Friday, May 6, 2011

Does College Really Pay? | education reference answers


A book by economist Laurence J. Kotlikoff and columnist Scott Burns challenges the notion that a college degree equals a higher-paying job.


  • @centurion180ad lol its you again

  • @DontGoToCollege Your absolutely right anymore college is the greatest scam ever concieved just like the propaganda the Nazis used on the German people back in the day

  • If college is supposed to make you all this future income that these over-educated fools who are pushing people to go to college claim that it does then why are there more and more college graduates either unemployed or making minimum wage whereas the ones who went to tech./ vocational school are now making bank? Nowadays, you?d have better luck playing a slot machine!
    Think about it?with more college graduates every year this issue will only increase exponentially in the years to come!

  • collage is a joke!

  • you seem pretty out of breath man, maybe you should take it easy on the college kids

  • The claim that university grads may earn more than HS grads is asinine. A university grad is 4-6 years older, and is more mature. Never mind up to their eyeballs in debt.

    BTW the unemployed all over earn the same, ZERO. Better to not be in debt from university if the fucking BANKERS are turning your country into a postindustrial wasteland.

  • @DontGoToCollege Dude you made my day!!! i?ve been telling people this for years!!!

  • hey you guys who think that a degree is worth something are in luck I got a bachelors in bus admin that I am willing to sell for 20k! This is half price, you cant go wrong and Ill throw in the books as an extra incentive to buy now, operators are standing by!

  • WHat a joke.. My interest rate is 6% from Department of Education stafford loans. It?s peanuts.. The only thing that pulled my parents out of complete poverty was college.. We grew up standing in line at soup kitchens until my parents went back to school. College doesn?t gaurantee you a job, if they did they would be called an employment agency. Even simpletons should understand this concept..

  • my sister got an mba from rice, 75k a semester, 4x semesters? she makes 230 large first year out, shes 28

  • LoL, this is bogus. I had 17K in debt after I got out of college and paid it back in 3 years. Stop whining

  • @MarcFuentos

    I live in a large metropolitan area surrounded by colleges. The Cheapest university is around 8,500 per year in tuition. That doesn?t include books and other usage fees for the college. Even if you can live with your parents for 4 years, you are looking at 40K in tuition. If you have to live on campus, probably 65-70K for 4 years. This is at your cheapest option. These amounts are just what you borrow, with interest on the loans those amounts could easily double or triple.

  • Rebecca?s problem is that she wants to go to a overpriced/overrated greedy private university instead of a public one. Average tuition at a public university is around $4,000 a year, not $40,000.

    There?s also the option of going to a community college for the first two years of undergraduate work, and then transferring to a 4-year university for the remaining two years. This option is even cheaper.

  • @MarcFuentos I agree. Many people actually will go to college because of the reputation. Usually, private schools, specialist schools, and ivy league schools make the tuition almost impossible to be a worthwhile investment. DontGoToCollege needs to add a disclaimer that the case study is extreme (Although doing a great service warning us young people)

  • I am a college student. I am getting a degree because my dream job requires it. I agree that college is an investment and is not for everyone.

    What is worse is that many companies refuse to higher college graduates because the grads need or assume a higher income.

    What I learned is my computer science ass and knowledge is at mercy to the government because of the federal loans I take out.

  • Sallie Mae is every university?s favorite student??

  • @911nomad

    Are you serious? You should be earning more..

  • @DontGoToCollege
    I do have a couple subsidized Stafford Student Loans that I?m going to pay off faster than most people would after college. It only amounts to $5,500 in loans that are not accruing interest as long as I?m in school, and it will pay for itself once I start making more than $40,000 a year (it?s cheap to live in Utah).

  • @mwhaha1000
    That?s too bad. That?s why I am not going out of state. Are you majoring in engineering or education there? I can?t think of any other reason to go to Utah State as a non-Utahn.

  • @MarcFuentos
    i applied there next year and there charging me 32,000 because im out of state

  • I have a Master?s Degree in Social Work and I only make 32,000 a year. I could have made that with no college degree.

