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Denver Post

Denver Public Schools argues it did not violate state law with innovation status rulings

A procedural hearing lasted two hours today as Denver Public Schools tried to make a case to have a lawsuit over innovation schools dismissed. more

February 22, 2012, 4:07 pm
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CNN

Recycled hotel soap saves children’s lives

What happens to the bar of soap you barely used the last time you checked into a hotel room? Most certainly it’s gone to waste at the end of each day. more

February 22, 2012, 6:19 am
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Wired

Intel ‘solar’ chip nears light of day

Intel ‘Solar’ Chip Nears Light of DayIntel learned a lesson last fall: Don’t try to be too clever with your demos.In September, at the Intel Developer Forum, the chip giant showed off the Claremont processor, a research prototype so energy-efficient it… more

February 21, 2012, 3:03 pm
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The Atlantic

A new way to think about thinking

Every year for more than a decade, intellectual impresario and Edge editor John Brockman has been asking the era’s greatest thinkers a single annual question, designed to illuminate some important aspect of how we understand the world. In 2010, he aske… more

February 21, 2012, 2:09 pm
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Arab News

Make life a celebration by helping others

JEDDAH: A leadership training workshop conducted by Ismail Maritheri of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah recently has been instrumental in energizing a number of community leaders in the city and encouraging them to engage in social welfare activities. more

February 21, 2012, 12:51 pm
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ABC News

Hillary Clinton goes green, sticks out at G20 Summit in Mexico

There’s an old saying about green thumbs. And an old saying about sore thumbs. Hillary Clinton put the two together in Los Cabos, Mexico this week when for a “class photo” of G-20 foreign affairs ministers, she opted to wear a green suit. The 30… more

February 21, 2012, 11:30 am
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BBC News - Africa

Why are social enterprises thriving in the UK?

Why are social enterprises thriving in the UK? more

February 21, 2012, 5:39 am
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CNN

Ironman champ: Train your brain, then your body

Training for a race is like riding a roller coaster — you experience highs and lows, ups and downs, and more peaks and troughs than the New York Stock Exchange. more

February 21, 2012, 5:27 am
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Irish Times

It’s never too late to let our creative juices flow

SECOND OPINION: THE YEAR has barely started, but it is a fairly safe bet that one of the stand-out albums of 2012 will be Leonard Cohen’sOld Ideas. For the many (including me) allergic to the bedsit misery of his early work, there is reassurance abou… more

February 21, 2012, 5:02 am
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Irish Times

We think, therefore we learn

Philosophy in the classroom is helping to raise children’s IQ levels and improve their concentration. more

February 21, 2012, 5:02 am
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