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...It’s an anthem for that loneliness we all feel,” he said. “I mean, we’re all angsty.” After a passionate defense of the power of God, supported by an N*Sync sing-along, the metaphorical train jumped its tracks to bring the point home. Quach, on God as compared to West Coast fast food chain In ‘N’ Out’s “Animal Style” burger: “[God] is my burger to end all burgers...

Author: By Alwa A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Are You There, God? It’s Me, the Asian American Christian Fellowship. | 4/12/2006 | See Source »

...hard for Americans to fathom a world in which corporations, instead of merely lamenting the shortage of skilled labor, volunteer to train vast numbers of the non-college-bound. Oh, yeah, and to pay them a bundle along the way. But under Germany's earn-while-you-learn system, companies are paying 1.6 million young adults to train for about 350 types of jobs, ranging from industrial mechanic to baker to fitness trainer. And the trainees' average annual salary of $19,913 helps explain why less than 9% of Germans drop out of high school: they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Germany Keeps Kids From Dropping Out | 4/11/2006 | See Source »

Ghostface’s ear for detail, his absolute sensory overload, and his unflagging energy can best be compared to Martin Scorcese’s films, big works with all the momentum of a freight train and none of the weight...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ghostface Killah | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

...came out from under her. Despite the experience, “I never realized how serious and deplorable the situation was until I became a plaintiff and I learned more,” she said. Under the agreement, the MBTA will also replace unreliable wheelchair lifts, train MBTA employees to aid the disabled with feedback from handicapped riders themselves, and create the position of assistant general manager for accessibility. The settlement also stipulates that the MBTA cover all or a portion of the plaintiffs’ legal fees, which remain undisclosed, The Boston Globe reported earlier this week. According...

Author: By Rebecca M. Anders, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MBTA To Tune-Up T Access | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

...week. “He was very happy to devote his time to his students and to his classes.” Thurston was teaching even before arriving at HBS. From 1942 to 1946, he served in the US Army Air Force, where he taught flight instructors how to train pilots. After earning his masters in management from Columbia Business School, Thurston led the effort to incorporate new computing technologies at General Electric. He was one of the first at GE to use the original IBM mainframe computers. “He had considerable work experience before he came...

Author: By Madeline W. Lissner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Longtime HBS Prof, 87, Dies | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

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