According to Steven Cruz, president of Omega Educational Consulting in New York City, the SAT or ACT score has considerable weight in a college application and is, in fact, approximately equal in importance to the high school transcript. Although the ratio is an estimate and varies from applicant to applicant,...
Kate Seelye | Posted February 2, 2011 | World
It's time for America to hit the re-set button with the Arab world. As citizens from Algiers to Amman take to the streets to protest autocratic governments, Americans must realize that for too long we have misunderstood and underestimated the peoples of the Arab world.
For decades, U.S. administrations have...
Andy Plesser | Posted February 2, 2011 | Technology
WASHINGTON, DC -- The New York Times is providing reporters with the Apple iPhone 4 to record and upload videos via an Aspera App to the paper's server. One of the first staffers to use the device was Andrew Ross...
Thrillist | Posted February 2, 2011 | New York
Valentine's Day Fact: spending too much money on crappy flowers THAT AREN'T EVEN DELIVERED ON TIME hurts worse than when they cancelled My So-Called Life Sports Night. Instead, go with this Reward from flower-ninjas Teleflora: 50% off an exceptional...
Rep. Pete Stark | Posted February 2, 2011 | Politics
Cross posted from DailyKos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/2/1/940517/-Cut-Defense-Spending,-Too
Last week, President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address. In that speech, the President proposed a freeze on non-defense discretionary spending. Earlier that day, House Republicans voted in favor of cutting non-defense spending to 2008 levels.
Is Washington really serious about...
Robert Naiman | Posted February 2, 2011 | World
Democracy is coming to Egypt. People outside of Egypt who consider that inconvenient to their current policies may kvetch, but ultimately they can adapt and they will, because as it becomes increasingly obvious that democratic change is a fait accompli, adaptation will appear superior to any conceivable alternative.
Under a...
Amir Madani | Posted February 2, 2011 | World
Egypt is the leader of Arab countries, if not of the (mainly Sunni) Islamic world. Even though every Arab-Islamic country has its own character, Egypt is the point of reference for all, and is thus in a way a mirror of the Arab world. Any change in...
Susan Abulhawa | Posted February 2, 2011 | World
In the face of a spectacular and inspiring people's revolution, Hosni Mubarak's first tactic to hold onto his despotic post was to send his police thugs into the streets as looters and rioters to provide him with an excuse to do what he does best: clamp down and terrorize Egypt's...
Marshall Fine | Posted February 2, 2011 | Entertainment
After I saw The Other Woman at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2009 (when it was being called Love and Other Impossible Pursuits), I wrote that it was "an emotionally challenging story about the tug-of-war of blended families among the well-to-do on New York's Upper East and West Sides....
John Perkins | Posted February 2, 2011 | Impact
"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it." ~ Thomas Jefferson
Last year 106.5 million people watched the Super Bowl, according to a Nielsen estimate. It is predicted that over 110 million people worldwide will tune into this...
Robert L. Cavnar | Posted February 2, 2011 | Green
I know I keep saying it, but I told you so. The Observer is reporting that, according to its sources, the EPA is likely to agree to cut its current estimate of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico by BP's Macondo well that blew out on April 20. ...
Greg Mitchell | Posted February 2, 2011 | Politics
Leaks, of course, have always played an important part in journalism, but this direct-to-the-public approach championed by WikiLeaks (sometimes, but not always, with the help of major media) is new. It's both promising and threatening, especially to journalists, officials and the usual sources who have long played, and enjoyed, their...
Ali Hakan Altinay | Posted February 2, 2011 | World
Does fairness matter in today's world? Is there a global code of conduct that everyone should follow? Do we have any responsibilities toward those who are not our compatriots? If you think contemplating the answers to these questions is a fool's errand, I suggest you think again.
Imagine someone...
Robert Reich | Posted February 2, 2011 | Business
Put your ear to the ground and you can almost hear the bulls stampeding. The Dow closed above 12,000 Tuesday for the first time since June 2008. The Dow is up 4 percent this year after increasing 11 percent in 2010. The Standard & Poor 500 is also up 4...
Andy Stern | Posted February 2, 2011 | Politics
Last Thursday the leaders of the Senate, in contrast to President Obama's State of the Union speech, reached an agreement on rule changes which shows again that they may be able historians, but they fail miserably as futurists and leaders of change.
Sadly, this is simply the latest in a...
Raymond J. Learsy | Posted February 2, 2011 | Business
Well, this is incongruous but so is the issue. There was a time, not even that long ago, when most villages had their blacksmith. He would exercise his trade for which he was paid. And what he did was crucial to the well being and prosperity of the village. His...
Derrick Crowe | Posted February 2, 2011 | World
Last year was the worst year for civilian deaths in the war so far, and irregular armed groups backed by the U.S. and by the Afghan government are preying on the population while recruiting and abusing children. Go team.
I'm almost numb from continually relaying reports like this, but every...
Barbara Ficarra | Posted February 2, 2011 | Health
Do you worry that harmful chemicals leach out of plastic containers into its contents? Are plastic containers toxic? Do you drink from plastic water bottles? Are you concerned about the safety of plastics?
Information circulating about the dangers of plastic containers has created fear and confusion.
Recently, I
Rebecca S. Reeves, Dr.P.H., R.D. | Posted February 2, 2011 | Health
February is Heart Health month, which should have you thinking about how well you are treating your own heart. If you are trying to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, or your doctor has said that you need to lower your cholesterol, you are probably trying to keep a close eye on...
Dr. Joseph Mercola | Posted February 2, 2011 | Health
If the phrase "eat your vegetables" echoes from your childhood memories of suppers gone by, then rest assured your mother was right. One of the best ways to improve your health is to eat plenty of high quality vegetables -- ideally raw, locally grown and organic.
It sounds like a...
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Alex Mallory | Posted February 2, 2011 | Education