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All About Victory
( Added: Thu Jul 21 2005   Hits: 92)

The line between traitor and pawn is sometimes blurry. Spain is the setting for one of the most high profile soccer defections where a blurred line clouded a situation. At the turn of the millennium, Portugal’s Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo was about to make waves, huge waves. As one of the top 3 players in the world by virtue of having scored 30 goals in 172 games, Figo was transferred from FC Barcelona to Real Madrid for a then record $56 million. To measure the impact of such a change of allegiance, this was the equivalent of the league superstar being traded from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees; the Montreal Canadiens to the Toronto Maple Leafs; the Dallas Cowboys to the Washington Redskins or the Los Angeles Lakers to the Boston Celtics.

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Avoiding the Slippery Slope
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Everyone wants to win, be it in debates, campaigns or sports. But who comes out on top has more to do with perception than with right or wrong.

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Carpe Diem
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Professors can make great mentors for those who seek to study after they complete a Bachelor's. Master's students need their support while Doctorate students rely on the mentorship, tutelage and guidance of someone that has walked the path before.

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Confident in Your Own Skin
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Every group has an end goal. Some are attainable while others are not. Some face little obstacles, others face monster ones. The way to approach any group setting is to use your skills as a judge of character and recognize talent in each person for the group to achieve great things.

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Conflict between President and Professors
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There is an interesting case that needs to be examined even if it does not fit the traditional professor-student model. This case is relevant because it involves a President-Professor model that received a lot of press because of the actors involved.

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Conflict between President, Coach and Players
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One of the most shocking and bizarre incidents where the chain of command was disrupted involved one of the most esteemed professional sports franchises, the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens. The date was December 2, 1995, the Detroit Red Wings were in town and the ''Habs'' were being humiliated by legendary coach Scotty Bowman's troops. Detroit had jumped out to a 9-1 lead with eight minutes left in the second period b

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