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...calibrating an acceptable balance between the two, men came down decisively on the side of family life, with 72% --including those who are single--saying they would sacrifice advancements at work to spend more time at home and 66% saying they would risk being perceived poorly by a superior to ask for a month's paternity leave. In 2002, Mark Carlton, 33, left his job in mechanical design and moved with his wife and two children from Evansville, Ind., to Minneapolis, Minn., when his wife got a better-paying position. While interviewing for a new job, Carlton told potential employers...
...rapid, named for the raft full of camera equipment lost there by an unlucky TV crew, courtesy of a partly submerged log. No problem. By now we're at ease in our rafts; the blue one steered by Pat and dubbed the QE2 for its superior buoyancy and comfort; the Red Devil under Dan's control, a little leakier, a little lower in the water and a lot more daring under the 19-year-old guide's cool hand. Aboard the QE2 your chances of getting through a low-grade rapid without having to kick off a rock...
...that India lacks competitive spirit, as anyone who has queued there can attest. Nor national pride: the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center's 2003 Global Attitudes survey found India was the most nationalistic place on earth, with 74% of respondents "completely agreeing" that Indian culture is superior. How, then, to explain the nation's supreme?and rather refreshing?unprofessionalism in sports...
Bullitt said the brief six-page Superior Court opinion failed to dispose of some of his client’s major arguments...
...long history of judicial precedent in Pennsylvania, together with the failure of the court to apply the holdings of a line of cases dealing with what is called implied gifts,” Bullitt said. “They’re not addressed in the decision of the Superior Court, and therefore leads us to believe they were not adequately considered by the court in reaching its conclusions...