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...yourself this question: In the offices of the future, which skill set will today's kids draw upon in their day-to-day tasks? Mastering interfaces, searching for information, maintaining virtual social networks and multitasking? Or doing algebra? I think the answer is obvious. It's a good bet that 99% of kids will never use algebra again after they graduate from high school. And yet thanks to the testing establishment, we know a staggering amount about the algebraic skills of today's teenagers but next to nothing about the skills they're actually going...
...orderly did not say anything as he rolled her down the hall. She asked the orderly where they were going. He wouldn't answer. Then he pushed her into the operating room...
...Services, fired off an angry memo to GAO after he read it, accusing the agency of using "inaccurate, incomplete and subjective methods" to reach its conclusions. McClellan complains that the congressional watchdog agency asked trick questions in some cases, which a call center employee couldn't be expected to answer. GAO stands by its questions and its conclusions...
...without a penalty. From Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, the elderly who are already signed up can switch plans during the open enrollment period. Each state has 40 to 50 different plans to choose from, and each insurance company is required to set up call centers to answer questions about the different plans it offers to help seniors pick the right one for their drug needs. But the lesson seniors should draw from the GAO report is that, whether signing up for the benefit the first time or renewing it, you need to study the plan carefully yourself...
...latest polls suggest Elzo's optimism is shared by 90% of Basque society, which supports peace negotiations between the Spanish Government and ETA. Their enthusiasm and high expectations of the talks don't address the question of why this time might be different. One answer may be that the 1998 truce was agreed in secret political negotiation between ETA and more moderate Basque nationalists, without consulting the Spanish Government. This time, Prime Minister Zapatero himself is leading the process, with the support of a majority in the Spanish parliament - although without the backing of the opposition Popular Party...