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...born-again commitment to organized religion. ''Spirituality is in,'' says theologian Marty, ''so much so that I get embarrassed by it.'' Says Milton Walsh, a Roman Catholic priest who is pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco: ''People want some kind of direction and purpose, the basic 'Who am I? Where am I going...
Some minor changes, like those proposed by Kaufman, should be made to keep the Clean Elections law viable. But the basic premise of the regulations is sound, and the legislature should resist any temptation to gut the bill...
...Flyers should not expect premium service on a super-saver, $89 fare. What's more, travelers ought to punish poorly performing carriers by diverting their business to other airlines (such as Southwest, Midwest Express and JFK-based Jetblue), which consistently win awards for superior service. And at the most basic level, I can only say that if flying is such an awful experience, then don't fly. The U.S. has plenty of forms of alternate transportation to get you where you want...
...anything else? Smart, self-interested investors would simply keep buying stocks and selling bonds until the gap closed and the future returns disappeared. That’s how markets are supposed to work, at least, and most economists wouldn’t bet the nest egg on their basic theories being wrong...
...basic idea is pretty clever. The Facemail people have taken biologically based imaging--the same technology that creates models of human organs for surgeons to practice on--and used it to create digital faces. Facemail faces are lifelike, in a Max Headroom-ish kind of way, and they simulate emotions based on the emoticons--for example, :-)--that you put in your text. Type in :-X, and Rachel blows a kiss. Type in I-P, and she looks disgusted. The voice reading the e-mail is standard-issue IBM ViaVoice text-to-speech...