misc/personal – Page 58

Eunuchs beat professionals in cricket match

Perhaps for the first time in Pakistan’s recorded history, a cricket match was played between a transgendered team and professional cricketers – the transgendered team won! Full article.

Gay Scientists Isolate Christian Gene

hilarious!

Finger Lakes area is ranked first

The Finger Lakes region has been named the top lakeside retreat in the world by the editors of Shermans Travel. Full article.

canandaigua lake sunset – july 2009

canandaigua lake sunset

Racial discrimination is perhaps the most superficial of all prejudices. And this is borne out not simply by an examination of the causes, but also by the scientific data surrounding our common ancestry. Full article.

a week at our lake house in canandaigua

sunset on canandaigua lake

Women: Know Your Limits! | BBC comedy

on the subject of men and women…

dinner and conversation

ice bowl with garden flowers created by my friend shahin to serve pistachio ice cream. dinner at our house. 12 people. musicians, artists, bloggers, activists, academics and yes, even a doctor and a lawyer.

ice bowl with garden flowers

compassion fatigue…

“Compassion fatigue” happens whenever there is a long-running news story that shows no signs of resolution. Listeners can become bored by even the most compelling story, if it seems never to change. Journalists are challenged to report the story in ways that must keep the interest of the audience without ratcheting up the drama to the point of distortion.” Jeffrey A. Dvorkin

remember michael flatley?

Saints and Sinners: The Science of Good and Evil

People who are emotionally secure, who view life’s problems as manageable and who feel safe and protected tend to show the greatest empathy for strangers and to act altruistically and compassionately. In contrast, people who are anxious about their own worth and competence, who avoid close relationships or are clingy in those they have tend to be less altruistic and less generous. Such people are less likely to care for the elderly, for instance, or to donate blood. Full article here.