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...Layoffs Campaign blog argues that, “Workers—every worker, including the lowest paid janitor or library technician—are vital to the ‘core mission’ of educating and intellectual research.” It is certainly true that every worker contributes to our current quality of life here at Harvard, and they are to be thanked for this. But not every job, and therefore not every worker, is “vital.” Part of the discussion regarding layoffs has involved reducing the amount of work that must...
...deft where feature films, even the highly hyped Oscar contenders, can be coarse - one a whispered revelation, the other a shock-therapy harangue. For a handy compare-and-contrast, check out the small- and big-screen versions of State of Play. You'll see the difference between a vital work of popular art and a patched-up retread. It's almost enough to make a movie critic wish he could watch television - good television - for a living. (See TIME's top 10 TV series...
...question is intriguing, but mere exposure to fast-moving media may be unlikely to disrupt such deep-rooted emotional responses - ones that, as the study's brain scans show, are intertwined with vital physical functions. Indeed, the findings may even explain why powerful emotions can result in physical sensations. "If you think for a moment of how you react when you are in the presence of somebody you admire - for example, Gandhi - you feel something very deep," says Damasio. "It's not a little thing. It's something that cuts very deep in your person...
Many described the vital nature of their responsibilities to the Harvard community and the financial necessity of keeping their jobs. Others cited the University’s sizable endowment as more than enough to keep on paying workers...
...grid's vulnerability to cyberattacks may have more to do with politics than anything else. The news flurry coincided with the introduction of a new bill, by Senators Jay Rockefeller and Olympia Snowe, to impose cybersecurity standards on private industry - regulations that would likely affect the utilities and other vital infrastructure. And this week marks the end of a 60-day review by the National Security Council of the nation's cybersecurity polices and practices; the results will be submitted to President Obama any day now, and will likely be made public later this month...