Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-26

http://is.gd/eufWe In Praise of Difficult #
Check it out. http://is.gd/eufK1 #
So true. #
RT @guardianbiz COB campus in Grand Bahamas almost complete http://fb.me/FokqX94t >>>xcept that it's Grand Bahama. #
Back to school for you is back to work for me. Semester plans in progress. See you all Monday. Come ready to work. #cob #
RT @DrowsyButAwake OK, were the hippies mellowed by having kids, or by their insatiable desire for consumer electronics? >>>Weed, I say! #
RT @guardianbiz Bahamas urged to promote to the world http://fb.me/FfkUcuxo >>>IOTW. Shakespeare in Paradise. CariFringe. Fall in Nassau. #
RT @the_crb New in the CRB: two poems by Vladimir Lucien: http://bit.ly/bb7aNa >>>I love Vladimir's work ... #
October has a holiday too: http://wp.me/p1AQe-of #
RT @GeoffreyPhilp: Happy Birthday, Marcus Garvey (2010) http://bit.ly/aMwiTN #
Checking in: http://wp.me/p1AQe-od #
It's been a frustrating morning. We keep doing the same old same old and expecting different results. #
RT @nalohopkinson Snow peas stir-fried in butter w dill, oregano, basil, mint + garlic, ginger, dash of rock salt. Oh, my. >>> Yum #
I'm sorry I didn't do them. I've used/ referred to stats throughout my career. I struggle. Do em now. #
b/c we tend to talk off the tops of our heads a lot of the time. We tend to assume that if we think it it is so. Stats help. #
And of course I'm a qualitative researcher not a quantitative one. #
On publishing. I have been working an article about my Junkanoo research for far too long. It's taking me that long b/c it's statistical. #
Faculty research and publication. Daphne Grace & Virginia Ballance. The search for truth. #cob http://twitpic.com/2fc2yw #
Mentoring one another in research. Assist in developing ideas and proposals http://twitpic.com/2fbxgh #
President's message over we move on to the two plenary sessions: the focus is research. #cob #
1423 of >2400 applicants accepted. This is fewer than the last 2 years. Standards being maintained. Expect to accept 1023. #cob #
Discourse most important to a tertiary level institution. We need to raise the level of our discourse. We need to do our homework. #cob #
Now we get into the nitty gritty. The President's message over, some discussion. Controversy remains but we are moving forward. #cob #
First graduate programme; COB's very own MBA. #cob #
Small Island Development goes ahead with its external funding. F. R. Wilson Business Centre too. #cob #
Yes I know times hard but we seem to invest far more in cosmetic upgrades (roads, harbour) not people (university, hospital). #cob #
Finances. COB subvention has been reduced by $5m over the past two years. Yay government of the Bahamas. #cob #
RT @anniepaul RIP Seya RT @natgalleryja: The NGJ deeply regrets the passing of artist Seya Parboosingh on Friday, August 13. #
Update on 2009-2010 year. Interesting numbers & information. Despite appearances the college continues to succeed. #cob http://bit.ly/bk61L2 #
Relocation to both new Northern Campus and the new Library by ond of December 2010 #
Harry C Moore Library nearing completion too. #cob #
Northern campus is nearing completion & looks good. #cob #
We meet in the PAC for the first time. http://twitpic.com/2fb9qv #
Welcome to Dr Carey-Baines, our new president given by moderator Carolyn Rolle. #cob #
Back to work again. Faculty Seminar ongoing. #cob #