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View Education headlines on HDLNS.com
HDLNS.com is the easiest to use aggregated content RSS Reader on the net. No need to sign up, nothing to remember. Just browse and read. (read)
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School Profiles
There are community school initiatives across the nation providing students and parents with on-site social services, after hours learning opportunities, and a variety of other supports. Ten of the initiatives above (in green) are funded by the U.S. (read)
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Directions in Maps API v3
Driving directions have been added to the Google Maps API v3. For version three of the API directions have been split into two, DirectionsService which passes directions queries and DirectionsRenderer which displays the results on the map.Google ha (read)
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Download of the Week
The Download of the Week is Placeholders: Engaging the Hayekian Critique of Financial Regulation by Annelise Riles. Here is the abstract: Since Friedrich Hayek, debates about the proper relationship between the state and the market, and about the opt (read)
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Windows Worth Looking Through
cc licensed flickr photo shared by cogdogblog
Looking outside a window of the ruins of Scorpion Gulch, a home in south Phoenix built in the 1930s of local rock.
southmountainhistory.blogspot.com/2009/05/scorpion-gulch-...
Okay I admit the colors h (read)
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Savvy students choosing to buy property
With property prices in the doldrums, buying a place and renting it out to fellow students has become a more realistic prospect than in recent years. Moving story: Many students are learning that it's sensible to buy, rather than rent, while at coll (read)
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If parents lie, whose fault is that, Mr Balls?
It's the lack of good schools that's criminal, not the actions of desperate parents Does Ed Balls lie quaking in his bed at night, realising that many otherwise sane and reasonable parents would cheerfully boil him in tar if they thought it would get (read)
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UK announces inspections for British schools abroad
30/10/2009 A new inspection will 'allow parents to access good quality, comparable and consistent school inspection reports' according to Diana Johnson MP. Madrid - The British Government announced today a new system of inspections for British (read)
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Benton County Fair
Wendy shares about the Benton County Fair and the highlights of their field trip.
'This is a field trip for all ages. There are butterfly exhibits, livestock judging, a petting zoo, carnival games and rides, inflatable jumpables.'
Read about their tr (read)
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I Sure Feel Safe
I did not have the time to sew costumes this year. I don't think I would of saved much money anyway, for what I paid for these. $50.00 for all of them! (read)
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October Mosaic
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UK announces inspections for British schools abroad
30/10/2009 A new inspection will 'allow parents to access good quality, comparable and consistent school inspection reports' according to Diana Johnson MP. Madrid - The British Government announced today a new system of inspections for British (read)
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UK announces inspections for British schools abroad
30/10/2009 A new inspection will 'allow parents to access good quality, comparable and consistent school inspection reports' according to Diana Johnson MP. Madrid - The British Government announced today a new system of inspections for British (read)
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Muscular Dystrophy - Researchers from University of London report recent fi
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Gene Therapy Weekly We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00. Muscular Dystrophy Researchers from University of London report recent find (read)
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University of New South Wales Information Session
OIE is happy to announce that Nick Dowd, a representative from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia will be visiting Georgia Tech on Tuesday, November 3. UNSW is one of our exchange partners where students may study abroad fo (read)
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Driven to distraction by school minibus loss Scottish Borders Council's dec
TheSouthern has been told that many teachers have been left perplexed by SBCs decision to take all nine vehicles off the road earlier this year as part of Transforming Childrens Services, leaving teachers to find alternative modes of transport for sc (read)
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'Go away, we're thinking': Balls blocks FoI request to release cost- saving
Tories blast DCSF's 'unbelievable' reason for refusing request to release controversial study The schools Secretary, Ed Balls, has blocked a Tory freedom of information request demanding publication of a report on potential cash-savings in education (read)
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Pupils face construction challenge
Pupils from across Pembrokeshire were given a taste of the construction industry last week. The nine to 11-year-olds attended an unique Grand Designs construction and engineering challenge in Haverfordwest. Organised by Pembrokeshire County Council a (read)
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News in brief: Training firm lauded
