Why do people continue to believe they can change what we think about something by changing what we call it?
To soothe the bruised egos of educators and children in lackluster schools, Massachusetts officials are now pushing for kinder, gentler euphemisms for failure.
We haven't had a "research into the obvious" in a while, so here's a good one:
When it comes to what we eat, men and women really are different according to scientific research presented today (March 19) at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. In general, men are more likely to report eating meat and poultry items and women are more likely to report eating fruits and vegetables.
Guess we should take back every bad thing we've ever said about the way Saudi Arabia treats women:
A source in Saudi Arabia's Shura Council reports that the council has submitted a recommendation to senior elements in the country to permit women to drive vehicles, with the following stipulations:
Happy first day of spring -- I knew you could make it without leaving town. Now go hunt up your Easter outfits:
Easter always comes on the Sunday after the first, or Paschal, full moon following the first day of spring.
Your behavior is suspicious. We have your name. It is in our database. Watch your step:
Primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life, according to Britain's most senior police forensics expert.
I think they should do another poll to see if the poll revealing that people don't trust polls is accurate:
Only a third of people trust official statistics - according to official statistics.
An Office for National Statistics (ONS) poll of more than 1,000 adults also found the majority of the public thought figures were manipulated for political purposes.
Now, class, what have I said about tattoos and permanence?
Alan Jenkins, a steelworker, recently revealed that he had undergone 20 hours at his local tattoo parlour and spent £870 on having a life-sized portrait of his girlfriend's face etched into his back.
However, soon after, Lisa Crooks left him for a colleague.
WASHINGTON - Schools could improve students' sluggish math scores by hammering home the basics, such as addition and multiplication, and increasing the focus on fractions and some geometry, a presidential panel recommended Thursday.
