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	October 31st, 2012 登 Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 高揚感。 Redefining college readiness [infographic] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! For a long time, the drum beat of test scores and GPA, test scores and GPA have sounded ceaselessly in the minds of those getting ready to apply to college, but do those measures really portray a student’s ability to make the grade in higher education? This infographic from TheBestColleges.org takes a closer look at the skills needed to be a true success in the arena of higher education and where traditional measures can fall short. Via TheBestColleges.org. College infographics. 7 fake Hurricane Sandy shots making the social media rounds Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Annie Colbert of Mashable smelled something fishy making the rounds of social media yesterday and it wasn’t coming from Battery City Park. The easiest part of cleaning up after Superstorm Sandy is separating the fact from fiction when it comes to the Internet’s favorite fake photos from the event. Unfortunately, there are plenty of dramatic shots of the real devastation to keep the entire East Coast busy for months. Above: Ominous clouds rolling in over the George Washington Bridge look hurricane-level frightening… Scary, but actually a Getty stock photo from 2009. Virginia Beach could face a McNugget shortage… Don’t worry — Ronald McDonald is safe. The above photo is from a 2009 art installation. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at Mashable. What’s real on social media? 5 must-haves for a successful meeting Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! We’ve all heard the jokes — hold a meeting! You can see people, create charts, drink coffee, have doughnuts, impress your colleagues — all on company time. Successful meetings are possible. With forethought and planning, your meetings will use attendees’ time wisely and accomplish important business goals. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. Photo credit: Fotolia Andy's Answers: U.S. Cellular explains how local relationships support national goals Posted 1 day ago by SmartBrief to Holy Kaw! Before U.S. Cellular even had an official social media presence, Sherri Maxson recognized a star in Sharif Renno, a renegade social media guru who had started a real following and increased sales by 22%. His Milwaukee customers loved him, the brand and each other. In fact, when Renno was asked to produce five happy customers for a video testimonial, he brought in 20. Now U.S. Cellular needed to find out what fed Renno’s customer love and how they could make that work for all of their stores. Jessica Masterson, their social media manager, explained how they developed a program based on Renno’s highly successful model of extra-mile customer service. Full story at SmartBrief Social Media. More SmartBrief stories. Photo credit: Fotolia 'Night life' influenced shape of mammal eyes Posted 1 day ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! The eye structures of most mammals have retained the imprint of nocturnal life during the Mesozoic Era, a period that lasted from 250 million years ago to 65 million years ago. Humans and other anthropoid primates, such as monkeys and apes, are the only groups that deviate from this pattern, according to a new study from the University of Texas at Austin and Midwestern University. According to Chris Kirk, associate professor of anthropology at UT Austin, early mammals were predominantly nocturnal during the Mesozoic partly as a strategy for avoiding predation by day-active dinosaurs. “It’s a bit surprising to still see the effects of this long period of nocturnality on living mammals more than 65 million years after non-avian dinosaurs went extinct, but that’s exactly what we found,” he says. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Fotolia A Different Shade of Risotto Posted about 22 hours ago by markbittman to bittman As more varieties and better qualities of brown rice become increasingly common, it’s growing clear that you can do pretty much anything you want with this less processed version of the world’s second-most-popular grain. (You guessed it: corn is numero uno.) This includes making risotto. Real, creamy, tender risotto. There is really only one adjustment to make, and that is to parboil the rice so that the risotto-making process takes about the same amount of time — 20 minutes or so — that it does with white rice. As you normally would, choose short- or medium-grain brown rice, which is crucially important because these are the varieties that emit enough starch to make the final product creamy. One could argue, and some will, that you should begin with Italian varieties like Arborio. But good Spanish, Japanese and, yes, American short- and medium-grain rices give equally good results. Read the rest of this article here, and get the recipe here. Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.