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...therapy may actually be making us miserable: "Since Freud, most forms of therapy have maintained that the best way to deal with a problem or trauma is to concentrate on it. Through this 'processing,' the theory goes, you'll eventually gain insight and feel wiser, and hopefully better. Accordingly, most people ... think they're more or less obliged to chew over a breakup or career reversal ... [Yet], directing your attention away from a negative experience ... can be a superior coping strategy...
...financial crisis is a great opportunity to build out our franchise," says Shawn Matthews, the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., the firm's investment banking subsidiary. "The dislocation in the financial markets has caused others to take the eye off the ball, allowing us to gain market share." The parent company is still headed by Howard Lutnick, who is the CEO of Cantor and chairman of a publicly traded subsidiary BGC Partners, which is 40% owned by Cantor. Lutnick was famously taking his son to his first day of kindergarten on September 11 and not in Cantor's offices...
...professional opportunities.” Still, Harvard offers a wide array of avenues for a writer. “Harvard is full of great ideas and people,” Bennett says. For aspiring writers, he recommends concentrating in “something other than creative writing to gain an idea of another field, which would improve you as a writer.” Bennett also argues against the idea of establishing an MFA program at Harvard, pointing out that Harvard’s undergraduate program produces enough great writers on its own. “If you look...
...there to compete for us,” he continued.Through numerous trials to find the perfect workout, passion for the sport and unyielding commitment to the team, Merritt has been able to overcome the numerous obstacles that have been thrown at her, and help the Harvard track team steadily gain momentum through the years.“I absolutely love track and love the team,” Merritt said. “And being on the team and having such wonderful people around me has motivated me to keep going.”Merritt’s optimistic attitude...
...controlled burn in Iraq that does not appear to be an imminent threat to the rest of the country or of great concern to the government of Iraq. If Iraqi officials were truly worried about the fate of Mosul, they would have by now launched a bid to gain full control of the city, much as they did in Basra in March 2008. So if Iraqi security forces appear capable of continuing to manage the insurgency in Mosul - even without a foreseeable victory there - then Iraqi and U.S. officials could reasonably calculate that pulling U.S. troops from Mosul in step...