https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:gourmetdan/ en-us Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:33:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126404/posts Anybody consider that the almost 119 million 'votes' cast yesterday is more than 80% of the number of eligible voters in the U.S.? https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126404/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:33:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019907/posts WORKING-CLASS students have lower IQs than those from wealthier backgrounds and should not be expected to win places at top universities, an academic has claimed. Bruce Charlton, an evolutionary psychiatrist at Newcastle University, has written a paper asserting the reason why fewer students from poor families are admitted to Oxford or Cambridge is not because of social prejudice, but lack of ability. He suggests that low numbers of working-class students at elite universities is the "natural outcome" of "substantial" IQ differences between classes.... His claims could trigger an outcry similar to that faced by the Nobel prize-winning geneticist James Watson,... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019907/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 22:07:07 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887724/posts My wife was flying between 2 cities in the midwest this week and noticed that the arabic man next to her was texting the entire time of the flight. It is my opinion that the guy was testing the limits of cell-phone texting capability during flight. Perhaps a dry-run for another coordinated attack. I urged her to call DHS and let them know what she saw. Anybody else witness this kind of behavior? Personal Experience https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887724/posts#comment Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:11:47 GMT