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Pupil gains marks for exam expletive
What the ....?"A student who scribbled an expletive on an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for accurate spelling and effective communication, The Times newspaper reported on Monday.The pupil, who... Exxon $2.5 billion oil spill ruling overturned
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp had been ordered to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska. The...$2 Million in Project Working Mom Full-Ride College Scholarships Back by Over...
"eLearners.com, a web resource of EducationDynamics, today announced the launch of “Project Working Mom 2”, an advocacy campaign that provides working mothers the opportunity to receive a full-ride scholarship to... F1's Panasonic Toyota Racing Montreal Reality Check :: The EDJE
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Credit: Toyota MotorsportF1's Panasonic Toyota Racing Montreal Reality CheckIn the most... NASA's new spacesuit designs--and old ones, too
"NASA awarded Thursday a contract to Oceaneering International of Houston, Texas to develop new spacesuits that will protect astronauts on their treks to the International Space Station--and eventually the moon. The...A Perpetual Student Pursues Education to the Nth Degree
"Benjamin B. Bolger's story seems like a hoax. At age 32, he says, he has just earned his 11th advanced degree: a doctorate that Harvard University awarded him on Thursday.Mr. Bolger's unlikely story has another twist: He is dyslexic. " Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic... Man City fans consider home boycott as Scolari bid reported
" Over 95% of fans polled so far by MCFCfans would consider boycotting home... Clinton wins Pennsylvania primary by a 12-delegate margin
Sen. Hillary Clinton picked up two more delegates today in Pennsylvania, 10 days after voters went to the polls."The new delegates increased her margin of victory to 12 delegates, giving Clinton a total of 85... Mills Nabs A Cool $48.6 Mill from McCartney
I don't know if celebrity divorce settlements truly qualify as news, but given the inordinate amount of attention that has been paid to the Mills-McCartney split, I suppose this $48 million dollar figure is intended...Justice on the Cheap: $5,000 Plus Legal Fees For Wrongful Conviction
Five grand seems a bit stingy for such a miscarriage of justice: loss of a year's wages would be more than $5000, and that does not take into account lost opportunity from being portrayed as a child molester. Social repercussions: immeasurable."A man who served almost a year...Australia Honours The Great Jack Brabham
Australia day honour for Black Jack Peter McKay 28 Jan 2008 John Arthur Brabham wins again! The great man affectionately known in his heyday as Black Jack has been awarded the Office of the Order...ADM to Pump Ethanol Plant’s CO2 Under Illinois
"What if I told you the Federal Government would be paying to experimentally inject 1 million tons of carbon dioxide into the ground under Illinois? And what if I said the CO2 would by supplied by an ethanol plant...ScholarOne awarded two patents for innovative technology
"The two patents, United States Patent 7,257,767 ("System and method for publishing documents") and United States Patent 7,263,655 ("System and method for publishing manuscripts") were issued in August 2007. "We decided to pursue these patents because we believe the processes...Tutu Awarded Top German Prize
Retired Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a key figure in the South African resistance to Apartheid. "South African cleric Desmond Tutu was on Sunday awarded one of Germany's most prestigious honours, the...
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