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...point scale is an expression of each student's ranking in the class-so a student with a B+ could be in the 50th percentile...
...Galliano's first collection for Dior coincided with the house's 50th anniversary. The 50 dresses he presented were inspired by Christian Dior, and the collection was deemed worthy of the house's reputation. Subsequent efforts-including the denim collection, the homeless collection and the S&M collection-baffled and even insulted many who wondered if there could possibly be a customer for these clothes. Rumors that Arnault would replace Galliano surfaced regularly. But instead, Arnault renewed Galliano's contract in 2000 and increased his responsibilities, granting him creative control over things like advertising and accessories. "The impact of these...
Barrymore is the 50th recipient of the Woman of the Year award, first given to Gertrude Lawrence...
Luce recorded those notions in "A Prospectus For A New Magazine." He intended to call this imagined periodical SCOPE: THE SHOW-BOOK OF THE WORLD. For Rockefeller Center, at least, which today has no Time & Scope Building at the corner of 50th Street and 6th Avenue, it's a good thing that Luce and his colleague editors eventually settled upon LIFE--no subtitle, no embroidery...
...demonstrate that he had no intention of going anywhere. Both sides were focused on the power-sharing issues that sprang from the 50-50 tie in the Senate--an even split that assumed, of course, that Bush would defeat Gore, keeping Lieberman in the Senate as the 50th Democratic vote, with Cheney the Republican tie breaker. The even split gave moderates hope that they alone would hold the key to the President's legislative success. At times last week, it seemed there were more moderate groups meeting on Capitol Hill--the Wednesday Group, two Centrist Coalitions, assorted convocations...