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...creaks, drafty windows and unexpected quirks. Beyond my father’s fussy desire for a house with lovely antique details, my mother insisted on a rural setting with plenty of property (good fences make good neighbors, etc.). And so the last few years have been filled with frequent trips to western Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire in search of the perfect place...
...those perks fluttered away after the Clinton boom years and probably won't return, benefits consultants say. Under the new regime, you may not be allowed to dial directory assistance at work, as some employees at Credit Suisse First Boston have discovered. Fewer companies are letting workers keep the frequent-flyer miles they rack up on business travel. DaimlerChrysler, which routinely paid $100 bonuses to corporate-sales folks who sold a car to a retail customer, has eliminated the extra cash reward; the firm has lost $1.1 billion so far this year and is under pressure from shareholders...
...frequent alarms—which have plagued the house since the first week of the semester—followed the installation of a more sensitive fire detection system over the summer...
...young age have a higher maternal death rate and are more susceptible to obesity and hypertension as adults than those who delayed motherhood even into their 20s. For women who do have abortions, according to Planned Parenthood, “serious, long term emotional problems are rare, and less frequent than with childbirth.” And is it truly in the best interest of the child? Children of teenage parents are more likely to have health problems, to perform poorly in school, and to experience abuse and neglect than children of older parents, as the National Campaign to Prevent...
Thus begins the thread of Green sympathy which seems to take the unassuming Hoffman by surprise and, by the documentary’s end, becomes clear as part of what is arguably Leitch’s unstated agenda. Watching Hoffman’s face during his frequent interviews with celebrities and less frequent interviews with congressmen becomes a show in itself; to measure by the expressions of adoration he gives these stars, one would never guess Hoffman was an established actor with intelligent roles under his belt. He gapes in agreement as Susan Sarandon reveals that “seeing...