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The system isn’t fully baked.

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The system is not ready for prime time

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Watching the drama as it unfolded

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Fact-finding trip

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Expressing commitment to

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Hogging resources

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Quinoa has a nutty taste and a chewy texture that invite slow consumption

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yet their coat of arms all prominently feature the animal

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The law of large number

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Don’t let tragedy be your teacher

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Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration.

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I find it a bit disingenuous to say that WEB

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Mulls response

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ruminer

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I subscribe to the belief that ideas aren’t worth anything, and that it all comes down to good execution

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Coping mechanism

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A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you are in deep water

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some will be rendered unnecessary should certain decisions be taken

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For many years Henry Singleton disproved the argument that conglomerates don’t work. But it turns out Tel

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It was clear as mud

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” you are too concerned with what was and what will be. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present.”

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He does a great job capturing the insights from

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But I felt like I’d witnessed a little piece of history.

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Steve’s actions and words at Apple in 1997 represented the absolute best in leadership for a turnaround situation

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plans to retune its patent system.

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strategies are set to be finalized in November and are expected to include a controversial item

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it’s expected to be business as usual with typical winter…

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La Nina is an event that takes place when the sea surface cools

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we usually resort to describingwhen we should be depicting

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brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.”

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* In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is… yogi Berra

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* but in the real world, especially in a military context, being able to see through walls would give soldiers an immense advantage

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* to start this post has been too daunting to make its way into my schedule since…daunting task

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* Carl Sagan’s well-known mantra that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”

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* perfect instance of emotional anomaly

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34
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distortion of truth”

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Now I have to tell you something, and I mean this in the best and most inoffensive way possible: I don’t believe in process. In fact, when I interview a potential employee and he or she says that “it’s all about the process,” I see that as a bad sign.

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There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.”

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37
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A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming is not worth knowing.

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Alan Perlis

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I determined that the proper policy was “to put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket

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“I believe the true road to preëminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one’s resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preëminence in money-making–certainly never one in manufacturing–who was interested in many concerns.

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If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest

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“He had not a particle of mechanical knowledge, and yet such was his unflagging zeal and industry for the interests of his employer that he soon became marked for being everywhere about the mill, knowing everything, and attending to everything.”

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“It takes these very simple-minded instructions—‘Go fetch a number, add it to this number, put the result there, perceive if it’s greater than this other number’––but executes them at a rate of, let’s say, 1,000,000 per second. At 1,000,000 per second, the results appear to be magic.”

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Steve Job

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“The problem is I’m older now, I’m 40 years old, and this stuff doesn’t change the world. It really doesn’t.

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Steve job

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“I’m sorry, it’s true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We’re born, we live for a brief instant, and we die. It’s been happening for a long time. Technology is not changing it much — if at all.

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Steve job

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I agree with this. As Claude Shannon would say, you need to stick to where you have an edge.

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46
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You should aim to be an artisan…everything thing you do, you should be proud of, willing to put your initials on it.”

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perfect instance of emotional anomaly

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Mecham has faced this kind of befuddlement before – which is one reason he meets only rarely with potential investors

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It has been known

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50
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A definite trend is evident

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51
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While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to the questions

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52
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Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study

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53
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Typical results are shown

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54
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These results will be in a subsequent report

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55
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A careful analysis of obtained data

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After additional study by my colleagues

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Thanks are due to Joe Blots for assistance with the experiment and to Cindy Adams for valuable discussions

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A highly significant area for exploratory study

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In my experience

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In case after case

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In a series of cases

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It is believed that

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It is generally believed that

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correct within an order of magnitude

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65
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It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of this phenomenon occurs

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According to statistical analysis

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A statistically oriented projection of the significance of these findings

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It is hoped that this study will stimulate further investigations in this field

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We intend to appeal this decision, which overrides the business judgment of the Fibrek board and is wrong in both facts and law, and to vigorously pursue any and all recourses available to us to ensure that our shareholders are treated fairly.”

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68
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Lorsque l’on revient ainsi sur la formation du monde et donc de nos origines, la presse s’emballe

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69
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being the best console in the industry is like being the tallest midget in the circus

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70
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But therein lies the problem

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71
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Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions”

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~OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES~

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Practice makes perfect

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Use it or lose it

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75
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Complete overhaul of its website

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76
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What has been tried is proven

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77
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the company has started to treat changes at those stores much like app makers handle the rollout of new features.

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fascinating, instructive perspective that identifies

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when you choose your heroes, make sure they’re dead.

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charlie munger

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