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Crusading for Careful Crisp Writing
I begin with a story of a time in a graduate writing class. We were assigned to write dissertation abstracts. It was time to share our work. A colleague projected hers with the instructor’s document camera. We could all read what she wrote except that I could not make out what the abstract was all about. The writing was convoluted and full of technical words from the specific subject area. Surprisingly, everyone around me applauded and the instructor lavished praise on her. This was several years back. I wished I…
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Design Tip: He knew me
Well said, Dr. Goulston. Read more. Jobs invented for the everyday man. He created magic. “In a world in which delivering on promises, delighting customers and exceeding expectations has all but disappeared with a shift from companies providing true value to short term ROI, Jobs and Apple’s products under him delivered ROT, meaning Return On Trust. For more than a decade, whenever Jobs talked up an upcoming product and then launched it, we could almost always trust that we would not be disappointed. In a world where we have felt…
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Song of the Day
My favorite artiste, Lea Salonga! I watched Les Mis two Sundays ago and she was Fantine in the anniversary show. The cast was outstanding, except for Nick Jonas. He was outclassed by the classically trained theater performers. The Jean Valjean singer’s voice quality is indescribable. To sing that song requires a lot of vocal muscle work and deep heart-wrenching emotion. One high quality show on TV.
