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Some of the advice is blazingly obvious, even to the author, and that's her point. "It seems insane that I have to put this in writing, but experience has proven I must," she writes. "Wash your hair. Clean your nails. Do not chew gum." Don't forget to remove all candy wrappers, old sandwiches and other garbage from your briefcase. And while you're at it, declutter your office. Other recommendations are part of the standard self-help-book checklist: always carry business cards, whether you're employed or not; make notes immediately after leaving meetings; keep abreast...
...With emotions running high, the Crimson will rely on its veterans to maintain composure in the pool. Atkinson and junior Jeff Lee have provided a strong presence on offense, tallying three goals apiece last weekend, while senior Nikhil Balaraman has been steady in goal.Balaraman and sophomore Alex Popp have proven to be a bright spot for Harvard between the pipes, averaging over seven saves per contest. But the pair will have to be on its game throughout the tournament, as the Crimson expects to see a barrage of different offensive attacks—particularly from a Princeton team that...
...moment Wilson exploded, the outburst seemed like an assault on the President. Soon afterward, it was clear that it had been a gift. Wilson had, in an emotional expression, proven Obama's point: the summer of town halls had been less a discussion than a circus, a forum where misinformation was vindicated by passion, where disrespect was elevated to a virtue. Now the circus had come inside Congress...
...Business Secretary Lord Peter Mandelson, who twice met Seif this year. British officials must hope the brouhaha blows over soon. Because Libya's oil is light and low in sulfur, it is prized for being among the easiest to refine. And since Libya has nearly 44 billion bbl. of proven reserves, Western capitals have little intention of freezing out Gaddafi again...
Without access to the daily lives of teachers and their students, studies on Iranian schooling have proven to reveal more about their authors and our shifting preconceptions of Iran than any sort of reality on the ground. The truth is that postrevolutionary schooling in the Islamic Republic has not gone according to plan. The country's public schools face many of the same challenges as U.S. schools: a largely urban school system sagging under the weight of a too-large student population (two- and three-shift schools are not uncommon), poorly paid and demoralized teachers constrained by a highly centralized...