Decisions in this area make Pics & electronics seem simple... John Ferrell My Competition is not my enemy! http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom B" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [OT] [WOT] US Abortion stats > On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:00:33 -0800, Bill W wrote: > >>On Nov 27, 2004, at 12:23 PM, Tom B wrote: >> >>> A recent BBC programme quoted the alarming statistic: >>> >>> "Forty per cent of extremely premature babies have significant learning >>> disabilities" . >>> >> >>Horrible. I bet about 50% are below average intelligence as well! >>(What IS the incidence of learning disabilities in the general >>population? >>And what does 'significant' mean?) >> >>Seems like everything is identifiable, quantifiable and treatable these >>days. >>Pretty soon I'm sure they'll have the occasional occurrence of genius >>completely wiped out... >> >>BillW >> > I appreciate the humour of your comment, but you obviously didn't read > the > article, so here's a snippet: > > > "....The first phase revealed that at two and a half years old half of > those > studied had some form of disability. > > In a quarter of the children severe disabilities were identified, > including > cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness and arrested development." > > > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist