• UC admissions drops supplemental SAT subject exams from freshman application requirements, although if taken, good scores will work in students' favor while poor scores or not taking them at all will not eliminate applicants. [LATimes]
• Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann and husband Marcus defend previous statements that being gay amounts to "personal enslavement" and comparisons to homosexuals as "barbarians," saying they harbor no anti-gay bias. Riiiiiiight. [HuffPo]

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Charles Bank Gallery presented NONEISAFE, the first solo exhibition in the United States by Turkish artist Vahap Avsar. Guests sipped white wine as they viewed the emotionally stirring pieces which included a torched police car. More»

• Moammar Gadhafi told Turkey’s public television station that Libyans will “take up arms” against any countries that support a no-fly zone over Libya. [Telegraph]
• Stanford University has dropped a secret list of classes widely regarded as easy and aimed at helping star athletes get through school. [SanFransiscoChronicle] More»

My boss went to Turkey and all I got was this picture of her in the Grand Bazaar!

Seriously, she went over to Istanbul to transact business and it seems like she got caught in the Bazaar for the week. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is the world’s largest indoor market, covering around 58 streets and featuring 4,000 shops. I got several pictures daily from my boss via camera phone from inside the Bazaar, documenting her sweet finds. I can’t blame her for spending all her time in this covered market. It has so many interesting things to choose from: clothes, leather goods, accessories, home decorations, gold, artwork--really anything.

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