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10 modern proverbs (from the last 100 years)
"The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs" is a collection of contemporary wisdom.
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21 nonfiction books to watch for in spring 2012
This early harvest of spring 2012 titles looks promising.
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China's leadership shakeup: Bo Xilai and 4 other names to watch
Five names to keep an eye on as China prepares for a once-in-a-decade leadership change.
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No Child Left Behind waivers: five ways education will change
President Obama announced the first 10 states to receive waivers from certain aspects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal education law on Thursday. Here’s a look at some ways they are pushing for progress through the flexibility granted by the waivers.
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20 iPhone tips and tricks everyone should know
With hundreds of iPhone features and 500,000 iOS apps, it's easy to miss some of Apple's best tricks. Here are 20 of our favorite.
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Latin America Monitor
Lost in translation: English in Brazil
Brazil is considered a 'low English proficiency' country, and ranks among the lowest in the world for workplace fluency, putting the emerging economy at a disadvantage, writes a guest blogger.
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The kudzu of global business languages
A call for companies to require English of all their employees seems insensitive – and unnecessary.
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10 modern proverbs (from the last 100 years)
"The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs" is a collection of contemporary wisdom.
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21 nonfiction books to watch for in spring 2012
This early harvest of spring 2012 titles looks promising.
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China's leadership shakeup: Bo Xilai and 4 other names to watch
Five names to keep an eye on as China prepares for a once-in-a-decade leadership change.
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Disney's 'The Secret World of Arrietty': movie review (+trailer)
'The Secret World of Arrietty' is a supernal coming-of-age story. The movie's hushed mystery and lyricism casts a hypnotizing spell.
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No Child Left Behind waivers: five ways education will change
President Obama announced the first 10 states to receive waivers from certain aspects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal education law on Thursday. Here’s a look at some ways they are pushing for progress through the flexibility granted by the waivers.
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Schemes on Wall Street and in public policy
It's too bad 'scheme' has such a bad reputation in American English, because we could certainly use a synonym for 'program.'
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20 iPhone tips and tricks everyone should know
With hundreds of iPhone features and 500,000 iOS apps, it's easy to miss some of Apple's best tricks. Here are 20 of our favorite.
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Edith Wharton: 10 best quotes on her 150th birthday
On Edith Wharton's 150th birthday, 10 quotes from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on immigration, abortion and other social issues
Social policies are a defining issue in this, or any, Republican race. With the GOP electorate increasingly focused on social issues in recent decades, their leaders' views have shifted in kind. Take a look at where each of the candidates stand.
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10 top book headlines of 2011
10 book stories that captivated us in 2011
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Difference Maker
Johanna Crawford helps survivors of domestic abuse – and urges them to do the same
Johanna Crawford founded Web of Benefit to help women escape domestic violence and build new lives.
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Stefan Karlsson
South Korea's enviable unemployment problem
South Korea's youth unemployment rate is 6.7 percent, a far lower rate than any Western country
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Kate Middleton: New succession rules could make her mother of Britain’s next queen
If Kate Middleton's first-born were to be female, under new succession rules that daughter would be guaranteed the throne. Here are three would-be queens who missed out to younger brothers in the past 500 years.
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Bilingual and struggling
A bilingual parent tries to keep a native tongue alive at home, a problem faced by many immigrants.
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2011: The surprising top 4 favorites
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature – one of the highest awards a writer can receive – will be announced on Thursday. Here’s a somewhat surprising look at the top four contenders.
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Pronouncing Ralph Fiennes
Preparing for a London theater outing, the Monitor's language columnist stumbles upon a YouTube clip purporting to help her get the leading man's name right – but maybe not.
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Backchannels
Anwar al-Awlaki dead: what it means for US, Yemen
The assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, a US citizen and Al Qaeda recruiter in Yemen, will be heralded as a major triumph in the US today. But it has very little to do with Yemen's own problems.
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Mitch Daniels: Rick Perry, or any Republican who breathes, could win (VIDEO)
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says the nation’s economic situation 'has become so grave and the failure of current policy so obvious' that Rick Perry or any other Republican could beat Obama.
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Horizons
How do you pronounce Albert Szent-Gyorgyi?
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the man honored by today's Google doodle, has a great name. But, well, how do you pronounce it?
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In Pictures: Beijing today
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In Pictures: Wendi Deng Murdoch's glamorous life
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The rising demand for overseas television: America's United Nations of cable TV
Satellite TV lets immigrants cocoon in their own culture. Does it also alienate?
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Achievement gap for Hispanic students hasn't narrowed in 20 years
A first-of-its kind NAEP report finds hints of progress, but mostly a stubborn achievement gap between Hispanic and white students.
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