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Governments may be wasteful in managing money, but the only evidence GS provides is in the story of Louis XV, who, when accused of spending too much, said, "After me, the deluge."
Moreover, given the effort that goes into identifying and evaluating papers, ignoring or rejecting valuable information is wasteful.
While this was wasteful in terms of redundant software development, it did allow us to hone our system to the particular needs of our project.
In London Friday, the Guardian blamed Hurricane Floyd on America's "massive, wasteful consumption of a disproportionate share of the planet's resources."
Two things, however, that you missed in "Paste Test": Colgate Total makes your tongue numb (I've tested this with a friend), and Mentadent/pump pastes in general are hugely wasteful.