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...course, this is all in the (somewhat) distant, gloomy future. For the moment, parents’ and adult relatives’ forays into Facebook can seem merely awkward. When the friend request comes, what to do? If you accept, they can see everything. Pictures from parties, your relationship status (leading to fun games like, “You’re married to your female friend? That’s a joke right?”), drunk wall posts and status updates, and photos of red Solo cups are now fair game. If you reject, they will be crushed...
...newsletter concluded its announcement on junior seminars with a request for its undergraduate students: “Please complain to your local dean that the Economics Department needs more faculty...
Harvard’s endowment, however, like those of many other academic institutions, has been hit hard by the financial crisis, and it must make significant cuts in order to maintain the quality of its academics. The city council’s request that the university keep unnecessary employees while cutting back on the salaries of faculty, whose presence is more central to the educational mission of the university, is unreasonable. Harvard is first and foremost an educational institution; while providing jobs for people in the community is a worthy goal, its primary mission is education and research...
...After picking the right person to talk to - maybe someone in HR but more likely your boss or another manager you peg as particularly sympathetic - make your request in as businesslike a way as possible. If the firm is going to continue to profit from a big client you landed even after you're gone, mention that. It should be worth something extra. If leaving means forgoing certain pension benefits, ask to be compensated in cash. If you moved to a new city for your job and now you'll probably leave, ask the company to pay for relocation...
...March 23, the judge postponed Lynch's sentencing until April 30 and requested that prosecutors provide a written clarification from the Justice Department on the Obama Administration's position that federal agents target marijuana distributors only if they violate both state and federal laws. Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. State Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, said they were reviewing the judge's request but declined further comment...