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Thanksgiving: The top 5 tips for fostering gratitude in kids

Culture may be pushing kids to want, want, want, but a growing body of research shows that gratitude for what one already has is a huge component for kids of not just happiness, but of physical health, life satisfaction, and even grade point average. So what’s a parent to do? How does one foster gratitude in children, not just for the holidays but for the whole year? Never fear – we’ve read a bunch of the research and have come up with our top five tips for fostering gratitude in kids.
Commencement season: Speakers share inspiration, insight, and advice with college grads

It’s college graduation season and the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance,” which began in late April, will be heard at commencement ceremonies until mid-June. Many more speeches have yet to be given that impart the usual pearls of wisdom and advice on pursuing dreams, being daring, and contributing to society. Here’s a sampling of excerpts from speeches given to graduates around the country.
World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe

Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.
20 of the smartest nonfiction titles for summer reading
Gas prices out of control? Seven ways lawmakers could help – or hurt.

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How we're losing our privacy online

From personal photos circulated inadvertently on Facebook to ‘Web bugs’ that monitor our buying habits, the Internet is exposing the private us to the public more than any technology in history. Here’s why you should care – and how to avoid it.
Difference Maker People making a difference: Dara O'Rourke

This consumer advocate teams up with analysts and rates products to make shoppers smarter.
China censors Namibia corruption case that may touch president's son

It has blocked any references to the investigation even though Hu Haifeng is not a suspect, underscoring the taboo against covering China’s 'princelings.'
Read their lips: Mixed signals from Obama team on taxes

The White House said Monday that Obama's commitment not to raise taxes on the middle class stands firm. Some economists question if that's realistic, given America's fiscal plight.
Are astronomers watching the beginning of the end for Betelgeuse?
China takes baby step to reduce dependence on dollar

The authorities have launched a pilot project allowing some trade in renminbi. It comes as top US and Chinese officials wrap up a summit on economic coordination Tuesday.
Jupiter collision packed a huge wallop

The object that hit Jupiter last weekend released thousands of times more energy than the massive Tunguska blast in Siberia in 1908, say astronomers.
Fed's outlook brightens. Is deflation still a threat?
For former Khmer Rouge prisoners, reparations are key to justice

Chum Mey and Bou Meng are two of seven prisoners left alive in S-21 prison when the regime fell in 1979, out of more than 14,000 inmates. They testified this week against former leader .
Steve Jobs's health: A personal or public matter?

Many investors see the innovative Apple CEO as fundamental to the company's success. If he's unwell, they think they should be told.
Schwarzenegger, Democrats dig in their heels on budget

California’s governor said Thursday he would veto Democrat lawmakers' plan if it had any tax hikes.
Sotomayor's influence: Latinas in the South Bronx follow her lead

Many Latinas hope that the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to America's highest court will replace negative Latina stereotypes with the diversity and depth that is at the heart of Puerto Rican culture.
Obama's spending plans may pose political risks

Will adding $9 trillion to the deficit become a political liability for Democrats in 2010 midterm elections?
Supergiant star suddenly slims down, scientists don't know why
Good ways to deliver bad news

Open talk, empathetic listening make staff cuts more than a cold exercise in cost saving.
Sotomayor opponents in weak field position so far

Obama's high-court pick is no 'stealth candidate.' She has made some 450 judicial decisions. What's more, she has not been shy about expressing her opinions publicly.
SETI@home@10: Global hunt for ET enters its second decade
OpenCourseWare: College education, without the student loans

Free, online lectures and course materials offer Ivy-League classes to everyone.
Report: Bush lawyers will not face charges for approving torture

A draft report of a Justice Department inquiry recommends the officials face professional sanctions, but no criminal charges.
Harry Potter's cloak? No. But it's still invisible
As Clinton calls on Iran to release US journalist, commentators decry 'farce'

The most unique explanation for the conviction of Roxana Saberi on espionage charges may be an allegory about US, Russian, and Iranian intelligence services hunting for a rabbit.
10 ways the new economy will look different

From the rise of the tightwad to the decline of the Sun Belt, American values and industries will be reinvented as the nation comes out of the worst recession since the 1930s.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about grade inflation at US colleges, whether ministers are to blame for evangelicalism's collapse, why Hamas is not a terrorist organization, and how a recipe from the Monitor became a family's tradition.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the importance of seeing the bigger issues surrounding the AIG bonus scandal, why improving No Child Left Behind would improve education, play areas in restaurants, and college students who earn their A's.
How to 'reboot' your American dream

Effective plans for the future require at least two perspectives.