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Evans says those affected most are people who have been spending lavishly during their work years and won't be able to maintain the luxury lifestyle in retirement. "Many of the people we're consulting with could continue with their retirement plans with a slightly lower lifestyle," he says...
...center should be very proud of its impatience for action,” he said. “Crime rates in Bosnia are now lower than they are in Sweden. 230,000 Bosnian refugees returned to their homes in a year...
...major amount of behavioral changes that individuals have to respond to when you set up schools, and you can’t expect such a change to just happen,” she said. “The best steps include identifying the behaviors that lead to lower prosperity, getting a legislative solution, and closely monitoring and evaluating the results...
Ironically, the overtures come as Michigan shrinks its own inmate population: since 2006, it has dropped from 51,700 to about 46,000. Officials here attribute the decline to several factors, including an overall drop in crime, the placement of more people on parole and a lower recidivism rate. But in June, as the state's budget crisis deepened, Michigan announced that it would close eight prison facilities by the end of the year, including Standish, which could save some $30 million annually. Standish is expected to be shut down by the end of October, and many...
...Meanwhile, the ground reality has changed. Darfur is no longer the crisis it once was - mortality rates there are far lower than those in south Sudan, which is where advocacy groups say the next major crisis will be. This puts the advocacy groups in a tight spot. They no longer have the cachet and spotlight they once had. (Read "Will Sanctions End the Darfur Killing...