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...days: employees taking newly laid-off co-workers out for a consolation drink. But which side deserves sympathy more, the jobless or the still employed? On March 6, researchers at a conference at the University of Cambridge heard data suggesting it's the latter: compared with people who are straight-up laid off, those who keep their job but are under a constant threat of losing it suffer a greater decline in mental well-being...
...people in power can guard against this is to place themselves into a deliberative mind-set, focusing on the pros and cons," says Fast. "This takes a great deal of discipline, however, as the tendency after taking power is to move straight to action...
...Harvard women’s basketball team (19-9, 11-3 Ivy) was denied a share of its third straight Ivy League title last night at Leede Arena in Hanover, N.H., falling to 2009 champion Dartmouth...
...half turnovers, the lead was pushed to 10 at 53-43 halfway through the half. Twice Yale cut the lead to single digits, but was severely limited in opportunities, as Housman, Lin, and McNally took excellent care of the basketball and milked the clock on every Crimson possession. Two straight baskets by Lin around the five minute mark—the first a steal and fast-break layup, the second a driving acrobatic three-point play—gave the team its largest lead, and the seniors were on their way to savoring a great final victory...
...neophyte to savate - which permits blows with the feet as well as the hands - became one of its fastest-rising competitors. Less than two years after he discovered the sport, Hassanzade launched his run for the national junior crown last November, bagging his first of seven straight victories in just two rounds. (See pictures of future sporting stars...