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A novel experiment: National Novel Writing Month challenges aspiring writers PDF Print E-Mail
Written by ROBERT SAMUELS - Miami Herald   
Saturday, 13 November 2010

Article Source: Miami Herald

National Novel Writing Month challenges literary wannabes to crank out 50,000 words in 30 days

It is a truism among us literary wannabes that a clean place helps you write faster. So now my room is spotless. My collection of work shirts is arranged by color. That missing argyle sock? Who’d have thought it was under my bed, along with three spoons and $2.62? I happen to be 1,667 words behind the 1,667 words I’m supposed to write today. Tomorrow, I’m supposed to have another 1,667. Inside 30 days, I’ve vowed to write a novel.

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ADHD kids benefit from coaching PDF Print E-Mail
Written by CNN   
Saturday, 13 November 2010

Article Source: CNN

Tell students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to show up for an appointment to learn how to manage a calendar, and here's what's going to happen: They won't show up, they'll forget their calendar, or they won't follow through, says David Parker, a researcher at Wayne State University.

Instead, Parker and colleagues argue, college students with ADHD benefit from a more inclusive, personal model of learning how to manage their time and organize their lives.

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Parents: How to raise a creative genius PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Elizabeth Landau - CNN   
Friday, 22 October 2010

Article Source: CNN

(CNN) -- When Gavin Ovsak started multiplying double-digit numbers in his head in kindergarten, his mother, Cathy, was astonished. "We were like, where did that come from? When did they cover that today?" said his mother, who lives in Hopkins, Minnesota.

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Giving African girls a chance to learn PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Viola Vaughn - CNN   
Thursday, 21 October 2010

Article Source: CNN

(CNN) -- In 2000, I moved to Senegal for the third and last time with my five grandchildren and husband, jazz musician Sam Sanders. Their mother had passed on five years before from a heart attack and their father was still distraught.

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Gates gives $35 million to Obama's community college overhaul At the first ever White House communi PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Sara Johnson - CS Monitor   
Wednesday, 06 October 2010

Article Source: CS Monitor

At the first ever White House community college summit Tuesday, President Obama announces new grants to help community colleges prepare Americans for new jobs.

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