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— from the 1905 book The Making of a Man by Orison Swett Marden.

What Does This Apple Order Cut Mean?

Apple Cuts Orders for iPhone Parts

Apple Inc. has cut its orders for components for the iPhone 5 due to weaker-than-expected demand, people familiar with the situation said Monday.

Apple’s orders for iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter, for example, have dropped to roughly half of what the company had previously planned to order, two of the people said.

The Cupertino, Calif., company has also cut orders for components other than screens, according to one of the people.

Boldfaced emphasis added by me.

Is this the harbinger of Doom I’ve been expecting?

New Episode Of Falcon 1

After a long absence — several months! — Falcon 1 takes to the skies again with a new episode.

This was a great way to start Monday.