So with that in mind, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you might be in need of a large roll of duct tape if any these traits remind you of yourself.

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Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke says the current system is in need of urgent reform but critics say the changes will be bad for the public.

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That's bad news since most workers need be raising their contribution rates to meet their retirement needs, particularly in light of 2008's market losses.

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Marian Dunn, who heads the Sex Therapy Clinic at the State University of New York in Brooklyn, said older Americans need to be educated that sex is not bad for them.

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There are good reasons for this, as well as bad ones, and these need to be disentangled before we can get to the meat of how to improve innovation in HR.

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