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...feeling sorry for themselves and look like they're feeling sorry for themselves. Be positive - no matter what situation you find yourself in, be positive. If you're literally out of work, keep banging on doors and carry on and on until you find something - and never give up. If you're that determined, you'll be much more likely to find something. There are plenty of other people who would give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virgin Founder Richard Branson | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

...studies are perfect, as the Rand team concedes. Even an exhaustive survey of one state is still a study of just that state. And the very accessibility of those Minnesota clinics might have encouraged more visits by mildly ill people whose complaints would have vanished on their own. Give the clinics so many easy pitches to hit and you may artificially drive up their average. Still, with local and regional hospitals such as the Cleveland Clinic increasingly working in partnership with such retail operations, more and more of these in-store outlets are likely to open. Which means more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drive-Thru Medical: Retail Health Clinics' Good Marks | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

...current class. The Spanish-American War seems impossibly distant. One has to conclude that WWII seems that way to your class. Consider life as a one-way street. Although one’s choices of concentration, vocation, and life partner are not necessarily irrevocable, they are not limitless. Give these choices some rational thought. A degree from Harvard won’t protect you from life. Some doors may open, but others will be at least partially shut...

Author: By Stephen J. Seligman | Title: Precepts for Freshmen | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

...group of Harvard professors have petitioned the Securities and Exchange Commission to alter its current proposal to give shareholders the power to nominate members of company boards, a change they say would increase companies’ exposure to volatile investor sentiment...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors Push Changes to SEC Reform | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

...embed with U.S. Special Forces to cover a new initiative to raise and train civilian militias in Taliban strongholds. After waiting for more than a month for a response, I was accidentally copied on an e-mail sent by the public-affairs department to the presiding officer who would give or deny approval. A color-coded pie chart showed that 47% of my stories were deemed negative, 47% neutral and 6% positive. In a section titled "Key Takeaway Points," it was mentioned that my stories have been lengthy, with plenty of context and sources. It was added, however, that "most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did the Pentagon Blacklist Journalists in Afghanistan? | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

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