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...have been eager to hear (Nelly, Eminem and Outkast). The corporate takeover of hip-hop has taken away much of the creativity and genius, except for the underground stuff, and that rare album where an artist is allowed to grow and shine rather than being forced to follow a formula...
...Pill was introduced in 1960, women have used it to manipulate the timing of their periods--something the contraceptive was not designed to do. But what has been an off-label practice may soon become mainstream. Researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk are testing a new contraceptive formula, called Seasonale, which can reduce the number of periods a woman experiences to as few as four a year...
Ultimately, the formula for success in the previous two games-constant scoring threats and tenacious defense- allowed the Crimson to finally break down the Engineers. Nine different Harvard players scored as the Crimson went on an 8-1 run to win the game...
Many states are already tinkering with the Texas formula. In addition to offering kids multiple tries to pass high-stakes tests, some states weigh other measures of student achievement alongside the exams. In Vermont students are assessed and promoted on the basis of a portfolio of work that includes a state test, classwork and teacher evaluations...
...Some parents may eschew this cookie-cutter approach to investing. "The downside is, once the money is in the option you choose, it stays there," says Joseph Hurley, a C.P.A. in Pittsford, N.Y., and author of The Best Way to Save for College. Many plans use an age-allocation formula, investing more conservatively as a child gets older. But now that financial-services companies are helping manage these plans, the offerings can be much broader, Hurley says...