Last week auditions were held for Drum Majors of the Sweetwater Mighty Mustang Band. Students turned in teacher references, wrote essays and memorized a piece of music with which they demonstrated their conducting technique. Two students were selected to lead the 2012 marching band.

Python Tutorials for Kids 8+: A short tutorial this week on some oddities with the way Python stores and references ("binds to") data.

From the Archive: With the death of Ali al-Megrahi over the weekend, the Western press was again filled with references to him as the “Lockerbie bomber,� even though the New York Times finally conceded how dubious his conviction was. At Consortiumnews.com, William Blum made that point in real time.

There are so many digital tools for your job search, but what about services that give you the edge when you're ready to close the deal? Even after you've found the perfect position and impressed your potential employer, there is still a major step you must take before you celebrate your new job -- providing references.

Editor of the Ghanaian Observer, Egbert Faibille has strongly objected to references made to former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings as founder of the women’s empowerment group, the 31st December Women’s Movement.

Word has it the sitcom genre is primed for a big comeback this fall, but if the first episode of TBS’s Thursday night sitcom “Men at Work� is any indication of what lies ahead, then they can keep it. This woefully flat riff on modern manhood might be cleverly sprinkled with derogatory references to Dane Cook, fake-tan “whorange� skin color and other assorted modern afflictions, but you’d swear ...

Two councillors who gave character references for one of the men convicted in the Rochdale sex gang case have apologised for their 'error of judgement'. Coun Aftab Hussain and former Mayor Zulf Ali say they regret defending Abdul Qayyum during the trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

# resumes When you're looking for jobs it's easy to fall back on a few reliable and hardworking contacts as references. However, as the Wall Street Journal points out, distributing a reference's contact info too often can lead to burnout. More »

When you’re looking for jobs it’s easy to fall back on a few reliable and hardworking contacts as references. However, as the Wall Street Journal points out, distributing a reference’s contact info too often can lead to burnout.

In the May 15 column Romney makes the case for his values, Michael Gerson chastises President Obama for his easy, almost casual references to Jesus and Christianity in talking about social justice. In contrast, the article is full of praise for Romney’s “fresh and graceful language,� that is “ethically rich.�

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