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The study, “Hard Times, College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal,” was conducted by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. It was released Wednesday.

The jobless rate for recent college graduates with bachelor’s degrees stands at about 8.9 percent, the report states. Although the report characterizes that figure as “unacceptable,” recent graduates still fared better than job seekers with only a high school diploma, who saw an unemployment rate of 22.9 percent. High school dropouts saw an “almost unthinkable” 31.5 percent rate, according to the study.

Even within recent college graduates, the statistics vary widely.

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Another new camera announced today comes from Canon the Powershot G1X. This camera too comes with a larger CMOS sensor however unlike many other cameras with larger sensors is an all in one camera with no interchangeable lenses.

Canon are billing it as an alliterative to a DSLR (or a 2nd camera for those with a DSLR who want something smaller) in that it has a higher quality image but in a portable body but I have to wonder whether the recent array of smaller interchangeable lenses are going to make people overlook this option its definitely a statement that theyre not looking to head down that route with their larger sensor compact cameras.

The beauty of not having to include lens mounts means that theyre able to keep the size down, quality up and still have a pretty good focal range.

The Canon Powershot G1X comes with a 4x zoom (a 28-112mm equivalent) lens (f2.8-f.8) and a 14 megapixel sensor.

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Carmel High School senior swimmer Alexis Bullard has signed with Indiana University.  Last season Bullard was runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke at the state high school meet and finished fifth in the 100 freestyle. She placed in the top 16 in the 100 backstroke at Junior Nationals.
“She is one of the top swimmers in the state of Indiana, Hoosiers swimming coach Ray Looze said in an IU  release . She is a fantastic butterfyer, backstroker, and I believe she is going to have a strong impact in the sprint freestyle as well. She has a ton of untapped potential and we felt very strongly IU would be a good fit for her. We

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Data released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service today show 283,680 domestic students had applied to university by 19 December – down 23,228 on last year’s figure of 306,908.

Once a 13 per cent rise in non-European Union applicants is taken into account, the overall drop in applicants to UK universities stands at 6.4 per cent.

The decline is significantly smaller than previous interim figures have suggested.

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