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Posts made in December, 2012

Higher Education: Not what it used to be

43% of all grades at four-year universities are As  Is this a case of grade inflation at American universities or is it partly a result of having so many students(perhaps potential B,C,D's) dropping out? Forty percent don't complete a four-year program within 4 years, and that includes the 30% of the dropouts who had to borrow money to attend because tuition costs have soared at triple...

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Coffee And Why Good Morning America Is Not A Science Program

Good Morning America is doing its part for scare journalism, this time telling us that if one computer prediction about global warming is correct, there won't be any wild coffee beans left.Relax, GMA, your guy already won the election, you don't need to drum up hysteria any more.  With four more years in office, he can go back to ignoring climate change, just like every other politician and...

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Old Milwaukee, Milwaukee’s Best, Miller Genuine Draft And 6 Other Beers No One Drinks Any More

Sales of specialty, craft, and small-market beers have improved dramatically in sales, many of the traditional, full-calorie beers that were once the staples of most breweries have fallen behind. In the five years ending in 2011, sales of Budweiser, which was once the top-selling beer in the country for years, have fallen by 7 million barrels. Sales of Michelob are down more than 70%. Based on...

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The McRib Returns – Enjoy It For Four Days Prior To The Apocalypse

The McRib, that cult-favorite pork parts delight, is back in prestigious McDonald's restaurants December 17th - unfortunately the Mayan calendar runs out on the 21st and it has been the big disaster scenario since the American presidential election Nibiru Elenin Harold Camping...

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Blaming Hurricane Sandy On Global Warming Was Good Politics – But Terrible Science

Which esteemed body does not like any attribution of hurricanes to global warming? read...

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