According to a survey by The Princeton Review that asked 120-thousandstudents at 368 top colleges to rate their schools on dozens of topics andreport on their campus experiences, the best professors are at MiddleburyCollege. The tastiest campus food is at Wheaton College, and the best dormsare at Loyola College. The students happiest with their financial aid attendPrinceton University, which also tops the list for the most beautiful campus.
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Ranking lists report the top 20 colleges in these and over 50 othercategories in the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review's annual college guide"Best 368 Colleges." Other ranking categories report on campus politicalleanings, race/class relations, social scenes, and sports interests.
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Continental Airlines Unveils New Lie-Flat BusinessFirst Seat
Continental Airlines has announced details of a new 180-degree lie-flatseat for the BusinessFirst cabin on its Boeing 787, 777 and 757 aircraft.Customers will begin seeing lie-flats seats on Boeing 777 aircraft thatprimarily serve trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes in the fall of 2009,with installation on Continental's 757-200 fleet beginning in 2010 and on itsBoeing 787 fleet as the aircraft are delivered to Continental.
Date Announced for Yoga Day USA 2009
Yoga Day U-S-A 2009, an annual celebration of yoga, will be held onSaturday, January 24th. Created by Yoga Alliance, the leading non-profitorganization dedicated to upholding the diversity and integrity of yoga, YogaDay U-S-A is designed to increase the public's awareness of yoga's benefitsand help make yoga more accessible to everyone, including those of all fitnesslevels, ages, and ethnicities. 2009 marks the tenth year for this annualcelebration supported by Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teachers and RegisteredYoga Schools across the country that will hold free or low-cost workshops toeducate their communities about the mind and body benefits of a yoga practice.Many Yoga Day U-S-A events are also fundraisers for charitable organizations,giving participants the opportunity to experience karma yoga, the act ofselfless giving.
$140 Billion Price Tag to Repair and Modernize America's Bridges
A new report says America's 600-thousand bridges are safe, but one out ofevery four U-S bridges needs to be modernized or repaired despite the bestefforts of state and local departments of transportation. Making all of thenecessary improvements today would cost at least 140 billion dollars.
As the nation approaches the August first anniversary of the MinneapolisI-35W Bridge tragedy, the American Association of State Highway andTransportation Officials has released Bridging the Gap: Restoring andRebuilding the Nation's Bridges, a new report that outlines the criticalchallenges ahead.
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