Below are the Top 25 schools whose graduates were the top-rated by recruiters.
Under each school you'll see any individual majors where companies also ranked the school, along with other general information about the school's location, application deadlines and student body. Click on each school name to go to the university's website.
Casual reading for the intellectually curious.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Engineering Terror
By DAVID BERREBY
New York Times
They say they believe in freedom and share our values. They say a few bad apples shouldn’t bring down judgment on their entire kind. Don’t be fooled. Though they walk among us with impunity, they are, in the words of Henry Farrell, a political scientist at George Washington University, “a group that is notoriously associated with terrorist violence and fundamentalist political beliefs.”
They are engineers.
New York Times
They say they believe in freedom and share our values. They say a few bad apples shouldn’t bring down judgment on their entire kind. Don’t be fooled. Though they walk among us with impunity, they are, in the words of Henry Farrell, a political scientist at George Washington University, “a group that is notoriously associated with terrorist violence and fundamentalist political beliefs.”
They are engineers.
Scientists can scan brains for maturity, potentially gauging child development
By Rob Stein
Washington Post
Scientists have developed a scan that can measure the maturity of the brain, an advance that someday might be useful for testing whether children are maturing normally and for gauging whether teenagers are grown-up enough to be treated as adults.
Scientists have developed a scan that can measure the maturity of the brain, an advance that someday might be useful for testing whether children are maturing normally and for gauging whether teenagers are grown-up enough to be treated as adults.
Artificial "skin" materials can sense pressure
By Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters
(Reuters) - New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
(Reuters) - New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
Finding Banks That Don’t Charge A.T.M. Fees
By JENNIFER SARANOW SCHULTZ
New York Times
I’ve written before on Bucks, in “A New Push to Lower A.T.M. Fees,” about a planned Federal Reserve review of the rise in A.T.M. fees that banks impose on customers. In the post, I outlined some methods to save on A.T.M. fees, including looking for banks that don’t charge their own customers for using other banks’ A.T.M.’s. and banks that reimburse the fees the other banks may charge.
I’ve written before on Bucks, in “A New Push to Lower A.T.M. Fees,” about a planned Federal Reserve review of the rise in A.T.M. fees that banks impose on customers. In the post, I outlined some methods to save on A.T.M. fees, including looking for banks that don’t charge their own customers for using other banks’ A.T.M.’s. and banks that reimburse the fees the other banks may charge.
Resale Fees That Only Developers Could Love
By JANET MORRISSEY
REBECCA AND TRENT DUPAIX of Eagle Mountain, Utah, spent a year searching for their dream home. The couple, who have five children, considered 15 to 20 houses before finding “the one.”
New York Times
REBECCA AND TRENT DUPAIX of Eagle Mountain, Utah, spent a year searching for their dream home. The couple, who have five children, considered 15 to 20 houses before finding “the one.”
Saturday, September 11, 2010
We Don't Mind the Gap: The Fashionable Flash a New Smile
By RACHEL DODES
Wall Street Journal
Struggling with a sense of alienation following the death of his father in 2008, fashion designer David Delfin asked an orthodontist to insert a bracket to open a space between his two front teeth.
Struggling with a sense of alienation following the death of his father in 2008, fashion designer David Delfin asked an orthodontist to insert a bracket to open a space between his two front teeth.
The 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much History
By ALINA TUGEND
New York Times
I STILL remember learning from my father how to carefully remove a dipstick to check the oil level in our cars. It was drilled into me — along with turning off the lights when you left a room and clearing the plates off the table after dinner — that oil needs to be changed every 3,000 miles or so.
I STILL remember learning from my father how to carefully remove a dipstick to check the oil level in our cars. It was drilled into me — along with turning off the lights when you left a room and clearing the plates off the table after dinner — that oil needs to be changed every 3,000 miles or so.
Jiminy! Cricket farms in US face crisis
Virus that wiped out cricket farms in Europe has American cricket-keepers worried. Zoos, theme parks, and reptile owners rely on the industry.
By Richard Luscombe
As a boy, Jack Armstrong watched his grandfather turn a love of fishing into America's first commercial cricket farm, growing and selling the insects as live bait.
By Richard Luscombe
Christian Science Monitor
As a boy, Jack Armstrong watched his grandfather turn a love of fishing into America's first commercial cricket farm, growing and selling the insects as live bait.
Some say bypassing a higher education is smarter than paying for a degree
By Sarah Kaufman
Washington Post
Across the region and around the country, parents are kissing their college-bound kids -- and potentially up to $200,000 in tuition, room and board -- goodbye.
