Costly Commas

Chris Stokel-Walker recounts some expensive contract errors due to missing or misplaced commas.

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Fraudulent Advertising

Kaiser Fung describes why fraudulent advertisers thrive.

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Education Marketing

Linchpin staff write about trends in marketing higher education . However, these recommendations may be skewed because Linchpin sells online advertising. Speaking with students, personal referrals were what led them to select a school, and not search engine optimization (SEO). Thus the advice on referrals offered by Steli Efti and Hinge might be more beneficial than fine-tuning SEO.

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Leadership Failure

Scott Gregory reviews traits held by incompetent leaders . On the other hand, Ronald Riggio listed the positive leadership competencies.

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After Vaccination

Claire Cain Miller, Margot Sanger-Katz and Katherine J. Wu write about safe behaviour after vaccination for COVID-19.

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Refugee Life

Ismail Einashe remembers being a refugee from Somalia .

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Allying With Minority Faculty

Ebony McGee lists actions white academics can take to improve the lot of minority faculty on campus.

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Locate Your Family Members Using Their Phones

J.R. Raphael notes that Google is rolling out a service to locate family members . He also provides information on enrolling your family, and documentation on managing a family program.

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Building a Story Brand

Donald Miller's book Building a Story Brand was promoted in recent branding training, and therefore this video on the book caught my eye. Marketing Books Summaries did an entertaining overview of the book. I am now inspired to use some of Miller's concepts in scripting video promotionals for library services. And I plan to read some of Miller's writings myself.

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The Dismissal of Post Secondary Education in the U.S.

Eric Kelderman writes how the college degree is dividing America . Media personalities like Dave Ramsey excoriate universities for offering degrees which do not have sufficient return on investment, causing professional pundits (and parents) to question the value of any university degree.

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Chess and Women

Wei Ji Ma explores why men have the highest rankings as chess players .

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The Influence of the Church

Michael Luo muses on the declining influence of the Christian church in the U.S.

Luo surmizes that church leaders may have lost influence as they moved away from preaching the "good news" and the work of developing a loving community. At the close of his article, Luo observes that N. T. Wright calls on Christians in the post-pandemic turmoil to rally around a leader who will “defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor” (Psalm 72:4).

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Decline in Births

Wyatte Grantham-Philips reports that COVID has resulted in a reduction of births rather than a pandemic baby boom. Wyatte Grantham-Philips posits that parents are being rational, and delaying pregnancy until the economy shows positive movement.

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Reading and Voting

Annie Holmquist exhort voters to expand their minds by reading .

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Libraries For Gamers

Reece Rogers recommends libraries asa a place to borrow video games.

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Public Domain Photos From NASA

Dunja Djudjic reports on how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is placing their photos in the public domain.

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COVID-19 Transmission in Restaurants

Victoria Kim reports that coronavirus can spread twenty feet or more in a restaurant with powerful air conditioning fans causing air currents.

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Patron Saints

Joanne M. Pierce describes the concept of Catholic saints for a secular age.

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Writing at a Time of Plague

Brigid Delaney shares writer's tips about working from home . These include:

• Do hard things first.
• Have a routine and stick to it.
• Exercise daily.
• Remember, the internet is your enemy.

On a side note, Jenny Farrell observes in her "Writing at a Time of Plague" how the Italian plagues spurred the Renaissance and the use of the vernacular. -DD

Child Care Costs

Taryn Morrissey explains that child care in the United States can be as expensive as university tuition. She also suggests ways to make child care more affordable.

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Fulbright-National Geographic Scholarships

The U.S. Department of State has joined forces with National Geographic to offer scholarships to students willing to conduct research in remote areas of the earth.

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Outrage Peddling

Nell Gluckman writes about outrage peddlers on campus. The focus of this article is on conservative outrage, but I perceive that newsbite friendly activity seems to be on the uptick among most factions.

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LiDAR Explained

Johnny Evans explains the value of the iPhone 12 MAX's LiDAR for enterprise users.

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Women's Rights: A Herstory

Chris Price provides a brief timeline in the growth of women's rights in the United States.

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Google Chrome Browser Security

J. R. Raphael gives the rundown on how to increase security when using the Google Chrome browser.

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Dams and Their Impact

Richard Fisher and Javier Hirschfeld write about how dams have changed the landscape for generations.

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Android Voice Commands

J. R. Raphael explains the voice control possible after installing Google's Voice Access app on your Android phone.

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Unknown Volcano

Zaria Gorvett writes about mysterious global cooling which has been ascribed to a volcanic eruption , but such an eruption dating from the 1460's has yet to be found.

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Scholarship During Upheaval

Leonard Cassuto offers tips on writing a dissertation during a pandemic. Students are reporting frustration with restrictions on laboratories and travel.

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