July, 2010

Race to the Top finalists announced by DOE

Billions of dollars in federal education reform grants are up for grabs in the Race to the Top. In the second round of the competition, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Wednesday that 18 states and Washington D.C. as finalists. Finalists such as California certain various school district to cooperate with the grant application. In ...

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Tony Hayward no longer CEO but BP career continues in Russia

Following a meeting in London to choose his fate, Tony Hayward was expected to resign Monday. He'll work for BP in Russia instead, managing his company's role in TNK-BP, a joint venture considered one of BP's best projects . After cultivating a reckless culture that led to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ...

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Brad Pitt will star in World War Z

The sub-genre of horror films and novels of Zombie Lit has been exploding after the last few years. A spate of zombie themed novels followed a few years of some very successful zombie films like 28 Days Later and the remake of Dawn of the Dead. One of one of the most popular zombie lit ...

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Oil seep causing BP to start over

Just when BP thought it was safe to go back into the Gulf of Mexico, the New York Times has learned that the U.S. Government has ordered the oil company to prepare to open the valves on their lately placed oil well cap. This try that BP has made, although it is their 10th, has ...

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Groupon helps socially save

Groupon is a mix of social networking and couponing. Groupon helps individuals save money with deals and social networking. Groupon currently serves 40 U.S. cities, with a sister site in Europe. Groupon is not the only way you can get in a group so conserve money. Background of Groupon A "groupon" deal is, in essence, a bulk ...

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