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...Google's P/E ratio (stock price divided by earnings per share, a measure of expected profits) is a whopping 76. Compared with the average of about 20 for S&P 500 tech stocks, Google, by that yardstick at least, is way overvalued. "People should not assume that Google will succeed at and dominate whatever it pursues," says Scott Kessler of Standard & Poor's Equity Research. "The company has been trying to diversify but hasn't done a great job at monetizing its new offerings...
...Succeed Ambition in human beings cannot be defined easily [Jan. 9]. It arises out of the complex mix of environment, available opportunities and an individual's will to succeed under existing circumstances. It is the unpredictable factor of opportunity that differentiates the outcome of our lives. The important lesson I got from Time's report on the secrets of ambition is that superachievers in life do not waste the opportunities they get but use them to excel. They take advantage of good luck and combine that with love for their work and the desire to get ahead of everyone else...
...Perhaps the inability for men to understand the genre is why Perkins did not succeed in crafting a quality romance novel—“an oxymoron,” another boy remarked...
...There’s a lot of fear going around this high school,” said a student member of the School Committee, James Conway, referring to the distress surrounding MCAS scores. “People are really trying their hardest to pass this test and succeed, and they should be commended,” Conway said...
...potential candidates will be greatly and unfairly reduced. Any possible candidate who does not support the current incarnation of the HCCR would struggle to lead the College into its new academic frontier, and the dean of the Faculty must take on this role if the curricular review is to succeed. Additionally, the next dean, whose tenure will likely be defined by the accomplishments of a new curriculum, should not be burdened with even the possibility of implementing Kirby’s program. Changing the decrepit Core program is necessary and should be completed with all due speed...