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...most prolific class of secondary search engines are those that focus on a very narrow purpose - engines that aid our search for the best prices for retail items and travel services. As we have pointed out, the people saving money usually have money; affluent Internet users are the key demographics for these sites...
...implement such a costly holistic evaluation process, especially large state schools. For instance, the University of California at Los Angeles received upwards of 50,000 applications last year. Standardized tests might be a terrible system, but they are better than the alternatives.What reformers and Fitzsimmons’ Commission should focus on, then, is not getting rid of standardized tests but finding ways to level the playing field within the context of the existing system. There are many ways to do so. The College Board, which administers the SAT, could reduce the cost of their expensive and lucrative test prep materials...
...obesity epidemic, recent media attention generated by the bestselling book French Women Don’t Get Fat and the movie Supersize Me, and good common sense all indicate that American food suppliers need to rethink the idea of value marketing. Leading U.S. restaurant chains should re-focus their advertising and in-restaurant approach to emphasize not quantity but quality. In Europe, restaurants already do just that. McDonald’s portions in the U.S. are 1.28 times bigger, on average, than they are in France—but French restaurants offer “quality?...
Pilbeam, in his letter, said the UC "has not assumed responsibility...for verifying that underage students will not be reimbursed for purchasing alcohol." He added that "it is quite apparent that the UC Party Grant program, in practice, has funded parties where the focus is on drinking." And he claimed that the program created problems for the Houses by promoting events in cramped dormitory rooms...
...With all the academic challenges that face pre-med students, the last thing they should have to worry about is money. Let pre-meds focus on their classes, not on their checkbooks...