Oh What A Day!: Class in America: Shadowy Lines That Still Divide - New York Times

Oh What A Day!: Class in America: Shadowy Lines That Still Divide - New York Times

Presentation Zen: The Kawasaki Method: an enlightened presentation approach

Presentation Zen: The Kawasaki Method: an enlightened presentation approach

Class in America: Shadowy Lines That Still Divide - New York Times

Class in America: Shadowy Lines That Still Divide - New York Times

The idea of fixed class positions, on the other hand, rubs many the wrong way. Americans have never been comfortable with the notion of a pecking order based on anything other than talent and hard work. Class contradicts their assumptions about the American dream, equal opportunity and the reasons for their own successes and even failures. Americans, constitutionally optimistic, are disinclined to see themselves as stuck.

Ideas4Rent Marketing - Creating Solutions Everyday

Ideas4Rent Marketing - Creating Solutions Everyday

Edge 126 From Vikram... I must read this story about the grey parrots

Edge 126

Chicago Tribune | Aneurysm test urged for men at risk

Chicago Tribune | Aneurysm test urged for men at risk

Aneurysm test urged for men at risk

By Gina Kolata
New York Times News Service
Published February 1, 2005

In a sharp change from current policy, an influential medical advisory group is recommending that all men aged 65 to 75 who have ever smoked have an ultrasound screening test to see if they are developing a condition that could kill them in minutes by bursting a major artery in the abdomen.

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