Especially in the supremely well-educated Washington area, this is expected. It's a rite of passage, part of an orderly progression toward success.
Or is it . . . herd mentality?
Hear this, high achievers: If you crunch the numbers, some experts say, college is a bad investment.
Across the region and around the country, parents are kissing their college-bound kids -- and potentially up to $200,000 in tuition, room and board -- goodbye.
Especially in the supremely well-educated Washington area, this is expected. It's a rite of passage, part of an orderly progression toward success.
Or is it . . . herd mentality?
Hear this, high achievers: If you crunch the numbers, some experts say, college is a bad investment.
Racked by drug violence, Mexico wary of Calif. vote on legalizing marijuana
By Nick Miroff and William Booth
TIJUANA, MEXICO - To embattled authorities here, where heavily armed soldiers patrol the streets and more than 500 people have been killed this year, marijuana is a poisonous weed that enriches death-dealing cartel bosses who earn huge profits smuggling the product north. "Marijuana arrives in the United States soaked with the blood of Tijuana residents," said Mayor Jorge Ramos, whose police department has lost 45 officers to drug violence in the past three years.
Washington Post
TIJUANA, MEXICO - To embattled authorities here, where heavily armed soldiers patrol the streets and more than 500 people have been killed this year, marijuana is a poisonous weed that enriches death-dealing cartel bosses who earn huge profits smuggling the product north. "Marijuana arrives in the United States soaked with the blood of Tijuana residents," said Mayor Jorge Ramos, whose police department has lost 45 officers to drug violence in the past three years.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Google: Family Safety Center
Google
We know how important it is to protect and educate young people on using the Internet and want to provide all of our users with a safe experience.
When it comes to family safety, we aim to:
-Provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online
-Offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online
We know how important it is to protect and educate young people on using the Internet and want to provide all of our users with a safe experience.
When it comes to family safety, we aim to:
-Provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online
-Offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online
-Work closely with organizations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people
In Season 9, iPods Still Get High Ratings
By David Pogue
New York Times
CUPERTINO, Calif. — At a special press event today, Steven P. Jobs,Apple’s chief executive, unveiled a new lineup of iPod models, just in time for the holiday season. The diminutive iPod Shuffle still has no screen and is still made of brushed aluminum, but it now has _____ and comes in _____ colors. Apple tinkered with the proportions of the iPod Nano, too, adding _____ and redesigning the _____. The popular iPod Touch also received a makeover; it’s thinner now, and gains new features like a _____ and a _____. All models now offer better battery life and greater storage capacity.
Bed Bug Reports
This site and a site posted previously (Bed Bug Registry) are the main go-to sites to check and report bed bugs.
New Study Shows that the Alcohol Use Rate Among American Indian or Alaska Native Adults is Well Below the National Average
But Native American or Alaska Native adults have a higher rate of binge drinking than the national average
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
A new national study reveals that the rate of past month alcohol use (i.e., at least one drink in the past 30 days) among American Indian or Alaska Native adults is significantly lower than the national average for adults (43.9 percent versus 55.2 percent). The study, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), also shows that American Indian or Native Alaska adults have a rate of past month binge alcohol drinking (i.e., five or more drinks on the same occasion - on at least one day in the past 30 days) well above the national average (30.6 percent versus 24.5 percent). The level of past month illicit drug use was also found to be higher among American Indian or Alaska Native adults than the overall adult population (11.2 percent versus 7.9 percent).
A new national study reveals that the rate of past month alcohol use (i.e., at least one drink in the past 30 days) among American Indian or Alaska Native adults is significantly lower than the national average for adults (43.9 percent versus 55.2 percent). The study, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), also shows that American Indian or Native Alaska adults have a rate of past month binge alcohol drinking (i.e., five or more drinks on the same occasion - on at least one day in the past 30 days) well above the national average (30.6 percent versus 24.5 percent). The level of past month illicit drug use was also found to be higher among American Indian or Alaska Native adults than the overall adult population (11.2 percent versus 7.9 percent).
Global study finds we are more likely to give money to charity if we are happy than if we are wealthy
8 September 2010
Charities Aid Foundation
The “World Giving Index”, the largest study ever carried out into charitable behaviour across the globe, which ranked the UK the eighth most charitable nation in the world, has found that happier people are more likely to give money to charity than those who are wealthy.
