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...Newspaper polls suggest that a clear majority of Bangladeshis support the present government even though it is unelected, has banned all political activity, and has yet to announce a date for fresh elections. On Tuesday, in his first extensive interview since coming to power, Ahmed spoke with TIME's Simon Robinson in a meeting room next door to Zia's old office. Excerpts...
...correlation occurs with reason: talented people can get away with much worse behavior. I don't want to enable monsters. In fact, I don't want to interact with them. But neither do I want to work in an office staffed solely with smiley faces. Imagine American Idol without Simon, House without House, Family Guy without Stewie. Colleagues of Steve Jobs bear the scars, but wouldn't you prefer him on your team than theirs...
...readers and viewers of Rhonda Byrne’s “The Secret,” a self-help book/DVD combo that extols the virtues of positive thinking, would say yes. Simon & Schuster recently ordered a reprint of two million copies, as the book’s chipper readers have spread the gospel of optimism at office water coolers throughout the country. The current frenzy erupted after Oprah hosted Byrne and several other self-help savants on her show last month...
...Johnson and crew Emily Simon managed the best performance, taking third place with just 58 points in A-division, while captain skipper Kyle Kovacs teamed up with junior Elyse Dolbec and sophomore Jon Garrity at crew to take fourth. Freshman Drew Robb narrowly eked out a third-place finish in C-division, while senior Matt Knowles took 12th place for Harvard in D-division...
...From Vanity Fair, Clark worked her way up in the industry, landing jobs at publishing houses such as Simon & Schuster and writing for periodicals such as New York Magazine. Her latest job was at ReganBooks, working for Judith Regan, once hailed by the Daily Telegraph as “the angriest woman in the media” and who recently made headlines after being fired following her attempt to publish O.J. Simpson’s book...