The 10.000-Hour Rule Myth in Sports

The Myth of Racial Superiority in Sports

Sports hold a special place in the hearts of many Americans. Indeed, athletic competition has come to define and shape our understanding in many ways of what it means to be American. There is, however, a dark side to sports and that is the racial tension that often consumes our understanding of athletic competition and the equality of athletic prowess and personal ability. Seemingly innocuous, ...

The Myth of Matriarchy: Why Men Rule in Primitive Society

There is little doubt that the public’s interest in primitive matriarchies has been revived. Suddenly magazine articles and books appear attesting to a former Rule by Women, as well as to an archaic life-style presumed to differ radically from our own. Because no matriarchies persist anywhere at the present time, and because primary sources recounting them are totally lacking, both the existenc...

survey on the rule of the due & hindering relying on the sheikh ansaris ideas

قاعده مقتضی و مانع در متون فقهی کم و بیش مستند احکام قرار گرفته و مورد مناقشه فقهاء و اصولیین می باشد و مشهور معتقند مقتضی و مانع، قاعده نیست بلکه یکی از مسائل ذیل استصحاب است لذا نگارنده بر آن شد تا پیرامون این قاعده پژوهش جامعی انجام دهد. به عقیده ما مقتضی دارای حیثیت مستقلی است و هر گاه می گوییم مقتضی احراز شد یعنی با ماهیت مستقل خودش محرز گشته و قطعا اقتضاء خود را خواهد داشت مانند نکاح که ...

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Two year post-menarche rule for bracing: myth or reality?

Methods We consecutively developed four studies from our clinical prospective database, including 5,142 Females with Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients below the age of 20 years. Results At 2YPM: Risser stage is below 3 in 15.7%, and is still 0 in 2.4%. Growth is not ended and is still decreasing (2.5 cm/y): 5% of patients have 4 cm of residual growth, 12% 3 cm and 25% 2 cm. End of growth is reached...