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...surprisingly down-to-earth man who is not really idealistic at all but practical because he sees the cause-and-effect continuum very well--and that's why he's so rich," said Cambridge resident Michael Alogna
...case became a landmark in the annals of sex research, living proof of the prevailing theory of the 1960s and early 1970s that sexual identity exists in a kind of continuum and that nurture is more important than nature in determining gender roles. Babies are born gender neutral, the experts said. Catch them early enough, and you can make them anything you want. Widely cited in medical and social-science textbooks, the baby's transformation helped pediatricians confidently advise other parents facing similar circumstances to rear their wounded boys as girls...
...contrast, the more focused British education does not imply as pronounced a distinction between one's studies and one's future pursuits. Rather than fostering a purely pragmatic pre-professionalism, the British system suggests a continuum between one's college years and life afterward. In fact, a lower percentage of Oxford graduates enter the business world immediately after graduation than do Harvard students...
Recruiter Lisa Gallagher scans the wires every day, hoping to turn bad news into good. No sooner does she spot notices of layoffs at other companies than her employer, software developer CSC Continuum, takes out help-wanted ads in the stricken communities. That's fortunate for people who have been laid off and vital for her company, which is scrambling to hire 300 in the next six months. "We are in critical [hiring] mode," Gallagher says...
...foreign policy were formed by his father, who expounded the muscular Revisionist school of Zionism, but associates say American right-wingers reinforced these opinions. A former Likud official recalls that Netanyahu was much impressed by Ronald Reagan's approach to the Soviet Union, and an Israeli official sees a continuum of influence from Netanyahu's father through Kirkpatrick and others. "His was a one-line, continuous education," the official says...