Word: use
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...your files belong to? Are you allowed to take them? No. Your files are company property. If you have extra time, if they give you a couple of weeks to tidy up business, you can probably use your contact list, because those are relationships that you carry with you, to let people know that you're leaving. You can set the tone for why you're leaving without making you sound vindictive. But in terms of company property and documents and company secrets, those belong to the company, and you should leave them alone...
Putting banks through a series of "war games" will not work for the same reason that they do not work well for the military. The officers who set up the games do not have any imagination. They use past experience to determine what it likely to happen in the future. The next time a real conflict comes along, all that soldiers have learned from their training is how to keep their weapons clean and give out their name, rank and serial number...
...piece on a-rod was right on the money [The Moment, Feb. 23]. Baseball culture has deteriorated into nothing more than a strongman competition. The love of the "crowd-pleasing homers" has outshined the love of the game. I can understand why players like Rodriguez feel the need to use steroids to keep up, but we shouldn't forget all the dope-free players in the major leagues who still manage to awe cynical fans like me with their natural athleticism and passion for the sport. I still believe! Mason Wood, RAYMOND, MAINE...
Words can't express how disappointed I am by Alex Rodriguez's steroid use. I have followed his career through the years, and he has always been a favorite of mine. I used to take my son to Yankees games, hoping that Rodriguez's talent, agility and strength would inspire him. Now I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that A-Rod's lying and cheating skills don't rub off on him instead. Will Markham, WESTCHESTER...
...allergist said, 'Here you go. Here's a prescription and see you in a year,' " says Dena Friedel, an Ohio mom whose daughter was diagnosed with a peanut allergy when she was 2. When her daughter had a reaction several months later, Friedel didn't know when to use the syringe and called 911 instead. The EMT told her she had made the right decision, but when they reached the hospital, "the doctor yelled at me and said I should have used the EpiPen," she says. "I was so confused and overwhelmed." (See the most common hospital mishaps...