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After my recent struggles with Belgacom I was rather comforted to remind myself of Arthur Dent's problems with bureaucracy, many years ago.

January Books 17) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams nwhyte 2010

That's the job of Rodney Johnson , president of HS Dent Investment Management in Tampa, Fla., and an associate of Mr. Dent's since 1997.

His Forecasts of Booms and Busts Sell Lots of Books. But an ETF? Maybe Not. Jonathan Burton 2011

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Arthur Dent's accidental association with that wholly remarkable book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has not been entirely without incident.

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Simon & Schuster, HS Dent Investment Management Investment decisions for the ETF follow "The Dent Method"—billed on Mr. Dent's website as "the only documented record of success at forecasting long-term economic trends."

His Forecasts of Booms and Busts Sell Lots of Books. But an ETF? Maybe Not. Jonathan Burton 2011

Arthur Dent's accidental association with that wholly remarkable book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has not been entirely without incident.

And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer: Book summary 2010

"There are very few examples of funds that are high-turnover, tactical, market-timing and high-expense that do well, and Harry Dent's name isn't associated with one of those exceptions."

His Forecasts of Booms and Busts Sell Lots of Books. But an ETF? Maybe Not. Jonathan Burton 2011

Dent's contrary assumption about the test for marriage, essential to his "proof" of the superiority of heterosexuals, is baseless.

William K. Black: Algebra for Dummies: Mathematical 'Proof' of the Inferiority of Homosexuals 2010

Dent's premise is that if society allows homosexuals in "committed loving relationships" to marry, we are saying that homosexuals are "just as good" as heterosexual couples.

William K. Black: Algebra for Dummies: Mathematical 'Proof' of the Inferiority of Homosexuals 2010

Dent's second argument is one he makes at great length, with strong rhetoric -- but no facts.

William K. Black: Algebra for Dummies: Mathematical 'Proof' of the Inferiority of Homosexuals 2010