The “World Giving Index”, the largest study ever carried out into charitable behaviour across the globe, which ranked the UK the eighth most charitable nation in the world, has found that happier people are more likely to give money to charity than those who are wealthy.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Men Seem More Susceptible to Memory Problems Than Women
Among elderly, rate of mild impairment was 1.5 times higher in males, study finds.
healthfinder.gov
healthfinder.gov
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly men are more likely to suffer memory problems than women, new research shows.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly men are more likely to suffer memory problems than women, new research shows.
Administrative Bloat at American Universities: The Real Reason for High Costs in Higher Education
Jay P. Greene
Goldwater Institute Policy Report
August 17, 2010
Executive Summary
Enrollment at America’s leading universities has been increasing dramatically, rising nearly 15 percent between 1993 and 2007. But unlike almost every other growing industry, higher education has not become more efficient. Instead, universities now have more administrative employees and spend more on administration to educate each student. In short, universities are suffering from “administrative bloat,” expanding the resources devoted to administration significantly faster than spending on instruction, research and service.
Goldwater Institute Policy Report
August 17, 2010
Executive Summary
Enrollment at America’s leading universities has been increasing dramatically, rising nearly 15 percent between 1993 and 2007. But unlike almost every other growing industry, higher education has not become more efficient. Instead, universities now have more administrative employees and spend more on administration to educate each student. In short, universities are suffering from “administrative bloat,” expanding the resources devoted to administration significantly faster than spending on instruction, research and service.
Six most generous nations: US ties for fifth
Christian Science Monitor
Which country has the most generous people in the world? A poll of 153 countries ranked global philanthropy in three categories: individual donations, volunteer time, and the number of people willing to help a stranger. Gallup’s 2010 World Giving Index Report was released Wednesday.
Which country has the most generous people in the world? A poll of 153 countries ranked global philanthropy in three categories: individual donations, volunteer time, and the number of people willing to help a stranger. Gallup’s 2010 World Giving Index Report was released Wednesday.
Are You Up to the Challenge?
By: Marietta | September 08, 2010 | Category: General
GovGab: Your U. S. Government Blog
I love a challenge! Right now I am competing in a running challenge with friends to determine who can run the most miles in two months. Each week, we post our mileage, while checking who has the lead. I'm not quite winning right now, but in the last month I've gotten a little faster and improved my endurance. In the end, we'll all be better runners, and the winner will win a pair of shoes and bragging rights. Talk about incentives! [New Web Site: Challenge.gov]
I love a challenge! Right now I am competing in a running challenge with friends to determine who can run the most miles in two months. Each week, we post our mileage, while checking who has the lead. I'm not quite winning right now, but in the last month I've gotten a little faster and improved my endurance. In the end, we'll all be better runners, and the winner will win a pair of shoes and bragging rights. Talk about incentives! [New Web Site: Challenge.gov]
Understanding Bluetooth Technology
National Cyber Alert System
Cyber Security Tip ST05-015
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
Many electronic devices are now incorporating Bluetooth technology to allow wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices. Before using Bluetooth, it is important to understand what it is, what security risks it presents, and how to protect yourself.
Cyber Security Tip ST05-015
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
Many electronic devices are now incorporating Bluetooth technology to allow wireless communication with other Bluetooth devices. Before using Bluetooth, it is important to understand what it is, what security risks it presents, and how to protect yourself.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Sex for sale: Why Sweden punishes buyers
To combat prostitution and sex trafficking, Sweden made it illegal to buy sexual services in 1999. Its record since then stands out amid the failures of legalized prostitution elsewhere in Europe.
By Janice Raymond
By Janice Raymond
Christian Science Monitor
At a time when some governments are trying – and failing – to combat sex trafficking by legalizing prostitution, Sweden’s innovative approach stands out as an exemplary model of lawmaking that reduces prostitution, penalizes men, and protects women.
At a time when some governments are trying – and failing – to combat sex trafficking by legalizing prostitution, Sweden’s innovative approach stands out as an exemplary model of lawmaking that reduces prostitution, penalizes men, and protects women.
Always in Its Element, No Matter the Weather
By HOLLAND COTTER
With summer on the wane and autumn on the way, Nature’s where you want to be. And there’s no more bracing or reposeful place to find it than Storm King Art Center, one of the country’s premier outdoor sculpture parks, set on 500 acres of wide-open meadow and woodland in Mountainville, N.Y., about an hour’s drive north of Manhattan. Slide Show Video
Wall Street Journal
With summer on the wane and autumn on the way, Nature’s where you want to be. And there’s no more bracing or reposeful place to find it than Storm King Art Center, one of the country’s premier outdoor sculpture parks, set on 500 acres of wide-open meadow and woodland in Mountainville, N.Y., about an hour’s drive north of Manhattan. Slide Show Video
Library Card Sign-Up Month
By: Joanne | September 07, 2010 | Category: General
Do you like free stuff? I know I do! That’s what I love about publiclibraries. Libraries have books, movies, video games, computers, andother activities, and it’s all free.
