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...enable workers of all ages to adapt to a rapidly evolving economy, the federal government would create tax-protected "personal competitiveness accounts" - "a G.I. Bill for our times," in the words of the report - that could be drawn upon for education and training at any point in life. At birth, the feds would deposit $500 per child into the account...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Call to Action for Our Schools | 12/15/2006 | See Source »

...Review’s coverage of demography is limited to the introduction and to an article about America’s struggles to adapt its Social Security system to meet the reality of an ageing society. America, as the article rightly notes, does not face an unmanageably difficult situation because of its high birthrate, growing economy, and massive immigration inflow...

Author: By Mark A. Adomanis | Title: The Coming Fall | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

...United Arab Emirates where things are pretty straightforward," says Mohammad Rafi Fazil, economics officer for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Afghanistan. "Given that we are only just emerging from a postconflict situation, things are very complicated. But the possibilities are endless if you are able to adapt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capitalism Comes to Afghanistan | 12/4/2006 | See Source »

...Avoid or adapt children's games involving food so that the allergic child doesn't feel left out. (e.g., don't use egg matzoh for "hide the afikomen" at Passover when a child who is allergic to eggs is present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tips for Hosting an Allergic Child | 11/22/2006 | See Source »

...adapt, she will have to understand that today's opponent could be tomorrow's ally. Few in Congress have such a memory for slights and betrayals. She still bristles at the fact that when she first went to Washington, many in the Democratic establishment didn't take her seriously and opposed her march up the leadership. As she told TIME earlier this year, "They couldn't control me, so they tried to take me down." When her former House colleague Martin Frost was running to head the Democratic National Committee after the 2004 elections, she lobbied against him with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did Nancy Pelosi Get The Message? | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

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