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Well, let me correct myself. Launch day means a whole lot to the company launching the product; more specifically to the sales and marketing departments. Today is the official launch day of Microsoft's much anticipated Windows 7 operating system. Let me be clear, I think Windows 7 is a big deal. The actual launch of Windows 7 is another matter. Tech companies especially live for launch day. Let's put it this way, if Windows 7 was a teenage girl; today would be her Sweet 16 party. Today is all about proverbial ballgowns, shelacked up-do's and first dances under moonlight. For us consumers, the coverage may be interesting and pique our curiosity to see all the new features and get some of that first customer feedback. I always caution people, however, to let someone else be that first customer, especially when it comes to technology (and cars, for that matter). Here's why: 1. The only user testing that really counts is testing by real customers. All the early reviews about Windows 7 ar

Holy Jesus, I think this is something that I could go my entire life without seeing. David Letterman got it on with intern Stephanie Birkitt, that much we do know. Little did Dave know, but there were security cameras all over the studio. Unfortunately for him (and the rest of us), the cameras may [...]

Now who doesn’t appreciate the smell and taste of bacon? Vegetarians aside, people love bacon so much that there has been literally thousands of ways people have thought to put bacon in a variety of things and today’s example is no different. Bacon Jam is yet another way one can appreciate the delicacy that is cured, smoked [...]

Lots of surprises when So You Think You Can Dance names Top Twenty Dancers for Season Six.Contributor: Anne BrownPublished: Oct 21, 2009

The aim of Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront is to prod government to think more creatively about our nation's crumbling and outdated fabric.

Postal workers have been left with little option. The real madness lies with those itching to pick a fight before an electionThere's nothing that quite brings together politicians, metropolitan media and corporate barons in a chorus of self-righteous rage and wishful thinking like the prospect of low-paid manual workers going on strike to defend their interests - and actually having an impact on their world into the bargain. That's exactly what's been happening in the run-up to today's walkout by nearly 50,000 Royal Mail sorting office staff and drivers and tomorrow's planned stoppage by 70,000-odd delivery and collection workers.There's excitable talk of violence and riots. Postal workers are said to be engaged in an industrial suicide pact. The Sun believes it's 'madness'; the Financial Times thinks they're turkeys voting for both Christmas and Thanksgiving. There is a string of silly comparisons with the 1984-5 miners' strike. One Times writer reckons the workforce is 'completely bo

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Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined america (Hardcover)By Barbara Ehrenreich Buy new: $13.4539 used and new from $13.21 Customer Rating: First tagged 'politics' by S. McGee Customer tags: barbara ehrenreich(5), positive thinking(4), politics(2), social change(2), barack obama(2), hope(2), optimism(2), happiness(2), negative thinking(2), life stinks, bright-sided, entrepreneurship

Just when it seemed as if Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford was ready to make a decision about his future, the injured Oklahoma quarterback decided he needed more time to think about it.