After four years of silent obscurity, former President George W. Bush will return the national spotlight Today for the inauguration of his presidential library in Dallas, Texas. 

When Bush left office back in 2009, he was the politician that everyone in America loved to hate. His approval ratings were in the tank at 33 percent — the lowest of any outgoing president since Richard Nixon — and just 24 percent of Americans approved of the way he had handled the economic collapse. 

On the eve of Bush's political comeback tour, however, the American people appear to have largely forgiven and forgotten their issues with Dubya. According to a new Washington Post ABC poll, a full 47 percent of Americans approve of Bush's eight years in office — a seven-year high for the much-maligned former President. 

While those marks still aren't stellar, Bush appears to be having a new moment in the American imagination. From his enigmatic shower paintings to his low-key grandfatherly pride, the 43rd President has shown off his softer, folksier side since leaving office, reminding everyone why they liked him in the first place — and even miss him a little bit now. 

The time he spanked Misty May-Treanor.

And when he kissed Oprah.

Or anyone else, for that matter.

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With new iPhone app Triage, we may finally have a decent solution to email overload.

The point of Triage is to keep things as easy as possible.

Users can quickly flip through messages and either archive, reply with a quick message on the spot, or keep message unread to get to later.

Triage is available for iPhone for $1.99.

Apple blogger John Gruber said that after using Triage for a while, "I'm more caught up on my email than I have been in years."

There are so many products and services meant to lighten the email load, but many just make it more of a chore. We thought ultra-hyped app Mailbox would be the solution to our email issues but it wasn't. Triage is a welcome alternative.

Triage works with Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and iCloud with support for more email services on the way.

Want to see what it looks like and how it works?

Triage is a new iPhone email app that helps you stay on top of your inbox. It's available for iPhone and will set you back $1.99.

Once the app is downloaded go ahead and tap to open.

There's no waiting list with this app. Simply tap get started to begin.

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Racial segregation remains a problem in America, and it's lasting longer than anyone expected.

Just how bad things are can be determined through analysis of 2010 Census data.

The average black person lives in a neighborhood that is 45 percent black. Without segregation, his neighborhood would be only 13 percent black, according to professors John Logan and Brian Stult at Brown and Florida State.

Logan and Stult evaluated segregation in major cities with a dissimilarity index, which identifies the percentage of one group that would have to move to a different neighborhood to eliminate segregation. A score above 60 on the dissimilarity index is considered extreme.

In the following slides, we have ranked the most segregated cities in ascending order. They are illustrated with maps of cities by race created by Eric Fischer and publicly available on Flickr. The red dots show white people, blue is black, orange is Hispanic, green is Asian, and yellow is other.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blacks (blue dots) cluster in the inner city.

Columbus's black-white dissimilarity score is 59.9, according to a study of 2010 Census data by professors John Logan and Brian Stult of Brown and Florida State University. A score above 60 on the dissimilarity index is considered very high segregation.

The red dots show white people, blue is black, orange is Hispanic, green is Asian, and yellow is other, according to maps of 2010 Census data by Eric Fischer.

HOUSTON, Texas — Blacks, Hispanics (orange dots), and whites (red dots) fan out in separate communities.

Houston's black-white dissimilarity score is 60.6, according to a study of 2010 Census data by professors John Logan and Brian Stult of Brown and Florida State University. A score above 60 on the dissimilarity index is considered very high segregation.

The red dots show white people, blue is black, orange is Hispanic, green is Asian, and yellow is other, according to maps of 2010 Census data by Eric Fischer.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Black people live in the inner city and other segregated neighborhoods.

Memphis's black-white dissimilarity score is 60.6, according to a study of 2010 Census data by professors John Logan and Brian Stult of Brown and Florida State University. A score above 60 on the dissimilarity index is considered very high segregation.

The red dots show white people, blue is black, orange is Hispanic, green is Asian, and yellow is other, according to maps of 2010 Census data by Eric Fischer.

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Apple has to revise plans for its futuristic new campus because the project is behind schedule and $2 billion over budget, reports MacRumors.

While the main spaceship-like building is still on schedule, Apple had to trim 300,000 square feet of construction costs from the first phase of the project. 

This means that the secondary buildings surrounding the main building will begin construction after the main "spaceship" building is completed MacRumors says. 

