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PHOTON SUPERHERO OF EDUCATION and her team of Nerds and Bullies are on a mission to reduce America's student dropout rate from 50% to ZERO by placing EVERY DAY AN EASY A, the new learning technology directly into the hands of all students, worldwide. Everyone is invited to join her team and join the annual party.
Here is a link to one of her Nerds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iardJ8V6j-U
Join the team: “I am making a positive difference in the world by helping to reduce America’s student dropout rate to ZERO. EVERY DAY AN EASY A contains the new learning technology and the CREATIVE GENIUS Thinking Tools. EVERY DAY AN EASY A: Good Grades Become Grand Dreams.”
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Q: Who is your favorite nerd?
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Q: Which "Peanut Butter Smackdown" is the funniest?
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Q: Did your dream come true because of EVERY DAY AN EASY A?
About Photon Superhero of Education:
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"EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY SPECIAL"
http://www.everybodyissomebodyspecial.comPHOTON SUPERHERO OF EDUCATION and her team of Nerds and Bullies are on a mission to... more
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The bros use their powers to try and escape the Taliban.
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Brother Werewolf takes the pledges on a prank, but it blows up in his face.
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Will and Jim set out from California to see the real Australia, and to make a film about their trip so people back home would see there's more Down Under than kangaroos and "shrimp on the barbie." In the thrilling conclusion to the series, our stalwart heroes set off to one of the biggest sand islands in the world, the beautiful Morton Island, just off of Brisbane Harbor in Queensland. Not knowing what to expect, they end up with a day of adventure and some close scrapes involving a 4WD tour, an off-road Segway, and a helicopter with no doors.Will and Jim set out from California to see the real Australia, and to make a film... more
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Will and Jim set out from California to see the real Australia, and to make a film about their trip so people back home would see there's more Down Under than kangaroos and "shrimp on the barbie." After enjoying the best that big-city Melbourne has to offer, they decide the only way to get a real Aussie experience is to head inland, to the magical Spicer's Hidden Vale in Queensland. When not staging impromptu cookoffs with world-class chefs, they're out skeet shooting, tracking exotic wildlife (including 'roos) and exploring this amazing land of big sky and spectacular sights.Will and Jim set out from California to see the real Australia, and to make a film... more
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The yin/yang, Star of David, and flower of life symbols are three of the most recognized symbols in the world, but few know of their connection to the bridge between the studies of science and religion around the world. There are dozens of user uploaded videos and articles regarding the ancient history of the relation between geometry, science, religion, and their correlation with the unfolding events we are currently experiencing in this modern age so heavily influenced by the use of technology as the basis for communication, food production, and healthcare.
http://www.frequencymagazine.com/templateimages/realstory/masc-fem-polarity.jpgThe yin/yang, Star of David, and flower of life symbols are three of the most... more
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Will and Jim set out from California to see the real Australia, and to make a film about their trip so people back home would see there's more Down Under than kangaroos and "shrimp on the barbie." Check out their first adventure in Melbourne a pulsing global city in the state of Victoria, home to 4 million people from all over the world. Stay tuned for two more episodes!Will and Jim set out from California to see the real Australia, and to make a film... more
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Under Current
News by the People, for the People
A message to all members of Under Current
Dear Under Current members,
Current.com has threatened Ning.com, the host of Under Current, with a lawsuit for trademark infringement (http://currentb.ning.com/profiles/blogs/current-threatens-to-sue-jon). Ning says they may shut down Under Current even if I comply with current.com's request (which I have done).
So in case that happens I'd like to invite you to jon my other ning website, http://outinthestreet.ning.com/. You can simply log into it with you same Under Current username and password and you'll have a profile page there.
Thanks,
Jon
Visit Under Current at: http://currentb.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_networkUnder Current
News by the People, for the People
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Searching through the drawers in a Drew University student's dorm room, FBI agents turned up letters signed by five presidents, some dating back to the 1700s and worth as much as $12,000.Searching through the drawers in a Drew University student's dorm room, FBI... more
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At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.
This semester, the school in Blacksburg, Va., began notifying parents when their under-21 students are found guilty of even minor alcohol violations such as getting caught with a beer in a dorm room.
Although it's common for colleges to alert parents of major alcohol offenses — or when a student faces suspension — Virginia Tech is part of a small but growing number sending letters home on minor ones.
The debate about how much to involve parents in such cases is a balancing act for colleges and universities. Officials want to hold young adults accountable as they venture out on their own, are well aware that drinking is part of the college experience, and also recognize potential allies in a generation of hands-on parents who can help when things go too far.
