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...more reasonable alternative. For one, more classes (and more popular classes, most notably Justice), are being taped in higher and higher quality. While the Justice videos won’t be online this term, they’ll be transmitted over the internet in the months following the course, which means they could become a black-market commodity for particularly enterprising students planning on taking (but skipping) the class next fall. Not only can we eschew going to class in favor of watching it online, we can now register for classes online, so that if we’re willing...
...Ninja!" proclaims Nkechi Ka with a high kick and a karate chop, "and we are the Go! Team!" Her energy and the dizzying, euphoric music of the six-piece band galvanizes the capacity crowd at the Astoria. The central London venue regularly welcomes world-class performers, but few appear to inspire such kinetic joy in their audiences. The lights refract off toothy grins and illuminate a sea of enthusiasts bouncing up and down as the band crank back up to the strains of Ladyflash, the Go! Team's set closer. Earnest and angular rock may be all the rage...
...author wrongly portrays the Thai beach resort. Pattaya is, in fact, a vibrant international destination for families and individuals from across Thailand and around the world. Gone are the days of catering to American G.I.s and in are the days of honeymooners, independent backpackers, and families of all cultures. With water parks, shopping malls, nearby tropical islands, sailboating, zoos, Buddhist temples, water sports and several world-class 18-hole golf courses, there is little doubt why the young European family I met the other day has returned on four different occasions...
...capital boasts a second tier of smaller, more specialized museums that are equally fascinating and often possess certain distinct advantages over their bigger, better-known brethren. For starters, they are less crowded and often inexpensive or free. In those institutions, adventurous tourists can find colorful, offbeat exhibits highlighting world-class collections, in some cases the only ones of their kind...
...when compared to other countries. As local students in many developing countries are granted access, physically studying in America, while still advantageous, becomes less so. In this situation, it is also more likely that underprivileged academicians—hitherto without access to Western libraries— will produce more world-class research...