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Jun26	White Boys Don't Want to Go to University Bill Belew June 26, 2008 Know More: International Education university, white boys White boys don't want to go to university is what a study concluded in England. Asians and blacks are more apt to go than their white teenage counterparts. Blacks go at a rate of 18%. Asians go at a rate of 25.4%. Chinese (yeah, I know they are Asian) go at a rate of 22.7%. White boys of working class men were 8.5 times LESS likey to go than black and Asian middle-calss women. Men make up about 35% of the university population. Women are 45%. The other 20% are anybody's guess I suppose. Researchers are saying that boys generally give up on higher education aspirations at a much younger age, even planning to drop out of school at the age of 16. And, I thought that America was a higher education challenged bunch. Britain really has its hands full. source Posted at 3:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	When Lawyers Need a Lawyer Bill Belew June 25, 2008 There are times when even lawyers need a lawyer.Three employees at FAMU law school, the registrar, a program assistant at the College of Law, and assistant director of admissions were all fired. One student had a grade changed on his... Continue Reading Posted at 3:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	10 Reasons Why New College of California is Shutting Down Bill Belew June 24, 2008 The 37-year old New College of California will close its doors after graduation this year (6/21).The college:1. hasn't paid its faculty since November2. owes back property taxes3. is behind in its mortgage payments4. is in debt to vendors (internet connections... Continue Reading Posted at 3:14 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	Pregnant Pact Bill Belew June 23, 2008 A pact was made by 17 girls at a high school in Gloucester, a seaside city about 30 miles north of Boston. The school thought something was funny when suddenly a football team + basketball team group of young ladies... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Learning a Global Lesson from Brazil Bill Belew June 22, 2008 Here's a lesson the whole world could learn from Brazil.Instead of charging fees for marriage and divorce and marriage and divorce and ...oh, and new car license fees, buying and selling houses and such, Brazil will require applicants to plant... Continue Reading Posted at 2:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	EARTHQUAKE! Get Out of the School Bill Belew June 21, 2008 Japan has 127,164 publicly run schools. Of those, 43,109 or 33.9% predate the current building code. What that means is that they could not withstand an earthquake such as the one that recently hit Iwate and Miyagi prefectures."Teacher. If there... Continue Reading Posted at 12:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Entrance Exam Cheating Drops Bill Belew June 20, 2008 Cheating on exams? Previously I wrote 7 Strategies for High-Tech Cheating In School and 7 Steps to Make it "Impossible" for College Entrance Exam Questions to be Leaked.Yeah, there is cheating on tests, but less of it this year on... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	Michelle Obama vs Cindy McCain Bill Belew June 19, 2008 Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain are the same.Both asked their husbands not to run for the White House.Both add class, elegance, and glamour to their otherwise drab husbands.Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain are the different.Obama is 44, and a Princeton-,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun17	Robot Lovers in 2050 Bill Belew June 17, 2008 This is creepy.At an international conference held at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, David Levy, author of the book "Love + sex with robots" predicted that within 40 years humans will be able to have loving relationships with... Continue Reading Posted at 6:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Severe Punishment for Cheaters Bill Belew June 16, 2008 Severe punishment will be meted out for cheaters on the national college entrance exams in China.Where's that lethal injection van, we wonder?Monitors will roam the classrooms with a sharp eye out for cheaters using telecom instruments.Can you say text messages?Students... Continue Reading Posted at 12:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Teach a Monkey to Fish Bill Belew June 15, 2008 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for life.What about when a monkey learns to fish?Apparently, in Bangkok, the long-tailed macaque monkey knows how to fish,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Chinese Travel to the U.S. Gets Easier Bill Belew June 14, 2008 This is good news for Chinese wanting to visit the United States...and that includes students.In 2007 the U.S. embassy in China issued over 400,000 visas, up 17% from the year before.More than 80% of people who applied were approved.As things... Continue Reading Posted at 12:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	China's Youngest Postgraduate Student - Zhang Xinyang Bill Belew June 13, 2008 Zhang Xinyang (no known relation to Zhang Ziyi) is China's youngest postgraduate student.He is just 12-years old but is in his third year of graduate studies at Tianjin Engineering College. He is studying mathematics and applied mathematics. He entered primary school... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Reader Survey at TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew June 12, 2008 Got a minute?Help me do a better job here at TheBizOfKnowledge. Help KMM do a better job overall.If the link doesn't work, use thisPlease take a minute to complete this reader survey. We listen. I listen. I will try to... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Japanese University Develops Cheaper, More Efficient Green LED Bill Belew June 12, 2008 Saga University in Japan has a research team that has developed a new type of green LED.It's cheaper to make, much cheaper, and more energy efficient.The treehugging world that uses these little buggers is soon to be a happier place. The... Continue Reading Posted at 8:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	30 Reasons to Not Do Your Homework Bill Belew June 11, 2008 I teach for an online university.One of my colleagues started a thread on reasons why students say they couldn't do their homework or get it in on time.Here are some of the reasons so far - 1. computers that crash ... Continue Reading Posted at 4:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	Evolution of Dance vs Avril Lavigne - Who has the most Youtube Views? Bill Belew June 10, 2008 It's been a long time since I went searching around youtube. Okay, I have never done it before. Yesterday I mentioned the Evolution of Dance and Judson Laipply. This particular Youtube has been seen 87,180,024 times and counting making it... