["Thies C. Arntzen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 06:00:24AM +0200, Stig Sæther Bakken > wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > I'm proud to announce that our second daughter, Benedicte, was born > > tonight 2001-09-29 at 0300 MEST. Technical data: 3380 grams, 50 > > centimeters, 4 days ahead of schedule. Mother and baby are in good > > shape. > > congrats! > > > > (I'm taking 6 months leave to be with my family now.) > > you're kidding, aren't you?
No I'm not kidding. In Norway you have to bleed taxes through your years and nose, but it does have some advantages, such as government-paid leave when you get a baby, or being flown to a _good_ hospital in Germany for some surgery ;-). Usually, most of the leave period is reserved for the mother, but under some circumstances the father can take all the leave. This time this included us. - Stig -- Stig Sæther Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fast Search & Transfer ASA, Trondheim, Norway -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]