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Losing one's job can make enjoying the last few benefits more difficult, of course. Jim, an American communications executive in Paris, began studying French on his company's dime last fall, and in February upped the frequency of lessons from two to four days a week after learning he would be let go in May. "It's pretty hard to stay motivated when you're facing a total blank in two months," he says. But at least now he can add language skills to the résumé he'll be passing around. With reporting by Bruce Crumley...
...keep your optimism in the face of difficult circumstances? Leah Min, MONTREAL...
...find it difficult to put into words the depth of my outrage at the Army for its policies and actions toward its recruiters, which drive some of our most dedicated soldiers to suicide. More aptly put, it is murder, and I have little doubt that the Army will cover it up, accept no responsibility and take no meaningful corrective action. My personal pride as an Army veteran has suffered yet another wound. David J. Doyen, LANDENBERG...
...director has traditionally been a senior lecturer, many colleges with writing programs comparable to Harvard’s have placed a tenured professor at their program’s helm.Bruce Beiderwell, director of the UCLA Writing Programs, said that his lack of a professorship has made it more difficult for him to advocate for his program, which has become increasingly important as colleges begin to make financial cutbacks as a result of the economic crisis.“We have no formalized voice, so I often am in the position of trying to find someone to give me that voice...
...haven’t performed any sort of experiment, but I guess I could shave half of my face and go half as much faster,” Gillepsie joked. “I like having it. It makes eating meals more entertaining and also difficult, and I think that’s a good lesson in humility.”Whether with half of a beard, a full beard, or nothing, Gillepsie still knows how to make it count on the track.“There is still more to be done,” Saretsky said...