Ramifications of Qualities: Relationships and Brains

A behavior I've frequently seen in many men is going for qualities that they find attractive without thinking what are the ramifications of these qualities. If they get the partner they want, they then attempt to mold them into qualities that they want in a long-term...

Rational Understanding of Human Nature

There are people who believe human nature to be any number of things, ranging from economic self-interest to collective action for benefit of humanity to supporting life on earth. To have a rightful understanding of what it is that one serves one needs to have a full picture...

Report Reveals U.S. Forensic Lab System Has 'Serious Problems'

Siting understaffing, underfunding and lack of mandatory certification standards as contributing factors plaguing the U.S.' forensic laboratories, a much anticipated report was released by the National...

Savvy Homeowners Are Turning the Table on Lenders

"WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — National Loan Audits (www.nationalloanaudits.com) announced today that since only a fraction of distressed homeowners needing a loan modification are getting the help they need, borrowers should obtain a Forensic Loan...

Osborne says he won't bail out bust UK bankers

The Conservative Party in the UK is havig their party conference today, and as could be expected they are focusing largely on the economy. The shadow chancellor George Osborne has said that the conservatives would not bail out any banks if they were in power. This is...

Dyslexic doctor has overseen 40 executions

A 50 cent bullet to the back of the head is actually a more humane way to be executed, the condemed won't even feel the bullet enter, like they would various needles used in lethal injection. It's cheaper, totally painless and instant, unlike those botched executions you hear...

Iranian Interior Minister's Oxford Degree Apparently Fake, Riddled With Spell...

"Iran's new interior minister has raised an uproar among lawmakers and Iranian media over an apparently fake claim that he holds an honorary doctorate from Britain's Oxford University. To back his case, he's shown off a degree certificate riddled with spelling and grammar...

Scandal of the SATS: How exam paper littered with grammatical errors scored H...

" A headmistress is demanding her pupils' SATs papers be remarked after an exam paper littered with grammatical mistakes scored higher than a literate, fluently written one. Janis Burdin, head of Moss Side Primary School in Chorley, Lancashire released two examples - by...

Gates picks new leadership for Air Force

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended senior Pentagon official Michael Donley to be secretary of the U.S. Air Force in a shake-up triggered by mistakes in handling nuclear...

Labour voters 'want Brown out'

After last week's devastating elevtion results, Labour is in a bad spot. party insiders are increasingly saying that the party needs a fresh start, and as predicted, the Labour loss on Thursday has spurred...

Statistical errors of the World Bank in China: 200 million more poor people

"The news was barely noticed by the big non-specialised media: the World Bank admitted in December 2007 that it overestimated the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China for a number of years. This is what happened."

'Sorry about that pair of scissors in your stomach'

A new "Apology Act" introduced in Ontario will likely make it possible for doctors and other professionals to say sorry for mistakes without facing legal repurcussions."TORONTO - Ontario Liberal backbencher David...

"IT COULD DESTROY THE EARTH" Big Bang at the atomic lab after scientists get...

Lawsuit tries to stop the project fearing"IT COULD DESTROY THE EARTH"[q url="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080405/black_hole_080405/20080405?hub=SciTech"]An American and a Spaniard have...

Council tax bills cover-up exposed

Are you paying to much council tax? We now learn that hundreds of thousands in England are...."Tens of thousands of householders could have been paying too much council tax for years in a "scandal" that ministers...

Top 2007 media screw ups

One of my journalism instructors tried to convince all his students that the profession is in a "state of crisis" because the public doesn't trust the media.  This article is a lengthy list of solid reasons...
 

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