Word: mattered
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Although people from all over the world come to D.C., each sporting a different accent and style, tourists generally come in two flavors: the family unit and the unending gang of noisy, rowdy kids. The target is a matter of personal preference. The locals tend to have more interaction with families, but I personally enjoy the pure entertainment value of high school seniors...
Better yet, take a vacation with members of your extended family--and not at anyone's home. A week or so of relaxed interaction can be a great way to tune up family ties. And when tragedy happens, there's no substitute for family. Because no matter how much we cry for the Kennedys, they can't be there...
...What may matter most, though, is where the stock settles after the inevitable post-IPO run-up. I'd love to own UPS as a back-door Internet play, much like profitable equipment makers Lucent and IBM. But if Netniks drive the stock too high too fast, FDX, sliding lately, may be the better stock. Attention from the UPS offering and a repeat breakout holiday season for online shopping could send it on another...
...Yanomami homeland. Now mining interests and loggers want the territory cut into patches totaling 7,700 sq. mi. "They want us corralled like animals," says Davi. So when the radio in his hut calls him to a new battlefront, Davi is ready to go, no matter how far it takes him from the spirit world of forest and river...
...stunned to find out that he knew who I was and what I had done. As we parted he said, "Pat, you have it in your heart. I can tell. But unless you're ready to fight for what you believe in, it won't matter." Today I hear those words often, always in his voice. David Ogilvy was far more than a Hall of Fame copywriter. He became an icon and a brand. His legacy will be one of brilliance, complexity, flair, passion and proof that enduring values can indeed travel around the world. The strength of David...