Word: combs
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...distort] educational priorities and practices…is perceived by many as unfair, and…can have a devastating impact on the self-esteem and aspirations of young students.” While some argue that the SAT is an important tool for large state schools to comb through their many applicants, publicly expressed skepticism by the University of California itself proves that there is not reason enough to justify these tests...
...Angeles and Kid Chow in San Francisco. Shuttle services like Mother Hen's Helpers in suburban New York and Kids in Motion in Pennsylvania will ferry your child to soccer practice or a doctor's appointment. And there are companies that will even come to your house and comb the lice out of your children's hair...
...time listening to people one-to-one. Blair was more hit-and-run." The photographer has watched the outgoing Chancellor relax into his new role, but says there are still limits to his patience with the imagemakers assisting him: "Whenever they come at him with a comb, he's like a young child and bears their attentions for a while before ruffling his hand through his hair...
...first museum of its kind outside the U.S., was recently opened. It displays original and vintage Kennedy-clan photos, including familiar images and some previously unseen; film footage of his visit and seemingly random artifacts - from Ace bandages the President is supposed to have worn to his plastic comb. The museum is operated by Camera Work, a local photo company whose owners are ardent collectors of Kennedy memorabilia. Curator Andreas Etges, who also teaches history at Berlin's Free University, says the museum seeks to underscore how the Kennedys were not mere passive subjects of the camera. They became...
...Hamburg was grappling with the unnerving news that six bombs had detonated across the Thai capital just a couple of hours earlier, targeting everything from a shopping mall and a supermarket to a bus stop at Victory Monument, one of the city's busiest gathering places. Watching the police comb for evidence at Victory Monument, Martin changed her mind about attending the famous New Year's countdown at the Central World Plaza shopping center. "I heard rumors that there might be more explosions at midnight," she said. "It's not worth going, just for a party." Her fears proved well...