Private-Public Sector Partnership Necessary in Biotechnology Research

The article calls for private-public partnership in biotechnology research.

American Family Foundation

The American Family Foundation (AFA) is one of the most highly-visible and controversial groups involved in the effort to uphold traditional family values.

Compare and Contrast Canada and USA

The political system of the USA is usually defined as an indirect democracy which means that people express their will and rule the country through the representatives they elect. Created by Britain, Canada is a constitutional monarchy. Canada as a one of 16 countries which

The Red Ribbon Story

On February 7, 1985 at 2:00 p.m. the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Enrique (Kiki) Camarena was attacked by five men while opening his truck doors intending to drive and meet his wife for lunch.

The Watch Power

One of the most usual reactions a person has when another asks what time of the day it is, is to look at one's wrist so as to take a look at the small portable clock displaying the time.

To Detox or He-tox -- Turkish Super-model Deniz Akkaya Needs to Know

After an intense search, Turkish paparazzi found super-model Deniz Akkaya at the exclusive Richmond Nua Spa Detox and Yoga Camp in Sapanca near Istanbul -- undergoing detox and yoga treatment to relieve stress. But was Deniz really Detox-ing, or was she He-toxing...

Annan the UN's Big Fat Frog: Not One American Dime for Lebanon

Here we go agian, Annan is in the News, he gets my goat. Dennis

What is a Super Typhoon?

Perhaps you have heard the term; Super Typhoon? But what is a Super Typhoon you ask? Obviously it is something really mean and nasty like a Super Tornado, Super Hurricane or Super Storm.

Media Wrong on Karr

John Karr will not be charged with the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, as was reported endlessly by the cable news media. The big question that came out of today was how could the prosecution get the case so wrong. Here’s a better one: How could the media once again be so wrong?

One Year Later: Surviving the Katrina Anniversary

One year ago, your life was turned upside down by Hurricane Katrina. Now, one year later, you are facing the first anniversary of the disaster. Learn why you are feeling uneasy, what you can do to support yourself during the anniversary.

Bias - So What Else Is New?

Have you ever notice how biased the media is? Let’s look at the press for the moment. The New York Times is thought to have a liberal bias. How do you go about checking it out to see if it’s true? What you have to do is take a look at what’s being published that’s negatively based, and when is it being published.

Pluto - Cast Off and Treated Like a Bum

I am in mourning for an old friend. I am depressed. Along with his eight siblings, Pluto is the guy I grew up with. Like the unwanted weakling of a herd of wildebeest roaming the Serengeti plains of East Africa, dear Pluto has been racially profiled a dwarf, stripped naked, nudged out of the family, discarded and condemned to eternally wander the vast emptiness of space, alone and forgotten. Having spent years of my youth at the wondrous Hayden Planetarium, kid sister to an older brother's passion for astronomy, I too developed a strong sense of connection to the mysteries of what's out there. Comets and asteroids come and go, but a planet is a thing of beauty forever.

Science and Society - Scientists Lost in Space

One of the tasks of science (and scientists) is to show the true nature of things. The Pluto case shows indeed the truth nature (of scientists): They are only ...

Fund Raising - Standing On The Corner

Fund raising by standing on the corner is harder work than it looks. Wonder what's involved? We'll give you a good idea of just how hard it can be.

People are Saying...But, I Believe That

Hearing v/s believing…thinking v/s trusting, this is one topic that flashed into my mind when I went for my morning walk. Do you remember last time when your boss scolded you, how he started his attack? Or when your spouse started fight with you…what were the first few words? Or when your parents scold you the last time…how they started? Let me jog your memories and say that most of the time…it starts with following or any of the following phrases: 1) I heard that…
2) I think that…
3) People are saying that…
4) XYZ was saying that… etc etc etc