GovGab: Your U.S. Government Blog
Do you like free stuff? I know I do! That’s what I love about publiclibraries. Libraries have books, movies, video games, computers, andother activities, and it’s all free.
Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn
By Nicola Leske
Reuters
(Reuters) - Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room. Includes video
(Reuters) - Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room. Includes video
Consumer Reports Latest Taste Tests Find Some Store Brands at Least as Good as National Brands
New study shows filling a shopping cart with store brands saves an average of 30 percent on groceries
Consumer Reports
YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Store brand products can compete with their name-brand counterparts and save shoppers more than a thousand dollars a year on grocery bills, according to a new study from Consumer Reports. In 21 head-to-head taste match-ups, national brands won seven times, the store brand came out on top in three instances, and the remainder resulted in ties. The article can be found on www.consumerreportsenespanol.org.
YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Store brand products can compete with their name-brand counterparts and save shoppers more than a thousand dollars a year on grocery bills, according to a new study from Consumer Reports. In 21 head-to-head taste match-ups, national brands won seven times, the store brand came out on top in three instances, and the remainder resulted in ties. The article can be found on www.consumerreportsenespanol.org.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits
By BENEDICT CAREY
Every September, millions of parents try a kind of psychological witchcraft, to transform their summer-glazed campers into fall students, their video-bugs into bookworms. Advice is cheap and all too familiar: Clear a quiet work space. Stick to a homework schedule. Set goals. Set boundaries. Do not bribe (except in emergencies).
New York Times
Every September, millions of parents try a kind of psychological witchcraft, to transform their summer-glazed campers into fall students, their video-bugs into bookworms. Advice is cheap and all too familiar: Clear a quiet work space. Stick to a homework schedule. Set goals. Set boundaries. Do not bribe (except in emergencies).
Life's Key Moments Occur Within Relationships, Study Finds
Personal highs, lows less important than events shared with others, researchers say.
healthfinder.gov
healthfinder.gov
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HEALTHDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- It isn't personal success or failure that make up the best and worst moments of a person's life, but the events that occur within social relationships, new research has found.
Taming the Wild Tuna
By PAUL GREENBERG
New York Times
IN the wide expanse of the wild ocean, there is perhaps nothing more wild than the world’s largest tuna — the giant Atlantic bluefin. Equipped with a kind of natural GPS system that biologists have yet to decode, the bluefin can cross and recross the Atlantic’s breadth multiple times in the course of its life. Its furious metabolism enables the fish to sprint at more than 40 miles an hour, heat its muscles 20 degrees above ambient, and hunt relentlessly at frigid depths in excess of 1,500 feet.
IN the wide expanse of the wild ocean, there is perhaps nothing more wild than the world’s largest tuna — the giant Atlantic bluefin. Equipped with a kind of natural GPS system that biologists have yet to decode, the bluefin can cross and recross the Atlantic’s breadth multiple times in the course of its life. Its furious metabolism enables the fish to sprint at more than 40 miles an hour, heat its muscles 20 degrees above ambient, and hunt relentlessly at frigid depths in excess of 1,500 feet.
The Claim: The Day’s Events are Incorporated Into That Night’s Dreams.
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
New York Times
THE FACTS In the world of sleep research, dreams are something of a black box. But one tidbit that scientists have discerned is the peculiar but predictable pattern in which dreams tend to occur.
New York Times
THE FACTS In the world of sleep research, dreams are something of a black box. But one tidbit that scientists have discerned is the peculiar but predictable pattern in which dreams tend to occur.
Height of Hurricane Season 2010
By: Jake | September 06, 2010 | Category: Health
GovGab: Your U.S. Government Blog
Happy Labor Day!
Last Friday, Hurricane Earl landed in North Carolina and caused minimal damage. With Tropical Storms Fiona and Gaston directly behind Earl and a tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific, it seems to me we are entering the height of hurricane season. Since the season does not end until November, it's good to be prepared in case a tropical storm or hurricane heads your way.
GovGab: Your U.S. Government Blog
Happy Labor Day!
