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...perceived problems, the GED's popularity persists, and it's not clear that there are better alternatives on the horizon. The number of test takers took a dip after the test was redesigned in 2002, but has been rising ever since. But even the makers of the GED say that its success is in many ways a sad statement on the ability of schools to keep students. As the ACE's Schaefer puts it, "We always say how wonderful it would be, how delighted we'd be, if we could close the door on the GED because students are staying...
...Mumbai on Friday, March 24.The return on investment could be substantial, Summers said, noting that over the last decade, the average university endowment in the U.S. achieved a real return close to 10 percent.Since countries’ central banks are bound to draw political flak when their investments dip, Summers instead suggested that the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank back the creation of an “international facility” to invest those assets.“It is an irony of our times that the majority of the world’s poorest people now live...
...punk--the song Tick repeated the word tick an ear-curdling 49 times--and vulnerable pop exemplified by the hit Maps, in which O chased after a lover with the lyric "Wait/ They don't love you like I love you." As the rare avant-garde band willing to dip a black-painted toenail into the mainstream, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs attracted a small but protective following that many bands would kill for, but they weren't satisfied. "We don't want to preach to the converted," says O. "We want to be ourselves, but on the biggest stage possible...
...Walsh says, Myers instructed Brown to dip down as he attacked the plate rather than before, as he had previously done. Myers also helped him with his arm angle and demonstrated an improved sidearmer grip...
When public-health authorities close a beach, Michael Sadowsky heads for the shore. It isn't that the microbiologist likes to dip his toes in dirty water. But for Sadowsky, 51, a few drops of contaminated H2O are worth their weight in gold...