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...Martel, one of the outsider presidential candidates, puts the chance that voters will view Sundquist’s past negatively at 50 percent. He points to Sundquist’s association with his boss, UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08, as a possible detriment to the campaign...
...most troublesome affairs are between bosses and subordinates. Hazards range from accusations of favoritism to charges of sexual harassment, but the authors leave the door open for the most intrepid romantics: "Don't attempt to date your direct boss or your subordinate unless you can picture the whole picture. We're talking marriage (or forever togetherness), the mortgage, the kids--the works." If not, there's always the local...
...point," he says. But, prodded by his wife, he is now surfing online job sites for employment leads. He'll soon be working for a salary again. "Maybe [day trading] wasn't such a good idea," he says. "It was nice not to have to worry about having a boss. But it's over...
...Michnick Golinkoff thinks early tutoring could hurt kids' ability to become lifelong learners. After citing a study that shows graduates of academically intensive preschools are more anxious and less creative than regular nursery-school alums, the University of Delaware professor asks, "Do you want your child to be the boss or a worker...
...Giuliani has never been famous for tolerating dissent or sharing credit. His assistants in the U.S. Attorney's office had a tart nickname for the people Giuliani often promoted: they were called "the Sure-Rudys," guys who would echo the boss's instincts and decisions no matter their wisdom - as in "Sure, Rudy." The Sure-Rudys weren't very smart, a former assistant said, but they would reliably tell Giuliani he was right. Giuliani forced out his innovative police commissioner William Bratton in 1996 after Bratton seemed to like the media spotlight too much for Giuliani's taste. But Kerik...