"Government of the people by the people shall not perish from the Earth" were the words of Abraham Lincoln. School children are made to ponder on this quote and many a school assignment has been garnished with a debate on this Gettysburg Address. 150 years since, democracies hold true to the essential truth that we […]
Our Academic Performance-Based Bracket Results: Totally Above Average
Olga Pierce , ProPublica Our strategy of predicting March Madness results based on teams’ academic achievement [1] faced its final exam last night, and—graded on a curve—we managed to swing a solid B. Our pick Butler lost [2] to the University of Connecticut in the championship game. Still, their unlikely run to the final […]
“Michael Hussey now Mr Average”
"He has got an excellent record; he has been a top player for quite a while. In the last year his average hasn’t been great, way below what his Test average is. We know he’s a good player, but everyone needs runs. No one has a God-given right to be in the team," Mark Waugh […]
Cap-And-Trade’s Costs To Average American
Barack Obama is holding closed door meetings this week in order to push one of his major initiatives in order to fight "global warming." The "Cap-and-Trade" legislation he hopes to pass as soon as possible. The George Marshall Institute studied the proposals as now outlined by House Democrats supporting Mr. Obama’s agenda. Below are the […]
Boston College makes ‘Heels look average
Well, what do you know. Shortly after I write my first article regarding college basketball, then throw a bit of ‘bragging on the Heels’ in there, they lose. Go figure. Boston College outplayed the Tarheels and did exactly what they needed to for a win. Carolina made an attempt at a comeback but just couldn’t […]
The Woes of an Average Middle Class Family in India : A Case Study
The US President Mr.Bush’s statement that due to the rising living standards of the 350 million middle class people in India and in China, the prices of food products in the world have gone up, is far away from the truth. And we need not worry much about what President Mr.Bush said because he is […]