Accolades and lists may tell us about accomplishments, but life is meant to be experienced, not just accomplished.

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In America and in Britain, on both the hardback and paperback lists, non-fiction books with a life-affirming or self-improving message are holding their own against those with a downbeat one.

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The United Nations itself lists longevity as one of the criteria for determining quality of life.

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But I think lists are also a good way to celebrate the things we enjoy in life, and celebration is important for people.

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Their wide-ranging lists underscore what inhabitants of the Information Age should already know: Technology permeates corporate life so thoroughly that the term 'technology problem' slices too thin.

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Will you share these lists, or ones like them, before you enter into a business arrangement with someone in your life to whom you feel a sense of loyalty?

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In the "Work Life" section of the Human Rights Campaign's Web site, under domestic partner benefits, the Campaign lists major companies and public sector employers who are on board.

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This week, a new contender has entered the lists: Amram Mitzna, mayor of Haifa and a former general, who believes he can breathe new life into the flagging and dispirited party of peace.

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