The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of adults believe being a teacher is one of the most important jobs in our country today. A fifth of adults (20%) disagree. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of women along with 59% of men.

Today's sophisticated Web-based travel-planning tools can help spur-of-the-moment travelers find great deals. More and more people are making their travel plans later and later. Clem Bason, a travel expert at Hotwire--a site that specializes in last-minute travel deals--says the average hotel stay used to be booked about 20 days in advance; now, that figure has dropped to 14 days, and hotels attempt to offer their cheapest rates when most people are booking. Airlines no longer reward advance planners with the best fares, either: "They try to start filling that airplane as you get closer and closer to that trip" Bason explains.

When you can barely make out the note you scribbled on the back of that coffee-stained receipt, and you haven't turned over the wall calendar's page since mid-2007, it's time to get organized with digital tools. Nowadays the best place to find personal organizer software isn't necessarily on the desktop--it's on the Web. You already know that users are opting out of heavy desktop applications such as Microsoft Outlook for the likes of Gmail and Google Calendar.

Cognizant, the global provider of consulting, technology and business process services, has been named to Fortune magazine's prestigious Fortune 1000 listing. Fortune 1000 is a list of the 1000 largest American companies, ranked on revenues by the American business magazine.

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Over 5 million college students in the U.S. lack coverage under their parents' health insurance plans. Most colleges try to fill this gap by offering a school-sponsored health insurance plan. But a school's seal of approval does not mean the plan will be sufficient in a time of need. In fact, better options may be available elsewhere. Students and parents should thoroughly examine the plan before signing up. Here are a few things industry experts say you should consider when looking for a college health plan.

The number of courses taught in English at European universities has tripled in the last five years, with the Netherlands leading the field. In a study of 27 European countries where English is not the first language, the Brussels-based think tank the Academic Cooperation Association identified around 2,400 programmes, mainly at masters level. Leading subjects are engineering studies, followed by business and management

The government has launched a multi-billion-euro investment programme to create internationally high ranking universities. But the project is not open to all; only 10 campuses will qualify for this status, leaving most establishments to continue balancing their budgets between safety standards and new equipment.

The dollar's plunge might be preventing Americans from taking that European vacation this summer, but it could be the very thing saving their 401(k)s from buckling. Some of the nation's biggest corporate powerhouses — across all industries — have used the greenback's retrenchment to shield themselves from slumping profit margins. Declines against world currencies make U.S. products look cheap overseas, and translate into big returns when sales are converted back into dollars.

Niklas glaubt, der Dreisatz wäre eine olympische Disziplin. Latoya kennt drei skandinavische Länder: Schweden, Holland und Nordpol. Und Tamara-Michelle hält den Bundestag für einen Feiertag.

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