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...Sometimes I yearn for the good old days, when an attendant would not only pump gas but clean the windshield and check the oil too. Companies are more interested in saving money by replacing employees with machines than in making things more efficient for consumers. Anything that makes life simpler and easier is fine, but I don't like the idea of doing the work of employees without being paid. Mary Lou Bryden, Wilmington, North Carolina...
Pity Dick Cheney, when Air Force Two lifts off on Sunday for the Middle East. Reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks looks to be the simpler part of his mission, compared with the task that awaits him in the Saudi capital of Riyadh - persuading the 13-country OPEC cartel to help bring down the soaring price of oil by boosting output. As cynics might say, good luck with that...
...result, Langer said, was a tape-based adhesive that may be simpler, easier to use, and perhaps even stronger than glue. For example, Karp said, the adhesive could in intestinal surgery or ulcer treatment, preventing bleeding after a gastric bypass procedure...
...factory, where beginning in 1891 it manufactured incandescent lightbulbs for ships and hotels. Back then, the company needed to churn out 500 each day to turn a profit. At the start, it could manage only 400. In case Van Deursen needs any encouragement: things have a habit of getting simpler...
Harvard created the applet in response to the growing popularity of the social networking site, as well as the evolving need for simpler ways to link students through technology...