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...Make a Deal... We can't invade. Sanctions won't work. The only option left is to talk
...many cases, the new system simply embraces already popular, even faddish subjects and elevates them into requirements. “Reason and Faith”-type courses for example, should certainly be an option in whatever comes to replace the Moral Reasoning requirement. But to require it as a field in its own right simply because religious conflict abroad and religiosity at home are on the rise makes general education more beholden to the news ticker than the essential components of knowledge...
...from the strong play of Harvard’s defenders and midfielders. By spreading out to the flanks, outside defenders sophomore Mike Giammanco and sophomore Marcel Perl, were able to distribute passes to the midfield. “When our outside defenders started attacking, that gave us a new option,” Altchek said. Despite its reputation for offensive fireworks, the Crimson’s biggest play of the game proved to be on defense. With Harvard up 1-0 not five minutes later, junior goalkeeper Adam Hahn foiled what would be the Big Green’s best...
...spouses and dependents. Ford has cut more than 50,000 people from its rolls and Chrysler 26,000. That's a drop in the bucket when you expect to spend $2.3 billion on health care, Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff says, "but at that amount, you're looking at every option to bring costs down...
...Another option growing in popularity: high-deductible health plans coupled with a reimbursement mechanism, most often a health-savings account. Younger and healthier workers increasingly select such coverage, which combines a deductible of at least $1,000 with a tax-deferred savings account to which employers sometimes contribute. Chicago-based accounting firm Blackman Kallick offered its more than 200 employees the plan this year. "About 10% chose it," says human-resources manager Suzanne Palombi, "many more than we anticipated." For Blackman, that equates to a 33% drop in premium costs for those workers...