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The study said so, so it must be true!
I'm geeky enough to be happy when a study validates what I've seen and experienced - but this one is just a great big headslapping "d'oh!" Note that the bolding and italics are mine.
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Another day
So:
(a) Still sick, coughing away, sounding like Camille in her last act. It feels as bad as it sounds. Ick. >_(b) Thought long and hard about the contract proposal put forth before our union, and then I cast my vote. I just found out that a majority of the rank and file of my union ratified that contract; now, in order for it to be considered " ( Read more... ) -
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Had a union meeting early this evening that lasted into LATE this evening >_<. Apparently, the district leaked to the press that "they made an agreement with the (school's teacher) union, and that there would be no strike ( Read more... ) -
Strike
Negotiations went on into the wee hours of the night to no avail. At 3AM this morning, my union gave notice to the school board of its intention to call for a stop work action 6:30 AM, Friday, September 8th, 2006 ( Read more... ) -
Sinfest
Do I love Sinfest? Yes, I love Sinfest. *g* Especially today, since it's "Ninja Theater!"
And just as another plug, everyone should go read Goodbye Chains, a unique web comic about cowboys in the Old West. *heart* *g* -
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Another Villanova student
That would be me ^_^. Today I registered for these classes -
MAT 7404 - 001 Statistical Methods I
MAT 8400 - 001 Statistical Theory I
Why? Because I'm getting another masters degree, this one in applied statistics. Should take 5 semesters, all told, if I take 2 classes each semester. -
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For anyone who thinks that the UN is a completely blameless entity, read Aidan Hartley's article in the New York Times, "Congo's Election, the U.N.'s Massacre." He gives an eyewitness account of atrocities. Here are excerpts:
- "THE Democratic Republic of the Congo will hold its first legitimate elections in four decades on Sunday. The United
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So what have I discovered this month?
- That I liked Mohegan Sun, and will go back
- That Goodbye Chains is an excellent webcomic everyone should read, and read NOW (but does this count? I knew that a while ago :P)
- That taking summer education grad classes during the summer is fine when you're doing it via internet, as you don't need to be present when
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