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...minority populations in America’s public schools continue to climb, schools across the country are becoming increasingly segregated, according to a report released on Thursday by the Harvard Civil Rights Project...
...case, putting in place sanctions tough enough to inflict persuasive pain on North Korea would take months, giving Pyongyang time to successfully extract new nuclear-weapons material. So is there another way out? South Korean officials are pushing the U.S. to negotiate a climb-down with Pyongyang; Kim, they believe, is desperate to end his country's isolation and would agree to give up his nuclear ambitions if the U.S. dangled the promise of normalized relations and pledged not to attack him. But so far, the Administration has refused to negotiate until Pyongyang disarms. Hawks in Washington warn that...
...most actors, it's a long climb from player to coach. In the silent era, pioneer director D.W. Griffith had entered movies as an actor; Charlie Chaplin directed all his own features. But from the start of the Academy Awards in 1928 through the '70s, only two actors turned directors won even an Oscar nomination for directing: Orson Welles for Citizen Kane and Laurence Olivier for Hamlet. And they were so mammoth, so legendary, that few actors dared imitate them. The auteur corps was replenished by craftsmen who made their names as writers, cameramen and editors and by directors imported...
...Want to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, patent an invention or lose 10 lbs.? Setting goals is easy, especially around this time of year. It's making them happen that is the hard part. That's where myGoals.com comes in. The site offers detailed plans for achieving 70 goals in areas ranging from health and hobbies to career and home improvement. You can track your progress by checking off specific tasks and milestones as you go. The site even sends e-mail reminders to help keep you on schedule. The tips can be surprisingly helpful and creative. For weight loss, the site...
While Hatcher called their schedule “fairly packed,” they found time to climb the Great Wall, see parts of the Forbidden City, visit the Peking Opera and tour Tiananmen Square...