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...calls (courtesy of its bells), Thayer, according to Hollow Hills, was once the home of a textile mill. For what we can only assume were the mill’s amazing health benefits or notable 401(k) plan, its employees haven’t seemed to want to quit for a few centuries...

Author: By Nicole Savdie, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Thayer and its Friendly Ghost | 10/29/2009 | See Source »

...Fatah supporters fighting alongside them - a fact noticed by the Israeli government, which banished the Palestinian Authority official responsible for the holy sites for two weeks. Nor is that a new development: while Abbas continues go through the motions demanded by the Obama Administration, he has reportedly threatened to quit and warned that no peace is possible with the hawkish government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And many leaders of Abbas' own Fatah movement are now privately talking about going back to the barricades. A split has emerged between Abbas and a younger generation of Fatah commanders who have lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Tensions Rise, Jerusalem Could Pose a New Crisis | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...With that in mind, many large employers offer so-called wellness programs, including efforts to get workers to lose weight or quit smoking. But it will probably take a long time before personal responsibility or feel-good wellness programs start to pay dividends in the form of slowing costs. Until then, employers are scrambling to keep costs from exploding further. In addition to shifting more costs to employees, companies are also turning to a host of strategies to trim what they spend for workers' insurance. More and more firms are conducting "dependent audits," weeding out enrollees who don't actually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Employer-Based Insurance: Paying More, Getting Less | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...best-selling author, broke and eating moose? They ran short on money years ago when Michael, due to illness, had to quit his job as the caretaker of the local cemetery. Carolyn had shared the cash from her book sales and big advances to help her daughter, mother, and several friends. After the books no longer sold, what they had left, mostly, were the family and the friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Beans of Egypt, Maine, Sprouted a Militia | 10/24/2009 | See Source »

...after that harrowing experience, Darkhawk didn’t quit the game. He vowed to play smarter. And he seems to have kept his promise...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Playing for Keeps | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

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