I wish I had a dollar for every time a student has tried to blame spell check for a misspelled word. Repeat after me: "If my name is on the paper, I am responsible for everything in it - even the spelling - even if I ran spell check - even if I went to the writing lab."
10 Common Errors "Spell Check" won't Catch
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As some of you may know, I am a runner and a trainer. I love to run marathons and help others achieve that same goal. Never, however, have I thought about it quite this way.
Run a Marathon . . . In Your Web Browser
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One of the first articles I linked to from this blog was an article about Stonehenge. I was attracted to it (the article) because so many of my students have written about ancient mysteries. It's neat to see how often these types of stories crop up.
Every time I read one of these articles, I am reminded of the argument stupid people make against seatbelts:
"Well I heard of this guy who died because he was trapped in his car and if he had been thrown free he would have lived."
Okay, but for every one of those poor souls, there are 1,000 who died because they were thrown from the car and would have lived if they had been belted in. Likewise, for every case of false information from a breast biopsy, how many lives are saved because this information comes in time for proper treatment?
Ladies, please don't let this information keep you from following your doctor's advice on detection and treatment.
Earliest steps to find breast cancer prone to error
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As infuriating as these arrests are, it doesn't appear from this article that people are actually being prosecuted, at least not successfully.
Growing Number of Prosecutions for Videotaping the Police
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If you are in the gun selling business, business is good, at least around Chicago.
Gun Boom after Supreme Court Ruling
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We all know about the massive spill from the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico, but what's happening with all those old abandoned wells both offshore and on dry land? Are they safe?
Oil Spill Probe Looking at Abandoned Wells
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You know, I don't recommend a life of crime, but if you're going to be infamous, make sure you have a cool nickname. I mean, Barefoot Bandit sure beats Beer-belly Bandito!
Quick guilty plea in "Barefoot" case in Bahamas
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If you haven't ever heard Father Guido Sarducci's routine about "Clean Cake People," you need to run right out and spend some time with Breakfast in Heaven. The link below isn't about Sarducci, but it is about the cleanest of the clean cake people.
Georgian Woman's Claim to be 130 is hard to Prove
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