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...from the same cloth as most Greek politicians. Trim and fit, the U.S.-born Prime Minister (his mother, Margaret, is from Illinois) lived much of his youth in exile with his father in the U.S., Canada and Sweden. He speaks English with a quiet, Midwestern cadence and perfect American idioms. In Greek he's cerebral rather than fervent, eschewing the widespread idea that a Greek politician needs to dominate a room with oversize rhetoric. The Greek press sometimes even mocks him for his small grammatical errors. (See TIME's Greece covers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Papandreou: The Greek Thinker | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

Before Dartek begins, Michael Bay (played by an actor in the Math Department, Robert C. Rogers) gives a profound speech involving life, art, and outer space—and you’ll have to check out the episode to find out what Bay does when his perfect movie screening goes haywire due to some film-swapping chaos. We can tell you one thing though: there are a whole lot of expletives involved...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Building the Ivory Tower | 4/10/2010 | See Source »

...Noriega] is a perfect example of how this particular field has grown in importance due to the efforts of a particular individual,” said Associate Harvard Art Museum Curator Mary S. Enriquez...

Author: By Francis E. Cambronero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Overlooked Artist Discussed at Sackler | 4/9/2010 | See Source »

...Washington, middle schoolers would be paid for a portfolio of five different metrics, including attendance and good behavior. If they hit perfect marks in every category, they could make $100 every two weeks. Schools in Dallas got the simplest scheme and the one targeting the youngest children: every time second-graders read a book and successfully completed a computerized quiz about it, they earned $2. Straightforward - and cheap. The average earning would turn out to be about $14 (for seven books read) per year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...high school degree.) Those who are accepted can't miss any class or assignments. They have to go through employability skill training and attend job fairs, and after they complete one of the six-week training courses, they must prove that they're actively applying for jobs. (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A College Guarantees Job Offers — or Else a Refund | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

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