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Tuesday, October 08, 2002 |
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News -- A new object was found in our solar system. About half the size of Pluto, it's the largest object found since Pluto was discovered: http://space.com/scienceastronomy/quaoar_discovery_021007.html Comment - This is pretty exciting. But I hate the preliminary name it has been given: "Quaoar". What's up with that? You can't even pronounce it! Interesting to note that it was found by a ground-based telescope, not Hubble. The problem with Hubble is that there is so much to see but only so much time available for Hubble to look at things. News - Study says Michigan ranks 20th as smartest state: http://www.morganquitno.com/edpress.htm Comment - I think the purpose of the study is get more money to public schools and teachers, because it says "Factors considered include per pupil expenditures, public high school graduation rates, average class size, the percent of staff who are school district administrators, student reading and math proficiency, pupil-teacher ratios and teacher salaries." I have no problem paying top dollar for the best teachers, but that means really having a system where the most money goes to the teachers who are the most skilled, not the teachers who just have the most seniority. News - Washington Post headline says 8th grader who was wounded was a "wonderful, sweet teen": http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57264-2002Oct7.html Comment - Well, of course he was. When was the last time you saw a headline that said "Worthless Thug of a Teen Gunned Down; Neighbors Grateful". Click here to see current comments and add your own. 11:20:55 AM 
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