- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community by Gary-p http://gary-p.instablogs.com/ - Latest Popular Stories powered by Instablogs Community. http://www.instablogs.com/site-img/insta-slogo.gif Instablogs Community http://gary-p.instablogs.com/ en-us Instascript 2.0 http://www.instablogs.com Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:41:24 +0000 UN court throws out Georgian claim against Russia http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/un-court-throws-out-georgian-claim-against-russia/ http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/un-court-throws-out-georgian-claim-against-russia/ Gary

The International Court of Justice in The Hague has rejected a request from Georgia to prosecute Russia over the conflict in the Caucasus. The court also called for both parties to do everything possible to protect human rights in areas hit by the...

]]> The International Court of Justice in The Hague has rejected a request from Georgia to prosecute Russia over the conflict in the Caucasus. The court also called for both parties to do everything possible to protect human rights in areas hit by the conflict.

]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:41:24 +0000 UN courtGeorgiaRussiaPolitics and Society One group of researchers thinks headline-grabbing scientific reports are the most likely to turn out to be wrong http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/one-group-of-researchers-thinks-headline-grabbing-scientific-reports-are-the-most-likely-to-turn-out-to-be-wrong/ http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/one-group-of-researchers-thinks-headline-grabbing-scientific-reports-are-the-most-likely-to-turn-out-to-be-wrong/ Gary

IN ECONOMIC theory the winner’s curse refers to the idea that someone who places the winning bid in an auction may have paid too much. Consider, for example, bids to develop an oil field. Most of the offers are likely to cluster around the true...

]]> IN ECONOMIC theory the winner’s curse refers to the idea that someone who places the winning bid in an auction may have paid too much. Consider, for example, bids to develop an oil field. Most of the offers are likely to cluster around the true value of the resource, so the highest bidder probably paid too much.

]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:22:40 +0000 researchersscientific reportsPolitics and SocietyGeorgia Researchers Say Ancient Tibetan Practice May Improve Health Happiness http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/researchers-say-ancient-tibetan-practice-may-improve-health-happiness/ http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/researchers-say-ancient-tibetan-practice-may-improve-health-happiness/ Gary

Data from a new Emory University study suggests that individuals who engage in “compassion meditation” based on a thousand-year-old Tibetan Buddhist mind-training practice...

]]> Data from a new Emory University study suggests that individuals who engage in “compassion meditation” based on a thousand-year-old Tibetan Buddhist mind-training practice (called

]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:52:41 +0000 ResearchersAncient TibetanHealthPolitics and Society Russian jets attack Georgian town http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/russian-jets-attack-georgian-town/ http://gary-p.instablogs.com/entry/russian-jets-attack-georgian-town/ Gary

Russian jets have bombed a Georgian town amid a deepening crisis over the breakaway South Ossetia region.

]]> Russian jets have bombed a Georgian town amid a deepening crisis over the breakaway South Ossetia region.

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