Despite these issues, the planned move in date for the main building is still summer 2016.

Check out the gallery below to see renders of Apple's new campus.

*Owen Thomas contributed to this piece.

This new photo shows the landscaped green space for employee recreation. The round main building will be surrounded by nature.

Here's a view of the main building and green space linkage. A nice place to take a break from tweaking icon pixels.

This is a view of the Net Zero Energy Office, a research and development building. Paths will line the campus, which has lots of open space.

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$1 million is a lot of money to spend on a house.

But what it buys in Wayzata, Minn. is not the same as what it can buy in Miami, Fla.

From small suburban houses to waterfront mansions, our friends at Zillow shared a variety of million-dollar homes currently for sale around the U.S.

Bend, Ore.: $1.1 million buys a 3,698-square-foot home on a .93 acre lot with radiant floor heating and mountain views.

Click here to see the house on Zillow.

Park City, Utah: $1.1 million will get you a 2,000-square-foot residence, plus a second home divided into two rental units that earn about $45,000 each year.

Click here to see the house on Zillow.

Chicago, Ill.: $1.1 million gets a renovated three-bedroom condo on Lake Shore Drive.

Click here to see the house on Zillow.

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Many NFL mock drafts have changed dramatically in the last 48 hours.

Instead of making one mock list, we combined the predictions of all the biggest experts in the NFL world into a Consensus Mock Draft.

Here's where we stand just hours before the draft.

The 13 experts are: Mike Mayock (NFL.com), Mel Kiper Jr (ESPN), Todd McShay (ESPN), Josh Norris (NFL.com), Charley Casserly (NFL.com), Greg Cosell (Yahoo!), Dan Kadar (SB Nation), Don Banks (SI), Rob Rang (CBS), Dane Bruglar (CBS), the Associated Press, Russ Lande (NFP), and Paul Schrager (Fox Sports)

1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel (7 votes) or Eric Fisher (6 votes)

Experts: 13 of 13 agree

School: Texas A&M and Eric Fisher, respectively

Other possibilities: None.

2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dion Jordan, linebacker

Experts: 5 of 13 agree

School: Oregon

Other possibilities: Eric Fisher (OT, Central Michigan), Luke Joeckel (DE, BYU)

3. Oakland Raiders: Sharrif Floyd, defensive tackle

Experts: 8 of 13 agree

School: Florida

Other possibilities: Eric Fisher (OT, Central Michigan)

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LinkedInintroduced its new app today– LinkedIn Contacts.

The app syncs with your account and pulls all in your LinkedIn Connections, making it a snap to look up someone's contact info or a person's professional background.

You can pick up the app right here for free. Check out our tour of how to use it.

Tap the icon to get started.

Log in with your LinkedIn credentials.

The app will sync with your LinkedIn connections, which can take a few minutes. In the meantime, it walks you through the basics. The app serves as a central location for all your professional contacts.

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Now that tax season is over (except for those who filed for an extension), it's natural to wonder exactly where the hard-earned dollars you paid in tax over the past year actually went.

To answer that question, the White House put together a website that gives details on the government's expenditures.

Dubbed the Federal Taxpayer Receipt, you can enter in your income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes and get a personalized look at where your tax dollars got spent. Understanding that Social Security and Medicare taxes go toward funding those respective programs, here are the 10 areas where the greatest percentage of income tax revenues gets spent.

1. National defense

Nearly 25 percent of all income taxes go to pay for defense. Of that amount, salaries and benefits for members of the armed services make up roughly a quarter, while most of the remainder goes toward equipment and supplies as well as weapons, construction, and research and development.

2. Health care

About 22.5 percent of income tax revenue goes toward health care programs. The two big expenditures are for Medicare and Medicaid, but additional amounts go toward health research, food safety, and public health services and disease control. These amounts don't include the dedicated Medicare taxes that workers have withheld from their pay.

3. Income security

The government spends roughly 17 percent of income tax revenue on various programs that provide money for those in need, including retirement benefits for federal employees, food and nutritional assistance, and Supplemental Security Income. The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit are also funded from income tax revenue.

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We recently crowned Blue Hill at Stone Barns the Best Restaurant In America, based on several notable restaurant rankings. 

