But for a little girl facing a big world, the names were simple: Monster.

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" Already, these social bots are being used on an experimental basis to teach various skills to preschool children, "including the names of colors, new vocabulary words and simple songs.

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It also outlines proposals for children to be taught a chronological history of Britain, to begin to write simple computer programs at age five and to learn the names of continents, oceans, countries and geographic features, as well as how to use maps and compasses in geography lessons.

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Look for mid-cap names that have straightforward business models, and have simple products that will withstand the challenges of international bad news.

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It is a simple idea - the submarine's conning tower engraved with the 118 names of those who died.

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Alex (his name supposedly an acronym for Avian Learning Experiment) eventually learned the names of about 50 objects, knew the numerals from one to six, could perform simple addition and used categories such as similarity and difference, shape, colour and material.

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