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Melissa Nelson, a Dental Secretary, is Fired for Being “too Attractive”
ABC NewsMelissa Nelson worked as a dental assistant for ten years. Then one day in 2010 she was incredulously fired for being “too attractive” and a “threat” t... Read more
The 27 December 2012 by Real Talk
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Ex-con Kills Two New York Firefighters in Apparent Ambush
Lt. Michael Chiapperini, 43, and firefighter Tomasz Kaczowka, 19, who worked as a 911 dispatcher, were killed in an apparent trap setup by a deranged ex-convict. Read more
The 27 December 2012 by Real Talk
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Behavioral Science
(1958-59 class of Fellows at Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences; link) Sometimes the rubric "behavioral science" is used to capture some of th... Read more
The 26 December 2012 by Dlittle30
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The ONE Retail Business That’s Doing Well For Christmas
Merry Christmas from 1974–Ain’t That America! (Photo credit: deflam)Firearm Sales . . . especially the sale of “black rifles” (military-style, semi-automatics... Read more
The 25 December 2012 by Adask
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A Leader Worth Mourning: Samer Soliman (1968-2012)
As we prepare for Christmas, we celebrate a season of illumination, yet we also mourn many tragedies across the globe. This is appropriate, as Christmas is a... Read more
The 25 December 2012 by Warigia
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GOP Scraps Plan B
Official portrait of United States House Speaker (R-Ohio). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows of my frustration with elected... Read more
The 21 December 2012 by Real Talk
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Starving Kids – Another Indictment of Dickensian Britain
Over a million children in poverty are not getting free school meals with a survey revealing that three quarters of teachers have experienced kids coming into... Read more
The 19 December 2012 by Lesterjholloway
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Inspired By… Miss Crofton
Inspired by… steps inside the world of creators to find out what stirs their imagination. Lingerie, like the first move in a romance should be flirtatious,... Read more
The 19 December 2012 by Cilaw
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Top 10 Fastest Production Cars
Motor Trend recently released a list of their top ten fastest production cars that they have taken around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile track at Mazda Raceway Laguna... Read more
The 18 December 2012 by Infographixdirectory
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Russia Again Shoots Herself While Aiming at Something Else: Ban on Orphan...
The phrase “Russia shot herself while aiming at something else” was often heard by Russians in the early days of post-Communist freedom and the ensuing period o... Read more
The 18 December 2012 by Mendeleyeev
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