  • The whole problem with college education is that real world skills are often not obtained in college. And then there?s the tuition fees. Would the problem be solved if these 2 issues are being addressed? University is undeniably a good place to make mistakes before you make them in the real world. The network you form in school carries into the working world, eventually becoming business contacts.

  • @MarcFuentos
    I hope you don?t get into student loan debt.
    Thanks for your comment.

  • That case study is awfully extreme. Most college aren?t that expensive. They only charge over $4,500 per year for tuition at Utah State University where I attend. This is a worthwhile investment for me, especially since I get pell grants.

  • I agree with DontGo ToCollege.

    There are way too many useless degrees out there. Or there are too many professionals in one field. Like forensics. How many forensic scientists do you think we actually need? Degrees like marketing and plain business administration also fall into this category.

    One thing people forget is the quality of instruction is not the same. There are teachers who don?t effectively teach that pass students with A?s.

  • Source: http://www.educationreferenceanswers.com/college-education/does-college-really-pay.html

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    How to Recognize If Someone Is Having a Stroke

    According to the National Stroke Association, strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States with well in excess of half a million people suffering from strokes each year.

    Strokes are mainly due to blocked blood flow to the brain caused by narrowing of the arteries or blood clots. Sometimes they may also be caused by hemorrhaging from an artery. Either of these will stop blood flow to the brain and hence oxygen flow, and this will cause damage to brain cells. 15% of stroke victims will die shortly after having a stroke, 10% manage a complete recovery and the remaining 75% will be left with varying degrees of disability.

    In recent years, new treatments have been developed that will help prevent the disabilities caused by stroke, however, in order for them to be completely effective, you need to get the person to an emergency room within one hour of the onset of symptoms.

    So, if you suspect someone is having a stroke, then you need to act quickly. Remember these four letters - F.A.S.T. - because this may just help you to save someone's life one day:

    Face: Ask the person to smile. Is the face straight? If they have had a stroke then one side of the face may be drooping.

    Arms: Ask them to hold their arms out in front of them at an even height. Are they able to do this or is one arm dropping lower than the other?

    Speech: A stroke will affect their speech and this may sound slurred. Ask them to tell you their name and address or say a simple sentence.

    Time: 'T' is usually given as 'time' - time to call 9-1-1 and get them to a hospital quickly, however, in some recent advice I've seen circulating, they say 'tongue' because stroke can cause the tongue to be crooked, although this can be hard to gauge.

    Basically, if the person is presenting one or more of the above symptoms and you suspect they may be having a stroke, then you should call for an ambulance immediately because the sooner they can reach a hospital the better and that first sixty minutes is vital for minimum damage to brain cells.

    Unless you're in a remote location, do not take them to the hospital in your car. You may have to wait a little time for an ambulance to arrive, however, when they reach the hospital, ambulance patients are given priority and immediate treatment, whereas someone reaching the emergency room by car may lose those vital sixty minutes sitting in the hospital waiting room.

    Even if the person appears to be having symptoms, but then they disappear, dial 9-1-1 anyway because even if they are not having an actual stroke, it is possible that the person is suffering from a transient ischemic attack (TIA). These are due to loss of blood supply to the brain for a short period of time and referred to as a 'mini stroke'. They can last from several minutes and up to two hours at a time and, although, unlike actual strokes, they do not cause any damage to brain cells or show up on scans (unless symptoms are still present), they are a warning sign that the person may have a stroke if nothing is done to prevent it.

    For the patient, the symptoms of both stroke and TIA are the same, and these include:

    • Difficulty with balance, dizziness and problems walking.
    • Numbness or tingling sensation down one side of the body.
    • Weakness in part of the body - face arms or legs - usually just down one side.
    • Sudden thunderclap headache (intense pain at onset) and perhaps accompanied by nausea
    • Problems with vision - blurriness, double vision or blackout.
    • Confusion.
    • Memory loss.
    • Having trouble speaking or thinking of correct words to use, or understanding what others are saying.
    • Having problems reading and/or writing.
    • Difficulty swallowing.
    • Losing control of bladder/bowels.
    • Sudden personality/mood changes.
    • Feeling sleepy or becoming unconscious.

