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...author and an epidemiologist at Brigham Young University, "if you consider every factor that extends life expectancy and add them up, you almost always end up with more than a 100% improvement." This is because many of the factors overlap, so scientists must take care not to count an extra week, say, as an extra two or three weeks...
...proctoring allowed them to meet different and interesting people who are not necessarily affiliated with the University. Conneely, calling herself a less-typical proctor, said that she learned about the opportunity through a friend of her mother and decided to take on the job part-time to earn some extra money in this economy...
...park's reliance on the U.S., where consumer demand for electronics is plunging, means companies based there are suffering from unprecedented reductions in orders. Even the world's largest semiconductor foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), recently asked its 20,000 employees to take an extra day off every week for an indefinite period. The forced leave translates into pay cuts of at least 15%. But it avoids pink slips and allows TSMC to hang on to valuable staff. "This is a way that allows us to make the best of a bad situation," says TSMC spokesman Michael Kramer...
...which was his norm - every day to enjoy dinner and quality time with his family. "Our society was way too overproductive," he says. "It was too intense, so it all exploded at this time." Adds one of his colleagues: "As long as your finances are O.K., the extra hours are pretty cool. I can do things I couldn't before, like exercise, get with friends or take out the trash...
...Chinese New Year is a time to relax with family and spend year-end bonuses. But as the holiday approaches this year, only half of Taiwanese expect to receive any extra cash from their companies. Instead, their employers are telling them to take long vacations. If only they could enjoy them...