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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Managing the Internet’s growth is like pruning kudzu. Like the sprawling vine, the Web spreads in every direction with unrelenting speed and smothers stagnant entities as it grows. Those in charge of managing the process face a colossal and perennial task.
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Reinvesting Dividends
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
No one likes to pay a commission to buy stock, even a very small commission to a very nice broker. In fact, commissions deter many would-be investors from ever buying stocks — a big mistake since, over the long haul, stocks outperform most other types of investments. Yet there’s a nifty way around this dilemma; [...]
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Legal minefield lies in E-mail
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
If there is a smoking gun in the information age, it has to be electronic mail. Oliver North discovered this the hard way in the eighties, in what was probably the first case where E-mail messages came back to haunt someone.
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The Refrigerator Door
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
From toddlerhood through the elementary years, children are prolific artists. Their creations deserve special attention. How can you preserve their work for long-time admiration? Admire children’s creativity Nothing supports children’s artistic development more than your genuine interest in what they are doing. Instead of asking, “What’s that?” (which conveys that the art fails to communicate), [...]
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Eat Me
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
A runaway bestseller in Australia, “Eat Me” is a hilarious string of raunchy stories tied up with literary aspirations. But Katty Drow’s sizzling account of the sexual exploits of four friends never really takes off as a novel.
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Leopard Prints
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Does everybody who wears leopard print outfits end up looking like Peg Bundy? I’d love to have a clingy leopard print dress. But I’m scared I’d end up looking like trash. Does it matter what my figure is like?
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Just say when
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
That content-and how people can organize it-is the key advantage When.com has over its much bigger competitors. Users visit When.com’s site and fill out a form that indicates what they like to see, listen to, and do, and the regions where they travel and live. From trade shows to opera performances, baseball games to TV [...]
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Do You Have Stinky Shoes and Feet?
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Imagine, you are snuggling on the couch with your loved one. They pop in the movie and kick off their shoes. They ask you to curl up with them, and you panic! You know that taking off your shoes could very well end your relationship, not to mention, it could kill your loved ones pets [...]
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Are You Addicted to Shopping?
Monday, December 28th, 2009
I walked into the bright lights of the department store. My eyes danced at the sight of thousands of SALE signs. I could feel the rush of adrenaline pumping through my veins. We women get the same high from shopping that men get from watching Sammy Sosa or Manny Ramirez hit a homerun. (I don’t [...]