tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82606632012-02-23T08:50:54.420-05:00My take on a variety of topics that are shaping the U.S. in the 21st century.Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4629125blogspot/HRQuhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-68811793409842517712012-02-23T08:50:00.000-05:002012-02-23T08:50:54.429-05:002012-02-23T08:50:54.429-05:00Diane Ravitch has been a long time critic of our educational system.&nbsp; She has been especially...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/finnish-schools-vs-american-schools.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-49301027256876797852012-02-22T16:54:00.000-05:002012-02-22T16:54:51.663-05:002012-02-22T16:54:51.663-05:00You may remember the problems I had with Zagat Wine in December.&nbsp; I vowed then that I would...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/getting-confirmation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-59999602174429990562012-02-22T13:56:00.000-05:002012-02-22T13:56:39.273-05:002012-02-22T13:56:39.273-05:00Stem cells can have a wide use. Prof. Mark Post is trying to develop a hamburger from them and he's...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/is-mcdonalds-financing-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-58403067457385216652012-02-22T09:44:00.001-05:002012-02-22T09:45:49.937-05:002012-02-22T09:45:49.937-05:00DSK has been picked up again by the police.&nbsp; This time the French police are investigating him...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/report-card-for-gwot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-70292719139203057242012-02-19T10:38:00.000-05:002012-02-19T10:38:18.426-05:002012-02-19T10:38:18.426-05:00400,000 of our neighbors are tied to dialysis machines. 90,000 of them have registered for a kidney...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/expanding-donor-base.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-29376508526781073852012-02-18T15:15:00.000-05:002012-02-18T15:15:40.559-05:002012-02-18T15:15:40.559-05:00That's what a University of Texas study claims. The study thinks the contamination is caused by ...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/fracking-does-not-cause-ground-water.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-28744043153995006392012-02-18T15:07:00.000-05:002012-02-18T15:07:53.886-05:002012-02-18T15:07:53.886-05:00Citibank has just paid another fine. This time the $158,000,000 fine was assessed because Citi...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/fantastic-icebergs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-27083995651789863032012-02-16T10:02:00.000-05:002012-02-16T10:02:17.928-05:002012-02-16T10:02:17.928-05:00Unfortunately only a few can use this method. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart The Daily Show...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/better-way-to-invest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-3247132343026923012012-02-15T14:30:00.002-05:002012-02-15T14:32:12.771-05:002012-02-15T14:32:12.771-05:00Eugene White of Rutgers thinks that the shareholders of banks, big or small banks, should be...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Unlike...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/fallows-on-obama-3-years-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-33317845127009160312012-02-10T08:59:00.000-05:002012-02-10T08:59:29.123-05:002012-02-10T08:59:29.123-05:00<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/help-nancy-pelosi-stop-stephen-colbert.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-70567249784183804562012-02-09T13:33:00.004-05:002012-02-09T13:35:54.450-05:002012-02-09T13:35:54.450-05:00Will it display more than one post? It looks like the Westboro Baptists have decided to attack...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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