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...focus more of his aid resources at home. Critics of Chávez point out that his need to shore up domestic funds is even more urgent because he's trying to win support for a national referendum, probably to be held next month, on whether to eliminate presidential-term limits and let him run again...
...many, many centuries, marriage was a financial transaction. And then, in the modern era, where marriage became about falling in love and free love and finding your soul mate, people were looking for that without asking some of the most important questions, which is what drives a long-term partnership. I think having similar financial values is crucial. It doesn't matter if you are a profligate spender or an industrious saver. You both have to be the same about...
...work schedules or to avoid being pregnant any longer than necessary. Part of the trend may also be traced to women's confusion over the official guidelines: While ACOG recommends that 39 weeks of gestation is ideal for both vaginal and Cesarean deliveries, 37 weeks is technically considered full term. So, many women question why they have to wait an additional two weeks to schedule a c-section if their baby is at term...
...being done, but having unemployment insurance is a necessary safety net in the modern economy.” Some experts suggested that further changes could help ensure future solvency in the trust fund and also benefit unemployed workers. “One thing that could increase the long-term stability of a system is to increase the wage base on which unemployment taxes are calculated, and to index that to inflation,” said Noah Berger, the executive director of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. The state currently taxes up to $14,000 of employee income. Margaret Monsell...
People’s beliefs about the health effects of “third-hand smoke” are positively correlated to the extent to which smoking in their homes is prohibited, according to a recent Harvard study. “Third-hand smoke,” a term coined by the study’s authors, is defined as the smoke that remains after a cigarette is extinguished. The study, which was led by Jonathan P. Winickoff, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, sought to uncover the health beliefs...