Professor Cites Bible in Faulting Tax Policies

"At a time when some voters are asking how the religious views of candidates will shape their policies, a professor’s discovery of how little tax the biggest landowners in her state paid to finance the government has prompted some other legal scholars to scour religious...

Iran accepts nuclear fuel - its OK says expert

"There will be some red faces around Washington tonight caused by apoplexy with news that Russia is shipping nuclear fuel to Iran.  The fuel will be used in the Bushehr power station to secure stable electricity supplies to the country.  It seems that the USA is not...

Google debuts knowledge project

"Google has kicked off a project to create an authoritative store of information about any and every topic. The search giant has already started inviting people to write about the subject on which they are known to be an expert. Google said it would not act as editor for the...

Shark attack victim labeled ’stupid’

I know which one I would choose... seems he was also swimming in murky water."A surfer who was attacked by a tiger shark on Hawaii’s North Shore has been labeled as ’stupid’ by a world renowned shark expert.  The shark, suspected to be a tiger shark, attacked Tino...

Indonesia`s ecotourism needs serious management, expert says

"Indonesia`s ecotourism should be promoted frequently and sustainably as in principle the Japanese public and other foreign tourists sufficiently knew Indonesia but they did not know much about its ecotourism except those in Bali and Yogyakarta, he said.The promotions should...

Former Penn. Professor Rafael Robb Pleads Guilty to Killing Wife

Four and a half to seven years for murder? Seems pretty small to me."In a shocking case for the academic community, former University of Penn. Economics professor Rafael Robb has entered a guilty plea in the murder of his wife, Ellen, shortly before Christmas. Ellen Robb, 49,...

Professor Lawrence J. Lau joins Achievo`s board of directors

"Born in mainland China, Professor Lau has a bachelor's degree in physics and economics from Stanford University, and master's and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. Last year, Professor Lau was named Kwoh-Ting Li professor emeritus...

SciAm rolls out a new website and answers the question, can you go blind from...

Their new site is worth surfing, whether you are a "silver surfer" (Boomer) or one of the "Millenials" born between 1980 and 1990. I was relieved to find that taking precautions, such as frequent breaks and cutting down on peripheral light can help combat eyestrain from the...

Indonesia has 150 oil fields

"Indonesia has a total of 150 oil fields, but only 58 fields are in production process with production of around 900,000 up to one million barrels per day. The remaining 92 oil fields are in the process of exploration with a high failure rate, Chairman of the Oil Technical...

North Korea Dismantling Nuclear Facilities, U.S. Confirms

Well if this is true it's better than nothing. I still don't trust that everything is on the up and up."The disablement of North Korea's nuclear weapons-making facilities has started smoothly and the communist nation should be able to complete the process by the end of the...