http://www.vocab.ownways.com Learn from examples. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:44:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Christine Kearney Sat Mar 8, 8:03 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 31-year-old software engineer recalled the correct order of an entire deck of playing cards in 2 minutes and 27 seconds on Saturday to take the title of having the best memory in the United States. Chester Santos of San ... http://www.vocab.ownways.com/2008/03/09/software-engineer-is-top-us-mental-athlete/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Drew Barrymore donated $1 million of her own money on Monday to the World Food Programme that the U.N. agency said would be used to feed thousands of schoolchildren in Kenya. Barrymore, 33, a WFP ambassador against hunger, announced her pledge on The Oprah Winfrey Show ... http://www.vocab.ownways.com/2008/03/04/drew-barrymore-donates-1-million-to-feed-kenyan-kids/ With hard work and unsinkable optimism, Reynaldo Robledo went from migrant worker to owner of a California winery. By Kenneth Miller From Reader's Digest May 2007 Very Hard Workers Reynaldo Robledo is driving his Toyota 4 x 4 along a quiet farm road through a Sonoma Valley vineyard. Squads of pickers ... http://www.vocab.ownways.com/2008/03/04/fields-of-dreams/ NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Steve Nichols, a middle manager at a technology company in Ohio, gets home late from work and spends most evenings sending work-related e-mails. Like many other Americans he is working more and sleeping less which could have an impact on their professional and personal ... http://www.vocab.ownways.com/2008/03/04/americans-are-working-harder-on-less-sleep-poll/ Dans le sillage des Bourses asiatiques, qui ont dévissé jusqu'à 4,49 % pour Tokyo, les places européennes ont clôturé en baisse, lundi 3 mars. Paris a perdu 1 %, Francfort 0,86 % et Londres 1,12 %, poursuivant leur glissade entamée jeudi et vendredi. Quant à Wall Street, elle a également ... http://www.vocab.ownways.com/2008/03/03/leuro-et-le-petrole-atteignent-des-niveaux-records-les-bourses-mondiales-reculent/ By DAN NEPHIN, Associated Press Writer   PITTSBURGH (AP)—Ben Roethlisberger signed an eight-year extension worth $102 million with the Pittsburgh Steelers that makes him one of the NFL’s highest-paid players. The deal includes more than $36 million guaranteed, and keeps Roethlisberger with the Steelers through 2015. “Ben has been an outstanding leader on the ... http://www.vocab.ownways.com/2008/03/03/ben-roethlisberger-signs-8-year-extension-with-steelers/ By BETSY BLANEY, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 3, 6:57 AM ET   LUBBOCK, Texas - Loathed by homeowner and restaurateur, the lowly cockroach is gaining some respect in the agricultural community.  Researchers in South Texas are beginning to sing the praises of a flying cockroach from Asia that has shown a voracious appetite ... http://www.vocab.ownways.com/2008/03/03/hello-world/