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...physicians - whose illegible handwriting on charts and prescription pads causes thousands of deaths a year - penmanship has almost no bearing on job performance. And aside from the occasional grocery list or Post-it note, most adults write very little by hand. The Emily Post Institute recommends sending a handwritten thank-you but says it doesn't matter whether the note is in cursive or print, as long as it looks tidy. But with the declining emphasis in schools, neatness is becoming a rarity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mourning the Death of Handwriting | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

SEOUL, South Korea — Last week, my fellow intern and I attempted to treat our colleague to a nice meal—instead, he paid for our steak lunches.. It was a comical situation; in our effort to thank this man for setting up our internships, we ended up setting him back nearly $100. Not only that, we inadvertently slighted him by attempting to treat him in the first place. In Korean business culture, when an intern pays for a senior, more established employee’s meal, it becomes a loss of face for the latter...

Author: By Anita J Joseph | Title: The Age Handicap | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...three men who we believe were involved in the shooting death of Justin Cosby," Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said in a press release. "I want to commend the excellent, cooperative investigation conducted by the Massachusetts State Police, Cambridge Police, and Harvard University Police. I also want to thank the New York City Police Department for their cooperation and tremendous assistance in identifying and locating the defendants in this case...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Third Suspect Arrested in Kirkland Shooting Case | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...think best in wire,” the artist once said. Thank you for abandoning paints and canvas, Mr. Calder. You bring back the crafty, Lincoln-log stacking, mobile-blowing child...

Author: By Lee ann W. Custer | Title: Thinking in Wire | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

McCain, Cindy • opportunity is provided by for all of us to thank husband of for gifting us with Sarah Palin, though it's unclear if your message will be delivered unless you also give him money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

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