Co-owned by Dan and David Barber, Blue Hill is the ultimate farm-to-table restaurant, taking locavorism to new heights. The Stone Barns location (there's also a Blue Hill restaurant in the West Village) sits alongside fields of vegetables and rolling hills spotted with pigs, ducks, and beehives.

All the ingredients on your plate are fresh from the surrounding Hudson Valley. At Blue Hill, there's no set menu — you're in the hands of Dan and his team of experts — but the waiters will be more than happy to tell you where your mushrooms were foraged and what the lamb was fed.

And if you're really curious, you can go walk around outside and see for yourself.

Flickr user Alex Sugerman visited the famous restaurant back in September 2012. He was lucky enough to partake in the 12-course tasting menu ($358 per person, with wine pairing), and shared his pictures with Business Insider.

Welcome to Blue Hill at Stone Barns, The Best Restaurant in America.

The restaurant is located in pastoral Pocantico Hills, New York.

It's 35 minutes on the express train out of NYC, and taxis are standing by at the station to take diners to the restaurant.

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Citi's Tobias Levkovich is out with his latest update to his "Citi Research Recommended List."

Levkovich, who has a 1,615 target for the S&P 500, touches all bases, from consumer cyclicals to financials to utilities.

There are a lot of ancient brand names you wouldn't necessarily think still had room to run.

Most of them pay a nice cash dividend.

There's also a rather large Mountain View, Calif.—based tech company.

The AES Corp.

Attributes: More focused direction from management and attractive valuation

Source: Citi

Aetna

Attributes: Earnings upside potential    

Source: Citi

Amphenol

Attributes: Strong end-market growth, organic & inorganic expansion, product mix improvement    

Source: Citi

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There are few places where Americans spend more of their discretionary funds than cleaning house and keeping their body care regimen up to date.  

Stop wasting money at the store. Most of what you need to keep your home and skin looking good as new could already be hiding in your pantry.

We've rounded up 21 clever uses for household items.

Use beer to ward off slugs.

If you've got a slug problem, use leftover beer to keep them at bay.

Turns out the little pests will wander right into jars of brewski if you leave them hidden properly in the ground, according to Wisebread.

Be sure the rims of the jars are at ground level and check back on them a day or so later to easily dispose of the unsuspecting critters. It's just as effective as salt without the hassle of finding the slugs yourself. 

Leftover tea can take care of unwanted smells.

Sara Noel, founder of the Frugal Village, found a great use for used tea bags:

Feet deodorizer. Try soaking your smelly soles for about 30 minutes in enough black tea to keep them covered (about three bags boiled in a quart should do the trick––add cold water to cool). 

Fire starter. "Tuck dried tea bags into a cardboard tube from toilet paper or paper towels and light them to start a fire," Noel says. "You can add dryer lint or crumpled newspaper to help fill the tube, too."

Odor remover."Put some used tea bags in a jar and place in your refrigerator to absorb odors," she adds. 

Use olive oil in lieu of shaving cream.

The price of shaving creams these days is enough to make any girl's leg hairs stand on end. But if you're well-stocked in the olive oil department, you'll be glad to know that Rachel Ray's favorite kitchen staple is also great as a makeshift shaving oil. 

Bonus: According to Woman's Day, olive oil is packed with skin-nourishing nutrients, so go ahead and skip the $10 moisturizer afterward to save even more.

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Celebrities gathered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood Wednesday night for the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' highly anticipated "Iron Man 3," opening in theaters May 3.

Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays Pepper Potts in the Marvel franchise, stunned in an Antonio Berardi dress that covered her front ...

But left very little to the imagination from the side:

"Avengers" director Joss Whedon didn't get quite as dressed up:

Jon Favreau directed the first two "Iron Man" films and plays character Happy Hogan in the third installment:

Shane Black — who previously directed the "Lethal Weapon" franchise — directed "Iron Man 3."

"Thor" actress Kat Dennings showed up to support her Marvel family:

Rebecca Hall plays new character Maya Henson, a scientist, in "Iron Man 3":

Stan Lee created the entire Marvel franchise:

Robert Downey Jr. arrived to the premiere in a red Audi convertible:

The "Iron Man" star posed with his wife, Susan Downey:

And signed tons of autographs:

Before he could finally reunite with co-star Gwyneth Paltrow on the red carpet!

