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Apodaca: Telecommuting not so black and white
File this one under "Are you kidding me?" Internet firm Yahoo recently banned its workers from telecommuting, and suddenly we have a nationwide debate blazing over an issue that had previously appeared settled solidly in the corner of increasing...Tags: Electronics, Science and Technology, Marissa Mayer, Media Industry, Newspaper and Magazine
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Stanford and edX to improve online learning platform
Stanford University and edX, the online education group that is providing free classes worldwide, are announcing a new collaboration to expand and improve edX’s underlying platform and allow open access to it. The move, to be formally announced...Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Colleges and Universities
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Energy Secretary Chu to step down
WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he is leaving the Obama administration, ending a tenure marked by active development of alternative energy that won plaudits from environmentalists and drew attacks from conservatives, especially after the...
Tags: Energy Saving, Companies and Corporations, Jennifer Granholm, Executive Branch, Steven Chu
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UC Irvine professor quits midway through online Coursera class
L.A. NOWA UC Irvine professor has stopped teaching midway through a massive online course in microeconomics offered through the Coursera organization, saying that he had disagreements on how to conduct the free class for thousands of students around the world.... -
Episcopal Presiding Bishop Visits Orlando March 3-5
The Religion WorldThe Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, is scheduled to visit the Central Florida Episcopal diocese Sunday, March 3 through Tuesday, March 5. Schori will preach at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection,... -
Allan Powell: Do we really need a charter school?
On Sunday, Jan. 6, The Herald-Mail reported a request by several citizens to the Board of Education to consider the approval of what would be our first charter school. This, in effect, is a request for a parallel system with a traditional school system...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, The Herald-Mail, Teachers, Washington, DC
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What's An Acceptable Civilian/Terrorist Drone Kill Ratio?
The Hartford Courant"Honk! Honk! Honk!" The sound filled the air as I walked to my car in the Southern Connecticut State University parking lot. With bag in one hand and keys in the other, I looked skyward at a flock of geese to my right. As I reached my car ready to pop...Tags: Human Rights, Values, Southern Connecticut State University, Religion and Belief, Pakistan
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In nationwide innovation battle, Baltimore area lags on patents
Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company.
"We've grown from no employees to one employee to four employees and now we have 12,"...Tags: Stanley Black, Johns Hopkins University, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Google Inc.
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Blue states' fiscal woes test Obama
The electoral map, the demographics behind President Barack Obama's re-election and the high-end tax increases that were just wrung from the Republicans give Democrats reason to believe that long-term political trends are on their side in budget...
Tags: Minor League Baseball, National Government, Automotive Equipment, Elections, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Loren A. Weishaar
Converse, Texas: Loren A. Weishaar, 76, died Feb. 12, 2013, with his loving family at his side. He was a resident of Converse, Texas. He was born March 4, 1936, in Leola to Arthur and Ramona Ruede Weishaar. Loren was president of the senior class at...
Tags: American Lung Association, U.S. Air Force, American Cancer Society, Teachers, American Heart Association
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Gerda Lerner dies at 92; pioneered field of women's history
Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison in Vienna and feared that birthday would be her last. Her jailers meant to starve her, but her cellmates — two gentile women imprisoned for their anti-fascist views — shared their rations...
Tags: History (tv network), Religion and Belief, Feminism, Prisons, U.S. Congress
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Pretend superhero powers boost helpfulness in real life
I won't lie -- I usually find it cute when my sons and my husband geek out over Superman or Batman. But there are times when the antics wear thin. Like when my 3-year-old refuses to wear his glasses because "Wolverine doesn't wear glasses." Or when he...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Superman (fictional character), Psychology
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