South Korea recalls ambassador to Japan

South Korea has recalled its ambassador to Tokyo over a territorial dispute over some islets both countries claim. The dispute is long-running, but Japan has renewed its claims, sparking the current feud."South Korea announced on Monday that it was recalling its ambassador to...

School Days: Distorted, PC Readings About Muslims and Islam Required in Some...

This news does not bode well for the future of education. The PC crowd now has education so twisted around the flavor of the day that little education actually happens these days. "A new report issued by the American Textbook Council says books approved for use in local...

Ricin scare: guns 'n' anarchy

Let's see...ricin, guns, and an anarchist textbook. Someone took in one too many Celine Dion shows?" LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Firearms and an "anarchist type textbook" were found in the same motel room where...

Digital consumer rights

"Digital consumer rights Sean Whelan, Europe Correspondent, reports that the plea for digital consumer rights is pretty much Jim Murray's last act after 17 years as director of the European Consumer Organisation. 'Do we have to accept that when we take the shrink wrap off a...

Evolution: Winning by a neck - Giraffes avoid competition

The giraffe's elongated neck has long been used in textbooks as an illustration of evolution by natural selection, but this common example has received very little experimental attention.In the January 2007...

Tim Hortons in the Biosciences Complex

"I like that not all Tim Hortons are the same. The one at Princess and Clergy is textbook Kingston - decked out in limestone. There is one in my town in the Okanagan that is applicably desert themed. The Tim Hortons smack dab in the BioSci complex means business - much like...

CA bans Textbooks over 200 pages

In what seems like a budget oriented decision, California residents should expect a lighter load on their children's backs in coming school years. Deeming printed materials uninteresting and outdated, the bill...

Japan, China Meet, Leave Relations in Free Fall - Yahoo! News

Japan and China held talks in Beijing Monday but failed to halt a free fall in ties after a third weekend of demonstrations in China against what many see as Japan's inability to face up to its wartime past.

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