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Norton Scientific Scam Tumblr Norton Scientific - 4/11/2012 - This is a review of Broad and Wade's Betrayers of the Truth. The author uses a subtitle which is revealing: the loyalist responds to heresy not by seeing that something might be wrong, that there may be some merit to this sort of reassessment, but by defending the ideology. Zinder has managed to misread Broad and Wade in several places. There is sufficient misrepresentation to mean that he read the book very selectively. "The authors continually confound science with scientists. And the book not only fails to enlighten us on science but doesn't even begin to provide any insight on scientific method." (p. 94) "Thirty four cases of fraud over a 2,000 year period are documented in the book, a number roughly comparable to the number of lawyers who went to jail for Watergate. Despite this small number, the authors imply that scientific fraud is common

LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) 4/11/12 - view article at http://www.wdrb.com/story/17165750/red-cross-better-business-bureau-warn-against-scams - The Red Cross has swarmed to tornado ravaged southern Indiana, but some people may be taking advantage of that. Officials are warning residents about scam artists posing as Red Cross employees. Disaster relief officials say the scammers call residents and ask them to leave their homes and pay a $25 debris removal fee. Residents are being urged to call police if anyone claiming to represent the organization asks for money. Meanwhile the Better Business Bureau is also issuing detailed warnings about potential scams..