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Plagiarism and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Did NYU department chairman pilfer from ...
A little-known case of apparent academic quackery has recently surfaced again, which deserves, perhaps, renewed attention in light of the media’s ongoing celebration of Dead Sea Scrolls “scholarship” and the dogged exposure of corruption in this field by several... Venezuelan University ex chancellor charged with murdering patient
Caracas, Venezuela, 29 July 2008. Today, the Attorney Office charged Psychiatrist and Ex Cancellor of Universidad Central of Venezuela (UCV), Edmundo Chrinos, with murdering his young patient Roxana... Batman vs. Babies: Sen. Tom Coburn's Battle with the U.S. Senate
The brawl between Sen. Dr. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and the U.S. Senate escalated again this week as an Ethics panel attacked him for delivering babies--for free. The feisty Oklahoma senator says that the core issue is about citizen representation. Citing Washington and other...Fashion Closes Gap Between Catwalk and Crafts
The notion of doing right with fashion has been getting a make-over in the past few years. In the West, non-sweatshop clothing and crafts from developing countries have long been confined to a small niche in the...Congress: Don't you have to do work to before you go on Vacation?
For the Average American family, a vacation is a reward for completion of hard work, a promotion, or a celebration. If that is true, why is congress going on vacation? It has been so long since...Al Jazeera Morocco chief fined for telling lies
After a quick trial at Morroco, current Al Jazeera's Rabat bureau chief Hassan Rachidi was asked to pay US$ 6,000 for misinforming audience during a protest last month. Rahidi wrongly stated protesters were killed by security forces in southern Morroco. " Al Jazeera Morocco...Opinion: John McCain's elephant
John McCain has an elephant; and that elephant is ethics. There are few things that we can be certain of with McCain: he is relentless in his pursuit for the White House; he has a deficiency when it comes to moral courage; and he will continue to pander and contradict.... Ghost-Written Journalism: "Hey, I Wrote That!"
There's a great discussion going on this morning about intellectual property and reporting, and this throws an interesting spin on it: What happens when the original article is itself an unattrbuted quote?"Well-known... Did Christian agenda lead to biased Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in San Diego?
Please note: I have added an update towards the end of this article (before the massive series of angry, blustering comments submitted by a supporter of the San Diego museum). And I have added links to a pair of... VANOC seeks to influence school programming
More Olympic hijinks..."According to CP, VANOC is moving aggressively to provide "lesson plans" to teachers in grade schools, high schools and universities that focus on the Olympics. The organization has an entire... For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk: New York Times
female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers,visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet.Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his topadvisers intervened... The South has a Good Story to Tell
"The fast-changing modern world is raising the living standards of billions in the South – China alone has lifted 400 million people out of poverty since the 1980s - but it is also risking the loss of many rich cultural traditions. One of them is storytelling. Oral... The Clinton Divorce
No, we don't mean Bill and Hillary. We mean the separation now under way between the Clintons and the Democratic Party. Like all divorces after lengthy unions, this one is painful and has had its moments of... South Korea to Build Robot Cities by 2013
If you find Sci-Fiction, and legends interesting, you will like this f\very much."The South Korean government plans to build two robot-themed parks close to Seoul—one in the bustling seaport of Incheon and another...Ethics, Credit Cards and Government Leaders
Leaders in an organization establish the tone and set ethics requirements whether the requirements are published or just understood by those that work there.In the federal government, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is a leader. Its decisions and studies influence...
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