Word: whirlpool
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...Commentary on spinning the truth [VIEWPOINT, Dec. 25-Jan. 1], Michael Kinsley confused Hobson's choice (no choice at all) with Odysseus' choice between Scylla (the six-headed monster) and Charybdis (the whirlpool). However, a cynic might feel that both Hobson's and Odysseus' predicaments aptly describe the quandary faced by the electorate. HOWARD BARTON Northridge, Calif...
Only a few months ago desperate companies were wooing a broad range of new hires with signing bonuses and stock options. Suddenly blue-chip companies including GM, Whirlpool and Gillette are letting people go--and there are no dotcoms to snap them up. So stop waiting for the next offer and make yourself useful. That means being versatile. Take full advantage of training courses--especially ones that will teach you to apply new productivity-enhancing technologies. No matter what you hear, says Jeff Joerres, CEO of the staffing firm Manpower, "most people prefer to stay where they...
...want to be a hero? Go ahead--get those credit cards out and shop yourself silly. George W. Bush will be grateful. But remember, you're on your own out there. Retail sales are down. Car buying is depressed. Consumer confidence is fading. Last week GM and Whirlpool announced big layoffs. In November the S&P 500 stock index finished its first 12-month period of negative returns in a decade, according to Bianco Research. In other words, people are getting squeamish...
...help the Colombian military shoot drug traffickers without shooting at the FARC, and that makes them very nervous. It's a rebellion that's been going on for some 40 years, and it's plainly not going to come to an end soon - the Pentagon fears it's a whirlpool that's going to suck them...
...MEDIA WHIRLPOOL As if a Jacuzzi weren't relaxing enough, now you can numb your brain as well as your body. The new Affinity Whirlpool comes with a built-in 9-in. TV, a wall-mounted CD-and-stereo system, and a floating remote control that runs the water jets, TV and stereo. The whole system will set you back $7,900. We're still waiting for Jacuzzi www.jacuzzi.com to strike a deal with WebTV to let you surf the Net while...