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Certain girls' names, Jasso points out, survive the Spanish-English crossing better than boys' names, since the a ending (Victoria, Cordelia, Diana, Maria) is popular in both languages, while the o ending for boys' names is not. A Spanish Marco becomes an Anglo Mark; Antonio similarly becomes Anthony, and Teodoro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adios, Juan and Juanita: Latin Names Trend Down | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which grew out of Radcliffe College, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month with an emphasis on crossing boundaries, a facet of the Institute members say facilitates its research.

Author: By CAROLINE A. SOLOMON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Celebrates 10th Anniversary | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

The term “placebo” has been around for centuries; it originates from the Latin for “I shall please,” which then developed into a derogatory term for a medication aimed at pleasing the patient more than healing him. Today, it refers...

Author: By Michael A. Sun | Title: On a Pill and a Prayer | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

But seriously. We here at FlyBy are no exception. We work until we feel like it's play. Or we tell ourselves that work is play! It's amazing what the mind can do. We've all been there. Nothing feels quite as pleasurable as working yourself into the ground...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: A Paradox We Can All Live By | 9/27/2009 | See Source »

But crossing to Britain has become all but impossible over the years, as British immigration officials have increasingly tightened security, using sniffer dogs and carbon-dioxide detectors in the ports. As a result, thousands of immigrants have found themselves stranded along the French coast, living with little sanitation or clean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will France's Immigration Crackdown Solve Anything? | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

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