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  • Review of GMAT Pill by Goldman Analyst Paul (Online GMAT)


    Naked NewsAuthority Authority: 175
    So Paul, a Goldman Sachs analyst and student who recently signed up for the GMATPill.com messaged me offering to help others learn about the GMAT Pill based on his relatively positive experience with the videos in the first few days. Prior to coming to GMAT Pill, he enrolled in the ManhattanGMAT program and checked ...
    10 hours ago
  • TURKEY TORTS


    JONATHAN TURLEYAuthority Authority: 637
    In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of a few potential and actual lawsuits from this holiday. From deep-fried Turkeys to salmonella salads, the holiday gives personal injury lawyers a great deal to be thankful for. IN RE JEAN KASPER (as yet unfiled 2009) This year, we have a ...
    20 hours ago
  • Stasi Chief Eyes Asian Students for Terror Charges


    Apartheid New ZealandAuthority Authority: 429
    co-written with a readerForeign Students are Terrorists: NZ Stasi ChiefAsians, blacks and brown Bastards are here to steal our weapons of mass destruction The Security [sic] Intelligence [sic] Service [sic] has contacted university lecturers demanding information on  foreign students who are allegedly gathering ...
    1 day ago
  • A study at the University of Liverpool has shown that 56 years after graduation, trainees do feel their undergraduate education does impact on their competencies as doctors[10,11] and are able to relate their experiences to their undergraduate education,


    College EducationAuthority Authority: 141
    today a in The for is studying same in students they Talk high counselor, might particular universities college grants. find grants any the may standing in college. [...]
    1 day ago
  • watching my language


    a few wordsAuthority Authority: 108
    I’ve recently found a manageable practice for maintaining my language skills. Presently, I’m mostly concerned with German and Greek, because my knowledge of French has never been anything but superficial (meaning that it can likely be recovered with little effort) and my Spanish is well-sedimented in the crypts of ...
    1 day ago
  • Zeke & Stefan Named Academic All-Americans


    Lake The Posts - Northwestern Football BlogAuthority Authority: 552
    Congrats to Zeke Markshausen and Stefan Demos for being named to the Academic All-American roster as part of the Big Tens eight entrants - the best of any conference. Zeke earned first team honors while Stefan was named to the second team. Below is the actual press release from the Big Ten with all the details: BIG ...
    2 days ago
  • Backchat, some thoughts


    Justin PickardAuthority Authority: 112
    Having penned a short definition of ‘the backchannel’ for December’s Wired UK (see subsequent celebratory arm-flailing ), it was with a tightening stomach that I read this blog post from web researcher danah boyd : “… I walked off stage and immediately went to Brady and asked what on earth was ...
    2 days ago
  • Academic Water Economists


    AguanomicsAuthority Authority: 590
    A few weeks ago, I attended a meeting of the International Water Resource Economics Consortium at Berkeley. Many big wheels were presenting (Dinar, Hanemann, Howitt, Libecap, Olmstead, Zilberman and others who are probably more famous than I know :) and others were in the audience, giving comments, questions and ...
    2 days ago
  • How can I keep track of academic papers and my handwritten notes on them?


    Ask MetaFilterAuthority Authority: 656
    What is the best hardware/software system for keeping track of a) hundreds of academic papers in PDF form and b) my handwritten notes on these hundreds of papers? Bonus if the answer integrates with some sort of citation management software. I am in a PhD program that requires me to read and take notes on a large ...
    2 days ago
  • Climategate


    AguanomicsAuthority Authority: 590
    Someone asked my opinion on the theft and revelation of data and emails related to climate change research. From my brief readings, it appears that some academics were blocking the views (preventing publication) of others they disagreed with, as well as -- perhaps deleting "inconvenient" data. Since the blocked ...
    2 days ago
  • FAMU to offer Florida’s first M.S. in athletic training


    Rattler NationAuthority Authority: 133
    Nationally, only five percent of athletic trainers are minorities. FAMU’s School of Allied Health Sciences (SOAHS) wants to change that. SOAHS recently unveiled plans for a master of science (M.S.) in athletic training. Currently, Florida universities have six undergraduate programs in this field, but no master’s ...
    3 days ago
  • Early Childhood Educator


    GupShup ForumsAuthority Authority: 177
    Hi all i would like to know what is the requirement to become a Early Childhood teacher (kindergarten teacher) in USA... can someone sugguest good colleges in New Jersey..
    3 days ago
  • CFP: Native American and Indigenous Studies Conference


    Long RoadAuthority Authority: 114
    The 2010 Native American & Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Meeting to be hosted by the American Indian Studies program at the University of Arizona in Tucson May 20-22. You can view all of the information about the requirements for submissions and important dates and deadlines on the 2010 NAISA meeting ...
    3 days ago
  • FTC Asked To Redefine Definition of Programming Targeted To Kids...


    Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.comAuthority Authority: 166
    Consortium of kids activists, academics provided comment to the FTC at the Food Marketing To...
    3 days ago
  • Honesty and Liberals


    Hard AstarboardAuthority Authority: 119
    Chuck here, “the boss man” put me back to work. No sweat, friends, I really enjoy this. So, honesty and liberals. Apples and oranges. Rocks and books. Pterodactyls and aardvarks. Paper clips and fish. In today’s Best Of The Web Today , James Taranto writes about some emails industrious hackers wrenched ...
    3 days ago
  • Walter Benjamin and the Hope for Dialectical Models of Education


    Sub Specie AeterniAuthority Authority: 108
    In this evening’s seminar on Walter Benjamin, Dr. Tracey Potts led a discussion – in a fittingly fragmentary, Benjaminian way – on the thought, methods, and intentions of the late Frankfurt School thinker. While many things are swirling around in my mind regarding Benjamin’s critique of capitalist modernity, ...
    3 days ago
  • Meat Judging Team National Champions 2009


    Texas Tech TodayAuthority Authority: 149
    The team won the contest by an 18-point margin, and was undefeated at six of the seven national contests during the 2009 judging season, making it one of the most successful teams since meat judging began at Texas Tech in 1938.
    3 days ago
  • Could denying bedroom privileges save the planet?


    Ohaiyo Business MagazineAuthority Authority: 136
    There will be a record number of side events at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen next month, but one woman’s one-woman show could give the delegates, most of whom will be men, the incentive they really need to agree a new global warming treaty. In “ The Boycott “, Kathryn Blume plays ...
    3 days ago
  • New interaction methods: Pranav Mistry on SixthSense (TED)


    trendpreneurAuthority Authority: 115
    Here’s a video from TEDIndia that’s jumped up and down on my radar screen yelling to be shared. Pranav Mistry from Media Lab talks about (and demonstrates) some cool interaction methods for real-world/virtual-world augmentation; SixthSense is especially cool. It projects virtual stuff onto real stuff, adding ...
    3 days ago
  • Auburn University’s Anderson awarded Rhodes Scholarship


    Wire EagleAuthority Authority: 127
    AUBURN - Since arriving at Auburn in 2006, Jordan Anderson has been training with NCAA and SEC champions, along with Olympic medalists, to become the best swimmer he could be and to contribute to Auburns decorated swimming and diving program.When he graduates in May, Anderson will study with some of the best and ...
    3 days ago

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