While we recognize that there are no silver bullets in education, we are in the early stages of cultivating a global population of engaged, self-directed learners who will be ready for whatever the future may bring.

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With state-controlled giants such as OAO Rosneft and OAO Gazprom dominating the oil and gas sector, most future foreign investment will be directed at sectors like automobiles and retail-related services, says Peter Westin, chief economist at the Aton brokerage in Moscow.

WSJ: Welcome (Back) to Russia

"We hope that this recommendation extinguishes, once and for all, any charges of nimbyism directed at people who wish to see our most-cherished landscape preserved for future generations, " added Alice Barnard, chief executive.

BBC: HS2: Good case for high-speed rail link, say MPs

Cameron wrote, produced, directed and edited Avatar himself and will continue to earn from the DVD, future 3-D DVD releases of the film and whatever other versions Fox can come up with to continue milking the original film for every penny.

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This fantastic weightless comedy (sci-fi without the future or rockets or bad consequences), which was written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze, plays with notions of celebrity worship and gender reversal, but the best thing about it is the genially deadpan style of its most absurd inventions.

NEWYORKER: Being John Malkovich

The impact could be larger, he accepts, if the new homes were directed to the areas where housing shortages are most acute and if the programme dampened expectations of future house-price increases.

ECONOMIST: No he can't