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...Where will all this lead? Companies that haven't done so already will likely move even more swiftly toward defined-contribution plans in place of defined benefits, because doing so reduces the potential scale of their future liabilities. The shift means firms will assure you, the employee, of how much they are putting into your retirement fund instead of promising how much you'll end up with. That latter amount will depend on how your investments perform rather than on the scope of your employer's pledge. "When my father was working, he knew what he would retire on," says...
Arnold M. Epstein, who is also a professor at the School of Public Health, said that he hopes making the data publicly available will shift the focus at hospitals to improving patients’ experiences during their stay...
...word on the budget. Where consumers decide which cars to drive and how many lights to burn. And where the clash of powerful interest groups makes it easier to do nothing about big problems than to tackle them. Even the strongest, wiliest, most effective Presidents must change shape and shift direction to accommodate these and other forces. An ability to alter course without losing one's way is essential to presidential success. "I claim not to have controlled events," Abraham Lincoln wrote, "but confess plainly that events have controlled me." As the sailor President Franklin D. Roosevelt understood, only rarely...
...part of greater changes at HRTV which is seeking to show a larger number of entertainment shows. HRTV already produces several shows, including the college soap opera “Ivory Tower” and the satire “On Harvard Time.” Explaining this shift at HRTV, Flanzraich said, “It has new leadership, and we have a new focus, and it’s an exciting time for HRTV.” “Love @ Harvard” is one of three or four new productions this year, Flanzraich said, adding...
...raid by helicopter-borne U.S. troops in eastern Syria raises at least three key questions. Given that the U.S. is saying the number of volunteer fighters infiltrating Iraq from Syria has dwindled significantly in the past 18 months, why was this action deemed necessary? Does the raid signal a shift in U.S. tactics in the region? And with just over a week before the U.S. presidential election...