Texting makes kids dumb — science fact!

Texting makes kids dumb — science fact! by Vladislav Savov posted Aug 13th 2009 at 2:03AM. Ready for your daily dose of wildly speculative extrapolation and unfounded fear-mongering? Predictive texting is the latest suspect in the …

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poppytalk: bookhou at home: vintage finds

bookhou at home : vintage finds. I was thrilled to find fellow Canadians Bookhou (who make the most beautiful things) have decided to sell a few of their vintage finds on Etsy under the name, bookhouathome.etsy.com

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The Swiftboating of Health Reform – The Treatment

Recently, in two separate conversations, I heard senior Democratic officials remark that they were taken aback by the right’s distortions in the health care debate. My initial reaction was surprise: What did they expect? …

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Gates of Vienna: The Cargo-Bike Imam on Education

Also like the previous video, the Cargo-Bike Imam’s little lesson on Education doesn’t seem particularly humorous to a non-Dutch audience. The little dig at Montessori is mildly amusing, but on the whole this sequence seems more bizarre …

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the comic's comic: 2009 New York Comedy Festival headliners announced

The 2009 New York Comedy Festival, run by the folks at Carolines in partnership with Comedy Central, has announced the initial slate of confirmed headliner acts for this November. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Aug. 17…

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Library Boy: Blogosaurus Lex Publication Education Blog

It was registered as a charity in 1977 and its mandate is “to contribute to, advance and promote the legal knowledge and education of the people of Canada.” It is based in Edmonton, Alberta. According to the initial post on June 22, …

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Shenandoah » The Wholesale Inventory Report Bedtime Story

The Wholesale Inventory Report issued yesterday morning by the Census Bureau told the truth. According to the Final Sales component of the Q2 GDP report, sales were up $500 billion quarter over quarter. Q2finalsalesjgfla.jpg …

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Green Machine: Jets not shopping Jones, source says

A report on nationalfootballpost.com that the Jets have talked to an NFC West team about a possible trade of RB Thomas Jones is not true, according to a source familiar with the team’s thinking. Jones is entering the third year…

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Most Terrace Mountain fire evacuees home on Wednesday | VANCOUVERITE

The vast majority of the 2300 evacuated because of the Terrace Mountain fire will be home on Wednesday. Following Wednesday’s return, only 18 people will remain out of their homes .

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