"Thor" actress Jaimie Alexander arrived with her "Twilight" actor boyfriend, Peter Facinelli.

Don Cheadle, who plays James Rhodes in the film, posed with Andy Garcia:

Actress Stephanie Szostak plays Ellen Brandt in the film:

Actor Guy Pearce plays scientist Aldrich Killian:

Sir Ben Kingsley plays a villain named The Mandarin.

Zachary Levi, who plays Fandral in the upcoming "Thor" sequel, cleaned up to hit the red carpet:

"Avengers" actress Cobie Smulders matched her dress to the carpet:

Disney star Bella Thorne donned a two-piece gown:

But 11-year-old "Iron Man 3" actor Ty Simpkins stole the show:

SEE ALSO: 11 vastly different movies that actually have the same plot >

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Way back in 1936, the NFL held their first-ever draft and the Philadelphia Eagles drafted Jay Berwanger, who had won the award that would later be renamed the Heisman Trophy.

Since then, the draft has evolved into an enormous television event that will occupy dozens of hours on both ESPN and the NFL Network over the next four days.

On the next few pages we will take a look back at some images that show just how much the draft has changed the last 50 years.

In 1964, the NFL draft looked more like a dinner party

So it was fitting that Tom Landry looked like he was ordering from a menu

In 1965 commissioner Pete Rozelle wrote the selections on a chalk board

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Though most of today's workers have already accepted the fact that they'll work well past the age of 65, there's just something about that number –– 65 –– that still feels like an unofficial finish line. 

And by 40, the pressure really starts to hit home. 

Half of workers said they aren't prepared for retirement in a 2013 Employee Benefit Research Institute report. Less than 20 years ago, that figure was only 27%.

Who can blame them? We're barely over the recession and many Americans are in more debt and earning less than ever, while fixed costs like health care, housing, and college education only get higher. 

To make matters worse, our own mindsets about growing old could be sabotaging our efforts to live well later in life. With the help of several experts, we've rounded up some of the most damaging money lies people tell themselves on the road to retirement.

Debt collectors will stop chasing me once I'm in retirement, so why worry about it?

Think again. Even student loan debt can chase you into retirement.

The Treasury Department has been withholding as much as 15% of Social Security benefits from a rapidly growing number of retirees who have fallen behind on federal student loans –– five times as many as in 2001.

Even something as simple as credit card debt can hurt you in retirement, says John Ulzheimer, President of SmartCredit.com.

"When it comes to credit card debt you absolutely have to get out of it before you hang up your company badge," Ulzheimer says. "It's very likely the most expensive debt you're carrying at 13-15% interest on average, and twice that in some cases. No retirement next egg can guarantee that kind of growth." 

I can definitely get by in retirement with less income than I'm making now.

Leaving the workforce might help you cut costs in some areas –– for example, your pricey commute to the office –– but you can never underestimate the cost of aging.

"Many studies show that some retirees even spend more in retirement than they did when they were working," says Susan Garland, editor of Kiplinger’s Retirement Report.

"In the early years, you may be embarking on long-delayed travel and hobbies. And as the years go by, your health care costs are sure to rise. House-related maintenance costs, insurance and property taxes are sure to be on the upswing as well."

A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2012 is estimated to need $240,000 to cover medical expenses throughout retirement.

I can always save more by postponing retirement until my late 60s or early 70s.

"More and more Americans say they plan to pay for retirement by working longer but in reality many retirees end up quitting sooner than planned," says Greg Burrows, senior vice president for retirement and investor services at The Principal.

One third of American workers said they plan on working past age 65 in a recent survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, but more than 70% of retirees said they actually quit before that milestone.

Then there's the job market to consider, which doesn't take kindly to workers who are past their prime. In 2011, the median length of unemployment for people 55 and older was 35 weeks, up from 10 weeks before the recession, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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There's no getting around the dark history of Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The U.S. military facility in Cuba was where America first embraced indefinite detention and, by many reports, torture.

After more than a decade of operations, however, many say that conditions have improved.

We had that impression after visiting the camp for five days in March. Although our tour of the facility was controlled by the military, we came away with the feeling that compliant detainees receive better treatment than most prisoners in the United States. For non-compliant detainees, like the 92 going on hunger strike right now, conditions remain highly restrictive.

