Word: perks
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...said a lot these days, but saving for retirement and having a 401(k) are not necessarily the same thing. There's no law that says a company has to offer a 401(k) to employees - it's a perk offered by employers to lure talent - and none that says an employee has to take it. Ultimately, an employee has to make a decision whether this particular employer benefit - and the way the employer structures it - is worth a damn. Which is the same decision they've got to make about the worth (and the stock) of the company that...
...more sensible solution would be to rid all schools of the two-tiered approach, moving all application deadlines to a single, early round. This solution removes the two-tiered pitfalls from the admissions process, avoiding unnecessary costs for schools, while retaining the best perk of early acceptance for students: a well deserved, restful spring semester before entering college...
...wasn't stuck long. Another 1930 movie tune, "Puttin' On the Ritz," went to #1, and within two years Berlin was hot on Broadway, with hit shows ("Face the Music" and "As Thousands Cheer") that birthed "Heat Wave," "Easter Parade" and that perk-me-up Depression cheer, "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee." Ethan Mordden's analysis of the song, in his book "Broadway Babies," gets to the heart of Berlin's staying power: "Part of being essential to pop culture is staying adaptable. In days of rag, the jazz age, and now in hard times, Berlin not only...
...Secret Service Makes Me Nervous" (1962), by Anita Gillette; from "Mr. President." Berlin's last Broadway show didn't soar, but Gillette, my favorite soubrette, brings delicious perk and pout to this lament about a President's daughter who can't have fun. I'd put this rendition on the list even if Anita, way back then, hadn't been so sweet to a teenager (me) who sent her a fan letter. She treated him like a friend and not a stalker...
...Rachael really does a lot of other things she wanted to focus on,” said Brown tri-captain Craigwell. “The good thing about the Ivy League is that is allows you the freedom to do that. It’s a perk, but it’s also a deficit because there’s nothing holding players to the team...