Word: expect
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Think about it. We expect that the two years of high-caffeine, low-sleep, no-life, all-work lifestyle are somehow retrievable when we turn 28, and that waiting for us on the other end of the tunnel of investments and consulted companies will be a house, a car, the perfect\ loving spouse, two kids and all the fun we missed along the way. I am not condemning investment bankers or their work ethic. What I am advocating is a quick personal challenge to the way life has currently shaken out. Are you sure this is what you want...
...especially critical of McAuliffe for "connecting six-figure donors with elected officials in a position to do favors for them." But McAuliffe argues that what he does is simply grease the great wheels of democracy. "You need money to get out your message," he says. But what can donors expect out of their President in return for their largesse? At most, a social outing with him, McAuliffe contends...
...Charlemagne Prize for his contributions to world peace and European unity Friday, will complain that a "Star Wars"-type missile defense system could kick off a new multinational arms race and decouple America's and Europe's security interests by isolating the U.S. behind the shield of its dreams. Expect similar resistance at Clinton's weekend summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin: the pair may finalize a deal to each destroy 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium, but White House aides are setting expectations very, very low on the Star Wars discussions. "I do not expect any agreements...
...Laura's book does nothing else useful, it might at least prod prospective parents to explore their expectations, while encouraging those who already are parents to examine their decisions. Adults caught up in advancing their careers should ask themselves: Will I turn down a great job if it would cut into my time with my children? Will I decline a promotion if it requires too much travel? Can I insist that my employer respect my position as a parent? Will I work part time or leave a job altogether if that's in the best interest of my family? Prospective...
...near-term protection of a fixed rate for five years, and then the rate floats to market levels. Odds are that rates will move down within five years and you'll be able to refinance. Avoid one-year adjustables unless you need the teaser rate and expect a plumper income within 12 months. It's unlikely that market rates will be significantly lower when the teaser rate expires just a year from...