Word: performancy
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...imported species. On late, lazy Sunday afternoons from November to April they form what must be the world's most pastoral concert arena. Backed by the natural amphitheater of the majestic eastern cliffs of Table Mountain, musicians perform under clear skies as a golden sun plays on the forest canopy before dipping over the blue peak. The atmosphere is appropriately elysian. Capetonians, known for savoring a slow pace of life, feast on picnics of prawn salad...
...Harvard economics professor has embraced them as a possible incentive rather than a distraction. At a lecture on Oct. 10, Professor Roland G. Fryer Jr. told students in Economics 1816 “Race in America” about a plan he is working on that would reward high-performing public school students with cell phones and cell phone minutes, according to multiple students in the class who asked not to be named because Fryer stressed the plan’s confidentiality to them. The project is part of an initiative, introduced by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg...
...Their work ethic, their commitment to the program has really been tremendous.“Devon and Jana as captains this year set the example through their work ethic,” she added. “They really pushed the team and challenged the team to perform [to] their individual skill [level] and athleticism, which was a bonus for us…We loved having them.”Berglund also had positive reflections on the season and the team’s improvements since last year. “I’m really proud of everyone...
...past several years, scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests have improved—in some cases substantially. But because of the way progress is measured, many schools still find themselves on the federal watch list due to disparities in performance among subgroups: white, black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students, as well as low-income, special education, and limited English students. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, school progress is measured by overall improvement in both English and Math, and reducing the gap among subgroups in both English and Math. A school that fails to make...
...cultural accuracy!” the film cries. 2. Take a hesitant sip for each of Louis XVI’s awkward attempts at deflowering or even talking to his fifteen-year-old bride. 3. Take a celebratory swig at the couple’s long awaited consummation! 4. Perform a group alcohol-waterfall for Antoinette’s intellectual renaissance: The scene in which she reads Rousseau aloud in a flowering garden of enlightenment. 5. Five shots for her foray into pink hair. We’ve all done it during that pre-teen punk-rock phase?...