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Among the team-building activities: "Leading the Crowd Playfully" (to break the ice), "Tag Team Climbing" (to improve cooperation) and "Kneeling Basketball" (to learn to deal with downsizing, perhaps?). But will morale really improve if the 9-to-5 crowd spends a little time bouncing around--in socks, in full view of the boss...
Consider our recent track record. Last July, Congress passed a bill to help the housing market. In an effort to churn demand and stabilize home prices, the bill created a $7,500 tax break for first-time home buyers. It also created a program to prevent foreclosures. Unfortunately, no major lenders signed up. Bottom line: only 25 loans have been rewritten...
Moses would cry if he read "Voices from the Rubble" [Feb. 9]. Moses would cry for the three little Palestinian girls shot by Israeli soldiers who were on a candy break. Moses would cry for the parents and grandparents unable to help their children. Moses would cry for the soldiers so steeped in a national bunker mentality that they no longer value the lives of Palestinian civilians. Moses would cry for his people, who have lost sight of the biblical guideline on proportionate retaliation: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Lowell Klessig, AMHERST JUNCTION...
...Crimson was lucky to get the monkey off its back and break its recent slide when it did—at home against measly Brown. To his credit, coach Tommy Amaker made a good call in switching to a more pressing defense in the second half, and he said he didn’t panic at halftime...
...single day of justice,” he said. Khalidi acknowledged the gravity of the situation, especially in light of the recent escalation in violence in Gaza, but said that he remained cautiously optimistic. “I actually think there is a glimmer of a possibility to break this gridlock,” said Khalidi. For Feldman, an important component of achieving peace is convincing Hamas to adopt nonviolent means. “There is no way Hamas can meet the expectations of their constituencies in a state of conflict,” said Feldman. Both panelists applauded President...