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...guide fandango requires careful choreography, so read on for our rules of study guide etiquette. 1. Leadership. If you are the study group organizer, you still should do some work. It is, however, perfectly acceptable to give yourself and your friends less reading than others. Justify it as a perk for all the hard work you’ll be doing copying and pasting all those summaries into one document. 2. Brevity. A summary should be a SUMMARY. Writing a novel is annoying, not impressive. 3. Promptness. It is acceptable to hand your summaries in a little late. Don?...
...media converter also formats and transfers photographs for slideshows. Like the video player, it's a nice perk although it's limited on such a small screen. I wanted to copy full-size pictures directly, making it a useful device for carrying and displaying pictures, but I was foiled in the attempt. It turns out, you can load photos only through a media converter...
...Kong is growing in popularity, with 252 American applicants last year. After Prince William of Britain matriculated in 2001, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland saw a boost in its international applications, and at the University of Edinburgh, American enrollment has almost tripled since 2002. The most dubious perk of going to college in Britain: free enrollment in the national dental-care system...
...perk of owning a media empire is that you can use it to squash pesky rumors about your sexuality. In the August issue of O, which is about friendship, OPRAH WINFREY, right, and her best friend, O editor GAYLE KING, far right, responded to gossip that they share more than aha moments. "I understand why people think we're gay," says the talk-show host. "I get why people have to label it--how can you be this close without it being sexual?" So that's over, and now everyone can go back to not thinking about Oprah in that...
Where nap facilities are provided, sleep experts say, most employers offer them mainly as a perk to retain workers; the productivity and health benefits are often an afterthought. In the offices of Kaye/Bassman, a corporate headhunting firm in Dallas, a spiffy new relaxation room features $4,500 massage chairs, headphones and a four-way dimmer for the lights. CEO Jeff Kaye says he installed the room primarily as a fun reward for his employees, but he also sees the benefits for productivity. "After a stressful negotiation, people need to unplug," he says...