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Psychologist Dick Bierman thinks that some people avoided 911 because they saw it coming by looking into the future.

The Evening Standard reports that Bierman believes that “ordinary people really do have a sixth sense that can help them ‘see’ the future,” and quotes him as saying, “We’re satisfied that people can sense the future before it happens. We’d now like to move on and see what kind of person is particularly good at it.”
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People looking for jobs that bring satisfaction and happiness should concentrate on professions that focus primarily on serving other people, according to a new report from the University of Chicago, which found clergy to be the happiest and most satisfied of American workers.

Researcher Tom W. Smith says, “The most satisfying jobs are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching, and protecting others and creative pursuits.”
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We know that global warming will change the weather worldwide, but what’s the timetable for your particular part of the world?

In LiveScience.com, Andrea Thompson and Ker Than make the following speculations, based on a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):

Right now, in 2007, more of the world lives in cities than rural areas, meaning that more of us depend on more specific areas to grow our food.

Between 2008 and 2018, oil may reach its peak, then start an irreversible decline. While fewer emissions will be better for global warming, it will mean that all those city-dwellers, who depend on electricity, could be thrust out into the cold (or heat).
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In the UK newspaper the Guardian, David Adam reports that “Britain’s top scientists” have told Exxon to stop “funding groups that attempt to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change.”

The Royal Academy, which is comprised of Britain’s top scientists, says that Exxon’s public statements on global warming are “inaccurate and misleading.” In the last year, the company has given almost $3 million to around 40 groups that tell lies about climate change.

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