training manual used by the country’s diplomats that lists the US as a site of possible torture. The department document, released on Friday, singled out the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. It also names Israel, Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mexico...
Conduct Unbecoming: Political correctness is over... →
From “Dear Prudence”. I was a Women’s Studies minor in college. I ran away from that scene screaming. Here’s one example of why. (The thing is, I still consider myself a feminist. Just not the way the dominant feminist hegemony would like me to.)
“Señora, I learn more about social studies from you than I do in my social...”
– Spero, B.
Kids Caucus in Johnson City →
Way to go Mrs. Linge! I did a whole lesson about the caucus in my Spanish classes as well. I pulled up newspapers from all around the world and showed that the caucus results were front-page headlines nearly everywhere, which led to a great discussion about why people in Madrid, Qatar, Ireland, Buenos Aires, London, etc. care about this seemingly little election in this little state. My students...
Huh. It was so frigid here yesterday that I pulled my scarf around my face to keep warm… and my glasses (which I did not have last winter) fogged right up. Now, even if I wanted to be niqabi, I’ve realized that it is completely impractical.
Los Reyes también van a la cárcel →
Llevan regalos a los 40 niños que viven con sus madres en la prisión de Madrid VI
Binghamton Exception To Nation's Housing Slump →
Almost every day I find a new reason to live in Binghamton. Affordable housing is one of the best!
Looking at America →
I know all of this, and yet I feel so powerless to change any of it. And I live in a democracy!!! (Frustration building…)
Medicine Hunter in Peru: Maca →
Audio slide-show from NY Times Traditional medicine in Peru — possible market in US?