The unfair stigma of social assistance
Mon, 21 May 2012 21:10:56 -0700
Stigma: What does this word mean? According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, one meaning is “a mark or sign of disgrace or discredit.” How many times have we heard, read, or even spoken words that, using this definition, stigmatize people living on “welfare”?
Join the new renaissance
Mon, 14 May 2012 17:20:31 -0700
It’s never been easier to jump-start your skills or develop your creativity at no cost other than your dedication and an internet connection, writesKEVIN CASEY
Microbiology Laboratory Technician
Wed, 09 May 2012 01:08:14 -0700
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam (OUCRU-VN) has been working in Viet Nam for 20 years on infectious diseases studies and has a well-established research program, facility and partnership with the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) and a network of hospitals across Viet Nam and Asia to conduct a wide range of clinical studies including clinical trials of drugs.
Where Obama has no hope
Wed, 23 May 2012 05:47:58 -0700
Humiliating primary results in Kentucky and Arkansas prove that, in some states, Obama-phobia still reigns
What to do with a degree in economics - live Q&A
Fri, 04 May 2012 06:00:17 -0700
• Explore career options for economics graduates with a panel of experts on Friday 11 May - post your questions now • Sign up here for details of upcoming live Q&As The Independent points out that you can pretty much put any word in front of 'economics' and find a degree in that area. Once you've taken your pick from the extensive menu of different subjects on offer - perhaps food economics ...
A voyage round Agatha Christie
Fri, 04 May 2012 17:51:02 -0700
Joanna Moorhead meets Agatha Christie's grandson and finds there's more to the Queen of Crime than meets the eye ... her love of surfing, for example
A new hope
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:17 -0700
BY TARA MORENO 810-452-2645 • tmoreno@mihomepaper.com BURTON — When Caila Fitchett was 18 months old she climbed on her family’s kitchen table and fell off, head first, on the ceramic tile. The injury resulted in head trauma. Her mother Rachel Fitchett was told she was “perfectly fine” but later she noticed her growth regressing. read more
Is Myanmar about to rejoin the world?
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:50:00 -0700
Soon after dawn one recent morning, before the full force of Myanmar's oppressive heat had gathered, a slim young woman in a white blouse and a long green wrap-around skirt stood outside a factory gate on a tree-lined, potholed avenue on the outskirts of Yangon and surveyed the crowd of several hundred women like her squatting or sitting in the dust at her feet.