WSB 1-03 ('08): Early Exam Only for Early Departees

In this Writing Studio Bulletin (WSB 1-03, 2008), I'm sharing a response to a clarification question that a student sent via gmail earlier today. She asked about the early exam tomorrow, and was lucky to catch me online. Here is a snippet from my response:

Thank you for writing, and asking about the early exam. The answer to your question is no. Students who are not leaving early, on university-sanctioned exchange programs [starting] before the regularly scheduled exam, cannot sit the early exam tomorrow (July 18, 2008). See you on July 23rd.

(personal correspondence, 2008.07.17)

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Primo Travel Slideshow: Hot Off the Press

Project Platypus has once again pointed out a primo site to browse in a post called The Dales Way, tagged "listening, photography, [and] travel" (March 8, 2008). This time it's a slideshow from the Guardian's (a U.K. newspaper's) travel gallery called The Dales Way footpath (© Guardian News and Media Limited 2008).

The images in Kevin Rushby's presentation are beautiful, the countryside idyllic, the soundtrack superb, and the commentary fairly easy to understand for someone who isn't British (<grin>!). About the only drawback in the entire show, and not a serious flaw at that, is that it uses captions only on the last slide to point out where you can get more information about the footpath (The Dales Way Association) and accommodations along the way (updated March 2, 2008).

If you want to read all about Rushby's walking holiday, you can. It's in the Guardian's travel section on Yorkshire (N. England): Walking on eggshells (March 8, 2008).

To get an idea of the general location, zoom in on this map. Then maybe Pukman will drop by and give us a homegrown perspective on that part of the country.

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