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...policing, teaching, social casework. The Police Corps, which exists outside AmeriCorps, and Teach for America are exemplars of the latter. They are unabashedly elitist; TFA accepts only 13% of all applicants. They involve rigorous training programs. And the goal is to leverage the altruism of the best and the brightest college students, putting them to work on the toughest jobs in the toughest neighborhoods--and, in the process, to help create a new generation of leaders like the "Greatest" generation, imbued with the spirit of sacrifice...
...policing, teaching, social casework. The Police Corps, which exists outside AmeriCorps, and Teach for America are exemplars of the latter. They are unabashedly ?litist; TFA accepts only 13% of all applicants. They involve rigorous training programs. And the goal is to leverage the altruism of the best and the brightest college students, putting them to work on the toughest jobs in the toughest neighborhoods-and, in the process, to help create a new generation of leaders like the "Greatest" generation, imbued with the spirit of sacrifice...
...says Dhamija, e-bookers' founder and CEO. "The question was whether we would become No. 1 or No. 2." Today e-bookers is Europe's largest Internet travel agency and the first (as of May) to turn a pretax profit. It was also the London Stock Exchange's second-brightest star last year, with share prices...
...this diversity by refining our undergraduate admissions system to comply with the Court’s ruling,” said Terrence McDonald, dean of Michigan’s LSA, in a statement to the press Monday. “We will put to work some of the brightest minds and most motivated people in the country, and the result, I am sure, will continue to be a model for all of higher education...
...many natural attractions of Vieques, the most magnificent is Mosquito Bay, the brightest bioluminescent bay in the world, where the roots of vitamin-rich mangrove trees create a perfect breeding ground for tiny sea creatures called dinoflagellates. These organisms light up the water at night with a greenish glow (though they are easiest to see when the moon is dark). Located to the island's south, the bay can be toured with Island Adventures (BIOBAY.COM) or on kayaks led by local guides. Once there, even jaded travelers are shocked into wonderment. Stick your hand in the water, and watch...