Alex Rodriguez’s recent confession that he used steroids while with the Texas Rangers is being mentioned as one of baseball’s biggest scandals ever. (Rodriguez is the same fellow who’s been discussed as possibly the greatest player ever, and he plays for the retooled Yankees, a team that’s got an outside shot at being one of […]
Lyman Bostock, Dubious Baseball Record Now Broken
Lyman Bostock, a professional baseball player with the Minnesota Twins and California Angels in the 1970s held the record for grounding into the most double plays (26) in a season for 30 years. He is the record holder no more as fellow Angel Vladimir Guerrero grounded into his 27th double play of the season last […]
Militants get salary
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday revealed that militants joining the various outfits in Jammu and Kashmir, are being recruited on the payroll and the top commanders operating from various districts, earn the maximum with the initial start of Rs 50,000 per month. ”Militants are being heavily paid by the agencies for operating and […]
[Bangladesh] Salary of a UP Chairman should be set One Lac Taka per month
We always talk about how the local government system is not benefiting the country, how broken is it, but nobody talks about how to solve this problem. Here are some thoughts. The number of people that Singapore has is 4,483,900 in a tiny land of 704 square km. The population density of the country is […]
What Do Physicians Really Make Without a Practice?
There are many articles on overall physician earnings, but few address what salaries really look like for those that end up seeking employment. With less than a quarter of physicians running their own practice, many new physicians should be focusing instead on what market rates look […]
The Mullah’s Enforcers—Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
NEW YORK, NY—In the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic revolution, Khomeini disbanded the Shah’s secular government, including its American trained armed forces. The secular government agencies were viewed with suspicion by the up- and- coming Iranian clerics who worked ferociously to consolidate their grip on the Iranian nation. Khomeini created the Revolutionary Guard, a […]
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