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...girls in the complex lessons of peer envy and to get 12-year-old boys on the fast track to concupiscence. Similarly, Crossroads, whose $10 million budget was put up by Spears' label, is less a movie than a multimedia branding, an extension of the Britney franchise--a marketing tool, exactly like the singer's Pepsi spots, though without their craft, verve or production values...
...though, the French idea is catching on worldwide, as the latest tool of those who would protect their regional agriculture and aquaculture from competition. Audacious producers are claiming virtual trademarks on everything from catfish, herring and scallops to certain varieties of rice and onions...
...technology has provided a powerful tool to help the quest to rekindle romance or just satisfy curiosity: the Internet. More and more former sweethearts are using websites like ussearch.com and classmates.com to locate one another. The sites report huge growth in the past five years but say lost-love searches account for only part of it. The sites do hear from happily reunited couples. Classmates received 235 lovers' thank-you notes...
...Degrees of Inner Turbulence, a two-disc album, is in many ways a step forward for the band. Known primarily for their musical pyrotechnics, the band takes a very experimental approach to the first disc following the lead of Radiohead and Tool. Although their incredible musicianship still shines through, the effect is far more subtle than their previous albums. Arguably the best song on this disc is the multi-hooked “Misunderstood,” which deals with the topic of loneliness and isolation in a crowded world...
...even more intense as students rushed to beat their classmates on the curve rather than to help each other learn. But beyond institutionalizing a dog-eat-dog atmosphere, a curve is antithetical to the very essence of grades and would eliminate any possibility of using grading as a pedagogical tool. Imagine a class in which, for whatever reason, the students uniformly turn in mediocre work. On the last day of class, the professor says, “I am disappointed in all of you. None of you have mastered this material, analyzed it thoroughly or employed effective critical thinking skills...