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...tone in the workplace. If they are arrogant, dismissive and intimidating, then one shouldn't be surprised if the employees behave likewise with one another. The result is reduced morale, high turnover, low productivity and, sometimes, threatening or violent behavior. If only managers could lead by the Golden Rule, the workplace would be a much better and safer place...
...most dissonant, if not flat-out traitorous, aspect of the show is its attitude toward TV itself. "Rule No. 1," Dr. Hark declares: "Limit television! No more TV whenever you want!" Does she make a good point about the danger of too much sedentary time? Absolutely. And it would be easier to take seriously if Honey didn't use every manipulative TV trick in the book--sensationalistic special effects, trumped-up drama, Grand Guignol music--to keep you in planted front of the screen. In words that Homer Simpson once used to describe alcohol, this is TV anointing itself...
...against the N.P.F.L., Johnson was nearly as hostile to the peacekeeping force as he was to Taylor. "They told me to move my people out of Monrovia," he said. "I took that territory. It's mine." As for the differences between him and Taylor, said Johnson, "I want civilian rule and democracy. That rogue wants socialism...
...delivered on many of its promises, but also been plagued by infighting and mutual accusations of corruption. On the one hand, business enjoyed the lifting of its tax burden and much red tape, ordinary folks got better wages and pensions, and the freedom of speech and the upheld rule of law made free elections feasible. But at the same time, those achievements have been undercut by periodic shortages of fuel and food and soaring inflation...
...wake of the enormous protests across France today, Chirac cancelled planned trips out of Paris at the end of the week, when the key ruling is expected. If the courts rule in favor of the law - which for all intents and purposes would be against de Villepin - Chirac's protege could soon see his planned trip to the Presidential palace permanently cancelled...