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August 29, 2008 News and Trends

News roundup: Obama and McCain dominate; Bosnian Serb appears at war crimes tribunal (USA Today)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:35:40 PDT
Good morning. It's Friday. Once again, Sen. Barack Obama dominates the nation's newspapers, according to Slate. Our review of news websites suggests that the Democrats are about to lose the spotlight to Sen. John McCain, who's expected to announce the...

Homeschoolers to start buckling down

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:48:33 PDT
Homeschoolers to start buckling down Athena Hall stays busy carting her six children from home to church to the park to volleyball practice and more. So she's thankful in the last week she didn't have to add into the mix getting her five school-aged children off to their classrooms. "I don't know what I'd do if I had to get five kids ready for school," said Hall, who homeschools her children. School started Wednesday for kids in Great Falls Public Schools, but for Hall and other families who

Update: Major Implications from Brain Research

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:07:55 PDT
Here you have the twice-a-month newsletter with our most popular blog posts. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, simply by submitting your email at the top of this page. Major Implications from Brain Research Should Social-Emotional Learning Be Part of Academic Curriculum?: It is clear by now that our brains are more than cognitive machines. For example, emotions can either enhance or inhibit our ability to learn. Daniel Goleman explores the implicatio

Heathrow Airport notices transatlantic trend

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:09:31 PDT
An increasing number of passengers are flying to America from Heathrow Airport, according to reports. A spokesman for Heathrow Airport has said that the growing number of travellers taking flights to America from the hub has been a noticeable trend in the last year while short haul flights have been decreasing in popularity. Damon Hunt, a spokesman for Heathrow Airport, said: "Heathrow Airport is at 99 per cent capacity all the time so it's difficult to spot significant trends. The biggest tre

Monkey eludes net-wielding Tokyo police

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:04:03 PDT
Monkey eludes net-wielding Tokyo policeSeeded on Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:04 AM EDT (MSNBC) A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby.msnbci, animal-weirdness, weird-news, world-news1

Ultrasonic Sewing - Sound Waves to Melt Fabric Together (VIDEO)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:04:23 PDT
(TrendHunter.com) The sophistication of machinery used in the apparel industry is growing exponentially. The use of ultrasonic “sewing” machines has made it possible to piece garments together without a trace of thread…


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