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...studied the trends in SAT tests over the past 10 years and put together a manual. "How to Beat the SAT," on his computer, and used the manual as the primary teaching tool for his course...
Assistant Professor of Government Jennifer Widner, who serves as head of the faculty committee, explained that many students have in the past petitioned for combined concentrations in language and government, but that as "language is a tool used in the field of government," the department would rather give concentration credit than approve combined concentrations...
...same is true with quantitative study. It is a tool needed in the field of government, and so our hope is to encourage students to study statistics or statistics in the field of economics," elaborated Widner. "Ideally, we would offer our own courses in these fields, but that's way down the road...
...this unwanted attention comes at a time when the CIA is trying to reshape its duties in a rapidly changing world. Vincent Cannistraro, a former CIA chief of counterterrorism operations, has even suggested that the CIA is an "obsolete tool" whose functions could be handled by the other branches of the national-security bureaucracy, which include the National Security Agency, responsible for eavesdropping; the Reconnaissance Center, which handles satellite imaging; and the enormous, separate intelligence arms of the military services. New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan has called for the CIA to be dissolved and its responsibilities turned over...
...more than women seem to draw on anger as a tool, but it is decidedly double-edged. In a sport like golf, which depends on fine motor control, rage can spell disaster. In football, anger may help power up a blitzing lineman, but it can impair a quarterback's judgment...