Indian girl-boy ratios at 'all-time low': British charity June 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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The number of girls to boys in India has hit a record low, British charity ActionAid said Saturday as it urged the government in New Delhi to take "sustained action" to prevent a lost generation of women. | |
Happiness is rising around the world: study June 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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People in most countries around the world are happier these days, according to newly released data from the World Values Survey based at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. | |
 US-EU private data sharing agreement at hand: report June 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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The United States and European Union are close to an agreement to share private data of their citizens, including credit card information, travel history and internet browsing information, The New York Times ... | |
Conventional wisdom wrong about Arab journalists' anti-Americanism June 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Non-whites receive harsher sentences for inflicted traumatic brain injury of children June 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Non-white defendants are nearly twice as likely to receive harsher prison sentences than white defendants in North Carolina criminal cases stemming from inflicted traumatic brain injury of young children. | |
Are overconfident CEOs born or made? asks Management Insights study June 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
A study of CEO's finds that many overestimate their own negotiating skills and overlook the element of luck in successful mergers, acquisitions, and other deals, according to the Management Insights feature in the current ... | |
Outsourcing jobs leaves the American white-collar worker behind June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Outsourcing might be good for American corporations, but it's not necessarily good for American workers, and it's likely to be bad for the American economy, even in the long run. | |
 Salmonella can ride water into tomatoes June 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Pick a tomato in the blazing sun and plunge it straight into cold water. If that happened on the way to market, it might be contaminated. Too big of a temperature difference can make a tomato literally ... | |
Religious beliefs significantly tied to national political participation June 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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A study recently published in Social Science Quarterly explores the effects of religious behaviors and beliefs on political participation and finds that religious beliefs play a more significant role than church attendance ... | |
Prevalence of religious congregations affects mortality rates 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment – that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale – affects mortality rates, often in a positive ... | |
 In Poland, Chopin's heart may hold secret of his death June 22, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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The heart of Frederic Chopin, one of the world's most cherished musical geniuses, could hold the secret to his untimely death. | |
US still leads the world in science and technology June 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Despite perceptions that the nation is losing its competitive edge, the United States remains the dominant leader in science and technology worldwide, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. | |
 Grandma and grandpa are good for children June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The first national survey about the relationships that adolescents have with their grandparents shows that grandparents who are involved in the upbringing of their grandchildren can contribute to a child’s ... | |
Does everyone really want to be a macho man? June 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Traditional attitudes of masculinity, such as physical toughness and personal sacrifice, are valued in Mexican culture. A University of Missouri researcher found that Mexican-American men, as a group, are more likely to endorse ... | |
 Fibonacci sequence fronts new nanoscience building at Bristol University June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A famous mathematical pattern has inspired the stunning curved sail façade of Bristol University’s new £11 million Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information. | |
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