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...Everybody hates their phone," Jobs says, "and that's not a good thing. And there's an opportunity there." To Jobs's perfectionist eyes, phones are broken. Jobs likes things that are broken. It means he can make something that isn't and sell it to you for a premium price...
...Messac, one of the most rewarding aspects of volunteering at the shelter is that it is an organization where helping others, and not personal advancement, is placed at a premium. In his opinion, this makes volunteering at the shelter unique, as it is “contrary to so many other things you see at school...
Thinking outside the box. Jobs in the new economy--the ones that won't get outsourced or automated--"put an enormous premium on creative and innovative skills, seeing patterns where other people see only chaos," says Marc Tucker, an author of the skills-commission report and president of the National Center on Education and the Economy. Traditionally that's been an American strength, but schools have become less daring in the back-to-basics climate of NCLB. Kids also must learn to think across disciplines, since that's where most new breakthroughs are made. It's interdisciplinary combinations--design...
...Thinking outside the box. Jobs in the new economy-the ones that won't get outsourced or automated- "put an enormous premium on creative and innovative skills, seeing patterns where other people see only chaos," says Marc Tucker, a lead author of the skills-commission report and president of the National Center on Education and the Economy. That's a problem for U.S. schools, which have become less daring in the back-to-basics climate of No Child Left Behind. Kids also must learn to think across disciplines, since that's where most new breakthroughs are made. It's interdisciplinary...
...antiaging market has never been more firmly entrenched. Dr. Patricia Wexler launches her latest product, Intensive Night Reversal and Repair Cream with Bath & Body Works, and Lancôme kicks off its new Pro-Xylane technology in the Absolue Premium line. Even hair is getting a lift these days with Fekkai's innovative Ageless regimen, a three-step process for hair rejuvenation...