Understanding Impacts of Superstitions on Decision Making Behavior
Scientists have been successful up to great extent in understanding the impacts of superstitious beliefs on the decision making process of a person. This important aspect has long been understood to affect the market behaviors in addition to the individual’s behavior but almost no attention has been given to it so far. For the first time [...]China strides onto Olympic stage (AP)
AP - Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pyrotechnics and pageantry topped by the unworldly sight of a flying gymnast, traversing the heights of the stadium to light the flame and begin the Summer Games.Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases (AP)
AP - Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict.