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Aaron Swartz: North Shore teachers recall Internet prodigy
Many people in Highland Park, where Aaron Swartz was raised, continue to struggle with his suicide at age 26 earlier this month as he faced federal prosecution for downloading millions of academic articles without authorization. "He was challenging in...
Tags: Fiction, Students, Reddit Inc., Prosecution, Aaron Swartz
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Sportswriters, and elephants, never forget
Anna Burns Welker added her name to the list of Patriot Wives Pouting (see Gisele Bundchen) when she went after Ray Lewis' reputation on Facebook after the AFC Championship game Sunday. "By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis'...Tags: Football, Gisele Bundchen , National Football League, Brian Billick, Wes Welker
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Deutsch Sprache? Nein!
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellIn Friday's post entitled "Deutschland, Deutschland Uber Alles," I provided a translation of an anonymous email I recevied regarding a previous Warrior column on bicycle and pedestrian traffic regulations. I am no language expert, and I assumed from the... -
If religions can have limits, why can't gun owners?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI got a lot of feedback on my Sunday column/letter to the NRA, but in the spirit of the season I figured I'd wait until after the holidays to fire back. At the end of the column, I rhetorically asked,......Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Politics, Civil Rights
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Time for a textbook revolution
Change of SubjectFrom Why are textbooks so absurdly expensive? by Jordan Weissmann, Atlantic: You thought the rising cost of college tuition was bad? Then check out the rising cost of college textbooks. The American Enterprise Institute's Mark Perry has put together this.... -
Google accidentally removes Digg from search results
Oops! A mistake by Google on Wednesday morning caused the site's search service to remove Digg from its results, leading to speculation that there may have been some drama between the two tech companies. Digg users searching for the social news...
Tags: Social Media, Digg Inc., Google Inc., Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Brain teaser
Change of SubjectFrom Australia comes the right-brain v. left-brain test. If you see the dancer turning "clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa." I can see both, but have a very hard time shifting...... -
Freddie Jackson to headline Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival in Newport News
The Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival is smaller than it once was, but the event remains dedicated to honoring the legacy of America's First Lady of Song. This year's festival will happen April 27 and will feature R&B vocalist Freddie Jackson. The concert,...
Tags: Concerts, Festive Events, Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival, Entertainment Events, Entertainment
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The first Steve Jobs biopic? It's a parody by Funny or Die
The first Steve Jobs movie will premiere next month, but it's not the film anyone expected. Funny or Die will release a parody biopic titled "iSteve" on April 15 on the Internet. It'll be the first of three movies based on the late Apple co-founder to...
Tags: jOBS (movie), Movies, Aaron Sorkin, Entertainment, Google Inc.
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South Windsor Haiti School
South Windsor High SchoolHaiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2010, about 88% of their rural population was at poverty level after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck. Hundreds of thousands were killed and, as a result of the tragedy, people from all over the...Tags: Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Haiti Earthquake (2010), Haiti, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Literature
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What Is It? The Answer
Blogging with Bill WhiteI thought sure I'd stump you with last week's mystery object, but amid the wild guesses, I got a correct answer from someone who clearly has seen these in action. Lewill correctly responded, "It is a hog oiler painted to...... -
More From Thursday
Plundering the notebook: A brace of club (if not camp) anthems: Haim’s glorious “Forever.” Just go listen to it. I’ll wait. Tegan and Sara in their new dancefloor-serving manifestation, administering Bodywork, then...
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