And since "mission" is "accomplished" -
Terrorist attacks worldwide shot up more than 25 percent last year, killing 40 percent more people than in 2005, particularly in Iraq where extremists used chemical weapons and suicide bombers to target crowds, the State Department said Monday.
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I wonder how many people this week realized that "ten percent down" followed by "ten percent up" does not equal "no change." Probably a few. And how many realized that "ten percent down" followed by "ten percent up" is the same as "ten percent up" followed by "ten percent down"?
A list of the top most satisfying jobs was just released by
John Allen Paulos' column at ABC News is up and it's quite interesting.
Sadly, I'm not talking about the desire to learn. A recent survey of teachers (pdf) revealed the following about hunger in the U.S. classroom:
By who's accounting and who's interpretation? Was all relevant data considered, or only that data favorable to a particular interpretation? How was the data gathered? How was the study premise formulated? How did they know the footprints were fake? (Think about that last one. :) )
Always check the work behind a conclusion.