College grads enter real world with caution (Business Insurance)

When Eric Tonn took a summer internship with a major brokerage firm in Atlanta, he expected to handle copy machine duties for his first week. He was wrong.

End of the road for Thai project? (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

This was the dream: Joseph Quinnell wanted to bring undocumented women at risk of being sold into forced labor from Thailand to UW-Stevens Point to earn degrees. Born on Thai soil but lacking citizenship, these women had little to no access to government health care, education or travel. But now, harsh financial reality threatens to dash it all away.

Escaping the rat race (The New Zealand Herald)

Is that you lying on a sun lounger at the bach, but unable to kick the stress? Summer is the time when most of us dream about quitting the nine-to-five existence.

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What an odd start to 2009.

Nine for 2009: How is the travel industry facing up to what looks like a tough year? (Independent)