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...like him. I like the program,” Rather told a smiling Alex S. Jones, his interlocutor for the evening. After this cheerful beginning, Rather went on to address some of the tougher problems facing the media today, focusing on the market pressures which affect the quality of broadcast news. “Ratings no longer are king. Demographics are,” Rather said, noting that even shows with high ratings can now be taken off the air for demographic reasons. The long-time CBS News anchorman, who retired from his post last spring after more than half...
Schaeffer cited a past incident in which 900 students—some of whose rejections were later overturned—received incorrect scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test as evidence that scoring errors can affect admissions decisions...
...discrepancy in SAT scores especially has the potential to affect applicants to schools with less competitive admissions, Reider said...
...defect, as the brain is not enclosed in the skull,” she said. Spina bifida, or the failure of spinal cord closure, is a more common result of NTDs than anencephaly, according to Suarez. “Among those who survive childhood [spina bifida], a majority are affected by hydrocephalus, paralysis, and lack of bowel and bladder control,” Missmer said. But causes of NTDs remain unclear. “In 1971, Dr. Brian McMahon reported an outbreak of NTDs that occurred in the 1930s in New England that has still not been explained...
...said last year’s surplus was the result of both good management and a number of events, including an unusually high yield of students accepting admission. He said the slightly higher class size did not affect academic quality, and brought in more revenue...