Teaching and Learning
Over the past five decades, the number of hours that the average college student studies each week has been steadily dropping. According to time-use surveys analyzed by professors Philip Babcock, at the University of California Santa Barbara, and Mindy Marks, at the University of California Riverside, the average student
Humanities
With a program called Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives: Poetry-Drama-Dialogue, Aquila Theatre will The programs, set to take place at 100 public libraries and art centers in some 20 states, will be followed by "town-hall" discussions examining the connections between the classics and contemporary America. Also
Job interview
In the words of Mark Twain: He is sure to shut off that stream with a question about some other matter; and straightway his one poor little chance of getting something worth the trouble of carrying home is gone, and gone for good. It would have been better to stick
Language
I bumped into a list of 1000 "Essentialist Explanations" in the form "Language X is essentially language Y under conditions Z". Here are a few of my favorites: Basque is essentially the distance between kaixo and agur. English is essentially the language of people who think
Know your audience
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FRwCs99DWg] thanks Rowan.
Business Basics
(...) Facebook profiles get revised (...). Tweets fade into the ether and avatars are put out to pasture, but real paper business cards, these sturdy facsimiles of ourselves on custom-duplexed cardstock with metallic ink and die-cut rounded corners, are going to last forever, tacked onto bulletin boards, tucked away in
EME
Where don't we want to go, and how do you get there? Instead of looking for success, make a list of how to fail instead -- through sloth, envy, resentment, self-pity, entitlement, and the mental habits of self-defeat. Avoid these qualities and you will have success. Tell
Business model
Google — a search and advertising company — is soon expected to begin selling its version of a slate computer, like Apple’s iPad, while Nokia — the world’s biggest cellphone maker — is planning to enter the digital book market through a slate-cum-e-reader as well. Microsoft, the maker of
Driving forces
The convergence of TV, movies, and streaming videos has been brewing for some time. The turf of the battle might well be your living room. The move is an effort by Google and Intel to extend their dominance of computing to television, an arena where they have little sway. For
Ling- English
the only place people ride in a Rolls-Royce to get advice from people who take the subway. Warren Buffett, The snowball, p. 543.
Business model
To be eligible for employment as a pirate, a volunteer should already possess a firearm for use in the operation. For this ‘contribution’, he receives a ‘class A’ share of any profit. Pirates who provide a skiff or a heavier firearm, like an RPG or a general purpose machine gun,
EME
Sometimes the obvious is worth repeating: You need to know who your customers are and what you are offering them. If it is rock-bottom prices, you need to be cheaper than anyone else. If it is a glitzy department store, glitz is what you have to provide. (...) Customers may