Word: scalese
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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No, said Kennedy, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the appeals court. There was no proof that the gap in pay scales reflected discrimination rather than the play of market forces. Federal civil rights legislation is not "intended to abrogate fundamental economic principles such as the law of...
Nonetheless, Kennedy's opinion did not slam the door on comparable worth. He left open the possibility that in a different case -- and several are pending in other states -- a different set of facts might establish that unequal pay scales did indeed result from discrimination and were thus illegal. Says...
Step off the scales, America. You've got a new worry: body fat. Today fitness fanatics across the country are discovering what athletes and their trainers have long known: when it comes to fitness, what counts is not how much you weigh, but how much of you is fat. The...
Like Collegium Musicum, the Latin name Musicus Modus Vivendi implies tradition. It means "music as a way of life." The name can be seen as a musical pun on the word "mode," which refers to the type of musical scales early composers used.
Millions of Americans were concerned about what the market decline could do to their profit-sharing, pension and retirement plans. Some people have their Individual Retirement Accounts, for example, heavily invested in the stock market. Of the $1.4 trillion held by the nation's pension funds, roughly half was in...