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...professional and managerial classes, where higher incomes permit more choices, a reluctant revolt is under way. Today's women execs are less willing to play the juggler's game, especially in its current high-speed mode, and more willing to sacrifice paychecks and prestige for time with their family. Like Cheryl Nevins, most of these women are choosing not so much to drop out as to stop out, often with every intention of returning. Their mantra: You can have it all, just not all at the same time. Their behavior, contrary to some popular reports, is not a June Cleaver...
will note every meal and activity on a tattered legal pad on the kitchen counter so Nevins can stay up to speed...
...significant labor-saving device invented since the 1960s. Nothing has happened since then to make feeding the kids, washing their clothes or cleaning the home easier. Think about the time you spend schlepping around; note that New Yorkers travel in the same way and at much the same speed as they did in the 1930s...
With acceleration from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in under 5 sec. and a top speed of nearly 150 m.p.h., the two-seat, 190-h.p. Lotus Elise roadster is sleek, sexy ... and affordable? When the newest model from the British sports-car maker arrives in U.S. showrooms in late May, the base sticker price will be $39,985. That's less than half the price of the Lotus currently being sold, the Esprit. With the shift to thrift, Lotus hopes to attract a broader customer base, including women, by competing against sports machines like the Audi TT, Honda S2000 and Porsche...
...embargo and being barred from traveling to the West. U.S. officials still expect big American companies with the new construction contracts to flood the country with subcontracting deals and other spending. Westmacott and Mulhern will be here, waiting. They are guessing that the latecomers will need everything from high-speed Internet service to luxury housing and security. All of which proves their point: for the stouthearted, this is a great place to make money...