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A new study found that college students’ GPAs decreased with increased financial support from their parents. The study also found that students with financial aid from their parents were more likely to complete college and earn a degree.
via ScienceDaily: Latest Science News http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130115190124.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
Been baffled recently by someone’s online behavior?
At Full-Stop, Helen Stuhr-Rommereim offers advice drawn from the book published by those who pioneered the internet in 1995. A tip from the document: “…people with whom you communicate are located across the globe…  Give them a chance to wake up, come to work, and login before assuming the mail didn’t arrive or that they don’t care.†In the age of instant gratification and stress that comes from places without wi-fi, we could do well to listen.Â
via The Rumpus.net http://therumpus.net/2013/01/netiquette-from-the-early-days/
Crazy: RT @dangerroom: Syria Dropped Hallucinogen Weapon on Rebels, U.S. Believes http://t.co/4etTqQfBâ€
via Gabriel Snyder’s Stellar faves http://twitter.com/mat/status/291335736941223936
Gawker now run by middle-aged dads: http://t.co/lyBfiHq8
via Gabriel Snyder’s Stellar faves http://twitter.com/abenedikt/status/291273029680504832
the BEST advertorial tho was Time Out New York’s North Korean tourism advertorial http://t.co/V243zxXo
via Gabriel Snyder’s Stellar faves http://twitter.com/pareene/status/291237641016446976
Obama Phone Lady Says: Darn Sure Won’t Vote for Obama Again!
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Colleagues and readers have nominated another crop of words and phrases that seem to appear with numbing regularity in our prose. Some are unavoidable on occasion, and none deserve to be banned outright. But take this as an invitation to look for fresher alternatives.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/words-we-love-too-much-10/
FRANCE GIRDS FOR NEW THREATS AFTER MALI OPERATION…
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A quarter of the artworks left to the museum by one benefactor have turned out to be fakes, misattributions or of poor quality, but the museum cannot easily get rid of them.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/arts/design/brooklyn-museum-finds-some-problematic-gifts-cant-be-returned.html
It’s the kind of death that would suit the most dramatic of fashionistas – being killed by the revolving door at Vogue House.
via The Daily Beast – Latest Articles http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/15/tatler-s-dog-perishes-in-revolving-door-at-vogue-house.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29