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...likely than nonsmoking men to develop cancer. We don't know why that is, but we think it might have to do with changes in hormones. Women may be more likely to develop cancer because of hormonal changes. In terms of environmental exposure, if radon is in fact a culprit in the home and more women are at home than men, that could be part of the answer...
...experience suggests such tales are blatant exaggerations. But it is true that if you’re not careful (and sometimes even if you are), work can pervade your life. And it’s not just consulting. There’s a far larger culprit afoot—our collective American obsession with work...
...means accidental. They have their origins in a certain way of thinking and a certain style of work which has developed over a period of time." That admission satisfied Jiang Qing and the fanatical Red Guards only temporarily. In 1967 Mao's wife openly denounced Deng as a "culprit of the counterrevolutionary capitalist line," leading to his dismissal from both his party and government offices. He was, however, allowed to retain his party membership...
Reputation alone may not get Wendy's through its current slump. Well before the recent troubles, sales at Wendy's restaurants had been stalled for two years, budging just 0.9% in 2003 and 2.9% last year, far below the pace set by its competitors. The culprit? A sudden burst of creativity from the big guns in the fast-food wars, McDonald's and Burger King, as well as some smart plays by smaller chains like Hardee's and KFC. For years, McDonald's and Burger King had relied on their size to generate growth, opening hundreds of new stores every...
John Brumbach, a part-time video editor and stay-at-home dad in Omaha, Neb., found himself going overboard soon after he took over the home kitchen for his family of five. He and his wife, a cable-company marketing director, promptly gained 10 lbs. each. The culprit: butter. Brumbach now sees his job as keeping the family healthy and happy. He flips through cooking magazines and watches the Food Network, then adapts recipes or "change[s] them drastically" to suit the family's palates. "I work with my kids to find out what their taste will tolerate," he says...