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Nigeria’s Constitution Review: Nigerians reject rotating the presidency between North and South

By Hussaini Umar Nigerians yesterday rejected single term presidency, which is being canvassed by President Goodluck Jonathan, during the House of Representatives Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution at the 360 Federal Constituencies in the country. Also, in most states, the call for the creation of additional states and the recognition of the six geopolitical zones in the constitution were rejected. So, also, the people rejected the idea of rotating the presidency between North and South, as most of them voted for leadership by merit. At the various venues of  the public hearing, delegates were asked to tick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ against each of the 43 aspects of the 1999 Constitution which is being amended by the National Assembly. However, delegates overwhelmingly voted aga...
Science

What Makes You Tick?: A New Paradigm for Neuroscience

  Antioch, CA, October 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Solas Press announced today the imminent release for publication of What Makes You Tick?: A New Paradigm for Neuroscience. As the title suggests it raises the profound question of how we humans interact with our world. The commonsense view of the world is that it is constituted of material things, that can be touched and measured; and immaterial entities, such as general laws and thoughts. In art, literature, politics, personal improvement, and indeed in most fields of endeavor, we ignore the immaterial or spiritual at our peril. In science (with notable exceptions in behaviorist psychology and quantum physics) materialism has led to wonderful scientific advances. However, materialism in contemporary neuroscience limits the development of...