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Third-quarter goals by Christine Meiers, who had three in the game, and Magnuson were not enough to offset the Hawaiian punch of Lisa DeRossi. The Australian junior, who scored four goals three times over the course of the tournament, poured in two of her five in the third...
...such reports are too sketchy to prove that the long-dreaded bidding war on wages has begun. But they do indicate that employers will have to push harder than ever to raise productivity to offset the wage and benefit increases they will be forced to grant. The vastly underrated American work ethic that prompts the most oddly assorted people to snap up jobs when offered a chance has kept the boom boiling longer than anyone expected. But from now on, putting them on the payroll is less likely to be as cheap...
...Deal would be off to a roaring start. Governments need to establish "rules of the road" so that market prices reflect the real social costs of clear-cut forests and other environmental abominations. Again, such a shift could be revenue neutral. Higher taxes on, say, coal burning would be offset by cuts in payroll and profits taxes, thus encouraging jobs and investment while discouraging pollution. A portion of the revenues should be set aside to assure a just transition for workers and companies now engaged in inherently antienvironmental activities like coal mining...
...lesson: it may be worth sitting on a stock a little longer to qualify it as a long-term holding. Even if the stock falls, say, 25%; and you're in the top bracket, you'll probably break even because the lower tax rate will offset the price...
...Although Harvard keeps no written records of dormcest, one collection of first-years has made a lot of noise this year that would potentially break century old-records. Ranking last in freshman intramurals, Pennypacker has more than offset that blemish with other extracurricular activities, namely excessive dormcest...