These novels, fairy tales, comic strips and storybooks offer Haitian children from three to 17 a welcome distraction from the harsh reality of their immediate surroundings and an opportunity to read despite the destruction of many libraries.

UNESCO: Education

The big purpose of education is to prepare good citizens by providing them with a foundational competency in our cultural way of structuring reality, a process that has immediate impact on the social systems in which they will inevitably participate.

FORBES: How to Invest in Game Based Learning

This ugly reality hit home for me recently, when I had to talk an immediate relative through a situation in which he was suckered into a leveraged Oppenheimer bond fund that contained derivatives and lost money.

FORBES: CFPB the New Cavalry on Elder Financial Abuse?

In the immediate case, the IRS argued, the distribution and contribution were devoid of any economic reality and did not alter the economic positions of the parties.

FORBES: The Top Ten Tax Cases Of 2012, #5: S Corporation Shareholders Get A Mulligan For Sloppy Tax Planning

The most immediate objective in Paulson's regulatory blueprint--and one he thinks could become a reality before he leaves office next year--is the creation of a Mortgage Origination Commission that would establish minimum standards for mortgage brokers and would grade each state's mortgage regulatory system.

FORBES: Paulson's Legacy

My immediate intention is to work with others to provide the financial resources necessary to turn the vision into reality.

BBC: Foreign cash 'can boost Arsenal'

In reality, while social networks echoed yesterday with what seemed like a mass abandonment, the immediate impact on Instagram looks to be minimal.

BBC: Can Instagram bounce back after terms of service storm?