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  1. You can now download the TrendTopper Top 225 Colleges and Universities report at http://tinyurl.com/yhjsebq, free sample also at same link
  2. UNC leaps into the Top Ten on the strength of its position as a 'Public Ivy'.
  3. Demonstrates the brand power of having 200 campuses and 480,000+ students.
  4. The University of Phoenix debuts on the Top 100 Universities List at No. 37 in Brand recognition, first time ever for any online university.
  5. Historically Black Colleges: Spelman College, Fisk University and Howard University all in the Top 100.
  6. Reuters just scooped the rest of the media with 'Harvard Brand Takes a Hit in Tough Economic Times' http://tinyurl.com/yhsjza7
  7. Wellesley moves up three notches into the No. 1 position among the Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. Kudos!
  8. MIT makes a dramatic leap to No. 2 among major Universities.
  9. Michigan takes over the No. 1 position among major universities.
  10. Harvard gets displaced as the No. 1 University according to Internet MediaBuzz.
  11. Finalizing our Top 100 College and University Rankings by Internet Media Buzz! There is significant movement within, into & out of rankings!
  12. PJJP: “It's becoming increasingly difficult to engage in public dialogue without offending someone’s sensitivities, right, left or center.”
  13. PJJP: "Once again, we are seeing that the attempt to remove all bias from language is itself creating biases of their own,”
  14. Political motivations include protecting pork produces and not offending religious sensitivities of the devout who consider pork unclean.
  15. 1. Swine Flu – For political reasons, some governments & agencies have chosen to address the virus by its formal name, influenza A(H1N1).
  16. 2. Flush Toilet – Flush toilets, toilet paper and toilet use in general are now coming under the watchful eyes of the green movement.
  17. 3. (Continued) now there are those who believe that the world has paid a “stiff price in environmental degradation”. Vs 1 Billion lives!?
  18. 3. Green Revolution – In the '60s, scientific consensus was world on brink of Malthusian collapse. The Green Revolution changed all that.
  19. 4. Minority – Talking about minorities can be considered insensitive to minorities since this can make them feel, well, like minorities.
  20. 5. Saint – In addition to the word ‘saint,’ Oxford University Press removed ‘bishop,’ ‘chapel,’ and ‘Pentecost’ from the Junior Dictionary.