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Out of the office and not taking emails: victory for VW workers

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.independent.co.uk (Views: 95, Clicks: 4)
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German management agrees to stop sending messages to employees out of office hours.

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Newly published letters reveal Samuel Beckett's love for Germany

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dw-world.de (Views: 94, Clicks: 3)
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The Irish playwright Samuel Beckett long held an affection for Germany - one that began early and eventually led to his role in the French resistance during World War II, as detailed in a collection of his letters.

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America’s Exploding Pipe Dream

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 110, Clicks: 3)
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Charles M. Blow -- Numbers don’t lie. The United States gets low scores in a new report on social justice.

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In Germany, a Tradition Falls, and Women Rise

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 96, Clicks: 4)
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A social revolution is driving a search for fresh ways of combining family life and motherhood with a more powerful role for women.

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Homeschoolers seek U.S. asylum

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 244, Clicks: 2)
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Homeschooling is so important to Uwe Romeike that the classically trained pianist sold his beloved grand pianos to pay for moving his wife and five children from Germany to the Smoky Mountain foothills of Tennessee.

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Classroom Door Gives Immigrants an Entry to Society

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 97, Clicks: 0)
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Mama Lernt Deutsch, or Mama Learns German, shows that often a successful integration program needs little other than a few small steps to accommodate the needs of the students.

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Parents losing custody for homeschooling kids

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.wnd.com (Views: 156, Clicks: 2)
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A German couple already being threatened with jail time because they have been homeschooling their children say their nation has taken a turn for the worse, with a new federal law that gives family courts the authority to take custody of children "as soon as there is a suspicion of child abuse," which is how that nation's courts have defined homeschooling.

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