"I think it helps students open up to parents," said Steven Clarke, director of Virginia Tech's College Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center. "And parents can be helpful in setting boundaries students might need."
The beefed-up parental notification policy is part of a broader strategy that includes alcohol-education classes and a "party positive" program that encourages responsible drinking.
Students not pleased
The student reaction to the policy change, not surprisingly, has been less than enthusiastic.
"If you have one beer in the dorm and you get caught, I don't feel like parents should be notified," said Erik Pryslak, a junior engineering major. "Now that we're all in college, we're all adults. It's kind of your responsibility to take care of yourself. If you want to make your parents aware you're about to be kicked out of school, then it's on you."
Studies show that students who say their parents would disapprove of them drinking are less likely to drink heavily once they get to college, said Toben Nelson, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health who has studied campus drinking.
At Virginia Tech, the school has operated on a "three strikes" system for years: Students get one strike for a minor alcohol violation and two for a major one — things like getting a DUI or vomiting all over a residence hall bathroom. Three strikes and a student is suspended for at least one semester.
After a spate of alcohol-related deaths on college campuses, Congress in the late 1990s changed student privacy laws to lower barriers to parental notification in cases involving students under 21.At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are... more
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parents coming? better get rid of the beer, girls, and porn on your computer...
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Activists made a hole in Israel's West Bank wall for the second time in less than a week today in a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Their faces masked, the activists tethered a two-metre wide section of the cement barrier to a truck which then pulled it over. The crowd of around 50, which had gathered at a section of the barrier near an Israeli checkpoint at Qalandiya, cheered as the six-metre high section fell.
Israeli troops fired tear gas at the crowd, some of whom threw stones over the wall. Several demonstrators passed through the hole they had made, hoisting a Palestinian flag and setting ablaze tyres on the other side.
The panels of the walls in Israel's separation barrier are cast in the same inverted T-shape as the wall constructed through Berlin by communist East Germany.Activists made a hole in Israel's West Bank wall for the second time in less than... more
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Professor John Beddington, the UK's chief scientist, would not be drawn on whether the Home Secretary was wrong to sack Professor David Nutt.
David Nutt was chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
He was fired after using a lecture to say cannabis was less harmful than alcohol and tobacco.
Asked whether he agreed with Professor Nutt's view that cannabis was less harmful than cigarettes and alcohol, Professor Beddington replied: "I think the scientific evidence is absolutely clear cut. I would agree with it."Professor John Beddington, the UK's chief scientist, would not be drawn on... more
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In this Peabody Award-winning edition of Vanguard, correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to South Florida--the "Colombia of prescription drugs"--to expose a bustling pill pipeline that stretches from the beaches of Ft. Lauderdale to the rolling hills of Appalachia. "The OxyContin Express" features intimate access with pill addicts, prisoners and law enforcement as each struggles with a lethal national epidemic.In this Peabody Award-winning edition of Vanguard, correspondent Mariana van Zeller... more
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Do you have a message or story about the team or Coach K that you'd like to share?
Do it here: http://countdowntocraziness.com/Do you have a message or story about the team or Coach K that you'd like to... more
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Remnants of a former building and artifacts dating back more than 200 years have been uncovered beneath the foundations of New College on the University of Georgia’s North Campus, allowing a glimpse into a long-lost chapter of UGA history. Workers unearthed the finds in the midst of a $3 million renovation to update the building and restore its look to an approximation of what it looked like when it was built in 1822.
Among the other artifacts found are a handmade spoon, wrought iron nails, blown-glass bottles, glazed cookware and an instrument that resembles a modern fire poker. The crew also found a pottery bowl that dates from Georgia’s late prehistoric Lamar period (1350-1600 A.D.) But the finds don’t end there.
Being an Archeology Major here at UGA is awesome right now. We spend class time work'n the dirt.Remnants of a former building and artifacts dating back more than 200 years have been... more
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It's been a strange summer around here. We had the wettest, coldest June in memory. July and August weren't much better, and we're still waiting for our first official heat wave. But if you think this tells you anything about global warming, you're looking out the wrong window.
Instead, turn your gaze northward. Climate change is most visible at the extremes, the top and bottom of the earth. And the people who watch the poles most closely are more worried than ever.
That would be the consortium of scientists known as International Polar Year. Its latest findings indicate that some of the dire predictions of climate scientists were off - in the wrong direction. Things are trending worse than the "worst case scenarios" envisioned in the most recent reports of the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The melting of Arctic sea ice has been evident for years in NASA satellite photos and eyewitness accounts. CIA photos, classified under the Bush administration but declassified under President Obama, are even more dramatic, showing slushy ice - or no ice at all - in areas frozen solid not long ago.
