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...politician's birthday party taken seriously? That's cheating! An editorial in the Washington Post asks, If he didn't mean what he said, what did he mean? The answer is, he meant nothing at all. Lott, as a Senator whose intellectual integrity may fall only slightly below the median, does not place any great value on his own words. How unfair, he must be thinking, that others...
...most brilliant college students in North America take what may be the hardest math test in the world. How tough is it? Although there are only 12 questions, the test lasts six hours. And although these are the best and brainiest young minds our country has to offer, the median score on last year's test was 1 point. Out of a possible...
...development from conception to birth along with informative statements about her development—has drawn considerable criticism of late. Natalie has been called a campaign against female undergraduates and even a form of terrorism. In flagrant violation of University rules and ethical norms, Natalie posters have a median life span of about four hours before being ripped down (an Ad Board-able offense). What is it about these posters that is so objectionable? Do they feature aborted fetuses? Or hurl expletives at women who have had abortions? On the contrary. These posters are not objectionable in any way, featuring...
...real estate into the mix. Soaring home prices have left millions of homeowners--especially on the coasts and in hot cities like Denver--sitting on piles of loot. Lately, prices have been cooling in some cities. But that's after doubling over five years in the hottest markets. The median home price nationally is up just 30% over five years. Still, with a typical down payment and purchase price, that amounts to a doubling of home equity...
...Recruitment Program (UMRP) Roger Banks assures me it does, then the students and guidance counselors I contacted might advise us to buy a new net. Payne said he saw no admissions materials or information from Harvard at his West Virginia high school, which draws from an area where the median income is $25,000. Among talented students at his school, “Many don’t know that Harvard is an option.” Goins observed in her recruiting work as a UMRP representative in Louisiana that well-intended efforts in her area “leave...