For our final touch point this year, I'd like to share a quick story with you -- one that you may or may not know.

It serves as a touch point for various kinds of winter sports, such as cross-country skiing, fishing and cycling down the snow covered slopes.

"I think this is kind of lame, myself," he said. "It's kind of curling but not really curling, you know? It doesn't have the energy of curling. I'm not a big fan of it at all."

Their intuitive consumer touch point bridges the gap between the TV and Internet worlds through the "tagging" or "bookmarking" of TV content and moves both platforms towards addressability and accountability.

Brady, on the other hand, successfully bridges the gap between football’s sexually diverse fans, attracting both straights and gays, without getting caught in the crossfire of sexual politics.

He acknowledges that big-picture thinking about genetics and biotechnology is not part of an average Canadian Anglican's life. But related issues of disability are a touch point with most.

"It's a little bit slow for me. The balls get really fluffy and it plays extremely slow. I am not a big fan."

"It’s simpler to pull plans that are set rather than have to create out of whole cloth at the last second."

Mars, however, stands out as a chocolate maker caught in the crossfire of all the changes.

Here are ten reasons why Santa’s Service Oriented Architecture is exemplary: ... the SOA bridges the gap between the executive office (Santa) and staff (elves) to execute on common goals. ...

In addition to the 787's next-generation passenger amenities and substantially improved fuel efficiency, the plane also serves as a touch-point in the aerospace battle between Boeing and Airbus.

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In general, they say, it's best not to overdo something -- unless it's toile, which is "timeless," Sharkey says, and meant to be used all over the place.

Confetti was available for sale, which was meant to be "thrown all over the place" at midnight. This "confetti trashing" was a big hit last year and "everyone seemed to have a good time."

Your train of thought has definitely left the station.

Say what you will, but the Wii's demand will fade and people will be left wondering where all the exciting games are. Suffice it to say, this thing will forever be known as the fad of 2007.

Suffice it to say that with house prices sliding like children at recess and the pace of foreclosures almost certain to escalate in 2008, the sector's severe drag on the overall economy is unlikely to wane.

This train of thought prepares you for understanding that the small gang of AARP card-carrying grizzled faces and white mustaches that waits just on the other side of the windowless door, despite their flannel shirts, foam hats and belt buckle trophies, is gay.

Say what you will about the guy's music, but John Mayer's blog is actually kind of funny.

This is so mind-blowingly ridiculous I'll leave all of the smarminess to you guys to wipe up in the comments.

Say what you will about the smarminess of your average Starbucks ("And what might I get started for you?" "Well, something you'll finish, I hope."), the soy lattes are from heaven.

Costume designers Alisha Engle and Mark Spain are also top notch. "Our costumes are from heaven," Anderson sighs. "The detailing is beautiful. The women who sold donuts wear these exquisite red wooden shoes and we have people with doublets and things. The worst thing about being a playwright is that I don't get a costume!"

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