Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Tweet by Ricky Gervais on Twitter

Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais)
Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege. It's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying tax. Like churches don't.


---Steve

Sunday, April 26, 2015

The evolution of morality – Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell – Aeon

http://aeon.co/magazine/philosophy/morality-may-have-evolved-but-it-isnt-fixed/

The trend toward an increasing inclusivist morality among humans, which shows no sign of being a transient cultural artefact, demonstrates that both traditional conservatives and evo-conservatives underestimate our ability to extend our moral capacities well beyond the confines of our evolved moral psychology. This has been accomplished not just through technologies that extend the reach of our moral emotional responses, but also through reasoned debate, moral education, and the creation of domestic and international institutions tasked with making sure the expanding moral circle does not contract. We believe, and we hope, that this is the future of human morality.

---Steve

Friday, April 24, 2015

Dark Side of the Sun - CSI

http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/dark_side_of_the_sun_the_anti-sunscreen_movement/


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Carboplatin - Drug Information - Chemocare

http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/carboplatin.aspx#.VTq19nBHaK0


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Taxol - Chemotherapy Drugs - Chemocare

http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/Taxol.aspx#.VTq1tXBHaK0


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ACT Chemotherapy - FAQ - Chemocare

http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/faq/act-chemotherapy.aspx#.VTq1C3BHaK0


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Gun violence costs America more than $229 billion every year

http://www.businessinsider.com/gun-violence-costs-america-more-than-229-billion-every-year-2015-4


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The myth that bananas prevent cancer - Skeptical Raptor

http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/ripe-bananas-prevent-cancer/


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Noninvasive Test Can Help You Avoid Heart Attack — Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic

http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/04/noninvasive-test-helps-you-avoid-unexpected-heart-attack/


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It's Not the 1 Percent Controlling Politics. It's the 0.01 Percent. | Mother Jones

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/04/one-percent-campaign-giving?utm_source=nextdraft


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Thursday, April 23, 2015

The Perfect American Road Trip Has Finally Been Planned

http://www.shareably.net/perfect-road-trip-map/


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'Sugar and carbs are the obesity culprits, not lack of exercise' Medical News Today


As an industry example of providing "misleading" information, the authors say that Coca-Cola spent 3.3 billion US dollars on advertising in 2013, and that the company "pushes a message that 'all calories count;' they associate their products with sport, suggesting it is OK to consume their drinks as long as you exercise."

"However, science tells us this is misleading and wrong," says the article, adding:

"It is where the calories come from that is crucial. Sugar calories promote fat storage and hunger. Fat calories induce fullness or 'satiation.'"


---Steve

Don’t Believe the Hype – 10 Persistent Cancer Myths Debunked | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/don%E2%80%99t-believe-hype-%E2%80%93-10-persistent-cancer-myths-debunked0


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It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet -- Malhotra et al. -- British Journal of Sports Medicine

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2015/04/21/bjsports-2015-094911


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‘None of it’s true': Disgraced wellness guru Belle Gibson comes clean on cancer hoax - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/04/22/none-of-its-true-disgraced-wellness-guru-belle-gibson-comes-clean-on-cancer-hoax/


---Steve

Film the police

Marshal caught on video smashing woman's cell phone
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/22/us/california-marshal-smashed-phone/index.html


---Steve

Thursday, April 16, 2015

The Perils of Pauline by Renata Adler | The New York Review of Books

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1980/aug/14/the-perils-of-pauline/


---Steve

Sedona: Is the Whole Town Built on a Hoax? - Perceptive Travel May/June 2008

http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/0508/gough.html


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Sanjay Gupta: Time for a medical marijuana revolution - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/opinions/medical-marijuana-revolution-sanjay-gupta/index.html


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Let's Go to the Video Tape | J. Roger Wood Law

http://jrogerwoodlaw.com/2011/11/11/lets-go-to-the-video-tape/
Persons attending may tape record or videotape those portions of the meetings of the board of directors and meetings of the members that are open. The board of directors of the association may adopt reasonable rules governing the taping of open portions of the meetings of the board and the membership, but such rules shall not preclude such tape recording or videotaping by those attending. ARS 33-1804(A).

