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'Woe is me' to those who miss biblical rhetoric

The Associated Press Wednesday, November 25, 2009; 1:12 PM CLEVELAND -- Woe is me: If you want to be all things to all people, remember that many are called but few are chosen. If those phrases have a familiar ring, they...

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School lifeline for needy students

Principal: About 75 percent of kids have been homeless or are in danger School operates a food bank for families, also chips in with clothes, haircuts, bills Sleepy 5-year-old tasked with feeding, changing baby sister during...

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Catholic schools an oasis in Bosnia's ethnic strife

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters Life!) - You'd never guess at first glance whether Bosnian teen Tanja Bekic is Muslim, Serb, Catholic or from a mixed marriage and that's the point of attending a Catholic school.

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Schools updating lessons on 1st Thanksgiving

Second-grader Christopher Moore, 8, center, participates in a Thanksgiving celebration at Beye Elementary School in Oak Park. The pretend Pilgrims at William Beye Elementary School in Oak Park kept journals to explore their...

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Richard Deitsch: Myron Rolle is Sportsman choice

He bypassed the NFL draft for a year to accept a Rhodes scholarship He plans to open a free health services clinic in his native Bahamas Former Florida State defensive back Myron Rolle bypassed the NFL draft and accept a Rhodes...

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Turkey court blocks reform opposed by secularist

A Turkish court Wednesday suspended a reform that would have facilitated university access for religious school graduates and was strongly opposed by secularists, the Anatolia news agency reported. The ruling by the Council of...

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Best of the Web Today: 'You've Taken the Words Out of My Mouth'

"Peer review," scientific corruption and the New York Times. This email, dated Sept. 29, 2009, is from Michael Mann of the Pennsylvania State University to New York Times warm correspondent Andrew Revkin. The crucial exchange...

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It's not just dirt!

Soil is the linchpin of the environment, where atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere meet. Despite that, many students see soil as "just dirt" - a place to grow plants, but nothing more. Soil science educators are challenged...

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NIH teams with Lancet to address public health impacts of climate change

EUREKALERT Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences New strategies promote health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions Today, new studies published in the Lancet show...

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Nigeria: FME Tasks Bursars of Tertiary Institutions on Accountability

Before the nation's tertiary institutions can be transformed into modernity, their bursars and directors of finance must not only be innovative but they must ensure probity, transparency, accountability and must be ready to...

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