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Show Views&Opinion Page 12 Rules: Beprepared for change Diamonds are Forever Icontinued from page 11 ests. Note that I said your life, not necessarily your career. Then, when you're at a barbecue and people are bragging about last weekend's all-expense-paid trip to Miami, you will find occasion to mention that you were playing the pipes in Glasgow, and translating Pindar on the plane. Which story would you rather be telling? 4. Argue for things you don't believe in. Yes, I mean it. What you'll find is that a view you thought was crazy actually has something going for it, even if in the end you remain unconvinced. You'll become much better at understanding other people, and your intelligence will become more flexible. And you'll drive your friends nuts. 5. You know the stuff you hate? Take a class in it. Especially if it's math. Learning doesn't mean getting credit for what you're good at; it means getting better at what you're bad at. Find your weak points, and strengthen them. Learn what's cool about the stuff you don't like. 6. Have your head in at least three books at any given time. I mean books apart from the ones you are reading in class. And I mean books, genuine books, that you can pick up, underline, write notes in, spill mayo on, give to a friend, or throw away in disgust. Ideally, these For more than a century, thousands of couples throughout Northern Utah have experienced fair and honest transactions at S.E. Needham Jewelers. We consistently beat the prices of 50-70% off sales, so-called wholesale prices, internet sites, and student discounts. You will find superior value at our store; we offer a 30-clay money-back guarantee to back it up. IDER9k4) Where Utah Gets Engaged! 141 North Main • 752-7149 www.seneedham.com they voluntarily made up later in the year. We work until we are 65 or older. The typical workweek in France consists of 35 hours. 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The French are a passcience engineering. He sionate people, and their can be reached at tyler.barpassion is reflected in their low@aggiemail.usu.edu frequent strikes to get what they want. Should we not also be so passionate? I subHave You Seen How Many mit that the new American dream should be to work less and still get all that we want, and throw hissy fits when we don't. We should follow the example of our forefathers and refuse to do anything for ourselves until Are listed at our needs are met. Perhaps www.utahstatesman.com/ the best part of it all is that classifieds? when the strikes are over, we would all go back to Take look. Place school or work and go on your resume. as if nothing happened, carThousands of rying forever the memory eyeballs every of those few days when we, week! the people ruled. 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When you're some middle-aged wage earner, do you want to find yourself saying, "I wish that when I was in college I had dyed my hair orange, worn all black, and gone to goofy parties"? Get that done now, because if you do it later, you'll look pathetic, and maybe get arrested. Some people say you should expect to change your career a dozen times over your life. I think that estimate is a bit inflated, but the point is sound: in all likelihood, you will not end up doing what you now think you'll be doing. But, I say to you, if you gain these seven habits, you'll be in good position to deal with what you don't see coming. French: We could learn a lot from our European brothers .4at re Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 7:00 Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 --I, TSC Loungcs 8-9am 5kRiln North 7th t 9-12PM 14 , :ypnotis TsCBallroo CI Single and Pregnant? A Call for Help Explore your options. We're here to listen. We're here to help. 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