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Royal visit to Gordonstoun cancelled as school hit by swine fluTHE Queen has been forced to call off a visit to one of Scotland's leading private schools
following a major outbreak of swine flu that has affected almost a fifth of its
Scotsman Thursday, September 10, 2009Ball offered top job at ITVITV offered the chief executive's post to Tony Ball, a week ago, but has been unable to agree terms so far with the former head of BSkyB, people familiar with the talks say
FT Thursday, September 10, 2009Commentary: Who says public schools need more money?Teachers unions and politicians are constantly claiming that K-12 public schools need more money in order to produce good academic results. But does the data support the argument that our schools need more money to succeed?
CNN Thursday, September 10, 2009L.A. City Council to closely monitor city's aging water systemAfter a main breaks in Studio City and a sinkhole develops in Valley Village, council members want to know how vulnerable the pipes are and call for the oldest to be replaced first.
Canadastandard.com Thursday, September 10, 2009Technologies That Redefine Care for Older Americans to be Focus of Conference Session Led by Center for Technology and AgingOAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Technology and Aging will lead a session titled, "Technologies for Home and Community-Based Services: Considering the Options," at the American ...
Chicago Chronicle Thursday, September 10, 2009A Title Wave of Contention: Va. Ban on Prison Book Program Prompts ProtestsA Virginia inmate studying for his GED asked for a dictionary, explaining that "there's a lot of words I just don't know." A criminal serving his 18th year wanted Christian fiction and Stephen King books. And a 61-year-old woman behind bars requested a how-to book on crocheting and a book of Bible...
Washington Post Thursday, September 10, 2009Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds With Dead Neighbor's IdentityJerome Malecki started off as a helpful neighbor on his Harford County, Md., street, doing odd jobs and mowing the lawn for the retiree who lived next door. But when the neighbor died in 2004, Malecki cashed in and stole tens of thousands of dollars from the dead man.
Washington Post Thursday, September 10, 2009Enrollment in D.C. Schools Is Close to TargetEnrollment in D.C. public schools topped 44,000 Wednesday, bringing it within a few hundred students of administrators' target for the 2009-10 academic year, Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee's office reported.
Washington Post Thursday, September 10, 2009The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (Paperback) newly tagged ''society''The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (Paperback)By Sam Harris Buy new: $10.94149 used and new from $4.20 Customer Rating: First tagged "society" by Sami M. Shaaban "Sam" Customer tags: religion(108), atheist(85), faith(64), politics(45), christianity(42), islam(35), god(35), comparative religion(20), evolution(17), god delusion(7), nonfiction(7), sam harris(6)
Amazon Thursday, September 10, 2009Depression in the elderly - how to understand itn often goes undiagnosed or untreated so it becomes an increasing public health issue in our ageing society. The challenge, then, is more one of managing effectively in later life rather than underst...
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