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...Brigham Young University study found that standardized test scores for fourth- and fifth-graders rose from 10% to 15% in every subject at a Utah public school the year after amplification began, though no other changes were made. Proponents like University of Akron audiologist Carol Flexer says the technology's greatest bang for the buck may come during early childhood when reading skills and phonics are introduced. "Without the even distribution of sound in the room from these systems, it can be hard for children to hear the difference between watch or wash or wasp," says Flexer. Her small...
This bull market is now entering its fifth year--outlasting the typical bull. And there are some clear trouble spots developing. One is the weak housing market, which is shutting down the easy money from home-equity borrowing. Another is higher rates, which have begun to hit home owners where it really hurts. Some $2 trillion worth of adjustable-rate mortgages is scheduled to reset at a steeper rate by the end of 2008, estimates Moody's Economy.com A recession next year is not out of the question...
...Gilroy added that artists like Hendrix have emerged from a different historical context. Describing Gilroy’s book, “The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double-Consciousness” as “one of the most influential books of the last 15 years,” fifth-year graduate student in English Jared Hickman said that Gilroy’s academic work drew him to the lecture. Gilroy is known for his theories on race, racism, and culture. His interests span a number of disciplines, ranging from literature to cultural history. Gilroy addressed an audience of around...
...Light District”—not counting “Splash Waterfalls”—ruled airwaves and booties more than any rapper’s catalog in this decade. But with “Release Therapy,” his fifth album in six years, this dominance, like all good things, has come to an end. While the openers on his last two albums were effective party-starters, the half-skit, half-rap intro “Warning” is one of those shout-in-your-ear cliché-fests that challenges one?...
Students turned out in droves yesterday to the fifth annual health-awareness fair sponsored by University Health Services (UHS) yesterday, packing into a white tent in front of the Science Center to get their blood pressure checked, munch on dried fruit, and snatch up free bottle-openers. Twenty-four booths offered everything from on-the-spot health services, such as general physicals and mental health clinics, to pamphlets on responsible drinking and drug abuse to free goodies like stress balls and water bottles. “You can find out some things that you’re otherwise too lazy...