Article: Measuring up with 'The Principal's New Clothes.'.(teaching of concepts on measurement; book by Stephanie Calmenson)

Article: Our Social Lives and Personal Image the First to Suffer When the ...
Business Wire;  April 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... entertainment, spending on new clothes and upgrading technology ... belt-tightening measures of consumers worldwide ... and spend less on new clothes (53%) to stay ... preferred cost-saving measure (see Table 1 ... belt-tightening measures with an earlier ...

Article: Makeover suits 'Emperor's New Clothes'.
Morning Call (Allentown, PA);  June 30, 2007 ;     632 words ... ... Makeover suits 'Emperor's New Clothes' In "The Emperor's New Clothes," the children's musical ... old who fears he will not measure up to his late father the ... staircase. "The Emperor's New Clothes," 10 a.m. and 1 p.m ...

Article: FIXIT; Launder new clothes to rid them of ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 10, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... pungent odor that's often associated with new clothes. Some retailers spray their clothing with perfumes ... bulb will look like. But wattage doesn't measure light output; it simply measures the amount of energy required. Light output ...

Article: The emperor's new clothes?; the United Nations and ...
Reference & Research Book News;  August 1, 2009 ;     528 words ...9783832943929 The emperor's new clothes?; the United Nations and the implementation of the responsibility ... United Nations Secretariat, sets out the arguments that the measure only duplicates others, that it only justifies rich countries ...

Article: For injured soldiers, new clothes from volunteer ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  November 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... considers himself fortunate to be alive, and when he wears his new clothes, life seems almost normal to his wife, Tracy. "Literally ... and thread, one volunteer group is laboring to restore some measure of normalcy to wounded soldiers such as Keil by getting them ...

Article: The emperor's new clothes
Jerusalem Post;  April 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... MEIR Jerusalem Post 04-08-2005 Headline: The emperor's new clothes Byline: ASHER MEIR Edition; Daily Section: Economics Page ... gathered steam in the late 70s) began, though not in equal measure, to demean and objectify men's bodies as well. Why do ...

Article: Damage Control, Art Craft, Babus' New Clothes
India Today;  September 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... housing department besides the usual compensation. For good measure, the bonanza, essentially meant to please the restive peasantry ... appreciated by a worldwide audience." -By Priya Verma Babus' New Clothes PATNA Babus in Bihar will no longer have the luxury of wearing ...