Word: 18th
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...21st century American Standards should be comparable to, and benchmarked against, the standards of other countries so that we can determine how globally competitive our nation's economy will be in the future. Forty years ago, the U.S. had the best graduation rates in the world. Now it ranks 18th. In math scores on international tests, the U.S. ranks 25th; in reading, 15th. As Obama said in his speech to Congress a few weeks ago, "This is a prescription for economic decline, because we know the countries that outteach us today will outcompete us tomorrow." We can already...
While the Masters wrapped up yesterday, the Harvard men’s golf team was taking on a deep 14-team field at Springdale Golf Club for the Princeton Invitational. And as the Crimson golfers finished up at the 18th green and the results rolled in, Harvard might have felt a bit like an unsuccessful Tiger Woods did in Augusta. Having enjoyed the comforts of first place last weekend at the Yale Spring Opener, the Crimson could only watch from eighth place while Yale—a team it beat a week before—coasted to a second place...
Everyone knows about this one. The café is a quiet, oft-neglected place to study* or engage in spirited intellectual conversation. Indeed, by day it resembles a veritable coffeehouse--the type you would find in 18th-century Enlightenment Europe, where Diderot and Montaigne would discuss the great ideas over a newspaper and cup of coffee. Yeah right. More like sweaty undergrads crammed together eating all the food. But whatever, it gets the job done. You're probably reading this there...
...we’re all we have.” Carpenter affectionately referred to each of her colleagues as “that bitch.” FM will definitely be there to see these contestants strut their stuff in the Drag Show at 9 p.m. on April 18th in the Queen’s Head...
...first versions of armor to protect against gunshots appeared in the 18th century, made of layers of cotton and sufficient enough to protect against rudimentary firearms. In the 1870s, Australian outlaw Ned Kelly famously crafted entire suits from steel for himself and his gang members for the final, ill-fated standoff with police that led to his capture. During the Korean War of the 1950s, U.S. forces used armor made of fiberglass, nylon and heat-treated aluminum. Today an array of protective gear is available including the soft ballistic vests favored by police and S.W.A.T. team members, often made...