A college-owned training firm formed from the remnants of the failed Carter & Carter Group has been graded as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. The Newcastle College Group acquired major parts of the former Carter & Carter training business (read)
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News in brief: Call for skills cash
Skills funding should adopt the same system as new rules on compulsory pension plans, the CfBT Education Trust has said. Just as new personal pensions accounts will require employers, individuals and the state to invest in them, so personal skills (read)
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Shaqlessness
noun. A condition, situation, state of being, or gazebo with no Shaq at all.Real citation: 'Cavaliers Coach Mike Brown experimented with Shaqlessness for a stretch in last night's loss to Toronto.'(Oct. 29, 2009, Henry Abbott, True Hoop, http://espn. (read)
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One Example of Help at a Literacy Council
Literacy councils are in the spotlight this week, and here's an example of an article I wrote for my local newspaper about a mother and daughter who found help with ESL at the Twin Lakes Literacy Council in Mountain Home, Arkansas: Twin Lakes Literac (read)
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SirsiDynix Corp [Not Very] restricted lobby paper against Open Source techn
David Lee King pointed out A Post On Wikileaks about SirsiDynix: 'This document was released only to a select number of existing customers of the company SirsiDynix, a proprietary library automation software vendor. According to our source it has not (read)
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IA: Vindictive principal suspends girl over empty gun she
IA: Vindictive principal suspends girl over empty gun shellsAn 11-year-old Des Moines girl was at home on suspension Tuesday for bringing a handful of empty shotgun shells to school last week. Jazmine Martin, a sixth-grader at Brody Middle School, p (read)
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No Title
'My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive'.~ Bill W. (read)
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A rare Saturday off
I took today off from the store because tonight is a religious holiday. It's the first time I've been off on a Saturday since March or April. My plans are to:
I need to pick up some medicine. I can take the bus to Walgreens, eat at Fazoli's (they (read)
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Let's do the time warp again
Okay, if you live in the US then you probably know that we 'fall back' tonight from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time. The thing is, all sorts of electronic gizmos are now set to automatically change, but Congress has been mucking about the las (read)
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iron is baurda (revisited)
baurda = iron (metal) (some things Google found for 'baurda': a rare term; an unusual last name which can be Romanian or French)Word derivation for 'iron' (metal):Basque = burdina, Finnish = rauta,Miresua = baurda My previous Miresua word for 'iron' (read)
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Pupils' have designs on police cards
MUSIC in the Minster is hitting the ground running with its autumn workshop programme. In March, more than 30 youngsters gave a stunning performance of Making Opera, with singing, dancing and stagecraft created through workshops from Sunderland-born (read)
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Magic lantern show at Knowepark Knowepark Pimary School pupils get a pumpki
Premium Article ! Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button. Premium Article ! To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the Selkirk Weekend Advertiser sit (read)
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Matter of choice
What kind of parent would I be if I did not give my child the best start in life because of my own idealism? ('Good enough for other people's kids won't do,' October 16). Teachers who work hard to do the best in the situation they are in should not b (read)
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Noticeboard
England hooker and Northampton Saints captain Dylan Harley was guest of honour at Finborough School's second under-12s rugby festival. Nearly 250 youngsters from schools around the region took part. Pupils from St Joseph's Junior School in Croydon we (read)
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For Debate: Who Picks School Board
THE hot button in Tuesdays election in this school-obsessed suburb is not Democrat or Republican, Corzine or Christie, but something closer to home: Who gets to choose the school board? Montclair, whose system of magnet schools has become a national (read)
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US universities 'extremely interested' in coming to India: Sibal
Some of the best American universities and educational institutes are 'extremely interested' in coming to India and are eagerly waiting for the relevant law to be put in place so that they can move forward, Human Resource Development Minister, Kapil (read)
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Happy Halloween! Turn Google Earth into a giant pumpkin
A few years ago, Frank Taylor made a cool pumpkin overlay for Google Earth. It's still a fun toy to play with, so we're showing it off again. To make it work, simply download the KML here and that's it!
For maximum benefit, turn off the atmospher (read)
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Clifford Lynch Clarifies Position on Open Source ILSes
Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information, has responded to the leaked SirsiDynix report that spreads horrific untruths about open source. Marshall Breeding posted Lynch's response on GuidePosts. In particular, Lyn (read)
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Cambridge students in bikinis: the most depressing story of the week?
