THE authorities at Guantánamo Bay say that prisoners have a choice. They can eat or, if they refuse to, they will have a greased tube stuffed up their noses, down… Original post on economist.com Comments on reddit.com
The EU’s competition regulator fines Microsoft 561 million euros ($731m; £484m) after it failed to keep a promise that it would promote a choice of rival web browsers. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
After six decades of bringing the wonders of the natural world to television audiences, Sir David Attenborough has finally anointed a successor. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
I was shocked when I heard that Mary Jo White, a former U.S. Attorney and a partner for the white-shoe Wall Street defense firm Debevoise and Plimpton Original post on rollingstone.com Comments on reddit.com
Babones argues American politics has swung violently to the right. Original post on truth-out.org Comments on reddit.com
Luka Rocco Magnotta was chosen in the annual poll of the country’s newsrooms by The Canadian Press. Original post on theglobeandmail.com Comments on reddit.com
Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert is the most popular choice among South Carolina voters to replace retiring Sen. Jim DeMint (R), according to a new poll from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling. DeMint is leaving the Senate to lead the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation in January. Colbert is the choice of 20 percent of registered South Carolina voters polled… Original post on talkingpointsmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
The nation has been well served by President Obama’s steady leadership. And Mitt Romney has demonstrated clearly that he’s the wrong choice. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
China’s economic model that delivered three decades of double-digit growth is running out of steam and the country’s next leaders face tough choices to keep incomes rising. Original post on ajc.com Comments on reddit.com
Americans have a clear choice between two presidential candidates with starkly different ideas for spurring the economy, providing for the health of our people, defending our interests abroad, educating our children and protecting our environment. We believe that President Barack Obama’s progress on these issues merits him a second term in the White House. Original post on journalnow.com Comments on reddit.com
Politically, Paul Ryan is a proving to be a worse choice as a vice-presidential nominee than even Sarah Palin. Sure, Ryan may be able to name the newspapers Original post on nationalmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
People who obtain movies and TV shows from the Internet through unauthorized and often illegal channels would actually prefer not to do if they were given the chance. That’s one of the findings of a new survey into consumer habits which reveals that although lower cost is often cited as a tool for reducing piracy, three other issues are driving people to break the law – convenience, choice and availability. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on digg.com
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
People will perform all kinds of mental backflips to rationalize their choices, especially when it comes to business. We’re seeing this play out again and again within the financial industry. By Shelley DuBois Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Downloads: ‘It’s cheaper to pay a wage, fly to the US and back twice’ Original post on theage.com.au Comments on reddit.com
After the 2010 tax cut deal between President Obama and congressional Republicans, some on the left presumed Obama was giving up on ending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. more Original post on ourfuture.org Comments on digg.com
It’s time for pro-choice men to step up — because our choices change their lives, too. Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
GRAPHENE, a form of carbon that comes in sheets a single atom thick, has gained a reputation as a wonder material. Original post on economist.com Comments on reddit.com
In a speech last night in Stamford, Connecticut, which is overshadowing today’s G.O.P. primaries in the Northeast, Ann Romney waded into the Hilary Rosen flap, talking about how she stayed at home to raise five kids, her struggles with… Original post on newyorker.com Comments on digg.com
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Both children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings. But recent research suggests that much of that slower response is a conscious choice to emphasize accuracy over speed. In fact, healthy older people can be trained to respond faster in some decision-making tasks without hurting their accuracy — meaning their cognitive skills in this area aren’t so different from younger adults. “Many people think that it is just natural for older people’s brains to slow down as they age, but we’re finding that isn’t always true,” said Roger Ratcliff, professor of psychology at Ohio State University and co-author of the studies. “At least in some situations, 70-year-olds may have response times similar to those of 25-year olds.” Ratcliff and his colleagues have been studying cognitive processes and aging in their lab for about a decade. In a new study… More
