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MONOGAMY AND THE X CHROMOSOME

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:21:59 GMT

clipped by: klippety
clipper's remarks: The case could be made for fewer men having more children. How do we select?

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The X Chromosome and the Case against Monogamy

Researchers report genetic evidence bolstering the socially contentious idea that polygyny—the mating practice where some males dominate reproduction by fathering children with several women—was the norm for sexual behavior throughout human history and prehistory. Because polygyny means other men father few or no children, the study, published today in PLoS Genetics, also shows that, on average, women bequeath more genes to their offspring than men do.

The proportion of female to male genes passed on is not yet known. "Our follow-up work is to get a better estimate, but we believe it's at least two to one, if not more," says senior study author Michael Hammer, a geneticist at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

"This is good science, and even more notable is the increasing light it sheds on our own human nature," says David Barash, evolutionary psychologist, University of Washington in Seattle.

FINANCIAL WIZZARDS- MAGIC MONEY

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:37:20 GMT

clipped by: klippety
clipper's remarks: ....and poof.... money appeared....and disappeared

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

The Rise of the Machines

“BEWARE of geeks bearing formulas.” So saith Warren Buffett, the Wizard of Omaha. Words to bear in mind as we bail out banks and buy up mortgages and tweak interest rates and nothing, nothing seems to make any difference on Wall Street or Main Street. Years ago, Mr. Buffett called derivatives “weapons of financial mass destruction” — an apt metaphor considering that the Manhattan Project’s math and physics geeks bearing formulas brought us the original weapon of mass destruction, at Trinity in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.

The Wall Street geeks, the quantitative analysts (“quants”) and masters of “algo trading” probably felt the same irresistible lure of “illimitable power” when they discovered “evolutionary algorithms” that allowed them to create vast empires of wealth by deriving the dependence structures of portfolio credit derivatives.

— poof! — created $62 trillion in imaginary wealth.

silverback males of the financial world, Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson

the come hither voice

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:34:37 GMT

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Clip Source: sciencenow.sciencemag.org

The Come-Hither Voice

Female animals produce a variety of cues to let males know they're fertile and looking to mate. For example, research on humans has shown that women's faces and scents become even more attractive to men as levels of a chemical called luteinizing hormone rise in women, and their ovarian follicles prepare to release an egg. Female lap dancers even appear to earn higher tips when ovulating (ScienceNOW, 5 October). In certain animals, such as cows and elephants, the females moo, bellow, and grunt more during ovulation. But no one had looked for a link between ovulation and women's voices.

Tags: ovulation

ICE Raids in Election Swing States in Full Swing!

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:38:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Wonder what happens to the families? Just like in the days of slavery, they are split up - see the story!

Clip Source: www.ice.gov

Of the 331 arrested yesterday, 11 (2 females, 9 males), including one plant supervisor, face criminal charges for various crimes including re-entry after deportation, aggravated identity theft, counterfeit documents and false statements. All have been transferred into the U.S. Marshal's custody.

All of those administratively arrested have been interviewed, fingerprinted, and photographed by ICE agents and processed for removal from the United States. The females arrested were transferred to the Atlanta City Detention Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the males were transferred to the Stuart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.

Tags: ice raids, slavery, human rights, immigration rights, inhumanity

Online Males 18-34 Choose Web over TV

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:24:26 GMT

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Young Online Males Choose Web over TV

Nearly three-quarters of US male Internet users ages 18 to 34 surveyed were online for more than 10 hours per week during Q2 2008, according to a study conducted by Hall & Partners for Break Media.

That heavy usage is making young men devoted to the Web. Nearly seven out of 10 respondents said they could not live without the Internet, compared with 31% who said the same of television.

Advertisers targeting young men on the Web have the right idea, judging by the study. Nearly six out of 10 respondents said they recalled online ads after going offline, and 47% had purchased a product or service as a result of an online ad.

Men in college are online slightly less than the general population of men ages 18 to 34. A study of college students published in August 2008 by EDUCAUSE revealed that 35% of male college student Internet users spent 21 or more hours online per week.

Human evolution is over

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:50:07 GMT

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Clip Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Human evolution is grinding to a halt because of a shortage of older fathers in the West, according to a leading genetics expert.

Fathers over the age of 35 are more likely to pass on mutations, according to Professor Steve Jones, of University College London.

Speaking today at a UCL lecture entitled “Human evolution is over” Professor Jones will argue that there were three components to evolution – natural selection, mutation and random change. “Quite unexpectedly, we have dropped the human mutation rate because of a change in reproductive patterns,” Professor Jones told The Times.

This is because cell divisions in males increase with age. “Every time there is a cell division, there is a chance of a mistake, a mutation, an error,” he said.

“For a 50-year-old father, the figure is well over a thousand. A drop in the number of older fathers will thus have a major effect on the rate of mutation.”

Geneticist Claims Human Evolution Is Over

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:22:11 GMT

clipped by: rmowery
clipper's remarks: Hey Moses and all the other Bible dudes had tons of younger woman as extended wives

On another note, perhaps it was a built in timer to allow humans to become extinct before we destroy the earth?

Clip Source: science.slashdot.org

Geneticist Claims Human Evolution Is Over

"UK geneticist Steve Jones gave a presentation entitled Human Evolution Is Over. He asserts that human beings have stopped evolving because modern social customs have lowered the age at which human males have offspring, which results in fewer of the mutations necessary to drive evolutionary change. Apparently the fate of our species now depends upon older guys hooking up with younger woman. I, for one, welcome this development."

