In interviews, he has said that almost ten years after the death of his father, and with two novels to his name, he felt compelled to unburden himself of his past, of all his family stories, to get everything about his life on paper.

NEWYORKER: Total Recall

Two important takeaways: Sprint is finally going unburden itself of having to operate two incompatible networks.

FORBES: Sprint To Phase Out iDen Network; To Spend Up To $5B On Infrastructure Upgrades

Could the biggest brewers go further and turn into marketing powerhouses that gradually unburden themselves of their costly production and distribution infrastructure a model that Coca-Cola has pioneered with its separate bottling organisation?

ECONOMIST: Beer makers

Leading an international drive to unburden hopelessly indebted Third World countries from onerous interest payments that lock them into a vicious cycle of poverty, Clinton pledged the loan relief two years ago.

CNN: Clinton to sign bill reducing Third World debt