Pull the plug?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Utah">Utah</span> <span word="Pulls">Pulls</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Plug">Plug</span> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Four">Four</span>-<span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="Workweek">Workweek</span> (<span word="AOL">AOL</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="September">September</span> 15, 2011).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="workweek">workweek</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> “<span word="for">for</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>, <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conserve">conserve</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>.”</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>, <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="note">note</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>” <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>” <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Plug">Plug</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="disconnect">disconnect</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unplug">unplug</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> “<span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>”.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deactivate">deactivate</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discontinue">discontinue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p>
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