Religious Psychosis

Sat, 10 May 2008 16:18:37 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Another story concerning people who have plunged down the religious rabbit hole.

Clip Source: www.madison.com

Two charged after deputy finds dead woman

Two people have been arrested after a Juneau County sheriff's deputy found one of them and her two children living in a home with the body of a 90-year-old woman decomposing on the bathroom toilet.

He said investigators are trying to determine if the other two were defrauding Middlesworth and that future charges against the two are "a very real possibility." He said there is evidence that the woman was providing financial support to the church and to Lewis and her family.

Lewis told the deputy that "God told her Alvina would come back to life if she prayed hard enough." Bushey told the deputy that "Lewis was obedient and served the Lord just as she should."

The 12-year-old boy later told investigators that after Middlesworth died, Bushey told him her appearance "was the result of demons attempting to make it appear that Alvina would not come back to life."

Tags: religion, insanity, bizarre, fundamentalists

A Game worthwhile playing !

Sat, 10 May 2008 12:25:49 GMT

clipped by: Silkweaver
clipper's remarks: As a serious gamer I am certainly going to devote some time to this one. The idea is brilliant. Collaborative computing may bring breakthroughs that are decades away otherwise.
If you pop this at least give the game a try

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV.

A new game, named Foldit, turns protein folding into a competitive sport. Introductory levels teach the rules, which are the same laws of physics by which protein strands curl and twist into three-dimensional shapes -- key for biological mysteries ranging from Alzheimer's to vaccines.

After about 20 minutes of training, people feel like they're playing a video game but are actually mouse-clicking in the name of medical science. The free program is at http://fold.it/.

High-scoring players will be credited in scientific publications the way that top Rosetta@home contributors already are credited for their computer time.

Tags: medicine, computer games, collaborative computing

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Religious Psychosis

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