As for torture, the Obama administration has ordered that it stop — believe what you will.

Indefinite detention? America is no longer adding detainees but has not figured out what to do with the ones that are already there.

What's really happening at Guantanamo? We invite you to look over our pictures and form your own opinion.

This single airstrip on the southwestern edge of Cuba is one of the only ways into Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

The detention camp was opened in 2002 to hold captives from America's War On Terror. Images of prisoners in orange jumpsuits from the temporary facility at Camp X-Ray are what most people picture when they think of Guantanamo.

Camp Delta succeeded X-Ray as a more long-term place to hold up to 612 detainees.

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It's a fact almost every traveler faces: The world is bigger than our wallets are deep.

And while there are plenty of tricks for squeezing the most out of every vacation dollar, one of the simplest options is to find a place that has a lot to offer but hasn't yet been hit by the price inflation that comes with big-time popularity.

Here are 10 destinations great enough to make the journey worthwhile, yet still cheap enough to ensure vacation abundance.

1. Ukraine

Its name translates to "land on the edge," and this year Ukraine may be on the edge of discovery for visitors in search of rich history on a tight budget. Visitors return from the country amazed at its cultural wealth, the warmth of its people, and the fact that travelers can live large for under $50 a day.

As yet unspoiled by the tourist masses, you can explore UNESCO World Heritage sites with locals and then tuck into a traditional meal for just a few dollars. It's the kind of travel we reminisce about once the moment has passed, which means now is the time to build those memories.

2. South Korea

South Korea's got visitor-friendly affordability in the bag. Not only can budget travelers find the basics—from hotel rooms to great meals—at reasonable prices, but the country also has a ton of free perks, discounts, and other affordable and helpful services specifically for visitors.

For instance, between March 1 and August 25, a free shuttle bus transports foreign visitors between capital city Seoul and the popular city of Jeonju. A free phone service gives tourists multilingual assistance 24 hours a day, and there are even free guide services for visitors.

3. Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania. Is it on your travel radar yet? If not, maybe it should be. Hobart, an old-meets-new harbor town on the Australian island, makes a splashy debut on not one but two major travel lists, with prime spots on both TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice 2012 Destinations on the Rise and Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2013.

That's the sort of popularity that precedes price spikes for travelers, but a trip this year will yield the best of Hobart at a still-modest cost. Waterfront cafes and shops, a lively arts scene bolstered by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), and a culinary scene that holds its own against much bigger cities give tiny Hobart big chops.

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Are you in the market for a new bicycle this spring?

We spoke with Dave Vollbach, a salesperson and instructor at New York-based Bicycle Habitat, who shared his top picks for a range of cycling types, from city cyclists to mountain bikers.

For city riders looking for style

For city riders looking to get fit

For convenience-seekers

Check out bikes by Brompton ($1,193 - $2,254), which has been designing and manufacturing its bicycles in London since the 1980s.

Brompton's bikes are known for folding quickly and elegantly, making them easy for office storage. Plus they're comfortable, said Vollbach.

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Model Karlie Kloss recently caused controversy when she cut her long hair short just two days before her runway debut as a Victoria's Secret angel.

Despite her career currently picking up steam, Kloss continued to anger Victoria's Secret fans when she kept the shorter 'do for a recent ad campaign.

And you know what happens when you upset Victoria's Secret fans? You get ousted, like Miranda Kerr reportedly just was for becoming too big for the brand.

As these 15 celebrities examples show, a star's hairstyle correlates strongly to their success. 

From cancelled television shows to bringing down a pop star, check out the power of a hairstyle. 

Reese Witherspoon went from "Legally Blonde" to legal trouble.

Reese Witherspoon dyed her signature blonde hair brown for her role as an American woman who takes in a Sudanese refugee in the upcoming film "The Good Lie."

But while shooting the movie in Atlanta last week, Witherspoon was arrested for disorderly conduct after her husband Jim Toth was given a DUI.

After pulling the "you don't know who I am?" card, the 37-year-old mother of three released a statement saying she "had one drink too many" and is "embarrassed about the things I said."

Miley Cyrus cut her hair and reportedly postponed her wedding.

