Word: excels
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...help. For Erik, the key was acceptance--not to fight his disability but to learn to work within it; not to transcend it but to understand fully what he was capable of achieving within it; not to pretend he had sight but to build systems that allowed him to excel without it. "It's tragic--I know blind people who like to pass themselves off as being able to see," Erik says. "What's the point of that...
...FrontPage ($169) and NetObjects Fusion MX ($99). This is serious software aimed at small businesses that need a Web presence, rather than individuals who are building monuments to their self-esteem. I found both of them fairly challenging. If you're used to programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel, you'll probably prefer FrontPage, since the interface has the same look and feel. I ended up building my website with Fusion; it was less friendly but had a funkier collection of styles to choose from...
With European economies becoming more competitive, U.S.-trained lawyers are also in high demand there. "American laws and business structures--from antitrust to corporate law to securities law--are attuned to competitive product markets," says Harvard law professor Mark Roe. His Harvard colleague William Alford says U.S. law schools excel at "teaching problem solving," which makes their graduates broadly useful within corporations...
...there is certainly no doubt that Weiss has brought "great people" into the program-athletes who excel not only on the mats but off them as well. The team was recognized with the EIWA Sportmanship Award and also boasted the fourth highest cumulative GPA in Division I Wrestling. Matt Picarsic was distinguished with a spot on the Academic All-American Second Team, while both Volpe and El-Hayek received Honorable Mention accolades...
Grade inflation may initially relax student fears of getting “bad grades” but has not eased anxiety in the long run. Instead, grade inflation has made every grade more important. No more can students brush off one class in which they didn’t excel since the marginal value of every third of a grade has increased exponentially...