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Wonderlic Test: 5 Facts on the NFL's Cognitive Assessment [VIDEO]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsDeveloped in the 1930s by psychologist Eldon F. Wonderlic, the Wonderlic cognitive ability test has been embraced by the NFL, which uses it to assess players during the league's Scouting Combine. This year it's been reported that quarterback Greg McElroy scored 48 out of 50 on the standardized test, though NFL scouts say they doubt test scores have been reported yet. Only one player has been known to score a perfect 50 on the Wonderlic: the Bengals' Pat McInally, who played in the 1970s and 1980s after graduating from Harvard. Here are five details about the Wonderlic test -- and why it ...
Five Programs Obama Wants to Terminate
By Laura Parker - AOL NewsThe Obama administration is proposing to eliminate or cut 211 separate programs in order to save $33 billion in 2012. That's a drop in the bucket compared with the big-ticket items. But still, it's a start. Programs proposed for elimination include several military vehicles, energy subsidies, scholarships, loans and grants for rural housing, health care and local climate change grants. The cuts include reductions to community block grants used to build streets, sidewalks, sewers and other infrastructure improvements to low-income neighborhoods; farm subsidies to wealthy farmers and a scaling ...
US Probing Gulf Blowout Preventer Testing Flap
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. government disclosed Friday it is investigating whether a Transocean worker's handling of a key a piece of evidence in the Gulf oil spill probe affected the integrity of the examination of the device. Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, said in a letter to U.S. Rep. Ed Markey that his investigators have questioned workers from various government agencies and a Norwegian firm the government hired to test the failed blowout preventer. While no conclusions have been reached, Bromwich said that firm, Det Norske ...
Opinion: College Graduation Rates -- What You Don't Know Can Hurt
By not in system - AOL NewsThe college admissions season is in full swing, and around the country high school seniors and their parents are actively discussing their college options for next year, filling out financial aid paperwork, and editing and re-editing college essays. For these students and their families, the end goal is a college degree, which they know is a key to economic success. Unfortunately, not all colleges are created equal when it comes to getting their students over the finish line. Institutions that admit similar students often have widely different graduation rates, and far too many colleges fail ...
Unemployment in Some States Near Record Highs
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released data on regional and state unemployment for September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released data on regional and state unemployment for September. Jobless rates remain uneven. Nevada's unemployment rate hit another high, and Michigan remained in second place. Plains states, including the Dakotas and Nebraska, had rates under 5%. ...
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