Gender Gaps in High School Graduates (2003-2004):
Male: 66%
Female: 74%
(Source)
Also:
Men in their 30’s are not doing as well as their fathers at the same age, even with their wives’ paychecks added in. (Source)
WTF happened? I would LOVE to read some more studies on this, as I am convinced that this is generational, age-specific, these unmotivated men.
OMFG! Read this. Complete w/pictures of absurd creation-driven exhibits.
“It’s getting to be ri-GODDAMN-diculous!”
*simultaneously entertained & horrified*
The border between coercion and torture: the after-effects on interrogators
“I never saw a ghost in Abu Ghraib,” he said. “But I saw a ghost last night. It was me.”
They’re not all drones (free signup required) letters tell soldier’s story posthumously
He had just earned a master’s degree at Texas A&M University in Shakespearean literature, but he was too restless for academia.“September 11th had a profound effect on him. He didn’t want to be there in 20 years talking about the war,” Jennifer said. “He wanted to be making changes in the world, instead of complaining about them.”
I find these particularly fascinating, just no time to elaborate. Well worth the read.
Make no mistake, I still think their president sucks, I didn’t select him either time. However, I feel for the soldiers’ plight.
I can understand protesting fox hunting, but to partake in eating the same breed of dog that the Queen fancies?
Yes, it garners media-attention to the issue, but you are fighting savagery with savagery. You are as barbaric as they are.
I understand the creature was previously deceased, but we don’t eat dog in civilized culture!
Yoko Ono took a bite too. Bunch’a savages in this town.
(Source)
Carter offered his harshest assessment for the White House’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, which helped religious charities receive $2.15 billion in federal grants in fiscal year 2005 alone.
“The policy from the White House has been to allocate funds to religious institutions, even those that channel those funds exclusively to their own particular group of believers in a particular religion. Those things in my opinion are quite disturbing,” Carter said. “As a traditional Baptist, I’ve always believed in separation of church and state and honored that premise when I was president, and so have all other presidents, I might say, except this one.”
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The Bush administration’s response? To call Carter irrelevant. (Source)
This statement, from the jackass-in-chief’s ranch, is what’s irrelevant. How about an explanation, some answers, instead of a deflection?
I hardly think Carter’s irrelevant, when he is nobly combatting malaria and river blindness in Ethiopia. He’s contributing to the planet more than he destroys, which can’t be said for everyone. (Source)
Continuation of a prior post, here are some of the lesser known consequences, all broken down into succinct bulletpoints for those with limited attention spans.
How are we really affected?
Source: Di Silvestro, Roger. “GLOBAL WARMING: COMING TO YOUR BACKYARD?.” National Wildlife 45.2 ([2007]): 14-17. Academic Search Premier. 11 February 2007. http ://search.ebscohost.com.
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