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In fourth-grade reading, six urban districts have participated since the exam was first given in 2002 and each posted gains of at least twice the national average of three points.
WSJ: City Schools Gain in Reading, Math
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When Karlie hit 5-foot-9 in eighth grade today she's over six feet tall in flats an agent from New York came to St.
WSJ: The Kloss Family | Meet the Parents
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Available in six colours, with a high grade of touch and feel, and a pen length of a mere 4.7 centimetres (1.85 inches), the Bamboo Stylus mini is Wacom's latest offering in its portfolio of capacitive styli.
ENGADGET: Wacom unveils crayon-esque Bamboo Stylus mini for tablets and smartphones
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This is a lot to expect from a bunch of GS-15s. (That refers to the government pay grade in which officials earn in the low six figures.) I suppose the gamble is that giving them enough power will make them better people.
FORBES: Commentary
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Our younger son, Ben, age six, was murdered in his first-grade classroom on December 14th, exactly 4 months ago this weekend.
WHITEHOUSE: Weekly Address: Sandy Hook Victim's Mother Calls for Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reforms | The White House
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Medinbrand had proposed turning the Grade II-listed Whiteladies Picture House in Bristol into six flats and the auditorium into a gym.
BBC: Whiteladies Picture House development appeal rejected
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According to the Council of the Great City Schools, students in sixty-six major city school systems in thirty-eight states showed gains in fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading in 2005.
NPR: Seeking Solutions for the Nation's Broken Schools
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Six months later in 2012, 10, 000 pounds of sushi-grade kampachi were harvested for the first time- growing twice as fast as originally projected.
FORBES: Best Food Innovations Of 2012
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The report says that in the last six months, Tehran enriched 970 kilos of uranium to reactor-grade levels, bringing its publicly known stockpile of low enriched uranium to 4, 105 kilos.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A do or die moment
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The Iranian government says it requires 20% enriched uranium for its medical research reactor in Tehran, but Western experts say it could be converted to weapons-grade material within six months.
BBC: EU imposes new sanctions on Iran