In his book “At The Center of the Storm – My years at the CIA”, by George Tenet, a former Director of CIA (from 1997-2004), who served under two presidents (Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) talks about al-Qaeda’s attempt to purchase nuclear weapons on the black market. In one incident he mentions the fact […]
The Mystery of Behavior
Of course, we as parents were raised with behavioral expectations in the school setting. We were told the importance of saying thank you, sitting still in class, listening to the teacher, raising your hand, taking your turn, handing in your homework on time, and participating in class. The view of […]
Motivation — Why We Do What We Do, by Phin Upham
Why do we do what we do? What motivates us? Are we goal oriented or hedonistic? A review of the seminal work on the topic by Phin Upham. The study of motivation seems to be one of those topics where much progress is made, but no final answers are ever given. Indeed, it is even […]
Google, Verizon Reportedly Agree on First Ever Pay-to-Play Deal Online
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. On Thursday Bloomberg and The New York Times broke a much anticipated and rumored agreement between Internet service provider Verizon and the Internet’s largest search engine Google that will allow Google to pay for greater access to Verizon Wireless […]
Egypt: The Capital of Hell on Earth
Many Egyptian bloggers and activists have been detained by State Security on various occasions and for various reasons – real or fake – Wa7da Masreya interviewed several bloggers and posted a detailed post on torture techniques and psychological tricks those bloggers have been subjected to in State Security headquarters in the district of Nasr City. In her […]
Partner’s wealth is aphrodisiac for woman
The candid and blatant revelation of some of the outgoing girls dating with rich men is no more a cause of concern rather a proven study which suggests that girls like to sleep with the man who has lots of money. Any girl who tells different is however lying. “Rich men are powerful, successful, confident […]