Anti-psychotic drug calms down five-year-old boy but mom says placebo effect may be responsible.Things are looking up for the little Hamilton boy who was kicked out of seven day-care centres and suspended twice from junior kindergarten last year.He's now in senior kindergarten in a different school and has managed to get through the whole term […]
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5-year-old causes havoc in day-care centers; tamed with drugs
US: Soft taco shells suspected in school lunch illnesses
PEORIA -- Soft taco shells served at lunch in Peoria schools early last month contained an unusual amount of a preservative, and Illinois schools have been directed to stop using the product, state health officials said.Chicago-based Del Rey Tortilleria has agreed to recall and stop shipping the tacos and will adjust its ingredients, Marlena Bordson […]
US: A School System on Trial
EVERY RESIDENT of Prince George's County should be on notice that the future of the public school system -- indeed, that of the county -- is on the line in the coming months. Decisions in Upper Marlboro, in Annapolis and by the citizenry will determine the quality of leadership that the county's education system will […]
Why Lawyers Are Liars
Apparently, It's All In a Life's Work. As a loyal member -- well, as a member -- of the District of Columbia Bar, I am aware of the tension between advocacy and honesty. But until the recent controversies over Supreme Court nominees, I was unaware of the scope and depth of my professional obligation to […]
UK: Heads call for 'respect' funding
Government plans to expand parenting classes to help foster a "culture of respect" must be properly funded, head teachers have warned.Ministers want to ensure parents "fulfil their responsibilities" and are offering allowances to teenage parents if they sign up for classes.There are also plans to set up a new national parenting academy to train professionals […]
UK: Computer games 'motivate pupils'
A third of teachers are using computer games in the classroom and a majority believe they improve pupils' skills and knowledge, a survey suggests.The survey of 1,000 teachers in England and Wales suggests a quarter also personally use them in their free time.Over half of the 1000 teachers questioned by Nesta Futurelab said they would […]
US: Number Of Americans Eavesdropped On Could Be In The Millions
Former insider at the National Security Agency turned whistleblower, Russell Tice, has made the starling claim that the number of Americans the NSA eavesdropped on could total in the millions. Tice states that it is highly likley that if an American has placed a phone call oversees since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, […]
Happy Friday the 13th
The move to the new server took a bit longer than I expected, but at least the site was still in working condition most of the time :) All the important stuff seems to be working now, let me know if you find something broken anywhere...
US: A Formula for Slaughter
How the U.S. military's new strategy in Iraq guarantees massive civilian casualties, not victory.A little over a year ago, a group of Johns Hopkins researchers reported that about 100,000 Iraqi civilians had died as a result of the Iraq war during its first 14 months, with about 60,000 of the deaths directly attributable to military […]
The Down Side of Popping Pills
The doctors prescribe the pills to "make me happy." The pills just don't allow me to think. I don't have a chance to be happy or upset. I'm just
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