Its getting to be Spring (at least in most of the country) and soon we’ll all be outside taking pictures. For a lot of people that’s going to include taking pictures the kid’s sporting events (or if y

Link: Executive Summary (pdf) Executive Summary This report contains the findings of a study carried out by the Centre for Academic Practice & Learning Enhancement (CAPLE) and Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards (CETIS), at the University of Strathclyde. The study…

In the comments of this post about chemistry sets and science education, gwdonnelly asked: As a kid I loved playing with tools, fire, magnifying glasses, etc, etc. Along with some mates I made thermite and even had a go at some very small touch powder (could do with more practice at growing crystals…

By Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated This story appears in the June 4, 2012 issue of Sports Illustrated. Buy the digital version of the magazine here. The 1994 Fort Myers Miracle, a Class A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, included four pitchers of similar attributes. They each threw righthanded,…

Conservatives used to care about community. What happened? By E.J. Dionne Jr., To secure his standing as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney has disowned every sliver of moder

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