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theories about electric light，but in only two cases did his experiments work． 4 no one likes failure．but the smart innovators 1earn from it mark gumz,the head of the
camera maker olympus america inc，attributes some of the company's successes in technology
to understanding failure．his popular phrase is：\．\5 over two centuries．the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence that is
another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing．walt disney,the founder of disneyland，was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he
was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the us$1．50 to get his shoes from me repair shop pioneering car maker henry f0rd failed with one company and was
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forced out of
another before he developed the model t car． 6 failure is harder to bear in today's open．accelerated world．hardly any innovation works
the first time．but an impatient society and the media want instant success．when american
music and movie master david geffen had a difficult time．a critic said nastily that the only
difference between geffen records(geffen's company)and the titanic(the ship that went down)
was that the titanic had better music actually，it wasn't．after four years of losses，geffen had 80 many hits(成功的作品)he could afford a ship as big as the titanic an to himself．
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more than a ride to school
the national education association claims．\community．\
they further add that,unfortunately,what appears on the exterior(外部)does not always reflect
the reality of a chosen community．they are right．and sometimes it reflects more!just ask liesl
denson riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for liesl bruce hardy．sch001 bus driver for althouse bus company has been liesl's bus driver since kindergarten last year when liesl's family moved to parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her new residence，she requested to ride the
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same bus this year liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus．she says．\a great ride so far!my bus driver is so c001 and has always been a good friend and a good listener．sometimes when you're a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important．mr．hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important．\friends ashley batista and amanda wolfc agree． brace hardy has been making octorara students feel special since 1975．this year he will celebrate 30 years working for althouse bus
transportation．company president。larry a1thouse
acknowledges bruce hardy's outstanding record．\bruce
these days；he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record．recognized in
by the pennsylvania school bus
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association for driving 350，000 accident free miles，
hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the
students that ride his bus''
a1thouse further added．\transportation was established 70 years ago and has
been providing quality transportation ever since my grandfather started the business with one
bus．althouse bus transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and
safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide
quality service for many more years to come．''
three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed．thanks to出ivers like
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