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...camp was founded by the now octogenarian Winslow Pogue, an ever quotable storehouse of wisdom, career counseling, and, interestingly enough, eBay expertise. Winslow’s example generally sets the tenor for my bizarre life here...
Fryer said that, in one important way, the study undermines conventional wisdom on the phenomenon...
...president, Lehman promoted a transnational vision for the University, espousing three areas of focus as his guiding lights: “life in the age of the genome,” “wisdom in the age of digital information,” and “sustainability in the age of development...
...Lincoln's stories provided more than mere amusement. Drawn from his own experiences and the curiosities reported by others, they frequently conveyed practical wisdom that his listeners could remember and repeat. For instance, when the Civil War was coming to an end and the debate began over what to do with the rebel leaders, Lincoln wished they could somehow "escape the country," even though he could not say this publicly. "As usual," General William Sherman recalled, "he illustrated his meaning by a story: 'A man once had taken the total-abstinence pledge. When visiting a friend, he was invited...
...Acer's story is an inspirational one for other Taiwan electronics firms. Its strengths are flexibility and a willingness to buck conventional wisdom. While other PC companies were abandoning traditional sales channels to compete with Dell's Internet-based direct-sales model, Acer stuck with conventional distributors such as Ingram Micro. The strategy allowed Acer to reach larger markets without building a costly direct-sales infrastructure...