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...Well, that concept didn't fly. Professor Scrutiny Version One, in magazine jargon, was killed...
...entire concept of bringing a car to school seems absolutely ludicrous to the parking office considering the lack of spots. Faculty and employees have to commute to the University and park their cars; students, however, seem to have it pretty easy--they're already here...
...Arts C-14, "Concept of the Hero in Greek Civililzation...
...attack real blasphemy. I leave it to others to argue about the appropriateness of covering a portrait of the Virgin Mary with manure. What horrifies me is the idea that, as Rabelais once put it, to "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law"--the concept that one's own desire is all that matters. I dislike this principle, not because I'm a law-and-order conservative but because it's a philosophy of vanity, and because vanity and happiness are incompatible. It's a wile, a deception that promises the world and delivers nothing...
...says the guide. "Never assume that someone is not worth schmoozing or is too busy to talk to you." What companies are the best practitioners of schmooze? According to the guide, No. 1 is General Mills, which, the authors say, is "a marriage factory." For those who find the concept of schmoozing too calculated, the authors argue that such interactions grease the workplace wheels for the betterment of careers and commerce. "Most people at the top of their fields are terrific schmoozers," say the authors. "They understand the importance of maintaining a strong, supportive and diverse circle of contacts...