Growing Up Amid War Affects Children's Moral Development

Proving once again that war is not good.  I can't believe this must be happening, but I agree with this research.  Minus a solid social foundation, which is usually prevalent during wars, the morale is low. To quote the article - Colombian children living in war...

Medical exams reveal abuse, torture of detainees at Guantanamo Bay

Medical examinations released today on former terrorist suspects detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay were tortured.The report was released by a human rights group.See other NowPublic coverage here." The...

Press Freedom for Human Rights

 Mohan Nepali, KathmanduPresenting a working paper on Press Freedom for Human Rights on the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, media expert Prof. Ram Krishna Regmee on Friday said, “press freedom is citizens’ tool. The media do not inform only but also play...

Michelle "Blast Clinton" Malkin on Sleep Deprivation

"In a radio interview Tuesday, Hillary blamed her congenital dissembling on being “sleep-deprived.” If that is so, then Hillary has been a walking zombie for years.This is the woman who insisted for more than a...

Ex-jail officer arraigned on civil rights counts

"Nearly seven months after he resigned amid accusations that he beat an inmate at the Lucas County jail, a former corrections officer was arraigned yesterday in federal court on charges of criminal civil rights violations. Seth Bunke, 25, now of Jacksonville, N.C., was...

Press Review 22 January 2008

"Press Review 22 January 2008 Tuesday by Frank Scimone 22-01-2008 Geert Wilders"Wilders, Wilders, Wilders" screams another full-page article over Dutch Freedom Party MP Geert Wilders in today's Volkskrant. This time however de Volkskrant is not reporting about the Dutch...

Unborn babies targeted in crackdown on criminality

"Blair launches policy imported from US to intervene during pregnancy to head off antisocial behaviourUnborn babies judged to be at most risk of social exclusion and turning to criminality are to be targeted in a controversial new scheme to be promoted by Downing Street...

What is ADHD?

"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sometimes known as ADHD is the descriptive label given to an ever-increasing number of children with a variety of behavioural and learning problems including hyperactivity, poor attention span, lack of concentration, disruptiveness,...

Medicine at the top of the world

"Medicine at the top of the world Jan 4th 2007 From The Economist print edition An expedition to Everest may improve the chances of people in intensive care LYING in an intensive-care ward is a world away from...

How to Handle a Hangover

"Hangovers seem to be the body’s way of reminding us about the hazards of overindulgence. Physiologically, it’s a group effort: Diarrhea, fatigue, headache, nausea, and shaking are the classic symptoms. Sometimes, systolic (the upper number) blood pressure goes up,...

Napping Your Way To The Top

"The performance boost of a midday snooze has companies signing on Sleeping on the job used to be grounds for dismissal. But now, years after Cornell University psychologist James Maas coined the term "power nap," companies are beginning to embrace the practice. Today, Nike...

Begin Shitting Pants Now

So the US Congress is about to strip you of all your rights.  The bill they're going to sign this week will let them put you in jail not for being a terrorist but for being a suspected terrorist.  Who is...

Ten galleries of photo and video from Abu Ghraib

More than any previous publication. 279 photographs and 19 videos.

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