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The article focuses on technology executives in California's Silicon Valley and their passion for adventure sports. Such sports as cycling, snowboarding, open-sea distance swimming and kite surfing are acting as both a social outlet and business opportunity for professionals to make contacts, talk with their boss and sign off deals. This outdoor enthusiasm appears to suit the corporate culture of Silicon Valley. The growing interest in endurance sports may be traced in part to a growing desire among professionals who work long hours to find balance in their lives.

Greetings, delegates and policy makers! The Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., (Aug. 27 to 30) and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., (Sept. 3 to 6) are soon upon us -- a fact sure to increase in both cities the incidence of pasty-skinned workaholics flecked with confetti. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

MOSCOW -- On Friday afternoon, Denis Terekhov gathered together his employees for an impromptu staff meeting. They were workaholics in their 20s -- ''office plankton,'' as they are sometimes called here -- punchy from an apocalypse-themed office party, some headed for winter vacations in Egypt and Turkey. But Mr. Terekhov had another order of business. Watch yourself, he told them, if you choose to attend Saturday's antigovernment protest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Balance may or may not be the key to a happy life -- I've seen plenty of full-throttle hedonists and incorrigible workaholics who are doing just fine -- but it's definitely the foundation of a great cocktail. It's what all of my three favorite drinks from last year have in common. Beyond that they vary, hailing from distinct corners and sensibilities of the liquid cosmos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

12 P.M. (OWN) OPRAH'S GUIDE TO OWN: THE NEW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK Ms. Winfrey kicks off her latest endeavor with this hourlong primer offering her vision for the network and sneak peeks at forthcoming programming. In ''Kidnapped by the Kids,'' at 1, children stand up to their workaholic parents, as in the family above, snatching away cellphones and computers in exchange for family time. In ''Oprah Presents Master Class,'' at 2, Jay-Z shares his secret for success, turns philosophical about his triumphs and failures and discusses the greatest lesson he has learned so far. ''Enough Already! With Peter Walsh,'' at 3, follows Mr. Walsh, a professional organizer, as he helps victims of clutter free themselves of burdens both physical and emotional. In ''Searching for ...,'' at 4, the genealogist Pam Slaton guides her clients to long-lost loved ones. In ''Miracle Detectives,'' at 5, two investigators -- Randall Sullivan, who believes in the inexplicable, and Indre Viskontas, who does not -- try to provide rationales for incidents that defy logic. The inaugural programming concludes with two episodes of ''Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes,'' at 8 and 9, which goes backstage at Harpo Studios as Ms. Winfrey and her team put the finishing touches on the final season of ''The Oprah Winfrey Show.'' 11 A.M. (ABC, Hallmark, HGTV, NBC, Univision) ROSE PARADE 2011 Paula Deen is grand marshal of this 122nd parade in Pasadena, Calif., centered on the theme ''Building Dreams, Friendships & Memories'' and featuring nearly 50 floats, each using more botanical elements -- black lichen, ming, fino and Spanish mosses, along with safflower blossoms, cordon puffs, coconut flakes and even chive and onion seed -- than the average florist might go through in five years. The University of Wisconsin Badgers will face off against the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs in the 97th Rose Bowl Game, at 5 p.m. on ESPN. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents various personal accounts of employees who are workaholics.

Presents information on workaholics and workaholism.

Offers a tongue-in-cheek analysis of the inability to enjoy travel. Rationales for postponing or avoiding a vacation; United States corporate vacation policies; Workaholics and the work-haunted.