Is Apple making the grade?

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Is Microsoft making the grade?

Is Microsoft making the grade? 04/15/2004 09:09 PM
ZDNet Apr 16 2004 1:23AM GMT

Online registration making the grade

Online registration making the grade 09/26/2004 07:01 AM
Sun-sentinel.com - Sun Sep 26, 07:42 am GMT

Making The Grade: MP3 Players Top
Students' Must-Have Lists

Making The Grade: MP3 Players Top
Students' Must-Have Lists 08/23/2004 04:57 AM
"[The iPod] is like the hottest commodity since Tickle Me Elmo. It's almost become like a status symbol." By Lindsey Unterberger, Journal Sentinel (via MyAppleMenu)

Other News: Apple Recycling Grade

Other News: Apple Recycling Grade 05/20/2004 10:03 AM
Apple gets a poor rating on an environmental/recycling checklist.

jelly bracelets" are making a comeback
with teens and some grade-school kids.
But this time, there's a twist: In some
parts of the U.S., they're calling them
"sex bracelets" -- with various colors
supposedly representing promises to
perform sex acts in a

jelly bracelets" are making a comeback
with teens and some grade-school kids.
But this time, there's a twist: In some
parts of the U.S., they're calling them
"sex bracelets" -- with various colors
supposedly representing promises to
perform sex acts in a 12/12/2003 05:38 AM

cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/12/10/sex.bracelet.ap/index.html
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Apple Making a Spreadsheet?

Apple Making a Spreadsheet? 06/17/2005 03:38 PM
Slashdot Jun 17 2005 6:05PM GMT

BETT: Apple Making UK In-Roads

BETT: Apple Making UK In-Roads 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
Apple's share of the UK education sector climbed to 8.5 per cent from 6.4 per cent year-on-year in the quarter ended October 2003. By Jonny Evans (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu)

Making Apple More Palatable For
Enterprise IT

Making Apple More Palatable For
Enterprise IT 05/21/2004 11:34 AM

But Which Chip Is Intel Making For
Apple?

But Which Chip Is Intel Making For
Apple? 06/05/2005 10:47 PM

What if Intel's going to be manufacturing the PowerPC chips that OS X already runs on? By Jason Kottke

Apple Handheld/Phone Making the Rounds?

Apple Handheld/Phone Making the Rounds? 12/16/2003 03:00 PM
eWeek provides a brief overview the current handheld leaders... including products Sony, PalmOne, RIM, and HP. Each with its own strengths... but t...

Study: Apple making its mark in life
sciences

Study: Apple making its mark in life
sciences 04/18/2005 03:12 PM
Research firm IDC found that scientists are moving to -- or considering -- the Macintosh platform because of Mac OS X and the G5 processor.

News: Report: Apple making its mark in
Life Sciences

News: Report: Apple making its mark in
Life Sciences 04/18/2005 04:40 PM
Independent research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) recently finished work on a report commissioned by Apple that focused on the company's efforts in the scientific life sciences field. While the report was complimentary to many of Apple's accomplishments over the past few years it also pointed out some pitfalls the company would have to watch in the future. This, said an Apple executive, is just what Apple was looking for.

Apple Making Inroads Into Film Editing;
Avid Remains King

Apple Making Inroads Into Film Editing;
Avid Remains King 08/12/2004 06:55 PM
Ask any professional who has worked in the film or video industries for at least a decade, however, and he or she will tell you that the leader in this space is not Apple, but Avid Technology. By Robyn Weisman, Mac Observer (via MyAppleMenu)

Hi-Grade DMS

Hi-Grade DMS 11/17/2003 11:36 AM
vnunet.com Nov 17 2003 10:19AM ET

What Grade is Your Network?

What Grade is Your Network? 05/17/2004 04:30 PM
How would your network score on a report card? webMethods is happy to provide it with its latest business activity monitoring software.

Plato Gets Top Grade

Plato Gets Top Grade 08/31/2004 11:24 AM
The company gets a boost from its Lightspan acquisition, but will future growth be slow?

8th Grade Exam

8th Grade Exam 06/27/2004 04:46 AM
Could you have passed an 1895 8th grade final exam? .. Indisputible proof .. test

people.morehead-st.edu/fs/w.willis/eighthgrade.html
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Consumer Grade *nix

Consumer Grade *nix 04/22/2004 11:52 AM

Do You Make the Grade?