---Steve

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Five key arguments loom in gay marriage case

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

Five key arguments loom in gay marriage case

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/04/15/supreme-court-gay-marriage/25574803/


---Steve

The science of why you really should listen to science and experts - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/04/06/the-science-of-why-you-really-should-listen-to-experts/?postshare=7291429122924546


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Arizona HOA Foreclosures | Nolo.com

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/arizona-hoa-foreclosures.html

The HOA or COA can get a lien for penalties, fines, and related fees after the entry of a judgment in a civil suit, but it cannot foreclose that lien (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1807(A), §33-1256(A)). Basically, Arizona law makes a distinction between assessments and fines, and allows foreclosure actions only based on liens for unpaid assessments and related charges, but not for fines
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Homeowner Legal Options Against HOA | The Bainbridge Law Firm, L.L.C. | Scottsdale Arizona

http://www.lynchlegalfirm.com/Articles/Homeowner-Legal-Options-Against-HOA-Abuse-of-Power.shtml

Fortunately for homeowners, Arizona has adopted the Planned Community Act and the Condominium Act that provide some protections for homeowners regardless of the powers given to the HOA in its community documents. Arizona courts have also placed restrictions upon HOA power that apply to all HOAs, regardless of the HOA's rules.

---Steve

How Christians Think They Can Convert Atheists… According to WikiHow


Friday, April 10, 2015

Link from Twitter

Arizona distillery wins at stiff competition

The most impressive win: a Double Gold medal for its Desert Dry Gin, which uses Arizona botanicals from Cottonwood. Being awarded a Double Gold is notable any year, but what's especially impressive is that the Gin category has nearly tripled in popularity over the last three years.



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Friday, April 03, 2015

Foodborne illness most likely to come from fruits and vegetables. Who knew? - American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)

http://acsh.org/2015/03/foodborne-illness-likely-come-fruits-vegetables-knew/


---Steve

Climate Scientist: No, My Study Is Not A "Death Blow To Global Warming Hysteria" | Blog | Media Matters for America

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/04/03/climate-scientist-no-my-study-is-not-a-death-bl/203166


---Steve

The Scorpion and the Frog: Gut Feelings

http://the-scorpion-and-the-frog.blogspot.com/2015/03/gut-feelings.html


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New therapy halts artery plaque growth and suppresses inflammation | Lunatic Laboratories

http://loonylabs.org/2015/04/03/heart-attack-artery-plaque-growth-inflammation/


---Steve

Skeptic » Insight » Stranger Than Fiction: A Review of the HBO documentary, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief


In many ways, the story of Scientology is similar to another cult which misappropriated the cachet of "Science" in its name: "Christian Science" (which is neither Christian nor scientific). When it was founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879, its message of faith healing was powerful, and it became a large organization with hundreds of thousands of members. But today it is virtually extinct, with lots of property ("Christian Science Reading Rooms") but almost no one occupying their rooms. Estimates made in 2009 suggested that there were fewer than 50,000 remaining members, worldwide. At a plausible attrition rate of 4000 lost members per year (extrapolating from declining Christian Science Sentinel subscription rates), Mary Baker Eddy's once-powerful church could well be extinct within a decade. What killed it? Modern medicine. When it was founded, medicine was primitive and often detrimental to a patient's health. Just as in the case of homeopathy, harmless placebos like faith healing or homeopathic "cures" often were just as effective as real medicine. But a century later, real medicine has made enormous advances, while Christian Scientists keep dying off by refusing it. They are also very stodgy and conservative ("reading rooms" rather than internet presence), and not very active in recruiting. Will Scientology follow Christian Science into extinction? If present trends continue, it's very likely.

---Steve