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<title><![CDATA[More than ever, statistics can confuse]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than illumination - Andrew Lang, Scottish author . &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:42:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students' marks still below provincial standards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Simcoe County District School Board students are still behind the curve when it comes to provincial standardized testing. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:16:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Visualizing Election Polls: An Animated, Interactive Way]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The software displays data in the form of 'radial' charts that are doughnut-shaped and include features of traditional pie charts and bar graphs. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.topix.net/science/mathematics/2008/10/visualizing-election-polls-an-animated-interactive-way?fromrss=1]]></link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alcohol violations spike after new patrol policy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The number of liquor-law violations reported on campus increased sixfold from 2006 to 2007, according to the 2008 Annual Security Report released by Public Safety last week. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Steve Lissa ''Time Life Pictures/Getty Images Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Solzhenitsyn was born into a family of Cossack intellectuals and brought up primarily by his mother . &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:32:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NBS minute signals reform in China's economic statistical system]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[China's National Bureau of Statistics under new chief Ma Jiantang is likely to reform its statistical system to ensure the authenticity and timeliness of data and help the government to better cope with the ... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:06:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Murthaa s dominance: Congressman impervious to challenges, controversies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Johnstown, has a big statistical edge in this year's election: Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin in his 12th Congressional District. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is It A Planet? Exotic Object Orbiting Star Stirs Exoplanet Classification Rethink]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The European spacecraft COROT has discovered a massive planet-sized object orbiting its parent star closely, unlike anything ever spotted before. It is so exotic, that scientists are unsure as to whether this oddity is actually a planet or a failed star. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/413356464/081006215141.htm]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Appendicitis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research suggests a novel connection. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Impact Of Geology On The U.S. Civil War: War From The Ground Up]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The connection between geology and the history of the Civil War has fascinated some researchers. Now they take history, military history in particular, a step deeper -- into the geology beneath the soldiers' feet. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Metabolic Syndrome Ups Colorectal Cancer Risk]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In a large US population-based study, metabolic syndrome patients had a 75 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer compared to those without metabolic syndrome. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene That May Contribute To Improved Rice Yield Identified]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Biologists have identified a gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains. The gene may prove to be useful for breeding high-yield rice and, thus, may benefit the vast number of people who rely on this staple food for survival. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Girls Have Harder Time Than Boys Adjusting In Language-learning Environment, Study Finds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Girls who don't share a common language may have more difficulty adjusting socially than boys, according to surprising new research looking at language acquisition among young children. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spotless Sun: Blankest Year Of The Space Age]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the ''blankest year'' of the Space Age. An image taken on Sept. 27, 2008 by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) shows a solar disk completely unmarked by sunspots. For comparison, a SOHO image taken seven years earlier on Sept. 27, 2001, is peppered with colossal sunspots, all crackling with solar flares. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Teachers Matter!]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, October 5 is World Teacher's Day and the theme this year is 'Teachers Matter'. Show a teacher you care by saying thanks or by celebrating with a something special... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The World's 23 Toughest Math Problems]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Math phobics beware, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have put out a research request it calls Mathematical Challenges.  If you think you're ready to tackle even one... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Missing Links: The 4 Concepts To Help Close the Gap]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Recent studies show that once American students reach middle school, they begin to fall behind the students of many other countries in mathematical understanding and achievement.  Learner.Org has put... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Worksheets This Week: Ordering Numbers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There are many concepts behind learning to count. Ordering numbers is one of them which means putting the numbers in order from the smallest to the largest. These 10 worksheets... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS news feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>Widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Send My (3rd-5th Grade) Teacher to Math Camp]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to the National Math and Science Initiative, only 29% of 4th graders, 33% of 8th graders and 18% of 12th graders perform at or above the proficient level of math and... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[''I Didn't Get Algebra Until I Understood the Distributive Property'']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[That's what a colleague of mine told me just last week! We were talking about Algebra and that beginning Algebra is often the first time students get 'stuck'. He said,... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/rss.asp'>RSS feeds</a> and <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/free_news_widgets.asp'>News widgets</a> on <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Feedzilla.com</a> ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[ http://math.about.com/b/2008/09/19/i-didnt-get-algebra-until-i-understood-the-distributive-property.htm]]></link>
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