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...student protests. Iconic film directors like Philippe Garrel and Bernardo Bertolucci have returned to the period on their sets, shooting Les Amants réguliers (2005) and The Dreamers (2004) respectively. Quite ironically, for last winter’s season, the ubiquitous LeClerc retail store—think Gap with French accent—chose ’68 as the theme for their ad campaign. And further south, in Spain, songwriter Ismael Serrano became a star not so long ago with a song begging his father to retell the “beautiful story?...
...ACHIEVEMENT GAP...
Nolan’s first criticisms based on the data in the EQA report focus on the “achievement gap,” defined as the test score gap for six different subgroups of students—blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asians, special education students, and low income students...
...selling direct, Dell keeps a lid on overhead and offers customized computers at competitive prices, with relatively swift delivery. As the price of computing dropped, Dell was consistently able to shed costs and maintain a price advantage over rivals. But this year Dell's competitors have attacked that price gap. HP slashed thousands of jobs and reduced the number of assembly plants, streamlining its supply chain and enabling it to go head to head with Dell on low-end machines. Retailers have also cut prices, even selling at cost and relying on upgrades and services for profits...
Nolan sponsored a resolution asking the committee to express “concern over the increased gap in achievement...