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...Gordon says that since receiving their laptops last year, her sixth-graders "have become much more mature and articulate. They use those things the way adults use them." They even volunteer, she says, to do extra homework. Students at the Cincinnati Country Day School have set up round-the-clock tech-help desks in the hallways, assisting schoolmates in fixing crashed hard drives and finding lost files. And no one is more enthusiastic about laptop learning than parents; in communities like Washington Heights they have organized safety brigades to escort kids carrying computers from the school buses to their homes...
...From when I wake up until like 7 o'clock I'm handling numerous amounts of business calls. Nighttime hours is more creative work. Throughout all of that I'm trying to weave my way solid through the big-screen arena...
...Lebowskis living in the Greater Los Angeles area. There's the rich, shady one (David Huddleston) ensconced in a Pasadena mansion, who gives The Big Lebowski its title. His opposite number is better known as "Dude." Played by Jeff Bridges, he's a burned-out beach bum whose mental clock stopped sometime in the '70s. But when some thugs, mistaking him for his namesake, invade his pad, beat him up and, worse, ruin the rug that ties the whole living room together, he seeks redress. Or at least some replacement carpetry...
Meanwhile, the Warriors were unable to handle the Wizards' pressure defense, committing a shot-clock violation and a 10-second violation as the Wizards pulled away...
...fourth place becomes the "dunce," sits in a corner and has to wear an ugly orange and green floppy jester hat. For the final round, the top scorer is placed in the "Cylinder of Shush" (sort of like the "Cone of Silence" on "Get Smart") and competes against the clock, with 45 seconds to answer 10 questions from his/her "Savant Category" (pre-chosen by the player during the audition process). At the end of the week, the player with the highest cumulative score is crowned "Grand Savant" and wins the grand prize...