• Even those who do well in school, like the three girls in the article, will struggle: only about a quarter of low-income eighth graders with above-average scores get a degree, yet 30 percent of students with lower scores but more money will.

    FORBES: Bad Relationships Don't Stand in Poor Women's Way. Bad Policies Do.

  • And the Wi-Fi-only version lacks GPS. Also, videophiles may dislike the fact that the iPad's screen lacks wide-screen dimensions, so you either get black bars above or below wide-screen videos, or, if you choose an option to fill the screen, some of the picture may get cut off.

    WSJ: iPad Opens a New Frontier

  • It's hard to see that helping the share price get above the level where it's struggling to get much above 200p - that's after a ten-for-one split of shares, so it equals 20p in old money.

    BBC: A Royal that's not in jubilee mood

  • Bank branches that have above-average deposits also tend to make above-average profits, and they can often get away with offering less attractive interest rates on deposits and loans without losing market share, according to Novantas.

    ECONOMIST: Retail banks

  • What we're trying to get at is buying above-average companies, high return on capital companies but only when they're available at below-average prices.

    FORBES

  • While I can't do much tweaking, the phone's audio element is at least loud and balanced enough to get an above-average listening experience, which means it'll work well enough on my upcoming flights.

    ENGADGET: Back to BlackBerry: a power user's perspective Mobile

  • If we bounce quickly and get back above 1368-1370, it should relieve the morning pressure.

    FORBES: China Slowdown, Small Cap Breakdown Spell Trouble For Stocks

  • Also, if we can get above 1413-1416, you could see some upside motion.

    FORBES: FedEx Slip Is A Bearish Stock Barometer

  • As most investors are aware, investor sentiment has been at levels of bullishness and confidence usually seen near market tops, and the major market indexes are as over-extended above their long-term 200-day moving averages as they usually get without at least a 10% to 12% correction down to retest the support at those moving averages.

    FORBES: Looking Like A Good Time To Sell Into Strength

  • The stock appears to be forming a new handle, continuing to get support above its 10-week moving average.

    FORBES: Newmont Mining, Barrick Gold Shaping Bullish Chart Patterns

  • More than a year ago shareholders voted to approve a reverse split to get the stock price back above the Nasdaq-mandated price point, should it have become necessary.

    FORBES

  • Earlier this month former prime minister Ehud Olmert - who during his tenure in office offered the Palestinians more than any of his predecessors - could barely get a word in edgewise above the clamor of students at the University of Chicago cursing him as a war criminal.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Silencing dissent in America

  • As some of the above-linked articles eventually get around to noting, this report shows a mathematical association between traffic air pollution components in a certain range, as the authors calculated them, and an increased autism risk.

    FORBES: 5 Caveats About The Autism And Air Pollution Study

  • Alpha is what they call the above-market gains you can get by selecting the right stocks.

    FORBES: Wealth Blossoms Not By Beating The Market But Joining It

  • Once you get above a certain price point from high-quality manufacturers like Mercedes, you are going to get a car that is powerful, handles very well, and has lots of convenience, comfort and safety bells and whistles.

    FORBES: Test Drive: 2013 Mercedes SL 550 Roadster

  • Malays get privileged access to public-sector jobs, university places, stockmarket flotations and, above all, government contracts.

    ECONOMIST: Malaysia at 50

  • The underside of the capsule will get hot as it pushes up against the Martian air - the heat shield will experience temperatures above 2, 000C.

    BBC: Mars Curiosity rover success depends on 'crazy' landing

  • So, as with Sarah Teather (above), this is an attempt to get an on-the-record government response to a weighty report.

    BBC: Week ahead

  • If these four Senators want to send a clear, consistent signal between now and then about seeking justice and closure for terrorism victims, they hopefully will take their call for an al-Megrahi investigation as an opportunity to rise above partisanship and get to the bottom of all incidents in which foreign governments have released known terrorists.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The other Lockerbies

  • We even get to see a (relative) close-up of a "barred spiral galaxy" (above) called NGC 1365.

    ENGADGET: DECam: Gazing deep into the final frontier in search of dark energy

  • The main argument against publishers expanding into retail, over and above set-up costs, is that people now expect to be able to get everything in one spot.

    FORBES: Ebook Price War Obscures Larger Problem

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