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Monthly Archives: April 2026
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Interesting Read
via The Atlantic:
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
by Noah Hawley
published on April 20, 2026
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All true opinions are living, and show their life by being capable of nourishment; therefore of change. But their change is that of a tree — not of a cloud.
~ John Ruskin
Interesting Read
via The New York Times:
I’ve Photographed Protests Around the World. This Still Surprises Me.
by Matthew Connors
published on April 23, 2026
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Rarely do good surprises occur between adversarial nations. Communicating more, rather than less, is far safer.
~ David Frum via The Atlantic
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
~ Ernest Hemingway
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Eric Schmidt was born
on this day in 1955
Eric Emerson Schmidt – the American business executive and computer engineer – was born on this day – April 27, 1955 — in Falls Church, Virginia.
He holds a BSE from Princeton University, and both a MS and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
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University of Western Australia
Campus Trivia Night
Question: What has been the change in Chile’s per capita GDP in both nominal and PPP terms – expressed in US Dollars – since 1995?
Via IMF datasets for Nominal GDP and PPP GDP respectively.
| Year | Nominal GDP per Capita (USD) | GDP per Capita (PPP) (USD) |
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| 1995 | $5,115 | $7,719 |
| 2000 | $5,123 | $9,754 |
| 2005 | $7,532 | $13,204 |
| 2010 | $12,746 | $17,321 |
| 2015 | $13,513 | $22,341 |
| 2020 | $13,222 | $25,004 |
| 2025 (Est.) | $18,487 | $32,713 |
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Daily Five
Here is the Fall 2025 HigherED.zone ranking of the Five Best Business Schools in Virgina:
- McIntire School of Commerce – University of Virginia
- Pamplin College of Business – Virginia Tech
- Raymond A. Mason School of Business – William & Mary
- Donald G. Costello College of Business – George Mason University
- College of Business – James Madison University
This Top Five List was determined by a ranked choice vote of the HigherED.zone editorial board.
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