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• Japan's Earthquake: One Month Later

  

  Japan is just in the beginning of the long term recovery effort from the earthquake that struck off northeastern Japan on March 11. The crisis alert level from... Read more

  The 15 April 2011 by   Gerard
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• Alexandria, Virginia - 1 Dead, 1 Wounded

  It sounds like the old "disgruntled ex-employee" syndrome. These are often done by law abiding gun owners who crack. The moment that happens, all the other... Read more

  The 15 April 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Confessions of a Drunk Gator.

  

  Three fratty looking basketball players from the University of Florida were arrested on Sunday for being morons. Sophomore Erik Murphy and freshman Cody... Read more

  The 14 April 2011 by   Jhop
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• MN.......We're One of the Safest States? Another One:

  

  The thought passing through my mind was.......how did this kid ever get the idea that pointing a loaded hand gun at another student, for whatever reason, but... Read more

  The 14 April 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Rule #32 – Curious? Don’t Ask.

  

  Never…….Ever……Under any circumstance……Ever……And I mean, EVER……Never……Ever……Even if you think you’re pretty sure……DON’T……Ever……By any means……Under any... Read more

  The 14 April 2011 by   Don Mega
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• Can Microfinance Ignite a Good Governance Epidemic?

  

  In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell called them ‘connectors’. The growth of social media has popularized the established marketing term for them: influencers... Read more

  The 13 April 2011 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Updated Facts on Libyan Crisis: Week of April 11, 2011

  Dear readersThis update is culled from Al Jazeera, the New York Times, the Washington Post and Democracy Now. WMBGaddafi accepted the African Union's road map... Read more

  The 13 April 2011 by   Warigia
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• The Higher Education Bubble

  I read an interesting exchange of ideas on education that started with an essay about PayPal founder Peter Thiel. He claims that now that the housing bubble... Read more

  The 13 April 2011 by   Stevemiranda
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• The Brady Campaign Ad

  What do you think? I've never been too excited about the magazine limitation laws, but this ad is certainly a good reminder that the victims of gun violence ar... Read more

  The 13 April 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• The Opposite of a Crush

  

  Once, for an Introductory Sociology course, I gave a lecture about social oppression. It was fairly abstract. I didn’t talk about any specific kind of social... Read more

  The 12 April 2011 by   Juliez
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