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AFP reports that British university lecturers and staff by wary of their Asian-looking students, especially those who are of Muslim descent: Citing a document drawn up by the British education ministry, the newspaper said universities had been warned of talent-spotting by terrorists on campuses across the country, and of students being “groomed” for extremism. It [...]

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It’s official: as of yesterday, you oughta throw out all those encyclopedias and Solar System mobiles, or at least break the last planet off, because Pluto does not fit the new definition of a planet as agreed by the International Astornomical Union, and is demoted to the status “dwarf planet”

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Not more than a week after the case of a student who died after being made to eat pencil shavings by her teacher, yet another teacher put her students to humiliation — and this time had the gall to defend herself. Susana Quiambao, a Grade 6 teacher of New Mabuhay Elementary School in General Santos [...]

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This news item came as a bit of shock to me this morning: According to the news report, nine-year old Delmar Redota died last Wednesday. According to the report: Redota, a Grade II pupil at the Silangan Elementary School Main in Barangay Upper Bicutan had died before dawn, exactly a week after a teacher allegedly [...]

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Former DECS Secretary and DLSU System president Bro. Andrew Gonzalez passed away last Monday. His body was cremated last Thursday. His demise marks the end of an illustrious career in education, serving as DLSU’s head for around a quarter century and serving as secretary during the tumultuous years of Joseph Estrada’s administration. I have very [...]

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About a year before I got married, one of my former officemates was telling about how much her son loves Barney. He liked it so bad that during evenings my officemate would just play Barney VCDs until he fell asleep. My other officemates likewise profess their own children’s undying love for the purple dinosaur. While [...]

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The signature mantra of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has always been the same as that of its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), in that it seeks to promote the lowering of trade barriers which will allow more market access in a global market economy. The effects of lowering such barriers, [...]

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I love this livejournal entry, but it’s not just because I’m from DLSU. Read more to see for yourself the meaning of angst.

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Confirming what my sources have told me, as mentioned in a previous post, Manny Salgado appears to have had knowledge of the dubious nature of Mark Benitez’s (and perhaps, also that of Tim Gatchalian’s) PEPTCR. Raul Lacson, a contracted statistician for the team, was also apparently involved. This was published in a Statement of De [...]

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I came across a very commendable project on the net in the form of Massachusets Institute of Technology Media Lab‘s quest to produce $100 laptops. They envision it alongside another, more daunting but every bit as commendable quest: One Laptop per Child, where they seek being able to provide one laptop per child in every [...]

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