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Social Security isn't the only retirement program in line for a makeover. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, saying "our country must act now," outlined bold plans to shore up the nation's ailing private pension system last week. She's walking a fine line between restoring its health and scaring companies out of the programs altogether. Among the tough measures she has proposed: a 58% hike in insurance premiums that private pension sponsors must pay. The Bush Administration also suggested a seven-year deadline for all pensions to be fully funded and called for even stiffer premiums for companies whose...
...Done with scaling peaks? Then try kayaking down the Li River (also with China Climb) or hire a bicycle and head out on your own. There are lots of spectacular hikes in the vicinity, too. The Outside Inn, tel: (86-773) 881 7109, in Chao Long village, just 5 kilometers from Yangshuo, is a great place to base yourself for these: a path into the hills begins outside the gate. You can also explore the countryside with a "farmer-guide" whose tours include lunch in his or her own home (don't worry about finding these guides?they'll approach...
...dance, because “la celebracion del rock en espanol” is coming to Cambridge this weekend! Clandestino is an independent event that moves from venue to venue, featuring Latin American rock stars’ best work so you can show off your best moves. Think Manu Chao and Radio Futura. Upstairs at the Middle East. 9 p.m. For audiences 18+. Tickets...
...Another young man and a woman, also seemingly with bullet wounds, are also filmed. "I lost my flip-flop when I was running," the woman says. "I bent down to pick it up, and the bullet went through my basket and hit me." Va Char then films Mao and Chao Lee's mother, weeping. At the site of the alleged ambush, a girl is seen, dead in the bushes, her intestines spilling out through her dress. Forensic pathologist Dr. Nizam Peerwani, Chief Medical Officer of Tarrant County, Texas, and a veteran of U.N. missions to Rwanda and Bosnia, has seen...
...largely unknown beyond its own shores. Han Ong would appear to be in a good position to fill the post of bard. The native Filipino immigrated to the U.S. when he was 16, achieved success there as a playwright and won a MacArthur "genius" fellowship. His first novel, Fixer Chao, was about a Filipino male prostitute in New York City who poses as a feng-shui expert to fleece the rich...