Word: hike
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...with viewing platforms, picnic areas and physical fitness stops, so you can take a breather while working out on the parallel bars. Take a bus or a tram to the peak; the path starts just behind the Peak Caf?. Ambitious runners who don't mind a thigh-busting uphill hike can link Bowen and Lugard Roads via Wanchai Gap and over to Barker Road, adding another two kilometers...
Pensions are guaranteed by the Federal Government up to about $43,000 a year. But health insurance is provided at the discretion of employers, who can hike premiums or scale back coverage whenever they want. More than 40% of firms offering self-funded health plans for retirees will reduce benefits this year, according to a study by Credit Suisse First Boston. That is far above the 25% that planned to reduce benefits a year earlier. Among companies with 200 or more workers, the proportion offering retiree health benefits fell from 41% in 1999 to 34% last year, according...
...recently guided that country's fastest-growing telecommunications company, Bharti Tele-Ventures, through its IPO. Her unit also managed an IPO for software provider i-flex solutions at the height of fears of an India-Pakistan war. When she needs to unwind, which is often, Kidwai loves to hike the Himalayan foothills...
...steam and around the three springs. A tangle of steel pipes directs the water to hotels and resorts in the nearby towns of Unzen and Obama, the destinations of choice for Japan's honeymooners, the elderly seeking respite from their rheumatism and anyone preferring a soak to a hike...
...anxious today? If you're a Catholic mom and your son is an altar boy, what do you really know about the priest your son is assisting? If you're someone who has to cross the Golden Gate Bridge daily, what's your bigger worry? A toll hike or that slow-flying plane overhead? Anxiety is everywhere. TRISH HOOPER Portola Valley, Calif...