IRR Call-Up?. Interesting news that I haven’t seen elsewhere: Army Times: Army screens 118,000 inactive reservists for possible call-up The Army has begun screening members of the… [Outside the Beltway]

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wow…. i don't have any commitments there anymore, mine ended in '98, but this is a bit scary.

How-to guide for international students. This useful site, intended for international students, explains what academics in the USA and Canada expect an essay to look like. But some sections will also be useful for American students themselves. (Via C18-L.)… [The Little Professor]

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handy enough….

Working lives 'must be extended'. Money: Employees need to face up to a longer working life and get realistic about early retirement, a group of economic experts said today. [Guardian Unlimited]

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it is all about population and demographics and those changes, that is why people must work longer.