A new MUHC study provides conclusive evidence that the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccine is not associated with the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The study, published in the scientific journal Pediatrics, reveals fundamental errors in previous molecular studies that falsely implicated the MMR vaccine as a risk factor for autism.
"The crew on board discovered the three Egyptians trying to open the door into the cockpit. When the stewards intervened they immediately gave up their attempts and gave the excuse that they were looking for a staff member because they wanted to buy chewing gum,"
There must now be a willingness to send a robust UN force to Sudan - even without the consent of the regime. To avoid an unprecedented confrontation, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan should ask the Arab League to prevail on Sudan to accept the UN mission. But if the League refuses or Sudan refuses the League's entreaties, the Security Council should act to save the lives of Darfur's 2 million internal refugees. The choice is stark: to end a genocide, or let it continue.
Copywriters at the headquarters of a campaign to rebrand India have been agonizing over a slogan to sum up their revamped product. First they tried: "15 years, six governments, five prime ministers, one direction, eight percent GDP growth," which provided plenty of information about economic progress but hardly tripped off the tongue. Then they hit on "India: Fastest- growing free market democracy" - which was still not very catchy, but did at least mark a clear break with notions of a country of elephants, spirituality and exotic mysticism.I have a better slogan for India. It is short, catchy, and it describes both the opportunities of the new India and it's present diversity and cultural heritage:
India. Rich.
Belarus opposition leader Aleksander Milinkevich has won the European Parliament's annual human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, for his work in galvanising pro-democracy campaigners in a climate of fear under president Aleksander Lukashenko's regime.
A European Parliament delegation to the Middle East, including Israel, has been thrown into disarray by the presence of far-right politician Marine Le Pen on the 16-strong list of MEPs.
Jag tror att oavsett vart verksamheten har sitt säte så finns det juridiska inskränkningar. I Sverige har vi hets mot folkgrupp som visat sig användas effektivt för att tysta vissa grupper i samhället. Kopplerilagstiftningen är en annan lag som innehåller inskränkningar om vad man får säga. Personuppgiftslagen och motsvarande lagar om ärekränkning och förtal är andra som effektivt kan användas för att tysta debatten.---
Jag ser inte ett ämne som mer eller mindre stort "problem". Nedstängningen från Internet år 2000 berodde på att vi gav nynazister yttrandefrihet. Rättegången i Marknadsdomstolen handlade om piratkort, och rättegångarna när vi publicerade namn och bild på dömda våldtäktsmän handlade om pressetiska regler. När vi blev utkastade från annonsnätverket Tradedoublers så var orsaken att Flashback i debatten om pedofili haft den "dåliga smaken" att inkluderade både förespråkare och motståndare. Andra angrepp har gällt att vi debatterat frågor som prostitution och narkotika.
Jag skulle säga att det faktum att vi varit konsekventa när det gäller yttrandefriheten och inkluderat alla grupper är det som skapat det största problemet [med rättsväsendet].
Personligen får de ha mitt namn och min bild på löpsedeln varje dag. Jag kan ärligt säga att jag inte berörs av det, och jag vet att Flashback på alla sätt gynnas av negativa skriverier. Så en del av mig tycker att det är bra när de skriver och upprörs.
En annan del av mig tycker det är olyckligt. Eftersom det finns människor som läser dessa tidningar och bygger sina åsikter på de värderingar som sprids. Det skapar ett klassamhälle med en grupp som har tid och råd att konsumera kvalitetsjournalistik, och en större grupp i samhället som får sin nyhetsrapportering via Metro, Expressen och Aftonbladet där journalistiken är näst intill obefintlig. (Med undantag för vissa debattartiklar och krönikor som ibland kan vara riktigt välskrivna).
The card companies have implied through their marketing that the data is encrypted to make sure that a digital eavesdropper cannot get any intelligible information. American Express has said its cards incorporate “128-bit encryption,” and J. P. Morgan Chase has said that its cards, which it calls Blink, use “the highest level of encryption allowed by the U.S. government.”
