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...Living Wage Campaign is fighting for a reasonable hourly rate of pay, as defined by the City of Cambridge, but implicit in its message is a call to treat those who cook our meals, clean our floors and wash our dishes with respect. This respect can take many forms and is all too often absent. It's in things as simple as politely greeting the employee who swipes our cards at meals as well as in refraining from adorning the Quincy House elevator with frozen yogurt, as someone felt the need to do last week...
...find out why countries fall apart. After feeding 2 million facts and figures from about 113 instances of national collapse into its computers, the intelligence agency came up with a startling answer: new democracies tend to fail most often when they have a high infant-mortality rate. Clinton's National Security Council quickly found itself boning up on prenatal care...
...work force. If there's any consolation for both companies, it's that they probably have a little breathing room before things really start to close in. Satellite makers know that space flight is a tricky business, and they must factor in a 5% to 10% launch-failure rate. And hitching a ride into space aboard some other country's rocket is not easy. Russia knows the space game, but federal quotas limit the number of U.S. satellites that can ride Russian rockets. Europe's Ariane provides a far better alternative, but that rocket appears to be a victim...
...under way that looks at the influence of supplemental B vitamins, including folic acid, on heart disease in 3,000 older women. To make the Alzheimer's connection, the NIA simply added an annual test of cognitive function to the heart study to see whether the vitamins lower the rate of expected dementia in the group. Results from that study should be available within three years...
After some fat years for insurance companies, motorists are finally sharing in the benefits of a safer driving climate. The average rate for auto coverage fell 2.8% last year--the first decline in 25 years. Premiums should fall an additional 4.5% this year, and motorists with good driving records may save even more. The best part is that you may get a rate reduction without having to ask. Competition is that intense. But don't count on it. Review your policy to make sure that you're not overpaying...