THE DAILY BLADE: Taking Stock Of 2006
As the year draws to a close, columnists, pundits and reporters trot out their “Best Of” and “Top 10” lists – no doubt cobbled together earlier in the month so as to facilitate an early departure from the office this afternoon.
But there’s only one that really matters, because the items on this list directly and indirectly affect your personal freedoms and your pocketbook: Top Ten Junk Science Moments for 2006. JunkScience.com publisher Steve Milloy defines junk science as “faulty scientific data and analysis” used by the media, tort lawyers, activists, government agencies, pols and publicity-seeking scientists to “advance special and, often, hidden agendas.”
I’m Sorry, So Sorry
This time of year also brings twin compulsions (Times Select subscription required) to resolve to embark on some self-improvement project and to reflect upon and apologize for all the ways in which we fell short.
Having been on the receiving end of a friendship-ending non-apology apology earlier in the year (“I can understand why you would find it callous, and I am sorry you feel that way.”), The Stiletto offers this round-up of articles on other sorry apologies:
† Sorry Seems To Be The Easiest Word
† Why 1,000 Apologies Is Not Nearly Enough
† A Look Back At A Year Of Notable Apologies
Remember Our Troops
New Year’s Eve Bonus #1: How To Keep The Bubbly Bubbling
New Year’s Eve Bonus #2: Don’t Do The Crime If You Can’t Do The Time
Hangover helpers – from Finnish saunas to Prairie Oyster – don’t work, according to a meta-analysis of eight randomized, controlled medical trials, abstracts and studies, reported in British Medical Journal in December 2005. Fortunately, the symptoms will subside on their own over time. About 8 to 24 hours should do the trick.
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