The 'Tab Totty' girls posing for the student website should have thought twice, says Hannah Betts. Heidi as featured on the Tab website The weeks most depressing story has surely been that of The Tab, a Cambridge University student website, parading (read)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be great is to be misunderstood.... (read)
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OAIster Update: More Access & No Conditions
In previous posts, I sought to clarify our plans for taking over the OAIster aggregation of metadata from the University of Michigan. Since then a couple key things have changed, which are being communicated to the repositories being harvested as (read)
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CILIP 2009 Presidential Address
The CILIP 2009 Presidential Address was given on 15 October 2009 at SOAS, London, by Peter GriffithsCilip Presidential Address 2009View more documents from griffipd. (read)
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IFLA Journal - October 2009
IFLA Journal - Volume 35, Number 3, October 2009, is now available (read)
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London History Festival (UK)
The London History Festival takes place 2-12 November 2009 at Kensington Central Library, London, UK. Paul Lay, Editor of History Today writes: 'The London History Festival is a welcome new addition to the capital's cultural life and one that should (read)
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2009 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award winn
'Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed has won the 2009 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. The 'beautifully written' history of how central bankers' mistakes led to the Great Depression bowled over the judges and swept aw (read)
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Students' hard work given its due reward
Special guest for the evening was Penny Gaunt, deputy director of children's services at education at East Sussex County Council. The audience was treated to an amazing performance from the school's internationally travelled and locally famous Rock a (read)
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Point Park Dance Prof Denies Creating 'Fat List'
A dance professor at Point Park University is denying that he created the 'fat list,' a list posted last year with the names of dance students who were instructed to see him and who were told to lose weight, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. At t (read)
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Fulbright's Good Fortune
In a down economy, fellowship program witnesses surge in applications from students and recent graduates dealing with a bumpy job market. (read)
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New Programs: Public Health, Sport Management, Creative Writing
No Abstract (read)
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Zombie Attack at U. of Florida
The University of Florida received attention this month for a spoof disaster planning document -- place on the university's Web site with other disaster preparedness documents -- on dealing with a zombie attack. On Wednesday, an improv student group (read)
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Math Geek Mom: Maternity leave and my first year (Mod 7)
Rosemarie Emanuele (read)
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what does 'i'd have my head under the covers for three days'
Background: I was watching a movie and a man used that term.
Sentance 'if i had a {some age} girl sleep[ing] in my bed i would have my head under the covers for three days'
i Dont know at all what it means? (read)
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what does @_@ mean??
No Abstract (read)
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Where does the idiom ' To jump on the bandwagon' came from?
No Abstract (read)
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Do you mean 'extrapolate' rather than 'extrapalate'? Your
Do you mean 'extrapolate' rather than 'extrapalate'? Yours is not a word I have come across.
To extrapolate is to expand a little information and use it in a bigger way. For example, if 9% of your class is left handed, you might extrapolate that and (read)
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Company, typically american based likewise .co.uk is a co
Company, typically american based likewise .co.uk is a company based in the United (read)
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There are two versions of this particule phrase 'Finger i
There are two versions of this particule phrase 'Finger in the pie' and 'Too many fingers in pies' the first literally means a person has a role within something e.g. project manager's involvement within a project. Lastly 'Too many fingers in pies' m (read)
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Pupils get in the spirit for Halloween
The school is holding its annual Halloween party tomorrow. Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) has roots in both the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. Samhain has its origins in Old Irish and means 'summer's (read)
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Teachers told to seize empowering opportunity
Sunday marks five years since the proposals for A Curriculum for Excellence were published. The TESS asks eight members of the initial review group - as well as the then Education Minister, Peter Peacock - if they are happy with progress Iain McMilla (read)
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Merton truancy rates below outer London average
Primary schools in Merton borough have the third lowest truancy rate in London, according to a study released this week. The Office of National Statistics' latest figures show only 0.46 per cent of school sessions were missed due to unauthorised (read)
