Judicial process articles

  • What Is the Process When Your Luggage Is Stolen or Lost?

    Clark Howard’s “never check luggage on a flight” policy is extreme — especially for a two-week trip. But he never has to worry about lost, damaged or stolen luggage. I checked a bag on a flight last year. And through a series of colossal blunders, I nearly lost some semi-valuable items forever. Fortunately, I placed […]
  • Training of brain processes makes reading more efficient

    A team of researchers from the University of Cologne and the University of Würzburg have found in training studies that the distinction between known and unknown words can be trained and leads to more efficient reading. Recognizing words is necessary to understand the meaning of a text. When we read, we move our eyes very efficiently and quickly from word to word.
  • Faulty Assurances: the Judicial Torture of Assange Continues

    On April 16, Assange’s supporters received confirmation that the extradition battle, far from ending, would continue in its tormenting grind. Not wishing to see the prospect of a full hearing of Assange’s already hobbled arguments, the US State Department, almost to the hour, filed the assurances in a diplomatic note to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). “Assange,” the US Embassy in London claimed with aping fidelity to the formula proposed by the High Court, “will not be prejudiced by...