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...remove Ryan Jordan [a prolific editor who lied about his credentials] if he was doing a good job?-Joel Gunn, Greensboro, N.C. The community of Wikipedia is still very much built on trust. A violation of that trust is a very serious matter. It's a sad scenario. (See the 50 best websites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions: Jimmy Wales | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

...egalitarianism. This is because many crave the self-help genre’s stern brand of personal responsibility. Lisa Nichols, an author who appeared on Oprah, says her attitude to those who attend her workshops is, “I don’t want to know [your sad story].” What can come off as callousness towards undeserved suffering, is strong medicine for others. Another popular book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” published in 2000, claims the wealthy self-perpetuate not through trust funds or Ivy League degrees, but by passing down...

Author: By Will E. Johnston | Title: ‘The Secret’ of Self-Reliance | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...time assist leader and third on the school’s scoring list with 196 points.But it may be the gutsy team efforts, such as the seven-period grind in the quarterfinal loss to Wisconsin, that she will remember best. “I’m sad that I won’t get a chance to put on that Harvard jersey again,” Chu said in her acceptance speech. “That was a great honor for me.”“It’s not about...

Author: By Rebecca A. Compton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Chu Honored With Patty Kazmaier | 3/18/2007 | See Source »

...That may be, but Lloyd Wimberley sees a sad irony in the way current national pressures to close achievement gaps can actually work against the neediest students. "No Child Left Behind has resulted in increased resentment toward at-risk and exceptional-needs kids," he says. "It's sad that legislation intended to improve the outcome for these kids is backfiring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is a Top School Forcing Out Low-Performing Students? | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

Galucho told TIME that Reinado was still in hiding but able to communicate with supporters. "He is very sad about what they [the ISF] have done, and the government should have had an open mind and not acted in a way that created a problem," Galucho said. He and the other rebels wanted to negotiate, he said, but would not do so while Australian forces were still in the country: "They may try and kill us, so why would we try and negotiate with them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Raid that Went Wrong | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

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