But in tests on 20 cards from Visa, MasterCard and American Express, the researchers here found that the cardholder’s name and other data was being transmitted without encryption and in plain text. They could skim and store the information from a card with a device the size of a couple of paperback books, which they cobbled together from readily available computer and radio components for $150.
They say they could probably make another one even smaller and cheaper: about the size of a pack of gum for less than $50.
Britain, Ireland and Sweden were the only three EU member states who opened up labour markets to eastern newcomers, with Dublin now likely to follow London in its pro-restriction shift on Bulgarian and Romanian workers.
Hypnotic hypermnesia refers to improved memory for past events. However, such improvements are illusory: hypermnesia suggestions increase false recollection, as well as subjects' confidence in both true and false memories. Hypnotic age regression can be subjectively compelling, but does not involve the ablation of adult memory, or the reinstatement of childlike modes of mental functioning, or the revivification of memory. The clinical and forensic use of hypermnesia and age regression to enhance memory in patients, victims and witnesses (e.g. recovered memory therapy for child sexual abuse) should be discouraged.
By this point it should be obvious that polygamy is, structurally and socially, the opposite of same-sex marriage, not its equivalent. Same-sex marriage stabilizes individuals, couples, communities, and society by extending marriage to many who now lack it. Polygamy destabilizes individuals, couples, communities, and society by withdrawing marriage from many who now have it.
Jag har ju tidigare funderat på det där med islamism och sexualitet. Anledningen är ju att desparata handlingar kräver starka drivkrafter. Jag tror i alla fall att den kan var en del av drivkraften. Jag vet inte svaret, men frågan är värd att diskutera. Jag tror att det finns andra drivkrafter, som att vilja göra något absolut rätt (fast det blir absolut fel), och att gå upp i en gemenskap totalt. Kanske man kan säga att det är en knippe livsinstinkter (där sexualitet finns representerat) som konspirerar.A: Every single one of them [självmordsbombare]tried to convince me it was the right thing to do for moralistic reasons. These aren't kids who want to do evil. These are kids who want to do good. If they'd been raised in a different world, with different moral values, they would have been just great kids. This is what struck me the most: The result of this brainwashing was kids who were very good people deep inside (were) believing so much that they were doing something great.
Every one of them said that all our behaviors on Earth are impure, and they were trying to reach purity. They said they were "invaded" by Israeli culture. When they turn on the television, they see half-naked dancers. They were offended by that. They wanted me to understand that all this was forbidden on Earth, but if you did something great for God -- like blowing yourself up and killing a bunch of innocent Israelis because they are Jews and don't believe the same thing you believe -- you end up being forgiven for all of your sins and will go to heaven and find 72 virgins waiting for you.
Q: Doesn't your film overemphasize the role of religion in the lives of these suicide bombers? Aren't they more motivated by the harsh conditions in the Palestinian territories and feelings of revenge and helplessness? An Israeli study of Palestinian suicide bombers from 2003 says religious fanaticism is just one of many factors.
A: It's obviously much more complicated than just to say, "They do it because the next minute they wake up in heaven and 72 virgins take care of them." But my theory applies to Palestinians as well as al Qaeda terrorists, who were in strip clubs the night before they blew up the World Trade Center. It can also apply to a kid from London who's in a very religious family but yet lives in a city where everything is possible and open to him.
The study's most dramatic result, however, correlated game content with hostility levels after the gaming session. For gamers who had previously indicated a high level of aggression, there was a significant positive correlation (β=.49) between violent game content and hostility. But for gamers who were not aggressive, there was no correlation between violent content and hostility level after playing the game.
This is quite strong evidence that violent games (or at least this particular game) do not act as a "release" for aggressive or hostile emotions. Indeed, the most aggressive individuals are most likely to have elevated levels of hostility after a gaming session.
The news isn't all bad for game defenders: There's also evidence for the converse -- if you're not an especially aggressive person, then this study shows no relationship between playing violent games and hostility.