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Third-grade teacher Andy Gomez stood at a whiteboard before 10 of his colleagues on a recent Thursday afternoon at Marie Reed Elementary in Adams Morgan. His students were stumbling over subtraction problems like 700 minus 369, he said -- the zeros ...
2009-10-10 08:48:00
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Last week, I received a request for an interview from Brian, a ninth-grader in Georgia, whose biology class assignment was to interview a scientist. Several of his questions are ones many people have, and some are especially applicable to high school ...
2009-10-10 09:03:00
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Amitabh Bachchan has never been busier. The Bollywood megastar, who turns 67 on Monday, has three films lined up for release, is hosting a popular television reality show, is to walk the ramp for a top fashion event - and has no plans to retire in ...
2009-10-10 01:25:00
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth is hoping to produce more graduates with advanced science and math degrees, and it's starting by focusing on how their students teach those topics. University officials announced ...
2009-10-10 10:11:00
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With more than 700 elementary students yelling "Eat it! Eat it!" Los Padres School Principal Hilda Huerta took a bite of a snail and swallowed. "Ewww!" the kids screamed in unison on the school's playground. When asked what it tasted like, Huerta ...
2009-10-10 12:20:00
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A newly discovered home film acquired by Major League Baseball Productions shows Ruth playing the outfield, a first for the vast moving-image archive. It also shows Ruth striking out on a check swing, arguing with an umpire and walking away while ...
2009-10-10 02:36:00
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Six students will serve as San Jacinto College ambassadors this year in efforts to increase enrollment and retention among their peers. Rochelle Nettles, Valarie Glynn, Cori Mendoza, Jerry Walker, Deandreia Myles and Luis Elizalde will work with the ...
2009-10-10 12:13:00
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The Beast With 50,000 Heads didn't need to commission a scientific study or compile reams of data to determine what to do with Joba Chamberlain . When the bullpen door swung open Wednesday night and Chamberlain came charging out, The Beast - a ...
2009-10-10 03:19:00
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CALIFON ‑ Borough musician Mike Reaves’ upcoming album, “Imaginary Numbers,” may very well be called math music. The title comes from the imaginary number symbol that appears in a mathematics equation of the Mandelbrot Set. “Many people ...
2009-10-10 02:08:00
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FALL RIVER, Mass.— The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth is hoping to produce more graduates with advanced science and math degrees, and it's starting by focusing on how their students teach those topics. University officials announced this ...
2009-10-10 03:55:00
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University of Florida administrators and professors agree that the faculty is underpaid. They just disagree on whether enough has been done about it, and how raises should be meted out. The issue is part of an impasse in contract negotiations between ...
2009-10-10 03:05:00
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This year's theme was "Anchors Aweigh!" in honor of the Mountaineers taking on the U.S. Naval Academy for the first time in football. On Saturday, Amanda Falzone was named Homecoming queen and Harry Sheehe was named Homecoming king. The royal couple ...
2009-10-10 04:45:00
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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan has never been busier. The Bollywood megastar, who turns 67 Sunday, has three films lined up for release, is hosting a popular television reality show, is to walk the ramp for a top fashion event - and has no ...
2009-10-10 06:15:00
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Avoiding the metaphoric set-up akin to that of a limping zombie, let’s bite straight at the hyperbolic jugular of this review: Zombieland is an unashamedly OTT slick slice of geektastic entertainment that easily ranks among the most enjoyable you ...
2009-10-10 07:05:00
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Parents have until Nov. 10 to register their child for the popular Saturday Gifted Studies Program at the University of Southern Mississippi, to be held on consecutive Saturdays Jan. 16-Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. The program is open to gifted ...
2009-10-10 06:08:00
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