Word: cafeteria
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...aware Anglos who live in Santa Fe like to talk reverently about "the energy that comes off the mountains." They mean spiritual, natural, ancestral energy, not the kind that could come off the high-tech Machu Picchu on the hill. In Los Alamos, the holistic weapons careerists in the cafeteria choose beansprouts and yogurt and reject actual nuclear war as theoretically implausible. It is downright rude in Los Alamos for an outsider-or even an insider-to raise questions concerning war or peace. The first causes moral qualm, the second unemployment...
...large stage in the atrium, the Evans Co. presents free entertainment-ballet, jazz and puppet shows-seven days and six evenings a week. Twenty-five shops display items such as lingerie, confections and wooden toys. The Pavilion provides gastronomic relief from the bland fare at the Department of Commerce cafeteria down the avenue. There are five restaurants and 16 fast-food counters, which offer curries, crêpes and tacos...
...Liberty City are Creole-speaking Haitians; another 14% are students, predominantly Hispanic, who are learning English as a second language. Principal Craig Sturgeon believes that discipline is essential for learning. "We make our expectations and the punishment clear," he says. "When people are late, they are taken to the cafeteria to work on their basic skills. The second time it happens, we contact the parents, and the third time, they are forced to do work around the school." The percentage of Edison's students who passed language assessment tests went up from...
Companies report, though, that cafeteria programs can be expensive and time consuming to introduce, and some firms are hanging back because the startup costs are too high. SCM spent $100,000 simply for an information campaign to explain its new plan to employees. Companies must also make substantial investments in computer software in order to administer the complex benefits programs. Even then, keeping track of who gets what can create headaches...
Many firms, however, seem willing to push forward with flexible programs no matter what the IRS decides. Says Martha McDonald, personnel services manager of the Public Service Co. of New Mexico in Albuquerque, which has been considering switching to a cafeteria plan: "We feel we could implement one based on current proposed regulations and then change the program if we needed to." McDonald adds that she personally would like such a package. "I never get around to taking my vacation," she says, "so I would certainly rather be paid for the vacation I don't take...