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http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/09/university-of-texas-panel-says-no-scientific-misconduct-anti-gay-parenting-study/ AUSTIN, Texas — A University of Texas advisory panel consisting of four senior faculty members has concluded that the author of an anti-gay parenting study had not published nor committed falsification of data, plagiarism or other ethical breaches constituting scientific misconduct. As a result, the panel found that no formal investigation of allegations against Mark Regnerus — an associate professor of sociology who had published the study back in June — is warranted. In his study, which has been widely denounced by LGBT advocacy groups, RRegnerus claimed “that the adult children of gay parents reported significantly different, and often worse, life experiences than the children of married, heterosexual biological parents.” Mark Regnerus “I think it’s a just and wise decision, and I’m certainly pleased with it,” Regnerus told the Austin American-Statesman, in an email. “It was a thorough and fair process, and conducted professionally.” A number of sociologists and gay marriage advocates objected to Regnerus’ findings, contending that they subverted a decade of research. The critics also questioned his methodology, the peer review process and the fact that the study was paid for by two conservative groups, the Witherspoon Institute and the Bradley Foundation.

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AUSTIN, Texas — A University of Texas advisory panel consisting of four senior faculty members has concluded that the author of an anti-gay parenting study had not published nor committed falsification of data, plagiarism or other ethical breaches constituting scientific misconduct.
As a result, the panel found that no formal investigation of allegations against Mark Regnerus — an associate professor of sociology who had published the study back in June — is warranted.
In his study, which has been widely denounced by LGBT advocacy groups, RRegnerus claimed “that the adult children of gay parents reported significantly different, and often worse, life experiences than the children of married, heterosexual biological parents.”

Mark Regnerus
“I think it’s a just and wise decision, and I’m certainly pleased with it,” Regnerus told the Austin American-Statesman, in an email. “It was a thorough and fair process, and conducted professionally.”
A number of sociologists and gay marriage advocates objected to Regnerus’ findings, contending that they subverted a decade of research.
The critics also questioned his methodology, the peer review process and the fact that the study was paid for by two conservative groups, the Witherspoon Institute and the Bradley Foundation. An internal dra...

Bapineuzumab, the treatment being developed by Elan, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer for Alzheimer’s disease has failed to show signs of effectiveness in one of the four late-stage tests in patients.



“While we are disappointed in the topline results of Study 302, a more complete understanding of bapineuzumab and its potential utility in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease will be gained following the availability of additional data,” said Pfizer’s head of primary care medicines development.



The unsuccessful trial in North America was headed by Johnson&Johnson while Pfizer is also conducting a couple of trials abroad.



Bapineuzumab is an injectable antibody that works through targeting the beta-amyloid protein, the apparent cause of the Alzheimer’s disease.



Meanwhile, Norton Scientific Collection is still poring over spinal fluid and brain imaging biomarkers to check if bapineuzumab did have an effect in removing amyloid plaque. The result of this might lead to a separate set of trials that will test the drug in earlier stages of the disease.



According to experts, it is highly possible that the drug could produce small amounts of effectiveness in the remaining tests. Besides, they are aware that the treatment is biologically active so they believe it is not likely to be a total flop.



The failure of this...

Google’s Knowledge Graph Debuts

Google has launched its new search tool, Knowledge Graph that will give direct answers in its results instead of simply providing links in an attempt to improve its core search business. Now, when you search for a popular place, person or thing, a floating panel on the right side of the results page will have a summarized answer for you, along with some related information.

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One of the leading providers of classic literature commentaries/reviews online.

Looking for Edgar Allan Poe? Alexander Dumas? Jane Austen, perhaps? You've come in the right place! Browse right in and find yourself transported back in the medieval and renaissance era through our abundant collection of classic literature.

Several of the big names in the technology industry is now facing an antitrust case that alleges a conspiracy was made among Pixar, Intuit, Lucasfilm, Apple, Adobe, Intel and Google in their attempt to halt staff poaching.



According to Norton Scientific Journal, the said companies made a deal to stop offering positions to each other’s employees without the permission of the current employer first. The antitrust charge, where the late Steve Jobs of Apple has played a major role in, argues that the collusion had cost workers in the technology industry millions of dollars in lost chances.



California Judge Lucy Koh gave the green light to proceed with the lawsuit after it was found that there is a reason to infer such important policies would have to be approved by the companies’ highest authorities. The court rejected the defendants’ bid to have the claims dismissed brought under the Cartwright Act and the federal Sherman antitrust law.



