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...even where there's no official support, men can improvise ways of boosting the time they spend with their kids. While living in Singapore several years ago, Prasenjit Basu found that his ferocious working hours as Credit Suisse First Boston's chief economist in Asia were causing him to miss out on seeing his two young children. "What I began to do was come home for lunch at the time they came home from school," he says. As his children grew older, their school days lengthened. "I'd be eating my lunch at 3 p.m. or 3:45 p.m.," Basu...
...Franken finally wants you to take him seriously. Having been a comedian, a best-selling author of satirical polemics, a writer and performer for Saturday Night Live and the creator of faux self-help guru Stuart Smalley, he's now running for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota. To his credit, Franken is aware that convincing people he's serious won't be easy. The path from regularly playing a character called Liam the Loose-Boweled Leprechaun to voting on whether to send people to war is longer than most political journeys--even those, like the candidacies of Arnold Schwarzenegger...
...just the first step of making Americans comfortable with using their cell phones as financial instruments," says analyst Entner. To take that next step, phone makers must embed a chip capable of near-field communication (NFC) that will work with special readers in stores, exactly like the contact-less credit and debit cards that are now available. Both Visa and MasterCard have trials under way, but have yet to announce plans for a national rollout...
...owned a no-hitter through seven innings when he was pulled. “He probably threw about 145 pitches,” Walsh said of Birmingham. “[His pitch count] was up there and he’s a young guy. I give the coach credit for taking him out.” Junior Steffan Wilson broke up the Quaker staff’s no-no with a sharp single to left with two outs in the eighth.Harvard managed to put the tying runs on base with two outs in the ninth inning—junior Griff...
...good rhythm.” Overall, the Bulldogs took first place with Dartmouth in second. Connecticut College and host Navy followed the Crimson in the final standings. “While it might not have gone well for both Kyle and myself, we need to give a lot of credit to our crews,” Johnson said. “They did an awesome job adjusting and transitioning very well.” BOSTON DINGHY CLUB CUP Along with MIT and Boston University, Harvard hosted the Boston Dinghy Club Cup on the Charles over the weekend. A total...