Some schools give students credit for the fashion week volunteering work or allow students to skip class, viewing the fashion week experiences as valuable.

WSJ: Lowly Tasks During a Week of High Style

But now she decided to skip her post-class musing-on-the-mats routine, head straight for the Serenity Posse II meeting on Amsterdam.

NEWYORKER: Deniers

Startup time and disc load times are comparable to most dedicated home Blu-ray players -- certainly not best in class, but passable -- and we couldn't get the player to skip despite our best efforts.

ENGADGET: Panasonic DMP-B15 hands-on Hands-on