How can a journalist or a news consumer tell if a story is true or false? There are no exact rules, but the following clues can help indicate if a story or allegation is true.
Does the story fit the pattern of a conspiracy theory?
Does the story fit the pattern of an “urban legend?”
Does the story contain a shocking revelation about a highly controversial...
Saturday, June 30, 2007
US Government does NOT want you to visit these 10 websites
The US State Department has officially blacklisted the 10 websites listed below as sources of disinformation.
Rense Program www.rense.com
Roads to Iraq www.roadstoiraq.com
Vialls Investigations* www.vialls.com
Aljazeera aljazeera.com
Conspiracy Planet www.conspiracyplanet.com
Jihad Unspun jihadunspun.com
International Action Center www.iacenter.org
Free...
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
5 Things To Consider Before Jumping Into A Freelance Career
I’ve seen people who jumped into a freelance career only to loose interest and go back into their default comfort zones: being employees again. There are many reasons why they “failed” as freelancers one of which is not knowing what it takes to be one. Deciding to be a freelancer is not only a matter of changing careers. It is an emotional investment...
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Kid Playing with Cobra
This is so cruel, parents just watch and enjoy while their son is playing with a cobra.
But a one commenter said that the real victim here is the snake, which fangs and venom glands cruelly removed and sewn its mouth. But still the baby shouldn't be there in the first place...
Leopard melts its heart by a Baby Gorilla
If you think animals are just animals and has no feelings, think again and watch this video. Watch how the Leopard transformed from a killer into a mother of a baby gorilla...
Saturday, June 23, 2007
11 Causes and Cures for Procrastination
We convince ourselves that none of our varied obligations is so pressing as to require our time right now. In other words, procrastination’s short-term benefit is a feeling of control and peace.
So take a break.
Just be aware that the feel-good benefits of procrastination can quickly erode into panic.
Here are 11 common causes of procrastination and...
India rattled by vibrating condom
The controversial condom has caused outrage in the state of Madhya Pradesh, because a government-owned company is involved in marketing it.
The pack of three condoms, branded as Crezendo, contains a battery-operated ring-like device.
Critics say it is in fact a vibrator,...
Friday, June 22, 2007
Vegetarianism in a Nutshell
There are very few choices in our day-to-day lives that make a significant impact on the world around us, but what we choose to eat does. Eating meat supports global poverty and worker abuse, harms the environment, supports cruelty to animals, and is bad for our health. Vegetarianism...
Forbes - World's Most Expensive Homes 2007
Along Australia's Gold Coast and across the French Riviera, they sit above the beach offering extraordinary views of the sea. In the U.K. they are palaces that humble the Queen's Belgravia mansions.
Others range from landed estates throughout continental Europe to nature preserves...
Monday, June 18, 2007
Top (10) ten Signs of an Ineffective Business/Company
By: Robstroy
1. The Company can't sustain on-time salary release.
2. The Employees' benefits are not the priorities of the Management.
3. There are lots of employees tendering their resignations.
4. Employees are not happy with the Management styles and keep on ranting about the system.
5. The management hires new employees and terminate some, to...
5 signs it's time to close your business
By Joseph Anthony
Usually in my articles, I look at ways of saving, making and having more money in your business. This time, however, I'm going to take a look at the flip side of the business dream.
Here are five warning signs that you may need to drastically change or close down your business.
1.Your debt-to-asset ratio is on the rise. Businesses...
3 signs of a dysfunctional company
Like a car with an engine that can't fire on all cylinders, a business that's dysfunctional may move forward for a while. But eventually it stops running.
1. You've got leaders who fake it.
2. You've got bosses who like to point fingers.
3. You've got a CEO who doesn't set priorities.
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Top 10 Signs a Company Is Headed South
10. CEO talks more about "vision" than "execution"
9. Cover stories appear in Fortune/BusinessWeek about CEO's uniquely effective leadership
8. Article in Harvard Business Review extols excellence of company's most-recent change effort
7. Company stock has a 50+ P/E ratio; CEO promises The Street 25 percent growth
6. Company pulls out all stops...
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Britain's Got Talent Dancer
I think the three judges were mesmerized by his smile (Scott), but his dancing was awesome great...
Friday, June 15, 2007
Antonio Trillanes Proclaimed Senator of the Philippines
Lt. Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes IV has been proclaimed just this morning as the 11th winning senatorial candidate in the May 14 elections after the court allowed him to appear for the proclamation.
Trillanes obtained 11,138,067 votes, giving him a lead of 384,231 votes over...
Britain's Got a Talented Little Girl
Charlotte Church! is that you??? Too bad Charlotte is gone wild now... her image is very far from her music. I just hope this kid won't end up like Charlotte Church.
This awesome girl melted the three judges' hearts, not to mention Simon Cowell who suddenly became cheerful after her performance on stage...
Thursday, June 14, 2007
HR Manager said: You should give-up your RIGHTS for the Company! (WTF!)
My previous HR Manager once said in a seminar she conducted months ago that "we (The Employees) should give up our rights for the company". Do you think it is right for an HR Manager to said that line to their Employees?
A friend of mind said that an HR Manager should not said anything like that, a sane and true HR Manager should tell their employees...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Dogs are not for Food, Somebody Please Stop Them
I am so sad after watching this too bad dogs can't help themselves to stay away from this sick and bastard people. Dogs are such a lovely creature and they are not for food like what this alien stomach people. I just hope this kind of cruelty to animals be stop by the authorities because this is not a good pictu...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Rabbit got some Balls over the Snake
All I know Rabbits are snakes' foods but this video shows how this rabbit got a ball. he made the snake run for its life and climb up in the tree away from the hungry rabb...
Friday, June 01, 2007
Getting Back on Track: My Journey to Fitness
A few years ago, I committed to intermittent fasting, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the world on lockdown, working from ho...
