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- The Rebirth of Recess
- "Every schoolchild who’s ever squirmed in his seat, anxious for recess to arrive, can sympathize with students in Chicago. This year, many public schools in that city are scheduled to have recess for the first time in three decades. ... The new science of recess says that recess isn’t a waste of time at all. 'Having recess is much, much, much better than not having recess,' says Anthony Pellegrini, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Minnesota who’s written extensively on the subject. ... recess in many schools is now a very different beast. It’s more structured and sports-focused, less dreamy and aimless. Whether it leads to the same cognitive and social benefits is an open question. "
- Armchair discovery a ‘godsend’ for struggling B.C. church
- How liberal christianity in Canada survives. The article notes that this church lost "its longtime clerical team and about 95 per cent of its former congregation" to the Anglican Network in Canada.
- Relax, Finding Gigantic Undetonated Bombs from WWII Is Totally Normal
- "So this is where it gets crazy. Spiegel reported in 2011 that in Germany "thousands of bombs are found each year, 15 a day as a statistical average." 15. Per. Day. They add that 5,500 bombs in Germany have to be defused each year."
- As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up
- "Last week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge that he had been doing research on the case on the Internet, directly violating the judge’s instructions and centuries of legal rules. But when the judge questioned the rest of the jury, he got an even bigger shock. Eight other jurors had been doing the same thing."