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In Congress, a call to review internal cybersecurity policies
House leaders on Friday called for an 'immediate and comprehensive assessment' of congressional cybersecurity policies, a day after an embarrassing data breach that led to the disclosure of details of confidential ethics investigations. (read)
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The R.O.T.C. Dilemma
Anthony Runco, left, and Taylor Giffen as cadets at Yale, at the Memorial Quadrangle Gate (forged with crests of the armed services).The ban of the program at the elites is in its 40th year. Yet the students are hardly antimilitary. The opposite, in (read)
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Pether on the Constitutionality of Nonprecedential Status Rules
Penelope Pether (Villanova University School of Law) has posted Constitutional Solipsism: Toward a Thick Doctrine of Article III Duty; or Why the Federal Circuits' Nonprecedential Status Rules are (Profoundly) Unconstitutional (William & Mary Bill of (read)
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Bix on Theorizing About Law
Brian Bix (University of Minnesota Law School) has posted Theorizing About Law (Analisi e diritto, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: To answer methodological questions about whether legal theory can be descriptive, or whether instead it mus (read)
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Thursday, March 10, 2005 I don't even know wher
Thursday, March 10, 2005 I don't even know where to start with America's Next Top Model.I am so angry. Brita was my favorite. I thought that we was really the most classically beautiful girl there. Though classically beautiful doesn't necessarily ha (read)
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Friday, March 04, 2005 I haven't had much to wr
Friday, March 04, 2005 I haven't had much to write about lately. Today I realized that it is because my personal life has officially out-dramatized my teaching life. I am not sure if that is good or bad. Because I don't write so much about my person (read)
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Wednesday, March 02, 2005 Today is day two of c
Wednesday, March 02, 2005 Today is day two of calling in sick. Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I just feel a little exhausted.But I shall buck up because tonight is the premiere of Season 4 of America's Next Top Model! This is not a teacher related (read)
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Monday, February 28, 2005 Weather people suck.
Monday, February 28, 2005 Weather people suck. I guess I can't blame them for the weather. But why do they always play me out by promising snow and then nothing comes? I am a girl who likes follow through. I don't like it when I am supposed to get o (read)
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Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Two teachers just st
Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Two teachers just stopped outside my door. One said, 'Mrs. I! You won't believe it!' Mrs. I replied, 'Tell me!' The first teacher said, 'Jesus talked to me last night. He said that I was bathed in the light of the holy cro (read)
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Thursday, February 10, 2005 You know what I love? Cam
Thursday, February 10, 2005 You know what I love? Campbell's Soup at Hand. How wonderfully convenient! I can't say enough about the ease of having a sturdy thing of soup that has to be microwaved for two minutes and then drank out of the same sturdy (read)
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Saturday, February 05, 2005 I am having one of those
Saturday, February 05, 2005 I am having one of those weekends that makes me realize how separate 'real life' is from my 'teaching life'. That is to say that I am having a weekend of complete debauchery. I know that on Monday I will be in front of my (read)
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Wednesday, February 02, 2005 I got horrible news abou
Wednesday, February 02, 2005 I got horrible news about one of my students today. She has been gone from class for a few days. Then the guidance counselor came and confiscated all of the daily newspapers. Later, when I looked at them, I realized why. (read)
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Monday, January 31, 2005 How do obnoxious people have
Monday, January 31, 2005 How do obnoxious people have absolutely no idea that they are obnoxiou? Why do they get let off the hook in such a way? Why must we all endure them in silence? Couldn't one of us sit them down and say, 'Look. I'm sure you wa (read)
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Sunday, January 30, 2005 I am taking a couple of onli
Sunday, January 30, 2005 I am taking a couple of online classes. Not only am I taking classes while teaching full-time and working part-time, I am taking accelerated classes...which means they only last three weeks, but I have papers due almost ever (read)
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Thursday, January 27, 2005 This morning I got into on
Thursday, January 27, 2005 This morning I got into one of those teacher conversations about how shocking our kids' lack of respect for authority can be. We were all lamenting what our society is going to turn into once these kids are in charge of ev (read)
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Links for 2009-10-30 [del.icio.us]
Feed43 : Convert any web page to news feed on the fly
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What I've learned about Hyperlocal (Scripting News)
Instead, what happened at InBerkeley.com is that the people thought we w (read)
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A Ghoulish Google Maps Halloween!
