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What do you tell a prospective employer about your layoff? How honest can you be? I think you can be completely honest. In fact, in this phase, if you're not, the employer is probably going to wonder. Don't lie. This is the era of the no-fault layoff. Anyone who judges you for having been laid off doesn't know what they're doing...
...history, but that of Western civilization. Ai Khanoum, established by Alexander in 328 B.C., still bears remnants of columns that wouldn't look out of place in the Parthenon. Bamiyan was the seat of a vast Buddhist civilization whose artisans dressed their idols in Greek fashions, leading academics to wonder if Buddhist philosophy influenced Greek thought as much as Greek styles had an impact on local art. Excavation of the earth around Masjid-i-No Gumbad, a 9th century brick mosque thought to be the oldest still standing in the world, could illuminate many of the mysteries regarding Islam...
...instance, however, the parody of The Godfather does not intend to illuminate any larger issue, political or cultural—it is admittedly a joke. To the critical observer of collegiate political correctness, this episode begs the question: Where is the outrage? Where is the consistency? Where, we may wonder, is Dr. Counter...
...nine years since the Panama Canal was returned to sole Panamanian rule following almost a century of U.S. control. Since that time, Panama - a slim slice of a nation wedged between the Pacific and the Caribbean - has quietly emerged as Central America's must-discover hidden gem. And no wonder. With its mix of the eco (dense tropical rain forests), urban (a Miami-like skyline) and aquatic (crystalline diving sites), Panama is an all-in-one destination where the dollar is legal tender - and still manages to go a long...
...cares about services, some would wonder, when there has been a change in leadership? Saddam is not in charge. And maybe now, maybe soon, neither will the United States. As I was headed into the Green Zone the next day to pick up my credentials, an Iraqi army soldier stopped me. He did not want to let me through his checkpoint. Through a translator, he said that I would need a military escort to come get me, though the reporter I was with said no one had ever needed one before. A young U.S. Army soldier nearby agreed that...