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...CREDIT-CARD ISSUERS...
...Credit-card companies want your Social Security number because it makes it easier for them to run a credit check. But they can do that with other information, such as your name and date of birth. If you're told you must supply your SSN, ask which law says that. You may have to go a few rounds--in writing is often best--before the credit company relents. And it might not: ultimately, it's up to the issuer whether or not to do business with...
...Growing up is an odd, very obscure process. To a non-rower, my musings on the psychological gap between the coach’s launch and a rowing shell will undoubtedly sound like a Hallmark card gone awry. Yet to me, my journey through rowing, progressing from slow, unwieldy, and largely unsuccessful boats on the Schuylkill, to quick, efficient boats on the Charles, to the coach's launch is the perfect metaphor for my journey through life. I've learnt that nothing ever gets any simpler, and experience is the best teacher...
...There's also a music player that will read MP3 files that you put on an SD card. While it's not an iPod (and won't support music you buy at iTunes), it is a handy player, one that works in conjunction with the speakerphone and turn-by-turn navigation, muting when you need to hear something more important. You can even plug the c550 into your car's stereo using a tape adapter or FM transmitter (both sold separately...
Chowdhury's first client, the ad agency Arc Worldwide in London, leased two pods from MetroNaps after using them in a commercial. "We researched naps, and I think they really do contribute to better idea generation," says Andrew Card, Arc's president. Hannah Roberts, a communications manager at Arc, heads for the sleep pods behind the reception desk whenever she gets hit by a bout of afternoon lethargy and creative block. If she is lucky enough to find one empty, she leans back in the recliner, pulls down the visor, puts on noise-canceling earphones and drifts. Fifteen minutes later...