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'Tipping Point' author Gladwell explores success
Associated Press WriterWhy are Asians good at math? Why are there so many Jewish doctors and lawyers? How did Bill Gates become Bill Gates? And why did Avianca Flight 052 crash on Long Island on Jan. 25, 1990? Malcolm Gladwell, the New Yorker writer who won acclaim with...Tags: Defense, NBC, Sun Microsystems Inc., New York, Emergency Planning
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Democracy demands that some firms fail
What is great about our American democracy is that every individual and business has the opportunity to be successful and the opportunity to fail. For instance, from the ashes of what were once economic bedrock industries such as steel and textiles came...Tags: Havre de Grace, Air Transportation Industry, Microsoft Corp., Democracy, Transportation
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College is not for everyone
Forum Publishing GroupI have long believed that college is not for everyone. With the recent references in the presidential primary speeches when the candidates would declare that our country must give every child the right to attend college, I would be reminded that this...Tags: Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, Harry S Truman, Thomas Edison, Ernest Hemingway
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ProFiles Alfred Sloan: The rise of the General Motors empire came down to just one man
for wheelbase communications in detroit, mich.The picture is a work of art if ever there was one. In some ways it belongs in the White House, next to a guy named Kennedy. Or perhaps next to another man named Washington. Or Lincoln. Or Jefferson. Here, on the highest floor of one of the tallest...Tags: Vehicles, General Motors Corp., National Government, Public Transportation, The White House
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From dot-com darling to down-and-out, Sun Microsystems slashes 6,000 jobs in survival fight
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The economic downturn might be pushing Sun Microsystems Inc., one of the storied names in computing, to the brink of extinction. The company's servers and software helped stimulate the Internet boom, and its engineering acumen is...Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Research and Development, Santa Clara, Layoffs and Downsizing, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Brainpower helps nerds be cool
Psychology TodayOne day, when Erik Charles Nielsen was in seventh grade, his teacher taught a lesson on time zones. The first thing you needed to know, said the teacher, was that the International Date Line was at 180 degrees longitude. "Not exactly," said Nielsen,...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Video Games, Brent Spiner, Game Playing, Fiction
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Stop the giveaway
Each day, I read of another company that wants a piece of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Although it was initially proposed to aid banks and Wall Street brokerage firms, I see that the car industry and builders of high-end homes...Tags: Bankruptcy, Dan Quayle, Jim Webb, Stock Broking, John Warner
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Spam traffic plunges after report blames server hosting company
Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates' 2004 proclamation that the spam problem would be solved within two years has proved a bitter joke, with unsolicited messages doubling yearly to make up about 90% of mail transmitted on the Internet. But this week,...Tags: Trend Micro Incorporated, Defense, Hurricanes, Pornography, Meteorological Disasters
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Can't wait to check out Bryan Thomas' dinner menu
WatchdogGotta love the response from the Jets' Bryan Thomas in the most recent Sports Illustrated when asked to name three people he most would like to have over for dinner. It's a new spin on the old "mind, body, spirit"......Tags: Halle Berry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Travel
Court documents show the exclusive Yellowstone Club resort in Montana owes an estimated $343 million to creditors. The residential club for the ultra-rich on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Founded in 1999, the invitation-only club...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Bankruptcy, Montana, Dan Quayle
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On this date: Nov. 11
1880: Australian bank robber Ned Kelly hanged at age 25. 1918: The Allied powers and Germany signed an armistice, ending World War I. Poland also was re-established. 1940: The Jeep debuted. 1965: Walt Disney announced a project in Florida. 1987:...Tags: Florida, Microsoft Corp., Walt Disney, Vincent van Gogh
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