Word: incorrectness
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...report sounds fantastical on its face, and Muhammad al-Jasser, Saudi Arabia's central bank governor, lost no time in branding it "absolutely incorrect." But the fact that these assertions are being made at all shows how seriously confidence in the dollar has been shaken. The world's central banks are starting to shun the dollar. According to Barclays Capital, nations reporting currency breakdowns of their reserves invested 63% of new cash in euro and yen in the quarter to June 2009. It seems the U.S. will have to resign itself to a weaker currency until its economic house...
...earlier version of the Oct. 2 article "Harvard Voice Denies Hermione-Stalking Allegations" incorrectly stated that the Harvard Voice's blog posts about Emma Watson were written by Voice staffers not present at the Brown-Harvard football game on Sept. 25. In fact, the staffers writing the posts were present at the game, according to Voice editor-in-chief Alisha D. Ramos. The posts were put online with timestamps that indicated they were being posted three hours before gametime, but Ramos later clarified that the stamps were simply incorrect...
...that one comment out of left field could have such a strong impact on the health-care debate? Because reforming health care is an extremely complex process that involves vast sums of money and influence peddled by huge industries and massive institutions. It seems unlikely or perhaps incorrect that a marginal individual like Wilson could have such a significant impact on the process. But this is the lesson that the Joe Wilson incident teaches us. The outcome of this plan turns on the actions of just a few individuals. Wilson may never be more than a footnote in the story...
...constitution to defer to its most senior ecclesiastical authority, Sir Jonathan Sacks, on matters of religion - and Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the U.K.'s mainstream synagogues, is head of the United Synagogue, which has already spent $225,000 helping JFS defend its case. (Read "Avigdor Lieberman: Politically Incorrect...
...coin tosses. The participants made their predictions privately, but after each toss, researchers asked them to reveal whether or not they had guessed accurately. A display mounted inside the scanner flashed the questions, and participants pressed a button in response. Each correct prediction was awarded up to $7; incorrect predictions were awarded nothing, but there was ample opportunity to lie and still win the money...