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...ORLANDO, Fla.: Giving birth on the Internet turns out to be a great way to get yourself in trouble -- but after two weeks offline and on the lam, the Internet Mom has turned herself in. According to law enforcement officials, Elizabeth Ann Oliver, 40, was wanted on nine misdemeanor warrants in Orange County for writing bad checks -- and had been spotted by web-cruising cops during her moment of fame two weeks...
...initial slashing and burning (he cut half the company's 12,000 jobs) were rewarded with a company-wide stock-option plan that for a painfully brief period was gratifying but now represents lost dreams. Said an employee on lunch break last week at Sunbeam headquarters in Delray Beach, Fla.: "I popped open a bottle of champagne when I heard the news [about Chainsaw...
...advance, then set up a big tent to supply job information for those who wandered in while local disk jockeys played music to amuse those waiting in line. The fair was "wildly successful," and AMD hired 30 people. IBM set up recruiting tables in March in Panama City, Fla., where thousands of college students were partying on spring break. David Hofrichter, a managing director of Hay Group, a global management-consulting firm, notes that companies no longer tell recruiters dispatched to job fairs, "If you see some people, let us know." Now, he says, the message is, "You'd better...
...Center for Research on Women, believes sexual violence and harassment is on the rise in schools, and she says, "It's happening between kids who are dating or want to be dating or used to date." Linda Osmundson, executive director of the Center Against Spouse Abuse in St. Petersburg, Fla., notes that "it seems to be coming down to younger and younger girls who feel that if they don't pair up with these guys, they'll have no position in their lives. They are pressured into lots of sexual activity." In this process of socialization, "no" is becoming less...
...with him. They are like drafting partners, the racing strategy in which two cars driving bumper to bumper together can go faster than either individually. In the 50 years since NASCAR, the popular acronym for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, crawled from the beaches of Daytona, Fla., and dirt tracks of the Southeast, it has evolved into a national draw and a coveted marketing vehicle. It has even ventured into that signature business of brand overextension, NASCAR theme restaurants. For drivers such as Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt and Bill Elliott, the opportunities have never been better...