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...very excited when I got in, and I did not feel it too difficult to adjust when I came." Gyorffy said. "It was something completely new for me, and I enjoyed the challenge. It was really fun from the beginning to be so independent and start a new life in many ways...
...secret that being a parent today is a juggling act. According to a National Parenting Association survey of 650 parents, the biggest challenge moms and dads face is balancing work and family. The good news: employers are responding. Sixty-seven percent of parents say they can adjust their work hours to accommodate family needs. Still, parents with lower incomes--who can least afford extra child care to accommodate last-minute schedule changes and emergencies--tend to work for firms that don't have much family-friendly flexibility. More parents cite crime and violence as their biggest worry-40% this year...
...like you own the place," says Mark Smith, manager of appliance platforms at H-P Labs. When you arrive at work, you could simply stroll through a secure, smart door and listen as your desktop virtual assistant reads aloud your schedule for the day. The temperature and lighting will adjust automatically to your preferences. Though we probably won't attain the mythical paperless office, there will likely be less of the messy stuff lying about, thanks to high-tech, rewritable parchment. And forget about typing: sophisticated voice recognition will let you tell your PC what to do (though all that...
...rendering diesel fuel prohibitively expensive - an increase of at least 10 cents per gallon, by most estimates. "Oil companies generally resist regulation by predicting disastrous short-term effects," says TIME international editor Charles Alexander. "And there could well be short-term shortages to deal with, but the market will adjust; it always has before. The EPA is taking the long view on pollution, which is exactly what they should be doing." Unfortunately for its opponents, the EPA proposal may not encounter much resistance on its path to becoming law; the Clean Air Act permits President Clinton to sign environmental measures...
...environmental problems afflicting the earth will not be solved until people in the mainstream adjust their behavior so that they live in harmony with nature. But environmentalists also need to adapt to a new reality and join in a search for workable solutions rather than acting like prophets crying in the wilderness. The best solutions can be found in compromise. In the quest to attain sustainable global development, the middle way must be sought--and sought urgently. RAYMOND M. KEOGH Bray, Ireland...