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...worst part for me about this decision is having to select a concentration because I would like to wander a bit through the halls of academia. "Clueless" is a word that only begins to describe me in selecting a topic area in which I will invest half of my Harvard courses taking. I love literature, art, history and languages. My issue is being uncertain about where I fit in within the departmental structure. Do I take a major I will enjoy, or one that is practical? Should I concentrate in a subject area that is easy...
With the $30 million he supposedly earns each day, why should Gates wait another 10 years to focus on philanthropy? I wish this man with a brilliant personality would invest some of his money and ideas now in environmental issues to save other creatures and our sick Mother Earth and, consequently, the human race. He would then receive from millions of people not only admiration but also love. ROBERT VAN KUYK Nijmegen, the Netherlands...
...last week a subscribers group nailed the service with a $20 million consumer-fraud lawsuit. Just two days after issuing a statement downplaying the suit, AOL--famous for blitzkrieg marketing tactics--reconsidered and announced a full retreat: the company will throttle back efforts to sign up new subscribers and invest $350 million to upgrade its networks. That may not be a fast enough fix, so AOL is also trying another tack: asking loyal surfers to use the service less...
...during the 1992 campaign. He seemed to really believe it, offering a scathing critique of the status quo. The theme was first expressed by Robert Reich, who would become Labor Secretary, and then enunciated in Clinton's book Putting People First. There the candidate declared, "While our global competitors invest in their working people, seven of every 10 dollars American companies spend on employee training goes to those at the top of the corporate ladder. High-level executives float on golden parachutes to a cushy life while hardworking Americans are grounded without the skills they need." After that, Clinton promised...
...companies should understand this best and should therefore be leading the charge toward comprehensive training on the job. "Since better-trained workers are usually more productive, markets should provide all the incentives" for companies to make economically efficient training decisions, says Shapiro. Unfortunately, in the real world, businesses invest less in training their workers than logic would demand, mostly because workers are free to change jobs once their skills have been upgraded...