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Word: well (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would allow science to study my brain, as Einstein's is being studied, but I am taking it with me after I rise from the dead." Next came word from a Michigan woman who claimed, "Like Einstein, I am an avatar (a possessor of a Universal Mind), as well as the reincarnation of the Prophet Isaiah. At present, I am on hold, waiting to translate (die and take my body with me)." Last, a South Carolina minister said, "When we fully understand and accept the power of strenuous mental exercise to increase our capacity for works of genius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patrick Smith's Mailbag | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...WHAT?! Seems everyone's ripping off the iMac idea. Take this parody ad for the fruity-colored "iBrator" at sleeplessknights.com The site also has a movie takeoff of Apple's famous 1984 commercial, but the heroine doesn't throw a hammer. Steve Jobs' response: "Well, we do encourage people to think different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ad Infinitum | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...past, licensed goods from fellow European companies were often cheap promotional giveaways, so many retailers view licensed products as a form of advertising that doesn't belong on their shelves. That puts the onus on marketers to convince retailers that most of today's licensed products are well-made goods associated with top brands. It's a slow slog. But, says David Isaacs, Equity Management's international director, "it can be done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brand New Goods | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...booming economy, unorthodox working hours also pose important problems. How will companies manage to fill night and weekend positions when they can't find enough people to work a traditional week? Even more important, how will they persuade the highly skilled and well educated, who already have the upper hand in today's tight labor market, to work those odd hours? While devising new ways to attract and hold all types of employees, managers also need to decrease the huge costs associated with off-hours shiftwork. Industrial and other accidents resulting from exhaustion already cost U.S. industry and society over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Deep of The Night | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...wares to America. She's had preliminary discussions with potential franchisees in New York and Florida. "We want to be in every major city in the world," Gold insists. The company is basing its expansion program on the shops, then hopes to introduce home parties and Net shopping as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Naughty But Nice | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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