Business of Life http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/ Marriage, birth, divorce, transitions, widowed, career, retirement, transitions, death, moving, rules of life, aging, caregiving, life events, life changes en-us jillfallon@gmail.com Jill Fallon Copyright 2010 Jill Fallon 2010-02-04T00:36:01-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The immortal cells of Henrietta Lack http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/04/the_immortal_ce.html A book review by Dwight Garner that really makes me want to get this book. A Woman’s Undying Gift to Science I put down Rebecca Skloot’s first book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” more than once. Ten times,... Jill Fallon Books 2010-02-04T00:36:01-05:00 "The U.S.is the largest holder of adjustable rate debt in the world http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/04/the_usis_the_la.html Another reason why the exploding deficits are such a concern.    Stephen Spruiell explains Investor Bob Wiedemer likes to say that the United States is the largest holder of adjustable-rate debt in the world — nearly 40 percent of... Jill Fallon Economy 2010-02-04T00:00:31-05:00 Politicized science in the stem cell debate http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/03/politicized_sci.html After $3 billion was allocated in the state budget for embryonic stem cell research, there were in the words of Investors Business Daily,  " no cures, no therapies and little progress," Although scientists and pro-life advocates have denounced the... Jill Fallon Culture and Society 2010-02-03T19:21:22-05:00 Fish Oil: Known Benefits, Little Risk http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/03/fish_oil_known.html The Wall St Journal reports fish oil pills may be able to spare some young people with signs of mental illness from a progression into fully developed schizophrenia. A Study Finds Mental Benefit of Fish Oil   No one... Jill Fallon Health 2010-02-03T18:39:21-05:00 A hustle of brownies http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/03/a_hustle_of_bro.html A supremacy of dinosaurs A dignity of dragons A fondle of unicorns A shroud of ghouls A hustle of brownies A lawn of gnomes A clangor of robots A harem of sexbots A culture of viruses If you love... Jill Fallon New words for emotions and new words 2010-02-03T16:42:11-05:00 Critical thinking http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/01/critical_thinki.html Beyond Critical Thinking For many students today, being smart means being critical....That very skill may diminish their capacity to find or create meaning and direction in the books they read and the world in which they live. __ our... Jill Fallon Wise Words and Quotations 2010-02-01T14:47:10-05:00 Why elitists are doomed to fail http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/01/why_elitists_ar.html Henry Oliner writes in the American Thinker. Sowell further explains that the most educated among us know only the smallest fraction of what is to be known. That these highly educated people may know so much more than any... Jill Fallon Wise Words and Quotations 2010-02-01T14:17:19-05:00 Invisible question marks http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/01/invisible_quest.html Taylor Mali, the WASP full-time poet who emerged from Poetry Slam  with  Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.... Jill Fallon Culture and Society 2010-02-01T14:10:36-05:00 The implosion of global warming science and the silence of the American media. UPDATED http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/01/the_implosion_o.html While the British papers are chock full of stories about the implosion of global warming science and its grand narrative, there is almost nothing in the mainstream press except for the news Osama Bid Ladin has joined Al Gore... Jill Fallon Economy 2010-02-01T13:03:07-05:00 Last two weeks http://www.estatevaults.com/bol/archives/2010/02/01/last_two_weeks.html These last two weeks have been a doozy.  First off, I succumbed to an old addiction.  The campaign of Scott Brown was just too delicious for this reformed political junkie and I fell off the wagon.  In my lifetime... Jill Fallon Culture and Society 2010-02-01T12:53:16-05:00