Word: reportable
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...variety of guides, like U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges, compare institutions on the basis of reputation and resources. But guidance counselors discourage reliance on such rankings, because they feel the criteria are irrelevant and the impact on students can be demeaning. "I don't see a lot of difference between No. 1 and No. 20," says Bronwyn Rhoades, an English teacher and academic adviser at Mendocino High School in California. "But kids who don't get into the highest-ranked schools feel ashamed. Even if they get into really wonderful schools, they feel as if their...
...Nearly 75% of seniors report having an internship, practicum or field placement...
...EATING FOR TWO A report in the International Journal of Eating Disorders estimates that as many as a third of women with an eating disorder will continue their unhealthy habits during pregnancy. Restricted food intake is associated with a higher rate of miscarriage and doubles the chances of birth defects. It also increases the mother's risk of osteoporosis later in life, as the nutrient-deprived fetus leeches calcium from her body during the pregnancy...
...rest of us into the invention game. Then technology will provide the nuts-and-bolts backup to give shape to whatever any imaginative brain can conceive. And there are more than 6 billion imaginative brains out there across the planet waiting for the opportunity. As this special report amply illustrates, it is already happening...
...These and related methods are also used in computer programs that "automatically" create art, music and poetry. The results of emulating nature in this way can be surprisingly effective, often solving difficult engineering and other design problems. However, as a human inventor who routinely uses these techniques, I can report that I continue to feel that I am still in charge of the process; they feel like just another set of yet more powerful tools...