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...away from the present than in it. People typically overestimate how often they are in the moment because they rarely take notice when they take leave. It is only when the environment demands our attention--a dog barks, a child cries, a telephone rings--that our mental time machines switch themselves off and deposit us with a bump in the here and now. We stay just long enough to take a message and then we slip off again to the land of Elsewhen, our dark networks awash in light...
...that switch hasn't happened. China's financial sector has been held back by the slow pace of reform, allowing Hong Kong's modern capital market plenty of room to grow. Not only has Hong Kong strengthened its position at the financial heart of Asia, but today it's competing with powerful centers in New York and London. Companies going public via Hong Kong's stock exchange in 2005 raised more money from initial public stock offerings-$21.6 billion?than any other exchange except New York, according to Thomson Financial. Last year, Hong Kong ranked No. 1, beating...
...from Weatherston.The Crimson also changed up its penalty kill to be tighter around the net and effectively repelled the Big Green during its two powerplays during this time.In one of the kills, the Big Green maintained possession of the puck for well over a minute, not allowing Harvard to switch off its players for a rest. And yet, the Crimson effectively prevented Dartmouth from scoring.“Special teams became a huge factor, both for Dartmouth and for us staving off their powerplay at the end,” Stone said. “We made a decision...
...were aimed at Soviet military power, but at Soviet hi-tech. I remember once saying to someone, (inaudible) doesn't have a lot of phones. You go into an office in the Kremlin, there are 10 phones on the desk. Well, it's because we have denied them the switching technology that allows you to switch between lines...
...pretty. Now pick it up and make a call. A big friendly icon appears on that huge screen. Say a second call comes in while you're talking. Another icon appears. Tap that second icon, and you switch to the second call. Tap the "merge calls" icon, and you've got a three-way conference call. It's ridiculously simple...