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...those women had no idea how to write a business plan, secure funding, find manufacturers or market their wares at a trade show. Many had taken a break from another career, intending to stay home for a while and work just one demanding job--that of mom. But a passion for their products and the realization that others wanted them too led the women to embrace the risks of starting a small business. Along the way, many say, they have found the perfect answer to combining parenthood with an engaging career...
...understandable that people had conflicting thoughts about Schiavo and hesitated to take sides. I relate to those who wanted Schiavo to live because of her family's grief and the belief that she might be helped by advances in medical science. Harder to comprehend was the passion of some who were eager for her death. Without a living will as proof of Schiavo's desires and in light of her parents' willingness to take full responsibility for her, should the life-or-death decision have been left to a husband who had moved on and started a new family? Bonnie...
...coolest night spots, including Piano Piano, a trendy bar frequented by Egyptian movie stars. He says he cut down on such schmoozing after his father's friends worried that it could hurt the family's reputation. But Sawiris boasts: "I throw the best parties in town. It's a passion for me to see people happy." Still, people who know him well say he can be moody, and is a sore loser. "Those who get him on a rare good day love him," says a family friend. "Those unlucky to get him on a bad day hate him." If Sawiris...
...federalism (states' rights) are nearly as offended by the process of judicial fiat as we are by the abortion procedure. I would accept legalized abortion if the people in my state voted for it--although I would work to have it banned in a future election. But the passion we conservatives display on the issue is inflamed because an illegitimate judicial process resulted in an immoral conclusion...
...actuality, it appears as if their real concern is simply getting onto the board, somehow, some way, without regard to a particular position or to their actual ability to do the best possible job. You could attribute this to their extreme passion about the organization as a whole and their eagerness to contribute to it in some capacity—but cynical student group members (and even less cynical ones like myself) are more likely to see the candidate as being extremely passionate about the appearance of power, and being eager to contribute to his or her résum?...