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...little cheesecake shop, the coffeehouse, even the independent bookstore - are still open. Word has it that one neighbor finally found a new job and another started a new career. Even die-hard Republicans have high hopes for the new President. And 2010 - when the worst may be over, I gather - is only 12 months away...
...called because it gives off little or no light, is one of the most abundant elements in the universe (it constitutes 23% of the universe's total density, whereas normal atoms make up only 4.6%), but because of its relatively recent discovery and our inability so far to gather direct evidence of its existence, it's also the least understood. With tools such as Pohl's map, scientists can achieve a better grasp of the mysterious matter. "The better we can understand [the structure of the galaxy], the better the chance for finding more evidence of dark matter," says Pohl...
...hoping that Jobs will appear at a small get-together set to occur in a few weeks in Palo Alto. There, the team who developed the original Macintosh computer will gather to celebrate the 25th anniversary of that seminal desktop computer. Needless to say, Jobs has been invited. But even if he is healthy, it's far from certain that he'll attend. He rarely goes to Apple anniversary parties. To quote one of the invitees: "The old joke about Steve is he only shows up at the parties that he throws...
...attempt to discover the secrets of wealth. He utilized a very simple technique; he knocked on doors of expensive looking homes and asked the owners how they got where they are today. As D'Agostino writes, "If I knocked on enough doors in enough preposterously rich enclaves, I might gather enough insight and guidance to help me...understand how to get rich; rich like them. Simple as that." (See pictures of expensive things that money...
Semper Fit is a gym at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and Obama has made an effort to mingle with the Marines stationed there. Every morning but Christmas Day Obama has worked out at the facility, pausing afterward to greet the service members and their friends and family who gather near his motorcade to take pictures and shake his hand. On Christmas Eve, Obama greeted the crowd outside the gym with a hearty "Mele Kalikimaka!," Hawaiian for "Merry Christmas...