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...those rejecting the rat race to spend more time with their families, perhaps the most famous is Peter Lynch. While the 47-year-old investment superstar was busy building the Fidelity Magellan mutual fund into a $13 billion behemoth, his youngest daughter got to be seven years old, and he felt he hardly knew her. Last spring he stunned Wall Street when he decided to give up his 14-hour workdays. With a nest egg estimated at $50 million, Lynch could well afford to quit. But many ordinary people evidently felt a connection with what he did, for he received...
...modulated response from Washington appears mindful of the difficulties faced by the Chinese leadership in finding a way to resolve the matter to mutual satisfaction. But for the U.S. public, the fact remains that 24 U.S. servicemen and women are being held in Hainan, and while a Pentagon spokesman Wednesday was unable to answer a question as to their exact status, the word "hostage" is being increasingly cited on talk radio and television. On Capitol Hill, too, while party leaders on both sides of the aisle are rallying behind the Bush administration's handling of the crisis, there are growing...
...into the go-anywhere jet set can now lay claim to a more expansive world. The ease of travel, the advances in communications technology, the ubiquity of multinational brand names, the interdependence of the global economy - all have served to provide young adults with a set of mutual experiences, attitudes and cultural cues. In a Continent where 83% of young West European adults carry mobile phones, this generation's lingua franca is the text message. Europe's nightclubs have made icons out of DJs who spin in different European cities every week, trailed by a transnational community of fans. "There...
...cynic would suggest the bonhomie was a sign that none thought the bill had a chance of passing. But a realist would give them credit for trying, while recognizing it as the protective warmth that envelops any effective mutual-aid society. Campaign-finance reform may be an arcane subject, but it is also a matter of survival for politicians, as familiar as their morning coffee. And the Senators were using their intimate knowledge of the subject to protect themselves and each other...
...want and doesn't need." Indeed, Beijing has nothing to sell that is of interest to the U.S. or Taiwan. There is one thing on the market, however, that all three partners--the U.S., Taiwan and mainland China--are interested in: peace. But peace cannot be achieved without mutual respect in this age of globalization. It is hard to shake hands with a fist. Instead of resorting to intimidation, Beijing should emulate the changes that have transformed Taiwan's society. CHUNG GING-LIN Taipei...