    If you suddenly develop one or more of the above symptoms, then do as suggested above for diagnosis - try smiling, trying raising your arms in front of you. If in any doubt, dial 9-1-1 immediately or call for someone else to do it for you.

    *In the case of a sudden thunderclap headache you should ALWAYS get medical attention immediately. It may be benign, however, it needs to be checked because, as well as being a symptom of stroke, it can also be a sign that you are having a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which can result in brain damage or death if not treated immediately.

    Source: http://ezinearticles.com/6194494

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    Odeon expands footprint

    ROME -- Odeon and UCI Cinemas, which is Europe's largest exhibition chain, is further expanding its European footprint by upping its presence in Spain and Italy. The group, which is owned by U.K. private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners, has closed a deal with Gallic loop UGC Cine Cite to acquire nine new multiplexes in the two countries. UCI has now added five multiplexes in Spain, three of which in Madrid, for a total 92 new Spanish screens, and four new Italian facilities, two of which in Rome, for 66 new screens in Italy. UCI now has 494 screens in Spain and 369 in Italy, and has become market leader in Rome and Madrid. The Rome market alone accounts for 10% of the total Italian exhibition market. "We look forward to increasing admissions across the Spanish and Italian markets -- as well as further afield -- in the near future," said Odeon and UCI Cinemas CEO Rupert Gavin in a statement. The moves clearly reflect plans for growth, with additional sites in Austria, Ireland, and Portugal under consideration, the group said. At present, the exhib operates 215 cinemas and 2,039 screens across the continent and is the biggest exhib in Blighty, Spain and Italy, with robust chains in Ireland, Germany, Austria and Portugal.

    Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

    Source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118036372?categoryid=13&cs=1&cmpid=RSS%7CNews%7CLatestNews

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    Thursday, May 5, 2011

    In A Land Of Few Rights, Saudi Women Fight To Vote

    A Saudi woman crosses in front of several automobiles in a marketplace on Sept. 16, 1990, in Dammam. Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive, have little say in matters of marriage and divorce, and cannot travel without a letter of permission from their male guardian.
    David Longstreath/AP

    A Saudi woman crosses in front of several automobiles in a marketplace on Sept. 16, 1990, in Dammam. Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive, have little say in matters of marriage and divorce, and cannot travel without a letter of permission from their male guardian.

    It was pretty sobering to hear a group of Saudi women I met recently tell me they feel they have the least freedom or fewest rights of any women in the world.

    They have no right to vote in the rare, countrywide elections Saudi officials hold or to drive on the kingdom's roads. They have little say in matters of marriage and divorce. They can't travel unless their male guardian ? who could even be their child ? gives them a letter granting them permission to do so.

    Never mind the mandatory black robe and veil that they must put on whenever they leave the house.

    So when the government recently decided to renege on a promise to grant them the vote in municipal elections this fall, the women told me they'd had enough.

    They were among dozens of women across the country who decided to go to registration centers and demand voting cards. The ones I interviewed hatched their plan on Twitter.

    There were 11 of them. They agreed to have me along as long as I blended in with the group. Even though I'm here on a journalist visa issued by the Saudi government, the women feared my presence would lead to their being dismissed by officials as immoral Saudis who were influenced by the West.

    Nor did the women want to raise the ire of the religious police should they arrive on the scene.

    So I agreed to become as invisible as they feel. I placed my tape recorder in an outside pocket of my purse and left it running. I put on an opaque black veil called a niqab that covers everything but my eyes. (I already wear the black robe, or abaya, which is required of female visitors to Saudi Arabia).

    Even though I'm here on a journalist visa issued by the Saudi government, the women feared my presence would lead to their being dismissed by officials as immoral Saudis who were influenced by the West. ... So I agreed to become as invisible as they feel.

    I followed the sea of black-clad women into a voting center inside a boys' elementary school in the capital, Riyadh.

    The sleepy male officials were startled by our arrival. Not a single man was there to sign up for elections that have otherwise generated little interest in Saudi Arabia. But here was a group of women defying the government's decision to limit the vote to men only.

    I was able to make out bits and pieces of the argument that ensued. The women pleaded: We have rights as Saudi citizens. All we are asking is to register. Think of your mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. One of the women used the camera on her phone to record part of the exchange.

