Stepinac (& Tim) football starts tomorrow: against the #1 ranked team in Massachusetts

It's a home game for Stepinac. Mansfield is ranked #1 in the State of Massachusetts and #302 nationally. Their roster lists 109 players! Stepinac is ranked #16 in NY State and 1,156 nationally. Stepinac's roster has 52 players. Tim is primarily playing fullback/H back, but won't be on the field for every offensive play; Stepinac … Read more

Fascinating stuff about Neanderthals and us

Yesterday's WSJ and NY Times had very interesting columns on the most recent Neanderthal research and (tentative) conclusions. I love reading these kinds of coumns. First, a Wall Street Journal short video, and then the NY Times column. Funny that they have almost opposed headline conclusions!   Here's the Times: Neanderthals in Europe Died Out … Read more

A woman M.D. on the relationship b/w oral contraceptives and breast cancer

The truth is the truth which plenty of people don't want to face. Link between breast cancer and contraceptives, too big to ignore An article in the most recent issue of the medical journal Cancer Research details yet another study demonstrating a link between breast cancer in young women and the use of oral contraceptives. … Read more