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...do” attitude, while teaching me much about what a hard life really is. When I realized how much and where I would have to work I felt sorry for myself. But my self-pity met an early death when I realized that many of my coworkers clock more hours working more jobs than I do, and then go home to raise incredible kids with little help. Anyway, the people are so interesting that I’m lucky to get to know them, and I love finding small ways to make their lives easier. (And I love...
...privately owned Polish Bank of Development. On the advice of Szlanta, the bank took over management of Gdynia's shares in 1996. He then used his personal banking connections to obtain desperately needed credits that would help boost the shipyard's output. He put the workers on round-the-clock shifts, which boosted productivity. In 1997 the shipyard was turning a profit of $16 million on $300 million in sales. The next year, net profits nearly doubled, to $30 million. Szlanta is highly motivated to keep the yard on a roll--he and two other shipyard executives own one-third...
...complexity and drama surrounding these relatively simple cells has increased due a ticking clock: By the end of the month, President Bush is scheduled to decide whether to continue federal funding for stem cell research...
...keys to his Aston Martin? Chances are they're dangling from a remarkable (and at $14, unusually inexpensive) gadget called the Merconnet Magic-I Keychain Databank. About the size and shape of an anchovy, the Magic-I holds 120 names and phone numbers, plus a calendar and an alarm clock (with times for 100 cities worldwide). You don't even need cables to upload data to it--it reads the information straight off your monitor screen. Aston Martin sold separately...
...Canadian—or American with common sense—would easily rebuff. Example: “What do you think about the illegal rhinoceros hunt in Saskatchewan?” Or, “Canada’s been thinking about switching to the twenty-four hour clock. Right now we use a twenty-hour metric day. What’s your opinion?” Everyone from educated, empowered Northeasterners to Venice Beach rollerblade automatons gave their opinions. The governor from Michigan congratulated us on our change to the 24-hour clock. George W. Bush, and then...