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...polling company IFOP found that of the 56% of people who condemned Dati's decision, most were women. Maya Surduts of the National Collective for the Rights of Women called Dati's decision a "scandal," arguing that employers could use it to "put intolerable pressure on women" to cut short their maternity leave - enshrined in French law as 16 weeks' paid leave. Florence Montreynaud of the feminist organization Chiennes de Garde (Guard Dogs) likened Dati to women in the 1920s who gave birth on the factory floor for fear of being fired. The hundreds of readers who ranted...
...fire our bears or furlough our sea lions.' JOHN CALVELLI, of the Wildlife Conservation Society, on the New York governor's plan to cut funding for zoos and aquariums...
...assertive about your financial troubles, at least in non-work situations. (The magic words: "That's out of my budget.") But if you think people are being stupid with their money, she notes, "I wouldn't recommend going around to your friends and family and saying, 'Hey, cut back...
Another underutilized energy-efficiency tip: for new construction, simply orienting buildings correctly and optimizing window locations can cut energy use by a quarter or more. These are savings from Day One--and at no extra cost. Dave Deppen, SAN RAFAEL, CALIF...
...During a 2004 nightclub scuffle between Harry and a paparazzi photographer, he was smacked in the face with the paparazzo's camera and his lip was cut...