Tim Jackson
Tim Jackson
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The care and concern of one human being for another is a peculiar 'commodity.' It can't be stockpiled. It becomes degraded through trade. It isn't delivered by machines. Its quality rests entirely on the attention paid by one person to another. Even to speak of reducing the time involved is to misunderstand its value.
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It is the accuracy and detail inherent in crafted goods that endows them with lasting value. It is the time and attention paid by the carpenter, the seamstress and the tailor that makes this detail possible.
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Productivity - the amount of output delivered per hour of work in the economy - is often viewed as the engine of progress in modern capitalist economies. Output is everything. Time is money. The quest for increased productivity occupies reams of academic literature and haunts the waking hours of C.E.O.s and finance ministers.
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As the prices go up, people start looking for the smaller vehicles. That's what they're doing now.
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We have a very committed, loyal audience that wants to be both entertained and challenged. They want to see the big-name jazz stars, but they also want to see what's new and different out there. They have this 'show me' attitude. They want guidance to new and creative things.
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Basically you're talking about business method patents and whether they're allowable. This whole area of what is suitable for monopoly protection is a fraught one. There's a lot of stuff that shouldn't be protected.
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I have heard of this deal in other states, but this is the first I've heard of it in Colorado.
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Now the overhead for running dealerships has grown so much, it costs a lot more to operate all those franchises. If you're lucky, you're making a 1.5 percent to 3 percent profit.
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This was a way for us to raise our profile in the Salinas area, because we've been doing really good work for many years, ... But we haven't presented any high profile events. It's all been educational events.
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For dealers, it comes down to an issue of economics.
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The addition of this breathtaking residence hall provides us the chance to offer the programs and services that build leaders and community in our halls to an even larger number of MSU students,
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The dealer is still bending over backwards to sell the car and could even be taking a loss on the deal. It is a tremendous buying opportunity if you are in the market for two cars.
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The demand for redevelopment is getting stronger. There are folks willing to live in a higher density, and we're seeing developers trying to meet that demand.
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