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...learning how to open your eyes to the opportunities around you: "All around us, every day, are opportunities to make associations that others can't see. An idea for a new way to sell a product. A bit of creative networking - calling on an old friend who, lo and behold, turns out to have a connection that could benefit you in ways you'd never thought of before. The trick is to see all your options and then, once in a while, when you think you've discovered an in, make a move...
...even the next FDR. As Eleanor Clift, a long-time journalist and pundit who is nearly 70 years old, gushed on the McLaughlin Group last week, “Yes, Barack Obama is obvious [as the Biggest Winner of 2008]. But I would like to broaden it a bit, because I think it’s the restoration of democracy in this country. The people have truly spoken, and spoken loud. And I think his election really helps restore America’s standing in the world. It’s a lot to expect from one human being...
...Harvard coach Tim Murphy was pleased with his team’s win, however he also noted the need for hard work and improvement before Harvard’s next meet.“We’ve got to train faster and train a little bit better than we have,” Murphy said. “We’re in a fairly good spot right now, but there’s a lot of work left to be done.”HARVARD 188, NAVY 112Harvard’s impressive victory was led by sophomore...
...Even Petitti, the new network CEO, admits he's a bit nervous about winning viewers' loyalty. In the MLB Network's bustling Secaucus studios, Petitti can't contain his energy, asking employees to show him the latest screen graphics and alternate lighting angles. "Because we're launching into more homes than any network ever has, we've got to be more ready," Petitti says from his corner office. "We have a responsibility to make it feel like we've been around awhile on day one." In other words, the MLB Network can't afford too many rookie mistakes, or else...
...biggest prize of all, Britain, is said to be warming to the euro. Barroso recently claimed that London is "closer than ever before" to euro-zone entry and that "the people who matter in Britain" think it should join. That may be overstating things a bit, but a report by research group Chatham House warns that as the euro zone grows, the U.K. risks being excluded from "deeper intra-E.U. economic consultation and coordination, including in areas of significant national interest, such as financial market regulation." (See pictures of the financial crisis in London...