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...money from reduced interest payments to restock the retirement fund. And to get Republians to play ball, Clinton's dropping his push to have the government invest 15 percent of the fund in the stock market. That's not much of a concession; Alan Greenspan's gentle but firm rejection of the Clinton plan this spring drew a lot of water, and the little-government GOP was never going to go for a plan that would result in state ownership of private companies and in effect create a "Department of Investing Everybody's Money." Still, it's a sign that...
...upgrade of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, humidity control, electrical, lighting, fire suppression and security systems," as well as additional offices and reading rooms in the previously useless light courts. And it's no coincidence that one of the main project goals for Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, the architectural firm handling the renovation, is "preserving the historic character of exterior and interior spaces." Step on one Widener family toe, and the library reverts to the control of the city of Cambridge...
...risk of breast cancer? Maybe, and maybe not. Wealthier women also conduct breast self-exams and have mammographies more often than the average population, resulting in a higher level of detection. As with all research of this type, it would be a mistake to jump to conclusions until a firm connection can be made. And though persistent, if vague, concerns over cancer and environmental toxins have plagued the chemical industry for many years, the authors of this study are careful not to declare a definitive link. Meanwhile, though, if you have a massive wardrobe to keep clean and wide swaths...
Allison Levin is the mother of three young children and a professional in the growing field of "work/life quality" as a partner in the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Levin counsels employees who are overwhelmed by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments--not only at the office but at home and in the community too--and start paring them down. "It's not about getting up earlier in the morning so you can get more done," she says. "It's about saying no and making choices." Working parents, she adds, should be fully home when they're home...
...controls. In follow-up courses, groups of four students strive to acquire enough skill to drive the locomotive. This involves learning to clean, oil and light up the engine, shunt tracks, couple and uncouple cars--and brake, no easy task. John Sinclair, 54, technical director of a Bedfordshire computer firm, was "quite frightened" during an intermediate course with Severn Valley Railway because even at 25 m.p.h., the locomotive rattles and shakes. So pleased was he by the "big high" he experienced that he plans to spend $975 to take an advanced course...