Now go back to that bland statistic you hear a lot these days—“about ten percent of France's population is Muslim”. Give or take a million here, a million there, that's broadly correct—as far as it goes. But the population spread isn't even. And when it comes to those living in France aged 20 and under, about 30% are said to be Muslim and in the major urban centres about 45%. If it came down...

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Gas price continues slide since August; now $2.296

WASHINGTON - For the sixth successive week, average retail gasoline prices have dropped nationwide, falling below $2.30 a gallon for the first time since early August.

The federal Energy Information Administration said yesterday that U.S. motorists paid $2.296 cents a gallon on average for regular grade l...

AWD, Beate Uhse, BHW, Fuchs, GfK, IVG: German Equity Preview

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in German markets today.

The benchmark DAX Index might drop about 10.43 points today to 5082, according to Deutsche Bank AG, as of 8:00 a.m. in Frankfurt. Futures that track the DAX added 1.5 points to 5101 as of the 8 p.m. close Frankfurt time on Eurex AG, th...

The man from Plains makes clear in his book that “fundamentalists” aren't merely knuckle-dragging yokels who believe in a flat earth: “neocons” are also “fundamentalists” Opponents of the Kyoto Treaty are “fundamentalists.” Even justifying violence against judges is attributable to fundamentalist “intimidation of the judiciary.” Thus, Jimmy Carter continues his long history of insufferable, gr...

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Critics have noticed that nobody is responsible for anything anymore, since almost everyone is a victim. Here are the top 10 victim stories of 2005:

Coming to class dressed as a witch on Halloween is a violation of "equitable schools policies," according to the Toronto district school board. The board said it feared "traumatic shock" if children treat "the Christian sexist demonization of...

Critics have noticed that nobody is responsible for anything anymore, since almost everyone is a victim. Here are the top 10 victim stories of 2005:

CHILDREN OF WITCHES ARE VICTIMIZED BY HALLOWEEN. Coming to class dressed as a witch on Halloween is a violation of "equitable schools policies," according to the Toronto district school board. The board said it feared "traumatic shock" if ch...

Call it a case of Beauty and the Beast leading the masses. Only in this non-Disney version, the Beauty was the former Miss World, Mariasela Alvares, and the Beast was a burro. Both were in Madrid Saturday protesting the Spanish Socialist government's education bill - a bill containing more than 1,800 amendments.

Late Sunday the government said it would meet with the organizers of the pro...

Fertility Care Scotland (FCS) volunteers deliver a “pro- abstinence” message to thousands of schoolchildren across the country, urging pupils to reject “lifestyle choices” that may damage their fertility.

The group’s approach has worried MSPs, who believe the organisation’s message to youngsters contradicts the Scottish Executive’s official sexual...

One of the few dopaminergic agents to be developed, the noradrenaline-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) bupropion hydrochloride has been available in United States (but not Europe) for major depressive disorder since 1989. GlaxoSmithKline is currently conducting clinical trials with the extended release formation (Bupropion XL) and is planning to file an application in Europe to market bupropi...