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...don’t see that very often,” Tillman said of Gaudet’s approach. “We actually have seen some high school kids playing that way this year. It’s always an option but usually not your number one option. He’s done a good job for them and surely is a great athlete...
...largest and fastest-growing 401(k)-style funds in the U.S. If Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut has his way, the TSP will soon radically alter the way it picks some of its stocks. Lieberman told TIME he will introduce legislation to give all TSP participants the option to disinvest in companies that do business in or with countries labeled by the U.S. as state sponsors of terrorism. That list currently includes Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan. "Terrorism is the greatest challenge to our security today, and the Federal Government is working night and day to prevent and prepare...
Proponents insist the performance of terror-free funds will not be a problem. New York City comptroller Bill Thompson, who oversees pension funds totaling $110 billion, says there is "strong interest" in establishing a terror-free pension option for the city's municipal workforce. He says according to the portfolio studies, the performance of terror-free funds will be as good as or better than alternatives. "Whenever you remove companies from the mix, there will be an impact," says Stephen Schoenfeld, Northern Trust's chief investment officer. "But when you use a very broad index like the FTSE/CSAG and remove...
...sample of students who had just received care from UHS. Barreira, who is also an associate professor of psychiatry, said the survey would include both general questions covering issues like wait time and satisfaction with a visit and department-specific questions. He also said that giving students the option to fill the evaluation out several days after a visit would provide time for reflection. “The hope is that you’ll get more reliable feedback,” Barreira said, adding that UHS would compare surveys across time to see if there were satisfaction trends...
...Eastern Europe, for example, nine countries have already adopted some form of a flat tax. Thompson advocated a similar system: individuals would pay 10 percent on income below $50,000 and 25 percent on the rest. With this quasi-flat tax and the current tax remaining as an option (to be phased out), unchecked loopholes could be closed, and both administrative expenses and general confusion would diminish, while compliance increased. (At least, this has been the Eastern European experience...