Friday, September 23, 2011

Workers’ Own Cellphones and iPads Find a Role at the Office - NYTimes.com


I see pros and cons with this and also depending on the industry.

Friday, September 16, 2011

My Family’s Experiment in Extreme Schooling - NYTimes.com


This is excellent. I really support this kind of expat schooling. Many of our friends did this-- French curriculum, Chinese curriculum, etc. And what you get are youth who are not only multilingual but multicultural and awesome experiences. What an opportunity for our kids! It would be a shame not to. I wouldn't exactly call this "extreme schooling." It's more of an opportunity.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Top 3 Useful Foreign Languages for Business Excludes Spanish - ABC News


Mandarin, French and Arabic = Top 3. Others include Japanese, Russian, Korean (in no order), and more.

College students living in the lap of luxury - latimes.com


This is ridiculous. I think the stereotypical college dorms are part of what makes your college years charming. I don't agree with college students living in this sort of "luxury" -- guess this generation is more spoiled than I thought.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Return to Kailua, Hawaii - NYTimes.com


The Times presents a travel piece on Kailua, a sweet, charming town on the east side of Oahu in Hawaii.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

25 years later, how ‘Top Gun’ made America love war

Very interesting opinion piece about the U.S. government (military) using Hollywood as a vehicle for spreading its ideologies.