Archive for June 21st, 2007
links for 2007-06-21
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macosxhints.com – 10.4: Sync Nokia Series 40 via 10.4.6 iSync
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Economist’s View: CEOs, Mergers, and Acquisitions: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
CEOs have an incentive to pursue mergers and acquisitions “even when the chance of failure is high”:
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As I noted here, U.S. Department of Education data show that young men are earning more than women in their first jobs out of college–even after you control for field of study.
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Language Log: Blinding us with science
Misleading appeals to the authority of “brain research” have become the modern equivalent of out-of-context scriptural fragments. Andrew Sullivan wouldn’t accept a politician’s bible quotations uncritically, and he should learn to be just as skeptical of
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The Creativity Exchange: Flight of the Creative Class (Immigration Edition)
Equally interesting is that these countries became immigrant nations in a very short time–with little prior experience handling large population inflows.
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Danmarks Statistik: Danskerne tilfredse med offentlige hjemmesider
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Studiengebühren füllen die Universitätskassen. Aber enge gesetzliche Vorschriften machen es kompliziert, all die Millionen auszugeben
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Today@UCI: Press Releases: Race, not space, key to lower black male employment rate
A new study finds that in areas where low-skilled jobs are predominantly held by whites, black men who live nearby are less likely to get hired.
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Congo: traditional medicine and public health (The Head Heeb)
Given these factors, it was probably inevitable that African states would begin integrating traditional medical practitioners into their public health programs.
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Slate Magazine – A Tale of 10 Post-its
As long as Iraq continues to be unstable and unsafe, there will be more people with a “well-founded fear of persecution” fleeing.