David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter MN, United States (AHN) – Students who struggle with mathematics may be suffering from a neurocognitive disorder similar to people struggling with dyslexia. University of Minnesota researchers say the condition is called dyscalculia. The disorder, they say, inhibits the acquisition of basic numerical and arithmetic concepts. Dyscalculia affects about [...]
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May 27th, 2011 
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May 26th, 2011 davidguide Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Madison, WI, United States (AHN) – A Dane County judge on Thursday suspended the implementation of a law repealing collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin on grounds that Republican lawmakers passed it illegally. Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi ruled that GOP senators violated the state’s open meetings law [...]
Posted in Goals Tags: Act, AHN, Assembly, Circuit, county district attorney, dane county district attorney, Democrat, Genova, gop senators, law, open meetings law, republican lawmakers, senate majority leader, state Comments OffMinnesota school district facing civil rights lawsuit over anti-gay harassment
May 25th, 2011 davidguide Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Andover, MN, United States (AHN) – Two national civil rights groups are planning on suing the Anoka-Hennepin school district if school officials don’t properly address anti-gay harassment. The Southern Poverty Law Center and National Center for Lesbian Rights say they have proof that students in the district have [...]
Posted in Goals Tags: Andover, anoka hennepin school, anoka hennepin school district, civil rights groups, Editor, harassment, Letter, National, orientation, poverty law center, Rights, Southern, southern poverty law, southern poverty law center Comments OffCasualty of lockout: NFL cancels rookie symposium
May 24th, 2011 davidguide John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN Sports) – According to numerous reports, the NFL is canceling next month’s rookie symposium in Canton, Ohio. League officials are scheduled to officially inform teams of the cancellation during today’s NFL Spring Meeting in Indianapolis. The symposium is designed to teach rookies life lessons [...]
Posted in Goals Tags: cancellation, Court, football finances, football hall of fame, Home, john nestor, June, labor unrest, League, NFL, NFLPA, pro football hall, pro football hall of fame, Scheduled Comments OffGreece prepares large cuts in public sector wages to meet bailout terms
May 23rd, 2011 davidguide Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Athens, Greece (AHN) – The Greek government is preparing tougher belt-tightening measures as it attempts to meet the terms of the country’s $110 billion (EUR 78 billion) bailout. Prime Minister George Papandreou rejected debt restructuring ahead of a Monday cabinet meeting to tackle austerity measures, which includes tax hikes and [...]
Posted in Goals Tags: AHN, Athens, austerity measures, Bank, cabinet, Central, debt, debt spiral, electricity utilities, george papandreou, Hernandez, international monetary fund, privatization program, sector Comments OffChina imposes export quotas on rare earths needed for manufacturing high tech items
May 20th, 2011 davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Beijing, China (AHN) – Tight new controls on rare earth minerals were announced by China’s State Council on Thursday, which issued a national guideline for the industry. World-wide high demand for rare earth minerals, which are essential in high tech manufacturing of electronics, has caused rapid development of mining [...]
Posted in Goals Tags: AHN, beijing china, Council, development, export, export quota, export quotas, hybrid car batteries, iron alloys, Manufacturing, mining, percent, rare earth minerals, Tight Comments OffUnemployment claims decrease to 409,000
May 19th, 2011 davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims declined by 29,000 to 409,000 for the week ending May 14 compared to the previous week’s tally of 438,000 claims. That is still above the 400,000 mark. Analysts say first time unemployment compensation insurcance claims must drop below 400,000 and [...]
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May 18th, 2011 davidguide John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent new york, ny, United States (AHN Sports) – Count New York Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty among those who feel that there will be NFL football this fall. Canty for one feels that the labor impasse will be over soon enough and the season will get started when it [...]
Posted in Goals Tags: Astoria, commitment, dispute, fullback, Giants, impasse, john nestor, new york giants, new york post, NFL, nfl football, post, tony richardson, waldorf astoria Comments OffCalifornia impasse continues with revised budget plan
May 17th, 2011 davidguide Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Sacramento, CA, United States (AHN) – The impasse over extending taxes continues in California despite a revised budget plan from Gov. Jerry Brown that relies on an unanticipated rise in revenue. Republicans have insisted on an alternative plan that would cut compensation for state workers by 10 percent. The [...]
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May 16th, 2011 davidguide Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Shelton, CT, United States (AHN) – A Connecticut honors student who was banned from his high school prom after a creative proposal backfired has had the ban reversed. The incident sparked hundreds of thousands of people to post support notes on Facebook and the matter garnered more than [...]
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