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...MONDZELEWSKI V. PATHMARK (1998) In support of a butcher who claimed to have been treated unfairly by his employer, Pathmark, Alito's broad interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) led him to conclude that Joseph Mondzelewski's back injury constituted a serious limitation that entitled him to ADA workplace protections. Writing for the majority, Alito ruled that Pathmark wrongfully punished Mondzelewski by reprimanding him unreasonably and giving him the worst working shifts...
...Belseys are an unlikely pair: Howard, a poor North London son-of-a-butcher who snagged a professorship by cutting up Rembrandt, is celebrating his 30th anniversary with Kiki, a black Floridian who escaped from her family’s servant legacy through inheritance and marriage. They made love for the first time, the two recall without irony, in Kiki’s New York walk-up, Howard’s white, gangly feet sticking out the fire escape...
...Crónicas”’s indictment of the news media seems especially relevant in the present cultural and political climate. One has only to substitute Ecuador for Iraq, or “Monster of Babahoyo” for “Butcher of Baghdad,” to understand the very real danger presented by an unfair and unbalanced press...
...when not crushing a ball. "A dream came true for me in Paris, but I will remain the same person," Nadal tells TIME. "It would be stupid to change." Raised on the island of Majorca, Nadal has athleticism in his blood. His uncle Miguel Angel, dubbed el Carnicero (the Butcher), was a bruising defender on Spain's national soccer team. Another uncle, Toni, taught natural righty Nadal to play tennis left-handed, a serving advantage, but his serve still needs work. "Rafa" has Toni as his coach to this day. The family turned down invitations for Nadal to train...
...weekly magazine of leftist opinion, staff members like to joke that "if it's bad for the country, it's good for the Nation." In a political age dominated by bloggers, conservatives and cable news, the Nation delivers a regular helping of unfashionably liberal journalism printed on gray butcher paper, lightened only by pencil drawings and the mordant poetry of Calvin Trillin. The formula is working: since the election of George W. Bush in 2000, its circulation has soared 96%, to 184,000; in 2004 the magazine enjoyed its best year ever, reversing years of losses to turn a profit...