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...Internet stands as a medium uniquely suited to enhancing education’s public sphere. The story of the online world’s success is wide and varied, but a large chunk of it has to do with the free and open dissemination of information—everything from computer software to constitutional documents to daily news stories. Institutions of higher learning would do well to place educational materials among this growing list, not in a for-profit or for-credit manner, but as a resource among resources...
...flea market, as some detractors say, it's the most extensive flea market in human history, covering most of the planet's surface and many centuries of our past. Our collective memories are inventoried here, albeit briefly. A quick search reveals current auctions for an ancient Roman coin, a chunk of the Berlin Wall and a Florida voting machine. They won't stay there for long. Items on eBay move at the speed of humanity. We may not be flying to the moon in 2001, but with eBay's help we're constructing something much more meaningful to the average...
...might suggest that there was, let's say, a slight trend toward ethnic self-segregation, or a slight proclivity for the sciences over the humanities among Asian-Americans. And I might, if I were so inclined (not that anyone would be), get downright nasty and suggest that a large chunk of these self-segregated, math-and-science types are self-absorbed, clannish and downright weird...
...President Bush's promises to bring a new tone to the capital, it felt like the bad old days in Washington last week. Democrats railed about the "shameful subversion of the process" as Republican leaders muscled the largest chunk of Bush's tax cut through the House with virtually no Democratic influence or support. The education bill everyone says he or she wants limped out of a Senate committee, but only after Republicans blocked Democrats from adding money for school repair and Democrats blocked money for vouchers. As a favor to business interests, Republicans in both houses rolled back Clinton...
While Americans are living longer and competition has grown increasingly fierce in the $100 billion life-insurance industry, that's only part of the story. A good chunk of the savings stems directly from the popularity of more than a dozen online insurance sites, such as InsWeb.com and Quotesmith.com which instantly serve up price quotes for term-life policies sold by hundreds of insurance companies. This lets shoppers pinpoint the best rate without having to contact an agent...