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Ethical Situations in Counselling
Typerion.com | thought provoking | 11 hours ago by Josh D.
A prominent aspect of counsellor training involves the analysis of ethical situations. Counsellors need to be malleable to the variety of situations in which the client’s personality traits and environmental circumstances are prominent barriers to read more
Ethics and Personal Injury Attorneys — an Oxymoron?
1001 Career Tips | 22 hours ago by Dan
Florida is a big state, so it make sense there would be more personal injury cases and auto accidents than in almost any other state. That would account for there being so many Florida car accident attorneys. Many people call these type of attorneys read more
Deep Sleaze
The Daily Harpoon | December 23rd 2009
And you don’t have to be Irish either, but the sick irony is that the most reprehensible, morally corrupt often wiggle their way into positions of high moral authority from where to operate, like brothers in small dioceses and orphanages, and read more
In-context Links? No Comment!
It's All a Matter of Perspective: Mine | December 22nd 2009 by Holly Jahangiri
A few days ago, I wrote about the ethics of using Infolinks in comments. At the time, I did not realize how subtle and sneaky these in-context ad link systems could be (not just Infolinks, but Kontera and presumably others, as well). Sure, Infolinks read more
Recovering the Second (Divine) Marriage from Fiddler On The Roof
Labyrinths Of Belief | December 22nd 2009 by YWGonz
I recently went to see a production of Fiddler On The Roof with my family in Savannah. Knowing little about the production (I hadn’t previously seen the movie or a performance) I didn’t really know what to expect; so, I was thrilled to find that read more
Watercooler Philosophy
A Feather Adrift | December 22nd 2009 by Sherry Peyton
Ethics is a messy business. At least most of the time. There are often competing considerations and the trick is to figure out what is morally required and what causes the least harm to other ideals imagined or real. As we gather among friends and f read more
An eyebrow raiser for those wary of vaccines
Pulse on Health | December 22nd 2009 by Jeff Hansel
This blogger raises his eyebrow on behalf of people who are wary of vaccines, pharmaceutical companies and the relationship between scientists at federal agencies and drug companies.Mike Adams writes on Natural News that Dr. Julie Gerberding, former read more
On Atheism and Veganism
Animal Person | December 22nd 2009 by mary martin
For me, atheism and veganism go hand-in-hand. Why?Most of us were born to or adopted by people who eat animals and believe in a god, and that was all a mere accident of birth and/or geography. But something inside us (and perhaps prompted by somethin read more
So, you think the city will protect your castle?
Oakville Homes | December 22nd 2009
alphainventions In the Toronto Star, I recently read an article by Bob Aaron titled, “Suddenly, couple’s chimney is ‘illegal’”. that shows just how much you can trust your local government to protect your home interests read more
Ampatuan massacre and journalists as newsmakers
Rising Sun: Personal Blog of Danny Arao | December 21st 2009 by Danny Arao
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (December 21, 11:00 a.m.) where I write a weekly column (“Philippine Fantasy”). Some journalists reportedly went overboard when they mobbed the primary suspect in what is now known as read more
Book Review & Giveaway - E is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids…
Dad of Divas | December 21st 2009
About the Book: Parents are thirsting for ways to imbue strength of character and compassion in their children, and are searching for help and ideas on how to give their kids a head start on the journey to becoming well-adjusted, responsible, and p read more
Once Again: Meanwhile, Back In Judea ...
