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...writing section, which includes not only a multiple-choice grammar segment but also the subjective essay, has a standard error of measurement of 40 points. That means a kid who gets a 760 in writing may actually be a perfect 800--or a clever-but-no-genius 720. In short, the College Board sacrificed some reliability in order to include writing...
...trend American shoppers won't be seeing much of is the teenybopper pastel sweaters and T shirts that were once Esprit staples. Instead, the selection is more mature--khaki pants, jeans, striped shirts and white blouses. Although Esprit still sells basics, its designers add some clever flourishes to give the styles more panache. The company is positioning itself to sell clothing at prices 10% to 15% lower than Banana Republic's. Krogner calls Esprit clothing "for good girls. Not the one with a ring in her nose or showing her belly...
...connecting body to soul. And in a film so obsessed with attempts to control the human form's direction and desire, it is the mind that emerges the strongest muscle of all. Can there be such a thing as a cerebral cinematic dance? Yes, when the choreographer is as clever as Kokkinos in turning prose poetry into the magisterial mystery of motion...
...between 470 and 530. But the new writing section, which includes not only a multiple-choice grammar segment but the subjective essay, has a standard error of measurement of 40 points, meaning a kid who gets a 760 on the section may actually be a perfect 800 - or a clever-but-no-genius 720. In short, the College Board sacrificed some testing reliability in order to include writing...
...This clever search engine extracts images and videos from the news feeds of a variety of content providers, from YouTube to the BBC. Click on a source--say, the New York Times--from the "Browse Recently Added" box on the home page, and you will get a fresh batch of thumbnails, which serve as direct links to the news material. Or you can browse by category. Currently stocking some 10 million items in its searchable index, Pixsy intends to have 1 billion items by the end of the year...