September 2009
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“Winning the American Academy of Audiology Humanitarian Award is impressive...”
– Read more about Ashoka fellow Howard Weinstein and how he is changing the world, on the Ashoka Tech Blog.
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“Entrepreneurs change the way we think about what is possible. They maintain a...”
– From the best blog post I’ve read in a long time, “Start Changing the World. Today.”
If you’re a millennial, check out the blog Life Without Pants — the twentysomething perspective on life a little less restrictive.
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How exciting is my life? Well, today in statistics I learned something called the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition adjustment. So, pretty awesome.
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250 Things to do in San Francisco Before you Die →
What else do you think should be added to the list of 250 Things to do in San Francisco Before you Die?
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“If i can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?”
– Creed Bratton, Dunder Mifflin
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I just saw CNN’s Bill Schneider randomly walking on campus. I gave him a “what up” Cool-guy head nod. He didn’t seem to care much. FML? MLIA? I’m not sure which.
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“The future’s power is born of experiment, and the endless grudge match...”
– Time Magazine article on how the world has changed since 1991 (the year that this year’s college freshmen were born). And, of course, I have to point out the picture of beautiful Royce Hall at UCLA featured in the article.
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SoSauce!
As a self-proclaimed travel geek, I was thrilled when Alisha , leader of the SoSauce travel geeks, reached out to me to tell me about their site. One problem I’ve always found with travel blogging is organizing a trip — and all of its stories and photos — into a single, easy to view entity. Their trip feature makes this much easier, allowing you to input all of your pictures...
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Best of: ridiculous "Tea Party" / Anti-Obama signs →
Actual protest signs spotted in America. Apparently the irony of misspelling words when arguing for English as the national language is lost on them. My favorites:
“Respect ARE country Speak English” and
“Obama has a crisis of COMPETNCE”
What’s your favorite?
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Finalist in TNT Travel Writing Contest
I was thrilled to see that my travel story, “Seeking Out Rats in India,” on my visit to the “Rat Temple” in India was selected by judges as a finalist for the 2009 TNT Travel Writing Awards. I’d love if it you checked out the article, and, if you feel so inclined, voted to help get it published in their magazine / help me win some free travel in Europe! Thanks!
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“At stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of...”
– Ted Kennedy, as quoted by President Obama in his Health Care Speech to Congress
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“Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s...”
– President Barack Obama, in his speech to students scheduled for the first day of class.
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Traveling Alone on an Indian Bus →
Thanks to SoloTraveler for publishing my story “Traveling Alone on an Indian Bus” from this summer’s travels on their site!
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“All of the top twenty U.S. News universities are private…But by our...”
– Washington Monthly breathes some much needed fresh air into the college rankings game. Rather than measuring colleges based on arbitrary, extraneous, and easily inflatible (hello U$C) metrics, it focuses on what impact a college has on its community and nation. Schools are measured based on their...
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First day of school
Off to my last “first day of class” ever!
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The most poignant and well-written piece on Ted Kennedy I’ve read so far, by Time’s Joe Klein: How Ted Kennedy Found Himself.
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