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...soon as U.S. diplomats could provide him with proposals to discuss with General Galtieri. Less than a day after the British report, Reagan phoned the Argentine President. Speaking through translators, the two men talked for 50 minutes. Galtieri took up much of the time by giving Reagan a laborious lesson on the history of the Falkland Islands. Reagan offered to send a personal envoy of Galtieri's choice, including Vice President George Bush, to help prevent the invasion. The offer was rebuffed. What Reagan did not know was that even as he spoke to Galtieri, Argentine naval forces had been...
What’s the point you ask (point meaning moral, lesson, end, etc, not pizza-point)? Well, honestly, there isn’t much of one. I guess you could say that I’m illustrating the fact that simple, material things, tracked through life can jog memories—something that I imagine is lectured on in pysch classes or “The Human Mind.” But usually these material things are more substantial—a grandmother’s pearl earrings, for example. It may be pathetic that I can trace good...
...communication between different branches of industry, for when traditional avenues of communication between labor and management break down, labor has a right (some might even say a responsibility) to pursue its ends through new means. In the words of Leslie Moonves, chief executive of CBS, “The lesson is, [writers and Hollywood executives] shouldn’t meet once every three years...
...This lesson has been well learned by societies that top international rankings in education. The highest-achieving countries--Finland, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada--have been pouring resources into teacher training and support. These countries routinely prepare their teachers more extensively, pay them well in relation to competing occupations and give them lots of time for professional learning. They also provide well-trained teachers for all students--rather than allowing some to be taught by untrained novices--by offering equitable salaries and adding incentives for harder-to-staff locations...
...trust. As a candidate, Romney presented himself to voters as a product, branded as a conservative and proven as manager. But he struggled to move beyond the polished pitch to make a real connection with voters. Over the course of his tireless struggle for the presidency, he learned a lesson that has bedeviled many a candidate before him: It is often easier to win in business than to win in politics...