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mgarfin · « **Reply #6180 on:** February 01, 2017, 05:47:43 PM »

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/01/31/amazon-to-create-1-4b-air-hub-at-cvg.html

Boruch999 · « **Reply #6181 on:** February 02, 2017, 05:33:23 AM »

http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-yoni-and-yael-cant-do-math/

Of particular relevance to those raising kids in Israel.

Emkay · « **Reply #6182 on:** February 02, 2017, 07:14:03 AM »

Quote from: Boruch999 on February 02, 2017, 05:33:23 AM

http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-yoni-and-yael-cant-do-math/

Of particular relevance to those raising kids in Israel.

Should have been more accurately titled "why Achmed and Mohammed cant do math".
And however bad we are, as long as Americans are even worse.

ExGingi · « **Reply #6183 on:** February 02, 2017, 08:37:35 AM »

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-02-02/how-do-israel-s-tech-firms-do-business-in-saudi-arabia-very-quietly

ExGingi · « **Reply #6184 on:** February 02, 2017, 08:58:57 AM »

If I were a betting person, I would put the odds at the IRS losing this one, or at most walking away with a pittance. Though like all famous bandits, they go for where the money is.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-02-01/michael-jackson-is-worth-more-than-ever-and-the-irs-wants-a-piece-of-it

skyguy918 · « **Reply #6185 on:** February 02, 2017, 10:01:36 AM »

Quote from: Emkay on February 02, 2017, 07:14:03 AM

Should have been more accurately titled "why Achmed and Mohammed cant do math".

Yeah, but they still would've ranked 30th or worse based on Hebrew only.

How about sample size though. The minimum required sample is 5000, and that's apparently the number of students that were tested in Israel. That's probably half a percent of the students in school in Israel. And even if you somehow come up with a perfect sample selection method, how do they ensure that no country is selecting upward (ie not truly random sampling)? The whole program seems like a massive waste of time and resources - trying to create a level field for comparison where maybe none can exist.

Quote from: Emkay on February 02, 2017, 07:14:03 AM

And however bad we are, as long as Americans are even worse.

They weren't. Same score on math in PISA 2015, and around 15 spots better in science and reading.

Emkay · « **Reply #6186 on:** February 02, 2017, 10:03:19 AM »

Quote from: skyguy918 on February 02, 2017, 10:01:36 AM

They weren't. Same score on math in PISA 2015, and around 15 spots better in science and reading.

Not according to the charts I saw.

skyguy918 · « **Reply #6187 on:** February 02, 2017, 10:25:43 AM »

Quote from: Emkay on February 02, 2017, 10:03:19 AM

Not according to the charts I saw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment#PISA_2015

Math
39. Israel - 470
39. USA - 470

Science
25. USA - 496
39. Israel - 467

Reading
24. USA - 497
37. Israel - 479

ETA: Just noticed that the article is on PISA 2012 - that was actually worse for the USA-Israel disparity.

Math
36. USA - 481
41. Israel - 466

Science
28. USA - 497
41. Israel - 470

Reading
24. USA - 498
34. Israel - 486

Emkay · « **Reply #6188 on:** February 02, 2017, 10:28:02 AM »

Quote from: skyguy918 on February 02, 2017, 10:25:43 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment#PISA_2015

Math
39. Israel - 470
39. USA - 470

Science
25. USA - 496
39. Israel - 467

Reading
24. USA 497
37. Israel - 479

ETA: Just noticed that the article is on PISA 2012 - that was actually worse for the USA-Israel disparity.

I was referring to the ones tested in Hebrew.

JTZ · « **Reply #6189 on:** February 02, 2017, 10:43:25 AM »

Quote from: Emkay on February 02, 2017, 10:28:02 AM

I was referring to the ones tested in Hebrew.

To make it fair then they have to test the US in Spanish.

Emkay · « **Reply #6190 on:** February 02, 2017, 10:44:24 AM »

Quote from: JTZ on February 02, 2017, 10:43:25 AM

To make it fair then they have to test the US in Spanish.

Just the opposite. Only include the ones in English.

yitz1000 · « **Reply #6191 on:** February 03, 2017, 01:53:07 AM »

http://www.israpundit.org/archives/63621099?utm_source=phplist3170&utm_medium=email&utmlcontent=HTML&utm_campaign=ISRAPUNDIT+DAILY+DIGEST++FEB+1%2F17

aygart · « **Reply #6192 on:** February 03, 2017, 02:23:38 PM »

http://fortune.com/2017/01/25/how-to-break-bad-habits-2/?utm_content=socialchampSk8mzIiwDx&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialchamp.io

yuneeq · « **Reply #6193 on:** February 05, 2017, 02:39:46 AM »

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/how-our-likes-helped-trump-win

Interesting article showing that Trump used innovative marketing techniques to get elected. But after reading that long megillah, is it really so innovative to use Facebooks hyper-targeting advertising? This has been around for years.