The IPY repeated the measurements taken by an Arctic expedition in 1893, finding that the ice cap, which was typically 12 feet thick a century ago, is now between one and three feet thick. Summer sea ice could disappear completely by 2020, researchers say.
That's ahead of the models in the IPCC's 2007 report, mostly because the IPCC assumed the world would have begun to slow the growth of carbon dioxide emissions. No such luck.
There's more bad news coming out of Greenland, where the IPCC low-balled estimates of glacial melting. New, more sophisticated measurements show Greenland is now losing 52 cubic miles of ice every year. Since Greenland is a land mass with ice on top, its melting glaciers cause sea levels to rise, unlike the floating Arctic ice. While the IPCC estimated sea levels would rise 16 inches this century, Sharon Begley reports in Newsweek that IPY scientists now project a rise of at least 39 inches.
Even more disturbing is the news on Arctic permafrost, which is rapidly melting. As it melts, the permafrost releases carbon into the atmosphere, making global warming worse. New calculations project that, at its peak, the melting will put between 1 billion and 2 billion tons a year into the atmosphere, Begley reports - or up to six times as much carbon as generated each year by American cars and light trucks.
Another recalculation triples the estimate of CO2 locked in the permafrost: Experts now say there is two times as much carbon in the permafrost as is currently in the atmosphere.
These new findings are a reminder that climate change is a moving target, that scientists can get things wrong, and that projections can be off - on either the good side or the bad side. While many have hoped the doom and gloom projections would prove exaggerations, new data shows they were over-optimistic.
end of excerptIt's been a strange summer around here. We had the wettest, coldest June in... more
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A recent study by the University of California finds the recent increase of high fructose corn syrup to be the cause for the obesity epidemic in the western world.A recent study by the University of California finds the recent increase of high... more
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A rural town in Australia has voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale of bottled water over concerns about its environmental impact.
Campaigners say Bundanoon, in New South Wales, may be the first community in the world to have such a ban.
They say huge amounts of resources are used to extract, package and transport bottled water.
The discarded plastic bottles then end up as litter or go into landfill sites, the "Bundy on Tap" campaign says.
More than 350 residents turned out to vote at the public meeting in the town hall.
Only one resident voted against the ban, along with a representative from the bottled water industry, ABC news reported.
The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says locals have promised not to set upon visitors if they ignore the ban, but they will be encouraged to fill a reusable container from water fountains in the main street.
The reusable bottles will bear the slogan "Bundy on Tap".
Campaigner John Dee said local opinion had been incensed when a drinks company announced plans to tap an underground reservoir in the town.A rural town in Australia has voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale of bottled water... more
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An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has compiled and analyzed the first comprehensive global assessment of seagrass observations and found that 58 percent of world's seagrass meadows are currently declining.
The assessment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows an acceleration of annual seagrass loss from less than 1 percent per year before 1940 to 7 percent per year since 1990. Based on more than 215 studies and 1,800 observations dating back to 1879, the assessment shows that seagrasses are disappearing at rates similar to coral reefs and tropical rainforests.
The team estimates that seagrasses have been disappearing at the rate of 110 square-kilometers (42.4 square-miles) per year since 1980 and cites two primary causes for the decline: direct impacts from coastal development and dredging activities, and indirect impacts of declining water quality.
"A recurring case of 'coastal syndrome' is causing the loss of seagrasses worldwide," said co-author Dr. William Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "The combination of growing urban centers, artificially hardened shorelines and declining natural resources has pushed coastal ecosystems out of balance. Globally, we lose a seagrass meadow the size of a soccer field every thirty minutes."
"While the loss of seagrasses in coastal ecosystems is daunting, the rate of this loss is even more so," said co-author Dr. Robert Orth of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William and Mary. "With the loss of each meadow, we also lose the ecosystem services they provide to the fish and shellfish relying on these areas for nursery habitat. The consequences of continuing losses also extend far beyond the areas where seagrasses grow, as they export energy in the form of biomass and animals to other ecosystems including marshes and coral reefs."
"With 45 percent of the world's population living on the 5 percent of land adjacent to the coast, pressures on remaining coastal seagrass meadows are extremely intense," said co-author Dr. Tim Carruthers of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "As more and more people move to coastal areas, conditions only get tougher for seagrass meadows that remain."An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses... more
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