Archive for June, 2010
Strange investing days indeed
Strange investing days indeed The most peculiar, recent uptick in investor confidence comes at a time when the problems in credit markets are worsening and the state of European banks is looking dire. 3 Jun 2010 6:56 PM Read more on Business Spectator
In politics they say
In politics they say In reply to Ibrahim Ali files RM2 million defamation suit against PKR's Saifuddin Nasution : In politics they say everything. Defamation? Most important for me is where some MPs find so much money to afford legal fees for so many cases at the same time. Legal advice don't come cheap. On top of that they have to pay for their [...]
The Political Economy of Social Justice
Dr.R.Murali Head, Department of Philosophy & Centre for Philosophical Research The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai -625011. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”- Margaret Mead I Social justice refers to conceptions of justice applied to an [...]
Lebanese News: Getting A Clear Picture From The Middle East
The top news of the day reaches millions of people daily via the Internet. You can catch up with the geo-political and environmental issues, as well as the latest Lebanese news sprinkled with interesting blogs and videos chronicling the lighter side of life about the people, culture, and events in Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Greece, Israel and more.The [...]
Why Science Needs to Step Up Its PR Game
Why Science Needs to Step Up Its PR Game Climate change and evolution are facts, yet the public still falls for half-truths. Researchers need to campaign for their causes and sell them to the people who don't have Ph.D.s. Read more on Wired News
5th District Court news
5th District Court news Gooding County Read more on The Times-News
Kennedy’s Legacy
Kennedyâs legacy In the four decades since his death, John Kennedyâs life and presidency has been the subject of wild fluctuations of fortune. In the sixties, a series of laudatory books, mainly written by his trusted inner circle was published celebrating their hero. Inevitably for a man who reached such heights the fall was heavy as [...]
Feds: Man’s global Ponzi scheme ‘massive,’ mocking
Feds: Man's global Ponzi scheme 'massive,' mocking EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A Canadian national who the U.S. government says swindled $70 million from 40,000 investors on six continents carried out the same kind of Ponzi scheme the one-time bank robber mocked on his website, federal investigators allege. Read more on Washington Post
Some bad news we can understand
Some bad news we can understand We have been getting nothing but bad news from the Gulf of Mexico , but Wednesday's bad news was at least something those of us without engineering degrees could understand: A diamond-tipped saw being used to cut a pipe on the gushing remains of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling site had become stuck in the [...]
