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...room as her two middle ones, Jacobo, 9, and Gracita, 7, carry in a plate of home-baked cookies. "People at work say, 'There's no way you have four kids!' " Her half-day job as a youth counselor allows her to drop off the kids at school and pick them up, and she recently turned down a chance to become a partner in a start-up company. "I could earn more money but not see my kids as much," says the elegant and easygoing 42 year-old. "Why would I want to do that...
...individuals like Teena or King for embracing a particular gender role or orientation. But it’s unfortunate that the notion of a hard-and-fast sexuality has made its way further down the age spectrum, to the point where a boy just past his 13th birthday can pick up a gun and murder a member of the “wrong” sexuality...
Best way for a guy to get your attention: Get a passport and pick up an accent...
...speaks volumes for their efforts,” Bajwa said. HARVARD 9, STANFORD 0 Harvard worked hard to avenge Friday’s loss to Trinity, blanking Stanford, 9-0, to advance to the fifth place game. “I did not need to say anything to pick them up [after the Trinity match],” Bajwa said. “They picked themselves up.” Seven of the Crimson’s nine flights won in straight sets, 3-0, and four recorded at least one 9-0 set. Freshman No. 5 Bethan Williams...
...port. The government says the canel will attract tourists, provide cheaper freight transport and stimulate economic development in the interior. Environmental groups and opposition politicians are calling the project a boondoggle, although Lee insists the $16 billion project can be privately funded so that taxpayers won't have to pick up the tab. "Obviously, [the canal] would help the economy," in part because it would employ tens of thousands of construction workers, says Kim of SERI. But "no one is sure about its profitability," he adds...