Could 'Japanglish' be a Legitimate Language? "We wish all the time to be able to provide you fresh bread and to propose you a joy of eating life with bread," says the sign in my local bakery. "Especia...
A Stateless Language that Europe must Embrace English is already Europe's lingua franca and it's time for politicians and educators to acknowledge this. The language policy in the European Union is bo...
Are You a Copyright Criminal? It's getting more tempting to infringe on copyright when creating presentations, thanks to many new scanning and duplicating technologies as well as proliferating Web con...
10 Big Myths About Copyright )"If it doesn't have a copyright notice, it's not copyrighted." This was true in the past, but today almost all major nations follow the Berne copyright convention. For ex...
Cultural Differences In 1993, I had my first opportunity to visit Russia as a representative of the University of California. I was there to provide some technical assistance in the area of agricultur...
Why Digital Culture Is Good for You? ________________________________________ The news media, along with social and behavioral scientists, have recently sent out a multitude of warnings about the many...
Men Move in the Wake of Wives' Jobs PHOENIX - Things have changed since Mark Breidenbach and Chris Walker grew up 30 years ago in homes anchored by Dad, the breadwinner, and Mom, the caretaker. Breide...
The Unsung Heroes: What About Working Dads? On our first "date" after our twin daughters were born, my husband and I went to see the movie Toy Story. We enjoyed it, but afterward my husband asked, "Wh...
Yitzhak Rabin was elected Israel's prime minister in June 1992. He fought for peace and came into contact with states and politicians against whom he had fought numerous wars. The historic handshake b...
Return from the Cage It was the open space in Austin that initially overwhelmed me. I couldn't adjust to it. The ease with which I could get in a car and drive to any place left me bewildered and conf...
