The question shouldn't be how this could happen, as the human specie has proven time after time that a lot of humans are not very humane when it comes to members of an out-group and gaining advantages. The question that really should be asked is why Annie George is charged with harboring an illegal immigrant only, when...more

When two people enter into a relationship, each one holds a set of expectations of what one is willing to give and of what he/she is expecting to receive in return. A relationship where only one is the giver and the other one is on the receiving end only is doomed to fail and I would call such a receipiant a deadbeat. ...more

A few years ago, a friend of mine gave me some fresh coffee beans. I didn't know what to do with them so I threw them in a pot - have 3 trees now and harvested for the first time last year. Had to experiment a little with the roasting but what a heavenly experience for my taste buds. Starbucks can only dream about deli...more

Brand their families? Are you serious? If they had nothing to do with the crime, why should they serve time? What kind of justice would that be? Don't you think they already feel enough reflected shame?

Hey, Pat, hate to blow your bubble but according to an international assessment among 250,000 15-year-old students from 41 countries, 14 European countries were among the top 20. The USA ranked 25th place. And, just for your information, Europeans do not speak ALL the continental languages but they strive and encourage...more

Nowhere in the article does it say that one causes the other. However, it does make sense that kids who are raised bilingual also perform well in math because every language is based on a code like syntax, symbols, phonetic rules, conjugation, ect. and math is also code-based.

Sounds to me like your Mom did a wonderful job! Being a "good" or "bad" person is just a matter of definition and world views at times and no matter what you are doing, there'll always be that one person who won't agree with you and find a hook with whatever you're saying. My parents did raise us to worship (Roman-Cath...more

Could it be that he is bipolar and going through a manic phase? That he has delusions of grandeur?  Just wondering since we really don’t have any info about his mental state. If that’s the case, I feel truly sorry for him and his parents, as mental illnesses are emotionally draining and tend to isolate you from the res...more

Znoog, Stereotyping? Yes, the US has laws to prevent over-fishing… that is since 2011. And while we do have these laws, we happily continue to eat fish (salmon, tuna, hoki, pollok) imported from countries like Taiwan, China, etc. (check the back of your packages at the store!) But, hey, our conscience is clean b...more