Tags: gentics, evolution, humans, specicies, extinction

Horse moms tend to be nicer to sons

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:05:47 GMT

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Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Horse moms tend to be nicer to sons

Mothers in overall poor condition, though, invested more in their daughters

Do mothers inherently favor sons over daughters? They do if the mom is healthy and she is a wild horse, according to a new study on literal horseplay, but researchers suggest the equine findings could carry over to other polygynous animals, including humans.

"Polygynous" refers to species with males that can mate with more than one individual over a relatively short period of time, with the pairings all possibly resulting in pregnancies.

"Mothers are advantaged differently by investing in sons or daughters in relation to their own condition and the future reproduction of their offspring," lead author Elissa Cameron told Discovery News.

Tags: horse, polygamus, male, offspring, psychology

Leading geneticist Steve Jones says human evolution is over

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:57:36 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: Again, the problem is man made.

Clip Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Human evolution is grinding to a halt because of a shortage of older fathers in the West, according to a leading genetics expert.

Fathers over the age of 35 are more likely to pass on mutations, according to Professor Steve Jones, of University College London.

“Human social change often changes our genetic future,” he said, citing marriage patterns and contraception as examples. Although chemicals and radioactive pollution could alter genetics, one of the most important mutation triggers is advanced age in men.

This is because cell divisions in males increase with age. “Every time there is a cell division, there is a chance of a mistake, a mutation, an error,”

Tags: evolution

Green candidate claims government killed 5,000

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:50:23 GMT

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Clip Source: www.worldnetdaily.com

Green candidate claims government killed 5,000

McKinney: 'Data was entered into a Pentagon computer'

The former Democratic congresswoman from Georgia who now is the Green Party's candidate for president has claimed the government killed 5,000 prison inmates during Hurricane Katrina, dumping their bodies in a Louisiana swamp, according to a Fox News report.

Cynthia McKinney told a news conference in Oakland., Calif., Sunday she heard the story from the mother of a National Guard soldier, and she checked it with "insiders" who want to remain anonymous.

"And these were mostly males and her son was afraid to talk because he had signed a silence agreement," McKinney said, according to Fox News. "So he only complained to his mother. But the data was entered into a Pentagon computer."

Tags: mckinney, government, katrina, conspiricy theory

chacha

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:25:00 GMT

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ChaCha, its an addiction

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ChaCha has 15,000 active guides, with thousands searching each week and hundreds online at any time. Don’t let us get bored. Ask away!

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ChaCha - Make your brain dance

Have anymore questions? Do the ChaCha & txt them to 242242!

ChaCha around the clock!

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Jonah Cardeli Falcon (born July 29, 1970) has the worlds biggest penis at 9.5 in flaccid, 13.5 in erect! Have questions? ChaCha!

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The smallest penis measured 6cm (2.25 inches). It belonged to a fairly heavily built man of 5' 11" (180cm). Keep on ChaCha'ing!

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The average size of a White males penis is 6in., and the average for an African American is 7in., and Asian is 5in. ChaCha on!

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Men-only higher education

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:46:40 GMT

clipped by: fetsiboomsticks
clipper's remarks: Why can't we just let them enjoy their men-only education if they want to, and then expect the same from them.

Clip Source: www.mysanantonio.com

If that sounds a little unconventional, it's because Lopez was taking a males-only course offered at Northeast Lakeview College, the newest of five Alamo Community Colleges.

Mary Daly, a former professor at Boston College, barred men from some of her classes at the private, Jesuit-run institution. Administrators reprimanded Daley, claiming the exclusion violated Title IX. She was forced to retire in 1999 after two male students filed a discrimination complaint against the university, but the case was settled out of court.

“It's not segregation; it is a different instructional approach,” Reno said. “If it can benefit women and there is an interest, we will do the same thing for them.”

College class for men only is raising legal questions

Higher education looks to a 1996 Supreme Court ruling that Virginia Military Institute, a men's military college, could exclude women as long as it provided an institution of equal caliber for women.

penis

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:31:36 GMT

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Clip Source: forum.chacha.com

The smallest penis measured 6cm (2.25 inches). It belonged to a fairly heavily built man of 5' 11" (180cm). Keep on ChaCha'ing!

(Smallest Penis)

Jonah Cardeli Falcon (born July 29, 1970) has the worlds biggest penis at 9.5 in flaccid, 13.5 in erect! Have questions? ChaCha!

(Biggest Penis)

The average size of a White males penis is 6in., and the average for an African American is 7in., and Asian is 5in. ChaCha on!

(Average penis sizes) (.....why so many penis Q's?!)

Dating site

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:53:51 GMT

clipped by: skeptik007
clipper's remarks: Aroko Acker was spamming and this is his dating site
9/27/08

Clip Source: www.secondlifepartners.com

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British rules of succession may change

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:27:23 GMT

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Clip Source: www.newsweek.com

The British royal family is all about tradition. But even this august institution has to confront the realities of the 21st century. For more than 300 years, it has been an inviolable rule that neither monarchs nor their spouses can be Roman Catholic. The rules of succession also require that a first-born son gets the top job, bypassing any older sisters. Those restrictions could finally be history, according to a report today in 's Guardian newspaper.

The anti-Catholic rule dates back to the 1701 Act of Settlement, which states that only Protestant heirs of Sophia, granddaughter of King James I, could take the throne and that neither Catholics nor those born out of wedlock could remain in the line of succession. Males were also formally decreed to take precedence over females (although this was already the accepted practice). The preference for males is just as controversial as the religious prohibition among anti-monarchists and feminists.

Tags: monarchy, british, royal, religion