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Another publisher accuses a librarian of libel — Inside Higher Ed

KC — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:38:03 +0000

“While the Internet makes it easier to share opinions in writing, it also makes it harder for a publisher to sue its way toward a good reputation, because once word gets out, any number of librarians and scholars confirm in writing, loudly, exactly what the defendant in the suit is being sued for saying,” she said. “The number of librarians who will never buy a book published by Mellen and [[Continue reading]]

Christian Post Blogger Who Wrote About ‘Leaving Homosexuality’ Found Cruising for Dudes on Grindr

KC — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:13:35 +0000

Christian Post Blogger Who Wrote About 'Leaving Homosexuality' Found Cruising for Dudes on Grindr. I post here only to highlight the funny/insightful comment by "Muckyduck": Jesus was an unmarried thirtysomething Jewish boy from a nice family who up and decided to leave his honorable occupation as a carpenter to wander the earth with 12 other dudes...and who said nothing at all about being gay, I might add...if the [[Continue reading]]

Movie Recommendation: Rififi (1955)

KC — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:01:13 +0000

Rififi 1955 - IMDb. I just watched this thanks to Netflix and a cool article about it from MentalFloss.com explaining the background of the director being on the stupid anticommunist blacklist during the McCarthy era. Â I can't find that article online but Roger Ebert writes a good one: "Rififi" was called by Francois Truffaut the best film noir he'd ever seen (it was based, he added [[Continue reading]]

Australia’s Mining Boom Creates Demand For Sex Workers : NPR

KC — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:53:31 +0000

The sex industry here is mostly legal, and it has boomed alongside the thriving mining industry. Sex workers from around the world have flocked to Western Australia, drawn to the big money earned by thousands of miners. via Australia's Mining Boom Creates Demand For Sex Workers : NPR. Oil, mining, any sort of major convention -- this'll happen. [[Continue reading]]

Science-Based Medicine Â» 4 Types of SCAMs

KC — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:24:04 +0000

I heard this podcast today: Part of having a scientific bent is the urge to classify. Â Supplements, Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (SCAM) is such a hodgepodge of ideas and practices it is difficult to categorize. Carolus Linnaeus Â I am not, but in my mind I have come to classify SCAM into four broad types. Type 1:Â Total nonsense with zero prior plausibility.Â These are SCAMs based on [[Continue reading]]

Congressman Randy Neugebauer – Wants to Fix Budget by Feeding Fewer People

KC — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:05:04 +0000

Congressman Randy Neugebauer's Facebook Page. His emailed newsletter had this tidbit: Over 47 Million Americans Now Participate in the Food Stamp Program Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that over 47 million Americans take part in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program. A recent study found that the number of individuals on food stamps exceeds the populations [[Continue reading]]

2012-2013 Lubbock ISD Grading Guidelines for Reporting Student Progress

KC — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:28:45 +0000

2012-2013 Lubbock ISD Grading Guidelines for Reporting Student Progress.pdf (application/pdf Object). I just learned of this policy today. Maybe it's in the student handbook, but I missed it if it is. So you can only weight a grade at 15% max, have to have 10 or more grades per six weeks, and 5% of the grade is set aside for the six-weeks summary exam. If I taught I [[Continue reading]]