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Should you tell everyone in the office what happened, or should you leave quietly? It depends upon the company. If you leave under mysterious circumstances, people might think you got arrested! I'm always one for being open and letting people know what happened. You can tell people you got laid off without sounding really venomous about it. These are people you're going to want to work with in your future, especially if you work in a very tight industry or a region like the Bay Area, where people know each other for years and years. They just cycle...
...nothing but booty shorts and a pair of rollerblades? If you’re interested in seeing a video, just visit Professor Oliver R. Knill’s personal blog, easily found on the Math 21b course Web site. Knill’s blog is part of his open and informal approach to teaching. He says that developing a personal connection with students can help to prevent students from feeling overwhelmed in large lectures. “I think these courses are very hard—the typical student works very hard. They are stressed and oftentimes pushed...
...college community where possible insensitivity is often handled, so to speak, insensitively, one ought to expect any violations—intentional or not—to be descried and those offended to be succored. Yet recent events in Eliot House demonstrate exactly the limits of open-mindedness and the extent of hypocrisy...
...expense paid trips to Israel for Jewish youth ages 18 to 26. This umbrella organization funds trips that are designed and led by more than 20 trip organizers. These trips must all follow the Taglit-Birthright guidelines but differ slightly in certain activities and excursions. While the trips are open to anyone with Jewish heritage, there are specially designed trips that cater to those of the Orthodox or Reform persuasion, or those who just love to hike.The organization was founded in 2000 and, as of fall 2008, has sent nearly 200,000 young Jewish adults, 70 percent of whom...
...obvious that Borgo Tranquillo is different from the typical Italian country getaway from the moment the artfully rusted gate glides open onto a winding white-gravel driveway. It's the awesome, modern infinity pool that makes an immediate impression: a huge pale oblong of water, framed at one end by lavender bushes and olive trees. The view beyond takes in undulating fields, woods, hilltop churches and the distant peaks of the Appennines. Beside the pool is an ultra-contemporary pavilion with weathered-steel spiral staircase, leather sofas, library, espresso and ice machines, sauna and steam room. (See 10 things...