Monday, January 21st, 2002. IP Nº10
Harry Potter's diabolic influences: Citing witchcraft theme, New Mexico church burn... (continue) Here you can find extra information about health discoveries related to the prolongation of human life expectancy. Reserchers find the way of cloning pigs's organs to be transplanted into humans, allowing to save thousands of lives of critically ill people. And the body repairs itself amazingly. Study on depression It's called "the desease of our time", and it's been pointed out as a contributing factor in obesity and brain damage. Here some news on it. Men who suffer from depression and anxiety are more propense to die from a stroke britain physicians reported. Depression in numbers. With the intension of honor the men who worked to rescue people on September 11, here's a bit over the top tribute of Marvel Comics. See Marvel´s statement.		Picture's missing element Glimpsing over today's creative predisposition Almost everything it's protected by copyright laws, from simple advertisement to more complex examples. However, this practice is raising eyebrows in some segments of the North American culture because it's supposed to limit inventiveness. On the other side, some believe that copyright laws encourage artistic production, because it makes the person go further and come up with fresh ideas. But aren't we experimenting a particular time when nothing seems really new, like a big "retro flu", when even collages of already known cultural patterns end up being vain experiments with no surprise at all? Besides, artists appear to be as frightened of money losses as of the surged of a new bevy of young talents inspired by them, as if they were trying to monopolize gains as well as the "right to create". Could we say regulations have in fact little to do with the creative process? …perhaps not money either, maybe nor even the place you are in, perhaps it's something beyond all that. Small Research on year´s cultural production Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/site/ip/ventana.php?id_articulo=998 'The Future of Ideas': Protecting the Old With Copyright Law Link: www.nytimes.com/2002/01/06/books/review/06ZALEWST.html It's in the family What will the children without parents be like? This article totally amazed me, and I thought it'd be a great idea to share it with you. The text deals mainly with clonation but in fatc it dives in several other issues, such as identity and its overvalued influence over human personality, the obsession for family bonds, and personal history as something decisive, among many others. And what's even more interesting, it suggests there's a relation between an unhappy existence without a history and the futility of a possible longevity. Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/site/ip/ventana.php?id_articulo=3893 Swindler or swindled "I've been getting away with it for years " Interview to Robbie Williams A very cynical and sometimes honest view of Robbie Williams' life by Robbie Williams, that is what this article has to offer… It shows a man who doesn't seem to know what he wants, struggling with the fears produced by the illusory concept of fame, and whose happiness is based on being accepted. Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/site/ip/ventana.php?id_articulo=1070 A non details policy "Democracies don't prepare well for things that have never happened before." * The following two cases could be the perfect proof that the sentence of the title really works. It seems in fact that democracy isn’t prepared to deal with abnormal circumstances, or with individuals (contrary to what it is expected) in situations when the latter ones are the danger themselves. If you doubt it, take a look at these articles… Small, stolen plane slams into Tampa skyscraper Link: www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/05/tampa.crash/index.html. Teen pilot might have taken acne drug "My son wanted to join the Air Force. He loved his country," Link: www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/08/plane.suicide.mother/index.html Walker charged with murder conspiracy "We may never know why he turned his back on our country and our values, but we cannot ignore that he did." Link: www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/01/15/ret.walker.charges/index.html *: Said RICHARD A. CLARKE, former White House counterterrorism chief.		More on artists' life pics: dissatisfaction and escapism Here're some other articles that weren't include in the previous number, regarding artists´ way of life, continuing with the idea of simplification of personal realization, inevitable integration and general decadence. Continue... Looking at the sky: data of what's new up there... Earth escapes brush with killer asteroid. Antimatter could fuel rockets, heal patients. *CNN.com For more detailed information, click here .