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...countries invested heavily, and have assets, subsidiaries or delocalized production in the new member states," says George Dura, a researcher at the Brussels-based Center for European Policy Studies. "It's unfair and selfish to regret a decision when times are lean, but to reel in the profits in good times. The old E.U. countries, who are partly responsible for the economic downturn, need to show more solidarity with their poorer neighbors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Second Thoughts About E.U. Enlargement | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...dumping things we don't see - such as chemicals and heavy metals - into the environment. Orcas are having problems coping with these toxins, and it all comes back to harm us - including in the food that we harvest from the ocean. So in the end, let's be very selfish. It's not the issue of saving fish and marine mammals, it's about saving ourselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jean-Michael Cousteau on Killer Whales | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

...from home has helped Cao find a new family in her teammates, a welcome experience after being a singles player all her life.“For all junior tennis players it’s a very individual sport—it’s a very selfish sport. You just want yourself to win and you don’t care about any other,” Cao said. “But here in college it’s more of a team sport. We want the others on the team to do just as well...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cao Makes Herself Home at Harvard | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...message is a little mixed. Chores sound like character-building fun for men but like soul-deadening drudgery for women. Likewise, mothers are allowed to rhapsodize about their jobs, but hard-charging fathers who enjoy working round the clock are just selfish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Books | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...think of 25 reasons for the economic mess we are in, but none of them relate to specific people. The culture into which we have evolved includes no moral compass and is based on greed; instant gratification; selfish disregard for others, present and future; an expectation that the government will handle all our needs--you get the idea. We can all take blame. Joe Gordon, DALLAS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

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