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...Some politicians might shy away from such a HAL-like machine in the face of a technophobic electorate; not our Al. He?s happy to tell us about the morally dubious purpose for which Pacific Blue was built -? that is, to simulate nuclear explosions and keep America?s stockpile of nukes in tip-top working order. No matter that struggling third-world superpowers like India want such virtual atom blasts included in the international test-ban treaty. The veep is more interested in the computer?s other potential uses -? like predicting climate change. So how about a Gore-Pacific Blue...
Talk about a dubious distinction. The Council of Institutional Investors just released its annual "focus list," which spotlights 20 stocks that seriously underperformed their peers for five years. But some sporting investors have taken to using the list, which ranges this year from Adobe to Tenneco, to go bottom fishing for stocks that are about to rise...
...that Microsoft and Netscape divide up the browser market between them. It's almost as if Bill Clinton had decided to introduce evidence of other philandering presidents into an impeachment inquiry -- interesting, perhaps even mitigating, but ultimately irrelevant. Microsoft's attorneys would like to throw the spotlight on equally dubious business practices elsewhere in the software industry, and this is by no means their last attempt. But this smoking gun, at least, is simply blowing smoke...
...skeptical, especially about the diversification plans. "If there's one thing I can tell you about apparel, it's that we do not need any more capacity in the U.S.," says Peter Caruso, a Merrill Lynch analyst who covers Toys "R" Us. Caruso also doubts that the company's dubious reputation for service will attract many buyers of electronics, who want sales personnel with up-to-date knowledge of competing products' features...
...Follow Baby's cues. Learn what makes him or her happy or upset, curious or bored. Trying to accelerate babies' learning process by deluging them with flash cards of colors, shapes and letters is of dubious value. If too much activity agitates your child, ease up on the intensity and length of play...