Will America’s universities go the way of its car companies?
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Mark Federman has spent the last nine days camping outside the East Side Community High School, hoping to win enough votes on Facebook to be one of the 20 winners of the Kohl’s Cares $10 million give away.
Menschy cat.
What did you do on your birthday?
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Voting ends Friday.
C’mon, New York.
Thanks in advance.
Spherical Ice Tray ($16): the smart way to chill sipping spirits and spirit-forward cocktails. (Way smarter than those rocks.) The larger the ice, the slower it melts. Alternately: Tovolo King Cube Extra Large Silicone Ice Cube Trays.
It should come as no surprise that we have both. If you think my boyfriend is obsessed with ice (he is), get a load of those crazy Japanese: $2000 spherical ice molds are par for the course (catch one in action Stateside at PDT). Whenever she returned from trips to her mother’s homeland, our former roommate brought back assorted ice toys for M., including a spherical tray. If nothing else, it’s pretty (be sure to use boiled water).
(Via heyyoushouldbuythis.)
The London office’s favorite special-occasion lunch place (Redhook BTW which has a delicious £15 lunch special that includes appetizer and entrée - usually steak - one of the best steaks I had in London - get medium rare) served drinks with these ice spheres. They were classy.
Jane Eyre poster | Book posters for reading enthusiasts - Postertext
If they also had Wuthering Heights, my wall would be complete.
Next time I travel abroad, I am definitely getting a chip/PIN credit card. It was such a hassle to not have one.
"The film’s core thesis is that for too long our public school system was built to serve adults, not kids."
"Canada’s point is that the only way to fix our schools is not with a Superman or a super-theory. No, it’s with supermen and superwomen pushing super-hard to assemble what we know works: better-trained teachers working with the best methods under the best principals supported by more involved parents."
Oscar®-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH) dissects the failing American education system, and in doing so, discovers ways to fix it.
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious."
— Albert Einstein | submitted by imkendra! (via quote-book)
