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Aphoristic Idiocy
You may try with all your might to keep that particular shade of blonde, to stay au courante with fads and the media, to indulge in plastic surgery, to wear trendy clothes and an uplifting bra, to find a terrific hair stylist or wig, but your hands and neck and crow’s feet will always give you away, and you’ll wind up looking like what you are: a sad case of trying to stay too long at the fair. more »
Is College Worth It? Pew's Social and Demographic Trends Examines That Financially Fraught Question
A majority of Americans (57%) say the higher education system in the US fails to provide students with good value for the money they and their families spend. A larger majority (75%) says college is too expensive to afford. An overwhelming majority of college graduates (86%) say that college has been a good investment for them personally. more »
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day; Are 70% of Graduate Engineers Foreign?
Another way of looking at what a civil engineer does is to see it as a role of reducing complex ideas initiated by policymakers, chief executives, and other such people into concrete reality. And WEPAN works to transform culture in engineering education to attract, retain, and graduate women more »
Congress's Investigative Arm Now on Flickr
The agency examines the use of public funds; evaluates federal programs and policies; and provides analyses, recommendations, and other assistance to help Congress make informed oversight, policy, and funding decisions. The Flickr page makes the reports'images, photos and graphics searchable, viewable, and downloadable more »