Thirty percent of high school students in the US have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test this year alone, according to a
new survey that suggests Americans are apathetic about ethical standards. A Los Angeles-based ethics institute surveyed 29,760 students at 100 randomly selected high schools nationwide, both public and private. Some of the key findings include:
- Thirty-five percent of boys and 26 percent of girls—30 percent overall—acknowledged stealing from a store within the past year.
- One-fifth said they stole something from a friend; 23 percent said they stole something from a parent or other relative.
- Cheating in school is rampant and getting worse.
Obama Addresses BlackBerry Rumors After two week of will he or won't he have to
hand over his beloved BlackBerry before being inaugurated in January, President-elect Barack Obama set the record straight with ABC's Barbara Walters during an interview last week. Granted, only a minor portion of the interview involved tech and
new puppy talk, but Obama did say he's hopeful that he'll still be able to stay connected via his BlackBerry.
Gas prices and strict state budgets have prompted at least 11 states — Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee — to
start regularly using teleconferences between judges and inmates. The move is seen as a way to both improve public safety and save cash.
The AP reports that some inmates say they'd prefer to plead their cases in person, but correction officials say the technology offers a fair alternative to spending millions of dollars moving inmates in person.
Can you hear me now? Probably not, if someone around you has a cell phone jammer, devices that block reception within 10 meters. The discreet gadgets are gaining popularity among theater and restaurant owners, subway riders, and others trying to silence annoying people who talk on the their cell phones in public.
