Word: consultancy
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...Johnson more than four years before I was born. "Nancy Dickerson is on line two," begins the White House operator. Johnson picks up: "Yes, honey." She tries to start with a joke, but it warbles out: "The next time I need a new swimming suit I'm going to consult you." The President is silent, having forgotten a quip he made about her fashion sense that was picked up in the papers. Now she's jittery...
...Johnson more than four years before I was born. "Nancy Dickerson is on line two," begins the White House operator. Johnson picks up: "Yes, honey." She tries to start with a joke, but it warbles out: "The next time I need a new swimming suit I'm going to consult you." The President is silent, having forgotten a quip he made about her fashion sense that was picked up in the papers. Now she's jittery...
...wonderful I-banking/consulting life lined the stairwells, covered the entrances to the dining halls and glared at me from every lamppost and tape-able surface imaginable. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but these messages left little room in my mind for misinterpretation: Forget art. I should bank or consult. But I'm stubborn, and so, naively, I ignored the signs thinking that new ones would inevitably appear guiding me along my dream-path to a sun-filled studio. I patiently waited for the ads, the posters, the notes, the toys, but found nothing. Then I started searching for them...
...things elder-law attorneys do best. "People should review whatever estate planning they've already done," suggests Joseph Rosenberg, a law professor at CUNY and supervising attorney of its elder-law clinic. "If they have wills, they should review them; if they don't have wills, they should probably consult an attorney. People can sign advanced health-care directives, such as health-care proxies or living wills, which let you appoint an agent to make decisions for you if you're unable...
...concerned about the hormonal changes your daughter is going through, you should know that you're in good company. If you're truly alarmed, you should consult your child's pediatrician, but the fact is, most early bloomers are perfectly healthy. Instead of medical attention, they need plenty of age-appropriate information and loving support. Happily, the trend toward earlier puberty has spawned a wealth of resources for 8-to-12-year-old girls and their parents. And because girls this age still tend to listen to their parents, you're just the person to prepare your daughter for what...