UPDATE FROM DR. LYNNE KITEI – On Tuesday, the Phoenix Lights returned. Ten years ago, on March 13, 1997, mysterious lights were seen in the sky by Dr. Lynne Kitei, who made a famous film about them. As usual, the Phoenix sightings were dismissed as military flares. If that’s the case, these “flares” must have started out in the UK, crossed the ocean to the Midwest and then flown to Phoenix!
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Since Valentine’s Day is coming soon, when many of us will receive gifts of chocolate, this is something that is important to know. We DO know on the same diet, some people gain weight, while others do not. So why are Americans so fat? New studies show that about half of the US population has a version of a gene that causes them to gain weight.
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It’s not just police who are trying to figure out how to stop crime–scientists struggle with this problem as well. Now accountants are getting into the act, because one of the big questions today is whether or not it will cost less in the long run to try to prevent crimes before they happen, even if it means creating costly social programs in order to dissuade people from breaking the law.
Prison expense is a major problem in the UK as well, and officials there are studying the results of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP). Washington State may need three new prisons by 2030 if its jail population follows current trends, with each prison costing $250 million to build and $45 million per year to run.
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Not enough sunlight exposure in pregnant women can lead to their children developing schizophrenia. Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) has also been shown to help prevent breast cancer (which would explain why there is more breast cancer among women who work the night shift. This would also explain why certain cancers have become more common today, when a greater number of people stay indoors all day.
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