* Sometimes the other universe bleeds into this one: Satanists Unveil Design For Okla. Capitol Monument.
* Science has announced today is the worst day of the year. Don’t worry, it’s almost over…
* The Ph.D.’s Guide to a Nonfaculty Job Search.
* Roscoe Bartlett spent 20 years on Capitol Hill. Now he lives in a remote cabin in the woods, prepping for doomsday.
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* She also took aim at the assessment’s definition of fluency — which emphasizes reading with speed — and its use of what are known as “nonsense words.” Those call on students to identify the phonetics and sounds of words not found in the dictionary. Speering says employing them is a poor way to evaluate how well a child is understanding what he or she reads.
* Officer shoots restrained disabled teen dead on “we don’t have time for this” basis.
* And somebody seems to have maybe solved the Goldblach Conjecture. If true, amazing!
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