Word: parroting
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Linden is the author of The Parrot's Lament and The Future in Plain Sight
Palau is renowned for its marine life. Divers and scientists from around the world fly to this Pacific archipelago 500 miles (800 km) east of the Philippines to view its parrot fish, gobies, damselfish, sharks, turtles, butterfly fish and stately Napoleon wrasses. The Blue Corner on the western reef is rated one of the world's top dive sites for its abundance of big fish. With 1,387 species at last count, Palau has more fish varieties than any other area of Micronesia. But a decade ago, all this was threatened by fishermen. A short boat ride from Ulong takes...
Worse, those who do secure a cherished spot in one of China's 56 M.B.A. programs don't necessarily have much to show for it. Even the Chinese Education Ministry concedes that its business schools are at a very primitive stage. Most professors still parrot information from outdated textbooks and, unsurprisingly, have no practical experience to share with students. "How can I trust my teachers if they've never dealt with a market economy?" asks an M.B.A. student at Peking University. "They have Ph.D.s in economic models that no longer exist...
...paid a visit to the classic CBS game show "The Price is Right" on its annual California road trip. In addition to the laughs and merriment provided by the show, junior co-captain Justin Micomonaco was "called on down" to be a contestant by Rod Roddy and won a parrot armoire, a bar set, and a riding lawn mower...