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Monday, March 7, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Public vs. Private Sector Wages and Benefits
This page from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, shows that state and local employees earn less than their counterparts in the private sector, even including benefits. The main reason public sector wages seem larger than private is that a higher percentage of them require a higher degree. This bears out my own experience as a state of Georgia employee. My job requires a Master's degree, and many of us librarians have two master's degrees, one in a subject discipline and one in library science. I have a bachelors in history, a masters in history, and a masters in library science, for example. All the time I've been working, the "common knowledge" was that private sector jobs in my field pay better, but the job security and benefits aren't as good. This has been particularly true in librarianship... a lot of companies laid off their librarians as technology changed and the demands for profits increased.
Atlanta Magazine Profile of Georgia Tech
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
50 Greatest Opening Title Sequences Ever
Haven't had time to look all the way through it, but this looks like a fun list.
Book Review: A Discovery of Witches
| Title | A Discovery of Witches: A Novel |
| Author | Deborah E. Harkness |
| Rating |  |
| Tags | fantasy, books, reading, magic, witches, vampires, daemons, history |
| There's one really serious flaw in this book... it ends with an obvious sequel in the works - I'd guess at at least a trilogy - AND I WANT MORE NOW. A stranger reaction I have to the book is a disinclination to want to share details of the plot. I want the plot to unfold for each reader as beautifully as it did for me. It is paranormal fiction with witches, vampires, and demons, involves academics, and has a superb plot and wonderful characters. That's all I'm going to tell you. NOW GO READ IT. Please. You'll thank me later. | |
| Publication | Viking Adult (2011), Hardcover, 592 pages |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| ISBN | 0670022411 / 9780670022410 |
Shades of Greatness Negro Baseball Leagues Traveling Exhibit
...is on display at the Georgia Tech Library now through March 20th.
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