Last Friday, Hurricane Earl landed in North Carolina and caused minimal damage. With Tropical Storms Fiona and Gaston directly behind Earl and a tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific, it seems to me we are entering the height of hurricane season. Since the season does not end until November, it's good to be prepared in case a tropical storm or hurricane heads your way.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You
By JOHN MARKOFF
New York Times
SACRAMENTO — Dr. Alan Shatzel’s pager beeped at 9 on a Saturday morning. A man had suffered a stroke, and someone had to decide, quickly, whether to give him an anticlotting drug that could mean the difference between life and death. Interactive Graphic
SACRAMENTO — Dr. Alan Shatzel’s pager beeped at 9 on a Saturday morning. A man had suffered a stroke, and someone had to decide, quickly, whether to give him an anticlotting drug that could mean the difference between life and death. Interactive Graphic
A Course Load for the Game of Life
By N. GREGORY MANKIW
AS a Harvard professor who teaches introductory economics, I have the delightful assignment of greeting about 700 first-year students every fall. And this year, I am sending the first of my own children off to college. Which raises these questions: What should they be learning? And what kind of foundation is needed to understand and be prepared for the modern economy?
New York Times
AS a Harvard professor who teaches introductory economics, I have the delightful assignment of greeting about 700 first-year students every fall. And this year, I am sending the first of my own children off to college. Which raises these questions: What should they be learning? And what kind of foundation is needed to understand and be prepared for the modern economy?
Mine foreman keeps trapped crew on task in Chile
By Jonathan Franklin
Special to The Washington Post
COPIAPO, CHILE - Luis Urzua went to work as a shift foreman at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile on Aug. 5. A month later, the steely 54-year-old has yet to relinquish his command, pivoting to the challenge of organizing the increasingly sophisticated existence of 33 men facing long-term entrapment underground. Photo Gallery
Attempted abductions
Source: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children | Credit: The Washington Post
An analysis of 4,202 attempted abductions that took place between February 2005 and March 2010 revealed that ...
An analysis of 4,202 attempted abductions that took place between February 2005 and March 2010 revealed that ...
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Freedom Trains
By DAVID OSHINSKY
In the winter of 1916, as Americans read the news of unimaginable slaughter in a distant yet rapidly spreading European war, it was easy to overlook stories like the one in The Chicago Defender reporting that several black families in Selma, Ala., had left the South. A popular African-American weekly, The Defender would publish dozens of such stories in the coming years, heralding the good jobs and friendly neighbors that awaited these migrants in Chicago, even printing train schedules to point the way north. Smuggled into Southern railroad depots by Pullman porters, dropped off by barnstorming black athletes and entertainers, The Defender emerged as both cheerleader and chronicler of an exodus that would lead about six million African-Americans to abandon the states of the Old Confederacy between 1915 and 1970. “If all of their dream does not come true,” it confidently predicted, “enough will come to pass to justify their actions.”
New York Times
In the winter of 1916, as Americans read the news of unimaginable slaughter in a distant yet rapidly spreading European war, it was easy to overlook stories like the one in The Chicago Defender reporting that several black families in Selma, Ala., had left the South. A popular African-American weekly, The Defender would publish dozens of such stories in the coming years, heralding the good jobs and friendly neighbors that awaited these migrants in Chicago, even printing train schedules to point the way north. Smuggled into Southern railroad depots by Pullman porters, dropped off by barnstorming black athletes and entertainers, The Defender emerged as both cheerleader and chronicler of an exodus that would lead about six million African-Americans to abandon the states of the Old Confederacy between 1915 and 1970. “If all of their dream does not come true,” it confidently predicted, “enough will come to pass to justify their actions.”
Please Omit Music (or Else)
Iran's top ayatollah doesn't like it—and he's not alone
By TERRY TEACHOUT
Advice to music lovers: Stay the hell out of Iran. According to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's maximum politico- spiritual leader, the promoting and teaching of music—not just Western music, but any kind whatsoever—is "not compatible with the highest values of the sacred regime of the Islamic Republic." He "suggests" that Iranian youth should instead "spend their valuable time in learning science and essential and useful skills and fill their time with sport and healthy recreations instead of music." Those Iranians who prefer to do as they please run the risk of getting themselves stoned, by which I don't mean high.
