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Farm agriculture bureau group influences Iowa State hiring. by Chronicle: When Ricardo Salvador applied for the directorship of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, at Iowa State University, he seemed like a shoo-in. Mr. Salvador is well known in sustainable-agriculture circles for being both soft-spoken and forthright, possessing an easy command of the issues and a knack … Read more
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While you at work, Tunisia had a revolution, the first one to overthrow an Arab leader. by The New York Times: The reported departure of Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, after popular protests in his North African country, electrified an Arab world whose residents have increasingly complained of governments that seem incapable of meeting … Read more
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Hip Hop Corner Editorial: If rappers catch heat for for inflammatory comments, then why can’t Sarah Palin? by Hip Hop Corner Admin, Davey D: I have a few questions that have been nagging me about all the issues falling out around this past weekend’s tragedy in Tucson? When I heard former governor Sarah Palin unapologetically use gun rhetoric in describing … Read more
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Parent One, Parent Two to replace references to mother, father on passport forms. by Washington Post: The State Department has decided to make U.S. passport application forms “gender neutral” by removing references to mother and father, officials said, in favor of language that describes one’s parentage somewhat less tenderly. The change is “in recognition of … Read more
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New Year, New laws governing banks, webs and banks. by Wall Street Journal: A raft of new federal and local laws ring in the new year, governing a span of topics from health care and finance to texting, guns and smoking. The new federal health-care law which this year includes new taxes on drug … Read more
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New Year’s Day History by Wiki Pedia (editted by martian: n_m) New Year’s Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome. With most countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, New Year’s … Read more
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Revenue Rising, and a New No. 2 Ad Medium: Internet. by Ad Age: The recession officially ended in June 2009, and the media business began a modest recovery in first-half 2010. Reported revenue for the nation’s top media firms climbed 6.1% in the first six months of 2010, according to Ad Age’s analysis. U.S. media employment has … Read more
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Chimp “Girls” Play With “Dolls” Too —First Wild Evidence. by National Geographic: Now new research suggests that such gender-driven desires are also seen in young female chimpanzees in the wild—a behavior that possibly evolved to make the animals better mothers, experts say. Young females of the Kanyawara chimpanzee community in Kibale National Park, Uganda, use sticks … Read more
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Blogwatchers catch Huffington Post anti-Semitism remarks on comment thread. by HP Monitor: Huffington Post Spins To Slander Israel (Again) Remember those commercials which say that “we all do dumb things?” It was for insurance or somesuch? Anyway, countries do dumb things as well, it is just that usually it doesn’t make front page news in the … Read more
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Business majors among college students decrease. by Inside Higher Ed: The drop has been particularly stark at Pennsylvania State University, which, since 2008, has seen a 30 percent decline in undergraduates accepting offers from its Smeal College of Business, said Anne Rohrbach, executive director of undergraduate admissions. “Fewer students see that a business degree guarantees career … Read more
