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...about 18% of German children under age 3 attend state-run nursery schools, compared with a European average of 35%. To try to catch up, the German government has pledged to triple the number of day-care spaces to 750,000 by 2013, and Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen, herself a mother of seven, wants to give one in three children under the age of 3 the chance to attend nursery school...
...women's movement was put on hold for years while Germany concentrated on the challenges of unification. "Gender studies were being taught at university," adds Meredith Haaf, one of the authors of Alphagirls, "but that was all very theoretical." That ideological interlude is now over. Ursula von der Leyen, Family Minister in Angela Merkel's coalition government, has initiated reforms aimed at getting fathers to take parental leave, and expanding child-care services. With women's rights before a broader German public, Roche's book appeared at a good time. Now the question is whether her frank talk will advance...
...defensive line features ends Csatari and McHugh, tackles Carl Barisich of Princeton and Bob Leyen of Yale. Mike Phillips of Cornell takes the middle guard spot. Linebackers are Jaeger, Bob Lally of Cornell, and Max McKenzie of Columbia...
Yale's senior players don't seem to be too excited about avenging a three year losing streak to Harvard. Bob Leyen, a tackle who chortled "If I died tonight, my life would be complete," in the Yale locker room after the Elis trounced Dartmouth three weeks ago, said, "I don't carry grudges...
Narduzzi has responded with weekly overhauls of his defensive line and linebackers. Lately, the Eli front wall has been led by Rick Fehling at middle guard and Bob Leyen at tackle...