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Daily Archives: November 15, 2003
UMass Online Enrollment, Revenues Soar
UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts’ web-based learning division, today announced that online education program revenues and enrollments grew 40 percent and 33 percent, respectively, in 2003. Revenues from the combined online programs at the University exceeded $11 million, up from … Continue reading
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Some Things Don’t Translate
Boy George musical savaged in NY The Boy George musical Taboo, backed by the former chat show host Rosie O’Donnell, has opened to poor reviews in the US. The Broadway version, which tells the story of the pop star’s life … Continue reading
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Do-it-yourself Jackson Pollock
Creating a computer program that mimics Jackson Pollock’s painting technique may sound like a daunting task, but it is just the kind of challenge that Daniel Shiffman enjoys. Mr. Shiffman, 30, a media artist with a background in math and … Continue reading
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A Plague of Plagarism Hits UK Universities
This is a real problem for teachers everywhere these days. Moreso, I would imagine, in large impersonal classes where the insructor doesn’t have time to get to know the students and their writing individually. In my classes, we have seen … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don’t know anything and can’t read.” Mark Twain via Adam … Continue reading
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Blasts Rock Istanbul Synagogues
ISTANBUL, Nov. 15 — Two truck bombs exploded Saturday morning outside a pair of synagogues crowded with families celebrating bar mitzvahs, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300. The car bombs exploded nearly simultaneously, destroying parts of … Continue reading
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Will Cannibal Apology Remove Curse?
A Fijian warrior holds a traditional war axe during a ceremony of apology for British missionary Rev. Thomas Baker, who was eaten in 1867, in Nabutautau, Fiji, Thursday, Nov 13, 2003. Descendants of Rev Baker attended the ceremony in the … Continue reading
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No Offense, No Defense – My Game
The Dowbrigade learned early in this game that you can’t please all of the people all of the time. In one of my very first blog postings, I reported, in what I thought was a somber and equitable manner, on … Continue reading
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