Word: becking
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...Georgia, Clarke County schools' director of assessment Ginger Davis-Beck says that in anticipation of the revamped test, her district might split Grade 10 into a semester of geometry and a semester of Algebra II for students who didn't get to Algebra I until Grade 9; it would be an unorthodox move that could require hiring more teachers. In Ohio, curriculum specialist Jennifer Manoukian of the Sycamore school system, outside Cincinnati, feels uneasy about the prospect of grammar questions. "Research shows that direct instruction of grammar is not beneficial," she says. "The correlation between that kind of grammar instruction...
...should come as no surprise that Ima Robot’s debut has a distinct time-machine flavor—their bassist and drummer spent the last decade backing Beck as he danced slipshod through 40 years of popular music. Whether mugging as Prince’s band or channeling Os Mutantes and Nick Drake with dead-straight faces, the two helped breathe new life into seemingly incompatible tropes...
...quiet nook packs an impressive array of equipment and instruments. From some of the earliest analog modular synthesizers ever built to ultra-modern ProTools programs—used for digital audio production—the studio has advanced capabilities for recording, all at students’ beck and call...
PASSIONADA. Leading actor Jason Isaacs portrays compulsive gambler Charles Beck, who pretends to be a successful fishing business entrepreneur. He courts Celia Amonte, a Portuguese widow, after she receives some encouragement from her teenage daughter. Amonte (Sofia Milos) reluctantly falls in love with him, at least until she discovers his true occupation. The Dan Ireland film received rave reviews after its first screening as the closing picture at the Seattle International Film Festival. Passionada screens...
...global game, but too short on cash to even get in the game. Beer is so cheap in Germany that a mid-'90s law designed to cut down on drunkenness forced pubs to price at least one nonalcoholic drink cheaper than beer. And German consumers watch their wallets: when Beck's (550 million liters) raised prices in 2000, its sales fell 20%. Last year, brands like Warsteiner (570 million liters) and Radeberger (880 million liters) did manage to lead prices in the premium segment higher by advertising their quality, but beer inflation still trails other products. For many years, German...