Governor-elect Cuomo compared the fringe benefits paid to NYS employees to those paid by GM before its bankruptcy according to the Journal News. The Governor-elected pointed out that if fringe benefits are not reduced — next year they will represent a 59% uplift to salary – New York State is going to have to reduce […]
India In The Shadow of Red Terror
By Dipin Damodharan The Maoist terror once again targeted India on April 6. The country stood stunned as it witnessed the worst ever strike by Maoist terrorists on its police forces in Chatisgarh. The barbaric and dirty attack claimed the precious lives of 76 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) jawans (Soldiers) in Dantewada, (Chatisgarh). The Government […]
In Italy, Online Activism Fires Up “No Berlusconi Day”
On October 9, Italy’s highest Court ruled that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi‘s immunity from prosecution while in office — guaranteed by a special law passed by his own center-right government in 2008 — was unconstitutional. This decision has reopened two pending trials that accuse Berlusconi of false accounting and bribery. Since the court decision, the […]
Is majoring in liberal arts a waste of money?
An interdisciplinary major might be the best answer to the problem today of finding work with a liberal arts degree. Today, there are more college graduates than there are jobs available that require the type of college degree or major most college graduates have. Why did I ever get a graduate degree in writing poetry, […]
What happens when prisoners complain about adverse reactions to ingredients in certain foods?
It all depends on an individual’s genetic response to a particular food. People should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, but how can they be made affordable and safe from certain pesticides? What about sensitivities to candy, soy, milk, nuts, or other foods? What helps one person may be toxic to another person. For example, prisoners […]
New study on whole grains with bran may be able to lower high blood pressure in men
It took three months after a new July 2009 study on the health benefits of whole grains, especially brans in whole grains, and how whole grains help to lower hypertension, had been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition before the mainstream media (Reuters) reported it October 7, 2009. The Whole Grain Stamp now appears on over 3000 products in 14 […]
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