Word: minding
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After weeks of twists and turns in the battle for control of General Motors' European unit Opel, the U.S. car giant finally made up its mind Thursday and decided to sell a majority stake to a bid headed by Canadian car-parts firm Magna, albeit with strings attached. The deal came as something of a surprise; over the past few days there has been feverish speculation in Berlin that GM had decided to hang onto Opel in Germany as well as its Vauxhall brand...
...families, and kindergarten hopefuls, Dean of Admissions William R Fitzsimmons’ word is gold—gold that will be gracing the pages of The New York Times college admissions blog, The Choice, from September 10-15. Readers are invited to post questions for Fitzsimmons of which (and mind you the posts will likely hit 1,000 before Flyby finishes writing this post) he will answer...
...actress in Hollywood better embodies stillness and frenzy than Charlize Theron, the bombshell whose statuesque grace has been the X-factor in films from “The Cider House Rules” to “Monster.” Arriaga conceived of the movie with Theron in mind, and told Vogue’s Kevin Conley that he did so because “she can act to silence.” Theron plays Sylvia, whose physical and emotional scars are the keystone to a multigenerational arc of love, betrayal, and loss. As in “Babel...
...adults we polled this summer, 82% said they have consciously supported local or neighborhood businesses this year. Nearly 40% said they purchased a product in 2009 because they liked the social or political values of the company that produced it. That's evidence of a changing mind-set, a new kind of social contract among consumers, business and government. We are seeing the rise of the citizen consumer - and the beginnings of a responsibility revolution...
...Obama effect: as a presidential candidate, Barack Obama relentlessly touted green products and industry and preached the idea that profits and principles are not mutually exclusive. His election was both a cause and an effect of this sense of social responsibility: his candidacy capitalized on this evolving mind-set, and he has done more than anyone else to advance it. "I think our campaign was an expression of people wanting to be engaged and involved in different ways," Obama said in an interview in the White House this month. "They wanted to be part of something larger than themselves...