By TERRY TEACHOUT
Wall Street Journal
Advice to music lovers: Stay the hell out of Iran. According to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's maximum politico- spiritual leader, the promoting and teaching of music—not just Western music, but any kind whatsoever—is "not compatible with the highest values of the sacred regime of the Islamic Republic." He "suggests" that Iranian youth should instead "spend their valuable time in learning science and essential and useful skills and fill their time with sport and healthy recreations instead of music." Those Iranians who prefer to do as they please run the risk of getting themselves stoned, by which I don't mean high.
How Debt Can Destroy a Budding Relationship
By RON LIEBER
Nobody likes unpleasant surprises, but when Allison Brooke Eastman’s fiancé found out four months ago just how high herstudent loan debt was, he had a particularly strong reaction: he broke off the engagement within three days.
New York Times
Nobody likes unpleasant surprises, but when Allison Brooke Eastman’s fiancé found out four months ago just how high herstudent loan debt was, he had a particularly strong reaction: he broke off the engagement within three days.
Venerable Craft, Modern Practitioner
By ROBIN SHULMAN
Robert Ambrosi sweeps into the restaurant kitchen, past sizzling chicken and buttery mashed potatoes, and goes straight for the knives — carving knives and chef’s knives, paring knives and fillet knives, all made dull by clashes with flesh and bone. He picks them up and replaces them with identical twins. Slide Show.
New York Times
Robert Ambrosi sweeps into the restaurant kitchen, past sizzling chicken and buttery mashed potatoes, and goes straight for the knives — carving knives and chef’s knives, paring knives and fillet knives, all made dull by clashes with flesh and bone. He picks them up and replaces them with identical twins. Slide Show.
Religious Outlier
By CHARLES M. BLOW
New York Times
With all of the consternation about religion in this country, it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of just how anomalous our religiosity is in the world.
New York Times
With all of the consternation about religion in this country, it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of just how anomalous our religiosity is in the world.
Friday, September 3, 2010
'Upsetting the Natural Order': Managing Employees Old Enough to Be Your Parents
Published: September 01, 2010 in Knowledge@Wharton
If one looks at the research on older workers -- those who are at or close to retirement age -- one finds what Peter Cappelli, director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, calls "an incredible amount of discrimination, bigger even than discrimination against race or gender." Older people, he says, often find it difficult to get a job, partly because relatively young supervisors are reluctant to hire and then manage employees who are decades older, even though these employees are the type of worker many employers say they want.
If one looks at the research on older workers -- those who are at or close to retirement age -- one finds what Peter Cappelli, director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, calls "an incredible amount of discrimination, bigger even than discrimination against race or gender." Older people, he says, often find it difficult to get a job, partly because relatively young supervisors are reluctant to hire and then manage employees who are decades older, even though these employees are the type of worker many employers say they want.
The Bed Bug Registry
The Bed Bug Registry is a free, public database of user-submitted bed bug reports from across the United States and Canada. Founded in 2006, the site has collected about 20,000 reports covering 12,000 locations.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Men’s Cosmetics Becoming a Bull Market
By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN
New York Times
WHEN cosmetics began disappearing from her bathroom drawer a few years ago, Gretchen Bain, who lives in Merchantville, N.J., knew the culprit.
Her husband, Jarrod.
New York Times
WHEN cosmetics began disappearing from her bathroom drawer a few years ago, Gretchen Bain, who lives in Merchantville, N.J., knew the culprit.
Her husband, Jarrod.
Student Loan Debt Clock
By FinAid.org
This clock reports an estimate of current student loan debt outstanding, including both federal and private student loans.
Total student loan debt outstanding exceeded total credit card debt outstanding for the first time in June 2010.
This clock reports an estimate of current student loan debt outstanding, including both federal and private student loans.
Total student loan debt outstanding exceeded total credit card debt outstanding for the first time in June 2010.
Opening Statements: What to Wear to Court
Pleas of 'Not Guilty by Reason of Temporary Fashion Insanity' Won't Cut It; Lawyers and Witnesses Are Also Offenders
By CHRISTINA BINKLEY
By CHRISTINA BINKLEY
Wall Street Journal
There's a place where first impressions are even more crucial than at a job interview or at dinner with our future in-laws: the courtroom.
Yet court officials are constantly surprised by the imprudence of people's courtroom-clothing choices. Interactive Graphic and Slide Show
There's a place where first impressions are even more crucial than at a job interview or at dinner with our future in-laws: the courtroom.
Yet court officials are constantly surprised by the imprudence of people's courtroom-clothing choices. Interactive Graphic and Slide Show
Smoking & Tobacco Use: Hookahs
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Hookahs—sometimes called water pipes—are used to smoke specially made tobacco. Hookah tobacco is available in a variety of flavors, such as apple, mint, cherry, chocolate, coconut, licorice, cappuccino, and watermelon.Hookah smoking is typically practiced in groups, with the same mouthpiece passed from person to person.
