Pro-Test: supporting animal testing A new campaign by Oxford students makes the case for scientific progress and medical research In recent months, medical research and animal testing has become an increasingly inflammatory topic in Oxford, England. The media interest has so far been in student fears and grievances, and the violent methods and intimidation...
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MIKE TREMOGLIE SUMS UP THE PORTS NONSENSE The “Washington Post” headline sounded the clarion call that Arabs are “poised to take over significant operations at six American ports.”….. This was all very confusing to me. As a Philadelphian who used to live near the waterfront, knew people who worked there and would occasionally watch...
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MIKE TREMOGLIE SUMS UP THE PORTS NONSENSE The “Washington Post” headline sounded the clarion call that Arabs are “poised to take over significant operations at six American ports.”….. This was all very confusing to me. As a Philadelphian who used to live near the waterfront, knew people who worked there and would occasionally watch...
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Over at Cafe Hayek there’s an interesting post regarding the waiting time for elective surgical procedures in the US versus other industrialized nations, many with socialized healthcare systems. And, it should come as no surprise that the waiting times in the United States are far shorter than in those countries. As an example, the...
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Harlingen, Texas, February 27, 2006: Have those who are charged with the education of our children all been infected with some mind-numbing virus? To read reports coming in from schools around the country that would appear to be the case. According to a February 24, 2006 report filed by KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa, “Two...
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Read here. In fact, it turns out, it was a Front Page article. The research referenced is here in draft form.
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According to Richard Knee, the British company P&0 does not run any port, but only runs or co-manages a single cargo terminal at six ports in the US. The actual ports themselves are run by port or harbor administrations which are public entities. Therefore, the Dubai company that is taking over P&O will not...
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by John Longenecker. Liberals Act On Their Anger, Conservatives Act On Their Happiness. The results of a recent survey by the Pew Research Center – Conservatives are happier than Liberals – shouldn’t be surprising. Liberals know they are unhappy and perhaps don’t understand why, and conservatives know they are happy and we can pretty...
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“Darwin’s theory of evolution is the last of the great nineteenth century mystery religions, and as we speak it is now following Freudianism and Marxism into the nether regions, and I’m quite sure that Freud, Marx and Darwin are commiserating one with the other in the dark dungeon where discarded gods gather.”–Dr. David Berlinski...
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Willie Nelson. To judge from some recent public grumbling by Mike Helton, the president of NASCAR… well, let the man say it himself: “We believe strongly that the old Southeastern redneck heritage that we had is no longer in existence.†Northeastern deer hunters can still be found, but as The Economist’s numbers show, they...
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Penn Patriot looks at Ed Rendells’s tenure as Pennsylvania Governor and it’s not a pretty picture. He then asks, instead of focusing on Lynn Swann’s political inexperience, why not focus on Rendell’s lousy track record in office? Makes sense to me. My perception of Rendell when I lived in Philly and he was mayor...
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Today’s column at WorldNetDaily concerns former President Clinton’s constant and aggressive application process for the job of United Nations Secretary General. The position opens up at the end of this year, and Bill intends to be there– whether there’s a U.N. rule which prevents somebody from a nation with a permanent seat on the...
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A nurse in Pakistan was gang raped as punishment for refusing to perform illegal abortions there. The gang rape of a nurse who refused to perform illegal abortions has outraged Pakistan and intensified calls for the repeal of its rape laws. Rubina Kousar, 26, was attacked by three men after they burst into her...
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A bomb sniffing dog at a Chicago Metra station failed to detect a pound of explosives that was sitting less than six feet from it, and also failed to detect when the person carrying it walked past them multiple times. The dog and his handler also spent hours just standing around in one place...
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When I first introduced you to Karl Hindle last September he was frantically searching for his missing daughter Emily. Emily has been found, and Karl has been enjoying unsupervized reunification visits with her, but this story doesn’t have a happy ending, yet. Karl continues to deal with false allegations of abuse, he doesn’t have...
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Fathers4Justice-Wales Thirty fathers protest in Cardiff. “We wanted to show that we’re still alive and to send a message to the courts.” icWales.co.uk article
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