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Comment Re:My god. (Score 1) 806

Typically I'd agree with you, but this statement here...

"Tatro said she was 'looking forward to Monday's embalming therapy"

Is reason enough to be concerned.

I would disagree with that. I think we have all heard a "I would like to shoot them" and a gun enthusiast may even add "and I am going to the range today." Last time I checked, both would kill you. The bullet would be a lot harder to dodge then embalming fluid. I would doubt that someone who is about to commit murder would write about their plot to kill someone on Facebook. It is far more plausible that they wrote as they were about to engage in an activity that would relive some stress, and not harm someone else.

I don't think banning the student is the right thing to do. How about talking to her and find out what is going on first.

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US Colleges Say Hiring US Students a Bad Deal 490

theodp writes "Many US colleges and universities have notices posted on their websites informing US companies that they're tax chumps if they hire students who are US citizens. 'In fact, a company may save money by hiring international students because the majority of them are exempt from Social Security (FICA) and Medicare tax requirements,' advises the taxpayer-supported University of Pittsburgh (pdf) as it makes the case against hiring its own US students. You'll find identical pitches made by the University of Delaware, the University of Cincinnati, Kansas State University, the University of Southern California, the University of Wisconsin, Iowa State University, and other public colleges and universities. The same message is also echoed by private schools, such as John Hopkins University, Brown University, Rollins College and Loyola University Chicago."

Comment Re:Let's do a reality check (Score 1) 539

I like how the Guild also ignores the fact that the Kindle helps the authors revenue. With my Kindle, I cannot give that book to a friend to read, sell it do a used book store, or donate it to a library. If those people want to read the book I bought, they would need to borrow my Kindle (not going to happen) or obtain there own copy.

The more Kindles there are, with people buying e-books from Amazon, the less paper books will be in circulation for the used book market.

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