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...traditional business incentives. Instead, argues Daniel Pink, an author who worked as a speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, people are often fueled by intrinsic motivations - like the simple desire to do good work. To prove his point, Pink penned Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, which hit stores Dec. 29. Pink talked with TIME about what fuels good work, the perils of performance reviews and what businesses can do to boost performance in a tough economic climate...
...second half was much more competitive, as the Highlanders hit 46% of their shots from the field and also connected on six of seven from three-point range. But Harvard was able to keep pace and shot 59% from the field in the second half en route to the 69-53 final score...
...February 2009, Willow had hit the 20%-minority threshold that signifies an integrated congregation. Today its membership is 80% Caucasian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American and 8% "other" ethnicities. Says Bibbs: "The church would never be the same again...
...among unionized workers, particularly in states where health costs are higher than average, the percentages are even higher. For instance, the Connecticut Education Association, which delivered petitions to its congressional delegation that were signed by 10,000 of the state's teachers, estimates that the tax would hit 40% of its members the first year alone. And under the provision's indexing formula, even greater numbers of policies would be affected in subsequent years. (See pictures of Nancy Pelosi...
...worst-hit city in the wave of terror that has killed over 500 innocent people since October has been Peshawar, the frontier city that skirts the tribal areas to the north. It has suffered some 20 attacks in that period, with targets ranging from the local offices of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency to a women's bazaar where over 100 people were slaughtered in late October. To protect the city, the government "should take offensive action and launch operations around Peshawar," says local resident Shah. "What is also needed is for ordinary people to be more vigilant. They need...