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We might have absorbed and adjusted better to this change in patterns of raising children, had it not happened so fast. Disrupted bonding is probably not resulting only from the nature of such changes (children in some old cultures are successfully raised in groups), but from the very speed of change, preventing the gradual adaptation to new life conditions.
Although celebrity tie-ins with pinball machines have been a part of the industry since the outset (as evidenced by the 1930s Man-o-War in honor of the legendary race horse) the heyday of the genre was during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Until that time, celebrity references were either by inference (Bonanza from 1964) or somewhat tongue in cheek (1967s Beat Time featuring those lovable mop tops The Bootles). The release of the film version of The Whos rock opera Tommy launched the era of the licensed celebrity tie-in and itself spawned two high influential machines (Ballys Wizard featuring film stars Ann-Margret and Roger Daltry, and Captain Fantastic based on Elton Johns role as the pinball wizard).
Employees nervouslynervously awaitingawaiting newsnews ofof budgetbudget cutscuts andand cancelledcancelled raisesraises cancan breathebreathe aa (temporary)(temporary) sighsigh ofof relief.relief. SeveralSeveral recentrecent surveyssurveys byby leadingleading researchresearch firmsfirms allall pointpoint toto thethe samesame conclusion:conclusion: despitedespite thethe economiceconomic slowdown,slowdown, U.S.U.S. employersemployers onon thethe wholewhole planplan toto keepkeep wagewage increasesincreases steadysteady forfor 2009.2009. AA surveysurvey byby WatsonWatson WyattWyatt WorldwideWorldwide revealedrevealed thatthat employersemployers planplan toto givegive workersworkers paypay raisesraises averagingaveraging 3.53.5 percentpercent duringduring 2009.2009. Likewise,Likewise, WorldatWork’sWorldatWork’s annualannual SalarySalary BudgetBudget SurveySurvey predictedpredicted anan averageaverage 3.93.9 percentpercent plannedplanned increaseincrease inin salary<a href="http://www.p90xdvds.us"><strong>P90x DVDs</strong></a>salary<a href="http://www.p90xdvds.us"><strong>P90x DVDs</strong></a> budgets,budgets, andand BusinessBusiness andand LegalLegal ReportsReports 20092009 AnnualAnnual PayPay BudgetBudget SurveySurvey indicatedindicated anan overalloverall 3.713.71 percentpercent plannedplanned meritmerit increaseincrease forfor thethe comingcoming year.
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