Word: programed
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When Kelvin Giles bought his lumbering 2001 GMC Yukon last spring, he could hardly believe his luck. The Phoenix, Ariz., technology consultant stood to receive $23,000 in rebates on the $50,000 vehicle, compliments of the state government's alternative-fuels program, which threatens to cost Arizona an incredible $680 million--or 11% of the entire state budget. Says Giles: "I always put this under the heading of too good to be true...
...right. Stunned by the gargantuan cost of the program, which more than 22,000 Arizonans rushed to sign up for, state lawmakers remained hunkered down last week in a rancorous session that was called to repair the damage. One plan under consideration would limit the rebates to the 6,000 buyers who have already paid for or picked up their vehicles, thus paring the cost of the program to $200 million...
...separated by a table filled with sunflowers, candles and a box of tissues to catch any tears. In one chair sits a member of the audience; in the other, Byron Katie, 58, a divorced grandmother with white hair and sparkling blue eyes. In sessions of her popular self-awareness program, called simply the Work, the charismatic Katie acts as a combination mystical guide, wisecracking therapist and knowing parent...
Despite such New Age trappings (and the sappy folk music on the p.a. system), Katie's approach, with elements that recall Zen meditation, Socratic inquiry and Alcoholics Anonymous' 12-step program, offers a pragmatic and simple way of getting people to take responsibility for their own problems. Says Katie: "It's a way to cut through everything. It puts responsibility back on the person looking for their answers, not the world's answers...
...THAT TUNE If you're tired of all the digital-music mumbo-jumbo and wonder whatever became of radio, we're happy to report that it's alive and well--and ready to be plugged into your PC. A free program called SongCatcher www.songcatcher.com records your favorite broadcasts to your hard drive. Overnight the program separates the music and chatter into tracks you can load to an MP3 player or burn onto a CD. Next from the SongCatcher folks: a talk-radio version, so you can take Dr. Laura in tolerable doses...