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...Remember that the notion of “taking time” in general is a vital component of avoiding the threat of a burnout. So try to give yourself time out every step of the way during college. There’s nothing wrong with taking a Saturday afternoon to yourself to walk around Boston and get away from the chaos of Cambridge. In every week and every day, there should be some time...
...VANISHING BRITISH PRESIDENCY As Britain took over the rotating E.U. presidency last summer, Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to chart "a new economic direction" to help Europe "meet the challenge of globalization." Little evidence of that now: especially after the July 7 bombs in London, Blair had more vital concerns than to cajole France and Germany into economic reform. To many observers, he seemed to lose interest in the E.U. as the prospects for a return on his investment faded. In June, Blair said he'd consider giving up the British rebate, secured in 1984 by then Prime Minister Margaret...
After all that time invested, I was turned away for having low iron levels. I am going to try again when the next blood drive rolls around in just a few days. But I hope not to repeat the experience. Giving blood is a vital service that many of us can offer, and the drive needs to be organized so that more of us will...
...proclaimed political nuts (myself included) and dead-set future presidents. Most are white, male, and from reasonably well-off backgrounds. This is significant not because such specimens are not dedicated and intelligent people—they usually are—but because diverse people bring with them diverse views, vital to a healthy political system. If the new leadership wants to fulfill the IOP’s goal of inspiring all backgrounds of students to public service, it needs to do more to spark the interest of under-represented groups...
...Vital though the flow of remittances may be, it cannot, on its own, lift entire nations out of poverty. Those who study the impact of remittances argue that the money allows poor countries to put off basic decisions of economic management, like reforming their tax-collection systems and building decent schools. "Everyone loves money that flows in with no fiscal implications," says Devesh Kapur, a specialist on migration and professor of government at the University of Texas in Austin. "They see it as a silver bullet." But bullets wound; and skilled workers often understandably put the interests of their families...