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There is a strange, but pervasive concept that we are not really supposed to enjoy our work. We create a needless dichotomy between work (bad or neutral) and leisure (good). Too often, we regard work simply as a means to a later goal of leisure, and we view leisure hours as intrinsically more valuable than work hours. By placing a premium on time off, people are willing to spend up to 100 hours a week working at a job they hate, only to spend a few hours partying at the swankiest, most exclusive clubs. This is what I don?...
...produces a pronounced warming along the equator, La Nina a distinct cooling--these swings also affect atmospheric patterns worldwide. El Nino, for example, promotes high-level westerlies that tear off the tops of Atlantic Ocean storms, while La Nina and La Nada--the name some have given to the neutral phase of the cycle that currently reigns--do the opposite...
...flat--and after a decade of false starts, it's hard to believe this economy is turning. Yet personal income and both consumer and business spending are suddenly surging, so believers are beginning to emerge. David Bowers, chief global strategist for Merrill Lynch, recently upgraded Japan from underperform to neutral. If the global recovery is strong, Japan's export businesses have a long way to rise, he reasons. He likes the banking sector most. Consider a fund like Fidelity Japan. Better to tiptoe into Japan for now. One of these days the turn there will be real...
...COUNTRY 1932 to present The kingdom was proclaimed on Sept. 23, 1932, but its borders have fluctuated. Neutral zones with Iraq and Kuwait existed until 1966 and 1981, respectively...
...things right, in regard to both race and gender; he never allowed personal interests or affiliations to affect his opinions or his work. In 1980, at the request of then-University President Derek C. Bok, Epps took responsibility for race relations on campus, and was careful to take as neutral an approach to race as he could. He also headed the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, which supports student groups that address racial and ethnic diversity...