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Stanford International shows what's possible for a public elementary school, although it has the rare advantage of support from corporations like Nintendo and Starbucks, which contribute to its $1.7 million-a-year budget. Still, dozens of U.S. school districts have found ways to orient some of their students toward the global economy. Many have opened schools that offer the international baccalaureate (I.B.) program, a rigorous, off-the-shelf curriculum recognized by universities around the world and first introduced in 1968--well before globalization became a buzzword...
Each story begins with an introduction by best-selling thriller writer James Patterson that serves to orient the stories within the fabric of each author’s body of work, and Patterson’s attention to detail will be appreciated by longtime fans and newcomers alike...
...pressure on Ankara will produce the E.U.'s desired effect. Turkey could withdraw from the accession process altogether, although that seems unlikely for now. Rehn, who's fond of train metaphors, recently trotted out another one. Turkey's E.U. accession is not a Eurostar, he said, but the Orient Express. It may not get there too quickly, but it will get there. Someday...
Taking the American Orient Express's Great Transcontinental Rail Journey was the perfect trip for Allan Geddes, 76. Geddes and his late wife Shirley had always done things "top of the line," according to their son John, 49, a glass designer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. What's more, railroading had always been Allan's passion, from putting together the tabletop track and cars John played with as a boy to accumulating a wealth of big-engine lore. On a 10-day rail tour from Los Angeles to Savannah, Ga., which included stops at the Grand Canyon and New Orleans, father...
Bayh said the Democratic Party should orient its campaign message to “make it about progress, about what our ideas are, about tomorrow...