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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...mention in the book, these projects were, by and large, doomed from the start. Many of these projects were inspired by the feeling, Wait, language doesn't have to be the way it is. Why does it need irregular verbs? Why can't it be more logical? Why do we need synonyms and all these exceptions that just confuse people who are trying to learn another language? I know! I could sit down and try to make it perfect! And that sort of presupposes that you know how language works. Language really isn't about information transmission. You speak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arika Okrent: Speaking Klingon | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...related to dopamine and addiction. Take a distance to things. If you go out and you want to buy the bag, the golden rule should be to say, "Hey, I really want that bag, but I'm not going to buy it today, I'm going to wait one day and if I really love it so much I'll come back and buy it." Now we do know from our research studies that 60% of consumers will not buy the car or the bag the day after, simply because the dopamine is falling down to a level where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Shoppers Make Decisions in a Recession | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

Inserting some wait time between the decision to spend money and the actual spending of it is another strategy. Write out a shopping list in advance, then keep to it, says certified credit counselor Alberta Gibbs. Whenever you want to get anything expensive--maybe $100 is your cutoff--don't do it right away. Give yourself a 24- or 48-hour cooling-off period, says Yale University behavioral economist Dean Karlan. If you still want the shoes--or the video game or the wineglasses--a day or two later, then allow yourself to head to the store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here's the Best Way to Save Even More | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

Thank you for the wonderful photos of Obama and our First Family. I could not wait for my issue to arrive. Arlene M. Naulty, MELBOURNE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...Reducing shuttle service will only make this worse. The university evening van service is not the answer because it often turns down student requests or offers wait times of over 30 minutes. What we need is a safe, reliable, and free alternative to provide transportation to Quad students at night...

Author: By Tessa K. Lyons-laing and Logan R. Ury | Title: Stranded by the River | 5/17/2009 | See Source »

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