Computers and writing skills improve with home access, study says
A national assessment finds that 27 percent of eighth and 12th graders write well developed essays, with 24 percent proficient and 3 percent advanced. Students with home computers using spell check and thesaurus perform better, though gaps persist by race, gender, and income.
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America
Mary Crowe
Crowe
Mark Warschauer
University of California, Irvine
Warschauer
Anti-Japan Protests Erupt Across China Over Island Dispute
Thousands of protesters surrounded the Japanese embassy in Beijing and spread to cities like Xian Nanjing and Qingdao. Paramilitary police shielded the embassy as demonstrators hurled rocks and bottles, with chants calling for Japan to leave and threats of sanctions over rare earths amid a long simmering territorial dispute.
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Beijing
Japan
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Xue
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Xian
Changsha
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Qingdao
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People’s Daily
Kyodo
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NHK
Panasonic
Foreign Ministry
Powerball Jackpot Leads Iowa Lottery Draws
On Saturday September 15 the Powerball numbers 3 20 26 43 48 and Powerball 125 million jackpot were drawn. Other games include Iowa Cash 7 13 17 27 28, Hot Lotto 10 23 30 32 37 and Hotball 15, Pick 3 and Pick 4 draws, and Illinois lottery Lucky Day Lotto and Lotto with a 2.8 million jackpot.
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Iowa
Illinois
Gazette Billing and Contact Information
The Gazette published daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription rates for various delivery options and contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries. Postmaster and office address details are listed for address changes and mail delivery services.
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Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Gazette Communications Inc
Associated Press
AP News
Gazette Communications, Inc
P.O
Notable historical milestones from 1498 to 1972
Key events include Tomas de Torquemada's death in 1498 Avila, Hidalgo's 1810 Grito de Dolores sparks Mexican revolt, 1893 Cherokee Strip land rush, 1908 GM founded in Flint, 1919 American Legion charter, 1940 Selective Service Act, Samuel T. Rayburn as Speaker, 1953 CinemaScope premiere of The Robe, and 1972 The Bob Newhart Show debut.
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Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
General Motors
Flint
Mich
William C. Durant
American Legion
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Samuel T. Rayburn
Texas
U.S
House of Representatives
the Robe
Roxy Theater
New York
Contact Information Roundup for Cedar Rapids Area
Public notices provide hotlines and office numbers for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. main contacts include news desk general line, tip line, circulation offices, and toll free numbers for readers seeking assistance or submitting tips.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowa City
Gazette Promotes Recycling and Soybean Ink Use
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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Ingleside Dr
Today in History highlights diverse events across 1977 to 2011
The compendium notes Maria Callas death in Paris in 1977, Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982, Montreal Protocol signed by 24 nations in 1987, Iraq weapons inspections resumed in 2002, Blackwater incident in Baghdad in 2007, Phuket plane crash, OJ Simpson arrest, 2011 patent law overhaul, Reno air show disaster, and Soyuz capsule landing with NASA astronaut Ron Garan.
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Maria Callas
Paris
Christian Phalange
West Beirut
Sabra
Shatila
U.N
Kofi Annan
Iraq
U.S
Blackwater USA
U.S. State Department
Baghdad
Go Airlines
Phuket
Thailand
O.J. Simpson
Las Vegas
Simpson
Barack Obama
Reno
Nev
Florida
Jimmy Leeward
NASA
Ron Garan
International Space Station
Kazakhstan
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