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...judges for the slam, hand-picked from the audience by Brown, aren't quite as inconspicuous. They mark their scores for each poet on a scrap of paper with a fat Crayola marker. The audience also acts as judge, prodded by Brown to "respond appropriately--which means not always well." The crowd laughs and, as if anyone needs encouragment, the bartender shouts out: "drink a little more and the poetry will sound even better...
...beyond its banks in the waterlogged Ardennes. At least 3,000 houses were inundated in Charleville-Mezieres, the site of widespread damage just 13 months ago. Citizens passing a bronze plaque defining the 1993 high-water level watched the Meuse gradually reach and swallow the marker last week...
...serving on local public-school councils in Chicago. One by one, parents stood up and explained their concerns, some near tears. During a training session called Speak Up!, participants broke into small groups to practice testifying before state legislators. On one wall the word EMPOWER was written in red marker on a large chart. Below, parents added their definitions: ``Encourage, motivate, focus, organize...
...Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. They showed improved well-being, which Yen defines as "the ability to cope," increased mobility, less joint discomfort and sounder sleep. In the November issue of the same journal, Baulieu reported tests on 57 subjects showing that "DHEAS is a good individual marker" of age. As people age, he says, "everybody's level diminishes. But somebody who has a lot of DHEAS to start with will maintain a fairly high count, while those who had a low level in the beginning will always be in the lowest category...
...grader. The true master of a generality is the man who can write a ten-page essay, which means nothing at all to him, and have it mean a great deal to anyone who reads it. The generality writer banks on the knowledge possessed by the grader, hoping the marker will read things into his essay...