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Is Urban College Life a Floating Fantasy or a Sinking Reality?

Posted Mon, 05/26/2008 - 09:53 by Micbistro
Although there is a major distinction between the tenure of a freshman in high school and that of a college freshmen, there is still one thing that comes to bring these two separate worlds together-grades and the frustration that comes along with it. As time goes on, it becomes harder for both students in senior primary school and colleges (of any level) to accomplish the ultimate goal of passing on to the year ahead.

God Pulled the Handle

Posted Thu, 01/17/2008 - 08:32 by rba
Robert Kaplan/theAtlantic: WATERWORLD [sub. req'd] Atop the Bay of Bengal, the numberless braids of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers have formed the world’s largest, youngest estuarine delta and one of its most dynamic. It is, in effect, the world’s biggest flush toilet. Once a year, over the space of four months, God yanks the handle. Just because humans occupy a space for a short period of time doesn't mean they "own" it. Few more cyclones there, and hurricanes here, and low-lying Gulf Coast areas will become ocean. Build a floating city, or move to higher ground are the obvious choices. Therefore people will do neither. [USGS/NASA: Earth As Art] :: :: :: Reference Tool: Martha Legace/HBS: Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors. Wow. [via CNET]