Zillow Trick or Treating HotspotsReal-estate website Zillow have devised an algorithm to work out the best neighbourhoods to go trick or treating. The algorithm looks at the Zillow Home Value Index, population density, Walk Score, and local crime dat (read)
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Winter Olympics Torch Route
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch RouteToday saw the start of the 2010 Olympic Games Torch Relay in Canada. The torch started its 45,000 km journey this morning in Victoria. It will arrive in Vancouver for the start of the Olympics on February 12th. Usin (read)
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Links for 2009-10-30 [del.icio.us]
Blogs Wikis Docs Chart
Which is right for the job, a blog, wiki or Google Dco (read)
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Robbing Students of Recognition
Cross Posted at the TechLearning blog
Our district uses its front page to post success stories from our 40 schools. These range from academic achievements to athletic accomplishments of school teams. Schools post the stories to their own Website and (read)
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For bouncers at college bars, Halloween costumes can be tricky
Being a bouncer at a college bar is a tough job. You have to be able to quickly scan IDs from all over the country, spot the fakes and match photos to bar-hoppers who are constantly changing hairstyles and facial hair. (read)
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Md. scientist said he gave Israelis secrets, prosecutors say
A Chevy Chase scientist accused of attempted espionage told an undercover FBI agent that he gave classified information to an aerospace company owned by the Israeli government, federal prosecutors said Thursday. (read)
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January return for 4 behind racist symbols
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Opposition to Montgomery, Md., School Closing
More than 100 northwestern Montgomery County residents began mobilizing Wednesday night to oppose the proposed closure of Monocacy Elementary School, arguing that the move would hurt their community and possibly backfire on the school system. (read)
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D.C., U.K. corporate law firms discuss possible merger
Officials at the Washington-based Hogan & Hartson law firm and London-based Lovells said Thursday that they are discussing a possible merger, a move that would make the combined entity one of the largest law firms in the world, with 2,500 lawyers an (read)
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Women's Resource Center Fall Newsletter
[Announcements]
The Women's Resource Center has posted their most current newsletter onto their homepage at http://www.women.wsu.edu.
In this issue you will read about the 2009 Woman of the Year and Women of Distinction; Women's Transi (read)
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Dutch Scientists: Kids Should Skip Flu Vaccine
Children infected with seasonal flu acquire immunity against new flu outbreaks, scientists believe. (read)
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Obama Proving a Drag in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York
Democrats will spin it, but their troubles, even in strongholds, are telling. (read)
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Butler University Drops Suit Against Student Blogger
Jess Zimmerman was sued for allegedly making libelous statements about school officials on his blog. (read)
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Knight Won't Show at Indiana Hall of Fame Induction
Not wanting to steal the spotlight from other inductees, Bob Knight will stay away from ceremony. (read)
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More Instant Replays in Baseball Would Not Suit the Game
Todd of PA in response to Robert Schlesinger:
Baseball Needs More Instant Replay (read)
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Interactive: Port Cities Vulnerable to Rising Waters
Global warming could expose more than 150 million people around the world to coastal flooding. (read)
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Lofgren: Ethics Report Leak Result of Hacking
The California Democrat says no inference should be made as to incorrect behavior based on the report. (read)
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How Creationist 'Origin' Distorts Darwin
The head of the National Center for Science Education rebuts a new version of Darwin's seminal book. (read)
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Obama Puts Himself on the Line in Virginia, New Jersey
The president has stumped for the Democratic candidates, but it could be a risky move. (read)
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Teens Think Drinking on MySpace, Facebook Is Real
Younger teens are most likely to believe that the drinking described and depicted is actually going on. (read)
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Halloween Safety: Trick-or-Treating Tips for Children With Diabetes, Food A
If your child's health is a concern, some advance preparation can make for a safe holiday. (read)
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Can Americans Change Their Taste for the Sweet and Salty?
Public-health advocates say we need to change our collective palate, but it won't be easy. (read)
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I didn't miss the talent show after all
They moved it up a half hour and I have to admit, it was fun. One group did a version of 'You're the One That I Want' from Grease with a man as Sandy and a woman as Danny. One group danced to Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark' with UV lights in oth (read)
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Johor snags top British school
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 ' Iskandar Malaysia is bringing in a prestigious British boarding school as the economic zone revs up efforts to woo investors to south Johor. Marlborough College, which has a long list of famous alumni, will accept its first pupils (read)