Georgia

[Peet]

Would you guys mind putting 30 seconds of research (and perhaps even a tiny bit of insight!) into the things you all post as fact?

[Comp1337]

Jesus christ FA practically all retardation as you know it is due to genetics
Heard of down's syndrome for example?

[Forboding Angel]

Jesus christ FA practically all retardation as you know it is due to genetics
Heard of down's syndrome for example?

ORLY? The way I see it, genetic defects are only a small portion.

* Genetic conditions. Sometimes disability is caused by abnormal genes inherited from parents, errors when genes combine, or other reasons. The most prevalent genetic conditions include Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, Hypothyroidism congenital, Williams syndrome, Phenylketonuria, Prader-Willi syndrome. Other genetic conditions include Phelan-McDermid syndrome (22q13del), Mowat-Wilson syndrome, genetic ciliopathy[6] and phenylketonuria (PKU).

* Problems during pregnancy. Mental disability can result when the fetus does not develop inside the mother properly. For example, there may be a problem with the way the fetus's cells divide as it grows. A woman who drinks alcohol (see fetal alcohol syndrome) or gets an infection like rubella during pregnancy may also have a baby with mental disability.

* Problems at birth. If a baby has problems during labor and birth, such as not getting enough oxygen, he or she may have developmental disability due to brain damage.

* Health problems. Diseases like whooping cough, measles, or meningitis can cause mental disability. It can also be caused by not getting enough medical care, or by being exposed to poisons like lead or mercury.

* Iodine deficiency, affecting approximately 2 billion people worldwide, is the leading preventable cause of mental disability in areas of the developing world where iodine deficiency is endemic. Iodine deficiency also causes goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland. More common than full-fledged cretinism, as retardation caused by severe iodine deficiency is called, is mild impairment of intelligence. Certain areas of the world due to natural deficiency and governmental inaction are severely affected. India is the most outstanding, with 500 million suffering from deficiency, 54 million from goiter, and 2 million from cretinism. Among other nations affected by iodine deficiency, China and Kazakhstan have begun taking action, whereas Russia has not. [7]

* Malnutrition is a common cause of reduced intelligence in parts of the world affected by famine, such as Ethiopia. [8]

* Very rare conditions that are X/Y linked. In girls it can be 48, XXXX (only affecting 100 women worldwide), 49, XXXXX (only affecting 25 women worldwide) syndrome's. In boys it can be 46, XYY, 49, XXXXY, or 49, XYYYY.

[Panda]

@trademark
Retardation isn't genetic, genius.

Some mutations cause retardation tough, and mutations are hereditary.

This is true, but in the context that he said it, what I said applies.

He is of the persuasion that Retarded people (and yes I am talking about the condition or whatever it's proper label is) can pass the condition on to their children. If it was genetic, then yes, but generally genetic retardation is caused by incest.

As you know, not all mutations are hereditary. They can be caused by mutagens (environmental factors which cause mutations such as disease or injury), mosaicism, and chimerism.

Mosaicism is, "the presence of two populations of cells with different genotypes in one individual, who has developed from a single fertilized egg" (arises from one single cell) and chimeras are occur when two or more genotypes arise from more than one fertilized egg cell (See Wikipedia for more information).

Mosaicism and chimerism can be spontaneous and may or may not have anything to do with environmental influences or heredity. Some genetic mutations which influence mental retardation are related to mosaicism and chimerism and some aren't. They depend on how a person's cell groups combine to while forming their own cells.

Normal people can give birth to someone with mental retardation because the developing child's cells combined in an unusual way.

Incest increases the chances of the developing child's cells to combine and an unusual way because the inherited genetic material is so closely related, but will not necessarily lead to mutation.

[Comp1337]

Jesus christ FA practically all retardation as you know it is due to genetics
Heard of down's syndrome for example?

ORLY? The way I see it, genetic defects are only a small portion.

