"Svengalis and kingmakers are often suspected of changing the face of history from the wings.
Now, a group of researchers have started to unlock the mechanics of this kind of social influence.
In a new study, they...
created by ricknight | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 504 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
This article is titled Why all marketers should blog, but I think it applies to journalists, and in fact anyone who would presume to be in the "communication business." I haven't written down my personal observations from blogging but when I do talks, I say the same things....
created by biverson | 6 years ago 178 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This article is titled Why all marketers should blog, but I think it applies to journalists, and in fact anyone who would presume to be in the "communication business." I haven't written down my personal observations from blogging but when I do talks, I say the same things....
created by biverson | 6 years ago 167 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Research
Studies show Parkinson's and pesticides link
US scientists have uncovered more evidence that pesticides can cause Parkinson's disease. One study shows that farm workers who used the common weedkiller paraquat had two to three times the normal risk of Parkinson's, a...
created by cazwaz | 6 years ago 491 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"The Florida governor is "seriously considering" pardoning dead rock star Jim Morrison of his indecent exposure conviction. Fans of the late singer's band The Doors and the group's Doors Collectors Magazine (DCM)...
"The program has treated 785 workers since its inception, said director Jim Woodworth. Each worker is given vitamins and nutritional counseling and participates in daily exercise and sauna sessions. The program takes about 30 days to complete, he said.
"We wouldn't be here if...
created by Boston | 6 years ago 280 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"The program has treated 785 workers since its inception, said director Jim Woodworth. Each worker is given vitamins and nutritional counseling and participates in daily exercise and sauna sessions. The program takes about 30 days to complete, he said.
"We wouldn't be here if...
created by Boston | 6 years ago 449 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Should Jim Morrison get a posthumous pardon for a 40-year-old conviction? Two die-hard Morrison fans, David Diamond and Kerry Humphreys think so. They wrote the Governor of Florida to pardon Morrison (a Florida...
created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 932 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
British scientists are claiming that exposure to dirt may be a key to happiness. Apparently a bacterium naturally found in the ground can boost seratonin levels in the brain.
created by Brian A Kennedy | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 296 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" April 1, 2007 New Jersey - On Friday March 30th 2007 the Bloomfield NJ Fire Department responded to 164 Orange Street off of Bloomfield Avenue on a reported house fire. On arrival, companies found heavy fire blowing out the rear on all floors of a 3 story multiple dwelling....
Firemen have some of the highest cancer rates of any profession; the fact that they are now recognizing this as a "work-related" health hazard is great (though it took a pretty long time). It will be interesting...
created by Kaitlin | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 542 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Sometimes--and when I say sometimes, I really mean it--Gordon Campbell surprises me in a positive way. Usually it takes a few tries, and usually he comes up short later on, but hey... 1 in 80,000 ain't bad. Maybe...
created by Kaitlin | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 396 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
created by happytribe | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 4967 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
"Alzheimer's and dementia are complex conditions which brings considerable stress to sufferers and their families. For many people on the slippery slope to Alzheimer's, the first signs are depression, irritability, confusion and forgetfulness and 80% of dementia sufferers go...
This report is stating that about 100,000 people have been evacuated. "Tens of thousands of victims also faced food shortages following the return of heavy monsoon rains to southern states after last month's...
created by clorenz1 | 6 years ago 477 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments