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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
A tribute to the man who left our children with the legacy of a lifelong love of readingby melissbrand / on Mar 2, 2011 -
in LifestyleAliteracy: The Dangerous Step Above Literacy

Aliteracy is the act of knowing how to read, but simply choosing not to. Not only is this behavior similar to illiteracy, it has fostered a growing ignorance amongst the populace.by majeure / on Feb 9, 2011 -
in TravelAmericans Lack Geographic Literacy: Can’t Find Iraq or New York on a Map

Americans do worse than any other country's adults in knowing geography and culture. Most can't even find New York or Iraq on a mapby kaleeltvp / on Jan 5, 2011
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “illiteracy”
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Sure, Right
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It’s always striking when the data on energy usage and savings is obfuscated at the outset, and certainly not widely distributed. So, we have nothing to compare actual results to. Further, we have nothing to allow us to see how these numbers are calculated. But let’s take ‘em at face value . In addition to ...5 days ago -
Is California Leading in the “Dumbing of America”?
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By USDR. Emmy Award winning Full Disclosure Network(R) presents a new online video entitled ”Does Illiteracy Threaten California’s Future?” featuring International Security Expert Alex Alexievwho points to government statistics demonstrating a dramatic erosion of literacy in the United States. He ...6 days ago -
Overflowing classrooms continue to battle illiteracy in Jordan
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Munir Atalla for Open Democracy – WNN Learning! (WNN/OD) Amman, JORDAN, WESTERN ASIA: Having no significant natural resources like our neighbors in the Gulf, and no coastline like Mediterranean countries, Jordan has always seemed intentionally delineated to be void of natural wealth. At times, this has been more of ...1 week ago -
What a Waste
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Among my “favorite” aspects of reading “E”nvironmental books is the usage, oftentimes with authority, of myriad facts completely devoid of context, illustration or even in many cases sources or evidence. In the book on trash I am reading one of the many, many, many, many facts tossed around like a bludgeon is ...1 week ago -
Evil Is as Evil Does
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We live in a world where evil exists . It always has and it always will. In many ways, it is a relative term, too often used for such petty reason that it literally takes the ‘evil’ from what is truly evil. When the far left describes the far right as ‘evil’ and the far right reciprocates, the ...1 week ago -
Kerry-ing on with African Dictators
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Watching American Diplocrisy at the African Union I enjoy watching American diplomats chilling out and kicking it with African dictators. I like seeing them kumbaya-ing, back-patting and carrying on. Their body language, more than their forked diplomatic tongue, speaks more honestly and eloquently. I have ...1 week ago -
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By Kap, Cagle Cartoons, Spain Related Entries May 27, 2013 Obama’s Guantanamo May 27, 2013 Feeding On the Small3 weeks ago -
The Real Obesity Problem
The Unbroken Window —
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Obese people have a hard time regulating their own behavior. If there is a bag of M&Ms lying around the house, rest assured they will take a handful each time they walk by. Obese people have low levels of energy. Though it is well known that regular exercise will improve health and energy levels, they have such ...3 weeks ago -
The health and wellness gap between insured and uninsured people
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By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn First Posted at Health Populi on 5/24/2013 If you have health insurance, chances are you take several actions to bolster your health such as take vitamins and supplements (which 2 in 3 American adults do), take medications as prescribed (done by 58% of insured people), and tried to improve your ...3 weeks ago -
Random Thought #3
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The hypocrisy of the Greens knows no bounds. Today, Russell Norman complains that the government mislead the people about the number of “mom and pop” investors willing to purchase Mighty River Power shares. It seems to have conveniently escaped his attention that the vast majority of small investors were scared ...3 weeks ago -
PART V: Liberal Science v. Conservative Science = Abject Idiocy
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The Pink Flamingo’s series into science, climate change, liberal versions of science, conservative versions, and abject stupidity of both groups continues. This is yet another of those ‘no brainer’ Pink Flamingo posts I decided to toss together as quick and easy. Nothing is farther from the truth. I’ve ...3 weeks ago -
The Department of Energy Needs a Visit from Bastiat
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A site I enjoy reading is John Hanger’s . Like many others, Mr. Hanger claims to be non-ideological, but no one really can adhere to that standard. I can’t. But I don’t pretend to and I do try my best to be honest about when I AM being that way and when I am trying NOT to be. In today’s post, Mr. Hanger is ...3 weeks ago -
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Hey Kevin Threat Hey Todd Abramson-Thanks for the memories&something to write about!Glad to help you both out&improving your reading skills!3 weeks ago -
PART III: Liberal Science v. Conservative Science = Abject Idiocy
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This is my problem. When climate change scientists make their catastrophic warnings, they are completely ignoring the historical record. In many ways, they are as Luddite against this historical record as the far right is against their work. I also have a problem with this in that this historical record of warming and ...3 weeks ago -
PULSECast – Episode 18
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Subscribe (iTunes): http://tinyurl.com/ba5kdjd Lost Symmetry (Featuring Kirlian Camera) – Blank Money – illiteracy Drowing Beautiful – Bad Wolf Resurrection – Nezzy Idy Drifting – Paria The Flood – Nezzy Idy Bound (Unfinished Track) – STEREOSPREAD Thing to See – SBX Stange – Leigh ...3 weeks ago -
PART II: Liberal Science v. Conservative Science = Abject Idiocy
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This is yet another of those ‘no brainer’ Pink Flamingo posts I decided to toss together as quick and easy. Nothing is farther from the truth. I’ve changed the title several times. After four hours of working on it on Sunday evening, I’ve realized I have at least three parts to it. I started out with one ...3 weeks ago -
About Assets and Liabilities
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The reason folks acquire liabilities thinking they are assets arises from financial illiteracy. Conventionally, an asset is something you own that has value. This shows up on the asset column of your balance sheet. For the financially literate, what makes an item an asset or liability depends on the cash flow pattern. ...4 weeks ago -
Huffington Post ~ Solving Poverty: Fighting Blight and Poverty with Credit Scores
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John Hope Bryant Bestselling business leadership author and philanthropic entrepreneur In the 50 years since the civil rights movement and Dr. Kings dream, one problem (racism) has been replaced or at least matched by another -- poverty. Urban poverty , rural poverty, and poverty that hits blacks, whites, ...4 weeks ago



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