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August 26, 2005
I'm a busy woman. That's probably why I'm one of those people who relies so much on lists. Like many of you likely do, I have a grocery list. I add to it throughout the week whenever I notice I'm out of or running low on something. I have a personal "to do" list that encompasses everything from reminders to buy birthday or wedding gifts to performing a particular housecleaning chore. Of course, I also have a work "to do" list. That's the one that tells me what projects remain to be done, and what priority each of those projects have. And then I have Christmas lists (I shop year 'round, keeping my eyes open for the perfect gift for friends and family) and "wish" lists (for myself). Then, of course, there are temporary lists composed to ensure I don't forget anything when I prepare to take a trip, or that all preparations are completed prior to a party. (Read the rest here)
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for Nothing, or Worse Suppose you picked up your Wall Street Journal one morning and saw an article on the front page with the following set of headlines: “Ford Reports Its Current Models Have Been Bigger Busts than the Edsel; Ford Stock Soars 500 Percent; Investors Dancing in Wall Street.” Then, turning to the editorial page, you found the editors expressing the view that “in light of Ford’s announcement, Wall Street’s celebration is well warranted.” You’d be inclined to check the date, wondering whether an April Fool’s joke was being played. Bad news normally does not elicit such gladness. A real-life case of such a dissonant reaction appeared recently in the Journal, however, when the editors concluded in their “Review & Outlook” column for August 17, 2005, that “we can celebrate a dramatically improved short- and medium-term fiscal picture.” What aspects of that picture struck them as worthy of celebration? (Read the rest here)
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Hopefully, for our long-term readers, I won't be quite so in attack mode today! On to the news. Technology, Science, and Health News Google
launches egalitarian instant messaging program More competition is good - and I hope more companies enter the market! Now, about operating systems, guys. (My sons and I have been waging a nasty little war with Windows XP for the last four or five days, so my comments might be a bit tinged by anger in this one!) (Read the rest here)
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