Blacks and Hispanics under-represented in California colleges – but families fear bias if ban on selection by factors including race is lifted UPDATED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 11:09am Leo Zou in Berkeley, California A community leader speaks to the… Read More ›
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
Toronto doctor sentenced for abusing sedated patients
A Canadian doctor who sexually assaulted 21 sedated patients while they helplessly watched has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Anaesthesiologist George Doodnaught, 65, abused the women, aged 25 to 75, while they were in his care. The victims… Read More ›
‘Hip-hop’ students unfairly targeted, study finds
Published: Jan. 10, 2014 Black and Latino “hip-hop” students are disproportionately punished in urban schools, finds a two-year study that sheds light on some of the unfair disciplinary practices newly targeted by the Obama administration. Muhammad Khalifa, a Michigan State… Read More ›
Washington Insurance Official Is Ousted a day after he publicly questioned a decision by President Obama
By SUSANNE CRAIG and MICHAEL D. SHEAR The insurance commissioner for the District of Columbia was dismissed from his job just a day after he publicly questioned a decision by President Obama to reverse a provision of the Affordable Care… Read More ›
The average American household is now earning LESS income than it did at the end of the Great Recession
Race, age, and geographic location all factor into how badly households have been hit by post-recession money woes Only householders aged 65-74 saw an increase in average income By Ap Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:04 EST, 22 August… Read More ›
Texas students hijack superyacht with GPS-spoofing luggage
Don’t panic, yet Students from the University of Texas successfully piloted an $80m superyacht sailing 30 miles offshore in the Mediterranean Sea by overriding the ship’s GPS signals without any alarms being raised. The team, led by assistant professor Todd… Read More ›
What comes up when I type ” White People Shou” – “Black People Shou” – “Mexican People Shou”
Hmmm. Is it Racism, or Inciting? Yes When I typed Hispanic or Mexican there was no predictive behavior… I myself like everyone who has a good heart 😉
High fiber diet prevents prostate cancer progression
By Garth Sundem in In the Lab · January 9, 2013 · Komal Raina, PhD, shows that prostate cancers in mice fed a high-fiber diet fail to progress. A high-fiber diet may have the clinical potential to control… Read More ›
U.S., Japan to hold joint military drill amid island row with China
NATIONAL OCT. 31, 2012 – 06:30AM JST ( 26 ) TOKYO — Japan and the United States will hold a biennial joint military exercise in Japan in November in a move likely to further anger China amid heightened tensions between the two Asian giants… Read More ›
Only 24% of American teens have proficient writing skills – even when allowed spell check and computers
Fewer than one in four American teens has proficient writing skills – even when allowed spell check and computers Only a quarter of eighth and 12th grade students had solid writing abilities, according to National Assessment of Educational Progress writing… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 