Wednesday, November 15, 2006 The anti-globalization culture jamming group The Yes Men recently delivered a presentation at a Wharton Business School conference on trade and investment in Africa. A performance artist, using the name Hanniford Schmidt, pretending to be a WTO representative, announced a new WTO initiative for “full private stewardry of labor” in some…
Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’
Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming…
Norfolk youths banned from buying eggs and ketchup
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Youths in the Norfolk town of Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, England, have been banned from purchasing “squirty bottles” of ketchup, and eggs after a number of complaints from residents in the area. The move, which is backed by the Norfolk Police, is aimed at reducing the number of anti-social incidents occurring…
Landmark Education : Programs That Change Lives.
Here’s An Opinion On: Academy Of Film, Theatre & Television Submitted by: Jerome Leslie. Landmark Education is a practical teaching methodology which aims at providing people with insights into solutions for their problems. Landmark Education is a practical teaching methodology which aims at providing people with insights into solutions for their problems. Landmark is one…
French workers use threats in compensation demand
Friday, July 17, 2009Following similar threats by workers at New Fabris and Nortel, workers at JLG in Tonneins, France, threatened to blow up several platform cranes. The JLG factory announced in April 2009 that it will fire 53 of its 163 workers by the end of 2009, while the remaining 110 jobs will not be…
Book review controversy over Daniel Dennett’s ‘Breaking the Spell’
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 Professor of philosophy Daniel Dennett’s (Tufts University) new book Breaking the Spell uses the scientific method commonly employed to analyze natural phenomena in order to examine religion. The New York Times‘ February 20th review by Leon Wieseltier, which was strongly negative, has sparked debate about the merits of this approach. Breaking…
Trendline Forex Trading Entry Signal Two High Probability Setups
Here’s An Opinion On: Finex Financial Services Trendline Forex trading Entry Signal – Two High Probability Setups by Emmanuel Blanchard The following we spell out two distinct ways in which trendlines can be utilised safely. Making use of a larger time frame candlestick chart these kinds of as a sixty moment, four hour, or even…
Simon’s Rock College tests Alan Turing theories with ‘Imitation Game’ experiment
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 On Saturday April 16, students at Simon’s Rock College in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and Dr. Richard Wallace of the A.L.I.C.E. AI Foundation for their first time tested Alan Turing’s thought-experiment. The Imitation Game, based on the original Turing model for testing the ability of humans to recognize artificial intelligence (AI), was…
Pakistan security forces airstrikes kill several Taliban militants
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Pakistan security forces attacked Taliban strongholds in northwest Pakistan yesterday. Aided by fighter jets and gunship helicopters they claim to have killed 21 Taliban militants in Kurram and Bajaur. The offensive targeted the remote town of Bajaur, along the Afghan border; this area has been frequently targeted to attack Islamic extremists….
How To Be A Peak Performer In Business 6 Ways To Excel At What You Do}
Here’s An Opinion On: Communication Skills Course Submitted by: John Potter PhD Many years ago, two psychologists Yerkes and Dodson created an insightful law relating how people perform under pressure. If a person is under no pressure at all they can be demotivated and run the risk of rust-out. If the person experiences too much…