Statistics And Other Lies
Record Home Price Drop In Southern California
DataQuick is reporting Southland home sales log tepid gain; record price drop.
Olympics Drive Demand For Bodyguards In China
CHENGDU, CHINA -- On the outskirts of this western city, in a field of bright yellow flowers, Wang Xi stood on a wrestling mat and eyed her opponent, a brawny man with short-cropped hair fresh from the army. After a quick bow, she lunged at his legs, flipped him over and, within seconds, pinned him to the ground.
World's Biggest BBQ
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - More than a thousand barbecue fanatics in Uruguay grilled up 12 metric tonnes (26,400 lbs) of beef on Sunday, setting a new Guinness world record while promoting the country's succulent top export.
Army personnel set up a grill nearly 1 mile long and firefighters lit six tonnes of charcoal to kick off the gargantuan cookout.
46 per cent of couples disagree about online porn
Research undertaken at Oxford University suggests that an increasing number of people are spying on their partners online.
One in five couples admitted to reading a partner's emails or text messages, and 13 per cent examined their partner's internet browsing history. More than 2,400 individuals were questioned in the research.
Six per cent of the couples had met online, of which over a third had met at an internet dating site and 19 per cent in a chat room.
What job descriptions really mean
“Competitive Salary”
We remain competitive by paying you less than our competition.
“Join our fast-paced company”
We have no time to train you.
“Casual work atmosphere”
We don’t pay enough to expect that you will dress up; a couple of the real daring guys wear earrings.
“Some overtime required”
Some every night and some every weekend.
“Duties will vary”
Anyone in the office can boss you around.
Why Things Cost $19.95
Ever wondered why retailers price goods at $4.99 rather than $5.00? Here is the best scientific explanation I read:
Why Things Cost $19.95, by Wray Herbert, SciAm Mind Matters: ...[M]ost of us are motivated by the desire for a fair deal, and we employ some sophisticated cognitive tools to weigh offers, fashion responses, and so forth—all the to-and-fro in getting to an agreement.
Bank safety box termites eat up trader's life savings
Mr Prasad had saved up for his old age (Pictures: Prashant Ravi)
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A trader in the Indian state of Bihar has lost his life savings after ter
The Bailout Poem
Author - Tom Toles
Blogger Dies From Blogging Too Much. And No, It's Not A Joke.
SAN FRANCISCO — They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home.
A growing work force of home-office laborers and entrepreneurs, armed with computers and smartphones and wired to the hilt, are toiling under great physical and emotional stress created by the around-the-clock Internet economy that demands a constant stream of news and comment.
Is Voting Rational? Yes, Scientists Say.
Voting as a rational decision, by Andrew Gelman and Noah Kaplan, Vox EU: About fifteen years ago, I attended a lecture by venerable pollster Mervyn Field, who told us that when he started in the business in the 1950s, there was a lot of concern about nonvoters. What was going on with these people who were too alienated to participate in society in this most basic way? But, recently, Field continued, the question has become, Who are these “voters”? What makes them tick?
