Behave yourself Apparently parents all over Britain are giving preeminence to children's manners and discipline, as well as to the approach used in education, over academic success, when it comes to selecting schools. The Japanese delicacy Miso soup could cut women's risk of developing breast cancer. A by-product of nicotine may help prevent Alzheimer. And read more on the breakthrough in the field of gene therapy. Plus, scientists think they have identified the manic-depression gene. Clonation Dolly's parents get the OK to tests with stem cells. And AMA endorsed cloning for research purposes. Sneak a peek on this article on Argentinean sexual habits, with interesting data on fidelity, sexual satisfaction and more. After, according to a German magazine for women, women are now as likely to cheat as men.		June 19th, Thursday, 2003, ip nº44 Identity: not a swearword The Born Identity Here're a couple of articles on the identity search, whether on finding it in your personal history, reconnecting to your cultural or family roots, or on your genes or even your own descendents. The following stories make you wonder if perhaps what's commonly referred to as "identity" is a misinterpretation of each individual's personality and potential, an excessively simple and poor description in which a certain feature (profession, cultural background, family roles, etc) overcomes the rest of the person's facets. Asking who we are / you are is useful as long as we can trespass certain conceptual barriers - after all, the cool thing about identity is that it makes us unique and reality richer. Link: http://www.phillymag.com/ArticleDisplay.php?id=245&page=1 Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_44_3.html Let it flow? Bored With Drugs, Sex and Rock (Climbing)? Try 'Flow' Afterwards an article on something as interesting as, ironically, boredom; a quick look at what it means to be bored, how it biologically manifests on us, and what it appears to be a motivating theory which states that the best way to get rid of boredom is finding that thing that's not too easy to bore you, but not too difficult either. Thus, this article let us conceive the idea that building up an uncomplicated life rhythm or style can be as unprofitable to personal growth as it is for fun. Link: http://www.wetheliving.com/pipermail/psychology/2003-June/000388.html Then, check out some of the medical advantages of "good stress". Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_44_4.html Here you will find a piece on the incidence of the so-called "negative emotions", such as stress, on the creative process. The commentary tries to avoid the conventional "positive vs. negative emotions" dichotomies, aiming at developing more integrated models that allow for the combination of both aspects. Link: http://www.journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030006c.html Appeared in The Globe and Mail.		A new trend on death penalty? Juries are rejecting death penalty in nearly all federal trials since last year. Read it next. >More on the "preservation of memory" trend: Too many holocaust documentaries? Filmmakers, publishers and even survivors are starting to ask what the point really is, at this point. > Showbiz News: RIAA made Verizon spill the beans. Internet giants are about to launch iTune twins hoping to get some. Check it out! And the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee proposed to destroy machines. Cultural Ads The Canadian government reaffirmed its acceptance of gay marriages deciding not to appeal Ontario's court decision. Scientists try to recreate that "primordial soup".