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...children's show ever, conceived by an experimental psychologist, incubated in a Harvard seminar room, vetted by linguists and nutritionists and child-development experts (who once vetoed a segment in which Elmo crawled inside the letter O because they feared that a toddler might see it as permission to climb into a toilet). Obama famously prizes intellect over instinct; he says he wants to see the data and for the data to drive the decision. Sesame writers test-drive their skits on focus groups of young children to see how long they can hold the kids' attention and how well...
Lady Liberty's Head Reopens. Tickets to climb to the crown of New York City's Statue of Liberty, which has been closed since 9/11, went on sale last weekend. The $3 tickets can be reserved up to one year in advance and can be combined with ferry tickets, which cost $12 for adults and $5 for children. Buy them through the ferry operator, Statue Cruises or call 877-LADY-TIX (877-523-9849). Be aware that no elevator was added to the site, so get ready to climb those 354 steps on your...
...later takes me to Hanapaaoa on the north shore of the island, where we climb up a hill of loose volcanic rock. He doesn't tell me where we are heading, but knowing that the island has some of the most sacred ancient temple sites in French Polynesia, I'm not surprised when we come across a small, carved rock statue atop a stone platform...
...more dramatic than any of its rivals' gains. In securing its 13 seats in the European Parliament, for instance, UKIP increased its slice of the vote by just half a point. The Tories, with close to twice the share of votes as Labour's, saw its support climb by only 1 point. Even the BNP, whose two northern English seats included one for Nick Griffin, the party's pugnacious leader, grew its share of polling by just 1.3 points. Voters were desperate to "kick us in the shins," said Chris Bryant, Labour's deputy leader of the House of Commons...
Those bullish on global economic recovery have their data points: the steady upward climb of world stock markets, three straight months of Chinese manufacturing expansion, the weak dollar. But there are still plenty of skeptics of a rapid and robust turnaround, with their own set of numbers to cite: continued bleeding of private-sector jobs in the U.S. and Europe, more record lows in new home construction, and, er, the weak dollar. (Watch TIME's video of Peter Schiff trash-talking the markets...