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Blame perverse incentives. Organizations need to create noise to show that they are doing something, which needs to happen if individuals within those organizations want to be seen as exhibiting “leadership.” Despite the fact that awareness campaigns persuade nobody—when was the last time a poster display in the Science Center changed your mind about anything?—they continue to occur. They are simple, half-hearted means to show you’re Making the World a Better Place...
...shockwaves the strike has in a phone interview last week. “This week has been about the fall out of that bomb, going through the various reactions in the wake of that,” he says. “Now that it’s happened and the reality has settled in, it’s potentially time to resume a dialogue. We are ready and willing to talk at any point in time. We’re waiting for them to join us at the table.”On Nov. 4, AMPTP President Nick Counter...
...alleviate rising textbook costs.“One of the great initiatives is to have more buybacks of textbooks,” he said. “This is where the Coop is trying to do much more. We need the cooperation of the faculty for this to happen.”Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Academic Programs Georgene B. Herschbach, who has spoken with MIT administrators, said that institution, for which the Coop also provides textbooks, is facing similar issues.“MIT is in about the same position that we are in wanting to make the collection...
...apocalypse, but the film lacks real depth, even in its short-lived romantic subplots. By the end, it’s easy to feel tired and harried by the explosions, Christian imagery, and garish costumes. It’s much easier to sit back and have the film happen to you, instead of trying to piece together the characters’ fragmented stories. And at the movie’s end, when the last chance for the audience to become engaged disappears, “Southland Tales” becomes a self-involved riddle that most viewers won?...
...friendship, is an alarming one in politics, when faithful cronies are promoted in public service simply because they show fealty to the boss. 'Twas ever thus, of course. But with the ghosts of Alberto Gonzales and Harriet Miers still rattling around loudly in Washington, Americans have learned what can happen when a President places too much faith in those who have served him - and only him - for years, and then puts them in pivotal positions of law enforcement...