Which is too bad, since I think Microsoft is doing some truly radical and important things.

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And getting our priorities oriented around doing the things that are most important is going to be critical.

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Dr. Nawis Bilinyambe(ph), the head of Zambia's malaria-control program, says one of the most important things Zambia is doing is educating people about the disease.

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"I think doing things like this is important, " Blake said.

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But this is only important in the transition from one way of doing things to a new one.

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It is important to focus on the things you are doing that you CAN change to ensure you achieve your goals.

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The lives of these people are very precious to us, and the board considered that very serious matter that these brave people thought that what they were doing was important, that it was significant, that it was part of human space exploration, that the things that were going to be learned from this mission were worth the risk that they were taking.

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The bride may have been doing great things for her wedding, but she was sabotaging her own care -- and it was a really important visit, as she was newly pregnant.

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