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...programs as he grew up, preferring the more homespun methods of Rafael's uncle Toni, whose tennis credentials consist of a brief stint competing on the national circuit. Passing up funding from Spain's national tennis academy, and scholarship money from America's private academies, Rafael and Toni would travel to the mainland only when a tournament required it. More skillful opponents were viewed as problems to overcome, not exemplars to be mimicked. Nadal - who first picked up a racquet aged 3 - and his coach found their own solutions, developing a style of play concerned less with form and technique...
...Other changes, however, could be more painful. The Postal Service has frozen officers' and executives' pay and cut back on travel. Unlike competitors FedEx and UPS, the agency is hoping to avoid shedding jobs. Still, since September, 156,000 employees at the nation's largest employer - from executives on down - have been offered voluntary early retirement. About 5% are expected to accept: a first wave of 3,685 workers effectively retired on Dec. 31, while about 4,000 more will exit in February. Several thousand more departures are expected in March. The retirees will not be replaced. These reductions...
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...indeed entering a new phase, not just in troop levels and casualty counts but also in smaller areas of security. Foreign reporters like me who return to the country can now stress out more about baggage than about roadside bombs on the way home from the airport. (For more travel tips and stories visit time.com/travel.)...
...nervous about losing dollars than about the services that we do know today we’re losing.” She questioned the CHA’s closure of the Oliver Farnum Senior Health Center in December—which she said forces the elderly and handicapped to travel further for health services—and its reduction of midwifery services, which she said “saves hospitals far more money than OBGYNs,” who are licensed physicians and charge more for deliveries.Decker also demanded precise accountability by the CHA for its operation of the Cambridge...