A Short Story... Bruce awoke instantaneously at 06:00 am sharp, expecting a long day of helping his boss, Hava. He took a look at Hava's daily schedule and then went to the mail box to see what other meetings and appointments he would have to squeeze in today. There was a request for an urgent meeting from Doris, Seppo's assistant. He contacted Doris, informing her that Hava had an half an hour vacant at 10:00 am or at 5:00 pm and that Hava personally preferred morning meetings. Doris confirmed 10:00 am and Bruce posted a note for Hava. Next on his agenda, Bruce went about sorting through the rest of Hava's mail and news bulletins, picking out a select few that he believed would satisfy her reading habits and preferences. At about 9:30 am he caught a message from Hava's best friend that tonight she was free. Knowing that Hava likes going with her friend to movies and that she had not as yet seen "Brave Heart" with Mel Gibson , her favorite actor, Bruce decided to buy them a pair of tickets to the early show and make reservations at Hava's favorite restaurant. He stepped out and zipped over to the mall, to the ticket agency, and discretely bought the tickets with Hava's Visa number. He returned with a big smile on his face and notified Hava of her evenings plans. At about 01:00 pm he received an urgent message from Hava telling him that she was happy about tonight's arrangements, but did not want to see "Brave Heart" because it was too violent for her. Bruce noted Hava's aversion to violent films for future reference and hurried back to the mall to try and sell the tickets to someone else and then buy tickets to "Sense and Sensibility" (Hava just loves Emma Thompson). At 7:00 pm, before leaving for the movie, Hava notified Bruce that he had done well today and then she turned off the computer (including Bruce her intelligent agent software) for the night. (adapted from http://t2.technion.ac.il/~s3180501/agent.html#short)