24 June 2012

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    Wind TurbineFrom POLITICS & POLICY Feb 04, 2011

    Clean Energy and Stem Cell Research among China’s science goals for 2020

    The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the leading science research organ in the Asian country, has announced a decade-long program in applied scientific research titled Innovation 2020 that lays special emphasis on four key areas, namely space science, information technology, energy and health.

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    The main reading room of The New York Public LibraryFrom EDUCATION Nov 03, 2010

    Redefining the library in the age of Google and Wikipedia

    Are libraries - hallowed, dusty halls lined with shelves and shelves of books in popular imagination - going extinct soon?

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    R&D ChinaFrom EDUCATION Mar 29, 2011

    China set to overtake US in scientific research output

    China's share of global authorship went up from 4.4% to 10.2% between the periods studied, taking the country from sixth to second position globally. Whether it can match quantity with quality, however, remains to be seen.

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    Miramonte Elementary School Martin Springer Arrested Semen Spoon Fed CockroachesFrom EDUCATION Feb 04, 2012

    Miramonte Elementary School: Second Teacher Arrested For 'Fondling' Pupils At School Where Kids Were ‘Blindfolded and Spoon-Fed Semen’

    Martin Springer, 49, was hauled yesterday from his Los Angeles classroom and arrested on suspicion of fondling two girls over a three-year period. The latest incident follows the arrest of Mark Berndt, 61, a veteran third-grade instructor who w...

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    From EDUCATION Jan 28, 2012

    Antioch College in Ohio Offers $106,000 Education for Free: How to Get it

    A free college education is unheard of these days but Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, is giving $106,000 worth of education to its students for free. Here's how to get the free liberal arts education.

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    Mowbray College News Update: Closing of Mowbray College Causes Distress to Parents From EDUCATION Jun 05, 2012

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    Graduate Jobs: No El Dorado at the end of the unemployment line From ECONOMY Jun 10, 2011

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    Students in 14 states to receive school-sponsored wireless Internet connections off campus From POLITICS & POLICY Mar 09, 2011

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    UC Davis Pepper Spray Video: Chancellor Launches Probe as Faculty Members Seek Her Ouster [An Open Letter] From POLITICS & POLICY Nov 20, 2011

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    Chicago Booth=Hands-On Entrepreneurship? From EDUCATION Nov 16, 2010

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    No Books at Home for 1 in 3 British Children: Study From EDUCATION Dec 05, 2011

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    Obama Executive Order Protects Troops From For-Profit College Scams From EDUCATION Apr 30, 2012

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    Indian-Origin Boy In Germany Solves Newton’s 350-Year-Old Math Problem From EDUCATION May 27, 2012

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    Stacie Halas: Porn Star Tiffany Six To File Appeal Against School’s Firing Decision From EDUCATION Apr 21, 2012

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    New Hampshire Passes Law Letting Parents Devise Alternative Curricula for 'Objectionable' Subjects From EDUCATION Jan 05, 2012

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    How to get into top medical schools in Europe From EDUCATION Oct 05, 2010

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    About-Face: Sydney Spies' Racy Photo Will be Included in School Yearbook From EDUCATION Jan 10, 2012

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    Salman Rushdie Cancels Jaipur Literature Festival Due to Death Threat From EDUCATION Jan 20, 2012

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    Stacie Halas, Porn Star Tiffany Six, Fired From Oxnard School District By A Unanimous Vote From EDUCATION Apr 19, 2012

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    New HP CEO Whitman Had $16 Million Payday From COMPANIES Feb 03, 2012