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Letters: How to define cheating in schools
Re "A clash over how to address teacher cheating," May 12 As a principal and a superintendent, I had always taken the view that one of the very important roles of a teacher was to model appropriate behavior. It would appear that the state Commission...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, School Examinations, Los Angeles Unified School District
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'Cultural Politics of Seeds' at UCLA on May 17
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women will be presenting a symposium on the "Cultural Politics of Seeds" on May 17, as part of the Life (Un)Ltd project which explores the impact of recent developments in biotechnology and biosciences on feminist studies....
Tags: Genetics, Ecosystems, Anthropology, Science and Technology, Arts
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Trial opens for Russia opposition leader, who calls claims absurd
MOSCOW — One of Russia’s most prominent opposition leaders went on trial Wednesday, proclaiming his innocence but predicting that the case will lead to a lifetime ban on his participation in Russian electoral politics. “Any independent...
Tags: Vladimir Putin, Trials, Justice and Rights, Political Corruption, Russia
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Critic's Notebook: Music that's all over the map
A tree grows most surely in Brooklyn. But what's in a ZIP Code? The Los Angeles Philharmonic began its Brooklyn Festival on Tuesday night with a Green Umbrella concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The hip New York City borough is not just a...
Tags: Entertainment, Brooklyn (Windham, Connecticut), Chairlift (music group), Science and Technology, Music
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Geography is covering new ground for travelers
Forget about learning the state capitals, at least, as the sum total of your knowledge of geography. "Geography is about meaning, not knowing place names and memorizing lists — that was school geography," said Daniel Edelson, vice president for...
Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Wildlife, Computer Hardware, Transportation Industry
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Traveling smarter with geography-driven apps
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Planning, traveling and sharing a vacation with apps that have geography at their heart is no longer just a futuristic idea. Dated guidebooks, tattered maps and finding a place to eat may have been part of the travel headache in times past, but new...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Wildlife, Transportation Industry, Science and Technology, Empire State Building
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Amid the rolling, relentless rhythm, a message in 'Silence'
Portishead, 2008. I experienced Portishead, as with much of Coachella 2008, alone. As such, I remember a feeling of dread hanging over the masses that evening. In my emotional memory, as Portishead's crew set up its gear, the hum of laughter from groups...
Tags: Entertainment, Music
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What's the world's largest island?
Here's a quiz derived from National Council for Geographic Education curricula and questions devised for the National Geographic Bee. The bee, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will draw the winners of state contests to Washington, D.C., to...Tags: Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Geography: Mapping the future with Esri
Jack Dangermond started his working life at his parents' plant nursery in Redlands. Now, Forbes says, he's a billionaire. Dangermond is founder and president of Esri, one of the world's leading geographic information systems companies. In 2010, he won...
Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Computer Hardware, Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Al Gore
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Could extinct woolly mammoth soon be revived using fossil DNA?
Will scientists soon be able to revive the long-extinct woolly mammoth? What about the dodo, the Chinese river dolphin or the saber-toothed cat? With the great technological leaps forward over the past decade, bringing back dead-and-gone species using...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Paleontology
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Letter: Why Gitmo may be here to stay
Re "Obama renews call to close prison," May 1 The slogan "Close Guantanamo" obscures as much as it illuminates. To be sure, the prison there must close, for as President Obama said this week, it is an affront to American values, our global standing...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Islam, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Prisons
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Letters: Nat Geo's evolution
Re "Wingnuts, guns and liberals," Opinion, Feb. 7 When cable television came into being in the 1980s, each channel had a specific message and focus. Over time, the shift from the original concepts has been slow but seismic. I remember when A&E was the...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry
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