* Genetic conditions. Sometimes disability is caused by abnormal genes inherited from parents, errors when genes combine, or other reasons. The most prevalent genetic conditions include Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, Hypothyroidism congenital, Williams syndrome, Phenylketonuria, Prader-Willi syndrome. Other genetic conditions include Phelan-McDermid syndrome (22q13del), Mowat-Wilson syndrome, genetic ciliopathy[6] and phenylketonuria (PKU).

* Problems during pregnancy. Mental disability can result when the fetus does not develop inside the mother properly. For example, there may be a problem with the way the fetus's cells divide as it grows. A woman who drinks alcohol (see fetal alcohol syndrome) or gets an infection like rubella during pregnancy may also have a baby with mental disability.

* Problems at birth. If a baby has problems during labor and birth, such as not getting enough oxygen, he or she may have developmental disability due to brain damage.

* Health problems. Diseases like whooping cough, measles, or meningitis can cause mental disability. It can also be caused by not getting enough medical care, or by being exposed to poisons like lead or mercury.

* Iodine deficiency, affecting approximately 2 billion people worldwide, is the leading preventable cause of mental disability in areas of the developing world where iodine deficiency is endemic. Iodine deficiency also causes goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland. More common than full-fledged cretinism, as retardation caused by severe iodine deficiency is called, is mild impairment of intelligence. Certain areas of the world due to natural deficiency and governmental inaction are severely affected. India is the most outstanding, with 500 million suffering from deficiency, 54 million from goiter, and 2 million from cretinism. Among other nations affected by iodine deficiency, China and Kazakhstan have begun taking action, whereas Russia has not. [7]

* Malnutrition is a common cause of reduced intelligence in parts of the world affected by famine, such as Ethiopia. [8]

* Very rare conditions that are X/Y linked. In girls it can be 48, XXXX (only affecting 100 women worldwide), 49, XXXXX (only affecting 25 women worldwide) syndrome's. In boys it can be 46, XYY, 49, XXXXY, or 49, XYYYY.

quoting wikipedia is easy
understanding it may be hard

[CarRepairer]

Huh? I just got here. I am really confused. As far as I can surmise, Russia attacked Georgia because they are letting homosexuals marry and have retarded babies?

[Forboding Angel]

Huh? I just got here. I am really confused. As far as I can surmise, Russia attacked Georgia because they are letting homosexuals marry and have retarded babies?

Hehehe, that's a surprisingly good assessment.

[SwiftSpear]

Genetic retardation is not "generally" caused by incest. Incest roughly quadruples the chance of genetic deficiency, but it's far from the majority cause.

[TradeMark]

quoting wikipedia is easy
understanding it may be hard

haha i was thinking the same.

[grumpy_Bastard]

I hear they're getting raped pretty hard by Russia

Huh? I just got here. I am really confused. As far as I can surmise, Russia attacked Georgia because they are letting homosexuals marry and have retarded babies?

Indeed. Allow me to explain:

AHH MOTHERLAND

[Panda]

Lol.

I see. The shape of the nuke explains everything.

[Muzic]

Jesus christ FA practically all retardation as you know it is due to genetics
Heard of down's syndrome for example?

ORLY? The way I see it, genetic defects are only a small portion.

* Genetic conditions. Sometimes disability is caused by abnormal genes inherited from parents, errors when genes combine, or other reasons. The most prevalent genetic conditions include Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, Hypothyroidism congenital, Williams syndrome, Phenylketonuria, Prader-Willi syndrome. Other genetic conditions include Phelan-McDermid syndrome (22q13del), Mowat-Wilson syndrome, genetic ciliopathy[6] and phenylketonuria (PKU).

* Problems during pregnancy. Mental disability can result when the fetus does not develop inside the mother properly. For example, there may be a problem with the way the fetus's cells divide as it grows. A woman who drinks alcohol (see fetal alcohol syndrome) or gets an infection like rubella during pregnancy may also have a baby with mental disability.

* Problems at birth. If a baby has problems during labor and birth, such as not getting enough oxygen, he or she may have developmental disability due to brain damage.