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 9	Miss South Carolina - Then and Now Bill Belew June 9, 2008 Miss South Carolina has proven that you can be stupid and famous...but not necessarily at the same time.Unless, of course, you take your stupidity with you after you become famous, or become famous then fall into a stupid puddle.Miss South... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 6	Young Hillary Clinton - Lessons for 10-Year Olds Bill Belew June 6, 2008 When Hillary Clinton was young... Ten year olds in elementary school everywhere are asking their parents to bring their video cameras. You never know when you might want to make a point. Say...in 50 years when you run for president.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	Evolution of Dance - Judson Laipply Bill Belew June 5, 2008 I don't believe in evolution.After watching this video that apparently some 87+ million people have watched...I still don't believe in evolution.Adaptation - of course.Judson Laipply ... Continue Reading Posted at 12:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 4	What have 31 Million People Watched - Paul Potts and Luciano Pavarotti Bill Belew June 4, 2008 Some 31 million people have watched these two sing the same song - Nessun Dorma.One is the master and the other is a wannabe.Who got the most views?Paul Potts Luciana Pavarotti Paul Potts - 28,835,626 Luciano Pavarotti - 5,221,333 ... Continue Reading Posted at 12:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 3	5 Lessons about Bo for those who don't know Diddley Bill Belew June 3, 2008 Ellas Otha Bates, otherwise known as the legendary guitarist Bo Diddley died today. He was 79-years old.The man who melded rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll and his distinctive thumping beat wanted to go on tour again. He's got his... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 2	12 Points President Bush Made at the Air Force Graduation Ceremony Bill Belew June 2, 2008 President Bush addressed the US Air Force Academy Graduation at Falcon Stadium.He made points. We know he needs them.Point 1 - He recognized how hard it was for the USAF grads to get where they were - surviving the "Beast",... Continue Reading Posted at 5:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	5 Evidences that U.S. Universities Could Become More International Bill Belew June 1, 2008 Inside Higher Ed reports on results found in Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: 2008 Edition, which can be ordered for $55.00, plus shipping and handling, from the American Council on Education Web site.U.S. institutions could be more international.1. In 2005,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Jun26	White Boys Don't Want to Go to University Bill Belew June 26, 2008 Know More: International Education university, white boys White boys don't want to go to university is what a study concluded in England. Asians and blacks are more apt to go than their white teenage counterparts. Blacks go at a rate of 18%. Asians go at a rate of 25.4%. Chinese (yeah, I know they are Asian) go at a rate of 22.7%. White boys of working class men were 8.5 times LESS likey to go than black and Asian middle-calss women. Men make up about 35% of the university population. Women are 45%. The other 20% are anybody's guess I suppose. Researchers are saying that boys generally give up on higher education aspirations at a much younger age, even planning to drop out of school at the age of 16. And, I thought that America was a higher education challenged bunch. Britain really has its hands full. source Posted at 3:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	When Lawyers Need a Lawyer Bill Belew June 25, 2008 There are times when even lawyers need a lawyer.Three employees at FAMU law school, the registrar, a program assistant at the College of Law, and assistant director of admissions were all fired. One student had a grade changed on his... Continue Reading Posted at 3:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	10 Reasons Why New College of California is Shutting Down Bill Belew June 24, 2008 The 37-year old New College of California will close its doors after graduation this year (6/21).The college:1. hasn't paid its faculty since November2. owes back property taxes3. is behind in its mortgage payments4. is in debt to vendors (internet connections... Continue Reading Posted at 3:14 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	Pregnant Pact Bill Belew June 23, 2008 A pact was made by 17 girls at a high school in Gloucester, a seaside city about 30 miles north of Boston. The school thought something was funny when suddenly a football team + basketball team group of young ladies... Continue Reading Posted at 3:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Learning a Global Lesson from Brazil Bill Belew June 22, 2008 Here's a lesson the whole world could learn from Brazil.Instead of charging fees for marriage and divorce and marriage and divorce and ...oh, and new car license fees, buying and selling houses and such, Brazil will require applicants to plant... Continue Reading Posted at 2:56 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	EARTHQUAKE! Get Out of the School Bill Belew June 21, 2008 Japan has 127,164 publicly run schools. Of those, 43,109 or 33.9% predate the current building code. What that means is that they could not withstand an earthquake such as the one that recently hit Iwate and Miyagi prefectures."Teacher. If there... Continue Reading Posted at 12:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Entrance Exam Cheating Drops Bill Belew June 20, 2008 Cheating on exams? Previously I wrote 7 Strategies for High-Tech Cheating In School and 7 Steps to Make it "Impossible" for College Entrance Exam Questions to be Leaked.Yeah, there is cheating on tests, but less of it this year on... