Is Bilderberg a conference on world affairs or a powerful global cabal? Depends on who you ask. – The Washington Post

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Redshirt (fan video for Jonathan Coulton song)

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One in a Billion: email tips – Google Search

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The Pulse: Seton Hill’s iPad Experiment

This month’s edition of The Pulse podcast features a conversation with Mary Ann Gawelek, provost of Seton Hill University, discussing how her institution’s iPad experiment — begun in 2010 — has fared. RPP_102_iPads-in-Education.mp3 via The Pulse: Seton Hill’s iPad Experiment | Inside Higher Ed. Similar:Rip Van WinkleCertain it is, that he was a great favor…AcademiaAmusing…

Youngest-ever National Spelling Bee competitor says fatigue, stress led to misspelling onstage

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National Headline Contest 2011

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Reading in the Morning

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Updated Journalism Handouts

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Stage Right! Homeschool Musicals

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The Evolution of Adventure: Make Game – Asio City

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How and Why to Make Your Digital Publications Matter

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Choosing Our Own Adventures, Then and Now

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