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...billion federal grant program to help states improve their education systems. The two states bested more than 40 other applicants by not only coming up with solid plans to save failing schools but also garnering support for the plans from stakeholders. Tennessee was awarded $500 million; Delaware will receive $100 million. Some $3.4 billion remains to be awarded in another round this August...
Since the U.S. has lost 8.4 million jobs in the Great Recession, this hopeful guide to life after the ax would seem to have a ready market. The authors offer valuable tips for keeping yourself together (exercise, sleep, a sound diet, socializing and staying active) and plotting your future after a job loss...
After two difficult years - in 2009, the mobile market declined for the first time since 2001 - the handset industry appears to be on its feet again, according to research firm Gartner Technology, with sales stabilizing at 340 million units sold in last year's fourth quarter. Some analysts expect the worldwide mobile-subscriber base to almost double...
...world's first semiconductors. By the early 2000s, it had also produced the best-selling mobile phone of all time, the StarTAC, the world's first clamshell. It surpassed that feat with the ultra-sleek Razr, introduced in 2004. The Razr transformed the mobile market, and more than 100 million units were sold in its four-year run. It was the iPhone of its time. (See the top iPhone applications...
...Date Night, $27.1 million, first weekend 2. Clash of the Titans, $26.9 million; $110.4 million, second week 3. How to Train Your Dragon, $25.4 million; $133.9 million, third week 4. Why Did I Get Married Too?, $11 million; $48.5 million, second week 5. The Last Song, $10 million; $42.4 million, second week 6. Alice in Wonderland, $5.6 million; $319.3 million, sixth week 7. Hot Tub Time Machine, $5.4 million; $37 million, third week 8. The Bounty Hunter, $4.3 million; $56 million, fourth week 9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, $4.1 million; $53.8 million, fourth week 10. Letters...