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...Hill, a professor at the University of Washington, told The Times, “Only if there’s a sexual harassment case do the states know something’s wrong, but as for are students doing worse or better, they haven’t got a clue.” Charter schools do not, then, operate in the same spirit of careful oversight required for public schools through annual tests. It would be an illusion to consider charter schools the perfect solution, capable of trimming the excesses of government-run public schools. Yet there is something telling...
...maybe not. The economy may indeed have skirted that recession - look at Friday's unemployment numbers for the latest clue - and tech toughs like Cisco, at $15, may indeed be underpriced. Certainly, the bulls' Holy Grail these days is that someday soon, there'll be no earnings disappointments left to deepen Wall Street's funk - and Dell filled that role on Wednesday...
...into a modern-day phobia. It may be our distant ancestors who predispose us to phobias, but it's our immediate ancestors--specifically our parents--who seal the deal. As many as 40% of all people suffering from a specific phobia have at least one phobic parent, seemingly a clue that phobias could be genetically influenced. In recent years, a number of scientists have claimed to have found the phobia gene, but none of those claims have held up to scrutiny. If phobias are genetically based at all, they almost certainly require a whole tangle of genes...
...eight winners in my Oscar-nominations story on this site last month. And since you have access to a professional critic, you'll want me to answer the burning question of Academty Awards Night: Just what is the difference between Sound and Sound Editing? I haven't a clue. Some Oscar mysteries are not meant to be solved...
...name's the first clue: Bloodshy's not the average Swedish pop producer. Born Christian Karlsson, he took his new name from an old Hollywood western whose title he can't recall. He's got a vaguely Jersey City accent. And his musical taste takes in everything from hip-hop - as a rapper, Bloodshy toured with the Fugees - to hard rock - Marilyn Manson is in his CD player...