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Then, a few weeks ago, authorities notified the 24-year-old student that he was not welcome back to campus - ever - despite having only one semester left to go. "I was going to continue the protests with my law degree in a more effective manner," the thin, curly-haired student told TIME. "But now I am just a simple pedestrian." His story is similar to that of other Iranians interviewed by TIME who have either been suspended or thrown out of school, lending credence to emerging reports of a widespread purge of universities by ruling hard-liners worried about...
...other times, the milk we sell brings in less money than our current bills. To pay our bills, we have to sell some of our cows. But we must be very cautious how we thin the herd, because selling cows to fund current expenses means that we will have less milk to sell next year and less money to fund future expenses. If we don’t plan carefully, we will have to sell even more cows at the end of next year, or begin to cut our future expenses...
...real world, the financial crisis has depleted the value of the endowment, leaving us with less income to fund operations this year and for years to come. So what’s the answer? As I mentioned, one answer is to spend more from the endowment—to thin the herd—so that we can bridge the gap between annual income and annual expenses...
...What You Eat Re "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin" [Aug. 17]: The basic premise behind any effective exercise program is that nutrition is 50% of the target. For years we have been told how to exercise but not how to eat better foods. There is another factor: in a country where all-you-can-eat offers are everywhere, portion control is derided in favor of eating big, which is seen as a birthright. I was recently in Hong Kong and I passed by an American-style restaurant, and outside the window there was an ominous sign posted: "Caution...
...Olympics, the difference between a gold medal and not placing can be a fraction of a second. The author, a media consultant, believes that the margin of error for business people is similarly thin in this turbulent economy. Those who would prefer to keep their job--and that would include most of us--can regard the book as a checklist of things you can do to protect your position or get a new one. You may already know many of them, but perhaps it's that one unfamiliar tip that will keep your ass in your Aeron...