Spotlight
Read all about it! The September Spotlight
Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "Find out what's coming in the September Spotlight."
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And here come Google Maps for bikes
The beta version is just a few months old, but it's already reshaping how many cyclists travel. Covering more than 200 US cities — and soon to be rolled out internationally — Google Biking maps are based on a mash-up of data.
Words into stories
Students create stories based on a set of vocabulary items.
Bill's big birthday wish list
Former US President Bill Clinton is using his 64th birthday on Thursday to improve lives around the world. And to do it, he's using Birthday Wish, a service of the Causes website that makes it easy to ask people to do good things on your birthday.
Dawn's dilemma
Methadone clinics in the US charge anywhere from $50-300 a week, which may be covered by private insurance. However, many clinics demand that patients to pay up front. Patients who lack insurance often struggle to pay the fees.
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Who ate all the cake?
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Got talent? There's a new network for you
Facebook and Twitter create instant relationships between celebrities and their fans, but where wannabe celebrities go when they want to connect with talent agents or other people in the entertainment industry? Talent Maven, maybe.
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Dave and Nick's coalitionspeak
"The 'stakeholders' are now the 'people' of the UK"
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"We're flying to Australia on Sunday, but we're going to _______ in Bangkok for a few days."
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The rise and fall of CNN
It was the first broadcaster into Haiti after the earthquake, and it remains the channel Americans turn to when major events unfold. A decade ago, CNN was the heavyweight champion of the breaking news field but audiences seem to have tired of it.