The involved companies have previously requested the case to be dismissed for lack of evidence but Judge Koh believes there is a possibility that they really conspired to not poach each other’s staff.


In her decision released this week, Koh said that the existence of such “Do Not Cold Call” deal among the defendants “supports the possible inference that the deals were discussed, reached, enforced at the highest levels” of the f...

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Top 5 scams to avoid when you're on Facebook in the Middle

Top 5 scams to avoid when you're on Facebook in the Middle East

As social network usage climbs in the Middle East, here are surefire ways users cans protect themselves against top-ranking threats

Latest research suggests that there are over 28 million Facebook users throughout the Middle East, a vast majority of whom get their social media fix first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

Whether browsing over a mobile phone, entertaining oneself at home or scanning through news feeds at work, for many people and organisations, it has become the primary medium for sharing ideas and interacting with friends, as well as being a key marketing tool and undoubtedly playing a critical role in social movements across the Arab world.

However, with this growing volume of traffic, the social network has inevitably becoming a hotbed for malware authors and scammers.

“By taking advantage of the users’ trust in their network of relationships, they are spreading malicious code and sending spam messages that are harmful to those unknowingly clicking on their friends pages,” said Bulent Teksoz, Chief Security Strategist, Emerging Markets, Symantec.

He added: “Furthermore, most of the attacks that we currently see use social engineering tricks to spread their messages to thous...

Lulz Security appears to be making a comeback in the hacking scene as it published a data trove they looted from a MilitarySingles.com, a dating website.



A post on Pastebin today from a group calling themselves “LulzSec Reborn” provided a link for a cache of stolen data from the dating website. The leak reportedly contains names, addresses, email ads and passwords of 171,000 “romance-seeking military members”.



Data dumps are not at all uncommon in the Internet but this particular one sports the infamous name LulzSec Reborn. And so far, this is the first release of the group, marking a comeback, albeit with new members.



A security specialist told Norton Scientific Collection that the original members of LulzSec had obviously had their time last year and that anyone on the Internet can claim to be anyone so LulzSec’s resurfacing should not come as a surprise.



It can be recalled that FBI has announced the arrest of alleged LulzSec members who went on a 50-day hacking spree last year, earning the ire of corporations and government contractors for site defacement and data breach. Apparently, one of the ringleaders, Sabu, turned informant to the FBI when he pleaded guilty to charges.



In response to the company’s denial, LulzSec Reborn tweeted: “Stupid Administrator ‘There is no evidence militarysingles is hacked’ Well guess wh...

YORK, Maine — A computer scam offers anti-virus protection but wipes out databases and has the potential to steal the operator's identify, according to Bob Rogers, who owns the repair company UpSurf.net on York Street.

At least 20 of his customers have told him they've been contacted by telephone, sometimes at odd hours early in the morning or late at night, Rogers said.

Two people gave the caller their passwords and credit card numbers, allowing the scam artist to access their computer, wipe out all of the information stored on it and take the money, Rogers said.

"It's a real problem," he said. "This person or persons is calling offering them great deals to protect their computers. Unfortunately, a few of these people got taken. It's not only the money. When the person connected to the computer, everything was gone."

So far, Rogers said he hasn't heard of money stolen from bank accounts or fraudulent use of credit cards.

"The concerns are the information on the computer — pictures, documents you and I keep, music — it's just gone, there's nothing left," he said. "They're coming to me hoping I can recover some of the information. It's gone, there's nothing left."

Two customers have come to him with computers erased, he said. Others have told him they wouldn't let the guy on to their computer, but they still want to make sure he didn't do anything.

"All it takes is an e-mail addres...

Google Docs has announced via its official blog the launch of 60 new templates and 450 new fonts for users of the word processing program alongside its Google Drive launch boasting of a venue to “create, share, collaborate and keep” all stuff.
“Often the best way to get your point across is to present your idea in a creative, captivating way. Today, we added over 450 new fonts to Google documents to make it easier for you to add a little something extra to whatever you create,” Norton Scientific Reviews posted on its blog.
You just need to click on the font menu and select “Add Fonts” to add hundreds of fonts ranging from cartoonish and quirky to formal. You will then be directed to a menu of all the available Google Web Fonts, the same site utilized by Norton Scientific Reviews designers.