Rose Water Adds a Subtle Kick
By JOHN WILLOUGHBY
New York Times
LET’S just get this out of the way first: Yes, rose water does smell like your grandmother’s linen drawer. O.K., let that thought go.
Now, imagine walking past an Arabian garden, cool and green in the bright sun, with a fountain splashing softly in the background and a faintly sweet, almost undetectable fragrance of roses lingering in the air.
That’s rose water, too. Now, don’t you feel better about cooking with the stuff?
New York Times
LET’S just get this out of the way first: Yes, rose water does smell like your grandmother’s linen drawer. O.K., let that thought go.
Now, imagine walking past an Arabian garden, cool and green in the bright sun, with a fountain splashing softly in the background and a faintly sweet, almost undetectable fragrance of roses lingering in the air.
That’s rose water, too. Now, don’t you feel better about cooking with the stuff?
Shrek fish: Japan's aquatic ogre
Shrek fish? A huge fish that resembles the animated character is discovered off the coast of Japan
By Alicia Pflaumer
Christian Science Monitor
.
The 'Shrek' fish was recently discovered by scuba divers and is actually called an Asian Sheepshead Wrasse, which is commonly seen off the Japanese coast.
By Alicia Pflaumer
Christian Science Monitor
.
The 'Shrek' fish was recently discovered by scuba divers and is actually called an Asian Sheepshead Wrasse, which is commonly seen off the Japanese coast.
Young Women's Pay Exceeds Male Peers'
By CONOR DOUGHERTY
Wall Street Journal
The earning power of young single women has surpassed that of their male peers in metropolitan areas around the U.S., a shift that is being driven by the growing ranks of women who attend college and move on to high-earning jobs.
The earning power of young single women has surpassed that of their male peers in metropolitan areas around the U.S., a shift that is being driven by the growing ranks of women who attend college and move on to high-earning jobs.
Want My Advice? Um, Not Really
By JEFFREY ZASLOW
Wall Street Journal
When Amy Turek informed her parents that she wanted to have a destination wedding—on the beach in South Carolina—they gave her their best advice.
"They told me, Don't do it. It's too inconvenient for guests, too 'vacationy,' too selfish."
Her parents and other older relatives "were actually horrified," says Ms. Turek, who is 28 years old and lives in Wheaton, Ill. Ms. Turek disregarded her elders' advice and is getting married later this month by the ocean.
When Amy Turek informed her parents that she wanted to have a destination wedding—on the beach in South Carolina—they gave her their best advice.
"They told me, Don't do it. It's too inconvenient for guests, too 'vacationy,' too selfish."
Her parents and other older relatives "were actually horrified," says Ms. Turek, who is 28 years old and lives in Wheaton, Ill. Ms. Turek disregarded her elders' advice and is getting married later this month by the ocean.
The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
Partnership for Public Service
The Best Places to Work rankings are the most comprehensive and authoritative rating and analysis of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government. The 2010 rankings are the fifth edition of this ongoing series, following the 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 versions.
The Best Places to Work rankings are the most comprehensive and authoritative rating and analysis of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government. The 2010 rankings are the fifth edition of this ongoing series, following the 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 versions.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
How America's opinion of the Iraq war has changed
The Economist
OVER seven years after the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, America's direct military involvement is now coming to an end. President Barack Obama will set out his new policy in a speech from the Oval Office on Monday August 31st. American public opinion on the war has changed enormously during that time. (Graph)
OVER seven years after the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, America's direct military involvement is now coming to an end. President Barack Obama will set out his new policy in a speech from the Oval Office on Monday August 31st. American public opinion on the war has changed enormously during that time. (Graph)
Teen Substance Use Seems to Differ by Race
healthfinder.gov
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new California survey suggests that Hispanic middle-school students are more likely to smoke, drink and use marijuana than other kids their age, while Asians are the least likely to experiment with these substances.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Machines Help Evade Steep Tax
By DAVID KESMODEL
Wall Street Journal
WOOD DALE, Ill.—Scores of tobacco retailers in the U.S. are taking advantage of a federal tax loophole to offer deep discounts on roll-your-own cigarettes. But the practice is attracting scrutiny from regulators and cigarette manufacturers.
WOOD DALE, Ill.—Scores of tobacco retailers in the U.S. are taking advantage of a federal tax loophole to offer deep discounts on roll-your-own cigarettes. But the practice is attracting scrutiny from regulators and cigarette manufacturers.
