Word: rising
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...country but for her people. Four hundred meters is a distance that allows tension to build, and when Freeman came off the near turn trailing, it was almost unbearable. Then she surged, and won. The audience was transported, shouting on and on. Freeman sat on the track, unable to rise, for minutes--letting the sound wash over her and the pressure drain away. Then she slowly took off her shoes. "That's what I do among friends," she said later. "I sit down and take off my shoes...
...Maryland's university system, educators credit K-16 outreach for a drop in remediation rates and a rise in SAT scores and minority enrollment. In a pilot program in Oregon, high school and state-college educators are redesigning college-entrance requirements so that admission will hinge on a portfolio of student work graded on a uniform scale. In the California State University system, 54% of freshmen had to take remedial math courses in 1998; the following year only...
...course, Gore 2004 isn't exactly slipping away. The populations on the fastest rise are urban and minority, in booming population centers like Atlanta, Miami and Las Vegas, and the nation's cities are classic Democratic stomping grounds. To assume Florida stays red after the 2000 election fiasco is an exercise in denial. And when the census gets its close-view, block-by-block count finished in March, those urban and minority head-counts will give Bush a chance to address the problems with his election in Florida - or irk those groups all over again...
...Scientists estimate that unless emissions of CO2 and similar compounds are controlled, global temperatures by the end of the next century will rise how many degrees Fahrenheit...
...HOME If you're house hunting and frustrated by high prices and little choice, you may catch a break. Even if prices don't collapse, more homes will hit the market. And mortgage rates are falling. Don't wait too long. Rates will rise in anticipation of a rebound...