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...stalwart, defiant and winning as Lily's nanny and de facto stepmom. Okonedo, an Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda, has a poignant smile that breaks through May's tears like the sun during a storm; of all the strong performances in Bees, hers is the one most likely to attract Academy attention...
...international jet set who dig Phuket are a breed apart from the culture vultures who flock to the Indonesian island. "People are usually either Bali people or Phuket people," says Dominique Gallmann, the Swiss-born director of Exotiq Real Estate, which has offices in both Thailand and Indonesia. "They attract different crowds, so the idea of the two islands fighting over the second-home market isn't really true...
...Dubal project is a template for the kind of investment Saudi Arabia wants to attract: it will be 100% foreign-owned and will probably generate several downstream businesses. The ownership is crucial; in the past, the only way foreign companies could operate in the kingdom was through joint ventures and local agents--many of whom brought no skills and little capital to the partnership. With that barrier gone, al-Dabbagh hopes investors will pour in: he expects the new cities to generate more than $100 billion in foreign investment. Saudi businesses may kick in two or three times as much...
...Tirana. To help the university keep up with growing demand for courses, the American Embassy there organizes summer programs on U.S. culture. In other corners of Europe, even where opinions of America are low, a desire to learn English and engage with the West is strong enough to attract students. According to Pew, only 12% of Turks view America positively. But, says Tanfer Emin Tunc, an assistant professor at Ankara's Hacettepe University, enrollment in the Department of American Culture and Literature has jumped 50% in three years: "We're having a very difficult time finding enough instructors to teach...
...teach some of America’s most at-risk students. In addition, The Equity Project presents a model for higher, more effectively structured teacher salaries. In contrast to the appallingly low pay offered at most schools across the country, The Equity Project’s substantial salaries will attract better candidates to the teaching profession, allowing it to acquire the prestige it deserves. The Equity Project also makes use of performance-based bonuses, which represent an essential means to incentivize good teaching. Ideally, The Equity Project, which plans to eventually grow to 28 teachers and 480 students, will provide...