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...from Harvard, and UHS hopes that students will temper their 21 shots with a couple hundred calories from their free appetizer. Travia says it’s too soon to determine the program’s success, but, judging from an unscientific two-student sample, it seems like a bust. “I haven’t heard of anyone using it,” says Sean F.X. Barrett ’07, who got a card but didn’t go to Daedalus. For him, the free appetizer can’t quite make...
Issued in May, Grey's report, "Adapt or Bust," delivered a stark message. It read, "So far, the industry has not taken changing catastrophe trends seriously enough. Climate change is likely to bring us all an even more uncertain future. If we do not take action now to understand the risks and their impact, the changing climate could kill us." Its sobering conclusion: "The insurance industry must now seize the opportunity to make a difference, not just to the future of our own industry, but to the future of society...
...pushed for the establishment of official fire departments in the 19th century. More recently, British firms lobbied hard for better funding of flood defenses as part of its campaign to be able to keep offering flood insurance. Earlier this year, Lloyds of London issued a report titled "Adapt or Bust," which served as an industry-wide clarion call. "The insurance industry must now seize the opportunity to make a difference," it stated, "not just to the future of our own industry, but to the future of society." On Oct. 31, Lloyds issued a follow-up that emphasized the need...
...market poses yet another problem for retirees, who, with some luck and good health, might live to 95 or 100. With so many years left, they need assets that generate growth and can outpace inflation. Historically, real estate (entering a funk) and stocks (still trying to recover from the bust) have been the answer. They will be again one day. But the longer it takes for them to recover, the more you need in your nest egg before pushing the retirement button...
...Paid $75,000 for a sculpture of a white bust with a bullet hole in the forehead...