She and her colleagues have done work suggesting that the division of housework doesn't align with an "exchange model" where chores are traded for a share of income, for example, or sex.

CNN: Why husbands who share household chores miss out on sex

Now, countries like Turkey and Qatar, whose interests don't always align with Washington's, are taking the lead.

CNN: The Sweep: The risk of democracy in the Middle East

Research shows that intentions don't necessarily align with reality, and people often end up retiring as they had expected because of health reasons, job losses or simply a miscalculation of their own desires.

WSJ: Americans Rip Up Retirement Plans

In their traditional form, stock options haven't delivered on the promise to align shareholder and executive long-term interests because of three important limitations.

FORBES: How To Salvage Stock Options

Other quick notes: the screen has pretty dismal viewing angles and it's crazy glossy, the trackpad is textured (which we love), and we have no idea why Sony can't bother to at least properly align all the stickers on this thing -- it looks a bit of a mess.

ENGADGET: Sony VAIO NW unboxing and hands-on

"It defies logic and common sense to align a test to a curriculum that hasn't been fully unpacked yet, " Tanis said.

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As one senior banker said to me, it's bankers' pay that more than anything else prevents banks from restoring their public reputations - but he didn't have the faintest notion how to align remuneration with what would be widely seen as decent, and thus mend the poisonous relationship between finance and people.

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