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...number of Berstein biographies,” Oja explained. “Each biography, of course, covers the whole of his life, but the depth of information about the early years is not huge.” Bernstein’s works are often credited with bridging the gap between classical and popular music for the general public. “It’s the New York Bernstein that people know, and we want to know the Boston Bernstein,” Shelemay said. Bernstein, a Boston native, made his unofficial conducting debut in a performance...
...That’s an enormously valuable thing.” Under current projections from the SSA, benefit payouts will begin exceeding Social Security tax revenues in 2017. Trust funds would then cover the difference until 2041, when they would be completely exhausted. The proposal fills in the funding gap with a mix of benefit reductions and revenue increases. The proposed benefit reductions include progressive benefit cuts—meaning that high income earners would face larger cuts—and a gradual increase in the retirement age to 68. The revenue increases include a rise in the payroll...
...WORKERS SAY THERE IS A JOB SHORTAGE YET EMPLOYERS SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ENOUGH WORKERS? Our country is facing a skills gap. About 4.5 million new jobs have been created since May 2003. The majority require higher skills and higher educational levels, and that means these are relatively well-paying jobs. Our job is to make sure that we provide training and work with the private sector to train the workforce...
While Alwaleed said in a telephone interview from Riyadh that the main goal of his donation is to “bridge the gap between East and West, between Christianity and Islam, and between Saudi Arabia and the United States,” he said that he defers to Harvard in terms of the focus of the program...
...point of view is [that] my friend is bringing plus and minus together,” he said. “I want an open forum for debate that will bridge the gap between both societies. [The program should] reestablish the positive and try to rectify the negative...