The recruits include a new technology chief, Mark Dixon, who has joined Standard Life from IBM.

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This article is by Mark Dixon, the founder and chief executive of Regus, a global provider of flexible workspace.

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Mark Dixon, the governor's adviser for education, says that several years ago fewer than half of Alabama's public high schools offered any college-level Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

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