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Ill drink to that Vealmince
9 hours ago ago from Vealmince
Serial wowser Ian Hickie from the Brain and Mind Research Institute has for weeks been peddling to the media his idea that we should raise the legal drinking age to counter the scourge of teenage binge drinking . The crux of his argument is that young people's brains are still developing and exposure to excessive amounts of alcohol during this period could lead to increased dumbness , or at least reduced cleverness, and a greater risk of ...
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15 hours ago ago from Schools blog
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For Jia Zhenmei, choosing the right university for her 18-year-old daughter next summer is a critical decision - but pinning her hopes on China's college rankings could be a big mistake, according to experts. Even great universities can have weak majors . Yang Deguang, former president at Shanghai Normal University, was also quoted by China Youth Daily as saying that parents and students should not depend entirely on rankings when applying ...
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2 hours ago ago from Mmccloskey11's Blog
Throughout the semester we have been watching the President take on several different key issues. Issues ranging from healthcare reform to global warming, but one decision that has been a struggle for the President to solve is the problem that is occurring in Afghanistan. It has been an important and divisive issue for the President and his administration to figure out what they will do about the war in Afghanistan, but as of last week the ...
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Dave Hackel: Pure Insanity: Making Sense Of 'News' And Politics
12 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
It keeps happening -- every day the "news" is filled with statements that give me no other choice than to just shake my head and say, "Huh?" These stories just don't compute. And I've tried every way I can think of, including adding up the IQ's of the reporters and then dividing by those of the pundits. It's a wash. The politicians are no help. The ideas they put forth don't add up, either. So, once again, I'll share just a few observations. ...
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20 hours ago ago from Media General - TriCities.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This UT president says worse economic times coming Associated Press Published: December 8, 2009 University of Tennessee Interim President Jan Simek (YAHN' SHIH'-mek) says the UT system will lose $112 million when federal stimulus funds run out in 2011. ...
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10 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com
TALLAHASSEE - Florida State University on Tuesday picked a former student as its new president. After some debate about how the selection process was handled, the school's trustees voted unanimously to hire Eric J. Barron to succeed T.K. Wetherell as the university's 14th president. "I like to get the job done," Barron told trustees before their vote. "That's what I'm all about." The length of Barron's contract and how much he'll be ...
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