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After the recent study on young black males in Bermuda was published, Middle 2 male students were asked to comment on some of the findings. Some felt that males had been judged too harshly, which only served to discourage them.
"They think we're goin...
DATE: Nov 26, 2009
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Why did the Tutsi hate the Hutu?
Hate is everywhere, but the fundamental question of why one person can hate another has never been adequately studied, contends Jim Mohr of Gonzaga University, wh...
DATE: Nov 25, 2009
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BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed as if every other student on the quiet, leafy campus had graduated from an exclusive private school.
"I felt intimidated by them," recalle...
DATE: Nov 23, 2009
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A typical student at Impact Mentoring Academy might be Shomari Simmons, 13.
He had an almost a perfect score in standardised language testing, but was doing poorly in the classroom.
In short, Shomari was bored.
"My mother was thinking it was because ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2009
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When it comes to tackling Bermuda's low high school graduation rates for young men, educator Trace White has a simple philosophy, 'Keep it Real'.
Mr. White took over the running of Impact Mentoring Academy, a school for young men, a few years ago.
"I...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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This week, we delve deeper into some of the problems we're having. More on this after the Top 20.
Up to #1 is Last Chance by Ginuwine. Dropping to #2 is Breakup by Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett. Improving to #3, it's the monster dance a...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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Sneakers on your feet may help you run more comfortably, but hung from a powerline they can represent nefarious activity.
That is why a pair of sneakers hanging in the Cottage Hill, Hamilton Parish area made Esme Williams, long time resident, and exe...
DATE: Nov 19, 2009
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With the passing of new pesticides safety legislation through the Senate early this year, the Pesticides Focus Group (PFG) is going into hibernation.
The PFG was formed in 2000 at the encouragement of then Director of Environmental Protection Dr. Tom...
DATE: Nov 17, 2009
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A new session of Parliament was convened last week with Bermuda's historic 400th Anniversary Year celebrations much in focus. It formally took place with the traditional pomp and military circumstance in the grounds of the Cabinet Office. Units of th...
DATE: Nov 14, 2009
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David Lindsay was born in Bermuda on March 4, 1920, the son of Walter and Mary Lindsay, formerly of Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland. Walter had come to Bermuda to be chief electrical engineer at the Hamilton Hotel, then the largest in Bermuda, where ci...
DATE: Nov 10, 2009
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