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...never faced unemployment or recession. For their entire professional lives, their abilities have been so in demand that many have been repeatedly headhunted, giving them a sense of invulnerability. Now, Morgan says, "They're living in a world that they didn't think existed." On top of that, traders tend to be single-skilled with limited academic backgrounds, Morgan says, meaning they will need further training in order to find other jobs...
...campaigns throughout the year. The problem with using the Green Cup as an incentive for change is, simply, that it is a poor incentive. The house that claims the Green Cup wins just more than $1000. As the standings begin to shake out, houses that stand to lose tend to tune out, defeating Green Cup’s goal of drumming up environmental excitement within the student body. The College would do well to emulate the Shut the Sash program’s structure: setting each house a number of quantifiable resource-saving goals, and rewarding those houses that meet...
...mention several World Championships in between.J. Adam Holland ’94, who was coached by Butt for the straight pair in the 1996 Olympics, explained his popularity among competitive rowers.“A lot of the coaches I’ve worked with in my career tend to treat athletes as commodities,” he said. “For Charley it’s a partnership—he wants to hear what you have to say. And he’s willing to explain things—as an athlete you don?...
...stigma. With Lance egging him on, Ian decides to drive from Chicago to Knoxville in a desperate attempt meet up with an internet acquaintance named “Miss Tasty.” Of course, almost any reason for a carpool of characters to drive spontaneously cross-country will tend toward the unrealistic. Usually, however, the actors’ charisma helps you look past the initial premise until the characters have a chance to develop a certain depth. “Sex Drive” is not so accommodating. During the first half hour it’s difficult...
...Akai has never weighed more than 100 pounds, and is so slim that her waist is swimming in Zara's smallest size XS skirt. She doesn't need to lose any weight. But Japanese girls obsessed with diets tend to jump at any trendy new ones, so, when Akai heard about a popular actress who'd lost 26 pounds through the Morning Banana Diet, she had to try it. And the dearth of bananas as her local supermarket, and many others, is testimony to the popularity of the new dieting...