Saturday, May 14, 2011

Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues South Central Society of the Spectacle Letters Profiting from university cuts Video Almanac Apollo 13 lands safely Alt Text Going StirCrazy in a Spacecraft Earthbound Remedies Inspired By Spacebound Bacteria Discovery Crew Experiences First Orbit Creative Constraint Why Tighter Boundaries Propel Greater Results Harlem's New Hotel American Public Education Beats Analyst Blog As consumers change entertainment industry reels For Hollywood it was tough 2010 Bearish on Strayer auction is out this world Sees Fall Enrollments Houston We Have Problem Madonna Opens Mexico City Fitness Center; Bon Jovi Heads to Japan

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop Album comes out May 3rd on Sub Pop Records in the US and May 2nd on Bella Union in the UK. Click to hear entire album HERE Fleet Foxes Tour: 04-30 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Vogue Theatre 05-01 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 05-03 Seattle, WA - [...] The entire project smacks of the type of non-specific, tacky fare that directors of noisy American blockbusters consider futuristic and edgy. I have to strongly disagree with David Willetts's claim that more competition from private universities will create a "more open, dynamic and diverse higher education system" (Universities fear private colleges will 'cherry-pick' lucrative degrees, 13 April) Higher education is one of this country's greatest success stories – one of our strongest exports. Our reputation and success are built on the quality and standards of our system. Private institutions are not subject to the same regulations as other universities: quality, student numbers, widening access, all are left unregulated. Broadening the sector without regard for the quality of provision could damage the sector's reputation for generations. The proposals as they stand threaten the international reputation of higher education. Furthermore, as your article points out, private providers will be able to pick and choose what is popular and cheap for them to provide. There is no incentive for the private sector to provide courses that have heavy overheads, and the likelihood is that this will fall to existing universities, which will face huge costs to maintain provision. This has the potential to threaten the stability of the sector and the provision of a number of courses. The government's white paper on ... "Sunday Morning" looks back on the day the whole world watched Apollo 13 land safely in the Pacific. NASA now claims the International Space Station was not in danger of being whomped by space junk, and the ISS crew did not have to take refuge in a small Russian spacecraft. But as any paranoia aficionado can tell you, NASA is one of the biggest liars in the world. (Tied with all other government [...] Recent research aboard the Space Shuttle is giving scientists a better understanding of how infectious disease occurs in space and could someday improve astronaut health and provide novel treatments for people on Earth. The research involves an opportunistic pathogen known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the same bacterium that caused astronaut Fred Haise to become sick during the Apollo 13 mission to the moon in 1970. Scientists studying the bacterium aboard the Shuttle hope to unlock the mysteries of how disease-causing agents work... It was first time NASA astronauts have ever been awakened by a live musical performance from Houston Where do great ideas come from? Many of us imagine creativity comes from an environment of boundless possibility -- no rules or restrictio… February is Black History Month, and there's no better place to celebrate than Harlem, a no-stay zone for most visitors until the 124-room Aloft Hotel opened this month on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 124th Street. While some may view this glossy... American Public Education reported fourth-quarter 2010 earnings of 52 cents a share beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents. #### As consumers change, entertainment industry reels By DAWN CHMIELEWSKI and MEG JAMES Los Angeles Times ##### Updated Jan 30, 2011 01:01AM MDT Los Angeles • To paraphrase Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert, "Hollywood, we have a problem." The industry that was supposed to be immune to economic downturns looks like it's going to have some re-entry problems as the economy begins to recover. Broad swaths of the entertainment business declined in 2010. DVD sales were off 13 percent. Music CD purchases plummeted 19 percent. Video game sales, as well as concert and theater attendance, also fell. Even the turnout for America's favorite pastime... ##### Copyright 2010 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sales of DVDs, CDs, video games and theater tickets all declined in 2010. And swift changes in technology will make it difficult for Hollywood to capture pre-recession levels of revenue. To paraphrase Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert, "Hollywood, we have a problem." We recently downgraded our recommendation on Strayer Education to Underperform with a price target of $112.00. A fascinating collection of space memorabilia from the Apollo missions is up for sale John Crace Strayer Education reported a 20% fall in new student enrollment for the winter 2011 term. thanosk writes "NASA has started releasing the transcripts from the early NASA missions and started with releasing the transcripts of the Apollo 13 mission and the famous 'Houston we have a problem' quote" Read more of this story at Slashdot. Pop star attended grand opening of Hard Candy Fitness on Nov. 29; rock band's 'The Circle' tour hit Tokyo Nov. 30
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