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...Gurr has taken quick gulps from the rarefied, somewhat bloodless atmosphere of backroom politics. Here, he says, he tries to help carry forward the left's great struggle: "To translate what can often sound high falutin' into things that are concrete and connected to people's lives." His activism is driven by a faith in justice. Gurr records his encounters with the solid union men of the picket lines and with old-fashioned Christians who inspire him because of "their lack of embarrassment about wanting to do good in the world." He's scathing about those from the mall churches...
Silver, who puts together Pacific Ocean sailing expeditions for high-level executives, says long-form training has changed "as the smarter companies realize there's no quick fix in developing leaders. If you want to change behavior, it has to be practiced over and over again. Then take it back to the workplace, and after that, go back for even more training...
...there's specialization. Some gangs do the snatching and then pass on their captive, for a fee, to another gang." The money changing hands at this stage may be no more than a few hundred dollars; the muffled conversation Waddah heard at the first house may have been a quick round of bargaining...
...Second Opinions Don't Always Add Up Too many physicians are quick to refer patients to yet another doctor instead of doing the heavy lifting themselves. That's not only inefficient ? it's bad medicine
...instead of sending a large mass of partygoers to spaces in the Quad on Friday night, the campus will be divided in two. Though the Harvard College Dean’s Office is quick with assurances that it will fund extra shuttles between the Quad and Harvard Square that night, the simple fact is that, with few exceptions, Quadlings will attend the parties in the Quad, and River-dwellers those in the River Houses. And no matter how much fun the divided Friday night party scene proves to be, the exciting possibility of having the whole College together on each...