Journal: Detriot in Ruins–End of Empire From 1960’s…

Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre Guardian, Sunday 2 January 2011 Sean O’Hagan Article Photo Gallery Direct In downtown Detroit, the streets are lined with abandoned hotels and swimming pools, ruined movie houses and schools, all evidence of the motor city’s painful decline. The photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain …

Journal: Learning Styles Concepts and Evidence

Learning Styles:Concepts and Evidence Psychological Science in the Public Interest Harold Pashler Mark McDaniel Doug Rohrer Robert Bjork Abstract The term “learning styles” refers to the concept that individuals differ in regard to what mode of instruction or study is most effective for them. Proponents of learning-style assessment contend that optimal instruction requires diagnosing individuals’ …

Journal: From WikiLeaks to OpenLeaks–and Local News

Micah L. Sifry | December 17, 2010 – 4:01pm Back in 2009, Daniel Domscheit-Berg applied to the Knight News Challenge in the name of Wikileaks for $532,000 to fund a project to “improve the reach, use and impact of a platform that allows whistle-blowers and journalists to anonymously post source material.” At the time Domscheit-Berg …

NO LABELS Rolling Update CLOSED

Short-Cut:  http://www.tinyurl.com/NOLABELSNO 31 December 2010 ‘No label’ the new false flag (Examiner) 30 December 2010 Coffee Party 2.0: Similarities Between No Labels and Previous Incarnation Includes Extreme MSM Hype (newsbusters) NO LABELS NO WINNER (Tucson Citizen) 29 December 2010 No Labels, but still sworn enemies (Boston Globe) The Freak Show: It’s Time To Dump Democrats …

Reference: Budget Games of States…to Bankruptcy

This new Rockefeller Institute study on the budget crises facing virtually every state is tough sledding but a must for all those going googoo over NJ Gov Christie after last nights 60 Minutes performance. This is the very best source for State budgets, med programs and initiatives. Kicks Harvard Kennedy School butt coming and going.