Tariq Nelson

This reminds me of the scene in Star Trek IV where Dr McCoy gave an old woman some pills and she grew a new kidney. From the UK Daily Mail
British scientists have grown the world’s first artificial liver from stem cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide entire organs for transplant.
The technique [...]

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I had an earlier post on this phenomenon here discussing some of the possible causes of this early puberty including the environment and more stress
Nearly half of African-American girls start showing signs of puberty by 8 years old, and some American girls are developing as young as 5, even 4 years old, experts say.
Skyla Jones [...]

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It is really sad to see bright children made to think that they are stupid or can only be an NBA star or Nino Brown.
The majority of articles and studies on gifted minority students have focused on issues of identification, primarily because some minority groups of gifted learners, particularly Black, Hispanic American, and Native American, [...]

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Saudis are using stem cells to cure diseases.
The next stage in preventative medicine and one which has arisen from controversy and has now moved out into the mainstream of preventative techniques is stem cell banking. Stem cells came into public prominence after the discovery that these basic building blocks of animal life could be harvested [...]

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If anyone has noticed, I always use the word ‘convert’ to describe Muslim converts instead of the word “revert”. (I suppose I am resistant to it because it seem to be part of the pretentious lexicon) I have done this for some time, but never made a big deal about it. However, Ali Eteraz has a take [...]

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The newest thing in the Arab countries  is for pop stars to use their influence. All of this from a Saudi Prince.
Problem is that this creates such a conflicting bizarro world where outward conservative society clashes with what they see on TV inside the homes and creates psycological problems. A world of two extremes is created [...]

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Haroon points out Dubai’s exporting of its glam hotels and hot spots as well as Sudan’s booming new economy. Unlike Haroon, it is my hope that perhaps this will “raise all the boats” and improve the overall economic condition in these places.
Certainly not everyone will be billionaires, but these projects can indirectly create many jobs - even [...]

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Vegetables may help keep the brain young according to a 6 year study
Eating two or more servings of vegetables a day could slow a person’s mental decline by about 40 percent compared with someone who consumes few vegetables, according to a six-year study of nearly 4,000 Chicago residents age 65 and older
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The slowdown in the rate [...]

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Umm Zaid pointed out that Alia Ansari, a mother of six, was shot and killed on her way to pick up her children from school last week by some deranged lunatic.
The Fremont, CA community is showing a lot of neighborly love and respect to her family:
Though no one can fix what happened, people are doing what they [...]

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Yes, yet another article on Latinas. This seems to be becoming a media fetish.
That aside, Eid can be one of the loneliest times for converts. While everyone else is spending the day with family and old friends, a convert is somewhere by him/herself probably trying to convince him/herself that he/she is having a good time.
Eid, [...]

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