Word: secondment
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...temptation to spend, many spouses are still skipping the gift exchange. Matt Batt, a public relations executive from Chicago, and his wife usually spend about $200 on presents for each other. This year, they're cutting spousal gifts entirely, opting to spend that money on their 19-month-old second child and other family members. "This doesn't mean we love each other any less," says Batt. "We just want to do what's right for the Christmas spirit." Batt's a nice Santa for his son. But for companies that are counting on Dad's splurging on Mom, consumers...
...task force's second data set comes from computer-modeled predictions of breast-cancer incidence and death rates based on various screening scenarios. The models were run by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), who compiled data from six cancer centers around the country, and plugged it into 20 separate age- and time-based screening protocols - from screening women ages 49 to 69 every year and every two years, for example, to screening only women ages 60 to 69 every year and every two years as well. By switching from annual to biennial exams, these women would maintain...
...second straight year, the U.S. earned dismal marks in its effort to reduce the national rate of premature births. The March of Dimes, which issues an annual state-by-state report card on the problem, gave the U.S. an overall D on Monday...
...downside is that thanks to the aforementioned fatigue, and sometimes sheer laziness, you usually just call the closest dining hall your new adopted home. So that’s me every morning, trekking to the House that’s only a 50-second dawdle away...
Harvard then took a 1-2-3 finish in the 200-yard backstroke. Wurzbacher touched the wall first in 2:07.66 and was followed by juniors Justin Davidson and Evan Schindewolf in second and third, respectively. The Crimson used a completely different lineup in the event than it sent out on Saturday but still swept the top-three spots...