* Health problems. Diseases like whooping cough, measles, or meningitis can cause mental disability. It can also be caused by not getting enough medical care, or by being exposed to poisons like lead or mercury.

* Iodine deficiency, affecting approximately 2 billion people worldwide, is the leading preventable cause of mental disability in areas of the developing world where iodine deficiency is endemic. Iodine deficiency also causes goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland. More common than full-fledged cretinism, as retardation caused by severe iodine deficiency is called, is mild impairment of intelligence. Certain areas of the world due to natural deficiency and governmental inaction are severely affected. India is the most outstanding, with 500 million suffering from deficiency, 54 million from goiter, and 2 million from cretinism. Among other nations affected by iodine deficiency, China and Kazakhstan have begun taking action, whereas Russia has not. [7]

* Malnutrition is a common cause of reduced intelligence in parts of the world affected by famine, such as Ethiopia. [8]

* Very rare conditions that are X/Y linked. In girls it can be 48, XXXX (only affecting 100 women worldwide), 49, XXXXX (only affecting 25 women worldwide) syndrome's. In boys it can be 46, XYY, 49, XXXXY, or 49, XYYYY.

quoting wikipedia is easy
understanding it may be hard

highschool science is more complicated

[PicassoCT]

Well you see it´s just another U.S.-VoteCrisis, Clinton did a BlowUpjob to Libya, to get Attention away from the Lewinski-Affair, so why shouldn´t Mc Cain (over some OldFellow background channels) provoke a MiniColdWar, to win as the little Refrigiratorwarrior he is... so lets launch the mighty nukular Phallus and get over with it

PS: Even without that (impressiv& clever)Trick i would vote for Mc Cain! Obama is Potemkin for President allover! Or just give me Gore or Edwards, hell, okay they are Snobs, but Snobs who would do a good Job for a Change!

[smoth]

Potemkin for President!

YES!

[KDR_11k]

Sorry, Potemkin is from Zepp, only US-born people can become POTUS.

[PicassoCT]

Now, how about making a point, cut the whole Story down to its main Sentence.

Once there was little megalomanic Asshat, lets call him A. at the down below of the Backyard of the world, intended to show his Playmates that there Territory was his turf, and his turf alone. This reached the Ear of two other Asshats (lets call them B. and P. for ID-Protective Reasons) B. supported the Megalomanic Asshat A., who considered himself Democratic (although he already got rid of most of the Opposition long ago) while P. supported the Playmates, because they were smaller and would make excellent Tinsoldiers in the Backyardwars soon to come. Now the Question: Why the Hell should i defend or favour one of the three? I mean, none of them has any intellectuel arguments for him, all three did it for the Power, why in Christs Name should i take side? No, they are all three Asshats, and i hope they don´t live long happily ever after..

PS: I never understood why this Rocketshield has to be installed in Puplic? Nobody ever needed to know, just some U.S. Ships cruising before Israel and in the Northsea.. that´s it.. you don´t built a shield to tell the People, you built it to have it in Front of a Unprepared One once, you need it..

Me Tired.

[Forboding Angel]

My guess would be that probably because the thing is omgwtfhueg liek xbox and other countries would have to be blind not to notice it.

[smoth]

picasso, I think it is all a show of power. Things could be well hidden but to me it looks like cock wagging.

[PicassoCT]

Yes, your right Smoth, and i should have suxeeded in Resisting the Force of the Rants going Marching. I just was sort of Frustrated, because even in this little Conflict, the stupid old Cold War Propagandapattern reappears instantly in most Newspapers, and Intelligent People you once admired, suddenly take Sides without good Arguments, i have seen 3 decent Analysis (In Words three) in days in the Newspapers i go through..

PS: A silent Second for the Saxophon Player of the DaveMathew-Band, who died on Saturday. What a loss.. bad days indeed..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVhz8kYVQwI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrqVS0Y7vH8

May the Arts be victorious!

[Crayfish]

Sigh. Gotta love wikipedia biologists.