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Archive for June, 2011
June 25th, 2011 - 2:19 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
Texas Group Challenges Texas Governor’s Plans for Higher Education
from the Chronicle of Higher Ed: June 16, 2011, In a move aimed at Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and his controversial initiatives to remake higher education in the Lone Star State, a high-powered group of more than 200 former regents, chancellors, and presidents, along with Democratic and Republican p[...]
June 25th, 2011 - 9:41 am § in America
Does Art Need the Turing Test?
Wiki: The Turing test is a test of a machine‘s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior. A human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one machine, each of which tries to appear human. All participants are separated from one another. If the judge cannot reliably te[...]
June 24th, 2011 - 8:08 am § in Uncategorized
Breaking News: Why “We” .. all of us … are in Libya!
Bernard Henri Levy on why France led the world into Libya.[...]
June 24th, 2011 - 6:13 am § in Misc.
Granma mourns US abandonment of public education
United States: Goodbye, Public Education Alberto Ampuero* from Granma If you had to express the greatness of the United States in one word, that word would be “education,” according to Paul Krugman, the 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics. But that was earlier, when the development of educa[...]
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:38 pm § in Misc.
Ave Challenge: UW Geography
How did Red Square get its name and what was its original name? Answer[...]
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:28 am § in Misc.
Deadly E. coli found in Frankfurt stream
from The Local, Germany The dangerous strain of E. coli that has claimed the lives of nearly 40 Germans has been found in a stream in Frankfurt, it was confirmed Friday evening. But authorities said there was no risk to the city’s water supply. E. Coli outbreak prompts public health reforms &#[...]
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:53 am § in Uncategorized
Sex in Politics: Swedish Royals Weigh In
Serious trouble began in November with the publication of an unathorised tell-all book, “Carl XVI Gustaf – den motvillige monarken” (“Carl XVI Gustaf – the reluctant monarch”). The controversial book detailed the King’s alleged visits to porn clubs, claims o[...]
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:48 am § in Schools & Colleges
The Library of the Future?
From Babble Fish By Barbara Fister June 13, 2011 9:45 pm EDT You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a route that passes through the middle ground between light and shadow. Your next stop – the copyright Twilight Zone! Imagine it�[...]