In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.

If being the biggest company was a guarantee of success, we'd all be using IBM computers and driving GM cars.

Congressional Republicans themselves have vehemently defended the idea that preexisting conditions should not be used to deny people insurance.

The Xbox 360 is the best game console ever designed. It's fast and powerful - games look as good on the 360 as on high-end PCs that cost six times as much. It's easy to navigate and has lots of useful secondary features - the ability to play digital video, stream MP3s, and so on.

There does seem to be some evidence that as people get older, they procrastinate less, perhaps because they feel the pressure of time more.

Breaking tasks down into smaller sub-tasks can be very useful.

When Americans are asked to rank professions in terms of honesty and ethics, insurance agents routinely end up near the bottom of the list - somewhere between politicians and car salesmen. Generally, insurers are seen as clever hucksters who prey on insecurity and ignorance to sell people what they don't need at prices they shouldn't have to pay.