    But the men weren't moved. It's illegal, it's immoral, it's out of our hands, were the arguments they used. The head of the center spoke to the women condescendingly and finally left, making a call to what the women feared might be the religious police.

    That prompted a couple of the women to leave in a hurry. But the other nine stood their ground, turning their attention to a second voting official who turned out to be the school principal.

    The women later told me he was more understanding. But in the end, he wouldn't allow them to sign up or give them voter cards.

    So far, Saudi journalists report only two women in Saudi Arabia were allowed to register, and that was in the city of Khobar. When other women went to that same center the following day, they were turned away.

    The women I was with agreed to meet with me at a cafe a short drive away. They were all smiles.

    Most said they would try again. "We just have to find someone who will let us do it ? someone who, you know, sees his daughter in us or his wife, or believes in it," said 23-year-old Sara, a social media worker. (She, like many of the women in this report, asked their last names not be used to protect their families.)

    Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani, president of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, hopes the women will keep trying to claim the vote.

    "They work for it, so I think they have the right to participate. But I really don't understand the government, the mentality of the government," he said. "I think the reason is that government is using it as quid pro quo toward extremists."

    The people Qahtani is referring to are the hard-line Islamic fundamentalists in the kingdom, who, among other things, run the much feared religious police here and oppose giving women more rights.

    What he's referring to is a widespread, but quietly held belief that King Abdullah is making concessions to these fundamentalists, who in turn keep Saudi citizens in check at a time when political dissent in the kingdom is growing.

    The Saudi women in this story are not the first to make a public statement against discrimination in their country. In late 1990, a group of professors and other professionals defied the ban against females driving.

    The drivers were arrested and later shunned by many of their students, friends and relatives. Leaflets with their names that described them as whores and their husbands as pimps circulated around the capital. They suffered reprisals at work and had their passports confiscated by the government.

    At the coffee shop, many of the would-be voters say they thought of those women as they hatched their plan.

    "They were braver and it gives a push on some level, but it's also disappointing on another because look at them now ? what did they do? They changed nothing," said Rasha Al-Duwisi, who is 30 and a stay-at-home mother.

    Still, Duwisi and the rest of these women say they are determined to press on.

    Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NprProgramsATC/~3/wOeUH6u6EkM/in-a-land-of-few-rights-saudi-women-fight-to-vote

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    Kirstie Alley says shes a size 6

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    Extra interviewed Kirstie Alley on the set of Dancing With The Stars, and presumably she was talking abut her foot because she said she?s a size 6. She does know we can see her, right?

    The actress also revealed, ?I haven?t weighed myself in the last four weeks.? The slimmed-down actress may not know her weight, but she does have a goal in mind. ?I bought these dresses from a [size] twelve to a two. Tonight I?m a six. When I?m a two, I?m done, people!?

    Oh, hey, I guess I was wrong. I can see the tag on her pants. It has a big ?6? on it, written by hand with a Sharpie. They?re from Blank Tag Warehouse, and are made of elastic, elastic, industrial elastic, and elastic dyed blue.


    Source: http://www.wwtdd.com/2011/04/kirstie-alley-says-shes-a-size-6/

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    Wednesday, May 4, 2011

    Visualized: a Foxconn worker walks into an Apple store...

    ... and thinks, "I should ask for another raise."

    Visualized: a Foxconn worker walks into an Apple store... originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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    Latest on the Osama Raid: Tricked-Out Choppers, Live Tweets, Possible Pakistani Casualties

    No U.S. operatives were hurt or killed in the dramatic, early-morning raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden in his northern Pakistan hideout. At least, none that we know about here at 1:50 in the morning, eastern time. But there may have been casualties among the Americans? allies, according to fragmentary press reports in the hours after the attack. That would mean U.S. troops had some friends along during the raid, despite some sources insisting it was an Americans-only show.

    Let?s be clear: in these heady hours, information is flying in all directions, and a lot of it is bound to be wrong. But several early reports, if true, offer a very murky window into possible direct Pakistani assistance in the killing of Bin Laden. The reports also underscore the scale and ferocity of the raid ? and into the aerial weaponry the Americans used to pull off arguably the most important military operation of the decade.