After Miley Cyrus tweeted photos of her new haircut, in which part of her head was shaved, fans and foes were quick to disapprove. 

Cyrus blew off her haters, tweeting "if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything at all ... Never felt more me in my whole life. LOVE my hair. feel so happy, pretty, and free.”

But since Cyrus' haircut last August, her relationship with fiancé Liam Hemsworth is reportedly on the rocks, in part because she says "I have pushed everyone away for music."

Lindsay Lohan dyed her natural ginger locks blonde and became known as a Hollywood party girl.

After starring in box office hits "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday"with red hair, Lindsay Lohan was one of the most sought-after actresses in the world. 

But shortly after she dyed her red hair bleach blonde and lost a ton of weight, Lohan started to be seen in a different light. 

Today, she's often associated with partying more so than acting.

This summer she's expected to check into a rehab facility for a 90-day court ordered stay.

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A great professor can bring a dry academic subject to life while educating and inspiring students.

But if you add a level of fame to that mix, students will really pay attention.

From former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Junot Diaz, we found the most famous professors teaching college courses right now.

Madeleine Albright teaches international relations at Georgetown.

School: Georgetown University

Title: Mortara Distinguished Professor of Diplomacy in the Walsh School of Foreign Service

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright teaches international relations at Georgetown University. This semester, she's teaching a course called America's National Security Toolbox once a week to undergraduate students. In the fall, she'll teach the same course to grad students.

She has gotten rave reviews on RateMyProfessors.com. One student wrote that "She expects a lot and the role-play is challenging, but she is an amazing professor teaching an incredible class."

Maya Angelou hosts lectures at Wake Forest University.

School: Wake Forest University

Title: Reynolds Professor of American Studies in the Humanities Program

Dr. Maya Angelou has been teaching at Wake Forest for the past 30 years. The 84-year-old writer has been an Inaugural Poet, civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, playwright, director, and actress, but she is best known for her renowned book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

Dr. Angelou is not teaching a full time course this semester, but she offers occasional lectures and talks on campus.

A reviewer on RateMyProfessors.com said that "She was amazing! She is truly a Renaissance woman. Professor Angelou often began class by speaking in Latin, French, or Arabic. She often shared fascinating stories with the class about her experiences. Her point was simple -- education can come from more than just a college or textbook. I highly recommend this professor."

David Brooks teaches a class on humility at Yale.

School: Yale University

Title: Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale

David Brooks is a columnist for the New York Times and a political and cultural commentator. He has written several books, including the renowned "Bobos in Paradise."

This semester, Brooks is teaching a course called "Humility,"which teaches the concept of humility in works by Homer, Montaigne, and Martine Luther King, Jr.

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With the first pick of this year's NFL draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected Eric Fisher from Central Michigan.

There was a bit of a mystery this year with the first pick as some wondered if the Chiefs would take Luke Joeckel from Alabama. Instead, Fisher becomes the first player from the Mid-American Conference to be the first pick of the NFL draft.

On the following pages, we'll track each pick of the NFL draft and compare those selections to where some of the top draft experts predicted the player to be picked.

No.1 Eric Fisher, tackle (Central Michigan) - Kansas City Chiefs

Where the experts projected this player ...

Mel Kiper (ESPN.com): No.1 Kansas City Chiefs

Todd McShay (ESPN.com): No.1 Kansas City Chiefs

Mike Mayock (NFL.com): No.1 Kansas City Chiefs

No.2 Luke Joeckel, tackle (Texas A&M) - Jacksonville Jaguars

Where the experts projected this player ...

Mel Kiper (ESPN.com): No.2 Jacksonville Jaguars

Todd McShay (ESPN.com): No.11 San Diego Chargers

Mike Mayock (NFL.com): No.2 Jacksonville Jaguars

No.3 Dion Jordan, defensive end (Oregon) - Miami Dolphins (via Oakland Raiders)

This pick was acquired from the Raiders for the 12th pick and the 42nd pick (second round).

Where the experts projected this player ...

Mel Kiper (ESPN.com): No.7 Arizona Cardinals

Todd McShay (ESPN.com): No.2 Jacksonville Jaguars

Mike Mayock (NFL.com): No.9 New York Jets

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