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Keeping this in mind makes every second spent on Facebook, Gmail, or nytimes.com in section even more regrettable. It’s not just our own learning experience we’re hurting by not paying attention; when we skip readings, give rehearsed answers for participation points, or tune out our TFs entirely, we’re cutting down on other people’s opportunities for discussion as well...
Starting this week, FlyBy will aspire to entertain you with sharp, witty, political commentary on your favorite TV shows. Or we just want to give ourselves a legitimate reason to follow these shows under the guise of journalistic pursuit. Oh, and for those of you who get the hang of delayed gratification and catch up on Mad Men after you've completed those psets, we'll preface each recap with spoiler alerts if we comment on something too revealing...
...these changes cannot be "scored" by accountants as yielding savings, since no one knows exactly how the system will respond to the new rules. Will doctors and hospitals revolt en masse against the changes? Will improved treatment really lead to a significant drop in unneeded procedures? "You need to give things a chance to change," explains Joseph Aslop, a health adviser for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). "If you put [the pressure] on too hard too fast, things are going to break." (See 10 players in health-care reform...
...remarkably low self-esteem. Indians generally agree, and those living in Delhi have no trouble admitting, that the nation's capital is the rudest of the country's metros. It's aggressive - just watch the motorists, cyclists and pedestrians fight it out on the roads, willing the other to give way with loud horns, murderous looks or outright elbowing. It's uncouth - no one even blinks at jumping queues or spitting betel juice or urinating in public. It's loud and brash, entirely unabashedly...
...slim, secures her against critics in her party, who might have sought to topple her. Christian Bachmann, 37, a hospital doctor and Christian Democrat supporter, proclaims himself "happy with the result." He adds, "To be quite honest, I don't mind the FDP ending up so strong. This may give the CDU/CSU room for a little bit more creativity." His fellow Christian Democrat Klaus Pump, 80, is also content. "The most important thing is that we have a change of government," he says. "The Reds - the SPD - have gone down quite spectacularly. However, the next four years will...