Do You Make the Grade? 05/10/2004 05:52 AM
Our own editor got tough grades when he asked Fast Company staffers to evaluate his performance using an online service.

Laptops beyond grade 8? Maybe...

Laptops beyond grade 8? Maybe... 05/05/2004 11:57 PM

1895 8th grade test

1895 8th grade test 06/28/2004 05:07 AM
Here's a Grade Eight test from a 1895 Kansas schoolhouse:

1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono,super.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd,cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane,fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced andindicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

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1885 8th grade test

1885 8th grade test 06/26/2004 04:03 PM
Here's a Grade Eight test from a 1895 Kansas schoolhouse:

1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'.
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono,super.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd,cell, rise, blood, fare, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane,fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced andindicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

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Computers make the grade

Computers make the grade 07/26/2004 03:33 AM
National Post Jul 26 2004 8:07AM GMT

Keeping Up with Carrier Grade

Keeping Up with Carrier Grade 08/11/2004 06:51 AM
What is happening with carrier grade Linux and kernel contributions in this area?

Mattel Makes the Grade

Mattel Makes the Grade 07/19/2004 12:58 PM
The toy maker's in play with a decent quarter, but what challenges lie ahead?

Essay: How to End Grade Inflation

Essay: How to End Grade Inflation 05/03/2004 06:54 AM
suggests .. diving

nytimes.com/2004/05/02/magazine/02ESSAY.html
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Mickey D's Makes the Grade

Mickey D's Makes the Grade 04/28/2004 08:56 AM
These are, indeed, salad days for McDonald's.

But he finished second in the 2nd grade
spelling bee

But he finished second in the 2nd grade
spelling bee 07/28/2004 11:55 PM
Devirginize Marc dot com In short, up until now, just a few months shy of my 27th birthday, I am a virgin for one simple reason: the dream of making a Web site just like this. Is this what Internet dating has come to?

Consumer grade *nix: powder keg

Consumer grade *nix: powder keg 04/23/2004 05:32 AM
Desktop time-bomb

Education Stocks Flunk Grade

Education Stocks Flunk Grade 06/25/2004 11:48 AM
Probes into Corinthian College and Career Education sink sector.

Hi-Grade Xperion 1700-2660

Hi-Grade Xperion 1700-2660 11/17/2003 11:36 AM
vnunet.com Nov 17 2003 10:19AM ET

Don't tell your first-grade students
that there's no such thing as Santa

Don't tell your first-grade students
that there's no such thing as Santa 12/04/2003 08:26 AM
making a special trip down from the North Pole .. 'Santa' To Visit Class To Prove He Is Real .. arrange for a visit by Santa

abcnews.go.com/sections/us/WorldNewsTonight/santa_fake_flap_03 1203.html
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Fully Wi-Fi Enabled Grade School

Fully Wi-Fi Enabled Grade School 11/18/2003 09:05 PM
While parents of some students in Illinois schools are concerned about potential health affects of Wi-Fi, one school in New York requires every kid to have a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop: Students use the laptops in every class and Columbia University is studying how the program works. I’ll be interested to see how laptops are eventually used throughout the school system. Teachers at this New York school rave about the additional skills they can teach kids because of the laptops but also note the added distractions in games and the Internet. It must be difficult to control how the computers are used during class....

Other News: Maine Gets High Grade

Other News: Maine Gets High Grade 02/12/2004 11:28 AM
A survey on the innovative Maine school laptop program shows positive performance.

Getting the grade: Study aids for .NET
certifications

Getting the grade: Study aids for .NET
certifications 02/11/2003 02:24 AM
CNET Feb 11 2003 1:24AM ET

Security qualification makes the grade

Security qualification makes the grade 06/24/2004 09:30 AM

Apple's Panther Makes The Grade

Apple's Panther Makes The Grade 10/29/2003 06:06 PM
If for some reason you're a Mac user who's still clinging tenaciously to Mac OS 9, the time is right to let it go once and for all. By Arik Hesseldahl (Forbes via MyAppleMenu)

Carrier Grade Linux Bulking Up

Carrier Grade Linux Bulking Up 06/18/2004 08:30 PM
It takes a larger working group to earn entry to carrier grade Linux.

Maths grade C 'possible for all'

Maths grade C 'possible for all' 04/05/2005 09:14 AM
All GCSE maths students in England will have the chance to gain a grade C if a pilot scheme is extended.
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