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...chiming instant messages to their pals. Now, in a classic case of adults playing techno-catch-up, America's workforce is fast discovering the benefits of instant messaging too. An estimated 20 million employees, representing half of all big U.S. companies, routinely fire off pop-up missives in lieu of cumbersome conference calls or e-mail--which now seems as plodding as a telegram. "This is no longer about teenagers and chat," says John Patrick, vice president for Internet technology at IBM, whose Lotus Development unit produces Sametime, the leading instant-messaging program for business use. "If I were...
...point out that their skills are a far cry from the usual high school variety, in which the focus is on rooting for the football team. "I hated sideline cheering," says Nicole Pelillo, 15, who cheered for a Pop Warner team before joining the all-star Shooting Stars in lieu of her high school cheerleading squad. "We only got to compete a few times. And, naturally, the fans were there to see football, not us. What we do is so intense, it's a sport unto itself...
...Drug treatment vs. incarceration: CALIFORNIA's Proposition 36 would essentially reform the state's attitude toward nonviolent drug offenders, offering rehabilitation in lieu of jail time. This initiative is gaining widespread support from prisoners'-rights advocates and opponents of the so-called "war on drugs" who believe the current prison culture does nothing to address the cycle of drug addiction. This initiative mirrors similar drug-policy reform efforts in Massachusetts, Oregon and Utah...
...lieu of creative ideas, Strother noted, the campaigns have often resorted to airing "pollster ads," which consist mostly of a series of key text phrases flashed across the screen that do not actually tell about the candidate's stance on the issue; rather, they mirror the phrases of policy that voters recognize in the hopes of making them think that they can "identify with" the candidate...
...lieu of news, they're releasing menus: We were told that on the first night, the summitteers dined on beef tenderloin, salmon with Thai curry, potatoes and beans. There were cashews available for breakfast the next day, a clear bow to mideast breakfast customs, and there's plenty of hummus...