    Under the cover of darkness, two or three helicopters infiltrated U.S. operators ? maybe Special Operations Forces, maybe CIA agents, maybe both. They were brought into the vicinity of a compound where Bin Laden was thought to be hiding, near the city of Abbottabad around 35 miles from the Pakistani capital.

    ?The physical security measures of the compound are extraordinary. It has 12- to 18-foot walls topped with barbed wire.? Internal wall sections ? internal walls sectioned off different portions of the compound to provide extra privacy. Access to the compound is restricted by two security gates,? a senior administration official told reporters tonight. ?The main structure, a three-story building, has few windows facing the outside of the compound.? A terrace on the third floor has a seven-foot wall privacy ? has a seven-foot privacy wall.?

    One or two American choppers arrived safely near the compound. A third bird ? allegedly a Pakistani bird ? was struck by ground fire, some local news outlets claimed.

    ?According to eyewitnesses, a low-flying helicopter crashed in a populated area and as a result two houses were engulfed in flames,? a Pakistani news service reported, an hour before the world knew Bin Laden was dead. ?Three people including two women were injured in the attack and were taken to the CMH Hospital.?

    ?A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad,? tweeted Sohaib Athar, a local IT consultant. ?I hope its not the start of something nasty :-S?

    The crash occurred near the Pakistani Military Academy in Abbottabad, according to the report, highlighting Bin Laden?s long-term proximity to Pakistan government forces ? and thus the great extent of his local protection. The two injured women were almost certainly bystanders on the ground. It?s not clear if the injured man was a member of the helicopter crew or another civilian.

    The apparent details surrounding the helicopter shoot-down fill in some of the (perhaps intentional) gaps left by U.S. President Barack Obama when he announced late Sunday night that Bin Laden was dead and his body was in American custody.

    The operation itself was the culmination of years of careful and highly advanced intelligence work. Officers from the CIA, the NGA, the NSA all worked very hard as a team to analyze and pinpoint this compound.

    The President and, later, a pair of senior administration officials, hinted at a brief, intense battle at Bin Laden?s compound ? a 40 minute-raid that killed Bin Laden, one of his sons, and two of his couriers. But Obama made no mention of a hot landing zone ? one of the most dangerous scenarios in modern military operations. It appears, as of this moment, that the raid that killed Bin Laden was no mere nighttime snatch-and-grab. It was a battle.

    The scale of the resistance implies an equivalent U.S. force. It?s unlikely the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command would risk sending in a lightly-protected team to face terrorists capable of shooting down helicopters. That means air cover ? most likely armed drones or Air Force gunships flying from one of America?s secretive Pakistani bases.

    As for the infiltrating U.S. choppers themselves, the terrain offers clues about their identity. Abbottabad starts out at around 5,000 feet above sea level and only gets higher. The commando-transporting 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment possesses modified versions of the regular Army?s UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

    The Blackhawk is the less powerful of the two, and in Afghanistan the Army tends to assign it to missions under 6,000 feet. The Chinook handles the higher altitudes that are common across eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. For that reason, I suspect the American choppers over Abbottabad were tricked-out MH-47Gs, armed with up to four door guns. (Pictured above.)

    Obama also only hinted at the level of Pakistani involvement in the raid. ?It?s important to note that our counter-terrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to Bin Laden,? the president said. Senior administration officials on a conference call shortly after Obama?s announcement made a somewhat contradictory point. They said that the U.S. didn?t share intelligence with Pakistan immediately prior to the raid.

    That would seem to run counter to the initial local news reports clearly stating that at least one Pakistani chopper was involved in the assault. A later report insists there were just two choppers, they were both American, and one was damaged flying in and subsequently destroyed by U.S. forces to avoid it falling into enemy hands.

    ?Since taliban (probably) don?t have helicopters, and since they?re saying it was not ?ours?, so must be a complicated situation,? Athar tweeted.

    Depending on which version is true, Pakistan either had a direct role in the risky, bloody raid ? or no role at all. I?m sure this will all get cleared up soon, as more info emerges about the long-awaited killing of the 9/11 mastermind.

