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March 17th, 2011 - 11:15 pm § in Uncategorized

AVE CHALLENGE

This image comes from: a. Victoria Secret catalog b. Cosmopolitan Magazine articel on mismatched swim wear c. Popular Photography article  “Errors in Photoshop” d. Miss August, Girls of Ukraine Calendar e. Clip from “Next Top Model” TV show.  [...]

March 17th, 2011 - 3:19 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges

UTexas Extraordinary Alum Decries Efforts to Downgrade Academic Quality of UT

UT Regent: There’s nothing wrong with a Chevy education. Ed. I wonder if this guy actually thinks everyone in Texas is getting a Cadillac? Maybe there are even some kids there who deserve a BMW or Infiniti? Read the letter written to Regent Chairman Gene Powell by Gordon Appleman,  ranked as [...]

March 17th, 2011 - 12:55 pm § in Misc.

$500 Available Scholarships: applicants should be caucasian, male, demonstrate a commitment to education, and substantiate financial need.

$500 Available for Qualifying Minorities! Our goal: To financially assist young Americans seeking higher education who lack opportunities in similar organizations that are based upon race or gender. In a country that proclaims equality for all, we provide monetary aid to those that have found the sc[...]

March 17th, 2011 - 12:00 pm § in Uncategorized

St. Patty’s Day! Hamlet was an Irishman!

HAPPY ST. PATTY’s DAY Admlithi of Eire (the ”d” is silent) became Hamlet of Elsinore Lisa Collinson at the University of Aberdeen has traced the origins to a little known Irish tale called the ”Destruction of Da Derga”s Hostel’.’ The common wisdom has been t[...]

March 17th, 2011 - 10:43 am § in Schools & Colleges

An Open Letter to University Presidents

from UNILEAKS Dear President, Welcome to UniLeaks. We are a new online project dedicated to publishing information on public interest matters relating to the higher education industry. In essence, a version of Wikileaks aimed at Universities. While initiated in Australia, UniLeaks, like the industry[...]

March 17th, 2011 - 6:54 am § in Uncategorized

REPEAT: Ave Challenge

No one has gotten this right yet. a. author of a popular novel about scientific discovery b. first chair of biochemistry at UW c.  physicist JD Watts before leaving for Manhattan Project d. Bill Holm working on his thesis e. student in his rooms at Cambridge, 1951  [...]