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...Jeremy R. Knowles, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 1991 to 2002, was one of the most prominent figures at Harvard in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, bringing the Faculty's budget out of a deficit and expanding the campus in Cambridge during his formative tenure. Knowles died at his home in Cambridge on April 4, 2008 at the age of 72 after a long battle with prostate cancer. In 1974, the former Royal Air Force officer left England to join Harvard's chemistry department, eventually taking a top post as dean?...
...think about what you are sensing, feeling and experiencing, and what events led to the situation. B is for breathe: take a few deep breaths. Then, expand your awareness and remind yourself of what will happen if you keep repeating the unwanted behavior and how you will feel afterward. R stands for respond mindfully: remember that you have a choice, that you are not powerless, and that you don't have to continue the undesired behavior...
...Automobiles "R" Still Us As someone who has chosen to return to Detroit after living in New York City and San Francisco, I am offended by the media stereotype of Rust Belt workers left behind in a city of gloom [Dec. 15]. It seems easy to rationalize abandoning the car companies that helped build America's industrial legacy. What's harder is to recognize the significance of these companies as building blocks of the American story and the importance of preserving and reinventing them. The spirit that built Detroit is still alive, and those of us who live here...
...Manhattan psychologist Kevin R. Kulic considers the accessibility of online dating to be a potential silver lining for singles who have lost their jobs in recent months. "Suddenly, people are now able to commit themselves to finding a partner without the constant, time-consuming strain of their careers," he says. "They can't hide behind their BlackBerrys anymore...
...will carry their water, no matter what." - Sen. Ray Haynes (R-Riverside), accusing Solis of being beholden to the labor and environmental lobbies (L.A. Times...