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	Michelle Obama vs Cindy McCain Bill Belew June 19, 2008 Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain are the same.Both asked their husbands not to run for the White House.Both add class, elegance, and glamour to their otherwise drab husbands.Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain are the different.Obama is 44, and a Princeton-,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun17	Robot Lovers in 2050 Bill Belew June 17, 2008 This is creepy.At an international conference held at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, David Levy, author of the book "Love + sex with robots" predicted that within 40 years humans will be able to have loving relationships with... Continue Reading Posted at 6:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Severe Punishment for Cheaters Bill Belew June 16, 2008 Severe punishment will be meted out for cheaters on the national college entrance exams in China.Where's that lethal injection van, we wonder?Monitors will roam the classrooms with a sharp eye out for cheaters using telecom instruments.Can you say text messages?Students... Continue Reading Posted at 12:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Teach a Monkey to Fish Bill Belew June 15, 2008 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for life.What about when a monkey learns to fish?Apparently, in Bangkok, the long-tailed macaque monkey knows how to fish,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Chinese Travel to the U.S. Gets Easier Bill Belew June 14, 2008 This is good news for Chinese wanting to visit the United States...and that includes students.In 2007 the U.S. embassy in China issued over 400,000 visas, up 17% from the year before.More than 80% of people who applied were approved.As things... Continue Reading Posted at 12:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	China's Youngest Postgraduate Student - Zhang Xinyang Bill Belew June 13, 2008 Zhang Xinyang (no known relation to Zhang Ziyi) is China's youngest postgraduate student.He is just 12-years old but is in his third year of graduate studies at Tianjin Engineering College. He is studying mathematics and applied mathematics. He entered primary school... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Reader Survey at TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew June 12, 2008 Got a minute?Help me do a better job here at TheBizOfKnowledge. Help KMM do a better job overall.If the link doesn't work, use thisPlease take a minute to complete this reader survey. We listen. I listen. I will try to... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Japanese University Develops Cheaper, More Efficient Green LED Bill Belew June 12, 2008 Saga University in Japan has a research team that has developed a new type of green LED.It's cheaper to make, much cheaper, and more energy efficient.The treehugging world that uses these little buggers is soon to be a happier place. The... Continue Reading Posted at 8:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	30 Reasons to Not Do Your Homework Bill Belew June 11, 2008 I teach for an online university.One of my colleagues started a thread on reasons why students say they couldn't do their homework or get it in on time.Here are some of the reasons so far - 1. computers that crash ... Continue Reading Posted at 4:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	Evolution of Dance vs Avril Lavigne - Who has the most Youtube Views? Bill Belew June 10, 2008 It's been a long time since I went searching around youtube. Okay, I have never done it before. Yesterday I mentioned the Evolution of Dance and Judson Laipply. This particular Youtube has been seen 87,180,024 times and counting making it... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 9	Miss South Carolina - Then and Now Bill Belew June 9, 2008 Miss South Carolina has proven that you can be stupid and famous...but not necessarily at the same time.Unless, of course, you take your stupidity with you after you become famous, or become famous then fall into a stupid puddle.Miss South... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 6	Young Hillary Clinton - Lessons for 10-Year Olds Bill Belew June 6, 2008 When Hillary Clinton was young... Ten year olds in elementary school everywhere are asking their parents to bring their video cameras. You never know when you might want to make a point. Say...in 50 years when you run for president.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	Evolution of Dance - Judson Laipply Bill Belew June 5, 2008 I don't believe in evolution.After watching this video that apparently some 87+ million people have watched...I still don't believe in evolution.Adaptation - of course.Judson Laipply ... Continue Reading Posted at 12:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 4	What have 31 Million People Watched - Paul Potts and Luciano Pavarotti Bill Belew June 4, 2008 Some 31 million people have watched these two sing the same song - Nessun Dorma.One is the master and the other is a wannabe.Who got the most views?Paul Potts Luciana Pavarotti Paul Potts - 28,835,626 Luciano Pavarotti - 5,221,333 ... Continue Reading Posted at 12:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 3	5 Lessons about Bo for those who don't know Diddley Bill Belew June 3, 2008 Ellas Otha Bates, otherwise known as the legendary guitarist Bo Diddley died today. He was 79-years old.The man who melded rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll and his distinctive thumping beat wanted to go on tour again. He's got his... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 2	12 Points President Bush Made at the Air Force Graduation Ceremony Bill Belew June 2, 2008 President Bush addressed the US Air Force Academy Graduation at Falcon Stadium.He made points. We know he needs them.Point 1 - He recognized how hard it was for the USAF grads to get where they were - surviving the "Beast",... Continue Reading Posted at 5:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	5 Evidences that U.S. Universities Could Become More International Bill Belew June 1, 2008 Inside Higher Ed reports on results found in Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses: 2008 Edition, which can be ordered for $55.00, plus shipping and handling, from the American Council on Education Web site.U.S. institutions could be more international.1. In 2005,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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