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...Jobs. Age has not withered the Apple CEO's famous flash and showmanship. P.T. Barnum himself could not have done a better job at the Macworld convention in San Francisco last week. Barnum, of course, could only offer dancing elephants; Jobs has some of the most sublimely sexy high-tech products of our age. And he was able to pull these latest tricks out of his hat at a time when Apple's profits are turning to deficits and Macs are selling at fire-sale prices. Whatever his flaws, the man knows a thing or two about timing...
...international man of mystery in this story of high-tech inventions is Dean Kamen, one of the foremost technological and medical inventors in America. Kamen claims his invention will "profoundly affect our environment and the way people live worldwide...
...when Insider.com broke the news last week about the book deal between HBSP, Kamen and the book's ghost author, Steve Kemper, the story unleashed a torrent of speculation about the nature of the invention. Some imagine that it might be a personal hovercraft, others simply a high-tech scooter...
First, the pace and content of the Crimson schedule is such that not posting back-to-back loses is something to be lauded. For instance, over the winter break, Harvard played the tough Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, a strong Mercer team, and the perennially competitive Navy Midshipmen. The Crimson, despite a draining loss at Georgia Tech, bounced back to beat Mercer two days later. And although Harvard went on to lose to Navy, the streak had been preserved with a gutsy double-digit win over a quality opponent...
...Play the victim The last resort is to act as though you're being persecuted. "Have you no decency?" might be a bit much, and "high-tech lynching" has already been taken. So try something more appropriate to the Age of Dubya. "Senator, I want to end the season of cynicism in Washington. And frankly, sir, what I did wrong as a young man is, sir, part of the old politics. I'm a good person, got a good heart...