Ten Fallacies About Web Privacy
We are not used to the Internet reality that something can be known and at the same time no person knows it.
By PAUL H. RUBIN
By PAUL H. RUBIN
Wall Street Journal
Privacy on the Web is a constant issue for public discussion—and Congress is always considering more regulations on the use of information about people's habits, interests or preferences on the Internet. Unfortunately, these discussions lead to many misconceptions. Here are 10 of the most important:
Privacy on the Web is a constant issue for public discussion—and Congress is always considering more regulations on the use of information about people's habits, interests or preferences on the Internet. Unfortunately, these discussions lead to many misconceptions. Here are 10 of the most important:
Smart Seafood Guide 2010
Food & Water Watch.org
Our Dirty Dozen: Here’s a quick guide to our “dirty dozen” of common seafood choices nationwide that we give a big thumbs down.
Our Dirty Dozen: Here’s a quick guide to our “dirty dozen” of common seafood choices nationwide that we give a big thumbs down.
Kids, Reading and Pets
HealthDay
MedlinePlus
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
MedlinePlus
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health
(Video)
Health Tip: Signs That People With Dementia Shouldn't Drive
Who may be at risk for driving badly
healthfinger.gov
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
(HealthDay News) -- People with dementia may no longer be able to drive safely. Recognizing this may be a very difficult conclusion, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.
The agency says these symptoms indicate that a person with dementia is no longer safe behind the wheel:
healthfinger.gov
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
(HealthDay News) -- People with dementia may no longer be able to drive safely. Recognizing this may be a very difficult conclusion, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.
The agency says these symptoms indicate that a person with dementia is no longer safe behind the wheel:
Monday, August 30, 2010
They Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Don’t be too quick to dismiss the common bedbug as merely a pestiferous six-legged blood-sucker.
Think of it, rather, as Cimex lectularius, international arthropod of mystery.
Here's The History of Bed Bug Management by Michael F. Potter
Don’t be too quick to dismiss the common bedbug as merely a pestiferous six-legged blood-sucker.
Think of it, rather, as Cimex lectularius, international arthropod of mystery.
Here's The History of Bed Bug Management by Michael F. Potter
More U.S. businesses abandon outsourcing overseas
Bailey International has joined the emerging trend of re-shoring — companies bringing back overseas operations because the cost savings they expected from moving production to less expensive countries didn't happen.
By ED MARCUM
(The Knoxville News Sentinel)
By ED MARCUM
(The Knoxville News Sentinel)
Seattle Times
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The story of Bailey Hydropower Private Limited might sound like that of many U.S. manufacturers, except it happened in India — one of the world's top destinations for offshore operations.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The story of Bailey Hydropower Private Limited might sound like that of many U.S. manufacturers, except it happened in India — one of the world's top destinations for offshore operations.
Tough New Workout Gear That Goes Easy on the Joints
By GWENDOLYN BOUNDS
Wall Street Journal
Greg Berman works out with the TRX Suspension Trainer at his San Francisco home.
Every week, Greg Berman squeezes in a total-body workout at home. He doesn't lift barbells and there's no room in his 1,000-square foot condo for a treadmill. (Scroll to the bottom for details on all the equipment mentioned in the article.)
Greg Berman works out with the TRX Suspension Trainer at his San Francisco home.
Every week, Greg Berman squeezes in a total-body workout at home. He doesn't lift barbells and there's no room in his 1,000-square foot condo for a treadmill. (Scroll to the bottom for details on all the equipment mentioned in the article.)
The Jewelry Prescription
Medical Bracelets Go High-Tech. Style Aside, More People Find They Should Wear Them.
By LAURA LANDRO
By LAURA LANDRO
Wall Street Journal
It's a simple step, but one many doctors forget to remind patients to take: Wear a medical-alert bracelet.
It's a simple step, but one many doctors forget to remind patients to take: Wear a medical-alert bracelet.
Things Forgotten: Simple Lapse or Serious Problem?
NIH News in Health
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Chances are you’ve walked into a room and forgotten why you went there. And misplaced your keys or eyeglasses at least a few times. Many people worry about these memory lapses. They fear they’re heading toward a serious condition like Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible brain illness.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Chances are you’ve walked into a room and forgotten why you went there. And misplaced your keys or eyeglasses at least a few times. Many people worry about these memory lapses. They fear they’re heading toward a serious condition like Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible brain illness.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)