Word: gurus
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...this. It is all so scalable. Add a few servers, a dozen more Web pages, a couple more customer-service reps, run your traffic up another digit, expand into new product lines and sell a hundred thousand more books or CDs or power tools. This kind of growth--Internet gurus like David Wetherell, enthralled by the mathematics of community, call it viral growth--defies conventional valuation and makes the usual measure of retailing--same-store sales, sales per square foot--seem like roman numerals or the abacus, relics of another...
...local New Hampshire pol asked him a question about Lebanon last month, he unfurled a lengthy answer that included a consideration of whether Syrian President Hafez Assad will be succeeded by his son Bashar or his brother Rifaat. While McCain swipes at Bush's reliance on foreign-policy gurus--"When there is a crisis," he says, "I won't have to consult advisers"--he talks shop with many members of the foreign-policy firmament, including Jeane Kirkpatrick, Henry Kissinger, Brent Scowcroft and Brzezinski. In those conversations, McCain's approach diverges from his blustery image. "He is sober, analytical and careful...
When could you ever imagine decanting a $12,000 bottle of 188-year-old Chateau d'Yquem? What night could possibly be special enough to justify that kind of $2,000-a-glass indulgence? Well, the wine gurus at Sotheby's and Christie's, auction houses to the kind of people who can afford $200 sips, think New Year's Eve 1999 is probably about as likely an occasion as will ever come along. So this week they're uncorking two of the biggest wine auctions in history. The headline grabber is the Sotheby's auction, which features more than...
...those who have made a permanent commitment to altering their eating habits and continuing to be active physically. A major problem is that the dedication it takes to stay on a diet, especially for those significantly overweight, is usually too much for most people. So the weight-loss gurus are always looking for a diet that requires little or no self-discipline...
...Though Atkins' high-fat regimen has drawn widespread criticism in the medical community, it has vocal adherents as well. Dennis Gage, an endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, immediately takes his patients off relatively nutrient-poor pastas and white breads. Like many of the diet gurus, he argues that naysayers are using outdated science. "Some of the registered dietitians trained the old-fashioned way, saying you have to have 50% carbohydrates. The government is always behind. The next update will probably correct that." And it's hard to dispute people like David Kirsch, a New York City...