Posted by on Feb 7, 2012

Resilience

I love this story.  Apparently, a scholar of student success, Shaun Harper, has decided to turn around the usual methods of studying African-American men in college.  Instead of the typical questions – what obstacles do they face, what prevents success, etc. — he decided to focus on African-American men who have succeeded in college and to try to determine what worked for them.  In other words, he’s focusing on resilience, rather than failure, as the subject needing explanation.His subject is African-American men, but his method strikes me as...

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Posted by on Feb 7, 2012

Finally!

Way back around the time I started this blog (so, about two years ago), I joined Inbox Dollars, as a way to make some extra money. You can do surveys and other offers on there, and you get paid two cents for each paid email you read. The emails come in waves, but I usually get two or three per day. I’ve done very few surveys, on any site. I rarely qualify, and it doesn’t seem worth the time it takes. But reading the emails is just clicking on “confirm paid email” and then ex-ing out of the email. Simple. Inbox Dollars requires you earn $30 before...

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Posted by on Feb 6, 2012

Ke$ha asks her personal assistant to do some VERY ‘bel...

WE bet this wasn’t in the job advertisement. Source: http://uk.ok.feedsportal.com/c/33339/f/586181/s/1c709d4f/l/0L0Sok0O0Cbizarre0Cview0C452310CKe0Eha0Easks0Eher0Epersonal0Eassistant0Eto0Edo0Esome0EVERY0Ebelow0Ethe0Ebelt0Ethings0C/story01.htm kim kardashian megan fox...

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Posted by on Feb 6, 2012

Murphy Brown Actress Faith Ford Lists Mandeville Canyon Mini...

SELLER: Faith Ford and Campion MurphyLOCATION: Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $4,950,000SIZE: 3,467 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 4.25 bathrooms YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Although invited to a boozy bash at Cuzzin Aunt Poo‘s crib to view the Superbowl—ugh!—and marvel at Madonna’s continued ability to lip sync and turn cartwheels in high heels—more ugh!—we forewent the festivities and instead spent some time napping, working the New York Times crossword puzzle on our iPhone, and absentmindedly combing through a few of the newer listings around Los Angeles. It wasn’t...

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Posted by on Feb 6, 2012

Photos: Church construction making big splash on Mag Mile

A modern new construction building is taking shape at Chestnut and Michigan Avenue along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.  The Fourth Presbyterian Church addition muscles in between some prime real estate. Iconic John Hancock tower looks over the new addition while Ditka’s gets a new neighbor to the Magnificent...

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Posted by on Feb 6, 2012

With the Super Bowl over, real games begin for buyers and se...

Chicago will see a heavy and steady stream of listings hitting the market now that the Super Bowl is over.  Traditionally (not necessarily rationally), folks wait until after the Super Bowl to list their homes for sale.  With the traditional spring market already in swing (READ: buyers are looking now) combined with decent unit sales numbers from last year, we look for a good number of available units coming on at attractive market prices. There are more new construction choices in Lake View and Lincoln Park this season We have already seen several...

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