Another Point of View | December 21st 2009 by Pierre H. Vachon
Israel: a beacon of modernity, freedom and democracy in the Middle East? You make the call (emphasis added):Israel admits harvesting Palestinian organsIsrael has admitted that in the 1990s, its forensic pathologists harvested organs from dead bodies, read more
Fixing what’s ailing airports
Moonage Political Webdream | December 21st 2009 by Moon
Hat Tip to Scott Ott. The Transportation Department responds to tarmac horror stories by ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours. With new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo read more
A dangerously dysfunctional liberal
Moonage Political Webdream | December 21st 2009 by Moon
OK, quit laughing. Paul Krugman, the guy who won a Nobel prize for economics for criticizing George Bush ad nauseum, still lives on that one trick. Citing a laundry list of bizarre claims, he... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit read more
Kermie
Animal Person | December 21st 2009 by mary martin
Kermie One of the reasons my marriage to a carnivorous Republican worked so well, at least for the first four years, was that he traveled a lot. He unwittingly afforded me the luxury of many weekends spent hanging out with subversives read more
Response to CanWEA/AWEA Study
Wind Concerns Ontario | December 21st 2009 by Moe Anderson
Co-authored by Dr. Robert McMurtry & Dr. Michael A. Nissenbaum Studies commissioned by Wind Energy Associations containing paid for results should not be considered independent. No original research was conducted, based on review of the litera read more
CanWEA Study: Don’t believe the ‘yes-men’
Wind Concerns Ontario | December 21st 2009 by Moe Anderson
I share your concern about the potentially serious effects of wind turbine generated pressure changes at significant distances from the site. The problem is similar to the premature application of 750 kV lines (for which I was a consultant) and the v read more
NY Times Article on Surrogacy - the Debate Continues
Surrogacy & Egg Donation Issues | December 21st 2009 by Theresa Erickson
With all of the attention this industry has given the NY Times Surrogacy article last week, which I myself had blogged about here, I wanted to give everyone a few additional updates to ponder. Once is from the American Fertility Association, an read more
Let’s Tell Of One Example:
deutsch - português - english | December 20th 2009 by Peter Hilgeland
Very often I claim my life to be quite interesting, full of happenings which do not allow me falling into depression, stagnation or simple boredom. Now I look around and see that the current situation in Israel doesn’t allow one to fall asleep eith read more
Ethical Leadership
reputationXchange | December 20th 2009 by Leslie Gaines-Ross
Thankfully it is getting near the end of the year. No better time than now for Ethisphere to come out with its 2009 list of the most influential people in business ethics. I thought I would look at how many chairmen and/or CEOs made the list durin read more
Bethenny Frankel Can Wear Whatever She Wants
Celebrity Disaster | December 20th 2009 by norman rogers
Bethenny Frankel This is a little undue criticism for a lovely lady: Bethenny Frankel is no shrinking violet. The pregnant Real Housewives of New York star posed nude for a PETA billboard that was unveiled Dec. 15 in Manhattan's Times Square. Now read more
Strength of Belief
MacDoctor | December 20th 2009 by Jim McVeagh
I was thinking about the placebo effect the other day, and it reminded me of this excellent article on the matter at Wired Magazine. The article points out that: It’s not that the old meds are getting weaker, drug developers say. It’s as read more
A Blogging Ethical Conundrum.
Upper Left | December 20th 2009 by Shaun
Over at Blue Gal, Fran's seeking guidance on whether it's off limits to point out that Newt Gingrich's latest wife is the staffer who was "...giving Newt blow jobs when he was married to someone else, at exactly the time he was leading the charge to read more
The Difference Between a Woman and a Banana (Dedicated to Dani)
Encore Seraphine | December 20th 2009 by Encore Seraphine
How to tell the difference between a woman and a banana: 4) Bananas give off ethylene gas. 3) The average erect banana is five to seven inches long (near-sighted), but subject to premature spotting and peeling. 2) It's a known fact that women live lo read more
Tribune and AIG — Two Debacles
Aleph Blog | December 20th 2009 by David Merkel
I never thought the deal where Sam Zell bought Tribune was fair, because it relied on the savings of workers in their ESOP [employee stock ownership plan]. Here is what I wrote in the past: Your Money or Your Job! (Or Both!) Tribunes are to Promot read more
Free Will and Ethics : The Frontal Cortex
Amitai Givertz | December 19th 2009 by Amitai Givertz
"At the very least, free will is a useful illusion, leading us to be more prosocial and ethical. Because even if we are just 'a vast assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules,' we're a vast assembly that feels like so much more. William read more
DC Cop Pulls His Gun On Kids During Snowball Fight
BlackPoliticalBuzz | December 19th 2009
D.C. Cop Freaks Out Over Snowball Fight–Brandishes GunAccording to an eyewitness, a D.C. Police detective (pictured above w/ gun) went nuts after kids pelted his Hummer with snowballs at 14th and U Streets NW.The veteran detective got out of his c read more
Commercial Real Estate & ARM’s – the Other Shoe is Droppi…
Matt's Meditations | December 19th 2009 by matt
I was in Asia this week, where opinion is turning against Obama. In China, there seems to be bafflement at his fiscal policies and the wastefulness of the American people. It is a strange sight to be driving in Beijing or Hangzhou or Qinhuangdao and read more
Accountability in Our Wrongdoings
The Adventures of Jessica Sideways | December 19th 2009 by Jessica Sideways
Today, I had attempted to scam an innocent man out of something that he legitimately purchased from me online and he called me on it. We had a long discussion and at first, I was just trying to figure out how to resolve it so as to make this go away, read more
BC's Natural Beauty is being butchered - one watershed at a time
Provocations | December 19th 2009
One example among many. I could rant but I'll let the video speak for itself: Voices of Bute Inlet from jeremy williams on Vimeo. read more
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