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...good of the country and the world. Chinese save much of what they earn because the government has yet to provide the web of social services available in other countries. China's national social security system and government health-insurance schemes are drastically underfunded, and moreover don't cover the millions of migrant workers who helped power the country to high growth but are now being laid off. The lack of safety nets demands frugality, as does Chinese cultural tradition that all but dictates that working children care for their parents as they age. Even ad-agency chief Wang takes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wanted: A New Miracle | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...cover letters, they're shrinking along with the job market. While some career counselors still advocate a traditional four-paragraph letter, many now favor a pithy one-paragraph e-mail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Six-Figure-Job Hunt | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...former D.C. teacher, I cannot thank you enough for your cover story on Rhee and the state of emergency that exists in the Washington school system. Rhee might not win Miss Congeniality, but she's doing what's best for the students. What matters more than that? Kristen James, HADDONFIELD...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...aggressive steps to change this. Her proposal would increase baseline teacher salaries from around $40,000 to $78,000 a year, and high-performing teachers who were willing to forgo tenure would receive a salary of up to $130,000. A combination of improved efficiency and private donors would cover the increased costs...

Author: By Claire G. Bulger | Title: Old School | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...quite capture the sheer ridiculousness of the story, but it does a pretty good job, particularly when it comes to the feats of the story’s hero, Cúchulainn, who’s a BAMF if ever there was one. 2. Fleet Foxes. The album cover of their self-titled debut features a painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder entitled “Netherlandish Proverbs.” As any HAA 10 scholar could tell you, the work was painted in 1559, making it pretty fucking arcane. Filled with scenes of folly and absurdity, the original work depicts...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Four Musical References to the Arcane | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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