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		<title>Computational linguistics sounds cool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Appleby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, how long has it been since I&#8217;ve encountered an area of scientific research and thought &#8220;that would be really cool to work on!&#8221;  But this article on computational linguistics really captured my imagination. I was beginning to wonder if I even still had an imagination. Check this out: &#8220;Traditionally, decipherment has been viewed as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, how long has it been since I&#8217;ve encountered an area of scientific research and thought &#8220;that would be really cool to work on!&#8221;  But this article on computational linguistics really captured my imagination.</p>
<p>I was beginning to wonder if I even still had an imagination.</p>
<p>Check this out:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Traditionally, decipherment has been viewed as a sort of scholarly   detective game, and computers weren&#8217;t thought to be of much use,&#8221;   Barzilay said. &#8220;Our aim is to bring to bear the full power of modern  machine learning  and statistics to this problem.&#8221; &#8211; extracted from the article below at www.mnn.com:</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/simple-computer-program-decodes-lost-biblical-language" target="_blank">http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/simple-computer-program-decodes-lost-biblical-language</a></p>
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		<title>Online graduate programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Appleby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an article recently on graduate MBA programs.  This particular article happened to be focused on Duke University&#8217;s distance learning platform for their MBA program.  Online / remote / distance learning  graduate programs are becoming ubiquitous.  They provide educational value in a convenient, flexible format that is very attractive to working professionals. MIT&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was reading an article recently on graduate MBA programs.  This particular article happened to be focused on Duke University&#8217;s distance learning platform for their MBA program.  Online / remote / distance learning  graduate programs are becoming ubiquitous.  They provide educational value in a convenient, flexible format that is very attractive to working professionals.</p>
<p>MIT&#8217;s Technology Review website offers some great insights about distance learning.  Here&#8217;s a link:</p>
<p><a class="aligncenter" href="http://www.technologyreview.com/CareerResources/career/qa/online.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.technologyreview.com/CareerResources/career/qa/online.aspx</a></p>
<p>To quote from the website above:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;In  a recent survey conducted among Boston   University online   students, almost half of them indicated that their online programs were   superior to a face-to-face classroom experience. Many students noted  that they  have forged lasting personal and professional relationships  through their  online learning experiences.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: left;">For quite some time, we&#8217;ve been planning to extend the IEM Program to a wider geography through distance learning, offering the same content and quality as the on-campus version.  We are now in the process of rolling that out.  It&#8217;s an exciting time for the program.</p>
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		<title>Ben Stein Agrees: Follow your heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Appleby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just looking at cbsnews.com and I noticed this link to some comments by Ben Stein: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/13/sunday/main6577542.shtml?tag=exclsv Looks like Ben and I were on the same wavelength today. I couldn&#8217;t agree more.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was just looking at cbsnews.com and I noticed this link to some comments by Ben Stein:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/13/sunday/main6577542.shtml?tag=exclsv" target="_blank">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/13/sunday/main6577542.shtml?tag=exclsv</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Looks like Ben and I were on the same wavelength today.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I couldn&#8217;t agree more.</p>
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