Familiar foes: Belleville East plays OFallon again for regional title

Source: Belleville News-Democrat

There will be no secrets when the Belleville East Lancers play the O’Fallon Panthers at 11 a.m. Saturday in the championship game of the Class 4A Collinsville Softball Regional. These two teams are meeting f ...
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'Perks of Being a Wallflower' release date: Emma Watson and Logan Lerman hit screens this September

Source: WGNO

Stephen Chbosky's highly anticipated film adaptation of his novel "Perks of Being a Wallflower" has had a long road to the screen. Shot last summer, the movie stars Logan Lerman and Emma Watson in the lead roles, with fan favorites Mae Whitman, ...
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Content matters: The real lessons we need to draw from elite schools

Source: Thomas B. Fordham Institute Flypaper Blog

Education reform critics often compare the practices of elite private schools to those of traditional public schools serving our nation’s most disadvantaged students and are appalled by the differences they see. Just this morning, ...
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Cannes 2012: Nina Dobrev @ amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala

Source: The Bastardly

Bookmark/Search this post with: Photo Credit: WENN I gotta admit, I was a little surprised to see 23-year-old "Vampire Diaries" star Nina Dobrev at last night's , but if Nina's latest project has something ...
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London 2012 Olympics: Team GB men's hockey team slip up to draw against Malaysia in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Source: The Telegraph

Jason Lee's side - ranked fourth in the world going in to the home Olympics - were well worth their 3-1 half-time lead and looked like holding on for three points in the six-team tournament only to have their resolve broken late ...
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Great Britain beat SA hockey women

Source: Independent Online (South Africa)

The South African women's hockey team lost 5-1 to world number four Great Britain a unofficial Test mach. World number four Great Britain beat the world number 12 Investec South Africa women’s hockey team 5-1 after they wer ...
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Kate Walsh: Now we’re all united in our mission to win gold

Source: Manchester Evening News

With just two months to go and the Olympic torch relay underway, the start of London 2012 is ever closer. Here, Withington-born Kate Walsh, who is captain of GB’s women’s hockey team, continues her regular column on how preparations for the event are goi ...
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Ravitch: What is NCTQ? (and why you should know)

Source: The Washington Post

This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch . She is a research professor at New York University and author of numerous books, including the best-selling “The Death and Life of the Great American S ...
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Kate Walsh: Billionaire Boyfriend Martini Recipe!

Source: Damsels

I picked an outfit for today, based on the last few days weather and the fact the I have to pop... How long does your hair have to be for an updo? I have a wedding on 20th July and I'd real... ... you get a tummy ache? :wink: I've had abo ...
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MnSCU gets sued for refusing to release documents about how they train teachers

Source: TwinCities.com

paying students for their course syllabuses. Walsh confirmed that her organization is doing that if they can't get the documents from the school. A nonprofit working to improve teacher effectiveness is suing Minnesota State Colleges and Universi ...
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