Its Kevin

Category: Meditations

  • Error-Plagued History Book publisher Bypasses Legislative Review

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A year after Virginia overhauled its review process to improve the quality of textbooks used in public school classrooms, the publisher whose error-plagued history books helped spur the change is refusing to submit its offerings for state Department of Education scrutiny.

    The Washington Post says Five Ponds Press plans to introduce a series of elementary-level science books that it will market directly to school systems, bypassing state review. The newspaper says the publisher didn’ respond to its requests for comment.

    The move angers legislators who voted to bolster regulations. Del. David Englin of Alexandria tells the newspaper that it seems “improper — and possibly fraudulent” to claim the series meets Virginia standards without state review.

    Virginia schools are allowed to use non-approved textbooks, but few do so.

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    Information from: The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com

    An RVAMaverick creation.

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  • Infant mortality linked to subsequent risk of stillbirth, new U.S. study finds

    This new study looked at 320,350 women who had two singleton pregnancies between 1989 and 2005. Of these, 2,483 women (0.78%) had experienced infant death
    in the first pregnancy, while the remaining 317,867 women had an infant in their first pregnancy who survived the first year of life.

    Within the study population, 1,347 cases of stillbirth occurred during the second pregnancy, representing a stillbirth rate of 4.2 per 1,000.

    Infant mortality linked to subsequent risk of stillbirth, new U.S. study finds

    An RVAMaverick creation.

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  • Just a little Map

    A little girl wanted to know what the united states looked like. Her dad tore a map of the USA from a magazine and cut it into small pieces. He told her to go to her room and see if she could put it together. In a few minutes she returned with the map correctly fitted and taped together. The dad was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. She said on the other side was a picture of Jesus and when I put him back then our country just came together.
    An RVAMaverick creation.

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  • You’re a moron

    I figured I’d open this blog with a poem that came to me while watching an old episode of Two-and a Half Men.   its amazing what three shots of vodka, an empty Friday night and a bad TV show will make you think of.  Dedicated to all failed actors everywhere.  I tip my class to you. 
    Empty faces, what are they thinking for?  Arguments wasted, but then who’s keeping score?  You turn on the television, a mid-sized limbic incision is entered into your brain.  The show must go on! My Friend you’re a moron! Outside the dawn is breaking.  But inside in the dark, your in the corner quaking, from a shot of bad tequila mahn.
    What ever happens, don’t leave your life to chance.  You ain’t Jessica Simpson, please don’t take off your pants.  We know that you are not faking, the reason we are shaking is laughter at your misery.  You’re a moron! A tried and true moron! Four times or more you’ve walked out the door, and unlike Al Gore you put the world in an uproar.  You’re a moron.

    Your reputation’s tainted, reviews are in, your career is dead.  Hollywood is done with you, producers say, off with his head! You can try teaching acting, I fear you’ll be flipping burgers my friend! Why? Cause you’re a moron!  A Tried and True moron! Walk out the door, don’t want to hear more, we’ve finally found the will to move on …. On with the show!
    An RVAMaverick creation.

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