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...settling down in my office for a 1985 European championship game?only to watch Juventus fans get crushed to death when some Liverpool supporters rioted. Through long experience, my family has come to know that their chances of having a vaguely pleasant husband and father on any given Sunday depend largely on how Liverpool fared the previous day. But what on earth makes this?let's admit it?pretty unsophisticated devotion to the fortunes of men I've never met and don't really want to so powerful...
Americans are not about to give up their beloved cars and conveniences, even if their lives depend on it, which they might. If anything, we will continue to eliminate physical effort. "Companies like Procter & Gamble are working hard to stop all the drudgery of cleaning and scrubbing," jokes Sallis. And while a small percentage of the nation--mainly found among the best-educated and wealthiest classes--are committed gym rats, most folks cannot find the time, energy and will power to regularly work out. "People are really motivated to avoid activity," Sallis observes...
...office for the 1985 championship game against Juventus, of Turin - and then watching Juventus fans get crushed to death when some Liverpool supporters rioted. Through long experience, my family has come to know that their chances of having a vaguely pleasant husband and father on any given Sunday depend largely on how Liverpool fared the previous day. But what on earth makes this - let's admit it - pretty unsophisticated devotion to the fortunes of men I've never met and don't really want to so powerful...
That may be in part because they are beginning to see the consequences for those that lag. Scientists who depend on federal funding, traditionally some of the brightest minds, now find themselves at a disadvantage, and so many are looking elsewhere. G.O.P. Congressman Mark Kirk, a leading backer of the bill, says universities and research institutions in his Chicago-area district are complaining that some of their top talent is leaving for places that offer stem-cell-research programs. At the same time, the diffusion of this work across the nation also raises ethical questions, as each state gets...
...take home a paycheck, but in her black gym bag, she stuffs the huge pile of ones she has made in tips. Bambi’s grand goals—a degree, some time in the Peace Corps, a family of her own—all depend on those dollar bills...