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...make my proposal selflessly, objectively, recognizing that from a programming standpoint, Windows isn't exactly poetry. It's counterintuitive and clunky, which is peculiar after all these years. Microsoft, you'll recall, came into being when Gates licensed to IBM his Disk Operating System, or DOS, which was supposed to make PCs easier to use. Later, Windows was supposed to make DOS easier to use. And a few months ago, Microsoft unleashed something called Bob, a program that's supposed to make Windows easier to use. Until a Bob helper is born, you can look forward to reading -- I swear...
...purposes: first, it will lessen the burden on students during reading period because they will only have to revise a draft rather than create one from scratch. In addition, spreading out the work of a paper will lighten the load all around. Second, and more important from a teaching standpoint, it will improve students' writing. It is amazing how much better a paper can be when the final draft is not the same as the first draft, or when it is not written the night before...
...Raymond and Eleanor Jacobs in 1970. Impressed by Earth Day crowds gathering near their just opened store in New York City, the Jacobses made a snap decision to change the name of their product that very day from Anne Kals¿ Minus Heel Shoes to Earth Shoes. From a marketing standpoint, it was probably a wise move. Indeed, the couple soon found themselves presiding over a multimillion-dollar business. At the height of their popularity, Earth Shoes were available in dozens of styles: sandals, clogs, hiking shoes and deluxe, fleece-lined ankle boots. Sales peaked in 1974; in 1977, after...
...Posner's first-hand experience as a judge--and his inarguable brilliance--means that we should listen to his reason about why juries sometimes fail. As a legal scholar and a judge, he has a privileged standpoint from which to argue that a jury of laymen cannot be expected to understand the complexities of certain types of civil cases...
...just about the most thoughtful of thepolitical columnists," Mansfield added. "I think alot of people agree with this, whether they takethe conservative standpoint...