Category: Education
-
Track It
I have been waiting for more information before commenting on the latest case of E-coli hitting our food markets. I see a little more information but no answers yet.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_bi_ge/e_coli_outbreak_taco_bell" >Officials: Lettuce source of E. coli</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Lettuce was the most likely source of an outbreak of E. coli linked to Taco Bell,…
-
Champion Cloned
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_re_us/cloned_horse" >Champion barrel racing horse cloned</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Barrel racer Charmayne James knew scientists had figured out how to clone mice, sheep and cats. But if any creature deserved to be cloned, she thought it was her gelding Scamper, the retired 10-time world champion.<br />n<br />nThe result, Clayton, has exceeded James' expectations. The foal even…
-
I’m Confused
I know, confusion is normal for me but I have to bring it up, I'm confused by this;<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1161775893110520.xml&coll=2" >New U.S. rules allow single-sex education</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>For the first time in a generation, public schools have won broad freedom to teach boys and girls separately, stirring a new debate about equality in the…
-
The Pot And The Kettle
This is hilarious. Sad, but hilarious and I wonder how many other people found this inconsistency.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2006/10/07/news/wyoming/37c341aba5ff6d01872571ff0081082f.txt">Freudenthal to Idaho: Ban game farms</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>In the wake of domestic elk escaping from an Idaho game farm, Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal is asking the neighboring state to ban game farms and to help enact a…
-
Sad State of Affairs
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/13/npreg13.xml"> Pregnant at 11 and 'happy to be a mum'</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A 12-year-old girl will become Britain's youngest mother when she gives birth next month.<br />n<br />nShe became pregnant at the age of 11 when she lost her virginity to a 15-year-old boy during a drunken night out.<br />n<br />n…..<br />n<br />nThe girl, from…
-
Question Answered
I have been wondering what "Baaxuwuaashe" meant ever since the signs went up last fall near Crow Agency. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/24/news/state/30-signs.txt">Now I know</a>, translated from the Crow language it means flour mill and it refers to the Government operated flour mill that was built there in the very early 20th century. <br />n<br />nMany of the…
-
Interesting Thought
<b>Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth. Will Rogers</b>
-
Learning Something New
One of the things I really like about the Internet and blogs is the new things you can learn, if you have an open enough mind to read and learn things that is. I have been learning a lot about the dairy industry over at <a href="http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/">Northview Diary</a> and the education has been interesting at…
-
Phenomenon
The "dumb cowboy" phenomenon rears its head again.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/22/build/business/40-herd.inc">Workshops teach about herd issues</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>"Cattle producers have experienced strong prices in the last few years due to short beef supplies and strong consumer demand," says Duane Griffith, Montana State University Extension economist. "Now, when the drought may be easing, ranchers are wondering about…