Education
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Welcome To Happy Valley: Occupy Penn State,(Carolyn Baker)
Nov. 17, 2011 (CarolynBaker.net) -- State College, Pennsylvania, home of Penn State University, is ensconsed in a somewhat bucolic region of the commonwealth called Happy Valley. The name ...
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UC Davis Pepper-Spray Incident Reveals Weakness Up Top (Matt Taibbi)
Nov. 22, 2011 (Rolling Stone) -- Was absolutely mesmerized last night watching the viral video of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying. It was totally amazing, simultaneously one of most depressing and ...
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The Impermanence of Knowledge (Marcus Kracht)
Oct. 28, 2011 (domokos-kracht.eu) -- Abstract Knowledge is essential to our existence. Without knowledge life is almost impossible. So we need to care about what we know. In the recent past mankind ...
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SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record (Justin Pope)
Sept. 14, 2011 (AP) -- SAT reading scores for the high school class of 2011 were the lowest on record, and combined reading and math scores fell to their lowest point since 1995. The College Board, ...
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Chomsky: Public Education Under Massive Corporate Assault — What's Next? (Noam Chomsky)
Aug. 9, 2011 -- (Information Clearing House) -- The following is a partial transcript of a recent speech delivered by Noam Chomsky at the University of Toronto at Scarborough on the rapid ...
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Scientists Create 'Hole In Space' In Demonstration Of Time Cloaking
'This approach is based on accelerating and slowing down the front and rear parts, respectively, of the probe beam to create a well-controlled temporal gap,' scientists write. July 14, 2011 (World ...
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One Missile, One Playground: The Will of Gaza (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 8, 2011 -- GAZA -- A “Hamas commander” drove a beat-up gray van in northern Gaza and theatrically spoke on his walkie-talkie as I sat in the passenger seat. The ...
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Thank You Cornel West (Joel S. Hirschhorn)
Cornel West Joel S. Hirschhorn -- World News Trust May 24, 2011 -- The outspoken scholar and Princeton University professor Cornel West has been viciously attacked by many on the political left, ...
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That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head (McMaster University)
McMaster research finds link between gut bacteria and behaviour May 17, 2011 -- HAMILTON, Ont. (McMasters University) -- For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive ...
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Why Liberal Sellouts Attack Prophets Like Cornel West (Chris Hedges)
May 23, 2011 (TruthDig) -- The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit the words my friend Cornel West spoke about Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, prefers comfort and privilege ...
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The Five Most Significant Actions You Can Take To Protect Yourself From The Earth's No. 1 Killer (Millie Bruce)
Millie Bruce -- World News Trust May 14, 2011 -- For men and women of all ages, coronary disease is considered the No. 1 killer. It kills more people than ALL different types of cancer joined ...
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