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...inane private thoughts is the attempt to express complex private emotions in Facebook’s limited text boxes. Publicly paraded sentiments are inevitably devalued as a result of their superficial context. This inappropriateness is most apparent when the most personal emotions, such as those associated with death, begin to decorate public forums. When someone with a Facebook dies, his or her profile often remains active, either to commemorate that person’s life or because the family does not have the legal rights to close it. Messages such as “U R missed, sugar...
...next week that would return the California mortgage lender to private ownership. For IndyMac, the deal means independence in less than eight months. For the government, the IndyMac sale provides a shining example of how takeovers can work, at a time when the Obama Administration may soon begin pushing for more nationalizations. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...drug companies. Last summer, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association prohibited salespeople from treating doctors to meals and golf excursions and even banned the ubiquitous company-branded pens, mugs and notepads that clutter waiting rooms and reception desks. Just this week, federal officials revealed a newly aggressive plan to begin pursuing civil and criminal charges against doctors who accept kickbacks or demand speaking or consulting fees for prescribing drugs or medical devices...
...Zhou and Zhang talked numbers Thursday, they emphasized that China is doing all it can, but the rest of the world - and particularly the U.S. - needs to begin pulling its weight again. Asked what further steps China might take, Zhou replied, "What we are waiting for is, what will happen in the country where the crisis originated. If you can explain what that country will do, we can say what we will...
...Passion for the Arts,” Faust proposed baby steps for the University’s implementation of some of the recommendations laid out by the report—namely ones that require little or no cost.Faust pledged, for example, that faculty from across the University will soon begin discussions to establish a stronger arts practice component in both the undergraduate curriculum and graduate programs.Given the University’s financial situation, it is clear that none of the major recommendations listed in the report will be implemented anytime soon. But in the meantime, students will reap the benefits...