    Photo: U.S. Army

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    Source: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/latest-on-the-osama-raid-tricked-out-choppers-live-tweets-possible-pakistani-casualties/

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    Easter Sunday: Where did Obama go to church? (Christian Science Monitor)

    Religion has been a tough issue for President Obama. Many question his
    Christianity, and some believe he's a Muslim. In speeches, White House prayer
    events, and attending church, he's trying to change that.


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    Happy 4/20: Kevin Smith Reveals His Seth Rogen-Inspired Stoner Philosophy

    Today is April 20, a day that's known for several reasons: it's the day after Skynet became self-aware (and the day before he kick-started a nuclear holocaust that destroyed mankind), yes, but it's also the unofficial holiday for stoners across the world. While we're not about to endorse 4/20 in any way here on Movies [...]

    Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/04/20/happy-420-kevin-smith-reveals-his-seth-rogen-inspired-stoner-philosophy/

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    Google Poaches CNET?s Caroline McCarthy for ?Social? Work

    Internet titan Google makes no apologies for hiring aggressively, as it reiterated last week on a conference call with Wall Street analysts.

    In fact, the Mountain View, California, company is going so far as to poach a prominent New York City technology reporter as part of its bid compete with upstart rivals like Facebook and Twitter.

    Google has hired Caroline McCarthy, CNET?s reporter for the Web 2.0 scene, to work in its New York City office, she announced today on her Tumblr blog.

    McCarthy (pictured, center) has worked at CNET, which was purchased by CBS in 2008, for five years. For the last four years, she has written a blog called The Social, which explored ?all facets of the Web?s gregarious side, as well as the unique tech culture in her home city of New York.?

    McCarthy is well-known and well-liked in New York.

    Google?s gain is a loss for journalism, however, because McCarthy has arguably chronicled the New York City tech scene better than anyone over the last five years. Those of us left to cover the East Coast?s rivalry with Silicon Valley will miss her. (Disclosure: Caroline is a good friend of mine.)

    Google confirmed McCarthy?s hiring, but declined to comment further. McCarthy declined to comment beyond her blog posting.

    McCarthy?s full post follows:

    Onward, to the Plex.

    So I have some big news.

    After five incredible years at CNET, I?m moving on.? May 6 is my last day; ten days later, I will join Google?s New York office as a member of its fledgling Trends & Insights team.? I?ll be doing a lot of writing, editing, and analysis as I work with Alli Mooney to humanize Google?s massive amounts of data for the marketplace.

    The past few years have been a wild ride. Throughout my time here I?ve written everything from film reviews to Facebook gossip, filed stories from London to L.A. (as well as occasional quirky datelines like ?Bermuda Triangle? and ?37,000 feet above the Midwest?), anchored videos from opening night of ?Snakes on a Plane? and the line to obtain the final ?Harry Potter? book, and appeared on the likes of ?The Today Show? and ?Countdown with Keith Olbermann.? Let?s just say I didn?t really see any of this coming.

    I?m very sad to be leaving a newsroom of friends, mentors, and top-notch colleagues at CNET, which is truly a hub of great journalism in the frenzied arena of tech reporting.? I highly encourage you to stay attuned to everything CNET?s up to. We?ve had a flurry of internal e-mails in the past few days about promotions and new talent, which I continue to be very psyched about.

    I?d like to send out a big thank-you to everyone I?ve met along the way.? When I started at CNET I was 21, grossly underqualified, and not sure how long I?d last at this ?journalism? thing.? In my time covering Facebook, Google, Twitter, and countless start-ups, I?ve learned so much from so many people and am incredibly grateful to you all.? Though I?m a bit wistful about checking out of the fourth estate (at least for now), I hope that we can stay in touch as I move into a whole new side of the business.

    PS: And for those of you who care, after my last day at CNET I?m going to head off to the Northern California wilderness for a few days and then return just in time for the New York edition of the Ragnar Relay (a race which, last year, pretty much changed the course of my life).? I?ll be on a team called the Lactic Acid Trippers.? Watch for the kids in tie-dye.

    Photo courtesy Caroline McCarthy

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    Source: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/04/cmac/

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