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Now that he's been re-elected, Bloomberg's backing off the free cross-town bus idea. . --. . The AP has a brutal fact check of Sarah Palin's book...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/quick_hits_and.php

Teaching for the test doesn't mean learning, UFT prez says

City kids' poor math skills is the result of education officials' relentless focus on test prep, the head of the teachers union charged on ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/11/13/2009-11-13_test_prep_fever__math_dummies_in_college_uft_says.html?r=ny_local

High applicant rates force CUNY schools to set earlier admissions deadlines, shutting out thousands

Once known for their come-one-come-all admissions philosophy, New York City community colleges are starting to turn people away. . An unexpected...

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/11/12/2009-11-12_high_applicant_rates_force_cuny_schools_to_set_earlier_admissions_deadlines_shut.html?r=ny_local

CUNY's got math problem: Report shows many freshmen from city HS fail at basic algebra

More city kids are graduating from high school, but that doesn't mean they can do college math.. Basic algebra involving fractions and decimals ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/11/12/2009-11-12_cunys_got_math_problem_many_freshmen_from_city_hs_fail_at_basic_algebra.html?r=ny_local/education

6 Remedies for Sleep Problems

Unrelenting insomnia has become a part of my life. Colleagues joke about my 3 a.m. e-mails; my husband groans at my late-night online shopping. (He...

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/goodfood/ew_6_remedies_for_sleep_problems

Why Do We Have Trouble Facing Our Credit Cards the "Right" Way?

Why do most customers at my bookstore have trouble under standing my instructions to swipe their debit cards with the magnetic stripe "toward me?"...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ask-the-brains-swiping-the-magnetic-stripe

Office Space Reconsidered: IT's Role Evolves

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks forced 800 workers at Dow Jones & Co. out of their offices adjacent to the World Trade Center. But the company...

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/112514/Office_Space_Reconsidered_IT_s_Role_Evolves?taxonomyId=74

Curcumin may help block brain tumor growth

An experiment with laboratory mice suggests that curcumin, an extract of the spice turmeric, may have benefits in the treatment of brain tumors...

http://www.naturalproductsonline.co.uk/research_news.asp?ItemID=5047

A Fresh face in the Hip-Hop World

Recently I had a chance to talk to a good friend of mine, Zach Elyshevitz, from Team Blackout. Some of you might have seen him on MTV's Run's...

http://fashion.elle.com/blog/2009/08/zach-elyshevitz-a-fresh-face-in-the-hiphop-world.html

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