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BP re-capped its leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico after an accident involving an underwater robot forced the company to remove it. The cap was refitted late Wednesday on the eighth attempt.

One of the most poignant lines in Max Ehrmann's Desiderata is the advice that one should "Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time." While the past few years have made that advice seem old-fashioned, the recent economic downturn...