By Tim Gunn, Ada Calhoun
At the runway of existence, Tim Gunn is the correct existence trainer.
You’ve watched him mentor gifted designers at the hit tv express Project Runway. Now the inimitable Tim Gunn stocks his own secrets and techniques for “making it work”—in your occupation, relationships, and existence. full of delightfully dishy tales of fashion’s maximum divas, behind-the-scenes glimpses of Runway’s greatest drama queens, and never-before-revealed insights into Tim’s inner most existence, Gunn’s Golden ideas is like no different how-to e-book you’ve ever read.
In the realm in accordance with Tim, there are not any shortcuts to luck. exertions, creativity, and talent are only the start. via following eighteen tried-and-true rules, you could observe Tim’s ideas to whatever you put your brain to. You’ll study why Tim frowns on monitors of undesirable habit, just like the vitriolic outburst through Martha Stewart’s daughter approximately her mother’s name-brand item. You’ll realize the downfalls of divadom as he describes Vogue’s André Leon Talley being hand-fed grapes and Anna Wintour being carried downstairs by means of her bodyguards. And you’ll get Tim’s view at the backstabbing via one dressmaker on Project Runway and the way it brilliantly backfired.
Then there are his down-to-earth guidance for making existence better—for your self and others—in small and massive methods, specially in an age that favors convenience over politeness, ease over kind. Texting on the dinner desk? donning shorts to the theater? now not in Tim’s ebook. dwelling a well-mannered lifetime of integrity and personality is difficult paintings, he admits, however the rewards are many: being an outstanding buddy, being glamorous and tasty, and being a success— very similar to Tim himself!
He is rarely one to mince phrases. yet Tim Gunn is usually hot, witty, clever, and beautifully supportive— simply the mentor you want to layout a contented, artistic, and enjoyable lifestyles that might by no means exit of fashion.
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The Sample for NALS and NAAL For both assessments, data were collected via a household survey of a stratified random sample of adults age 16 and older. Additional samples were obtained in specific states in order to provide state-level results; this portion of the assessment was referred to as the State Adult Literacy Survey. In 1992, 12 states participated (California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington); in 2003, 6 states participated (Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma).
In preparation for the release of the 2003 results, the Department of Education decided to focus specific attention on how NAAL results should be reported and interpreted. The department sought advice from the NRC and requested that its Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) recommend performance levels to use in reporting NAAL results. The Committee on Performance Levels for Adult Literacy was established to provide this advice. The committee included individuals with a broad array of expertise, including adult education, educational measurement and standard setting, English for speakers of other languages, literacy and literacy measurement, psychology, political science, public health, sociology, statistics, and survey methodology.
Individual is able to handle basic reading, writing, and computational tasks related to life roles, such as completing medical forms, order forms, or job applications. • Can read simple charts, graphs, labels, and payroll stubs and simple authentic material if familiar with the topic. , fax machine, computer operation). • The individual can qualify for entrylevel jobs that require following basic written instructions and diagrams with assistance, such as oral clarification. • Can write a short report or message to fellow workers.