2014年8月18日 星期一

2014-08-19 U.S. Spotlight


Perry defends veto that led to grand jury indictment  PBS NewsHour
WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday defended the veto that led a grand jury to indict him on two felony counts of abuse of power, noting that even some Democrats have questioned the move by prosecutors. “I stood up for the rule of law in the ...


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New Energy Projects Boost the Use of Undersea Power Cables  National Geographic
A ship works to erect a wind turbine in the German North Sea at the DanTysk wind facility. Submarine cables are increasingly needed to transmit new offshore wind energy. Photograph by Carsten Rehder, dpa/Corbis. Patrick J. Kiger. for National Geographic.

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Robin Williams Tribute Could Come in Video Game  Discovery News
Robin Williams was such a fan of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, he named his daughter Zelda. John Shearer/WireImage. Gallery. VideoGameFails:SlideShow. View Caption +. As Microsoft's motion-controlled Kinect gaming device hits stores, everyone ...


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Why is math easier for some kids than for others?  PBS NewsHour
The sooner kids stop counting on their fingers, the better they are at math later in life. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine found that when kids begin processing mental math, the brain reorganizes itself to use its short-term memory center, ...


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Searching for Causes of the Ebola Outbreak, and for a Way to Stop the Next One  Wired
No, Dystopian Sci-Fi Isn't Bad for Society. We Need It More Than Ever · BUSINESS · Business · The Newsletter That Became a $100M Business Selling Stuff to Dudes · The Internet Is Officially More Popular Than Cable in the U.S. · This App Crawls the Web to ...


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It's a Shark GIF-a-Palooza: Photos  Discovery News
Shark Week may be over, but that doesn't mean you can't give yourself a few more shocks with these GIFs from an underwater nightmare. Enjoy! See you next year for another week of shark fun and fright. Mako shark. DCI ...


   


Would greater independence for teachers result in higher student performance?  PBS NewsHour
In the face of a top-down hierarchy ruling many public schools these days, some teachers are taking back their classrooms by moving to schools where they create the curriculum and vote democratically on decisions. John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports ...


   

  New York Times   
'Ice Bucket Challenge' Has Raised Millions for ALS Association  New York Times
Jimmy Fallon, center, taking the “Ice Bucket Challenge” with guests to his late-night show. Credit Douglas Gorenstein/NBC. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page. Continue reading ...


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  National Geographic   
Acclaimed Novelist Alison Lurie Thinks Buildings Say a Whole Lot About Us  National Geographic
Your house can tell others whether you're happy or well organized or friendly—even what your politics are. A photo of the cover of "The Language of Houses" by Alison Lurie. In her latest book, Alison Lurie delves into building design and ...


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The Coming Race War Won't Be About Race  TIME
Will the recent rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, be a tipping point in the struggle against racial injustice, or will it be a minor footnote in some future grad student's thesis on Civil Unrest in the Early Twenty-First Century?

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