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...agenda for the big test is appropriate: 77 years ago, the exam began life as a tool of social change. The most significant early champion of the SAT was Harvard president James Conant, who, Lemann writes, disliked achievement tests because "they favored rich boys whose parents could buy them top-flight high-school instruction." Conant helped the SAT grow into the behemoth it is today precisely because it was different...
...around the town afterward." The stars will perform, solo and in combination, in 29 mostly intimate concerts under the blue-and-white tent. But the festival's undoubted highlight will be a 12-piece superorchestra, featuring violin maestros like Vadim Repin, Sarah Chang and Gidon Kremer, along with eight top-flight pianists, among them Evgeny Kissin, Martha Argerich and Mikhail Pletnev. The July 22 performance will be the starriest classical concert in living memory - four of the world's major TV companies will be there to record it, and a dvd release will follow. In addition to the opportunities...
...We’ve got a great situation here,” Walsh added. “We feel we have two top-flight D-I catchers...
With two weekends full of top-flight finishes, the Crimson seem to be hitting stride and ready for the bulk of the season. Other coaches certainly thought so; the co-ed team maintained its top overall slot and the women’s team held steady at No. 8 in the latest College Sailing World poll...
When Andrew joined the company in 1998, Costco sold no top-flight Bordeaux; today, with a wide selection, it sells more than any other U.S. retailer. At the same time, Andrew catered to Costco's bargain hunters, introducing boutique wines at attractive prices--for example, Chateau Salitis, a French blend of Grenache and Syrah with dollops of Cabernet and Merlot. The vintner produces just 5,000 cases a year, nearly all of which Andrew snaps up. "It's a wonderful little wine," he says. Price: $6 a bottle. Costco's maximum markup is 14% above its wholesale cost, compared with...