(August 20 is being celebrated as the 'World Mosquito Day.' On this unique occasion, here is a humourous take on the world of mosquitoes!) Sting operations are nothing new to mosquitoes! They have been doing that for ages. Unlike television journalists, they...
opinion by Vincent Van Ross | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 132 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
He’s a knight in shining armor as the future King of England, and Prince William led an effort that saved two teenage girls from drowning yesterday (August 16). The Duke of Cambridge and his fellow RAF crew were on their way back from a mission when their...
The proponents of doing everything in moderation frequently like to assert that there is too much of a good thing. Is this a rightful analysis, and is it universally applicable?
Clearly there are some good things of which there can be too much. Food is an obvious example....
One criticism frequently mentioned of people who are into doing good is that they are coming from other motives than altruism. It is claimed that some do it to boast or to boost their ego, that others do it out of a sense of guilt and obligation, and that there are also...
Australian Cigarette Packaging to Feature Health Warning, No Branding Major tobacco companies have been handed a massive defeat in Australia. The High Court ruled that the controversial plain-packaging legislation...
opinion by NowPublic Staff | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago 279 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
There are killers - such as Jeffrey Dahmer or Eric Harris - who are creeps or monsters and evoke loathing and shock. And then there are killers who are as much victims as are the people they murder. In the first case, we see atrocity; in the second case we see tragedy. The...
Studies of nature and Darwin's evolution theory has been taken to any number of places, some better than others. The worst applications of the theory have been social Darwinism and racism. In fact, nature teaches none of these things but quite the opposite.Anyone who's...
I recently decided it was time for me to get tested for an STD. I'm symptom free, but starting a new relationship, and while I try to be safe that is not always enough. I went online to find a clinic near either my home or work, and found several. The only problem? I'm a...
opinion by Piobar | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 329 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Kindness and meanness is a matter of both choice and genetics, but with choice playing a larger part over the long run. Some people are naturally more mean and others are naturally more kind. At the same time, any given person can be kind and mean at different points in their...
After days of speculation on the whereabouts of Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the Hollywood family finally spoke out.On Wednesday evening (July 25), the 82 year-old called into ABC News to give her side of the story that has been making...
Civic Center Station Escalator Filled with Feces You can say that BART is full of shit in terms of how it lied about disrupting mobile phone access during a protest, but the accusation is literally true when discussing the escalators at Market and 8th. The Civic Center...
James Holmes, the shooter of the Colorado movie theater, is being described as either a sociopath seeking a thrill or as a fame-seeker. The people who claim such things have not seen his appearance in court. He looked and acted like someone who was not even there. If this had...
(Advance story--this story will be shared with the media by Jay Chhaniyara at the north Indian city of Allahabad later in the day) Jay Chhaniyara is probably the only ‘stand-up’ comedian who used to arrive on stage in a wheelchair. Not that Jay...
Going into the "Bachelorette" finale, Emily Maynard had a tough choice between 28-year-old Jef Holm, a bottled water CEO, and 30-year-old Arie Luyendyk, a race car driver.And as soon as the gorgeous blonde saw the way Holm and her 7-year-old daughter Ricki hit it...
He’s been busy trying to secure his re-election this November, but President Barack Obama put his schedule on hold today to address the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado in the wee hours of this morning. The Commander-in-Chief was troubled by the...